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

"Waste!" The concubine was so angry that she threw two cups as soon as she returned to Shoukang Palace.

Her maid Zixi lowered her head and dared not make a sound.

After a long while, the concubine calmed down, sat down and took a sip of tea, and said, "Is the matter settled?"

Zixi said quickly: "Don't worry, your majesty, this matter will not be traced back to our Shoukang Palace. The two dancers will die in the prison tonight."

"it is good."

That's right, the two assassins today were arranged by the Concubine Dowager herself. She didn't know before that Gu Shijin would also attend the banquet, but after seeing Gu Shijin, she quietly changed her plan and asked the palace maid to pass the message, changing the assassination mission to assassinating the two people with the highest status at the banquet.

At that time, the Queen and Consort De had not yet arrived, so the two people with the highest status were naturally herself and Consort Jin. But who could have thought that the Queen and Consort De would come to join in the fun for no apparent reason, so the two people with the highest status naturally became herself and the Queen.

And no one knew what those two idiots were thinking. They actually changed their minds and decided to assassinate Concubine Jin. The Concubine Dowager was almost out of her mind with anger.

"Your Highness, I feel like there's something fishy about what happened today." Zixi said cautiously from the side.

Logically, only a few people knew about this matter, but judging from the speed at which Gu Chengfeng rushed in today, this group of imperial guards were guarding outside Yinyueju at that time.

"It could also be an accident." said the Toffee.

This group of imperial guards rushed in after seeing the assassin's knife turned towards Concubine Jin. They might also have been sent by the emperor to protect Concubine Jin.

But the concubine also knew that her idea was outrageous. No matter how much the emperor liked Gu Shijin, he would not send a team of imperial guards to protect her, especially in the palace.

But if the emperor already knew about it, it means there is a traitor around her. Thinking of this, the concubine looked at Zixi, who was the only one around her who knew her best.

Feeling the concubine's gaze on her, Zixi's heart skipped a beat, but she managed to keep calm.

Zixi: "Mrs. Dowager Concubine?"

"It's okay." The toffee waved her hand, "As long as the matter is dealt with cleanly."

Although the outcome was not satisfactory, things were almost done. Now she just had to wait for Lu Junze to come.

In fact, the timing this time was not very good and it would have been easy to reveal a flaw, but the wise king had been urging the queen dowager, and the queen dowager had no choice but to take a risk at the birthday party of the Yuan sisters.

In recent times, the power of the virtuous king has been destroyed one after another by the emperor. The virtuous king had no choice but to submit a memorial requesting to go to his fiefdom.

Lu Junze did not approve. Lu Junze's answer to the wise king was that he could go to the fiefdom, but the concubine had to stay.

The prince can take his mother with him when he goes to the fiefdom, and the other princes can do the same. But the other princes are content, unlike the virtuous king who always dreams of things that do not belong to him.

The virtuous king was an extremely ambitious person, but one thing was certain: he was very filial and treated his mother very well.

Naturally, the virtuous prince was unwilling to do so, so he came up with this idea: as long as the concubine was assassinated in the palace, the virtuous prince would have a reason to take the concubine with him.

But the wise king underestimated Lu Junze. If they were planning things outside the palace, Lu Junze might not be able to find out, but if they were planning things inside the palace, they would never escape Lu Junze's sight.

Lu Junze has been on the throne for so many years, and the entire palace has been completely controlled by him.

After Lu Junze learned the news, he did not stop it, but instead gave a push from behind.

……

In Chengqian Palace, Lu Junze received the news quickly. He panicked when he heard the assassin change direction and stab Gu Shijin.

"Su Deyuan, I remember there is an excellent blood jade bracelet in my private treasury. You should personally deliver it to Concubine Jin later." Lu Junze said.

"Yes, Your Majesty."

Su Deyuan was about to leave when he heard Lu Junze say, "Pick two suitable things for the queen as well."

"Yes, Your Majesty, I understand."

Su Deyuan couldn't help but sigh in his heart that the emperor was really good to Concubine Jin.

The Emperor was afraid that if he only gave gifts to Concubine Jin and not to the Empress, the Empress would resent Concubine Jin. After all, the Empress was also frightened.

"Also, ask Song Jibai to come to Chengqian Palace later." He had to ask about Gu Shijin's health.

"Yes, Your Majesty."

After giving the order, Lu Junze also left Chengqian Palace and went to the Dowager Concubine's Shoukang Palace. The Dowager Concubine had been assassinated, and it was reasonable for the emperor Lu Junze to visit her in person.

"Your Majesty..." has arrived.

The eunuch's report was interrupted by Lu Junze before he could finish.

"Empress Dowager, how are you? Are you hurt?" Lu Junze asked anxiously as soon as he entered. After asking, he found that the Queen Mother had also come.

Lu Junze bowed and said, "I, your son, pay my respects to your mother."

"The Queen Mother is here too."

The Queen Mother smiled and said with a hint of worry, "I heard that the Concubine Dowager was assassinated, so I came to take a look."

Then the Queen Mother said, "Your Majesty, you still need to pay more attention to the safety of this palace. This kind of thing must not happen again."

"Yes, mother." Lu Junze said seriously, "I have asked people to increase defense, and I will never let this happen again."

"Mother, I have a request that I hope you can agree to."

"You and I are mother and son. If you need any help from me, just tell me." The Queen Mother patted Lu Junze's hand.

Lu Junze smiled and said, "I want the Concubine Dowager to temporarily move to the Cining Palace to live with my mother. I will make other arrangements after I find out who ordered the assassin."

The Queen Mother nodded and said with satisfaction, "Your Majesty, this is a good arrangement. I have no objection."

The two of them decided the matter after a few words. The concubine tried to speak several times but was denied a chance. Her face looked so ugly that ink could have dripped out of it.

But the Queen Mother asked, "Sister, you look so bad, where are you hurt?"

The Toffee forced a smile and said, "It's okay, I'm just a little tired."

Then she did not give the Queen Mother a chance to speak again, and hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, I am fine. I will just stay in Shoukang Palace and not go to Cining Palace to disturb my sister."

"You and I are sisters, what's the point of disturbing each other?" The Queen Mother patted the Concubine's hand.

"Besides, this is also the emperor's filial piety. You and I live together and can chat together from time to time. You don't know how boring it is for me to live alone in the Cining Palace."

The smile on the concubine's face was about to disappear. The two of them were singing the same tune, and she could tell that they were doing it on purpose.

But they used the excuse of doing it for her own good, and the concubine couldn't keep refusing.

Fortunately, at this time, the eunuch's voice was heard outside, saying that the wise king had arrived.

"Your humble servant pays respect to His Majesty, Your Majesty the Queen Mother."

"I have seen the mother-in-law."

The wise king looked anxious, with a thin layer of sweat on his face.