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

Time passed quickly, and it was New Year in the blink of an eye. This was Gu Shijin's seventh year in the palace, and his fourth year in the emperor's favor.

Since Li Cairen's death, Daxia has been very peaceful, whether it is the front court or the harem, it is even a little eerie to be peaceful.

"Empress, it's time to get up." Xingzhu patted Gu Shijin gently. Today is the first day of the new year, and the Empress still has to go to worship the ancestors, so she can't be late.

"Yeah, I'm up." Gu Shijin opened his eyes and said. Yesterday's dinner lasted a bit long, so he slept a little longer today.

When you go to worship your ancestors, you cannot dress casually. You must wear auspicious clothes and prescribed headwear. You will feel cold all over and heavy on your head.

"Alas." Gu Shijin couldn't help but sigh. She had already worn enough clothes under her wedding dress, but she was still very cold. However, she didn't dare to add more clothes. There were so many people here today, and it was such an important matter as ancestor worship, so the etiquette couldn't be messed up.

"Your Majesty, just add a cloak on the outside." Xingzhu looked at Gu Shijin and said with a smile: "Yesterday the emperor sent a fox cloak, which is beautiful and warm."

Gu Shijin knew that cloak. She had tried it on yesterday and it was indeed very warm and beautiful.

"The Emperor is so kind to His Majesty." The Third Prince and the Fourth Prince were also going to worship their ancestors today. Xingyue dressed them both and came to Gu Shijin's place.

Gu Shijin smiled slightly, looked at Xingyue and said, "Have Ajin and Ayuan packed up?"

"Don't worry, Your Majesty. Everything has been cleaned up." Xingyue said. The two princes are still young and don't follow so many rules. As long as no major problems arise, it will be fine.

"That's good." Gu Shijin nodded. He still felt a little reluctant to wake up the two children so early, but there was nothing he could do. This was the helplessness of being in the royal family.

"Let's go and see the Third and Fourth Princes." Gu Shijin said. She would feel at ease only after she had a look herself.

But Xingyue was indeed very careful. Together with the two maids, she took good care of the two princes and dressed them very warmly.

This was not the first time that Gu Shijin participated in ancestor worship. He was very familiar with the procedures and just followed them. When the emperor and the empress entered the ancestral hall, they knelt outside for more than an hour.

These concubines were all concubines and had no right to enter the ancestral hall to worship. They could only kneel outside. Gu Shijin had complained about this feudal system countless times, but there was no way. She still had to survive in this era and could only abide by these systems.

Although Gu Shijin was a time traveler, she really did not have the ambitions of those time-traveling heroines in novels. She did not want to change this era, its system or people’s thoughts. She just wanted to live a good life.

Gu Shijin knows himself well and does things within his ability.

Gu Shijin could kneel for two hours by himself, but it was very difficult for the third and fourth princes. The third prince was better off, as he was naturally calm and composed and could remain quiet. But the fourth prince had a difficult time, as he could no longer kneel after less than half an hour.

"A Yuan." Gu Shijin patted the Fourth Prince's people and asked her to be obedient.

The Fourth Prince: "..."

Fortunately, because the Third Prince was there, the Fourth Prince listened to his brother more. Although he kept twisting his body throughout the whole process, he managed to hold on.

After the ancestor worship, Gu Shijin had nothing else to do. She took her two children back to Chenhua Palace and waited for Madam Gu to come and see her.

"Xingyue, take them down to rest." Gu Shijin found it a little funny to see the two little kids opening and closing their eyes.

"Yes, ma'am."

After Xingyue carried the two princes back, she rubbed their knees and applied some medicine to them to prevent them from having knee discomfort after waking up. It can be said that she was very thoughtful.

Gu Shijin was also applying medicine to his knees. Although they were kneeling on thick cushions, their knees were still uncomfortable due to kneeling for too long.

A palace maid was rubbing Gu Shijin's shoulders, another palace maid was kneeling on the ground applying medicine to Gu Shijin, and Xingyue was accompanying Gu Shijin beside him.

Well, it seems that she is indeed a favorite concubine. Gu Shijin couldn't help laughing when she thought about it. She never thought that she, who grew up under socialism, would one day adapt to such a decadent life.

"Your Majesty, are you in a good mood today?" Xing Zhu said from the side.

Gu Shijin took the bird's nest and ate it in small bites, saying, "It's okay."

Everyone likes to enjoy themselves. Who would be in a bad mood when enjoying themselves?

Gu Shijin felt that he was quite lucky. Although he had traveled through time, he had indeed traveled to a place where he had no worries about food and clothing. It was just that the environment he was in was a little bit bad.

But nothing in the world is perfect, and she is already very good the way she is now.

Xingzhu was relieved when she heard Gu Shijin say this. Ever since the Queen had a miscarriage, she has been in a very low mood. It seems that she has figured things out recently. This is good. Xingzhu was afraid that the Queen would go to extremes, which would not be good for anyone.

"The Queen's house arrest has been a bit long this time." Gu Shijin suddenly said. The Queen was only released from house arrest three days ago. Gu Shijin always felt that if the Queen was not needed for the ancestor worship, Lu Junze would not be prepared to release the Queen's house arrest.

Xing Zhu nodded beside him and whispered, "The Emperor is angry this time, but it's only because of Li Cairen. Otherwise, the Queen would probably..."

Xingzhu didn't finish her words, but Gu Shijin already understood.

Li Cairen's maternal family and the queen's maternal family both hold important positions in the imperial court of Daxia. Lu Junze certainly cannot deal with both families at once, so the queen took it easy on them this time.

This was actually within Gu Shijin's expectations. This incident had little to do with the Queen. Lu Junze and Gu Shijin both knew it very well. It was just that the Queen had so many things to deal with that it would be easier for her to get angry in the future.

Around 3 p.m., a palace maid came to report that Madam Gu was heading towards Chenhua Palace.

Gu Shijin's face lit up and he said, "Xingzhu, go ask the kitchen to bring up the things I asked them to prepare."

Gu Shijin prepared a lot of delicious food for Mrs. Gu.

"Yes, ma'am."

"Your Highness pays respects to Concubine Jin." Madam Gu performed the formal ceremony.

"Mom, get up quickly." Gu Shijin helped Madam Gu up with both hands. Gu Shijin didn't care about these false formalities, but her mother did this every time.

"Mom, I told you not to bow."

"Your Majesty, you are the Empress now. You must not abandon these etiquettes, or else you will be able to use them against you." Madam Gu held Gu Shijin's hand and whispered.

"The queen has lost weight." Mrs. Gu said suddenly.

The whole family knew about Gu Shijin's miscarriage and had been worried for a long time. Now when she saw Gu Shijin, Mrs. Gu's eyes suddenly became red.

"Mom, I'm fine." Gu Shijin took the cake from the table, "Mom, this is your favorite, come and try it."

"it is good."