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

It seems that I have to go find Yue'er to ask her, as she can't alert the enemy now.

Gu Shijin decided to go to Concubine Ning's palace to find her now. Concubine Ning asked for leave to ask for the Queen's peace today, otherwise she wouldn't have to go through so much trouble.

"My lady, Concubine Jin is here." Concubine Ning's maid said helplessly as she looked at Concubine Ning who was sitting very unruly.

My master refused to go to Fengyi Palace to pay his respects to the Queen today, so I had to take a sick leave. As a result, my master lived a very carefree life in the palace.

When Concubine Ning heard this, she stood up immediately, straightened her clothes, and said, "Why don't you invite Sister Jin in?"

"Yes, my lady." If the palace maid hadn't wanted to remind her lady to pay attention to her image, she would have let Concubine Ning in long ago.

Alas...the palace maid couldn't help but shook her head.

"Sister, you're living a very comfortable life." Gu Shijin heard the conversation in the room from outside and couldn't help but tease at this moment.

Ning Jieyu followed suit and laughed, sticking out her tongue and playfully said, "Sister, you know, there is nothing wrong with going to Fengyi Palace. You have to watch a group of people perform, which is very boring."

Well, Gu Shijin agreed with this point very much. This is the fact.

"Sister, come and sit down." Concubine Ning stepped forward and helped Gu Shijin to sit down where she had just sat.

"I'm fine, no need to be so careful." Gu Shijin said with a smile, but there was an undisguised disappointment in his tone.

Ning Jieyu was careless and didn't notice it. She brought a bowl of tea and placed it in front of Gu Shijin, saying, "Sister, this is the flower tea I made myself. You can have some."

"Okay." Gu Shijin picked it up and took a sip, a hint of surprise flashing in his eyes.

She used to be able to make scented tea herself, but she hasn’t been active lately and hasn’t done it much. Unexpectedly, Yue’er’s skill in making scented tea is very good.

"It tastes good." Gu Shijin nodded.

Hearing Gu Shijin say this, Ning Jieyu was also very happy. She said, "Sister likes to take some back. I made a lot."

Scented tea is easy to store. When I made it, I thought since I had already made it, I might as well make more.

Knowing Concubine Ning's temper, Gu Shijin was not polite, "Thank you, Yue'er."

Ning Jieyu waved her hand nonchalantly and said, "Sister, why are you being so polite to me? You can take anything you like from my palace."

"But I don't have anything valuable in my palace."

She is just a concubine, while her sister is a concubine.

Gu Shijin picked up the tea and took another sip, saying, "This flower tea is very valuable."

This was made by Concubine Ning herself, and it is a unique gift from her.

Gu Shijin was still thinking about something, so he didn't exchange too many pleasantries with Concubine Ning and directly told her the purpose of his visit today.

"Does Yue'er know what's going on?" Gu Shijin asked.

"Sister, are you saying that this Gu moved a little when it first encountered a person, but had no reaction after that?" Concubine Ning confirmed.

"Right, that is it."

Ning Jieyu nodded, thought for a while and then said: "The first possibility is that this person has been exposed to the poison for a long time, at least half a year ago. The second possibility is that this person has been in contact with someone with the poison."

Gu Shijin: "Is there no other possibility?"

"No, this sensitive insect is very sensitive, and there is no possibility of any other unexpected situations."

Gu Shijin breathed a sigh of relief. So no matter which situation it was, the probability that Concubine Rong was the mastermind behind poisoning the Third and Fourth Princes was very small, but it was not absolutely impossible. What if she had a confidant who could poison the Third and Fourth Princes?

However, the most urgent task is to confirm who is Concubine De. If we can directly confirm that it is Concubine De, it will be much more convenient at that time.

After confirming the situation, Gu Shijin left. She now had to find a way to meet Concubine De.

At this time, Gu Shijin was a little complaining to Lu Junze. Why did you order to find the person behind the scenes before lifting the house arrest?

Previously, Lu Junze arrested a large number of palace servants. Although he failed to catch the person who poisoned the third and fourth princes, he did clean up a lot of the harem, which was considered a good thing.

The palace maids in the harem now are either the confidants of the concubines in each palace, or some newcomers who know nothing. In any case, there are fewer people causing trouble.

And because of Lu Junze's thundering measures this time, everyone in the harem, from concubines to palace servants, became much more obedient, fearing that they would be the next person to be attacked.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, it's time for lunch." Ever since the Empress came back from Concubine Ning's palace, she has been staying in the room. No one knows what she is thinking about. She doesn't eat or drink. Xingzhu is getting anxious seeing this. Seeing that it is almost time for lunch, Xingzhu stepped forward to wake up Gu Shijin.

"Hmm?" Gu Shijin raised his head and said, "Okay."

After walking two steps, Gu Shijin said, "Go and call the Third Prince and the Fourth Prince to have dinner together."

"Yes, ma'am."

The meals for the two little princes were prepared separately in the small kitchen. They were very exquisite and looked delicious, but Gu Shijin knew that they only looked good and did not actually have much flavor.

Because the two children are still young, Gu Shijin has been controlling their intake of salt and other things, so the food they eat has a special taste.

Therefore, every time Gu Shijin called the two of them over to have a meal together, they would be very greedy for the food on Gu Shijin's table. However, today Gu Shijin asked them to come over to eat because she specially asked the small kitchen to prepare some lighter dishes.

"Mother, feed him." As soon as the Fourth Prince came, he refused to let the nanny feed him and insisted that Gu Shijin feed him.

Gu Shijin held him in his arms and started feeding him with a spoon.

When the third prince saw his brother like this, a trace of contempt flashed in his eyes, and then he picked up the spoon and started eating.

"Is it delicious?" Gu Shijin asked, wiping the Fourth Prince's mouth.

The Fourth Prince: "It's delicious. It's delicious when my mother feeds it."

"You." Gu Shijin shook his head and tapped the Fourth Prince's forehead.

Gu Shijin did not neglect one while focusing on the other. After feeding the Fourth Prince for a while, he picked up the Third Prince and fed him.

"Mother, I will eat by myself." The third prince said with a reserved look on his face, but the expectation in his eyes could not be concealed.

Gu Shijin understood. The Third Prince was always steady and prudent, so he felt embarrassed to be held and fed by his own mother.

"No, mother wants to feed you."

"Ajin won't let mother feed her anymore?" Gu Shijin pretended to be sad.

The third prince quickly put the porridge in the spoon into his mouth.

My mother is getting worse and worse.

Seeing the third prince start eating, Gu Shijin felt a sense of satisfaction.

The meal was very delicious. With two cute children accompanying Gu Shijin, he felt his appetite had been whetted and he ate a lot more. Xingzhu, who was standing beside him, was also very pleased to see this.

It seems that in the future, if the Queen has a poor appetite, she can ask the two little princes to keep her company.