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

This matter soon spread to the harem, and Gu Shijin just smiled faintly when he heard it. Lu Junze's personality was not one that would compromise under the pressure of a few ministers.

The current empress dowager doesn't care much about the emperor's affairs. Gu Shijin has been in the palace for so many years, but he has never seen the empress dowager interfere in the affairs of the harem. The emperor has no one to put pressure on him, so he can do whatever he wants.

What happened in the morning court today really upset Lu Junze, so he issued three imperial edicts in the afternoon.

The content of the imperial edict was to grant marriages to the daughters of three ministers. Coincidentally, the daughters of the three ministers who proposed that the emperor take a queen.

It is such a great honor that the emperor personally grants the marriage. No matter how unhappy or dissatisfied the three families are, they can only accept it.

Moreover, the husbands that Lu Junze chose for these three women did not have high family backgrounds. If they were normal marriages, these three families would not look down on the husbands' families of their daughters.

This is because Lu Junze is now sitting very firmly on the throne, with all the imperial power concentrated in his hands, so he has the capital to be willful, otherwise doing so would cause trouble.

However, Lu Junze did not completely ignore it. After granting the marriage, he gave some rewards to the three families.

Gu Shijin couldn't help but shake his head after knowing this. This is the imperial society. The emperor doesn't care whether the two people he grants marriage to are suitable or not. Anyway, if he is unhappy, he will find someone to vent his anger.

"Xingzhu, give two dowries to the daughters of those three families in my name." Gu Shijin said.

They are three innocent girls, so help them if you can.

Gu Shijin is now the Imperial Noble Consort, with the same status as the Vice Queen, and holds power over the six palaces. It is natural for her to do this.

The emperor granted the marriage and the imperial concubine added dowry, and it was a very honorable thing to tell others about it.

"Your Majesty is kind-hearted." Xingyue felt somewhat dissatisfied. Those ministers treated Her Majesty so badly, yet Her Majesty still saved their face.

Gu Shijin smiled faintly, "What's there to be angry about? It's just human nature."

The throne of the queen is so tempting, how many people can resist it?

If she added makeup to these people, people would just think that she, as the imperial concubine, was generous.

A few pieces of jewelry can earn you a reputation as a virtuous person, so why not? What Gu Shijin lacks the least now is jewelry.

Gu Shijin added makeup to the women of these three families. No matter what these three families thought in their hearts, on the surface they just wanted to win the favor of Gu Shijin, the imperial concubine.

"Tell them that they don't need to come to the palace to express their gratitude."

Otherwise you will get annoyed looking at me, and I will get annoyed looking at you, and I will be tired of pretending.

"Yes, ma'am."

Concubine Lan also heard about this. She just sneered and wondered how these ministers could not understand the situation.

"If the emperor wanted to make someone else the queen, why would he promote Gu Shijin to the position of Imperial Noble Consort?" Concubine Lan said to Qiaohui beside her.

Then how will the Queen deal with herself when she enters the palace?

"Your Majesty, that's human nature." Qiaohui smiled and said. Ever since her majesty figured it out, Qiaohui felt much more comfortable serving Concubine Lan. Besides, Concubine Lan was always good to her, so she was also devoted to Concubine Lan and spoke from the bottom of her heart.

"Yes, even you, Qiaohui, understands this truth." Lan Fei said with a smile.

"But I don't have to worry about these things now. I just need to wait and watch the fun." Concubine Lan is very satisfied with her current life. The food, clothes and daily necessities are all excellent. The emperor occasionally comes to her palace, and the people below dare not ignore her. Anyway, she is very comfortable.

She was confused in the past, always thinking about fighting for some illusory things. According to her family background, as long as the emperor was not incompetent and her father and brother did not rebel, she could live a glorious life in the harem.

Even if Lu Junze made Gu Shijin the queen in the future, Gu Shijin would not make things difficult for her.

"Go and see if the pastries in the small kitchen are ready." Lan Fei said to Qiao Hui.

"Yes, ma'am."

……

In the Yangxin Palace, Lu Junze looked at Su Deyuan who had just returned from announcing the imperial edict and asked, "What were the reactions?"

Lu Junze still gave face to these ministers and asked his chief eunuch to announce the imperial edict in person.

Su Deyuan smiled and said, "It is a great honor for the emperor to grant us marriage. We are naturally very grateful to the emperor."

Even if I have something in my heart, I dare not show it. It’s not like I’m tired of living.

"A bunch of old rascals." Lu Junze put down the brush and said.

Su Deyuan didn't dare to respond and lowered his head, pretending he knew nothing.

Su Deyuan was very surprised at first when Lu Junze did such a thing, but Lu Junze was the emperor, so it was nothing for him to do something out of line occasionally.

"I hope this beating will be effective, otherwise don't blame him for being ruthless." Lu Junze said.

Lu Junze's marriage arrangement this time was not random. Among the three families, the daughter of one of them did not have anyone she liked. Although the husband Lu Junze chose for her did not have a high-ranking family background, he had good character and was good at studying. If he did well in the imperial examination in the future, he would have a good future.

The daughters of the other two families both have someone they like, but the person they like is from a low-class family. The families of the two ministers disagree and insist on choosing someone else for them. So Lu Junze will have many lovers.

Anyway, Lu Junze wanted to annoy those ministers, not those women.

As an emperor, it is very good for Lu Junze to be able to achieve this.

Lu Junze also went to Chenhua Palace that night, but his face looked a little bad. Gu Shijin was not afraid, because she knew that Lu Junze was not angry because of her, so she didn't need to be nervous.

"Is the emperor still angry?" Gu Shijin asked with amusement as he took off Lu Junze's clothes.

"These ministers have more thoughts now that they have free time." Lu Junze said with a frown.

"This is normal. As for the emperor's wife, everyone is naturally vying for her," said Gu Shijin.

Especially if the previous queen was deposed due to rebellion or committed suicide, and was not able to be enshrined in the royal ancestral temple after her death, it naturally does not count.

"Jin'er, you should know what I mean." Lu Junze said while holding Gu Shijin's hand.

Of course Gu Shijin knew that Lu Junze had never concealed his feelings in the past two years. Gu Shijin was not stupid, so he could see it clearly.

Gu Shijin was not surprised. At this point, the position of queen was basically in her hands, and she would not pretend to refuse.

Sitting on the throne of queen would also provide an extra layer of protection for her children.

A legitimate son is always better than a illegitimate son, not to mention that Daxia has the system of primogeniture.

"I know, but I don't want to embarrass the emperor. Let's talk about it in two years." Anyway, she had just been promoted to Imperial Noble Consort.

"I didn't mean to be so anxious, but these ministers are anxious."

If Lu Junze was in a hurry to make Gu Shijin the queen, he would not have promoted Gu Shijin to the rank of Imperial Noble Consort at this critical juncture.

"Your Majesty, please stop being angry. I asked the kitchen to make some old duck soup. Drink some to warm your body when it's cold."