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

"My lady, why don't you wear this?" Xingyue asked, pointing at a cloud-blue palace dress. This palace dress was the one that Lu Junze asked the Ministry of Internal Affairs to make with fox fur.

Gu Shijin shook his head and said, "There will be a brazier at the banquet. It will be too hot. I'll just wear this red scented leaf dress and a cloak outside when the time comes."

"Yes, my lord."

Xingzhu and Xingyue were both deft and quick, and they quickly finished making up for Gu Shijin.

Today's banquet was different from usual ones, so the makeup was heavier. Gu Shijin's long black hair was tied up in a bun with stars and moons, and four long hairpins with golden sparrow flowers were placed on the left and right, with huge golden bells embellished on the sides. She was wearing a palace dress of fragrant leaf red, which made her skin look even whiter and more beautiful, and she was radiant.

"My lady, you are so beautiful." Xingyue praised, and Xingzhu next to her also had a faint smile on her face.

Gu Shijin usually doesn't dress up specially. She just asks Xingyue to draw her simply without making any mistakes. Now that she is dressed like this, she is really eye-catching.

Gu Shijin looked at the person in the mirror and nodded with satisfaction. This was good. Although the makeup was exquisite, the hairpins and jewelry on her head were not particularly expensive. It was just right.

It seems that Xingyue has grown a lot during this period of time.

"Let's go." It was getting late, so Gu Shijin stood up and prepared to leave.

Chuigong Hall is located in the south of the Imperial Garden, some distance away from Ningyu Pavilion. Moreover, Gu Shijin is now a concubine and is not qualified to ride in a sedan chair, so she can only walk there on foot.

Today's banquet is a family banquet, and some concubines can only see the emperor at family banquets once a year, so naturally they all dress up carefully.

There was no ugly woman in the harem, each of them was very distinctive. Gu Shijin met countless of them along the way, and many of them had higher status than Gu Shijin, so she had to stop and salute them.

Does Lu Junze know that he has so many women? Gu Shijin couldn't help but complain in his heart.

Judging from this period of time, Lu Junze would visit the palaces of the concubines with higher positions every month. As for the others, such as Wanyi, Ronghua, concubines, noble ladies, etc., he might not visit them once every one or two months. Of course, this did not include Gu Shijin.

In recent months, the place that Lu Junze visited most frequently in the harem was Gu Shijin's Ningyu Pavilion.

"Greetings, Concubine Jin."

It was Concubine Ning, with her maids.

Gu Shijin greeted with a smile: "Sister Ning."

Before, Concubine Ning had helped Gu Shijin at the chrysanthemum viewing banquet, and after returning, she asked Xingzhu to give Concubine Ning a thank-you gift in return.

"Sister Ning, would you like to come together?" Gu Shijin asked casually.

The emperor has been favoring Gu Shijin recently, so the other concubines naturally dislike her, so Gu Shijin has been alone all this time.

"it is good."

"Sister Ning, thank you for what you did last time. I haven't had time to thank you in person." Gu Shijin said.

Lady Ning smiled lightly and said, "Sister Jin, I am just reminding you. It is up to you whether you believe it or not."

At that time, Concubine Ning saw that Gu Shijin liked the wine very much and drank a lot of it. Gu Shijin gave her a good feeling, so she was willing to remind him. Fortunately, Gu Shijin was willing to listen.

Gu Shijin: "Thank you, Sister Ning."

"Hey, isn't this Concubine Jin and Noble Lady Ning? Why are you two here together?" Noble Lady Rou's pretentious voice sounded, and Gu Shijin couldn't help but lower his head and rolled his eyes.

"Greetings to Concubine Lan, Sister Rou." Gu Shijin and Concubine Ning paid their respects together.

Concubine Lan waved her hand and asked the two to get up.

Ever since he bumped into Concubine Rou in the Yangxin Palace last time, the relationship between Gu Shijin and her has become incompatible again. Of course, it was one-sided on Concubine Rou's part. She would scold Gu Shijin every time they met, but Gu Shijin was too lazy to pay attention to her every time.

She just likes to see these people dislike her but can't get rid of her.

Lady Ning was not talkative to begin with, and ignored Concubine Rou's question. Gu Shijin replied, "We met halfway."

Extremely perfunctory.

Concubine Rou wanted to say something but was called away by Concubine Lan.

Gu Shijin felt that Concubine Lan was also a very interesting person. Although he obviously disliked her, he never made things difficult for her. He didn't know if it was because her position was too low that others looked down on her.

But why didn’t Concubine Lan take the sedan chair to Chuigong Palace?

Gu Shijin and Ning Guiren didn't talk much along the way. After all, they were not familiar with each other, but the two of them had a harmonious aura and there was no awkwardness when walking together.

Only the sixth-rank nobles and above could attend banquets in the Great Xia Dynasty. Therefore, although Gu Shijin had traveled here for three years, this was his first time to attend one. The last chrysanthemum-viewing banquet hosted by Concubine Lan did not count; it was just a party at most.

This banquet was much more grand than the chrysanthemum viewing banquet. As soon as Gu Shijin and Ning Guiren arrived, palace maids came forward and led them to their respective seats.

Now that Gu Shijin is a concubine, she no longer has to be at the end.

I don’t know if it was Gu Shijin’s bad luck, but the pregnant Concubine Liu was sitting next to her.

"Sister Jin." When Liu Bin saw Gu Shijin coming over, she nodded as a greeting.

Gu Shijin also nodded in response.

This position is really not good. If something happens to Concubine Liu, it would be fine if it has nothing to do with her, but if it has anything to do with her, she will not be able to escape.

However, Concubine Liu's pregnancy is now more than six months old, and the condition is very stable.

The Emperor and Empress will definitely be the last to appear, but today's family dinner has been prepared very carefully. Even though the Emperor and Empress have not arrived yet, there are dancers and singers performing in the middle.

Gu Shijin thought, this could be considered as warming up the atmosphere.

To be honest, seeing the performances of the ancients with my own eyes and then thinking about the ancient dances from my previous lives, there is really no comparison.

Even the dance that warmed up the audience looked better than what he had seen in his previous life. Of course, it might also be that Gu Shijin didn't have the capital or time to see better in his previous life.

Every move and every charm are incomparable to those people in the previous life.

After a long while, the emperor and empress finally arrived. Both of them were wearing their formal court robes, looking elegant and luxurious. They looked quite a good match walking together.

"Your concubines/your concubines pay their respects to His Majesty the Emperor and the Empress. Long live the Emperor, and live the Empress a thousand years." The concubines knelt down and saluted.

Lu Junze stood in the upper position and raised his hand: "No need to be polite."

After Lu Junze sat down, the singing and dancing temporarily withdrew. Lu Junze raised his glass and said, "Today is New Year's Eve, it's a family dinner, don't be restrained."

Many concubines stood up and raised their glasses with both hands, saying, "Thank you, Your Majesty."

This glass of wine was like an opening, and the banquet became lively again after drinking it.

Some were watching the performance, some were eating, and many were flirting with the emperor.

Gu Shijin ate while watching the performance on central TV.

The Pan Drum Dance is being performed at the moment. Although all the performers are women, each of them has a very good control of their strength and is full of momentum.

As she looked at it, Gu Shijin thought of the braised chicken feet in Ningyu Pavilion. She had already smelled the fragrance of the braised chicken feet when she went out.

It would be great if I could chew one or two right now.

Just as he was daydreaming, Gu Shijin suddenly felt a piercing gaze falling on him.