As Jun Beiyu spoke, he walked over and stood beside Lin Zhan, not giving Lin Zhan any chance to refuse or escape.

There was no way Lin Zhan could only walk beside him, and the two of them strolled in the imperial garden.

Just when Lin Zhan was so embarrassed that he didn't know what to say, his savior appeared.

Qin Shang came over and was puzzled to see Lin Zhan and Jun Beiyu walking together, but he still stepped forward to greet them and said, "Junior sister, Master is looking for you, why didn't you go to class today?"

"Oh, so the master is looking for me again. Your Highness, I have to go to the Imperial Hospital to teach. I can't accompany you to visit the Imperial Garden. I'll leave first." Lin Zan said as he pulled Qin Shang's hand and ran away.

Even Qin Shang hadn't come back to his senses. Jun Beiyu didn't say much, but just watched the two people leaving, with an unfathomable light flashing in his eyes.

After getting rid of Jun Beiyu, Lin Zhan breathed a sigh of relief, then patted Qin Shang on the shoulder and said, "I never thought that you, brother, could be of some use at the critical moment."

"Junior sister, what are you talking about? I don't understand." Qin Shang looked dazed, and Lin Zan didn't say anything more.

Time passed quickly, and Princess Silin, born to Empress Zhang, was already one year old. According to folk customs, a one-year-old ceremony was held to celebrate the occasion.

So on this day, Liu Qiuchan personally brought the concubines from various palaces to Empress Zhang's bedroom.

There was constant bustle in the Cangcui Palace. The emperor was holding Princess Silin, who had just turned one year old, in his arms, with a smile on his face.

"Looking closely, Princess Silin does bear some resemblance to the late Queen Lin." One of the concubines looked at Princess Silin's chubby face carefully and said jokingly.

After she finished speaking, Madam Zhang's face looked a little unhappy, but on this day, she didn't say anything.

As the queen, Liu Qiuchan directly gave Princess Silin a valuable gold necklace inlaid with five priceless gems.

When she saw the collar, Princess Silin immediately hugged it in her arms. She looked so fond of it that even Liu Qiuchan laughed.

Lin Zhan looked at the lovely appearance of Princess Silin and remembered that his sister had passed away for more than a year, and he couldn't help but feel a little emotional.

I sigh that it has been more than a year since she came into this world. Time flies!

The concubines in the palace followed the Queen's footsteps and also gave many small gifts to Princess Silin.

Lin Zhan was no exception. She took out a doll cow that was more than one meter tall. When the concubines in the palace saw it, they were all amazed!

"What is this? It looks very novel. I have never seen it before." Liu Qiuchan took the doll from Lin Zan's hand and looked at it carefully.

The doll feels very soft to the touch and looks cute and adorable, which makes everyone like it very much.

Lin Zhan explained. "This is called a doll. Princess Silin's zodiac sign is the ox, so I made this doll in the shape of an ox and gave it to Princess Silin as a birthday gift."

"Only Zhan'er can have such ingenuity." Liu Qiuchan said with approval.

Children have no resistance to dolls. When Princess Silin saw the doll, she stretched out her chubby little hands and grabbed it.

Everyone was amused by this scene. Liu Qiuchan handed the doll to Princess Silin, who then grabbed it lovingly and refused to let it go.

Only after the palace maids had prepared all the things for the "Zhuazhou" ceremony and placed them on the table did the Emperor take the doll away from Princess Silin's hand and let her grab things from the table.

Empress Zhang looked at her daughter expectantly. Princess Silin grabbed a book tightly amid the crowd's cheers, then sat up and giggled.

"It seems that the little princess will be a talented woman famous in Northern Qi in the future." Liu Qiuchan said with a smile.

The emperor couldn't help but nodded approvingly, and seemed very satisfied with Princess Silin's behavior of grabbing the book.

After the excitement, Liu Qiuchan led the concubines from various palaces to leave one after another, but what was strange was that Concubine Qin stayed.

Lin Zhan saw that Empress Zhang and Concubine Qin were getting close to each other, so he couldn't help but frown and whispered to Liu Qiuchan beside him, "Sister, isn't Empress Zhang on our side?"

"Of course. Zhang Yunjin will stand on my side because she remembers how you saved her life." Liu Qiuchan said confidently.

But Lin Zhan felt that something was wrong. "Why do Concubine Qin and Empress Zhang seem to have such a close relationship?"

"That's just a decoy. I believe Zhang Yunjin will never be an ungrateful person." Liu Qiuchan said confidently, and then took Lin Zan's hand.

"You, although you look like a child on the surface, are more thoughtful than adults. Now that I am the queen, I will definitely protect you." Liu Qiuchan scratched Lin Zan's little nose with her other hand and took her back to Kangfu Palace.

Although he said so, Lin Zhan knew that all dangers were hidden in the dark, and if he was not careful, they would strike back.

What Lin Zan never expected was that the counterattack would be so fast.

At night, the entire harem was suddenly in chaos. It turned out that something happened in Cangcui Palace.

In the evening, Princess Silin suddenly had shortness of breath, her face flushed, and her eyes rolled back. Empress Zhang immediately called the imperial physician to treat the princess.

Afterwards, the imperial physician came to a shocking conclusion, that is, the doll that Lin Zhan gave to Princess Silin was actually poisonous!

Within just a few hours, the doll turned into a poisoned doll. After knowing this, Empress Zhang immediately went before the Emperor and cried to him that Lin Zan was going to harm her daughter.

When the emperor heard her words, he was shocked and confused, and then he called the imperial physician to ask what had happened.

"Your Majesty, after my inspection, I found that there is a trace amount of toxin in the doll. It will not cause any discomfort to adults, but Princess Silin is still young and has a weak constitution, so she was poisoned." The imperial physician said realistically.

The emperor's face instantly turned cold, and Empress Zhang knelt on the ground and cried like a tearful person. "Your Majesty, I gave birth to the princess at the risk of my life, but I never expected that someone would harbor evil intentions towards the princess. Your Majesty, you must make the decision for me and give the princess justice."

"Call Lin Zhan here." The emperor said in a cold voice, and the eunuch in charge immediately trotted to Hanfang Pavilion.

Lin Zan, who was about to go to bed, immediately climbed up from the bed, his heart pounding.