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Lin Zhaoyan and the others came in from the north gate. They didn’t need to pass through the outer hall, but went directly through Yuhua Lane and entered the Lihua Hall of the inner palace.

Lin Zhaoyan didn't pay attention to the book and was stunned when he saw the plaque in front of the hall.

Lihua Palace.

Concubine Li...

Could it be that this secluded palace is Lin Xingyan’s residence?

"Girl, go quickly. Huanyuexuan is on the west side, and it will take a while to go. I'm afraid it's too late." Su Wen saw her stunned and reached out to pull her.

Lin Zhaoyan came back to his senses and asked subconsciously: "Is this Lin Xingyan's bedroom?"

"It's indeed from Concubine Li." Su Wen replied naturally.

Lin Zhaoyan said "Oh" and looked at Su Wen with more curious eyes.

Even the person who had entered the palace several times was dizzy when walking in this huge Forbidden City. How could Su Wen, a little maid, be so familiar?

Xiao Qi sent her to her side, so it shouldn’t be as simple as protecting her, right?

This thought just flashed through, and Lin Zhaoyan did not make him think too much. Things have reached this point today. No matter what Xiao Qi's purpose is, it will not be hidden for long.

Huanyuexuan will arrive soon.

Lin Zhaoyan looked at the brightly lit bedroom, and even if he didn't know the situation inside, he could still feel the dull and depressing atmosphere.

"Girl, go in, don't be afraid, I'm waiting for you outside."

Su Wen's voice recalled her mind. Lin Zhaoyan turned around and looked at her calm as water. Finally, he couldn't help but speak softly, "Su Wen, do you know what will happen?"

Su Wen smiled slightly, "Girl, go in. You just need to know that no matter where you are, you will not be in danger."

Lin Zhaoyan felt a little stuttered and stopped talking. He just nodded quietly and walked towards the bedroom.

But before she could reach the door of the bedroom, someone grabbed her arm.

"Why are you here!" A voice of obvious anxiety and shock came over.

Lin Zhaoyan was shocked and turned around and met the second prince's eyes.

"I. I heard that my father has entered the palace." Lin Zhaoyan forced himself to calm down and broke free from Xiao Huan's clamping.

Xiao Huan stared at her tightly, "How did you enter the palace!"

Lin Zhaoyan stammered and went over casually, and asked, "How is my father? There are Concubine Wan and Young Master Feng Qing, why are you here? Didn't you say you want to protect them?"

Her question indeed dispelled Xiao Huan's anger.

"...I'm sorry." Xiao Huan turned his face, avoided her burning gaze, and said in a hoarse voice: "When I entered the palace, Mr. Feng Qing had already died of poison. As for your father... they were negotiating. I... can't break in rashly, otherwise it would be bad for your father."

"Negotiation? Who are you with?" Lin Zhaoyan was shocked and was about to break in.

She was afraid that the emperor would use the trick of taking poison to deal with Lin Chen.

The second prince stopped her and comforted her softly, "Don't worry. It's okay for the time being, I'll wait here. If there is anything, I will rush over immediately, but now it's really not possible. Concubine Wan stabbed the emperor and the emperor's grandmother came, and she was angry. If I were to rush to plead for mercy at this time, it would only anger her even more and put Concubine Wan and your father in a more dangerous situation."

Lin Zhaoyan understood what he said, but was still very worried.

How could she feel at ease to put her father and Concubine Wan there and get along with the Empress Dowager alone!

Who knows what crazy actions they will do!

"Don't worry, it's okay, I won't let your father get into trouble again." Xiao Huan understood her mood. She wanted to say a lot of comforting words, but in the end, there was only one sentence.

This is his promise at this moment.

Although, he was very confused.

From the moment Lin Chen suddenly appeared, his heart was always full of ups and downs. He couldn't be at peace.

He didn't understand why Lin Chen came, and why the expressions of the emperor's grandmother and father became so ugly.

He felt that something was going to happen.

This intuition was particularly strong when I saw Lin Zhaoyan appear.

Xiao Huan stared at Lin Zhaoyan's anxious and worried side face, couldn't help but reach out to hug her and hugged her tightly.

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At this time, Huan Yuexuan was in a tense situation.

Lin Chen ignored the eyes of the emperor and the empress dowager and hugged Xu Wanru tightly, and said coldly to the emperor who was obviously extremely angry, "Xiao Heng, you committed such a crazy scandal back then, and still can't cover up the matter!"

"Lin Chen! How can you talk nonsense like this? Insulting the royal family, the following are the best. This is a serious crime of raiding the house and destroying the nine clans!" The empress dowager stared at Lin Chen, her eyes full of warning.

She knew that Lin Chen was not afraid of death, but he was not alone. He also had parents, brothers, sons and daughters. If he could really let go, it wouldn’t have happened fifteen years ago!

Unexpectedly, Lin Chen sneered, met the sharp gaze of the empress dowager, and said lightly: "Empress Dowager, you don't have to force the Marquis of Jian'an again. I have been a coward for my family for fifteen years, but you bullied people too much, I don't want to be cowardly anymore!" He said, hugging Xu Wanru a little tightly, and raised his tone and said: "I have never thought of going out alive this time when I entered the palace. I have lived for fifteen years. If I give up Marquis of Jian'an again this time, I would not deserve to be a human being! So, even if you go to slaughter my Lin family immediately, I will not let you get what you wish!"

