Seeing Liu Qiuchan so happy, Lin Zhan swallowed the words on his lips instantly, and then ate the cakes without saying anything.

If Jun Beiqi had known about the Qinghe River embankment incident long ago, but kept silent in order to combat the power of the Qin family, the people along the Qinghe River would have suffered from floods and suffered heavy losses.

Lin Zhan always felt a little uncomfortable seeing such unscrupulous means, but she also knew that if she didn't do this, it would be even more difficult to bring down the Qin family.

The conflicted mood made Lin Zhan look a little listless. After finishing the pastries, he followed Bixia back to Hanfang Pavilion.

"Miss, are you feeling unwell? Do you want to rest now?" Bixia asked while standing there.

Lin Zan nodded tiredly, and then went to rest. However, he tossed and turned in bed and couldn't fall asleep. Does he really have to use any means necessary to get revenge?

"Forget it, I don't want to think about it anymore. Some things are just beyond my control." Lin Zhan sighed heavily in his heart and fell into a deep sleep.

Early the next morning, Lin Zhan heard a noisy sound outside, so he got up and asked Bixia, "Sister Bixia, why is it so noisy outside? Did something happen?"

"Miss, Concubine Qin suddenly wanted to watch a play early this morning, so she invited a troupe from outside the palace to come." Bixia said happily.

When Lin Zhan heard that the opera troupe was coming, her eyes lit up. She hadn't left the palace for a long time, so she happily put on her clothes.

Although this troupe was invited by Concubine Qin, she was quite generous in this regard and invited Liu Qiuchan and other concubines in the palace to watch the show in the Imperial Garden.

Liu Qiuchan would naturally bring Lin Zhan with her, and the group arrived at the Liyuan in a grand manner. The stage had already been set up, and the best viewing position belonged to the Queen.

"Please take a seat, Your Majesty!" Concubine Qin stood aside with her bulging belly and was slowly helped to sit down by her maid, while she did not forget to speak politely to Liu Qiuchan.

Liu Qiuchan glanced at her and said nothing. She walked directly to Fengzuo and sat down. Then she pulled Lin Zan to sit there as well. Everyone saw this scene but didn't say anything.

After all, in the harem, everyone knows that Lin Zhan and the Queen are in cahoots.

After everyone was seated, Concubine Qin pretended to hand the play script to Liu Qiuchan and said, "Your Majesty, please order whatever play you want to listen to."

"After all, this opera troupe was invited by Concubine Qin, and it would be impolite for me to overstep my authority." Liu Qiuchan narrowed her eyes slightly. Although she said this, she took the script from Concubine Qin but had no intention of handing it back.

Concubine Qin's lips twitched slightly, and she continued to say with a smile, "Your Majesty, you are worrying too much. Please choose a play."

The concubines sitting nearby also talked about it, and Liu Qiuchan then calmly opened the playbook and started watching the play, and then said to Lin Zhan beside her, "What play do you want to listen to?"

Looking at the densely packed tracks on the script, Lin Zan was dazzled for a moment, and then he pointed to a play at random. Unexpectedly, it turned out to be a play about a love story between a human and a demon.

"Zhan'er really knows my heart." What was even more unexpected was that Liu Qiucan liked to listen to such plays. With a wave of her hand, the performance began on the stage.

Listening to the humming opera tunes on the stage, Lin Zan was just curious at first, but soon lost interest. He sat in his seat, yawning and squinting, even a little confused.

Just when she was confused, there was a sudden cry of surprise from her side. The surroundings suddenly became noisy, and Lin Zhan immediately stood up and looked at Liu Qiuchan next to her.

However, he did not expect to see Concubine Qin lying on the ground in pain, holding her stomach, with a little blood under her skirt, and Liu Qiuchan's face was full of panic.

"Empress, why did you push me? Look, the baby in my belly, my child." Concubine Qin looked at the blood on the corner of her skirt with a pale face, and then fainted in front of everyone.

The concubines nearby also stood up immediately, looking at Liu Qiuchan who was standing there with expressions of doubt and confusion on their faces.

Lin Zhan was the first to come to his senses. He grabbed Liu Qiuchan, shook her hand and said, "Empress, should we call the imperial physician?"

"Yes, you are right. Go and call the imperial physician and send Concubine Qin back to Mingde Palace." Liu Qiuchan took a deep breath, came to her senses, had Concubine Qin carried back to Mingde Palace, and notified the emperor and the imperial physician.

After learning that Concubine Qin showed signs of miscarriage, the emperor hurried to Mingde Palace. At that moment, everyone in the palace, led by Liu Qiuchan, was kneeling on the ground.

Everyone was silent, not daring to breathe. The emperor strode in and shouted, "What is going on? If anything happens to my prince, you will have to bear my wrath!"

The imperial physician next to her also entered the hall tremblingly to check Concubine Qin's pulse. After a while, he came out with a pale face and panic in his eyes.

"How is the baby in Concubine Qin's belly? Can it be saved?" The emperor asked the imperial physician directly.

The imperial physician immediately knelt down and said in a trembling voice, "Your Majesty, I am incompetent. The dragon seed in Concubine Qin's belly... is gone."

After these words were spoken, the emperor seemed to have aged ten years in an instant, his eyes filled with sorrow and grief, and Liu Qiuchan and others who were kneeling on the ground did not dare to speak anymore.

The whole hall was filled with a chilly air. Lin Zhan was kneeling there, not daring to look up at the emperor's expression.

After a while, a teacup fell heavily in front of everyone. The flying fragments even scratched Liu Qiuchan's hand, but even so, she did not move at all.

"Tell me, why did the baby in Concubine Qin's belly disappear?" The emperor suppressed his anger and asked Liu Qiuchan in a low voice.

Liu Qiuchan was horrified in her heart, but on the surface she tried to remain calm, kneeling forward and saying, "Your Majesty, please listen to my explanation, this is all an accident."

Just as she finished speaking, Concubine Qin, who learned that the dragon seed in her belly was gone, suddenly staggered out from the inner hall. She was only wearing underwear, her face was as pale as a ghost, her eyes were red, and tears were falling down.

"Your Majesty, you must make the decision for me. The prince in my belly was killed by the Empress." The next moment, Concubine Qin knelt on the ground, crying and complaining.

The crying was so sad that even the emperor was moved. He quickly stepped forward and helped her up. "Hurry up, you just lost your child, and your body is still very weak."

At this time, the emperor was very considerate and helped Concubine Qin to sit aside. Liu Qiuchan's face instantly turned dark.