No more an Advisor

Zhu Lin and Nianzu went to the Emperor's manor. Eunuch Jin let them inside the chamber where they both greeted the Emperor, who gestured to them to sit. 

Zhu Lin took the seat, but Nianzu did not. He lowered his head and sincerely apologized to his father for creating a nuisance in the morning.

"You will not be the Advisor anymore," Han Wenji announced his decision. Nianzu lifted his head and acknowledged the decision of his father. 

"Your Majesty, may I speak?" Zhu Lin asked. 

"Yes, Princess Zhu Lin," Han Wenji permitted her, who thanked him.

"I do not want to marry Prince Nianzu. Since the Fourth Prince already loves someone, I believe if I marry him, then we both will suffer," Zhu Lin asserted. Han Wenji had expected this the moment Nianzu raised the matter in the Hall of Greetings.