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

The next second, Lu Junze raised his hand and clasped the back of Gu Shijin's head, and with the other hand he held her waist, holding her tightly against him.

From deep to shallow, Gu Shijin was kissed by Lu Junze until he couldn't breathe. The quiet Yangxin Palace allowed hormones to spread unbridled, and the two gradually immersed themselves in it.

“Your Majesty…” Gu Shijin pushed Lu Junze’s chest with both hands and shouted incoherently.

Lu Junze ignored her and kissed her even harder, as if to stop Gu Shijin from moaning.

Gu Shijin stopped struggling, closed his eyes in a daze, and responded to Lu Junze involuntarily.

She didn't want to think about anything now, she just wanted to follow her instincts...

The kiss lasted for a long time, until Gu Shijin felt that she was about to suffocate, and then Lu Junze reluctantly released his hold on her.

Lu Junze looked at Gu Shijin, whose lips were slightly swollen in his arms, with tenderness and affection in his eyes.

At the beginning, Lu Junze was out of control and was seduced by Gu Shijin, but later he followed his heart.

"Jin'er..." Lu Junze called softly, with strong desire in his voice.

Gu Shijin lay in his arms and looked at him, blinking playfully: "Your Majesty, no, this is the Yangxin Palace."

"You are just fearless." Lu Junze lowered his head and kissed Gu Shijin on the corner of his mouth.

It was not until today that Lu Junze realized that he did not hate the feeling of kissing, he just did not like kissing the women in the harem. Dealing with them had already made Lu Junze exhausted. Kissing is a very beautiful thing and it must be done with the person you love.

Lu Junze really enjoyed kissing Gu Shijin.

Hearing Lu Junze's words, Gu Shijin smiled brightly, with a hint of pride.

"Your Majesty, you should focus on government affairs." Gu Shijin reminded.

She didn't want anything to happen in the Yangxin Palace that would cause the Queen to come and hold her accountable.

As for her, all she needs to do is to be the emperor's confidant at the right time.

Gu Shijin stood up and wanted to leave, but was stopped by Lu Junze.

"Just stay here with me."

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

Lu Junze could tell at a glance that he still had government affairs to deal with, and Gu Shijin's presence here would make others think that he was interfering in government affairs.

"I'll deal with the memorials, you read here." Lu Junze handed a book from the bookshelf to Gu Shijin. Gu Shijin took it and saw that it was a miscellany that talked about interesting things in the Great Xia Dynasty.

Gu Shijin: "Yes, Your Majesty."

Lu Junze patted Gu Shijin's head and assured him, "Don't worry, the matter of Yangxin Palace will not be spread out."

Gu Shijin was not too worried about this. As the king of a country, if Lu Junze could not even control his own territory and allowed others to spy on him, then the huge Great Xia Dynasty would have been in danger long ago.

Gu Shijin was very obedient. He read the book when asked to. It turned out that this book of notes was quite interesting.

What is recorded on it are not big events, but just small things that happen in each place, but from them we can see the customs and culture of each place.

Lu Junze sat on the dragon chair and processed memorials, occasionally looking up at Gu Shijin, with tenderness and doting in his eyes that he himself had not noticed.

How could such miscellaneous notes appear in the Yangxin Palace? This was deliberately prepared by Lu Junze for Gu Shijin.

So, it is very obvious whether one likes someone or not. Towards other women in the harem, Lu Junze had to be perfunctory most of the time, but towards Gu Shijin, Lu Junze sincerely wanted her to be happy. Although he did not do enough, as an emperor, it was almost enough.

This is also what Gu Shijin thought in her heart. Lu Junze is doing very well now. Gu Shijin can still control her heart now. She is also afraid that Lu Junze will be too good to her, let herself indulge in it, and lose her original intention.

After reading for a while, Gu Shijin quietly put the book down and walked to Lu Junze to grind ink for him.

The windows of the Hall of Mental Cultivation are made of colored glaze, and the quality of this colored glaze is very good. The weather is good today, and the sunlight shines through the windows, falls on them, and gives them a layer of golden color.

Gu Shijin was concentrating on grinding ink, while Lu Junze was concentrating on reviewing memorials. The whole scene was very warm.

As soon as Lu Junze raised his head, he saw Gu Shijin. He raised the corners of his lips slightly and revealed a faint smile.

"Your Majesty, the Empress requests an audience." Su Deyuan came in with his head lowered and reported.

Gu Shijin put down the things in her hands, took two steps back and said, "Your Majesty, I will leave first."

"Okay, go ahead." Lu Junze touched Gu Shijin's left hand: "Remember to apply medicine when you go back."

When Gu Shijin went out, she happened to run into Shangguan Yan. Gu Shijin bowed and said, "Your Majesty, I pay my respects to the Queen."

Shangguan Yan was not surprised to see Gu Shijin and nodded: "Jinpin."

"My concubine pays your respects to the Emperor."

Lu Junze: "Queen, please don't be polite."

Lu Junze put down what he was doing, walked over to the side and sat down, pointing to the seat next to him: “Sit down.”

Shangguan Yan sat down with a smile, took the food box from Yunzhi, and took out the pastries inside.

"Your Majesty, I have prepared some snacks. Would you like to try some?" Shangguan Yan picked up a piece of cake and handed it to Lu Junze's mouth.

Lu Junze stared at the queen for a few seconds, then took a bite of the pastry handed to him by the queen.

"The queen is thoughtful." Lu Junze said lightly.

A hint of smile flashed across Shangguan Yan's eyes.

"Your Majesty, I came here to ask which sisters you plan to take with you on this spring hunt."

There are hunting activities every year in the Great Xia Dynasty, which are divided into spring hunting and autumn hunting. Last year, Lu Junze cancelled the autumn hunting due to drought. This year, preparations for the spring hunting began early in the morning.

During the spring hunt, the emperor would usually bring a few of his favorite concubines to accompany him, and of course the queen would definitely go along, so Shangguan Yan came to ask about this today.

Originally, she could have asked the emperor to have dinner at Fengyi Palace and then ask, but she heard that Gu Shijin had gone to the Yangxin Palace, so she thought about it and came here early.

Shangguan Yan: "Concubine Rong came to tell me that Concubine Liu of Yufu Palace is ill and she wants to stay in the palace to take care of the eldest prince, so she will not go on this spring hunt."

"I plan to temporarily hand over the affairs of the harem to Concubine Rong."

Although the imperial concubine also said that she would not go on the spring hunt, she has never been involved in matters, so there is no point in leaving it to her.

"Concubine De, Concubine Lan, Concubine Zhou, Concubine Jin, and Concubine Ning, these are the ones for sure." Lu Junze said after thinking for a while.

The first few were all within Shangguan Yan's expectations. Given the positions of Concubine De and Concubine Lan, they would definitely go there. The emperor liked Concubine Jin, so it was not surprising to bring her as the queen. However, Shangguan Yan was a little confused about the emperor's thoughts on bringing Concubine Ning.

"Yes, Your Majesty."

Lu Junze didn't know what he was thinking of, and suddenly said: "Li Guipin should go with us, I remember she is good at riding and shooting."

Shangguan Yan was stunned for a moment and said, "Your Majesty, do you remember that the year before last, Concubine Li Guipin also caught two rabbits, which made many of the sisters in the harem envious."

"Your Majesty, I have prepared dinner in Fengyi Palace. Would Your Majesty like to have some?" Shangguan Yan invited.