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

After the beginning of winter, the weather in the capital suddenly turned cold.

Concubine Liu in the Biyun Garden of Yufu Palace has been pregnant for more than five months. The imperial physician said that her condition has stabilized and she no longer needs to take medicine.

These words made Lu Junze and Liu Bin both breathe a sigh of relief.

The weather was too cold, and Gu Shijin didn't want to go out often. She often stayed in the house reading, writing, and practicing embroidery.

"My lady, you did a great job." Xingyue smiled as she looked at the underwear in Gu Shijin's hand.

Gu Shijin smiled, tapped Xingyue's forehead and said, "You are getting bolder and bolder. You even dare to tease me."

Xingyue stuck out her tongue and shook Gu Shijin's arm, "How could that be possible!"

"The Emperor has arrived."

When the eunuch's announcement sounded, Gu Shijin hurriedly hid the unfinished embroidered undergarment behind her back, and stood up to salute with Xingzhu and Xingyue.

"Get up quickly."

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

Gu Shijin brought a cup of hot tea and milk tea to Lu Junze, and then heard Lu Junze ask, "What are you two talking about? Why are you so happy?"

Gu Shijin paused while holding the tea and said, "It's just some trivial matters of women."

After that, Gu Shijin handed the milk tea to Lu Junze: "Your Majesty, try it. This is the milk tea made by this concubine. Your Majesty is the first to taste it."

Hearing that there was something new, Lu Junze's eyes became interested: "Okay, I'll try it."

The milk tea has a delicate taste, and the aroma of tea and milk blend very well, bringing a unique sweet taste.

Lu Junze took a sip and nodded, “Not bad, Jin’er can always come up with some new tricks.”

Gu Shijin: "I thought that if I could make tea with plain water, then milk tea should also work, so I just messed around with it. I'm sorry to make Your Majesty laugh."

"very good."

Lu Junze often went to Biyun Garden where Concubine Liu lived during this period. It was surrounded by various medicinal herbs and there was always a medicinal smell. Ningyu Pavilion was still better.

So as soon as the imperial physician said that Concubine Liu was stable, he came to find Gu Shijin.

He had been to Ningyu Pavilion before during this period, but he always felt that something was missing.

Now that he was sitting here and chatting with Gu Shijin, Lu Junze felt at ease.

"Your Majesty, would you like to have lunch in Ningyu Pavilion?" Seeing that it was almost lunchtime, Gu Shijin asked.

Lu Junze nodded. He really wanted to eat at Ningyu Pavilion. In fact, he came here specially to eat today because he was in a hurry.

But today he was disappointed. There were no dishes on the table as Gu Shijin had carefully arranged in the past. There were only three dishes: stir-fried cabbage, cold cucumber salad, and a small bowl of meat soup.

At first, Lu Junze thought it was an appetizer because it looked good, but after waiting for a long time, no other dishes were served.

Lu Junze frowned, looked at Gu Shijin who was picking food for him and said, "Jin'er is eating just this?"

Gu Shijin put down her chopsticks and stood up to apologize, saying, "Your Majesty, please forgive me. I have been trying to lose weight recently. I didn't know that Your Majesty was coming today, so I didn't prepare anything."

Lu Junze didn't believe this explanation. Gu Shijin loved to study food the most. Even if he wanted to lose weight, he would not eat so lightly.

Lu Junze pulled Gu Shijin up and said softly, “Jin’er, have you been wronged?”

The servants in this palace are the best at flattering the powerful and bullying the weak.

Gu Shijin's eyes turned red when he heard this, but he still shook his head and said, "No, thank you for your concern, Your Majesty."

That’s not all. Lu Junze hugged Gu Shijin and touched her head as if to comfort her.

Then he shouted outside: "Su Deyuan."

Su Deyuan came in quickly: "Your Majesty."

"Go check what's going on. Which slave did this?" Lu Junze said angrily.

He really didn't expect that the atmosphere in the harem has become so bad now. How does the queen manage the six palaces?

Even if she was an unfavored concubine, she was still his, Lu Junze's concubine. How could she let those servants bully her? What's more, Gu Shijin had not fallen out of favor yet.

"Yes, Your Majesty." Su Deyuan saw the dishes on the table and Concubine Jin being held in the emperor's arms for comfort. What else could he not understand?

Su Deyuan was very efficient and figured things out in just fifteen minutes. He also prepared a table of delicious food for Lu Junze and Gu Shijin.

"Your Majesty, I have already found out, it is..."

Su Deyuan was about to speak when Lu Junze slammed his chopsticks on the table and said, "Su Deyuan, can't you see that I am having a meal?"

Su Deyuan knelt on the ground in fear and begged for mercy.

Gu Shijin scooped a bowl of soup for Lu Junze and said, "Your Majesty, drink some soup, don't get angry and get sick. Eunuch Su is also anxious for me to do things."

Lu Junze took the soup from Gu Shijin and said, “Go out and let those servants kneel outside.”

"Yes, thank you, Your Majesty, and thank you, Lady Jinpin." Su Deyuan quickly retreated.

"Jin'er, you are just too soft-hearted." Lu Junze shook his head: "These servants... have wronged you."

"Your Majesty...I am fine."

There was a cold wind blowing outside, and the kneeling servants in the imperial kitchen were shivering. Su Deyuan was supervising them from the side, and whenever he saw anyone kneeling improperly, he would go up and "beat" them.

It was all because of these stupid servants that he was scolded by the Emperor. Fortunately, Concubine Jin was there.

After dinner, Lu Junze had time to deal with this matter. The matter was very simple. Lu Junze often stayed with Concubine Liu during this period and seldom came to Ningyu Pavilion. These servants thought that Gu Shijin had fallen out of favor, so they acted on their own and wanted to please those high-ranking masters.

Lu Junze was furious after hearing this. Looking at how skilled these servants were, it was definitely not the first time they had done such a thing. As a concubine, she couldn't even have a good meal!

The Chen Changzai incident happened some time ago, and Lu Junze thought that the Queen would handle it, but he didn't expect that the harem was still like this.

Lu Junze pointed at the three servants kneeling in the yard and said, "Beat them to death."

"Your Majesty, please spare my life, Your Majesty..."

Seeing this, Su Deyuan quickly ordered people to drag these servants away.

"Su Deyuan."

"emperor."

"Go and tell the Queen what happened here." Lu Junze said. He wanted to ask the Queen how she managed the six palaces.

"Yes, Your Majesty."

Returning to the house, Gu Shijin knelt on the ground respectfully and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty."

Lu Junze pulled her up and shook his head helplessly: "It's my fault that I didn't do it well."

Lu Junze is the emperor. Although he has sent people to monitor the harem, they only monitor major events and are unaware of trivial matters. The palace is so big that there will always be things that Lu Junze doesn't know.

Gu Shijin shook his head: "The emperor is very good."

"Your Majesty, please wait here for me."

"Okay." Seeing Gu Shijin's excited face, Lu Junze readily agreed.

After a while, Gu Shijin came out from the inner room with a pair of gloves in his hands, which were obviously worn by a man.

"Your Majesty, I made a pair of gloves for you." The gloves were made of fox fur sent by the Ministry of Internal Affairs and were very warm.

She originally wanted to send it along with the inner clothes, but now, let's just make the emperor happy first.

Lu Junze took it and put it on his hand immediately, the surprise and love in his eyes were obvious.

"I like it very much. Jin'er is thoughtful."