While Lin Zhan was thinking in his mind, Bixia also saw the portraits on the table and her face was shocked.

"Miss, where did you get these portraits of gentlemen?"

Lin Zhan waved his hand casually and said, "I got it from my elder sister. She actually wanted to find a husband that suits my taste for me. I was scared to death."

After she finished speaking, Bixia started to laugh, then picked up a portrait and walked over. "Miss, this seems to be the young master Jun Hongyue from Prince Su's mansion."

"What? My sister even got his portrait. I can't possibly marry the eldest son of Prince Su." Lin Zan curled his lips, but when he took the portrait and looked at it, he couldn't help but be amazed.

The young master in the portrait was completely free of that sickly weakness. Instead, he looked elegant and extraordinary. He was lying on a rock with a graceful and fascinating posture.

Lin Zhan couldn't help but lick his lips and said with emotion. "Apart from the fact that my sister wants to arrange a blind date for me, these portraits of handsome men are very good-looking, which is really pleasing to the eye."

As he spoke, Lin Zan picked up the portraits of handsome men and began to admire them. Just at this time, Jun Beiqi arrived.

For some reason, Lin Zhan acted as if he was caught doing something embarrassing, and he hid the portraits of handsome men behind him guiltily.

"What are you hiding?" Jun Beiqi narrowed his eyes slightly, walked over directly, took the portrait from Lin Zan's hand, and was stunned.

Lin Zhan quickly explained, "I just took a look, nothing else."

After a long while, Jun Beiqi said to Lin Zhan meaningfully, "Xiao Zhan has grown up and is thinking about love."

"I didn't, I didn't do it, don't talk nonsense." Lin Zan hurriedly threw aside the portraits of those handsome men, looking like a good boy.

Bixia tactfully retreated and closed the door. Jun Beiqi sat opposite Lin Zhan and tapped on the table gently. The "dong dong dong" sound seemed to hit Lin Zhan's heart again and again.

This quiet and awkward atmosphere made Lin Zhan feel uneasy, and he was finally forced to speak. "What does the prince want from me?"

"My fourth brother has gone to ask our father for permission to marry me." Jun Beiqi spoke directly.

Lin Zhan stood up suddenly in shock and said in disbelief. "What?"

"I guess by now father has known that fourth brother wants to marry you." Jun Beiqi said calmly.

Lin Zan immediately clenched her hands because she knew that Jun Anqing would not succeed.

As expected, at this moment in the imperial study, the emperor became furious when he learned that Jun Anqing actually wanted to marry Lin Zan.

"Asshole, what did you say? You actually want to marry your aunt." The emperor was so angry that he threw the memorial in his hand directly at Jun Anqing.

Jun Anqing stiffened his neck and said calmly, "Father, Queen Lin has been dead for many years. The current queen is Queen Liu. How can Lin Zhan be considered my aunt?"

"How dare you talk back to me? No means no. If you dare to say another word, I will have you dragged down and beaten with ten sticks." The emperor said angrily.

The eunuch next to him also winked at Jun Anqing, asking the Fourth Prince to stop talking.

But Jun Anqing is a straightforward person and he is also very stubborn. He will never give up on something he has made up his mind about.

"If Your Majesty does not agree to grant the marriage, will Your Majesty agree after I have been beaten with ten sticks?" Jun Anqing continued.

The emperor was so angry that he staggered. He ordered Jun Anqing to be dragged down and beaten with ten boards.

"Father, you have already given me ten strokes of the cane. Will you grant me and Lin Zan a marriage?" Hearing Jun Anqing's vigorous voice outside, the emperor became so angry that his face turned pale.

Finally the emperor had Jun Anqing carried to Chaoxia Palace and asked Concubine De to take care of him, so that he wouldn't have to worry about him.

The news of Jun Anqing's affair also caused a sensation and spread throughout the harem. When Liu Qiuchan learned that Jun Anqing wanted to marry Lin Zhan, she was very surprised.

"I know that the Fourth Prince has a very good relationship with Zhan'er. They grew up together as childhood sweethearts. I just didn't expect that the Fourth Prince would have such thoughts about Zhan'er."

While drinking the ginseng soup, Liu Qiuchan spoke thoughtfully to Dongxiang beside her.

Dong Xiang smiled slightly, not looking surprised at all. "Your Majesty, you are pretending to be ignorant even though you know the truth. You have already noticed the Fourth Prince's intentions, but you just didn't agree with them."

After saying this, Liu Qiuchan smiled and glanced at Dongxiang. "Little girl, how come you can see through me?"

After finishing speaking, Liu Qiuchan sighed and put down the ginseng soup in her hand. "The palace is full of dangers, and the royal family members are also very ruthless. I really don't want Zhan'er to marry into the royal family. What if she ends up like her sister? What should I do?"

"But I think the Fourth Prince does have some real feelings for Miss Lin, otherwise he wouldn't risk the whole world to ask the Emperor to grant the marriage." Dong Xiang said calmly.

Liu Qiuchan shook her head and didn't say much. People in the royal family were fickle, and she didn't believe that the Fourth Prince would always be so devoted to Lin Zan.

"How is Tuanzi's injury? Is it serious?" Lin Zan was a little anxious after learning that Jun Anqing was beaten with ten boards by the emperor. However, under the current circumstances, it was not convenient for her to go to Chaoxia Palace to visit him.

Bixia comforted Lin Zhan and said, "Miss, don't worry so much. Concubine De must have the best medicine in her hands and will treat the Fourth Prince."

"That being said, why is he so reckless? Doesn't he know that there is a huge difference between his and my status?" Lin Zan sat down angrily, feeling that Jun Anqing's character has not changed at all from beginning to end.

In Chaoxia Palace, Jun Anqing was still clamoring to ask the emperor to grant him and Lin Zan a marriage.

It was not until Empress Defei slapped him on the head that he calmed down for a moment.

"How disgraceful of you to make so much noise." Concubine De glared at Jun Anqing fiercely.

Jun Anqing lay on the bed, mumbling, "Mother, how about you go and ask the Emperor to grant me and Lin Zhan a marriage?"

"You want to commit adultery, but it's unacceptable. Although Queen Lin has passed away, Lin Zan is your aunt in name only, and you cannot marry her." Concubine De angrily slapped Jun Anqing on the injured waist.

This made Jun Anqing grimace in pain, but he still said stubbornly, "Why can't I marry her? It's just in name only, and there's no blood relationship."

"Do you want to piss me off to death, you good-for-nothing?" Concubine De gritted her teeth and hit Jun Anqing a few more times, then handed the golden medicine in her hand to the person next to her.