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

Gu Shijin was very surprised. How could Yang say such a thing?

She was about to reply when she heard a tinkling sound outside.

Gu Shijin smiled shyly and called out a little embarrassedly: "Mom..."

"Daughter, you..."

Gu Shijin interrupted Yang and said, "Mother, I asked the imperial kitchen to prepare lunch. Please eat before leaving the palace."

Yang was also a smart person. Knowing that Gu Shijin didn't want to talk about it, she stopped talking about it. She believed in her daughter.

"it is good."

During the meal, the two chatted a lot. Maybe it was because they had traveled through time for so long and had completely integrated into their original bodies, but Gu Shijin had no resistance to Yang and even felt that she was her mother.

In her previous life, she was an orphan and had never felt the love of family. Unexpectedly, she found that she had it after traveling here.

Don't worry, I will take good care of your family, Gu Shijin said silently in his heart.

"Mom, you like spicy food, try this." Gu Shijin picked up a piece of spicy rabbit for Yang, which she specially asked the imperial kitchen to prepare.

After dinner, Yang was about to leave the palace. Before leaving, she hugged Gu Shijin and cried again.

After seeing Yang off, Gu Shijin called Xiao Linzi into the house.

"My lady, the emperor is coming for lunch." Xiao Linzi whispered.

Gu Shijin nodded. Of course she knew that the emperor had been here.

"Xingzhu."

As soon as Gu Shijin called out, Xingzhu, who was waiting outside, came in.

"Little Master."

"Go prepare some cakes and lotus seed soup, and go to the Yangxin Palace later."

"Yes, my lord."

Outside the Yangxin Palace, another concubine came with a food box and was talking to Su Deyuan.

"This servant greets Concubine Rou."

"Eunuch Su, please stand up." Concubine Rou looked at the gate of the Yangxin Palace and said, "Eunuch Su, is the emperor inside?"

"Princess Rou, the emperor is busy and has ordered no one to disturb him." She said politely.

"Please go in and inform me, Eunuch Su. I brought some food for the emperor."

Although Su Deyuan was the chief eunuch beside the emperor, he was still a servant after all. He did not want to offend these concubines too much, so he said, "Princess Rou, wait a minute. I will go and report."

Concubine Rou smiled: "Thank you, Eunuch Su."

Su Deyuan knocked on the door of the Yangxin Palace and went in only after hearing someone calling him to come in.

Lu Junze raised his eyes and glanced at him, and Su Deyuan bent over and said, “Your Majesty, Concubine Rou is here.”

"No, let her go back." Lu Junze said.

"Yes, Your Majesty."

When Concubine Rou heard that the emperor had said he would not see her, she was extremely disappointed and suddenly became weak. She handed the food box to Su Deyuan and said, "Eunuch Su, please pass the food box to the emperor."

This time, Su Deyuan did not refuse and took it.

When Gu Shijin came over, he saw this scene and wanted to turn around and go back, but was stopped by Xingyue's words.

"My lady, let's go and ask. If the emperor doesn't want to see you, you can hand the food box over to Eunuch Su and let the emperor know that you are thinking about him." Xingyue said.

That made sense, so Gu Shijin faced Concubine Rou head-on.

"Sister Rou." Gu Shijin bowed first.

The relationship between Concubine Rou and Gu Shijin eased that day, and when they met, Concubine Rou also politely said, "Sister Jin."

"The Emperor is busy and is not around. I'm afraid my sister's trip is in vain."

Gu Shijin smiled and said, "The emperor is busy with government affairs. Sister, give the food box to Eunuch Su and leave."

After saying that, Gu Shijin walked over with Xingzhu and Xingyue.

No one knew what was going on in Concubine Rou's mind, but she just stood there and waited to see Shi Jin.

Su Deyuan saw Gu Shijin coming over, took two steps forward and said, "Your servant greets Lady Jinpin."

"Eunuch Su." Gu Shijin nodded.

"Eunuch Su, I made some pastries. Please give them to the emperor." Gu Shijin took the food box from Xingzhu's hand and was about to hand it to Su Deyuan.

Su Deyuan smiled, but didn't answer. He leaned to the side and said, "My lady, the emperor is waiting for you."

As soon as the emperor came back from Ningyu Pavilion, he instructed Su Deyuan not to stop Concubine Jin if she came.

Gu Shijin was stunned for a moment, then thanked him: "Thank you, Eunuch Su."

After saying that, he left Xingzhu and Xingyue outside the hall and went in with the food box.

Concubine Rou, who was outside wanting to see Gu Shijin being humiliated, turned green in the face when she saw this, and the handkerchief in her hand was wrinkled into a ball.

"Jinpin!"

After Gu Shijin entered, he put down the lunch box and then bowed and greeted.

"Get up." Lu Junze helped Gu Shijin.

Gu Shijin did not stand up this time, but continued: "I thank the emperor for allowing my mother to visit me in the palace."

Lu Junze pulled Gu Shijin up, and they sat on the couch next to him.

Lu Junze touched Gu Shijin's hair and said, "Are you happy?"

"Happy." Gu Shijin said, "This is the first time I've seen my family in the three years since I entered the palace."

Although every New Year's Day the wives of ministers have to go to the palace to pay homage to the queen, so that they can see their daughters at this time, but Gu Yulin's official position was too low in the past, so Yang could not participate in this activity. Of course, it seems that she cannot participate in it now.

In the Forbidden City, everything depends on power.

Just like this time when Yang came to the palace, although she was only the wife of a fifth-rank minor official, she was also the mother of Concubine Jin. All the way to Ningyu Pavilion, the eunuchs and palace maids were polite to her.

There are a lot of fifth-rank officials in the capital.

Lu Junze: "If you miss your family in the future, tell me."

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Gu Shijin was touched, but he didn't take Lu Junze's words to heart.

The emperor would find this kind of thing fresh once or twice, but if it happens too often he would become arrogant because of his favor. She is already the emperor's person, so here, Lu Junze must be put first.

"What delicious food did you make this time?" Lu Junze smiled as he looked at the food box that Gu Shijin put down.

Food is the origin of all things and the basis of human beings. Even the emperor cannot escape the temptation of food.

Gu Shijin opened the food box and saw a blooming lotus inside.

It's lotus crisp.

"Your Majesty, this lotus pastry has a crispy and sweet crust, and a delicate and soft filling inside. It tastes great." Gu Shijin picked up a piece and handed it to Lu Junze.

This lotus pastry looks like one flower, but it is actually made up of four pieces, making it easy to eat.

"Jin'er always makes something new." Lu Junze tasted it and nodded: "It tastes good."

Gu Shijin smiled and said, "Your Majesty, I have nothing else to do in Ningyu Pavilion except reading and writing, so I just like to tinker with some gadgets."

She loved cooking in her previous life, but in this life she didn’t even have a cell phone. Trapped in this huge palace, she always had to find something to do.

Lu Junze patted Gu Shijin's hand and said, "Very good."

There is intrigue and deception in the harem, and Gu Shijin is fine like this.

"It's good for you to stay like this. Don't get involved in those messy things."

Lu Junze was not unaware of the complexity of the harem, but as long as the harem existed, this was inevitable.

Gu Shijin nodded: "Your Majesty, I understand."

"good."