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

When leaving Ningyu Pavilion, Lu Junze was in a good mood. As soon as he arrived at the imperial study, he asked Su Deyuan to convey the imperial decree and summon Gu Yulin to the palace.

"Your humble servant, Gu Yulin, a doctor in the Ministry of Revenue, pays his respects to His Majesty. Long live the emperor." Gu Yulin knelt down and saluted.

Gu Yulin didn't know why the emperor summoned him to the palace, and he felt a little uneasy. He had heard a lot about his little daughter recently, and he was afraid that something had happened to Gu Shijin.

Lu Junze raised his hand: "My dear, please stand up."

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

Lu Junze didn't chat for long, and went straight to the point, saying: "I am planning to send you to the south to provide disaster relief. I wonder if you are willing?"

Gu Yulin was stunned. He had never thought that the emperor would entrust him with such a big task. However, this was a good thing for him. He immediately knelt down and said, "I am willing. I will do my best to live up to the emperor's grace."

"Well, get up." Lu Junze said, "Go back and pack up and leave as soon as possible." The refugees in the south can't wait.

"Yes, Your Majesty."

"By the way," Lu Junze suddenly said, "Jinpin misses her family, so she asked Madam to send a letter to the palace."

Gu Yulin had not expected such a good thing to happen. His youngest daughter had been in the palace for three years, and they had not seen each other for three years. His wife had been talking about her every day recently.

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

Submit the card to the palace, and after the queen approves it, you can visit Gu Shijin in the palace. Now that Lu Junze has issued the order personally, the queen will definitely not refuse.

The Great Xia Dynasty stipulated that, unless the emperor issued a special order, only the family members of officials of the third rank and above could enter the palace, and the Langzhong of the Ministry of Revenue was an official of the fifth rank.

I don’t know if Lu Junze had already thought about this.

Lu Junze did not tell Gu Shijin that her mother was going to come to the palace to visit her, wanting to give her a surprise, so Gu Shijin was not prepared at all. When she saw her mother, she was both surprised and frightened.

When Yang came, Gu Shijin was reading a book, and Xingyue ran in hurriedly.

"Girl, you are in such a hurry again."

"My lady, my lady, the lady is here."

Gu Shijin: "Madam?"

Xingyue said: "My lady, your mother is here!"

Gu Shijin stood up suddenly. It had been three years since she came here, and she had never seen her original body's family. She only knew from her memory that her family were very nice and cared about her very much.

Gu Shijin walked out quickly and saw Yang standing outside the door, also looking anxious and worried.

When Yang saw Gu Shijin coming out, she was about to bow. Gu Shijin wanted to pull her up, but Yang still insisted on finishing the bow.

"Your humble servant greets Concubine Jin." Yang's voice was hoarse and tears were in her eyes.

Gu Shijin's eyes also turned red, and he said, "Mother..."

"Jin'er..." Yang touched Gu Shijin's face and said with heartache.

"Mom, let's go in first. It's hot outside."

"Good good."

After entering, Gu Shijin sent everyone out of the house, leaving no one behind.

Yang couldn't hold back her tears after all: "Jin'er, Jin'er, you've suffered."

"Mom, my daughter is fine."

In the first three years, she was a nobody in the harem and lived a comfortable life. Now, she is favored by the emperor and there are no palace maids or eunuchs to bully her. She is indeed living a good life.

Yang shook her head. How could she not see that her daughter had changed her personality? Yang did not doubt anything else, but she thought that it was difficult to be in the harem, so Gu Shijin had to be steady.

Her daughter had never suffered any hardship since childhood and was lively and cheerful. Although she was a little domineering, she was still cute. But now she is calm and is the emperor's concubine.

"Jin'er..." Yang called out again and again.

"Mom, I'm here." Gu Shijin wiped Yang's tears with a handkerchief.

"Mother, I'm glad you can enter the palace. Don't cry."

"Good good."

It took a long time for Yang to calm down.

"Mom, why did you come to the palace?" Gu Shijin asked.

"The Emperor told your father that you missed your family and asked me to come to the palace to visit you."

Yang asked hesitantly, "Jin'er, does the emperor treat you well?"

Gu Shijin raised the corners of her mouth, with a smile in her eyes, and nodded: "Mother, the emperor treats his daughter very well."

When Yang saw her daughter like this, a trace of worry flashed in her eyes. Could it be that her daughter has fallen in love with the emperor?

"Mom, my daughter is doing well in the palace, don't worry at home." Gu Shijin comforted.

"Mom, how is the family? Is Dad in good health? Has my eldest brother sent me a letter? How is my second sister? And my younger brother, what is he doing now?"

Yang smiled when she heard Gu Shijin's words and answered them one by one: "Okay, all is good."

"Your eldest brother sent a message back the first year you entered the palace. He wanted to work hard in the army and become a general as soon as possible to support his sister."

Gu Shijin smiled. This was indeed something her brother who doted on his sister could do.

"Your second sister is also good. She gave birth to a daughter last year. She is so cute. She even asked me to bring you something when she came to the palace this time."

As she spoke, Yang took out a peace charm and said, "This is what your second sister went to the temple to get for you. I hope you will be safe and sound."

Gu Shijin took it, and his eyes began to feel sore again.

"And your younger brother just came back from Jiangnan and said he would take part in the imperial examination next year." Yang said helplessly.

"Why would I want to take part in the imperial examination?" Gu Shijin asked.

Gu Chengyun is a calm and indifferent person. Although he is talented, he does not like the ups and downs in officialdom. Therefore, he only took the exam for the scholar and never took it again. His favorite thing is to travel around.

Yang sighed and said, "Chengyun heard from somewhere that you were bullied in the palace, so..."

Gu Shijin understood, it was still for her.

If their Gu family had important people in the previous dynasty, Gu Shijin could live more freely in the harem.

Gu Shijin grabbed Yang's hand and said, "Mother, go back and tell my younger brother that I am doing well in the palace and have not been bullied. Let him do what he likes."

"Our Gu family is doing very well now. We don't need you to sacrifice anything anymore."

When Yang heard Gu Shijin's sensible words, her eyes became red again: "Jin'er."

Moreover, the Gu family now has her father among the civil servants and her elder brother among the military officers, which is already very good.

"By the way, mother, you haven't told me how father is doing."

"Your father is doing well. He was recently promoted by the emperor to the fifth-rank official in the Ministry of Revenue. He was also recently appointed by the emperor as an imperial envoy to go to the south to provide disaster relief." Yang was very happy, but there was still some worry in her tone.

The journey south is long, and we are on a disaster relief mission. What if we encounter refugees?

Gu Shijin naturally saw Yang's worry, clapped his hands and comforted her, "Mom, Dad is always careful, everything will be fine."

"Ah."

"Mom, are you okay?" From memory, Yang looked much more haggard than before. But it was also true that her children leaving home one after another had hurt Yang the most.

"Mother is also very good." Yang hesitated for a moment, but still asked in a low voice: "Jin'er, do you like the emperor?"