PFC Chapter 314 Gift
Chapter 314 Gift
At a banquet, there will inevitably be singing and dancing. Gu Shijin didn't care at first. There were so many dancers in the palace, and this program was always present at every banquet. If she cared, she would be angry to death sooner or later.
Besides, as the emperor, Lu Junze had three palaces and six courtyards, and it was common for him to have three palaces and six courtyards. If she was angry about this matter, she should have been angry a long time ago.
She cared because the lead dancer this time gave her an inexplicable sense of familiarity.
Gu Shijin turned his head and looked at Lu Junze. Lu Junze's face looked normal, with no change.
"What's wrong?" Lu Junze looked at Shi Jin and turned around, then moved closer to her and asked in a low voice.
"It's okay." Gu Shijin shook his head and smiled, raised the wine glass on the table and said to Lu Junze: "Your Majesty, I toast to you."
"Okay." Lu Junze raised his glass and drank with Gu Shijin.
The harmonious and warm scene above was naturally seen by the concubines and ministers below. They all became thoughtful, especially some people who had ulterior motives.
The Emperor really dotes on the Imperial Concubine.
Gu Shijin originally thought that the lead dancer wanted to attract Lu Junze's attention, but until the end of the dance, the lead dancer did not do anything out of the ordinary.
"Am I feeling wrong?" Gu Shijin murmured softly.
However, Gu Shijin had a lot of things to do now, and it was impossible for her to focus on a dancer, so she soon put this matter behind her.
Lu Junze left halfway through the banquet, and Gu Shijin naturally followed him. The main reason was that the banquet was really boring, everyone was very restrained, and it was really boring to sit there.
"Your Majesty, the kitchen has prepared lotus seed porridge." Xingyue said as soon as she entered Chenhua Palace.
The food at the palace banquet looked good, but most of them tasted not very good. She guessed that the queen must not have eaten enough.
"Xingyue understands my thoughts best." Sure enough, Gu Shijin smiled when he heard Xingyue's words.
Gu Shijin's small kitchen could not compare with the chef in the imperial kitchen in making other dishes, but the taste of porridge was unique. Even Lu Junze often came to Chenhua Palace to eat.
Mainly, the small kitchen is for Gu Shijin to cook alone, so he doesn't pursue speed. He always cooks over a slow fire, which is very delicate, so the food tastes naturally good.
Although Gu Shijin was a little hungry, she still asked Xingzhu to change her clothes first. Wearing this outfit was too tiring and made her feel uncomfortable all over.
"Your Majesty, it will be even heavier when you become the queen." Xingyue laughed beside her.
The smile on Gu Shijin's face disappeared in an instant. She looked at Xingyue and said seriously, "Xingyue!"
Xingyue also reacted quickly. She knelt on the ground and said, "I know I was wrong. Please forgive me, Your Majesty."
"Be careful with your words and stop talking nonsense."
Even if everyone thought that Gu Shijin would definitely become the queen, that could not be said out loud, especially by people in Gu Shijin's own palace.
Who can become the empress is decided by the emperor, and if they talk nonsense now, people will think they are too ambitious.
"Yes, ma'am."
"Okay, this won't happen again." Gu Shijin didn't blame her too much. Xingyue had been by his side for many years and had helped her a lot. Gu Shijin would not punish her severely for such a small matter.
"It's been eight years since I entered the palace." Gu Shijin touched her face. She had taken good care of herself during these years in the palace. Although she was already 24 years old, she looked like a girl in her twenties.
The ancient times may seem very backward, but in fact there were many different ways of maintenance, but many of them were unaffordable for ordinary people.
As the emperor's concubine and deeply loved by Lu Junze, Gu Shijin naturally had no shortage of these things.
Gu Shijin was not stingy with these things. If she wanted to win Lu Junze's favor, she naturally had to have a good-looking face as a prerequisite.
No one wants to face an ugly face, let alone the emperor who has seen many beauties.
"Your Majesty is still the same as when she first entered the palace." Xingyue said from the side.
Gu Shijin and Gong Xingyue came to her side, so she had the right to say this.
"It's different now." Gu Shijin sighed. It's not just that he has grown older, but more importantly, his state of mind has changed.
"Mother, mother..." Gu Shijin was sighing here when the Fourth Prince ran in. It was winter now, and he had to wear more clothes. The Fourth Prince had gained some weight recently and looked like a ball.
Gu Shijin held the Fourth Prince's head and said, "What are you doing? Be careful not to fall down if you are so clumsy."
"Where's your brother?"
"Brother." The fourth prince blinked, "Brother is reading a book."
As soon as the third prince returned from the banquet, he went into the study.
The third prince was still young and could not understand many things. However, seeing that the third prince really liked books, Lu Junze assigned him a young eunuch who could read.
"Then what are you doing here?" Gu Shijin pinched the Fourth Prince's nose.
"Son has a gift for mother." said the fourth prince.
Gu Shijin's eyes lit up, a little surprised that this kid even knew to give him something.
"What is it?"
"Look, mother!" The fourth prince took out a flower from his hands behind his back.
This flower is not the kind of flower that blooms outside. It is a flower folded with paper, and it is crooked. You can tell at a glance that it was folded by a beginner.
"Is this a rose?" Gu Shijin pretended to be surprised as he took the flower and even put it to his nose to smell it.
Gu Shijin originally wanted to pretend to amuse the Fourth Prince, but unexpectedly, she actually smelled the scent of a rose on a fake flower.
Gu Shijin raised his eyebrows, feeling surprised.
"smell good."
The fourth prince chuckled and said, "Brother said it smells good this way."
This statement made no sense, but Gu Shijin understood it. What he meant was that the Third Prince said that it would smell better if he did it this way.
"Mother likes it very much. Thank you, Ajin and Ayuan." Gu Shijin held the fourth prince to sit on his lap and kissed his cheek.
The fourth prince's face turned red. He has begun to understand things now.
"My son likes you, mother, too." As he said that, the Fourth Prince quickly kissed Gu Shijin on the cheek.
A son is also a good boy. Although the Fourth Prince is naughty, Gu Shijin really likes him. Of course, she likes Ajin the same way.
Gu Shijin and the Fourth Prince had a bowl of lotus seed porridge together, and then sent the Fourth Prince back to his room.
When he returned, he also brought a bowl of lotus seed porridge for the third prince.
"Mother is here. Your son pays his respects to you." The third prince stood up immediately when he saw Gu Shijin coming.
"Still reading?" Gu Shijin rubbed the third prince's head.
"Yes." The third prince nodded.
"Mother brought you a bowl of lotus seed porridge. After eating, go to bed early. Also pay attention to the time when reading."
"It's bad for your eyes if you stay too late."
"Son, I understand. Thank you for your concern, mother."