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

Once the drought and the bandit suppression were over, Lu Junze had some free time again. Thanks to the good weather and good harvests in recent years, the people were relatively wealthy, and the treasury was also full. Even after experiencing these two major events, Lu Junze did not need to worry about money.

Before, Gu Shijin asked the harem to be frugal in spending not because there was not enough money, but to set an example for the world to see.

However, the ministers in the court started to find trouble for Lu Junze as soon as they had free time.

There really aren't many people left in Lu Junze's harem, only a dozen or so at most, and the most important thing is that Lu Junze doesn't like them. He only favors the Imperial Concubine, and the others are like invisible. Since this is the case, then just find someone the Emperor likes, after all, men tend to get tired of the old and love the new.

Therefore, during this morning's court session, the ministers began to talk about the selection of concubines.

It has indeed been a long time since Lu Junze has participated in a beauty contest, and all the concubines in the harem are old ladies, and Lu Junze doesn’t like them.

When Lu Junze heard the words of the ministers below, a trace of impatience flashed in his eyes. These ministers really had nothing to do and just kept an eye on the affairs in his harem all day long.

"Your Majesty, I think what Lord Liu said makes sense. A stable harem will also be beneficial to the stability of the former dynasty."

"The emperor has few children, so the selection of concubines should be taken seriously."

Lu Junze has four princes in total. The eldest prince has an ear disease, and the second prince was weak when he was a child, but he is much better now. Although he is not strong and healthy, the imperial physician said that there will be no problem for him to die of old age.

The third and fourth princes were in good health and intelligent, but many ministers still had many ideas. The emperor was still young, and if his daughter could enter the palace and give birth to a child, maybe he could become the emperor's uncle in the future.

I have to say that these ministers really have a lot of ideas.

"You all are so worried about my family background. Have you figured out your own family background?" Lu Junze said.

Lu Junze has always understood the principle that if the water is too clear, there will be no fish, so as long as the ministers in the court did not cross his bottom line, Lu Junze would turn a blind eye.

But if you push him too far, that may not be the case.

Many ministers shut up at once. Everyone has their own scandals. They didn't dare to force the emperor to hurry, because the people in the emperor's procuratorate were omnipresent.

"I've said before, don't mention the selection of concubines anymore." Lu Junze glanced at the ministers below, "If you are not afraid of your daughters becoming widows in the palace, then send them in."

The ministers stopped talking. The current emperor was different from the previous emperor and was not constrained by them at all. Instead of letting their daughter enter the palace and become a widow, which would not bring any benefits to the family, it would be better to marry her to someone who would be beneficial to the family.

I have to say that life was really difficult for women in ancient times.

Gu Shijin didn't pay attention to the affairs of the previous dynasty, but now she holds the power in the harem and is favored by the emperor. Naturally, there are many people who try to please her, so she doesn't need to pay attention to it.

"Your Majesty, do you think the Emperor will agree to the beauty contest?" Xingyue said.

Gu Shijin glanced at Xingyue with a half-smile, and after a long while he said, "Even if the emperor were to select a concubine, no one entering the palace now would be better than me."

She now has love, power, children and a daughter, which can be said to be very perfect. Moreover, the third and fourth princes are already grown up and will not be easily harmed by others, so what is she afraid of?

Moreover, Gu Shijin is still very confident about Lu Junze now, so she won't worry about trivial matters.

"Your Majesty is right." Xingyue thought for a while and said, the emperor's attitude towards the empress was seen by all the palace people. They believed that even if a new person entered the palace, the emperor would still dote on the empress as always.

Moreover, most of the palace servants in Chenhua Palace thought that the emperor would not hold a beauty contest, and the Chenhua Palace even secretly started a gambling game on this matter.

Gu Shijin was tolerant of the palace maids. As long as they did not gamble too much, she would indulge them. The palace maids did have too little entertainment in the palace.

Lu Junze was in a good mood after leaving the court. Anyway, he could control these ministers, so why bother thinking about what they said. Jin'er was right. He just needed to let it go in one ear and out the other, and not think about those annoying things.

"Your Majesty, are you going to Chenhua Palace?" Su Deyuan asked. He now understood that as long as the emperor had no matters to deal with, he would go to Chenhua Palace to see the empress.

"No, go to the study room quietly." Lu Junze said. He went to see how the children were doing in class.

"Yes, Your Majesty."

The Shangshufang was not far from Lu Junze's Chengqian Palace. When Lu Junze arrived, the teacher was asking the third prince to answer questions. Lu Junze was standing at the back and was very pleased after listening to it. The third prince was indeed his and Jin'er's child, who was smart.

"Master, I have a different opinion." After the third prince finished speaking, the eldest princess suddenly said.

The eldest princess was more than ten years older than the third prince and was about to get married. This was her last year in the Shangshufang. The teachers in the Shangshufang liked the eldest princess very much, and when they saw it was the eldest princess, they immediately asked her to speak.

The eldest princess is much older than the third prince, and her ideas are indeed more comprehensive.

The Grand Duchess is a man, and Lu Junze thinks she is also suitable to be the heir.

However, even if the eldest princess was a boy, Lu Junze would not make him the crown prince. People's hearts are biased. Lu Junze wants to protect Gu Shijin and wants Gu Shijin to live without worries a hundred years later. The only way to do that is to let her child be the crown prince.

"Your Majesty, the eldest princess is very smart." said a teacher accompanying Lu Junze.

"Well, this kid is really good."

"The Third Prince is very smart to be able to say such words at such a young age." The teacher added that the Emperor liked the Third Prince at first sight, so the teacher still had to flatter him.

"The third and fourth princes are still young, so you need to be more careful," said Lu Junze.

"Yes, Your Majesty." said the teacher. The emperor mentioned the third and fourth princes separately. It seemed that the emperor had high hopes for these two princes.

Who is Lu Junze? He immediately saw what the master was thinking, "You should treat other princes and princesses equally."

He just said that the third and fourth princes are young and we should keep an eye on them so they don't get hurt here. What was this teacher thinking?

Even if Lu Junze favors the third prince, he will not show any favoritism in educating the children. They are all his children, and he naturally hopes the best for each of them.

"Yes, Your Majesty."

Lu Junze did not go in to disturb the teacher's teaching. He left after watching for a while. He was very satisfied with the children's learning status. Fortunately, these children were not taught badly.

"Let's go to Chenhua Palace." Lu Junze said.

"Yes, Your Majesty."

Su Deyuan knew that the emperor would definitely go to Chenhua Palace, since the emperor only went to those two places now.

But this time, Lu Junze encountered obstacles again.

"Ah... someone come, someone come, the young lady has fallen into the water, someone come quickly."