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

"I'll send you back to Ningyu Pavilion." Lu Junze stood up and said to Gu Shijin.

Gu Shijin did not refuse. He looked at Lu Junze with a smile and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty."

Walking out of Mengzhuxuan, Gu Shijin found three sedan chairs parked outside, two of which were the emperor's dragon sedan chair and the queen's phoenix sedan chair, and there was also a particularly small sedan chair.

Lu Junze pointed at the smaller one and said, “You sit here.”

Gu Shijin was slightly stunned and said, "Your Majesty, this is against the rules."

She is just a concubine, how can she ride in a sedan chair in the palace?

Shangguan Yan also saw the sedan chair. When she heard Lu Junze's words, she didn't say anything, but just bowed and left.

"Just sit down when I tell you to." Lu Junze said domineeringly.

It would be bad to refuse again, so Gu Shijin bowed and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty."

Lu Junze smiled with satisfaction. He was the emperor, so why not give some convenience to the person he liked?

The two of them were happy, but Shangguan Yan was so angry that he had a headache on the Phoenix Chariot.

The emperor is now treating Gu Shijin too specially. She had comforted herself before that no matter how favored Gu Shijin was, she was just a concubine and could never surpass herself, the empress. But now Shangguan Yan had to worry about the emperor's attitude towards Gu Shijin.

It is true that she is the queen, but her power cannot surpass that of the emperor.

"Don't come over here next time. You're just feeling better now." Lu Junze held Gu Shijin in his arms and put him on the bed, saying softly.

After this trip, Gu Shijin's face turned pale again.

"Doctor Yang, please take a look at Concubine Jin." Lu Junze had already instructed Doctor Yang to wait in Ningyu Pavilion.

After taking the pulse, Doctor Yang said, "Your Majesty, Concubine Jin is fine. The poison in her body has been eliminated. She will recover after two days of rest."

Gu Shijin's current weakness is caused by not eating and not sleeping well. He will recover naturally as long as he takes good care of himself.

"Thank you for your hard work, Doctor Yang." said Gu Shijin.

"You are too polite, young master."

"Your Majesty, I will take my leave."

Lu Junze waved his hand.

Everyone had gone out, leaving only Gu Shijin and Lu Junze. After hesitating for a moment, Gu Shijin finally spoke.

"Your Majesty, today's matter is..."

Lu Junze put his finger on Gu Shijin's lips, looked into Gu Shijin's eyes and said, "What happened today has nothing to do with you."

"I have been eyeing Ming Jieyu for a long time. Even if the bracelet incident had not happened, I would not let her go."

Gu Shijin also knew about this. The reason why Concubine Ming committed suicide by taking poison so cleanly and decisively today must not only be because Yu'er was arrested. There must be other reasons.

By bringing up the matter of the bracelet, she only accelerated the death of Concubine Ming.

"Jin'er, I'm very happy." Lu Junze said.

Gu Shijin looked at Lu Junze with some confusion.

"To survive in the harem, you must not only learn to protect yourself, but also learn to fight back."

Unconditionally giving in will only make others more demanding.

Now in the harem, Lu Junze has sent people to monitor several important places, and Gu Shijin is no exception.

But it was not to monitor Gu Shijin, but to protect her, so Lu Junze knew everything Xiao Linzi did today.

Gu Shijin looked into Lu Junze's eyes intently, she knew that Lu Junze was telling the truth.

Lu Junze patted Gu Shijin's hand and said, "If you do this, even if I can't always be by your side in the future, you will be able to protect yourself."

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Gu Shijin suddenly stood up and kissed Lu Junze on the cheek.

This sneak attack confused Lu Junze, and it took him a while to react. He was not angry, but lowered his head and kissed Gu Shijin on the corner of his mouth.

"Your Majesty!" Gu Shijin blushed.

Lu Junze touched the corner of Gu Shijin's mouth: "Why, only you can kiss secretly and I can't?"

"Your Majesty, I didn't kiss you secretly. I kissed you openly and honestly." Gu Shijin said confidently.

"Okay, I was wrong, let me kiss you again." After saying that, Lu Junze kissed Gu Shijin on the face again.

Lu Junze looked at Gu Shijin, with tenderness in his eyes that he himself was not aware of.

Gu Shijin felt that he was very lucky. Although he traveled to a feudal era, the person he met was not an autocratic, dictatorial and self-righteous man.

"Your Majesty..." Gu Shijin buried his head in Lu Junze's arms and called softly.

"You should have a good rest. I still have some things to do in Yangxin Palace. I will come to see you in the evening."

"Your Highness, I respectfully send you off." Lu Junze held her down and said, "You don't have to get up."

After Lu Junze left, Gu Shijin had time to think about what happened today. There was one person that Gu Shijin found very interesting, and that was Concubine Ning.

The question that Concubine Ning asked Concubine Ning today was very coincidental, and Concubine Ning's answer was also very coincidental.

For the first question, Shangguan Yan asked Concubine Ning if she knew the bracelet, but did not ask where she had seen it. Gu Shijin remembered that Xing Zhu said that she met Concubine Ning when she went to deliver the bracelet to Concubine Rou, and she had seen the bracelet at that time.

The second question, Concubine Rou asked Concubine Ning whether Manxiang bumped into her. Concubine Ning said yes, but she did not say that she saw Manxiang put the bracelet into Concubine Rou's things.

It's just that the atmosphere was heavy just now, and everyone subconsciously thought that Concubine Ning saw Manxiang put the bracelet into Concubine Rou's things.

That's why Manxiang pleaded guilty.

I don’t know whether Lady Ning answered this way on purpose or was just answering the question.

However, at present, there is no problem with Concubine Ning, and what happened in the harem before was indeed the work of Concubine Ming behind the scenes.

Gu Shijin originally just wanted to bring the person behind the scenes to the surface, but he didn't expect the emperor to directly deal with the person.

I think even if Ming Jieyushi is not dealt with, she will not be easy. I wonder how much Li Guipin hates her because she was demoted from Xiuyuan to Guipin.

"Xiao Linzi, you did a good job today." Gu Shijin said.

"Thank you, my Lord."

"My lord, I think there is something wrong with Xiao Lezi." Xiao Linzi said.

Gu Shijin raised his head and motioned for him to speak.

"Xiao Lezi asked me today whether I had given the bracelet to the emperor."

Xiao Lezi is just a little eunuch, and this kind of issue is really not something he should be concerned about.

Gu Shijin thought for a moment and said, "You still have to maintain a good relationship with him in the future, but don't say anything to others. Keep him around, he might be useful in the future."

"I understand." Xiao Linzi said.

Xiao Linzi has made great efforts in recent events. He is careful and quiet, and is loyal to Gu Shijin. Gu Shijin likes him very much.

"By the way, how is your brother?" Gu Shijin asked.

Xiao Linzi's brother had a fiancée, but the son of a minor official took a fancy to her and wanted to snatch her away. Fortunately, Gu Shijin sent a letter to his family asking them to help out, and thus the fiancée was rescued.

Xiao Linzi smiled, his eyes shining: "My lady, my elder brother is already married."

"That's good."