When Chen Kuangzheng saw that Lan Linxue had acted all high and mighty outside, but turned into a henpecked husband in front of Miss Qin, he couldn't help but feel a little disgusted with him.

"What thoughts could I possibly have? Didn't I write them all down on the complaint yesterday?" Qin Kou'er said, straightening her posture. "Regardless of whether Xu Ming can be hurt this time, I will not let him off easily. Even if I can't bite off a piece of his flesh, I will still make him suffer!"

Lan Linxue looked at Qin Kou'er carefully before asking, "So you don't have any specific ideas?"

Qin Kou'er turned her head and glared at Lan Linxue: "Do you have some specific ideas?"

Lan Linxue nodded immediately, "Lan Xiuyuan came by just now, but he was taken away by Seventh Uncle!"

The thought of Lan Xiuyuan rushing to Qin Kou'er so early in the morning made Lan Linxue feel a little nauseous.

Qin Kou'er looked at Lan Linxue but didn't say anything. She knew that if she said anything, Lan Linxue would definitely say something irrelevant, so she simply kept quiet.

As expected, seeing that Qin Kou'er didn't respond, Lan Linxue continued, "Seventh Uncle was a witness last night. When we get to the court later, the Emperor will definitely ask about this. So, my idea is that since Lan Xiuyuan took the initiative to provoke this matter, let's go with the flow and make Xu Ming think that Lan Xiuyuan is the mastermind behind it, so that he can take the opportunity to bite him. Only then can the conflict between the third and fifth brothers surface, which will have a significant impact on our future plans!"

Qin Kou'er was surprised that Lan Linxue wanted to drag Lan Xiuyuan into the mess, and frowned as she asked, "What exactly is the arrangement?"

Lan Linxue looked at Qin Kou'er, then at Chen Kuangzheng, "No arrangements are needed! You and Lord Chen just need to tell the truth! Especially Lord Chen, you need to put your upright and incorruptible nature to good use later! I believe that over the years, there must have been other people who wrote anonymous petitions to harass Xu Ming, but you suppressed them because you felt the facts were insufficient. So today, you just need to go through the motions in court based on Kou'er's petition."

Chen Kuangzheng looked at Lan Linxue with a slight smile and said, "Does Your Highness mean to force Xu Ming to step forward?"

"Xu Ming will definitely step forward! With his personality, how could he tolerate a lowly second-rank official like you jumping around on the head of a first-rank official like him! The most important thing is that you must push Kou'er's matter forward; everything else is secondary!"

"Why do you do this?" Qin Kou'er looked at Lan Linxue with a flicker in her eyes.

Lan Linxue smiled wickedly: "Of course, it's to give your protector a chance to shine!"

Qin Kou'er heard Lan Linxue laugh, but there was a vicious malice in his tone. She couldn't help but reach out and pinch him hard on the back: "Can't you speak properly to me? In front of Lord Chen, can you not speak in a sarcastic tone?"

Lan Linxue winced in pain and immediately leaned forward, glaring and growling, "I'm telling the truth! Why are you torturing me like this!"

Seeing the two of them making intimate gestures, Chen Kuangzheng immediately coughed twice and turned his head away.

Upon seeing Chen Kuangzheng, Qin Kou'er immediately glared at Lan Linxue with even more annoyance: "Speak properly to me!"

While rubbing her back, Lan Linxue said with annoyance, "I was just saying the truth! If you hadn't been made difficult by Xu Ming, why would Lan Xiuyuan have jumped out to defend you? If he hadn't jumped out, how would Xu Ming have thought that Lan Xiuyuan was behind this? It's all interconnected! Only in this way will a rift develop between them!"

"Is Lan Xiuyuan an idiot? Is Xu Ming an idiot? Do you think they can't see through this little trick?" Qin Kou'er was truly impressed by Lan Linxue; she dared to openly scheme against people so casually.

"Lan Xiuyuan isn't stupid! But he became a fool when he met you!"

Although Lan Linxue was very reluctant to admit this fact, it was indeed the reality. "Lan Xiuyuan will definitely spare no effort to get you now! As for Xu Ming? I guarantee you, he'll be like a fool when he suffers a loss! Don't forget, we still have Seventh Uncle in the court! Even if Xu Ming doesn't want to think too much, as soon as Lan Xiuyuan speaks on Seventh Uncle's side, he'll feel that Lan Xiuyuan is stirring up trouble for Seventh Uncle to oppose him and wants to seize his military power!"

Upon hearing this, Qin Kou'er's eyes immediately lit up. "What you said makes some sense!"

"Of course that makes sense! Xu Ming has been resentful for the past few years as Uncle Qi's team has grown bigger and bigger! If he could come up with a different idea at this point, I would cut my head off and use it as a football!"

Qin Kou'er burst out laughing because Lan Linxue's metaphor was really vulgar.

Chen Kuangzheng nodded: "What Your Highness says makes a lot of sense! Why don't we try it today? After all, only wild beasts are more suitable for dealing with venomous snakes!"

After saying that, Chen Kuangzheng gave Lan Linxue a meaningful look.

Lan Linxue shook her head smugly.

Qin Kou'er thought for a moment, then suddenly turned to look at Lan Linxue: "We're making a fuss up ahead, what are you planning to do?"

Lan Linxue chuckled and said even more casually, "Let's watch the show!"

---Aside---

My dears, I've been incredibly busy these past few days, practically burning the midnight oil at work, so there won't be many updates today. I hope you can understand! I promise, once these next couple of days are over, I'll definitely try my best to update more for you all! Love you all, meow!