Lan Linxue suddenly grabbed Qin Kou'er's shoulders, her hands like iron clamps imprisoning Qin Kou'er in front of her, and roared angrily: "Do you know that if I don't do this, I will be killed sooner or later even if I stay in this position of Crown Prince! You have seen Lan Xiuyuan's methods. Knowing that you and I are together, he still dared to force us to jump off a cliff. Do you think there is anything he wouldn't do! And he is just one of the contenders for the throne!"

"So you're willing to trade so many innocent lives for your own?"

Qin Kou'er roared without backing down, staring desperately at the man in front of her as she slowly approached him: "Lan Linxue, don't tell me you're going to use so many lives just to get someone to not be the crown prince?"

Lan Linxue gritted her teeth, feeling a slightly sweet and metallic taste of blood in her mouth.

He looked at Qin Kou'er, then suddenly gave a bitter laugh, muttering, "Do you think I can just give up the position of Crown Prince? Do you really think Lan Shanyang has more feelings for me than for my mother? Let me tell you, if he had to choose between my mother and me right now, he would abandon me without hesitation! Can he watch my mother die right in front of him? Do you think he would let me live even a day as I wish?!"

Qin Kou'er looked at Lan Linxue and finally couldn't hold back her tears any longer, hitting Lan Linxue's shoulder with her weak fists.

"Why did you choose this dead end when there are so many other ways in the world? Lan Linxue, do you know that your heinous acts will not be forgiven by Heaven, even if people can forgive you! I survived the fire back then, but others will survive today, and countless Qin Kou'ers will seek revenge on you and our son in the future! You bastard, you're a madman!"

Lan Linxue endured Qin Kou'er's anger and pain without giving in at all.

He looked at Qin Kou'er with anguish, then pulled her tightly into his arms, his voice hoarse as he whispered in her ear, "That's why I sent you to rescue them! That's why I've been squeezing money from those corrupt officials. You must use all this money to save them! Two days, Kou'er, you have at most two days to bring them all out. And you absolutely cannot let Lan Xiuyuan know about this! Kou'er, listen to me!"

Lan Linxue covered Qin Kou'er's face, which was on the verge of collapse, in her hands and desperately made her face her: "Rescue everyone! As long as they don't die, even if everything is lost, I will find a way to compensate them for what they lost..."

"That's their home!" Qin Kou'er was truly desperate for Lan Linxue. She forcefully broke free from Lan Linxue's hand and involuntarily stepped back. "That's their home! It's everything they have! You didn't just destroy their house, or their things, you destroyed their home! Lan Linxue, you're a beast! How could I like a bastard like you who doesn't even know what a home is! I was truly blind!"

As she spoke, Qin Kou'er turned around and smashed everything around her on the ground.

Lan Linxue looked at the out-of-control Qin Kou'er, then suddenly swayed her body, closed her eyes, and was about to fall down.

He reached out and braced himself against the table, using all his strength to keep himself from falling. He absolutely could not fall at this moment, and he could not let Qin Kou'er leave.

So, before Qin Kou'er could even control herself, Lan Linxue suddenly shouted, "Someone come here!"

Immediately, a large group of guards rushed into the house.

Qin Kou'er stopped moving, slowly turned around, and stared intently at Lan Linxue.

Lan Linxue stared intently at the woman in front of her, gritting her teeth, the metallic taste in her mouth growing even stronger.

Slowly, Lan Linxue said coldly, "Arrest the disobedient Qin Kou'er!"

Qin Kou'er looked at Lan Linxue and finally closed her eyes in despair.

Two lines of cold tears streamed down her pale cheeks.

At that very moment, Lan Linxue slowly collapsed.

---Aside---

"The Secretly Married Warm Wife of a Powerful Family" by Yue Shang Yun Chu

Low-key, reserved, and as serene as a gentle breeze and a bright moon. He is a business legend who can turn the world upside down with a flick of his wrist, yet can also bring his opponents to their doom with a smile.

"Pah!" Qiao Cen sneered. "That's all bullshit! He's clearly a scheming, sharp-tongued, and jealous man!"

Gentle, elegant, and with a refined air, she is a reclusive socialite from a prominent family with extraordinary skills, capable of subduing her enemies with a mere gesture.

Tsk! Young Master Huo clicked his tongue in amazement. Is this really Qiao Cen? It's clearly... Wife, I was wrong, this is definitely you!

[Mini Theater 1]:

The man stood with his hands behind his back, facing Qiao Cen: Today, I have something very important to do!

Qiao Cen frowned: What?

A man suddenly knelt down on one knee, holding up a diamond ring: "Marry me, I've always loved you!"

Qiao Cen raised an eyebrow: What about when you're not straight?