Lin Zan's small figure had been exhausted to the point of being a ball of mud, but Jun Beiqi still carried him to his seat.

The Emperor and Liu Qiuchan, who had now become the Queen, were not surprised to see Jun Beiqi and Lin Zan sitting on the same seat.

Just when everyone was about to enjoy the delicious food in front of them, a little eunuch ran in hurriedly and disturbed everyone.

"How dare you! Why are you so panicked? You have offended the Emperor and the Empress. Can you bear the consequences?" The eunuch in charge hurriedly stopped him, pointing at the young eunuch.

The emperor's brows also sank. Liu Qiuchan didn't want to cause any unpleasantness at her own banquet for the empress, so she quickly tried to smooth things over. "I think something urgent has happened. Come forward."

The emperor was very pleased with the queen's magnanimity, and the little eunuch also came to the front of the hall on his knees.

"Queen, please be merciful and tell us what happened?" the eunuch next to him asked again.

The young eunuch spoke tremblingly. "Master Wuxu from Yuxing Temple is here."

As soon as the words fell, the faces of some old ministers changed instantly, and then they looked at the emperor sitting there.

When Lin Zan heard the name of Taoist Wuxu, he was also stunned. Wasn’t that a character who was only mentioned casually in the original book?

Why did he suddenly appear now? Lin Zan's suspicious thoughts were heard by Jun Beiqi.

A character that shouldn't have appeared suddenly appeared, and Lin Zhan had a bad feeling in his heart.

The emperor, on the other hand, looked quite excited. He stood up and quickly asked someone to invite Taoist Wuxu into the hall.

In just a cup of tea, a thin man wearing a Yin-Yang fish Taoist robe, a Qingfeng jade crown on his head, and a long goat beard walked in.

This middle-aged man is the legendary Taoist Wuxu. He is holding a dustpan in his hand, which really fits the image of a Taoist priest.

Lin Zhan commented in his heart that after Taoist Wuxu arrived, he first bowed to the emperor but did not kneel down. The emperor did not blame him for such a rebellious act.

Instead, the emperor stepped down from the dragon throne, walked quickly to Taoist Wuxu, and said in a trembling voice, "Master, you once said that you and I will never meet again in this life. Why did you suddenly break your oath and come down the mountain now?"

"The reason I came down the mountain is to stop a chaos that could destroy the country." As soon as Taoist Wuxu said this, it caused an uproar, and many ministers' faces changed suddenly.

The emperor's expression also turned ugly. "Why do you say that, Taoist priest?"

"Your Majesty, do you still remember that more than ten years ago, I once said that a white snake lingering on the beam was a sign of an emperor." Taoist Wuxu looked indifferent, like an immortal, but he spoke of the past that the officials dared not to talk about.

The emperor's expression looked a little strange, but he still nodded. Lin Zhan naturally knew why the emperor's expression was so ugly.

That’s right, the words about the white snake circling the beam and the emperor’s appearance were spoken by this Taoist Wuxu.

And back then, Taoist Wuxu took the initiative to find the current emperor and said that he would soon ascend the throne.

At that time, the late emperor was still in good health and showed no signs of death, so the emperor just thought that the wandering Taoist was talking nonsense.

However, no one expected that after the incident of the white snake circling the beam, the late emperor passed away within just three months. The emperor came to his senses belatedly and believed what Taoist Wuxu said.

Later, the emperor built the Yuxing Temple for Taoist Wuxu, but Taoist Wuxu also said that he would never see the emperor again in this life.

But at this moment, Taoist Wuxu suddenly broke his oath and appeared in the palace, which naturally made the emperor feel uneasy.

Lin Zan temporarily forgot the hunger in his heart, and stared at Taoist Wuxu with narrowed eyes, looking him up and down.

"Of course I remember what happened back then. Could it be that the Taoist priest is coming down the mountain now because the incident of the white snake circling the beam happened some time ago?" The emperor immediately grasped the key to the matter and said to the Taoist priest.

Taoist Wuxu nodded, then looked up at the magnificent dome and sighed heavily. "The white snake circling the beam is a natural phenomenon, but not all white snakes circling the beam are the signs of emperors. Some may be ministers of the emperor."

After he finished speaking, the ministers began to whisper among themselves.

The emperor didn't seem to want this matter to spread, so after Taoist Wuxu said this, he hurriedly left the palace with the Taoist priest.

A palace banquet to enthrone the queen ended up in vain.

Taoist Wuxu stayed in the emperor's study for three hours, and everyone was curious about the content of their conversation.

But there was no way of knowing it, because there were only two people in the imperial study, no third person.

Afterwards, Taoist Wuxu left the palace quietly. He came and left in a hurry. However, Taoist Wuxu's arrival this time also changed Jun Beiyu's fate.

The emperor released Jun Beiyu from the prison the next day and rewarded him with some rare calligraphy and paintings as consolation.

Such inconsistent and inexplicable behavior made the ministers in the court feel confused.

Even Concubine Qin was released from house arrest and restored to her position as a concubine, as if nothing had happened.

It was not until three days later that Lin Zhan found out what Taoist Wuxu had said to the emperor in the imperial study that day.

Lin Zhan brought the chestnuts he had just roasted and trotted to the imperial study to give them to the emperor to please him.

"It's sweet and soft. Xiaozhan takes it to heart." After the emperor took a bite of the chestnut, he happily touched Linzhan's hair.

At this time, Lin Zan saw a piece of paper placed next to her. There were only four big words written on the paper, which were "Minister of the Dragon". In an instant, a hint of doubt appeared in her cute big eyes.

The emperor seemed to have noticed her gaze, and he picked her up, holding the paper in his hand, and said with some emotion, "Minister of the Dragon, do you know what it means, Xiaozhan'er?"

In fact, Lin Zhan already had a guess in his mind, but in front of the emperor, he still pretended to be ignorant and shook his head.

"Master Wuxu said that the statue of the white snake lingering on the beams in Prince Heng's mansion represents a minister who follows the dragon. This means that he will assist me in governing Northern Qi, and he will remain a minister who follows the dragon all his life, and will never become a real dragon."

Perhaps because he was facing a child who was less than eight years old, the emperor let down his guard and explained directly to Lin Zan.

Lin Zan nodded in a daze. Her confused and cute look instantly dispelled the emperor's bad mood. He laughed and pinched her already chubby cheeks.

After gaining the emperor's favor, Lin Zhan left. Returning to Hanfang Pavilion, he wrote a letter and gave it to Xiao Haizi beside him, asking him to give it to Jun Beiqi.

"It seems that the male protagonist is not so easy to bring down." Lin Zan sat on the stool somewhat disappointed.