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

The next morning, all the concubines went to Fengyi Palace to pay their respects. The empress announced publicly that the emperor would be going on a southern tour next month, and that anyone with a rank above noble lady in the harem could go with the emperor.

The rank of noble lady is a watershed in the harem, and only those above the rank of noble lady can come to pay their respects to the empress, so everyone sitting here can follow the emperor on his southern tour.

The concubines below were very excited when they heard what the queen said. Once they entered the palace, it would be like being trapped in the harem for the rest of their lives. Now they could go out of the palace for a tour with the queen, how could they not be happy.

However, not everyone wanted to go. Gu Shijin saw that several nobles who were usually invisible did not change at all after hearing what the queen said, and their faces were full of indifference.

"Of course, if you don't want to go, you don't have to go. Just let me know when you go down." Shangguan Yan said.

"Yes, Queen."

"Those who want to go should prepare early. This time, the time out of the palace may be longer."

Shangguan Yan looked at Gu Shijin and Rong Fei and said, "By the way, the emperor said that he would bring the princes and princesses this time. Guifei and Rong Fei should also prepare the things for the children."

Except for the third princess from Concubine Xian, the other princes and princesses have no biological mother, so naturally the Queen, as their legal mother, has to take care of them. Therefore, the Queen has a lot of things to do now, and after she finished her work, she let everyone leave.

"Sister, that's great. I can finally leave the palace." After leaving Fengyi Palace, Ning Xiuyuan came to find Gu Shijin. Looking at her smiling face, she was indeed very happy about leaving the palace.

Ning Xiuyuan's personality is indeed more suitable for life outside the palace. She must have been suffocated in this deep palace a long time ago.

"Well, I'll be able to leave the palace soon." Gu Shijin smiled. She was also looking forward to it. She wondered what kind of world she had traveled to.

It's a pity that I'm with the emperor, so even if I can leave the palace, I won't have much freedom.

"Are you feeling okay, sister?" Ning Xiuyuan asked.

"Very good, this child is well-behaved and not noisy at all."

"That's good."

"Yuer, do you want to go to Chenhua Palace with me?" Gu Shijin asked.

Ning Xiuyuan shook her head, "I'll go back and pack my things."

Well, it can be seen that Ning Xiuyuan is really excited about leaving the palace.

"Okay, come and play at Chenhua Palace when you have time." Ning Xiuyuan usually has a lot of free time, but she is afraid of trouble. If she goes to Chenhua Palace often, many people will come to her palace, so Ning Xiuyuan seldom goes to Chenhua Palace.

"I know, sister."

"Ning Xiuyuan has been in the palace for so many years, but her temper remains the same." Xingzhu said as she watched Ning Xiuyuan quickly leave.

"That's good." Gu Shijin looked at Ning Xiuyuan with some envy, "It means she is living comfortably in the palace and has not forgotten her original intention."

"Yes."

"Ning Xiuyuan's grandfather was the former governor of the Imperial Medical Bureau. Many people in the court asked him to see a doctor and received favors from him, so the concubines in the harem would also take care of Ning Xiuyuan." Xing Zhu said.

"Ning Xiuyuan is the truly blessed person." Everyone said that she was blessed. In her opinion, Ning Xiuyuan was the most blessed woman in the palace.

"Let's go back. We have a lot of things to pack up in the palace." Gu Shijin turned around and said.

Gu Shijin didn’t have too many things of his own, but if he had to take two children with him, it would be a lot of things. Anyway, Gu Shijin wanted to take everything he saw.

As expected, being a mother will be like this, afraid that I won’t be able to take good care of them.

Fortunately, Gu Shijin had Xingzhu and Xingyue to help him. They advised Gu Shijin and the work was done quickly.

Even so, it took Gu Shijin seven or eight days to pack everything and he packed more than a dozen boxes.

"Isn't this too much?" Gu Shijin felt a headache looking at the boxes packed in the room. How could there be so many boxes? She thought five or six boxes would be enough.

"Your Majesty, not much. I heard that Concubine Rong packed about 20 boxes." Xiao Linzi said. He often inquired about the news and was most familiar with the situation in each palace. Their majesty had two princes, but she only packed a dozen boxes. How could it be too much?

Gu Shijin twitched his lips when he heard that. Why did they pack so many things? In fact, all they needed to bring were daily necessities and clothes. They didn't need to worry about food.

There are more than a dozen boxes of things, most of which are things that the two little princes need, and Gu Shijin's things are clothes, accessories and the like.

"Your Majesty, there aren't really many of these things. After all, you'll be away for several months." Xing Zhu also advised.

Gu Shijin nodded and put everything away. She would not rearrange it even if there were too many things.

"Okay, then you seal these things." Gu Shijin nodded, "Especially the things used by the two princes, there must be no accidents."

In the palace, there are many secret guards in Chengqian Palace, and the emperor pays special attention to Chengqian Palace, so now no one dares to attack the two princes openly. But outside the palace, it is not necessarily the case, as there are many more opportunities to attack.

"Don't worry, Your Majesty, I will keep an eye on it myself." Xiao Linzi said.

"Well, hard work."

Gu Shijin was relatively relieved about Xiao Linzi. People like Xiao Linzi, Xing Zhu and Xing Yue had long been tied to the same boat with her. They would prosper and suffer together, and unless they had any serious problems with their brains, they would not betray their master.

You should know that betraying your master is a taboo thing. No one may use you if you betray your master. After all, if you betray your master the first time, you are likely to betray him the second time.

During this month, everyone in the harem was packing up their things and looking forward to leaving the palace, which made the harem unusually peaceful and nothing happened.

However, during this period of time, Lu Junze often went to Feng Zhaoyi's Yonghe Palace. For a time, Feng Zhaoyi was in the limelight and she even had the intention of confronting Gu Shijin.

The concubines in the harem were also privately discussing whether Concubine Chen was going to fall out of favor. When Gu Shijin found out, he just smiled and didn't care too much.

There is no way to avoid the gossip in the harem, let these people talk as they please, a few words won’t affect Gu Shijin.

"Your Majesty, are you really not going to care?" Xingyue said. She was almost mad at what she heard from the palace servants today.

Gu Shijin glanced at Xingyue and said with a smile: "What they said is not entirely false. Feng Zhaoyi is indeed very favored now."

"But..." Xingyue was still a little angry.

"Well, why bother getting angry at these people? We all know the truth."

Although Lu Junze dotes on Feng Zhaoyi, he comes to Chenhua Palace every day. Doesn't this prove something? Some people just don't want to use their brains, or just want to deceive themselves. No matter how much you say to such people, they are always immersed in their own thoughts.

"I will be leaving the palace in a few days, and then I won't be able to hear these things anymore." Gu Shijin said.

"If you get sick from anger, you'll have no choice but to stay in the palace."

"That won't work. I still have to serve the queen."