When seeing this scene, the concubines in the palaces had already made up their minds. They knew that with the emperor coming, Concubine Qin's plan to punish Lin Zhan would not be realized.

Moreover, the Queen also told the Emperor what had happened in a roundabout way.

There was an obvious bias in what Liu Qiuchan said. She said that although the paper figure was found in Linzhan's Hanfang Pavilion, no one knew who buried it.

Besides, Hanfang Pavilion didn’t have a jar to hold the paper figures with talismans drawn on them, so it was obvious that the jar did not belong to Hanfang Pavilion.

In short, Liu Qiucan didn't believe that Lin Zan would do something like using a paper doll to curse her.

"I don't believe that Xiaozhan'er is such a vicious child. What's more, she saved my daughter, Princess Silin. There is no need to discuss this matter further." The emperor made the final decision on the matter with just a few words.

Concubine Qin was so angry that she gnashed her teeth, and even her charming face was distorted a little. However, she didn't dare to contradict the emperor in person, so she had to make a move secretly.

With the emperor and the empress as his backing, Lin Zhan's position in the harem was extremely secure. Even after everyone left, Liu Qiuchan asked the kitchen to prepare a lot of delicious food to calm Lin Zhan down.

"Sister, it seems that Si Xueyi has joined forces with Concubine Qin. It is not safe to let Si Xueyi continue to live in my Hanfang Pavilion." Lin Zan said to Liu Qiuchan while eating a hot crispy cookie.

Liu Qiuchan also nodded. "Of course, but it's not that easy to drive Si Xueyi out of your Hanfang Pavilion. You have to think of a way."

"No problem. I'll take care of this matter." Lin Zan chuckled, with a sly smile on his face.

In the evening, Jun Anqing ran to Hanfang Pavilion breathlessly, followed by Jun Beiqi, and then looked at Lin Zhan carefully and breathed a sigh of relief. "Li Zi, I'm glad you're okay."

"I was told that when Concubine Qin and Si Xueyi wronged me, where were you? Why didn't you come to support me?" Lin Zan said angrily, grabbing Jun Anqing's ear.

Jun Anqing cried out, but did not evade. "Stop pulling my ears. I'm not ignoring you. I went with my brother to find evidence. Otherwise, why do you think the emperor would believe you so easily?"

After he finished speaking, Lin Zhan was stunned for a moment, and his eyes swept between Jun Beiqi and Jun Anqing with some disbelief.

Jun Beiqi lowered his eyes and looked at Lin Zhan and said, "Father is naturally suspicious. Although he remembers the friendship of the late Queen Lin, he will not completely trust you."

"So that's the case. Then I want to thank you!" Lin Zan stuck out her tongue at Jun Beiqi.

Jun Anqing rubbed his red ears and muttered, "Lizi, you have such a violent temper. Be careful that you won't be able to get married when you grow up."

"What did you say?" Lin Zan kicked Jun Anqing's butt again in anger.

Jun Anqing ran straight out of Hanfang Pavilion and soon ran far away, leaving only Jun Beiqi standing there.

"Do you know how many enemies you have provoked in the harem?" Jun Beiqi suddenly said to Lin Zan.

Lin Zan was stunned for a moment, and then she remembered the concubines in the original book who were jealous of the emperor because he doted on her.

When Lin Zhan was reading the book before, he felt strange. Lin Zhan was just a child at that time. Why would the concubines in the palace be jealous of a child and frame her?

Now that I think about it, in this cold and cruel palace, the temperaments of those concubines had long become strange and unpredictable.

So Lin Zhan nodded, and his tender little face tensed up a little. "I understand what the prince wants to say, but I am on the same side as the prince, and the prince will help me, right?"

"You formed an alliance with me because you are useful to me. If you are no longer useful, do you think I will still protect you?" Jun Beiqi's words suddenly became cold.

Lin Zhan was stunned for a moment, but she had a bargaining chip in her heart, so she was not panicked at all, and smiled and said, "Don't forget, Prince, I am your aunt. Since I am your aunt, I am your elder. As an elder, I have a trick up my sleeve. Don't bully me just because I am young."

Although her smile was adorable and her words seemed to have no deterrent power, Jun Beiqi knew that she had this ability.

The undercurrents between the two of them soon disappeared. Jun Beiqi looked at Lin Zan meaningfully, then turned and left.

Looking at his back as he left, Lin Zhan breathed a sigh of relief and skipped back to his room.

Perhaps it was because Si Xueyi knew that she had failed to frame Lin Zan and had already formed a grudge with Lin Zan, so she had been avoiding Lin Zan these past few days.

Lin Zhan didn't care, and because of this incident, she also gained a lot of benefits. The emperor and the queen sent her a lot of rewards to comfort her wounded heart.

The status of this favorite is well-established, and everyone in the palace knows it.

But early this morning, Lin Zhan suddenly came to the yard with a lot of medicinal herbs, and then he used a pestle to grind the herbs.

The whole yard became lively. All the palace maids serving in the yard were at Lin Zhan's beck and call, walking around the yard with all kinds of medicinal herbs in their hands.

Such a scene naturally attracted Si Xueyi's attention. She stayed in the room, stretched her neck to look outside, and said to Haitang beside her, "What is Lin Zhan doing?"

"I don't know, Miss. It seems like she is preparing medicinal herbs." Haitang guessed that Lin Zan also had to go to the Imperial Hospital to study during the day.

So every time Lin Zan left Hanfang Pavilion, Si Xueyi would take this opportunity to find Concubine Qin to discuss countermeasures against Lin Zan.

But today, Lin Zan not only did not leave Hanfang Pavilion, but stayed in the yard, preventing Si Xueyi from going out.

Time passed minute by minute. Lin Zhan saw that the herbs in the bowl had almost been ground into powder. He nodded and finally winked at Bixia beside him.

Bixia nodded, and with a few burly palace maids, she broke open Si Xueyi's door and captured her.

"What are you doing?" Si Xueyi said in panic as it was the first time she encountered such a situation.

Bixia didn't say anything, but brought Si Xueyi to Lin Zan. The maid Haitang beside Si Xueyi was also controlled and had no way to go out to report the news.

"Sister Xueyi, I remember that you entered the palace because the emperor's brother-in-law wanted to find a playmate for me. I have been very bored these days, so why don't Sister Xueyi come and play with me?" Lin Zan said with a smile.

At the same time, this was the first time that Lin Zan called Si Xueyi "Sister Xueyi", but for some reason this title made Si Xueyi feel frightened.