When all the officials saw that one of the princes had been defeated, they became very worried and placed all their hopes on Jun Beiyu.

After all, Northern Qi was a great country, but it was stumped by the mystery of Nanzhao, a tiny country. That was a loss of face for the great country.

At this time, Lin Zhan noticed that Jun Beiqi beside him was motionless, so he asked in a low voice, "Why don't you try it, Your Highness?"

"Do you want me to marry that foreign princess?" Jun Beiqi's tone turned cold as he questioned Lin Zan.

Lin Zhan's expression froze for a moment. That was not what she meant at all. She just thought that since both princes had gone up, why didn't Jun Beiqi also go up and try?

Soon, Jun Beiqi's face returned to normal, and then looking at Lin Zan who looked confused, he knew that she didn't understand the ancestral precepts of Northern Qi at all.

I had no choice but to say, "As a crown prince, you are not allowed to marry a foreign princess as your crown princess."

"What, there is such a rule?" Lin Zan blinked curiously.

Seeing that she was interested, Jun Beiqi explained, "This is for the sake of bloodline legitimacy. A foreign princess cannot be the empress of Northern Qi, but can be a concubine. However, the child born by a foreign princess cannot be made the crown prince."

Hearing him say this, Lin Zan understood everything and couldn't help but curl his lips. On the surface, it was for the orthodoxy of bloodline, but in fact it was to consolidate the regime.

But this is also human nature. Lin Zan just complained in his heart and stopped paying attention to it. Instead, he focused his attention on Jun Beiyu.

What is even more surprising is that in such a short period of time, Jun Beiyu has actually solved two of them, which instantly ignited hope in the hearts of all the officials.

As time went by, Jun Beiyu untied three rings one after another, but when he got to the sixth ring, his brows were tightly furrowed, as if he was in a deadlock.

At this time, Princess Yingduo spoke up. "Your Highness Prince Heng is indeed very talented. He was able to untie five of the nine linked rings. There is only one person in Nanzhao who can untie six of them. Your Highness Prince Heng is already quite good."

Although this sounded like a compliment, the emperor's expression looked a little ugly. Even the tiny country of Nanzhao could untie six rings, but the prince of Northern Qi could only untie five. Isn't that inferior?

For a moment, everyone's faces looked ugly, but Princess Yingduo's gaze fell on Jun Beiqi. She narrowed her charming eyebrows and giggled.

"I have long heard that the Crown Prince of Northern Qi is well versed in both civil and military strategies, and is quite trusted and favored by the Emperor of Northern Qi. I wonder if His Royal Highness is also interested in solving this Nine-Ring Chain?"

When Lin Zhan saw Princess Yingduo directly invite Jun Beiqi to solve the Nine Rings, his face froze.

What's going on? Can't Princess Yingduo see that the emperor has no intention of letting the prince marry? Or is she doing this on purpose?

Since both Jun Beiyu and Jun Anqing failed in the Nine Rings, the emperor obviously could not care less and wanted to save his face, so he nodded and let Jun Beiqi try the Nine Rings.

Jun Beiqi's face was extremely cold from beginning to end, and he didn't even look at Princess Yingduo, but after receiving the emperor's order, he had to go.

I don’t know why, but Lin Zhan felt very upset when he thought about the fact that Princess Yingduo was plotting against Jun Beiqi.

Then, as if possessed by some mysterious force, Lin Zhan stood up and recommended himself with a smile, "Your Majesty, this is just a nine-ring chain. Why bother to use the Crown Prince? It would be a bit of a waste of talent."

Hearing her words, the emperor was stunned, and Princess Yingduo was also stunned. "What this little girl said is really interesting. Could it be that she looks down on the Nine Linked Rings of my Nanzhao Kingdom?"

"No, it's just that this Nine Rings puzzle is not as difficult to solve as the princess imagined." Lin Zan said with a smile.

Princess Yingduo was naturally unwilling to be outdone by this provocation, and she raised her chin slightly and said proudly, "If that's the case, then the Emperor of Northern Qi will allow this little girl to give it a try. If she can solve the nine-ring chain, this princess will become her sister and we will be together through life and death."

"No, no." Lin Zan declined with a smile. The emperor now realized the ancestral precepts of Northern Qi and knew that he was almost tricked by Princess Yingduo.

So he asked Jun Beiqi to sit down, and looked at Lin Zhan with a serious face. "Lin Zhan, are you sure?"

"Your Majesty, if I wasn't sure, I wouldn't stand up." Lin Zan said confidently.

Princess Yingduo snorted softly. Now neither Jun Beiyu nor Jun Anqing had any way to untie the nine-ring chain.

Moreover, Lin Zhan was the first person to call out the name of the Nine Rings, so the emperor could only try his luck.

Otherwise, the reputation of Northern Qi would have been severely trampled under the feet of Nanzhao Kingdom today.

So the emperor agreed, Lin Zhan walked down the platform and took the Nine Rings from Jun Beiyu's hand.

"Don't try to be stubborn, otherwise you will lose the reputation of Northern Qi, and you can't afford it." Jun Beiyu's voice was cold, but he was not worried about Lin Zhan, but worried that Lin Zhan would bring shame to Northern Qi.

Lin Zhan glanced at him and said nothing. He held the Nine Rings in his hand, and then, in full view of everyone, he actually threw the Nine Rings to the ground.

The nine-linked chain broke with a loud crash, shocking all the officials. Princess Yingduo stood up from her seat, glared at Lin Zhan, and shouted, "How dare you smash the national treasure of my Nanzhao Kingdom."

"What do you mean broken? I clearly solved the puzzle of your Nanzhao Kingdom. Look, haven't all nine rings been solved?" Lin Zan said innocently, pointing to the fragments on the ground.

When everyone heard her say this, they looked at the ground and saw that all nine rings had been untied, just as Princess Yingduo had requested.

The emperor suddenly realized what was going on and burst into laughter, then said to Princess Yingduo, "It's just an object, but the mystery has been solved. I didn't expect it to be so simple. Lin Zhan, you have done a great job."

Since even the Emperor of Northern Qi had spoken, Princess Yingduo naturally could not get angry anymore and hold Lin Zhan responsible. She could only suppress her anger and sit down.

Jun Beiyu and Jun Anqing looked at the fragments on the ground in a daze for a moment. Jun Anqing was the first to come to his senses. He walked to Lin Zan and gave her a thumbs up.

"I didn't expect you to come up with this solution." Jun Beiyu looked at Lin Zan with a strange, inquiring look in his eyes.

Lin Zhan glanced at him lightly without saying anything and returned to her original seat. Princess Yingduo opposite her glared at her fiercely, her beautiful eyes tinged with a hint of anger.