The emperor just doesn't treat everyone equally, and it's none of my business!

As soon as Concubine Liu left, Gu Shijin's headache was gone.

Regardless of whether Concubine Liu invited her to the Imperial Garden sincerely or insincerely, Gu Shijin could not go.

Today's weather is very cool as Concubine Liu said. There must be a lot of people in the Imperial Garden. If something happens, Gu Shijin can't take the responsibility. She should just stay in Ningyu Pavilion and read books and write.

"My lady, the doctor is here."

Xiao Linzi came back, followed by Doctor Song.

Since the imperial physician had arrived, Gu Shijin asked him to check his pulse.

Song Jibai took out a handkerchief and placed it on Gu Shijin's wrist, then took his pulse.

Song Jibai withdrew his hand in just a few seconds and said, "My lady is in good health, there is no big problem, but my lady should be careful not to eat too much ice when it is hot."

Gu Shijin was embarrassed. During this period, the Ministry of Internal Affairs sent clean ice cream every day, and she fell in love with eating ice cream. But she didn't expect to be diagnosed by the imperial physician.

Gu Shijin: "Thank you, Doctor Song. It's been a great help."

After leaving Ningyu Pavilion, Song Jibai went to the imperial study.

In the imperial study, Lu Junze was reviewing memorials. He didn't even raise his eyes when he heard the footsteps coming in.

"Hey, I said I'm here to treat your woman, can you be nicer to me!" Seeing this, Song Jibai walked up to Lu Junze and shouted very unhappily.

Lu Junze reluctantly put down the brush in his hand and called out, “Senior Brother.”

"That's pretty much it."

Song Jibai knocked on the table: "Why don't you ask me how your noble lady Jin is doing?"

It’s not that Lu Junze didn’t ask, it’s that he already knew.

"Then may I ask Doctor Song, is Concubine Jin in good health?" Lu Junze cooperated.

Song Jibai suddenly lost interest: "It's okay, I've lived longer than you."

Suddenly, Song Jibai put his face in front of Lu Junze, stared into his eyes and said, "Do you really like Concubine Jin?"

Confusion appeared in Lu Junze's eyes, and he frowned unconsciously, then said: "No."

"Really?" Song Jibai nodded.

"I just think she is different from other women in the palace."

All feelings start with curiosity. Curiosity will lead to understanding, and the deeper the understanding, the deeper the love.

However, Song Jibai did not remind Lu Junze that he should enjoy the fun for himself and not focus on national affairs all day long, otherwise his body would not be able to bear it sooner or later.

The Great Xia Dynasty is now peaceful and the people are living and working in peace and contentment. It is time for me to do something I like.

"Come, let me take your pulse." Song Jibai said and grabbed Lu Junze's wrist without waiting for him to refuse.

"how?"

"I'm fine. You can live to be a hundred or eighty years old." Song Jibai let go of Lu Junze's hand with satisfaction.

"You are busy, let's go."

The thing that Song Jibai was most satisfied with about Lu Junze was that his junior brother was not someone who ignored his health.

Doctors like people like this.

Accompanying the emperor in the Yangxin Palace was a rare happy event for the concubines in the harem, especially since the current emperor did not like the concubines in the harem to go to the imperial study in the Yangxin Palace and other places. Therefore, only the empress and a few extremely favored concubines accompanied the emperor in the Yangxin Palace.

Gu Shijin was a little surprised when she heard Su Deyuan's message. It was only when Xingzhu pulled her that she reacted.

Gu Shijin wore a green palace dress and a jade hairpin with a Ganoderma lucidum bamboo pattern on her head, which was simple and elegant.

"Concubine, please pay your respects to the Emperor."

Lu Junze helped him up: "Get up."

Gu Shijin raised his head and smiled slightly, then stood up with the help of Lu Junze.

"Your Majesty, I have made two cakes. Would you like to try them?" Gu Shijin took the food box from Xingzhu's hand and placed the cakes inside on the table one by one.

Osmanthus chestnut flour cake, crystal dumplings, and a bowl of eight-treasure lotus seed soup.

Lu Junze did not refuse and picked up the osmanthus chestnut flour cake and took a bite.

Lu Junze frowned, then asked, "Did Jin'er do it herself?"

"Your Majesty, is it not tasty?" Gu Shijin said disappointedly: "I didn't cook it well, Your Majesty, please don't eat it."

As he said this, he was about to put away the pastries on the table.

In fact, it wasn’t bad, but the taste was definitely not as good as that of the imperial kitchen, so Lu Junze could taste it right away.

Lu Junze grabbed Gu Shijin's hand and pulled him to sit next to him.

"taste good."

"Your Majesty, please don't lie to me." Gu Shijin said shyly.

"You are not kidding." Lu Junze picked up a piece of cake and handed it to Gu Shijin: "Try it."

Gu Shijin obediently took a small bite.

Well, it’s dense and delicious, but it seems like there’s not enough sugar.

Lu Junze put down his chopsticks, rubbed Gu Shijin's hair, and said, "Is it delicious?"

"It's delicious. My cooking is the best." Gu Shijin was not modest at all.

Gu Shijin carefully leaned his head on Lu Junze's shoulder, lowered his head and whispered: "The emperor is so kind."

When Lu Junze heard this, the smile in his eyes became even more intense.

He really likes Gu Shijin like this, he says what he thinks, without being hypocritical.

"Your Majesty, please try this eight-treasure lotus seed soup. I cooled it with ice water. It's just right to drink now." Gu Shijin picked up the bowl, scooped a spoonful and handed it to Lu Junze's mouth.

Lu Junze looked at Gu Shijin until Gu Shijin felt a little panicked, then he lowered his head and ate the eight-treasure lotus seed soup in the spoon.

This lotus seed soup is cooked very well and is icy cold. It is really comfortable to drink it in the summer.

Gu Shijin didn't bring a lot, for fear that eating too much cold food would make his stomach uncomfortable, so he only brought a small bowl of eight-treasure lotus seed soup, which Lu Junze finished in a short while.

"Jin'er's skill in making soup is much better than her skill in making pastries." Lu Junze praised.

Gu Shijin put down the bowl and said, "If Your Majesty likes it, I will make it for you every day."

Lu Junze took Gu Shijin into his arms and touched the jade hairpin on her head.

"This hairpin suits you very well."

"I like it very much, too. Thank you, Your Majesty, for the reward."

"Your Majesty, I heard that this jade hairpin is made of ice and snow jade." Gu Shijin looked at Lu Junze with a puzzled look: "Your Majesty, what is ice and snow jade?"

Gu's father was a farmer's son who passed the imperial examination and became a Jinshi. He had never held a high official position over the years and had always been very honest. The Gu family lived in poverty, so it was normal that they had never heard of such a rare jade as Ice and Snow Jade.

Lu Junze explained to Gu Shijin very carefully: "Ice and snow jade is bred in the snow mountains. Because this jade is in extremely low temperatures all year round, it has the strange phenomenon of being cool to the touch."

"In the Great Xia Dynasty, there is only one mountain range that has snow all year round. The snow never melts all year round. The temperature there is extremely low, and most people cannot come back after going there. That is why this ice and snow jade is extremely rare."

Lu Junze’s explanation was easy to understand and Gu Shijin understood it immediately.

In fact, Gu Shijin was not unaware of the origin of the ice and snow jade. Even if she didn't know it at first, after so long, she had already known it from the envy and jealousy of the concubines.

She asked this today only because she wanted the emperor to tell her. The emperor gave her a gift, and she had to know how precious the gift was so that she could know how good the emperor was to her.

"Thank you, Your Majesty."