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

The young eunuch saw Xiao Linzi's panic, but he did not rush back to report. Instead, he waited until Xiao Linzi came back with the imperial physician before he went back to report.

The imperial physician arrived soon, it was still Song Jibai. He walked into Ningyu Pavilion and saw Concubine Jin sitting on the couch reading a book. He raised his eyebrows, but then he calmed down.

He knew how much Lu Junze valued Concubine Jin, and he was really afraid that if something happened to Concubine Jin, Lu Junze would go crazy.

"I pay my respects to Concubine Jin."

"Doctor Song." Gu Shijin smiled and nodded, "Doctor Song, please check if there is any problem with the ice."

Although Gu Shijin was asking, his tone was quite affirmative.

Song Jibai took the ice and smelled it, and said, "My lady, these ices have been soaked in medicine."

"If you eat or stay in contact with this ice for too long, it can cause a slip."

When Xingzhu heard this, she hurriedly took the ice out.

Gu Shijin's eyes revealed a coldness that was as icy and ruthless as the cold palace, making people feel chilled.

"Doctor Song, please take a look at our young lady quickly." Xingyue said anxiously.

Song Jibai felt Gu Shijin's pulse and said, "My lady is fine, but just in case, I'll prescribe some medicine for you."

"Thank you, Doctor Song."

"This is what I should do."

After Song Jibai left, Gu Shijin said, "Spread the word that I'm sick and will close the door to visitors from today onwards."

"Yes, my lord."

The news from Ningyu Pavilion was passed back to the Yangxin Palace by the secret guards without a single leak. When Lu Junze heard it, several teacups in the Yangxin Palace were broken.

"presumptuous!"

Su Deyuan lowered his head and dared not make a sound.

Su Deyuan knew that Concubine Jin was pregnant, and he also knew that the emperor took this very seriously. Now that Concubine Sheng had done such a thing, it would not be long before Concubine Sheng would no longer be seen in the palace.

"Tianlin, go and put that little guard under control."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

Now is not a good time to deal with it. He wants to see what these women are going to do!

As the news from Ningyu Pavilion spread, the reactions from various palaces were lukewarm, as if no one knew about it.

But in fact, there are undercurrents beneath the calm.

In the side hall of Changle Palace, Concubine Sheng was walking back and forth in the room, very anxious.

"Haven't you found Xiao Fuzi yet?" asked Concubine Sheng.

Xiao Fuzi was the little eunuch she sent to deliver ice to Ningyu Pavilion.

"My lord, no, Xiao Fuzi never came back after he went out."

"My lady, has Xiao Fuzi been caught?" Concubine Sheng's personal maid asked worriedly.

Concubine Sheng was also afraid, and could only comfort herself: "It's okay, it's okay. Xiao Fuzi's family members are in my hands. Even if they are caught, they dare not betray me."

"Send someone else to look for it!"

"Yes, my lord."

At first, Concubine Sheng didn't want to harm Concubine Jin. She just wanted to live the rest of her life peacefully in the palace.

But... as a woman who was sent to the palace as a gift, her life was never in her own hands.

A trace of sadness flashed in Concubine Sheng's eyes.

From the moment her father sold her, freedom had been elusive to her.

But for the sake of her only brother, she didn't even try to resist.

Unfortunately, Concubine Sheng didn’t know that even though she had done so many things against her own wishes for her brother, her brother died the day after she entered the palace.

Because Song Xiuyi was with a prince, she also lived alone in a palace called Yong'an Palace.

Although she cannot live in the main hall now, there is no one else living in the main hall of Yong'an Palace.

"My lady, Concubine Sheng has taken action." Song Xiuyi's maid Ziping walked up to Song Xiuyi and whispered.

Song Xiuyi nodded, her hands still cutting flowers, and asked, "What's Ningyu Pavilion's reaction?"

Zi Ping: "Ningyu Pavilion invited Dr. Song to come, but then closed the door to visitors. I didn't find out the details."

"Pull back the people around Ningyu Pavilion and stop staring at them."

"Yes, my lord."

"My lady, then we are not going to take action?" Zi Ping asked doubtfully.

Song Xiuyi just smiled and didn't say anything.

Others use her as a knife, she can't be so stupid as to be used as a knife herself.

……

Fengyi Palace.

Shangguan Yan drank tea while listening to Yunzhi's report on the affairs of the palace.

No matter how much the emperor disliked her or ignored her, she was still the queen of the Great Xia Dynasty and Lu Junze's legal wife.

He was the most powerful person in the harem of the Great Xia Dynasty.

Concubine Zhou did not tell her that Concubine Jin was pregnant, but Shangguan Yan still knew about it.

There are many people in the harem who want to curry favor with Shangguan Yan, and Ningyu Pavilion has been so lively these days, it is hard for Shangguan Yan not to know.

However, there was a flash of hostility in Shangguan Yan's eyes. The emperor was keeping a close eye on Ningyu Pavilion, and she had tried to take action several times, but failed.

"Your Majesty, why didn't you do this for Concubine Liu when she was pregnant with you and gave birth to a child?" Shangguan Yan said sarcastically.

The emperor guarded Ningyu Pavilion strictly and kept an even closer eye on her Fengyi Palace.

"Your Majesty, the more you act like this, the more I want to destroy Concubine Jin."

What Shangguan Yan can't get, no one else can get.

"I heard that the emperor sent Concubine Jin's brother to investigate corruption?" Shangguan Yan suddenly asked.

"Your Majesty, that's right. Envoy Gu Fu went to Taizhou."

Ever since the drought in the south last year, Lu Junze has been determined to investigate corruption. Gu Chengfeng is a skilled fighter, has no ties to the court, and is not on good terms with anyone, making him very suitable for this task, so Lu Junze sent Gu Chengfeng out.

"I remember Concubine De's father..." Shangguan Yan leaned close to Yunhua's ear and laughed.

Yunhua bowed and said, "My lady, I understand. I will do it right away."

"Go."

"Hahahaha..." After Yunhua left, Shangguan Yan laughed out loud, some of it happy, but also some vicious.

Your Majesty, I just want to see, what would you do if something happened to Concubine Jin, whom you care about the most?

Yunzhi stood by with her head lowered, not daring to say a word.

The Queen has been becoming increasingly emotionally unstable lately.

…In Ningyu Pavilion, Gu Shijin still ate and drank as usual, but now the eunuchs who came to Ningyu Pavilion to deliver things were all Lu Junze’s people.

"My lady, I have found it." Xiao Linzi ran into the house with sweat all over his forehead.

Gu Shijin looked up at Xingzhu, who poured a cup of tea and handed it to Xiao Linzi.

Xiao Linzi took it with both hands and said, "Thank you, young master."

"My lady, that young eunuch knows the Empress Defei of Yonghe Palace."

Gu Shijin smiled and said that Concubine De was a very paranoid person, so how could she not take control of the direction of things into her own hands.

"I found a man who knew the young eunuch. The young eunuch was almost bullied to death before. It was Concubine De who passed by and saved him. She arranged for him to live in Concubine Sheng's palace."

Save a eunuch, make him grateful to you, and then ask him to do things for you. Well, this is a common tactic used in the harem.