After Concubine Qin entered the imperial study, she immediately flirted with the emperor and said in a provocative way, "Your Majesty, I see that the queen is very concerned about Lin Zhan. I think the queen is also involved in the matter of Xue Yi being captured."
"Oh, my beloved concubine, what do you mean by that?" The emperor's brows immediately turned cold, but he still hugged Concubine Qin and asked carefully.
Concubine Qin knew this was a good opportunity, so she immediately exaggerated and said, "Your Majesty, everyone knows that a girl with the Phoenix Star Fate can become the Queen in the future. How could Liu Qiuchan not be jealous? She might also be afraid that Xue Yi would take her place, so she conspired with Lin Zan to kidnap Xue Yi."
"If it weren't for the emperor's wisdom and bravery in sending out the Imperial Guards to track down the murderer, Xue Yi would probably be dead somewhere now." When Concubine Qin said this, she also flattered the emperor.
This naturally pleased the emperor very much. A satisfied smile appeared on his face. He believed Concubine Qin's words even more and became very distant from Queen Liu Qiuchan.
In the blink of an eye, half a month has passed. Lin Zan is locked up in Hanfang Pavilion, but he does not give up on himself. Instead, he takes advantage of this rare quiet time to quietly sort out the current plot.
The reason why Lin Zhan was so successful in the palace before was because of the emperor's love and affection for Queen Lin.
But now Lin Zhan also deeply felt what it meant for the royal family to be ruthless. As time went by since Queen Lin's death, the number of favorite concubines around the emperor increased day by day.
The emperor's affection for the deceased Queen Lin naturally grew less and less, and he no longer had as much sympathy and pity for Lin Zan as before.
Even now the emperor does not pay as much attention to Lin Zan as he does to Si Xueyi, who has the Phoenix Star Fate.
Facing such a ruthless emperor, Lin Zhan knew that she had to take revenge as soon as possible and then leave the palace. Otherwise, sooner or later she would be trapped in the quagmire of the palace and unable to extricate herself.
At this time, Bixia also brought today's lunch. The lunch box seemed to be a little heavier. She was puzzled. When she opened it, she found that it contained some dishes that Lin Zan liked to eat.
This immediately made her look happy, and she trotted back to the room and said to Lin Zhan, "Miss, today's dishes are very rich, you can eat more."
Lin Zhan quickly hid the paper he had sorted out the plot on, and then asked Bixia in confusion, "Sister Bixia, could it be that the people in the imperial kitchen were kind today?"
"I don't know either, but as long as the young lady can eat well, I will be very happy." Bixia said as she took out the sumptuous dishes from the food box.
Lin Zhan looked up and found that there were both meat and vegetarian dishes today, and even a pearl meatball soup, which whetted her appetite at the sight of it.
Lin Zhan has been eating white porridge and pickles these days, and his mouth is almost fed up with the taste. Now he can finally eat some meat.
But soon, Lin Zhan noticed something was wrong and said cautiously, "No, something must be wrong. I don't know who sent these meals. What if they are poisonous?"
"Ah, it's poisonous! Miss, please don't eat it. I will test the poison for you." Bixia said while gritting her teeth.
Lin Zhan would naturally not risk his life to test whether these dishes were poisonous. When the two were struggling over whether to eat these dishes, suddenly a sound of something heavy falling to the ground was heard in the yard.
This sound immediately made the two of them more alert. Lin Zhan, holding the golden needle in his hand, carefully stepped out of the room.
Then he saw a fleshy object crawling on the ground. Lin Zhan mustered up the courage to say to the object, "Is it a human or a ghost?"
"Li Zi, what are you talking about? It's me!" Jun Anqing raised his head with great difficulty. His face was a little dirty and covered with dirt.
Seeing that it was him, Lin Zhan couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. At the same time, a figure as tall as a green pine slowly landed on the top of the wall. It was Jun Beiqi who used light skills to come to Hanfang Pavilion.
"You're in such a mess just by climbing over the palace wall. I wonder how the martial arts master that Empress Defei hired for you taught you." Jun Beiqi said with disdain, looking at Jun Anqing's bloated figure.
Jun Anqing actually lost some weight some time ago, but adhering to the principle of treating himself well, he gained it back in the past few days.
Jun Anqing pinched his waist and said unconvincedly, "Big brother, please don't underestimate me. When I grow up, I may be better than you in martial arts."
This is true. Although the Fourth Prince in the original book has a simple personality and a simple mind, he has excellent martial arts, Lin Zhan thought secretly in his heart.
Jun Beiqi felt a little depressed, but he didn't say anything. Jun Anqing trotted over to Lin Zhan, looked her up and down, and then breathed a sigh of relief. "You seem to have lost some weight, but you look fine."
"Why are you here?" Lin Zhan was not hiding her happiness, and Jun Beiqi said to her. "From your appearance, it seems that you have not given up on yourself because your father locked you up in Hanfang Pavilion. This is very comforting to me."
It was as if Jun Beiqi had come to comfort Lin Zhan. Lin Zhan twitched his lips and said, "I was just locked up, not beheaded. Why should I give up on myself?"
"Don't worry, Li Zi, I will definitely plead with my father to let you out. I don't believe what that damn Murong Hui said." Jun Anqing said angrily while clenching his fists.
As expected of the person who believed in me until my death in the original book, he is indeed my loyal fan. Lin Zan looked at Jun Anqing with some emotion.
Jun Beiqi felt something in his heart and said immediately, "Father is just angry for a moment. Because of Queen Lin, he won't keep you for too long. I will also plead for you."
"Then I would like to thank the prince and Tuanzi first." Lin Zan said happily, and he also knew that the sumptuous meal just now was sent by Jun Beiqi.
After knowing that the food was not poisoned, Lin Zhan picked up the chopsticks and began to eat impatiently. Jun Anqing sat aside, chattering to Lin Zhan about what happened outside.
"Li Zi, you don't know that ever since you passed away, Si Xueyi has been flying around in front of my brother like a butterfly. She's really annoying."
"Also, the Queen has been trying to plead for Li Zi these past few days, but the Emperor refuses to see her."
"I have been begging mother these days to help you, but mother has always been a calm person and is unwilling to cause trouble. I'm sorry, Li Zi."
When Jun Anqing said this, he lowered his head with some guilt, and Lin Zhan comforted him, "Tuanzi, I'm very happy that you can do so much for me, really."