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

"What nonsense are you talking about." Lu Junze patted Gu Shijin's head, "Go to sleep."

The next day, as soon as Lu Junze left Ningyu Pavilion, the first thing he did was to instruct Tianlin to check on Concubine De.

The women in the harem were not honest, and Defei was no exception, but Lu Junze always thought that at least she was innocent in the matter of Concubine Liu, so he gave the little princess to her to raise.

Because during Concubine Liu's entire pregnancy, the secret guards of Yonghe Palace never reported anything unusual in the palace.

If Lu Junze knew that Concubine De was involved, how could he have given the little princess to Concubine De to raise?

"Yes, Your Majesty."

……

Yonghe Palace.

Since the little princess was handed over to Concubine De, Concubine De has been taking care of her personally, just like her own daughter.

Defei has been with Lu Junze for so many years, and she knows the palace very well. She hasn't been pregnant for such a long time, so she knows that it is basically impossible for her to get pregnant. No matter who has tricked her, she has lost this round.

Since I can't give birth to a child myself, I might as well adopt one to keep by my side. The emperor cares about children as much as a princess.

And since she was adopted, a princess might be better than a prince.

What if the prince becomes an ungrateful person after he ascends the throne?

So at this moment, Concubine De is sincere to the little princess.

"Your Majesty, let me take the little princess to the wet nurse. You can still sleep for a while." Ding Dong, Defei's personal maid, looked at Defei and said.

Concubine De waved her hand and said, "Forget it, let her sleep with me. Those palace maids are clumsy."

"Yes, ma'am."

After the little princess fell asleep, Concubine De put her on the bed, looked at her sleeping face and smiled, then looked at Ding Dong and said, "Is it clean?"

Ding Dong: "Don't worry, madam, everything has been handled and no one will find out."

"That maid met the emperor that day. Find a suitable reason for her death."

"Don't worry, Your Majesty. The palace maid jumped into the well and died because she was afraid of offending the Concubine Xian and the Third Princess." Ding Dong whispered.

Concubine De nodded.

In this palace, the person Defei hated the most was not the Queen, nor Rongfei who had a prince, but Xianfei.

They are all concubines of the Emperor, but Concubine Xian is the most hypocritical, as if she doesn't care about anything, yet she is able to win the Emperor's favor, and she has to pretend and act like everything.

Moreover, Concubine Xian and Concubine De had a grudge against each other since they were young.

Ding Dong: "Your Majesty, the Emperor has not yet given the little princess a name. Would you like to remind the Emperor?"

Generally speaking, if a prince or princess is favored by the emperor, he or she will be given a name when he or she is born, or even have the name prepared early on. Only if the child is not favored by the emperor will a name be given when the child is one month old.

At this time, a name has to be given, because after the full moon, the name of the prince and princess will be written on the royal jade butterfly.

Now the little princess is almost ten days old.

There was a hint of dissatisfaction in Concubine De's eyes. She said, "Ask the small kitchen to prepare some exquisite snacks. I will go to the Yangxin Palace later."

"Yes, ma'am."

Concubine De: "This time, Concubine Jin got a great deal. She was promoted to Concubine without any problems."

"Your Majesty, she is just a concubine and cannot threaten your position." Ding Dong comforted.

"She's just a concubine?" Concubine De sneered, "Have you ever seen any concubine in the palace promoted as quickly as she did?"

"It took less than a year for her to go from a seventh-rank talent to a fourth-rank concubine. If she continues like this, won't she be able to take the position of concubine next year?"

Ding Dong shut up. Although he knew that Concubine De was speaking in anger, he still didn't dare to respond.

It is not that easy to be promoted to the position of concubine. Unless Concubine Jin has made some particularly great contribution to the royal family, there is no possibility of this.

But...it's not impossible.

Apparently, Concubine De had also thought of this. She said in a cold tone, "Keep a close eye on Ningyu Pavilion. If there is any movement, tell me immediately."

Concubine Jin must not get pregnant.

"Yes, ma'am."

……

Most people in the harem were unhappy about Gu Shijin's promotion, but they didn't dare to say it.

In addition to Concubine De, there were two other people who were most angry.

These two people are Concubine Lan and Song Xiuyi.

As for the Queen, Shangguan Yan had already given up hope. Let her be promoted if she wants. Even if she is promoted to Imperial Noble Consort, she cannot surpass the Queen!

Concubine Lan was purely angry, and her temper was only visible on the surface. She smashed a lot of things when she returned to the palace that night.

"What kind of person is Gu Shijin? His brother was just trained by my brother, but he was promoted to Concubine so quickly."

"Your Majesty, please calm down." Qiaohui said.

"You vixen, you only know how to seduce the emperor every day!"

Qiao Hui sighed silently and advised: "Your Majesty, the Emperor is only attracted to Concubine Jin for a short time, but he really likes you."

"Look, yesterday the Emperor even sent us rouge and powder as tribute from foreign countries."

Qiaohui has been with Concubine Lan for a long time and knows how to persuade her.

Sure enough, after hearing this, Concubine Lan's complexion looked much better.

"The Queen is the same. She didn't even try to persuade the Emperor when something was so against the ancestral etiquette. I don't know what the Queen is doing!"

"My queen..." Qiaohui called out worriedly.

"What are you afraid of? Isn't what I said the truth? Besides, this is in Changle Palace."

I don’t know about other palaces, but Concubine Lan can ensure that her Changle Palace is clean. She is not one of those useless people who can’t even manage the palace people.

But seeing Qiao Hui's worried look, she still said, "Okay, I won't say any more."

As for Song Xiuyi, she was really angry, and was the one who hated Gu Shijin the most among these people.

Last year, the Queen Mother said she wanted to leave the palace to pray for blessings. The reason she chose to go out with them was to protect her children.

All the women in the harem were keeping an eye on her child, and the Second Prince was in poor health. She was really afraid that if she wasn't careful, someone else would succeed, so when the Queen Mother said she was leaving the palace, she took the initiative to go to the Cining Palace and ask to go with her.

Anyway, it is impossible for the Empress Dowager and Consort Dowager to harm the prince, and it is even more impossible given Concubine Xian’s personality.

The Queen Mother probably knew what she was thinking, so she agreed.

During this nearly one year, she had been living very well outside the palace, and the Second Prince's health had also recovered a lot. At least now he wouldn't lose his life to the slightest disturbance.

But she didn't expect that when she came back this time, such a big accident would happen in the palace.

When Song Xiuyi was outside the palace, she knew about the existence of Gu Shijin, but she didn't take it seriously. There were so many women in the harem, and she only regarded Gu Shijin as one of them, not a threat.

But when they met for the first time, she knew that this woman might be her biggest threat.

Because the emperor looked at her differently.

In this palace, other people’s thoughts are not important, what’s important is the emperor.

What Song Xiuyi didn't expect was that even the Queen Mother, who was so indifferent to the matter, suddenly looked at Gu Shijin differently.

Song Xiuyi touched the second prince's head and said, "Don't worry, An'er, your things will be kept safe by your mother."