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

This year's New Year's celebration was not much different from previous years. The same process, the same hard work, and Gu Shijin was even more tired because she became the Imperial Concubine.

I attended a dinner on New Year's Eve, which lasted until almost two o'clock in the morning.

On the first day of the second day, Gu Shijin was pulled out of bed by Xingzhu and the others very early, and he passively put on his clothes in a daze.

By the time Gu Shijin felt something was wrong, her shoulders could hardly support her head.

"Why are there so many things?" Gu Shijin looked at herself in the mirror with her eyes wide open. She felt like a walking treasure house.

My head feels so heavy.

"Your Majesty, these are the rules that a royal concubine should have. They are not many." Xingyue said with a smile. Your Majesty would say them every time she wore these things. It was so cute.

Gu Shijin turned his head and looked at Xingzhu, blinking his eyes and said, "Xingzhu, can you give me less of these things? There are too many of them. Are you trying to tire me out?"

"Your Majesty, these were sent by the Emperor early in the morning. You must wear them today." Xing Zhu said. She did not say that some of the things here could only be worn by the Empress.

Seeing that she couldn't convince him, Gu Shijin could only feel discouraged. It was too difficult, too difficult. Every time during the New Year or other holidays, Gu Shijin would have a headache. She felt that it was not due to psychological reasons, but was caused by something weighing on her.

"You're not smart to begin with, and now you're being pressured like this, you're even less smart." Gu Shijin joked.

"Your Majesty, you are talking nonsense. You are the smartest woman I have ever seen." Xingyue said.

Stupid people cannot survive in the harem and would die early.

"Xingyue's words are getting sweeter and sweeter." Gu Shijin touched the hairpin on his head, feeling a little dazed.

When she first entered the palace, she never thought she would be where she is today. At that time, she was afraid of getting into trouble if she wore two more hairpins, but now she is afraid of having gaps on her head.

"Look, Your Majesty. This phoenix robe was specially sent by the Emperor." Several palace maids came in carrying a gorgeous phoenix robe.

Gu Shijin stared at the phoenix robe for a few seconds and frowned, "This... is something only the queen can wear, right?"

The position of Imperial Noble Consort is the same as that of Vice Queen, which is a bit like a common wife, but she is still not the Queen.

"Your Majesty, this is different." Xingzhu walked over and pointed out a few small details, the kind that you can't see unless you walk right up to them, "The Queen's phoenix robe is different from this one."

Gu Shijin couldn't help but roll his eyes. How could Lu Junze do such a thing? He was trying to cover up his own mistakes.

"Your Majesty, this is the emperor's love for you." Xingzhu said.

Well, yes, but if the ministers saw this, especially the censors, they would also make a complaint.

Don't they have nothing to do every day and focus on these things?

Life is not easy, Gu Shijin sighed.

Gu Shijin was already very familiar with the process of ancestor worship on the first day of the new year, but this was her first time standing next to Lu Junze.

"Jin'er looks especially beautiful today." Lu Junze said as he walked, holding Gu Shijin's hand.

"Your Majesty, the price to pay for such beauty is too high." Gu Shijin said with a smile. There were so many people below, and even if she was unhappy, she would not show it at this time.

"Thank you for your hard work, Jin'er."

Gu Shijin held Lu Junze's hand and walked into the royal ancestral hall step by step. The ministers were shocked but not surprised.

The Emperor's feelings for the Imperial Concubine are well known, and everyone knows that the Imperial Concubine's dress code today has already exceeded the rules for Imperial Concubine.

In fact, by now many people have already accepted that Gu Shijin will be the next queen.

Anyway, the emperor will not favor anyone else except Gu Shijin, so why not marry his daughter into the palace and let Gu Shijin be the queen.

As long as the emperor is happy, it's fine. Anyway, the ministers can't persuade the emperor now. It's a bit aggrieved for the ministers to be in this position.

This was Gu Shijin's first time entering a royal ancestral hall. There were hundreds of ancestral tablets, and Gu Shijin recognized most of the names on them.

Lu Junze has so many family members, Gu Shijin sighed in his heart.

But it's normal. As royal family, their job is to have children, and continuing the family line is one of their responsibilities.

It seems that Lu Junze has too few children.

There are only four princes and four princesses.

After kneeling and burning incense and going through a series of procedures, Gu Shijin was so tired that he could hardly stand.

"I'm so tired." Gu Shijin said in a low voice.

Lu Junze held Gu Shijin's hand tightly, steadying her body, and said beside her: "Thank you for your hard work, Jin'er."

Gu Shijin shook his head, so power is not so easy to enjoy.

"Your Majesty, I will return to Chenhua Palace first."

After offering sacrifices to their ancestors, Lu Junze and Gu Shijin were about to separate. Lu Junze was going to the front to receive the greetings of the ministers, while Gu Shijin was going to receive the greetings of the minister's wife.

In the past, all ministers and their wives above the fifth rank had to go to the palace to pay homage to the empress and the imperial concubine. Fortunately, Lu Junze changed it to the third rank two years ago. Now, the number of people Gu Shijin has to meet has been reduced by at least half.

Gu's father has been promoted rapidly in the past two years and is now a third-rank minister, so Gu's mother also entered the palace.

They paid their respects in order from the highest to the lowest, and it was almost noon when they arrived at Mother Gu's house.

"Your Majesty, I pay my respects to Her Majesty the Imperial Concubine. May Her Majesty live a thousand years and a thousand thousand years." Mother Gu said as she knelt on the ground, her eyes red.

"Hurry up and take a seat." Gu Shijin said.

With so many people here today, Gu Shijin couldn't do anything out of the ordinary and could only watch his mother kneel down.

"Thank you, Your Majesty the Imperial Concubine."

I don’t know if it was intentional, but Gu’s mother arranged her to be the last one, so Gu Shijin also had time to chat with her.

Gu Shijin waved his hand, asking all the extra people in the room to leave, and asked, "Is mother okay?"

"Thank you for your concern, Your Majesty. I am in good health." Mother Gu said with a smile.

Gu Shijin nodded. She had just checked and her mother did look fine and didn't have many white hairs, which meant there was nothing to worry about.

"Is the Queen doing well in the palace?" said Mother Gu. She was still very worried about her daughter. The harem was a place where people were eaten without leaving any bones. She didn't know if her daughter had been wronged.

"Don't worry, mother. I'm doing well in the palace and the emperor treats me very well." Gu Shijin said happily.

Seeing Gu Shijin like this, Gu's mother became even more worried. The emperor's feelings were the most unreliable, and her daughter looked like she was trapped.

"Empress, you..." Mother Gu hesitated to speak. Although there was no outsider in the room, she was still worried that there might be eavesdroppers on the other side of the wall.

"Don't worry, mother. I know what to do." As soon as Gu Shijin saw his mother, he knew what she wanted to say.

Mother Gu nodded. Her daughter was smart and she believed she knew what she wanted to say.

"Your Majesty, the Emperor has given some food and asked Madam Gu to have lunch before leaving the palace." At this time, Xingzhu came in and said.

"Got it. Then ask the kitchen to prepare a few more dishes."

"Yes, ma'am."