The Empress Dowager's face suddenly became extremely ugly.

Slaughter him all over the family?

How can it be! The situation in the court is unstable now. If something goes wrong with the Jian'an Marquis' Mansion, it will probably cause turmoil in the government and be detrimental to the royal family.

Even without considering this, they have no reason to do so.

Doing this will inevitably involve the incident fifteen years ago. If all officials know that the emperor once seized the wife of his ministers, the royal family will definitely lose all their faces and will never be popular!

And, there is Xu Sheng.

If all officials know the truth about Xu Sheng’s death, they will definitely cause great shock!

Xu Sheng's favorite students are all over the country, and now many important positions in the court are his classmates, friends or students.

When he was treason, many people called for justice for him, and even now some people want to overturn the case for him.

Although the He family caused Xu Sheng to be wronged and killed, the emperor played an important role in it!

He knew Xu Sheng's tough temper, and was afraid that Xu Sheng would yell everywhere if he knew that he stole his daughter, causing him to lose all his face, so he would follow the He family's wishes.

She could not forget the situation when the Xu family was killed. The sad crying sound could echo in her mind until now.

It is precisely because she has committed too many sins that she wants to save the child, just treat it as atonement.

The Empress Dowager looked at Lin Chen, who was protecting Concubine Wan tightly, as if she wanted to decide her life and death with them. She sighed heavily in her heart.

If he had had this courage fifteen years ago, how could this happen like this happen?

With the status and power of the Jian'an Marquis' Mansion back then, if they really want to resist, their royal family dare not fight head-on.

It’s just that Old Lady Lin and Marquis Jian’an are insatiable, cold and ruthless, willing to use their daughter-in-law to suffer from their future, while Lin Chen is unable to give up his parents and relatives. This is why so many tragedies are caused.

It’s also a pity that she couldn’t dissuade the emperor in time. Even though she knew that this was a big deal, she still couldn’t resist the emperor’s obsession.

After all, she owed him the matter for Prince Xiao back then.

She just wanted to make up for this son.

She is not wrong!

The Empress Dowager was heartbroken for a moment. She wanted to let Lin Chen and Xu Wanru go like this. She was also free for the lover, but reason told her that she could not.

Absolutely not.

She can't take risks with royal reputation.

What I missed back then was missing.

I can only say that their lives deserve this.

"Lin Chen, since that's the case, don't blame the Ai family for being cruel and ruthless." The Empress Dowager looked at Lin Chen, intending to give him a last chance. "You should know that your Jian'an Marquis Mansion has been in turmoil recently. Your elder brother has made many mistakes. Not to mention that it is fatal, each one is enough for him to bear. Besides, it is a simple thing for the royal family to be guilty of a person. Do you really want your Jian'an Marquis Mansion to be destroyed by a hundred years of foundation?"

Lin Chen laughed "hehe" and said, "Empress Dowager, just go there. As long as you can walk out of this palace gate."

"What do you mean?" The Empress Dowager's face changed.

Lin Chen looked at her with sympathy in his eyes, "Empress Dowager, you have been smart for a lifetime. Do you still can't understand things? Jian'an Marquis' Mansion is the outer family of Concubine Jing, how could it be as neutral as it seems on the surface? Is my elder brother really a pure minister? Your royal family wants civil and military officials to only serve the emperor, and want all princes to be at peace with themselves. However, they do not know that the dispute over the throne is inevitable, and it has been like this for thousands of years. Is it possible that you want to suppress it? The second prince and the third prince have already reached the same level of power. You have helped the second prince destroy Cao Zhijing and Zhou Tingchen. Jian'an Marquis' Mansion is the last bottom line of the third prince. As long as you destroy the entire Marquis' Mansion today, the third prince will be able to launch a war and encircle the Forbidden City tomorrow. At that time, no one of us will escape!"

Lin Chen's words were exaggerated, but what he said was the truth.

The emperor had already turned to the second prince without realizing it. The third prince was not a fool. If the Jian'an Marquis' Mansion collapsed again, he would definitely know that he had no hope of fighting for the throne, and would be furious and bet on his own.

The queen mother understood, and her face turned pale in an instant.

When the emperor heard this, his pale face, which was already due to blood loss on his arms, stared at Lin Chen and said angrily: "This is serious?"

His son was actually playing tricks under his nose!

"Is it true? Isn't it true that the emperor will know after trying it?" Lin Chen looked at the emperor and smiled coldly. "The emperor may not know that when I stepped down from office and returned to the house to be addicted to calligraphy and painting, it was actually a cover. Over the years, every step my elder brother has taken in the court has been my guidance behind my back, including how to induce the third prince to break up with the second prince."

The emperor's face changed drastically, and his eyes looked at Lin Chen full of surprise and incredible.

"Xiao Heng, I hate to take my wife. I am cowardly, but it doesn't mean I will sit and wait for death. I won't kill you with my own hands, but I want you and your son to kill each other!"

"You may not understand the third prince yet. He has inherited all your selfishness and ruthlessness. In his mind, nothing is more important than the throne."

"You have been indulging in the joy of men and women recently, and I'm afraid you don't know that this palace has already changed hands."

Lin Chen said word by word, and every word he said was like a heavy hammer, hitting the emperor hard.
To be continued...