Lin Zhan looked at Concubine Qin at this time, and then uttered a few words. "You lose."
Lin Zhan did not utter these three words audibly, but Concubine Qin clearly understood from the shape of her mouth.
At this moment, Concubine Qin finally realized that she had been tricked by Lin Zhan, and she was also furious. She stood up and pointed at Lin Zhan and cursed, "Little bitch, how dare you trick me!"
The emperor standing next to him watched his once beautiful and lovely concubine, but now she was cursing Lin Zan like a shrew, as if she didn't know Concubine Qin.
"Empress Qin, what are you talking about? I don't understand." Lin Zhan pretended to be cute and innocent and shrugged his shoulders.
Concubine Qin then came to her senses, snatched the envelope from the eunuch's hand and tore it open. Sure enough, she found a blank piece of paper inside with nothing written on it.
"Your Majesty, please see, I am truly wronged. There is nothing on this piece of paper, and I have not done anything to frame the Queen." Concubine Qin widened her eyes, completely losing her usual charming look.
The emperor's eyes were full of disappointment in Concubine Qin, and he pushed her away. The blank, flawless paper fell to the ground, and some stains appeared on the pure white paper.
Concubine Qin clutched the paper tightly, as if grasping at the last straw, and kept saying to the emperor, "Your Majesty, I beg you to take a look. This paper is really blank. I did not frame the queen."
"That's enough, Concubine Qin. You just admitted that you framed the queen, but now you regret it. How can I trust you? Someone take her away and put her in the Sky Prison. No one is allowed to visit her."
The emperor was completely disappointed with Concubine Qin because of his deep love and deep hatred. He no longer confined her to Mingde Palace, but threw her directly into the Sky Prison.
Concubine Qin obviously could not accept such a decision. She kept crying and talking about the time she and the emperor had spent together.
But all these past years could not arouse the emperor's sympathy, and Concubine Qin was still taken away.
After Concubine Qin was taken away, the whole hall fell silent. The emperor sat weakly on the chair and said to Lin Zhan, "Did you not have any evidence from the beginning to the end to prove that Concubine Qin framed the queen?"
"It's not that there is no evidence, but there is no conclusive evidence. Concubine Qin is cautious and has cleaned up all the clues. Even Doctor Fu escaped." Since his goal has been achieved, Lin Zhan naturally did not hesitate to tell the emperor the truth.
After learning about this, the emperor couldn't help but smile miserably. "It's ridiculous, isn't it? Although I am the emperor, there is no one around me who treats me sincerely."
"Your Majesty is wrong. If you look carefully, there are still people in the harem who treat you sincerely." Lin Zhan's tone became softer and he said to the emperor.
The emperor was obviously stunned for a moment, then he remembered the queen who was imprisoned in Kangfu Palace by him, so he went straight to Kangfu Palace.
Upon learning that the emperor was coming, Liu Qiuchan hurriedly asked the palace maids around her to help her wash and dress up, but before she was done, the emperor had already stepped into the palace.
"Your Highness." Liu Qiuchan knelt down quickly. The emperor lingered on her pale face and plain clothes.
The emperor then remembered what Lin Zan had said, and felt even more guilty towards Liu Qiuchan, and quickly helped her up.
The people in the hall slowly retreated, and soon only the emperor and Liu Qiuchan were left.
As for what happened in Kangfu Palace, Lin Zan and Jun Beiqi no longer knew. They were drinking tea with Concubine De in the Imperial Garden.
"You are so scheming at such a young age. I was right about you." Empress Defei said to Lin Zan with admiration in her eyes.
Lin Zhan quickly showed an innocent smile and said, "I hit the jackpot by accident. After I knew that Doctor Fu had escaped, I came up with this idea. I didn't expect it to be so useful."
"Although Concubine Qin is cunning, she has never been a person of strong will. When you trick her with the trick of making something out of nothing, she naturally panicked and revealed her true colors." Empress Defei commented on Concubine Qin with disdain on her face.
Lin Zan smiled without comment and didn't say much. Just as they were talking, a figure appeared in front of them.
This person was none other than Jun Beiyu, who rushed here after learning that his mother was imprisoned in the Heavenly Prison.
After Jun Beiyu saluted to Concubine De and the Crown Prince, he set his sights on Lin Zhan. "I want to discuss something with Miss Lin. I wonder if I can have a word with you for a moment."
Looking at Jun Beiyu, whose face was calm, as if Qin Fei's imprisonment in the sky prison had no effect on him at all, Lin Zan couldn't help but feel a little admiration in his heart.
Because he wanted to know what Jun Beiyu said, Lin Zan nodded in agreement. Just as he was about to leave, Jun Beiqi grabbed his hand.
"It's never good for a single man and a single woman to be in the same place. If you have anything to say, King Heng might as well talk about it here." Jun Beiqi said to Jun Beiyu with a cold face.
Jun Beiyu was stunned for a moment, then smiled. "Prince, why do you ask when you already know the answer? I don't want to embarrass Miss Lin. I just want to ask the Queen through Miss Lin to spare my mother's life."
As the saying goes, the person who tied the bell must untie it. After all, Concubine Qin framed the Queen. If the Queen had shown mercy, Concubine Qin might have been able to save her life.
But everyone knew that Liu Qiuchan was a person who would never let go of a grudge, and it would be extremely difficult to get her to let go of Concubine Qin.
So Jun Beiyu went to find Lin Zan, who had a good relationship with Liu Qiuchan.
"So this is what Prince Heng was thinking. But I'm sorry I can't help you with this. After all, when Concubine Qin was harming the Queen, she never thought of letting the Queen stand." Lin Zan said bluntly.
At this moment, something unexpected happened. Jun Beiyu actually knelt down in front of Lin Zhan. "As the ancients said, the kindness of parents cannot be repaid. If Miss Lin agrees to ask the Queen to spare my mother, I am willing to bear all the guilt for my mother to repay her kindness in raising me."
The sudden scene obviously shocked everyone, and Lin Zan did not expect that Jun Beiyu would actually kneel down in front of him.
Just when Lin Zhan was confused, the emperor's voice rang out behind everyone. "It's hard for you to be so filial, but your mother is not worthy of your pleading for her."
Not far away, the emperor and the queen were standing there, obviously having seen everything that had just happened.
Jun Beiyu turned around, knocked his head heavily on the ground, and begged the emperor for mercy. "Father, please spare my mother. I am willing to bear everything without any complaints."