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

Gu Shijin in the palace also knew that today was the last day of the provincial examination. Based on her brother's talent, she was not worried that Gu Chengyun would not pass the exam. She was just a little worried that Gu Chengyun would do too well.

The Gu family now has a high status in the court. He has his father in civil affairs and his elder brother in military affairs. If Gu Chengyun were to pass the imperial examination and become the top scholar again, Gu Shijin would be a little worried that the Gu family would become too prominent.

"Forget it, let's just go with the flow." Gu Shijin shook her head. She believed that her brother was a smart man, and Gu Shijin didn't think Lu Junze was that kind of person.

September 20th was the day when the virtuous king married the second princess of Muyun. Although he was marrying a concubine, it was a marriage between two countries after all, so the wedding was still grand. The entire wedding was conducted in accordance with the specifications of the principal wife. Anyway, the second princess of Muyun was very satisfied.

But where some are satisfied, others are not. Princess Xian looked at this grand and magnificent wedding, and she bit off several pieces of the delicate meat in her mouth.

Princess Xian is the niece of the Dowager Concubine, and the Dowager Concubine's maternal family has become increasingly desolate over the years. In other words, Princess Xian does not have a strong maternal family to support her. This has been a pain for Princess Xian over the years.

The reason why the virtuous princess was able to marry the virtuous king was entirely because of the queen dowager.

Logically speaking, Lu Junze's biological mother was from the same family as the Concubine Dowager, so Lu Junze should have supported his maternal family. In fact, Lu Junze had no feelings for his maternal family, and when his mother passed away, his maternal family... not only did not help, they also prevented the late emperor from investigating.

It was precisely because of this that Lu Junze knew that the death of his mother was not entirely an accident. There must have been someone behind the scenes. And who was this person? After years of investigation by Lu Junze, he confirmed that it was the Concubine Dowager.

The Concubine Dowager and the late Queen were clearly sisters, but the late Emperor doted on her very much and had no interest in anyone else. Once a woman's jealousy is aroused, it can be very scary.

The concubine married her niece to her son in order to support her mother's family.

The concubine is very clear about the principle that if one prospers, all prosper, and if one suffers, all suffer. Only if she has a strong maternal family behind her can she sit firmly in the position of concubine. Similarly, her maternal family also knows that only if the concubine sits firmly in the position of concubine can their family have a chance to rise.

After all, although the current emperor Lu Junze is also their grandson, he hates them.

"Your Majesty."

Inside the bridal chamber, the second Princess Mu Yun was sitting at the table drinking tea. She had already lifted the veil on her head. When she saw the virtuous king come in, she showed no intention of standing up. She just nodded and greeted him.

The virtuous king did not care. He walked to the table, sat down, took a sip of tea, then raised his eyebrows and said, "I didn't expect that the Second Princess has such a good tea-making skill."

Mu Yuner smiled, picked up the teapot and poured another cup for the virtuous king, and said lightly: "It is not a lie that I like Daxia's culture. I have studied Daxia's tea art for a long time."

The virtuous king also smiled, picked up the teacup and said, "Then I wish this king and Her Royal Highness the Princess a happy cooperation."

"It's a pleasure working with you." Mu Yunerruo picked up the teacup and gently clinked it with the virtuous king.

That’s right, the marriage between King Xian and Princess Mu Yun was a cooperation. Princess Mu Yun wanted to stay in Da Xia, but she was not a Da Xia person after all, but a princess of another country. She could not stay in Da Xia for a long time without a legitimate reason.

As for the wise king, he had his eyes on the power behind the Second Princess Mu Yun. He knew that the Yunfeng Kingdom had never been willing to be outdone over the years and had always wanted to turn things around. In that case, marrying the Second Princess Mu Yun meant gaining the support of the Yunfeng Kingdom.

He sent people to investigate and found out that the emperor of Yunfeng Kingdom really loved and doted on Princess Muyun.

The two of them had their own plans, and they hit it off, so the marriage was made.

……

"Your Majesty, just as you expected, the virtuous prince did not stay in the second princess Muyun's room." Tianlin reported the news sent back by the secret guard, "The virtuous prince sat in the second princess Muyun's room for about a quarter of an hour and then left."

Lu Junze smiled and said nothing. He had long guessed that the Second Princess Muyun was a very ambitious person and she did not want to be a concubine of a prince.

She is now putting all her hopes on the virtuous king, but if he fails to succeed, she will still have a way out as long as she doesn't consummate the marriage with him.

"Keep watching." Lu Junze said, "You can send a few more people to watch Princess Muyun. Princess Muyun is not someone the wise king can control."

According to Lu Junze's investigation, Princess Mu Yun did not stay in Daxia alone. Emperor Mu Yun also left a group of secret guards for Princess Mu Yun. These secret guards were all elites. They stayed not only to protect Princess Mu Yun's safety, but also to find out the news of Daxia.

However, this group of secret guards were scattered throughout the capital of Daxia, and Lu Junze had not yet confirmed the complete list of personnel, so he had not taken any action.

If we alert the enemy, it will be difficult to find all those people.

"Yes, Your Majesty." Tian Lin said.

"But we can't let the virtuous king and Princess Muyun stay so friendly forever."

It was hard to say whether these two people would develop feelings for each other, so Lu Junze had to be prepared for any eventuality. They were now cooperating and could restrain each other, but if they really developed feelings for each other, it would be troublesome to deal with them.

Lu Junze pondered for a moment and said, "Send a message to the wise king quietly, saying that the princess has a secret guard left in Daxia."

No one knows about Princess Mu Yun's secret guards except Princess Mu Yun herself. Even Lu Junze knew about it by chance. Princess Mu Yun would definitely not tell King Xian.

And if the wise king really believed that Princess Mu Yun had secret guards, given his suspicious nature, he would definitely doubt Princess Mu Yun's sincerity in cooperating.

"Yes, Your Majesty."

Lu Junze waved his hand and said, “Go ahead.”

After Tianlin went down, Lu Junze thought about the news sent back by spies from various countries and wrote a letter.

The reason why Lu Junze agreed to the marriage between Princess Muyun and the virtuous king was that he saw Princess Muyun's plan. She was determined to stay in Daxia, and if the virtuous king was not good enough, he would probably be an official. Secondly, the two had been secretly hooking up for a long time, so if that was the case, they should hook up openly.

As the national strength of Yunfeng State increased, their ambitions grew bigger. Lu Junze was not unaware of this, but the people would always suffer in war. Lu Junze was not willing to start a large-scale war unless he had no other choice.

There are too many things to consider when fighting a war. A major war requires the people of a country to supply the country, which is a waste of money and labor.

And some things can't be solved only by fighting.

Even if we have to resolve the issue through war, we must choose a better time.

For example, we should first understand the situation of Yunfeng Country and weaken its national strength, so that the war can be fought much faster.

"Your Majesty, the Queen invites you to go to Fengyi Palace." At this time, Su Deyuan came in to report.

"I understand." Lu Junze has not yet completely torn his face with the queen, so he still has to give her the face she deserves.