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

"Your Majesty, Eunuch Su is here." Xiao Linzi said.

"Please come in quickly."

"Your servant pays respects to Concubine Jin."

"Eunuch Su, please don't be polite." Gu Shijin raised his hand and said with a smile, "How come Eunuch Su has time to come here?"

"Your Highness, the Emperor knows that you are frightened, so he asked me to bring you something."

Gu Shijin fell in love with the blood jade bracelet at first sight. It was really beautiful and pure, and it was obvious that it was natural.

In his previous life, Gu Shijin was not from a wealthy family and did not know much about these things, but Gu Shijin had lived in the harem for so long and had seen a lot of good things, so he did have some vision.

"I like it very much. Please thank the emperor on my behalf." Gu Shijin said as he put the blood jade bracelet on his hand.

"Oh, yes, your Majesty." Su Deyuan responded, "The emperor went to Shoukang Palace to visit the dowager concubine, otherwise he would definitely come to visit you in person."

"I know."

"Then I will take my leave first."

"Eunuch Su, take care."

Xingzhu sent Su Deyuan out on behalf of Gu Shijin, and stuffed a purse into Su Deyuan's pocket before leaving.

Gu Shijin's current status is indeed good, and he doesn't really need to curry favor with a eunuch, but Su Deyuan is different in this palace, and he has to maintain it if possible.

"Your Majesty, this bracelet is so beautiful." Xingyue exclaimed as she looked at the bracelet on Gu Shijin's hand.

Gu Shijin raised the hand wearing the bracelet in front of his eyes and shook it, nodding in agreement. It was indeed good.

What Gu Shijin didn't know was that this bracelet was not only beautiful, but also very good for the body. It was obtained by Lu Junze when he was traveling in his youth. It has been kept in the warehouse for so many years and has never been given away.

Lu Junze had so many things, and after so many years, he almost forgot about the blood jade bracelet. It was only today when he knew that Gu Shijin was frightened that he suddenly remembered it.

"The bracelet goes really well with your Majesty's clothes," Xingyue continued.

Gu Shijin was wearing a purple dress today, and with the blood jade bracelet, she looked even more noble and elegant.

"Mother...Mother..."

Two dolls with short arms and legs ran over in a panic.

"What's wrong?" Gu Shijin asked, holding one of them by the hand.

"Mother, I heard that you were injured?" The Fourth Prince asked, holding Gu Shijin's hand.

Gu Shijin was stunned, then looked sharply at the maids who were taking care of the two little princes. The two maids lowered their heads upon seeing this. They didn't know how the two little princes knew about this.

Gu Shijin smiled, patted the two children's heads, and said, "Mother is not injured. Who are you listening to?"

"Ah..." The Fourth Prince nodded, not quite understanding.

They actually don’t quite understand it now, but normally if they get hurt, their mother will be very worried.

"Okay, mother is fine. Can I take you to eat some cakes?"

The fourth prince: "Okay."

The third prince shook his head quietly, what a fool!

Feeling someone pulling his sleeve hard, Gu Shijin looked down and saw the Third Prince's worried look. Gu Shijin rubbed his head and said, "Mother is really fine. If you don't believe me, just look for yourself."

The third prince then nodded.

The small kitchen made crab roe crisps today. Gu Shijin had never given them this before, fearing that the two little ones would have an allergic reaction. Today, she broke off a little bit for them to try, and they were fine and liked them very much. Even the third prince, who usually didn't care much about food, ate more than one piece.

"Okay, no more eating. You won't be able to digest if you eat too much." Seeing that the Fourth Prince was about to take it, Gu Shijin hurriedly stopped him.

The Fourth Prince was already quite full, and when he heard Gu Shijin say that he was not allowed to eat any more, he did not care and obediently stretched out his hand.

"Have some sour plum soup." Gu Shijin said.

The sour plum soup was prescribed by the imperial physician Song to help the baby digest food. Gu Shijin also specifically asked about it, and it would be beneficial to feed the two little princes less.

The sour plum soup is sour and sweet, and both little kids like it very much.

"You've eaten and drunk, isn't it time for you to go to bed?" Gu Shijin said to the two kids who were sitting upright on the bed.

I just heard from grandma that these two kids didn’t rest during the day. They were all playing. I don’t know where they have so much energy.

But now it seems that these two kids are really tired. Even the most mischievous A Yuan is sitting so obediently.

Although they had just eaten, they didn't eat much, and they also drank sour plum soup. Gu Shijin was not worried about them getting indigestion. Seeing that the two were about to close their eyes, Gu Shijin asked the nanny to carry them away.

After the third and fourth princes fell asleep, Gu Shijin called over the palace servants who were taking care of them.

"How did the Third Prince and the Fourth Prince know what happened today?" Gu Shijin asked sternly.

The palace maids looked at each other, obviously not understanding clearly. Finally, a eunuch stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, the Second Princess came to play with the two little princes today. Did the Second Princess say so?"

After all, the second princess is currently being raised by Concubine De, and Concubine De also attended the birthday party of the Yuan sisters, so it is not surprising that the second princess knows about this.

Gu Shijin nodded. She knew that the second princess was here to play this, so it was indeed possible.

"Okay, you guys go down first and take good care of the two princes."

"Yes, ma'am."

"Xiao Linzi, go check on the Second Princess' situation in Concubine De's palace." Gu Shijin said after thinking for a while.

"Yes."

"My queen, the sour soup noodles you asked for are ready." Xingyue came in carrying the noodles.

She didn't have much appetite today, so she asked the kitchen to make her a bowl of sour soup noodles. It tasted really good, and Gu Shijin ate the whole bowl of noodles.

Xingyue and Xingzhu looked at each other and breathed a sigh of relief. The queen hasn't been eating much recently and they were quite worried.

"This chef did a great job. Reward." Gu Shijin said, wiping his mouth.

"Yes, ma'am."

After everyone left, only Xingzhu and Gu Shijin were left in the room. Gu Shijin turned the blood jade bracelet on his hand and suddenly asked, "Xingzhu, who do you think the assassination at today's banquet was mainly aimed at?"

Three people were assassinated today: herself, the concubine dowager, and the queen. It seemed like there were three targets, but somehow, Gu Shijin felt that these assassins actually had no target at all.

After all, the Queen came later, and no one present knew that the Queen was coming. Gu Shijin was secretly invited by the Yuan sisters themselves, and no one else knew about it. And no one except the Yuan sisters knew that the Concubine Dowager was coming.

This is really interesting.

The assassin was obviously arranged long in advance, so someone must have known something in advance.

Gu Shijin didn't think that it was arranged by the Yuan sisters. After all, no one would arrange an assassination at their birthday party.

"Your Majesty, I don't understand." Xing Zhu didn't understand the situation today either.

"But I heard that the Emperor, the Empress Dowager, and the virtuous prince all went to see the Dowager Concubine today, and then the Dowager Concubine moved to the Cining Palace."

"Oh?" Suddenly a line flashed in Gu Shijin's mind.