Lin Zan left angrily and returned to his room. The more he thought about Taoist Wuxu's words, the angrier he became.

"Now that I'm here, I must change their fate, otherwise I will never accept it." Lin Zhan said gritting his teeth.

Bixia, who was standing aside, felt very uncomfortable listening to her mistress saying these inexplicable words.

"Miss, no matter what you do, I will stay by your side and will never betray you." Bixia came to Lin Zan and made her loyalty clear.

Lin Zan looked at her and nodded. She felt a little bloated because she had eaten too much at Jun Anqing's place, so she stood up and prepared to go for a walk.

Lin Zhan had heard from the old Taoist priest with a big nose that there was a hot spring out back, so he became interested, put on his clothes, and went to the backyard. He found a young Taoist priest and asked where the hot spring was.

The young Taoist priest brought Lin Zhan to a hot spring and then left. He opened the door and walked in, and a gust of hot air mixed with the smell of sulfur hit him in the face.

With Bixia's help, Lin Zan quickly took off his clothes and went into the hot spring, closing his eyes comfortably.

There were even some prepared flower petals next to the hot spring pool, which made Lin Zhan feel a little strange. Could it be that these flower petals were prepared by those Taoists?

However, it was so comfortable in the hot spring pool that Lin Zan quickly put this idea behind him.

"Sister Bixia, there are no outsiders here, you can come down and take a bath too." Lin Zan said invitingly.

Bixia blushed, but shook her head. "My servant is of low status, how can I take a hot spring bath? Please take a bath, and I will serve you."

Hearing her words, Lin Zhan was very unhappy, but after persuading her for a long time, Bixia still refused to go down to the hot spring, so he had to give up.

An unknown amount of time had passed, but Lin Zan was about to fall asleep in the hot spring pool when he suddenly heard the door open.

"Miss, wake up!" Bixia hurriedly pushed Lin Zan's shoulder anxiously.

Lin Zhan opened her eyes reluctantly, and when she looked up, she found that Concubine Qin was looking at her with a cold face.

"Greetings to the Imperial Concubine." Lin Zan hurriedly walked out of the hot spring, then put on the blanket handed to him by Bixia and bowed in a dignified manner.

Concubine Qin said with a sarcastic look on her face, "Miss Lin, do you know that this hot spring pool is prepared for me? You are enjoying my treatment first."

Hearing her words, Lin Zhan was a little stunned, and then she remembered the flower petals she found placed next to the hot spring when she entered the room.

Could it be that those petals were prepared for Concubine Qin?

"I didn't expect that Miss Lin would have such thoughts at such a young age. Could it be that you want to follow in your sister's footsteps and enter the palace as a concubine?" Concubine Qin suddenly said sharply.

Lin Zhan knelt down without thinking and said in a serious tone, "Lin Zhan did not mean that. Please forgive me, Madam Concubine. A little Taoist priest led me here. I thought it was an unowned hot spring pool, but I didn't expect that this hot spring pool was prepared for Madam Concubine."

But Concubine Qin obviously had no intention of letting Lin Zhan go, and she attacked again. "You said it was unintentional, right? I say you did it on purpose. Pass the order down, Lin Zhan is guilty of insubordination, and he will be punished with fifty lashes."

After he finished speaking, two guards who had been standing at the door walked in directly and wanted to take Lin Zhan away.

Seeing this scene, Lin Zan's face changed. At this moment, her clothes were still in disarray. She didn't expect that Concubine Qin would let the man come in and drag her out like this.

If Lin Zhan's disheveled appearance with messy hair was seen by the many men outside, her reputation would surely be ruined, not to mention the fifty lashes she would receive.

Moreover, Bixia who was beside her was also controlled by Concubine Qin's men, and there was no way for her to ask for help.

With his mind racing, Lin Zhan could only wrap himself tighter with the blanket that Bixia had just handed over.

In just a few moments, she was pulled out of the door by Concubine Qin's men and placed on a stool with a board ready beside her.

Everything was prepared so quickly, Lin Zan naturally understood that Concubine Qin had tricked her.

At this moment, Concubine Qin was sitting on a toffee chair, even holding a cup of tea in her hand. She looked at Lin Zan's pale little face and smiled triumphantly.

"Lin Zhan, don't blame me. Blame yourself for standing with the wrong person. Beat me hard."

After she finished speaking, the two guards beside her had already raised the board high. Just when Lin Zan thought she couldn't escape the beating today.

Jun Beiqi suddenly appeared, accompanied by Liu Qiuchan who arrived just in time. "Stop, Concubine Qin, how dare you abuse lynching behind my back."

As soon as the words fell, the guards around Jun Beiqi hurried over, subdued the two guards, and then helped Lin Zhan up.

Seeing Lin Zhan's miserable appearance, Jun Beiqi frowned slightly, then took off his outer robe and put it on Lin Zhan.

Jun Beiqi was much taller than Lin Zhan. The wide and large robe he draped over Lin Zhan covered her completely, leaving nothing exposed.

In a flash, Liu Qiuchan walked in front of Concubine Qin, raised her hand high, and slapped her hard.

Under the watchful eyes of the crowd, Concubine Qin seemed to have not expected Liu Qiuchan to actually attack her, and she immediately flew into a rage and said viciously, "How dare you hit me!"

"I am the queen, how can I not beat you?" Liu Qiuchan showed the queen's majesty at this moment and slapped Concubine Qin again.

Even Lin Zan, who was standing nearby, felt very relieved.

At the same time, the emperor, who heard the noise from behind, also hurried over. Seeing the tense situation, he was very angry. "What are you doing? You are actually using swords in a Taoist temple. How can you be so shameless."

The prince's attendants and Concubine Qin's men were at loggerheads with each other, and had even drawn their swords. Naturally, the emperor was furious and he scolded everyone.

Seeing the emperor coming, Concubine Qin naturally put on a weak look again. She covered her slightly red and swollen face and threw herself into the emperor's arms and cried.

"Your Majesty, you must make the decision for me." Concubine Qin cried with tears in her eyes, her body trembling.

The emperor frowned and looked at Liu Qiuchan with a cold expression, then looked at Lin Zan who was huddled behind Jun Beiqi in embarrassment, wondering what had happened.

Because Lin Zhan was wet all over, the emperor fortunately still remembered the old friendship with the deceased Queen Lin, so he asked Lin Zhan to go back to his room to change clothes.

This made Lin Zhan breathe a sigh of relief, and he hurried back to his room to change clothes.