Chapter 44: White Snake Rumors



When Lin Zan heard Jun Anqing's words, he burst out laughing. It turned out that everyone in the palace knew what Si Xueyi was thinking.

Soon, it got dark. Jun Anqing reluctantly said goodbye to Lin Zan and went back to the palace with Nanny Dong.

Bixia suddenly sent someone to carry a box in, and said to Lin Zhan with a smile on her face, "Miss, this is what the Crown Prince sent over before he left. Miss, you must take a look."

"The prince had someone send it over." Lin Zan blinked curiously and hurried over to open the box.

I found that the box was full of toys for children, various jade hairpins and jewelry, and even a thick layer of gold underneath, which was really dazzling.

When Lin Zhan saw these priceless treasures, his eyes almost dazzled. He closed the box with a bang and then said to Bixia happily, "Sister Bixia, we will be rich in the future."

"Miss, we are not poor now!" Bixia said in confusion. After all, how poor could they be living in the palace?

Lin Zan knew that she didn't understand what he meant, so he didn't say much. The emperor's money and her own money were two different things. With this money, she could do many things with ease in the future.

Thinking of this, Lin Zan happily washed up and went to rest. In her dream, she was lying on a mountain of gold and silver and was a landlord's wife. That posture was really comfortable.

The next morning, it snowed again the night before, and the courtyard was covered in a hazy white.

Lin Zhan had just finished washing up when the heavy curtain was lifted and Jun Anqing rushed in with a happy look on his face.

"Tuanzi, I am a girl after all. It's not nice for you to break into my bedroom like this." Lin Zan rolled his eyes and said to Jun Anqing.

Jun Anqing's chubby face was frozen red and he froze for a moment. Then he scratched his head and said, "You are also a girl."

After he finished speaking, Lin Zhan took a few quick steps and kicked his plump buttocks, staring at him with a pair of almond-shaped eyes and said, "Why am I not considered a girl, Tuanzi? Be careful or I'll beat you up!"

After being threatened by Lin Zhan, Jun Anqing couldn't help but shrink his neck, then he laughed and took out a piece of rice cake from his arms. "This is my favorite rice cake, I brought you one."

"That's better." Lin Zan proudly took the rice cake from his hand. Bixia also brought breakfast at this moment.

It was only then that Lin Zhan realized that the emperor had stayed in Concubine De's Chaoxia Palace last night and naturally had breakfast there in the morning. Jun Anqing ran out happily to find Lin Zan to have breakfast with him.

It turned out that they were here to eat breakfast. Lin Zhan narrowed his eyes and looked at Jun Anqing who was eating voraciously. He couldn't help but say with disdain, "Tuanzi, you are so fat already, and you still eat so much. Aren't you afraid that you will become a fat pig when you grow up?"

"How is that possible? I will be a handsome man when I grow up. But you look so fragile that you will fall down if the wind blows. It's better for girls to be a little fatter." Jun Anqing said disapprovingly, and stretched out his chubby little hand to pinch Lin Zhan's delicate arm.

Lin Zhan simply slapped his chubby hand away and curled his lips in disdain.

Watching the two of them playing and fighting, Bixia standing aside was very pleased. Ever since Queen Lin's death, her young lady always gave her the feeling that she had grown up overnight.

Only when the young lady meets the Fourth Prince will she reveal her childish nature without reservation.

After they finished their breakfast, they dressed warmly and went to the courtyard to play. Before noon, Concubine De suddenly sent someone to call Jun Anqing back.

Jun Anqing reluctantly said goodbye to Lin Zan and went back. Soon, news came that the emperor had called all the princes into the imperial study and was furious for some unknown reason.

Afterwards, Jun Beiyu was punished by the emperor to kneel in front of the imperial study for a full hour.

This incident happened very quickly. By the time Lin Zan received the news, Jun Beiyu had already been punished to kneel for an hour.

It is said that after Concubine Qin learned that her son was punished to kneel, she hurriedly took people to the imperial study to plead for mercy. However, she did not expect that the emperor not only refused to see her, but also punished her as well.

Concubine Qin is now under house arrest in Mingde Palace and is not allowed to go out without the emperor's order.

All this happened suddenly, and the atmosphere in the palace became extremely tense in an instant. No one knew why the emperor suddenly became so angry.

But there is no impenetrable wall in this world, and soon some rumors spread out. Lin Zhan was eating cakes and sitting on the newly made swing, sleeping on the bed and listening to the gossip that Bixia overheard.

"Miss, this morning, a pure white snake suddenly appeared on the beam in Prince Heng's mansion. There are rumors that a white snake lingering on the beam is a sign of an emperor. Isn't this a disguised curse for the emperor to die early?"

When Bixia said the last sentence, she lowered her voice so that only Lin Zhan could hear it.

After the voice fell, Lin Zhan showed a meaningful smile, but soon returned to his innocent look, crossed his legs and said to Bixia, "Sister Bixia, this is all a misunderstanding by others. The emperor's brother-in-law will not believe it."

"Oh, my lady, you may not know that before the emperor ascended the throne, he encountered a white snake lingering around his head. Three months later, the late emperor passed away. Now the emperor has ascended the throne. Do you think the emperor will believe this?"

Bixia stood aside and spoke nervously, and Lin Zhan nodded in understanding, with a gleam in his eyes.

Unexpectedly, Jun Beiqi was quite capable and actually pinned the blame on Jun Beiyu.

In the plot of the original book, after Jun Beiqi performed the coming-of-age ceremony, he left the palace and set up his own residence. The next day, he encountered the incident of the white snake lingering around the beams. With the planning of someone with ulterior motives, the news of this incident quickly spread among the people.

All the people thought that Jun Beiqi would soon ascend the throne, which made the emperor sitting on the throne uneasy. After all, when he was young, he ascended the throne quickly because of the incident of the white snake lingering around the beam.

The emperor's childhood experience forced him to believe this matter. He instantly thought that the prince was trying to usurp the throne. He flew into a rage and ordered the prince's title to be stripped and he was imprisoned in his palace.

Jun Beiqi was imprisoned for nearly two years. Although he was finally released, he had lost his position as crown prince and became the least favored prince by the emperor.

Even though Jun Beiqi made many efforts to regain the position of crown prince, it was of no avail. He could only watch Jun Beiyu take away the throne that should have belonged to him.


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