Lin Zhan was startled by Jun Anqing approaching, and then patted him on the head with his little hand and said, "Tuanzi, what are you looking at? Don't you recognize me?"

"Li Zi, I found that your eyes and eyebrows seem to be much more beautiful." Jun Anqing looked at Lin Zan with shining eyes, as if he had discovered a treasure.

Lin Zan was stunned for a moment. As a girl, she was naturally happy to be praised for her beauty by others. But she soon came to her senses and slapped Jun Anqing on the head again.

"What do you mean by 'as if'? Wasn't I good-looking before?" Lin Zhan pouted angrily.

Jun Anqing chuckled and scratched his head. He didn't know what to say and just kept nodding.

Today is the New Year, and the emperor has not set too many rules. The atmosphere in the entire hall is very lively.

Si Xueyi, who had left Hanfang Pavilion, had gained a good reputation in the palace with the help of Concubine Qin. At this banquet, she was also wearing a colorful feather dress and dancing in the center of the hall.

Si Xueyi was originally a talented woman in the capital who was good at dancing, so when she arrived, she immediately attracted everyone's attention, and even the emperor watched with interest.

"Tsk tsk, it seems she has put a lot of effort into her dancing skills recently." Lin Zan curled his lips and said, not interested in appreciating Si Xueyi's coquettish poses, but began to look around at the people in the hall.

At this moment, Lin Zhan suddenly saw a familiar figure in the crowd.

That person was none other than Wang Lanye, one of the four great talented ladies. She was sitting at the table with her father and brother. When she noticed Lin Zan's gaze, she blinked cunningly.

The two of them smiled in tacit understanding. Lin Zan sneaked down from behind and found Wang Lanye.

"It's been a while since we last met. Miss Lin seems to have grown up a bit." Wang Lanye said with a smile, and Lin Zan felt a little embarrassed.

Lin Zhan looked at Wang Lanye in front of him and nodded in admiration. "Sister Lanye is in her prime, so beautiful."

"You little girl, you are still as sweet-talker as ever." Wang Lanye was amused by Lin Zan's words and laughed out loud, her body shaking.

Just when the two were talking happily, there was a sudden commotion in the hall. The emperor who was sitting upstairs suddenly stood up and walked quickly downstairs.

All the officials and their families bowed their heads and saluted, not daring to look directly at the emperor. Lin Zhan was no exception, but she was brave enough to secretly look outside the hall with her peripheral vision, wanting to see who had come that the emperor could come to greet him in person.

Soon, a man in Taoist robes appeared in front of everyone. That man was Taoist Wuxu, whom Lin Zhan had met before.

His arrival instantly made the atmosphere of the entire banquet a little tense. After all, that was someone the emperor cared about.

"I came here suddenly and disturbed the emperor. I hope the emperor will forgive me!" Taoist Wuxu was arrogant, without any sign of bending. Instead, he looked directly at the emperor in front of him.

The emperor was not angry, but respectfully welcomed him to a seat just one level lower than the dragon throne.

"The emperor praises this old Taoist so much. It seems that Taoism will become popular in the future." Wang Lanye said with emotion. It was obvious that she had also heard some rumors.

Lin Zan nodded in agreement. After all, she knew that feudal superstition could kill people, especially when the emperor believed in it so much.

Just when she was secretly criticizing the old Taoist in her heart, she never expected that Taoist Wuxu's gaze would suddenly penetrate the crowd of people and fall on her.

Taoist Wuxu had a pair of eyes as shrewd as a mouse, and there was a hint of inquiry and scrutiny in his triangular eyes. The moment the two people's eyes met, Lin Zhan felt his body suddenly tremble, and a chill rose from his heart.

"Ms. Lin, are you okay? Why do you suddenly look so bad?" Wang Lanye, who was standing next to her, noticed Lin Zan's abnormality and asked curiously.

Lin Zan lowered her head with a pale face, feeling a sense of difficulty breathing. She shook her head, suppressed the discomfort in her heart, and said nothing.

At this time, Taoist Wuxu, who was sitting there, suddenly spoke to the emperor in a mellow voice. "Your Majesty, I came here this time because I found that the Phoenix Star was covered by an evil cloud. I am afraid that it will affect the fate of the country, so I came to remind Your Majesty a few things."

After he finished speaking, all the music and dancing stopped, and the eyes of all the officials fell on Taoist Wuxu. A serious look also appeared on the emperor's face.

"What do you mean, Taoist priest?" The emperor leaned forward and asked what Taoist priest Wuxu meant.

Taoist Wuxu waved his hand slightly, then glanced at His Highness, and landed on Si Xueyi, who was wearing a colorful feathered robe. "Ziwei Star and Feng Star are important stars that indicate the direction of a country's national destiny. I have the responsibility to remind His Majesty that someone in the harem is interfering with the rise of Feng Star."

When these words came out, everyone took a breath of cold air.

The emperor also understood the meaning of Taoist Wuxu's words, and his eyes fell deeply on Si Xueyi.

"Then, Taoist priest, do you know on whom the fate of Phoenix Star falls?" The emperor asked cautiously again.

Taoist Wuxu waved the dustpan in his hand, and then pointed it at Si Xueyi.

"What? Is Si Xueyi the future queen of Northern Qi?"

"What Taoist Wuxu said should be true. I never thought that the future queen's fate would fall on a little adopted daughter of the Qin family."

Suddenly, the whole hall was filled with noise, and Lin Zan's expression became very strange, because according to the plot in the original book, Si Xueyi would indeed become the queen in the end.

But she never expected that at this moment, Si Xueyi's fate would be revealed by an old Taoist priest.

"Is what the Taoist said true?" The emperor asked anxiously, while Taoist Wuxu closed his eyes tightly and refused to say anything more. "It is the will of heaven. I am just following the will of heaven."

After the words fell, Liu Qiuchan frowned tightly, but Concubine Qin looked very happy. At the same time, the eyes of the princes when they looked at Si Xueyi also changed.

If Si Xueyi was really born to be a phoenix, then doesn't it mean that whoever marries Si Xueyi can ascend the throne and become emperor?

For a moment, everyone's minds became active. Lin Zhan bit her lip and secretly returned to Jun Beiqi.

I was wondering who this old Taoist priest was and how he could see through the fate of Si Xueyi in the original book. Is there really someone in this world who can predict people's fate?

At this time, a hand gently held Lin Zhan's hand.