Qin Kou'er immediately smiled and nodded, "You're going to torment others again! I'm really worried about these officials. What if they actually torment themselves to death one day?"

"Don't worry! They live their lives to cause trouble, otherwise they wouldn't survive!"

Lan Linxue smiled even more broadly, anticipating Chen Kuangzheng's possible reaction.

Qin Kou'er looked at Lan Linxue with some doubt: "You know my identity, there's no one in the world who doesn't. How come I have no relation to a noble lady? Besides, the Emperor knows I'm just a poor merchant, so why would he agree to let me participate in the imperial concubine selection?"

Lan Linxue shook her head. "That's Hu Tianyong's skill! If he wants to elevate someone's status, he can find a rule for you even if your ancestors were eight times your ancestors. Even if your ancestors were cowherds, it doesn't matter! In short, he can make you walk smoothly under everyone's noses! If it weren't for his ability, I wouldn't have the patience to scheme against Lan Xiuyuan. He'd be dreaming!"

Qin Kou'er nodded, "Yes, if that's the case, I really need to see Hu Tianyong's skills and learn a few tricks from him!"

"Learn it! Learn it!" Lan Linxue sighed. "Hu Tianyong's tricks will open your eyes! Just watch!"

"Alright! Let's leave it at that! You should go back now, I'm coming over tonight! I need to make arrangements for the attack on Lan Jiayuan first!"

As she spoke, Qin Kou'er pulled Lan Linxue and pushed her outside.

Lan Linxue, afraid of hurting the child, kept shouting, "Okay, okay, stop pushing, I can walk by myself!"

Seeing that Qin Kou'er was no longer refusing, he immediately turned around and kissed her hard on the cheek, then turned and ran away.

Qin Kou'er looked at Lan Linxue with a mixture of amusement and exasperation, and finally shouted, "Haitian, go and call Yan Nuo here!"

When Lan Linxue was pushed out by Qin Kou'er, Lan Xiuyuan had already arrived at the Hu residence on horseback.

When the gatekeeper saw that it was Lan Xiuyuan, he quickly went in to report.

When Lan Xiuyuan entered from outside with a gloomy face, Hu Tianyong was calmly writing with a pen in hand, while Hu Feifan was serving him.

Upon seeing Lan Xiuyuan enter, only Hu Feifan came over to greet him, while Hu Tianyong didn't even move and continued writing.

Lan Xiuyuan walked up to Hu Tianyong and greeted him in a low voice: "Greetings, Grandfather!"

Hu Tianyong smiled faintly and asked without even looking up, "Why are you here today with so much free time?"

Lan Xiuyuan stared at Hu Tianyong with a gloomy expression, then suddenly said in a deep voice, "Grandfather, I want to marry Qin Kou'er!"

Hu Tianyong paused for a moment while holding the pen, but quickly continued writing as if nothing had happened.

Hu Feifan, standing next to him, was quite shocked.

"Grandfather, I want to marry Qin Kou'er!"

Lan Xiuyuan repeated it again.

Hu Tianyong finally finished writing, put down his pen, looked at it with satisfaction, and then looked at Lan Xiuyuan before uttering two words: "No!"