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

Chapter 163 Birthday Ceremony

Because Lu Junze had just left the court, Gu Shijin thought it was a matter of the previous court, so he didn't ask any more questions. The harem should not interfere in politics, but Gu Shijin always kept it in mind.

Gu Shijin didn't ask, Lu Junze said it himself, "Today, there was an argument in the court about the concubine's miscarriage."

Gu Shijin stood beside Lu Junze and stretched out his hands to rub his temples. Lu Junze continued, "These ministers don't worry about the things they should worry about every day, but they keep an eye on the things in my harem every day."

The more Lu Junze talked, the more annoyed he became, and disgust was evident in his eyes.

"Your Majesty, don't be angry. Ministers have always been like this." Gu Shijin was not in a position to make too many judgments. He could only advise softly that being an emperor was not easy. Even though he was high above, he could not do whatever he wanted.

To put it bluntly, you have to think twice before sleeping with a woman.

"Let's not talk about them." Lu Junze pulled Gu Shijin's hand down and said, "I asked the kitchen to prepare longevity noodles, Su Deyuan."

As soon as Su Deyuan heard the emperor's voice, he came in with noodles.

"Your Majesty, is there only one bowl?" Gu Shijin asked.

Lu Junze: "You eat. Today is your birthday. I've already had breakfast."

Gu Shijin did not hesitate and nodded, "Okay, thank you, Your Majesty."

This longevity noodle is made with just one noodle. Even though it is only one noodle, the portion is quite large. After eating it, Gu Shijin felt that he didn’t need to eat lunch at all.

"Your Majesty, I'm so full." After finishing his meal, Gu Shijin looked at Lu Junze and said.

She remembered that the longevity noodles could not be bitten in pieces, so she kept eating and eating for a long time.

As soon as Gu Shijin raised his head, he met Lu Junze's tender gaze. He was stunned at first, then smiled and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty."

"I hope Jin'er lives a long and safe life without any illness or disaster." Lu Junze's blessing was simple but sincere.

After that, he brought out a plate from the side, on which was placed a complete set of jewelry, including hairpins, crowns, earrings, necklaces, bracelets...

The main material of this set of jewelry should be fine gemstones or carnelian, with excellent luster, emitting brilliant light under the candlelight. And the workmanship is fine, and it is priceless at first glance.

Although this set of jewelry is mainly red, it is not tacky at all and the color matching is very attentive. It can be seen at first glance that the person who made this set of jewelry has a very high level of appreciation and skills.

The most important thing is that it suits Gu Shijin's clothes very well.

Lu Junze: “See if you like it?”

Lu Junze first picked up the bracelet, touched it, and looked at it from left to right. The more she looked at it, the more she liked it. Suddenly, she found that the inside of the bracelet was quite different.

Gu Shijin looked up at Lu Junze, then picked up all the jewelry and took a look. Sure enough, each piece of jewelry had the word "Jin" engraved on it.

"I like it." Gu Shijin nodded happily. It looked like it was specially made.

"As long as you like it." Lu Junze looked at Gu Shijin's smiling face and felt satisfied.

When giving something as a gift, it should naturally touch the other person's heart. If other people don't like it, then what's the point of giving it away.

For Gu Shijin, the value and preciousness of this gift set are secondary. What matters most is Lu Junze’s thoughtfulness.

As an emperor, he has no shortage of money, but what is rare is that he is willing to put in the effort to do it.

"Your Majesty, did you draw these patterns yourself?" Gu Shijin asked Lu Junze.

Lu Junze was stunned, then asked: “How did Jin’er know?”

Because these things don't look like the styles of this era at all, but rather like the styles of some jewelry she drew in her study.

Gu Shijin was not very good at drawing, but he liked drawing, so he often drew some pattern pictures in the study. There was no other meaning, he just drew for fun when he was bored. Unexpectedly, Lu Junze saw it at some point.

"I happened to see it in your study that day, and thought you might like it too, so I drew it and asked them to create it." Lu Junze said lightly. In his opinion, this was not a big deal.

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Gu Shijin's eyes were slightly red, and he was somewhat moved.

"Here, put it on for you."

There were a lot of jewelry in this set, but Lu Junze didn't put all of them on Gu Shijin. He just changed a few pieces, and suddenly Gu Shijin looked more eye-catching.

Lu Junze brought a small mirror and placed it in front of Gu Shijin, and asked, "Do you like it?"

Gu Shijin took a look and had to say that Lu Junze had a good aesthetic sense.

"like."

"Put on the bracelet too." Lu Junze pulled Gu Shijin's hand and wanted to put it on her, but he saw that Gu Shijin was wearing a bracelet on her hand that looked familiar to him.

Seeing Lu Junze's eyes on the bracelet on her wrist, Gu Shijin smiled and explained, "This is the birthday gift that the Queen gave to me today."

Lu Junze didn't say anything, just nodded. When he saw the table, he knew it must have been given by the Queen.

Shangguan Yan was the wife chosen for him by the late emperor. Although Lu Junze did not like her at that time, he also wanted both parties to live a life of respect and honor each other, so he also carefully prepared a wedding for Shangguan Yan.

But as time passed, Shangguan Yan wanted more and more, and the two of them went further and further apart.

Lu Junze took off the bracelet, put on the bracelet he had prepared for Gu Shijin, and said, “If you don’t like it, you don’t have to wear it.”

Gu Shijin knew what Lu Junze meant and nodded to show that she understood. She really didn't like it, but she had to wear it for the Queen's sake.

After all, this was something Lu Junze gave to Shangguan Yan, and Gu Shijin felt uncomfortable wearing it on himself.

It was just a coincidence that Lu Junze had just prepared a bracelet, which dispelled the discomfort in Gu Shijin's heart.

"Have lunch in the Yangxin Palace at noon, and I will take you out of the palace in the afternoon." Lu Junze said.

Lu Junze knew that Gu Shijin didn't like the life in the harem. They often chatted, and Lu Junze could see from Gu Shijin's words that she yearned for the outside world. However, one of them was the emperor and the other was the imperial concubine, and neither of them could walk out of this huge cage freely.

So Lu Junze wanted to take Gu Shijin out for a look whenever he had the chance.

Gu Shijin was very happy when she heard that she was going to leave the palace. This was her sixth year in the palace, and he had almost finished touring the entire palace.

This is a place full of decay, making people feel uncomfortable and decadent.

There is a saying that goes "Birds of a feather flock together," and it has a basis in fact.

Those with unstable minds, once entering the harem, no matter how pure a white sheet of paper they are at the beginning, may be stained with ink in the end.

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Gu Shijin said.

Lu Junze hugged Gu Shijin and kissed him, saying, "What do you want for lunch? Let the kitchen make it. I have something to do in the imperial study. I will be back to eat with you later."

Gu Shijin thought that she would have nothing to do once Lu Junze left, so she said, "Your Majesty, please go and do your work. I will go to the small kitchen to take a look."

"also."

Originally, Gu Shijin came to the small kitchen just to take a look, but when he got here, he wanted to do it himself.