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

Lu Junze sat in Biyun Garden for an entire afternoon, and Concubine Rong also spent an entire afternoon caring about the place.

When it was almost time for dinner, Concubine Rong said, "Your Majesty, I have prepared dinner in Yufu Palace. Your Majesty, please go and have some."

Concubine Liu also smiled and said, "Your Majesty, I have medicinal food here. Please go to Concubine Rong's palace for dinner."

After Lu Junze left, Concubine Liu sat up with the help of the palace maid.

"My Lord, are you okay?"

"It's okay, let's serve the meal." Concubine Liu said. Her medicinal meal was a prescription from the Imperial Hospital, which would help stabilize her fetus.

After dinner, Lu Junze rested for a while in Yufu Palace. It was not for any other reason, but because Concubine Liu's fetus was unstable. There was always a strong smell of medicine in Biyun Garden, which made people feel uncomfortable if they stayed there for a long time.

"Your Majesty, you must be tired today. Let me help you go to bed." said Concubine Rong.

Concubine Liu is pregnant, but the fetus is unstable, so she definitely cannot get pregnant.

"No, I still..."

Lu Junze was just about to say that he had something else to do and needed to go back to the imperial study when the palace maid's voice of reporting was heard outside again.

"Your Majesty, Concubine Liu has a stomachache."

"emperor……"

When Concubine Rong heard this, a hint of viciousness flashed across her eyes.

Liu Bin...

"My beloved concubine, please take a rest. I will go to see Concubine Liu." Lu Junze patted Concubine Rong's hand.

"emperor……"

"obedient."

"Then... I respectfully send your Majesty off."

That night, Lu Junze finally stayed in Yufu Palace.

The next day, when Gu Shijin went to pay respects to the Queen, he found that neither Concubine Rong nor Concubine Liu came. It must be said that Queen Shangguan Yan was very tolerant. As for the matter of paying respects in the morning, as long as the concubines gave a reasonable reason for leave, Shangguan Yan would not pursue it.

For so long, Gu Shijin had never seen all the concubines in the harem present when paying respects to the queen in the morning.

Gu Shijin thought this matter was really interesting. He didn't know whether the queen was really magnanimous in her heart or just pretending to be magnanimous for the emperor to see.

"There's nothing to do today, let's all go." Shangguan Yan waved at the concubines below.

Even if she, the queen, is not favored, she still has the final say in the harem, and the power of the harem is firmly in her hands. That is enough.

"I will take my leave."

As soon as Gu Shijin returned to Ningyu Pavilion, Su Deyuan arrived.

"Your servant pays respects to Lady Jinpin."

Gu Shijin smiled and said, "Eunuch Su, please stand up."

"Why is Eunuch Su here?"

"My lady, the emperor asked me to bring you something." Eunuch Su asked the two young eunuchs who were following behind him to come to the front.

On the tray of one of the eunuchs were writing brushes, ink, paper and inkstone.

"My lady, this is the paper that the Emperor asked me to bring to you. My lady, please take a look at it."

Su Deyuan picked up a piece of paper and unfolded it. The rice paper looked like silk. Gu Shijin reached out and touched it. It was smooth but not slippery, white and dense, and could be rubbed and folded without any damage.

"What is...?" Gu Shijin asked in surprise. This Xuan paper was so good, several times better than any paper Gu Shijin had seen in his previous life.

Su Deyuan explained: "This is Xuan paper produced in Jingzhou. The quantity is limited every year and it is all tribute. The emperor specifically instructed me to do this."

"And this." Su Deyuan pointed to the tray in the hands of another eunuch and said, "These rouges are tributes from Gaoyang State. The emperor asked me to bring them to you, my lady."

Gaoyang State was a small maritime country that had always been dependent on the Great Xia Dynasty.

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Gu Shijin thanked Cheng Qian Palace sincerely. She was not interested in rouge, but she liked the rice paper very much.

In her previous life, she had actually heard that there was a kind of rice paper that cost tens of thousands of yuan for only three meters long. She didn't expect that after coming here, she would actually be able to own it.

Su Deyuan said respectfully, "As long as my lady likes it, I will go back to the Yangxin Palace first."

"Eunuch Su, take care." Gu Shijin said as he put a purse into Su Deyuan's arms.

This time, what was stuffed into the purse was not silver, but a jade bracelet.

Gu Shijin asked Xingzhu to put away the other things and only took out the rice paper. She counted them carefully and found there were a total of one hundred sheets.

After grinding the ink, Gu Shijin picked up the pen and carefully wrote three words on the rice paper.

Gu Shijin.

The ink is highly absorbent and smooth to write with. Gu Shijin feels that his handwriting is much better looking than before.

"Xingzhu, put the rest in a box and keep it carefully." Gu Shijin instructed.

"Yes, my lord."

Gu Shijin was in a very good mood after getting the good things. No matter whether the emperor sent these things to comfort her or not, she was very satisfied now.

Gu Shijin would love it if the emperor could give him such a rare gift every time he stood him up.

Men just don't have these things that are useful to them.

From what happened yesterday, it can be seen that Lu Junze may really dote on her, but she is not the most important thing to him.

The royal heir, power, and the country are the most important things to the emperor.

Of course, Gu Shijin did not blame Lu Junze. This was ancient times, and as an emperor, Lu Junze had to be responsible for the country and the people.

On this side, Su Deyuan went back to report to Lu Junze and handed over the jade bracelet that Gu Shijin gave him to the emperor.

"Your Majesty, this is what Concubine Jin gave to me." Su Deyuan handed the purse to Lu Junze with both hands.

Lu Junze picked up the purse, took out the jade bracelet and looked at it, then said: "I will give you another jade bracelet."

Su Deyuan smiled and did not refuse: "Thank you, Your Majesty."

Lu Junze nodded and asked, "How is Jinpin feeling?"

"It's great! Concubine Jin was very happy to see the rice paper sent by the emperor." Su Deyuan said quickly.

The corners of Lu Junze's mouth rose, but recovered the next second. He felt a little strange in his heart. He was happy that Gu Shijin liked the things he gave him, but he also felt unhappy. He didn't go to Ningyu Pavilion last night. Wasn't Gu Shijin unhappy?

Only Gu Shijin didn't know what Lu Junze was thinking, otherwise he would definitely vomit blood and ask Lu Junze what he wanted? !

"You can go down." Lu Junze waved at Su Deyuan.

"Yes, the slave will leave."

Lu Junze picked up the memorial at hand. This was the third time he had read it.

This memorial was sent back by Gu Yulin from the south. It detailed the situation of the disaster relief, and clearly described the extent of the disaster in various places and the subsequent resettlement, making it easy to understand at a glance.

Finally, Gu Yulin said that there was something fishy going on with the officials' corruption at the moment, and he hoped that the emperor would investigate it clearly.

When Lu Junze read to the end, his eyes became dark and uncertain. He certainly knew that there was something fishy about this corruption incident, but the events of the previous dynasty were linked to each other, so he had to find a suitable opportunity.

Maybe next year’s imperial examination will be a good opportunity.

It seems that Gu Yulin can return to Beijing to celebrate the New Year. Before he sent someone to go, he thought that Gu Yulin might not be able to come back to celebrate the New Year this year. He didn't expect that this person would be so efficient and handle things so quickly.

In the afternoon, the Jingshifang came to ask Lu Junze to turn over the cards. Lu Junze turned over Gu Shijin's without thinking.

The Gu family is good, Gu Yulin is reliable in his work, and his daughter is also pleasing.