"Oh? Open your eyes and look at people now?" Xu Jinlan arrogantly curled her lip, glancing disdainfully at Hu Qianyu. "I say, Consort Hu, you're truly despicable! Speak properly, but you're pretending to be dead with your eyes closed. You only open your eyes when someone takes action? What is this if not despicable? Let me tell you, not only are you despicable, but tomorrow morning even your precious son, Lan Xiuyuan, will inevitably be despicable. Because he has a mother who has been completely neglected and humiliated by the Emperor, do you think anyone will treat this gentle and refined young master kindly? Won't his spine be bent by laughter?"

Upon hearing this, Hu Qianyu immediately screamed like a madwoman.

Xu Jinlan was startled.

"If you dare to say another word in front of Xiu Yuan, I'll make you pay even if it kills me!"

Hu Qianyu glared at the arrogant woman in front of her with eyes blazing with fury.

Xu Jinlan gave a wicked smile: "Do you think that if I don't say anything, no one else in the world will? Consort Hu, you can't be that naive! So, rather than letting me make a fool of you, you might as well let the sisters have it. At least if we say it, you'll only get angry for a bit. But if the whole world talks about it, I'm afraid the Fifth Prince's ambitions for power will be completely crushed!"

As she spoke, Xu Jinlan laughed heartily.

Hu Qianyu glared at the woman in front of her, trembling with anger. But she knew that what she feared most now was how to face her son and the public opinion of the world tomorrow.

With the emperor treating her like this, how could her son become the crown prince and continue his imperial ambitions?

Thinking of all this, Hu Qianyu suddenly couldn't help but shed a tear.

It's over, everything is over! Everything was destroyed this night.

When the eunuchs saw that Hu Qianyu had finally burst into tears, they knew that the show was coming to an end.

He walked over, bowed, and said in a humble yet respectful manner, "Your Highnesses, it is late at night. Please go back to sleep early. If you disturb His Majesty, you will be guilty beyond redemption."

At this point, the eunuch smiled slightly and looked at everyone, "I think none of you ladies would want to become the second lady who serves the Emperor but never gets to see him!"

As soon as the eunuch said this, everyone around quickly left in twos and threes. Even Xu Jinlan sighed and seemed to regretfully lift her feet.

But in the end, she couldn't resist taking a jab at Hu Qianyu, "Your Highness, you can stay in the courtyard of Qianqing Palace tonight. At least you're close to the Emperor, which counts as serving him in bed! Hahahaha!"

As Hu Qianyu watched Xu Jinlan's retreating figure, she gritted her teeth and shattered them. In this life, no matter what, she would take Xu Jinlan's life and the lives of the Xu family.

After all the concubines had left, the eunuch waved his hand slightly, signaling for Hu Qianyu to be sent back.

After returning to the palace, Hu Qianyu completely closed the palace gates and refused to see anyone in her room.

News has no legs, yet it travels the fastest.

Just as dawn was breaking and Qin Kou'er was getting dressed and washing her face, she heard the full details of what had happened in the palace the night before.

However, the more Qin Kou'er listened, the wider her eyes widened. After Jun Yannuo finished speaking with a smile, Qin Kou'er looked at him incredulously: "Hu Qianyu didn't hang herself when she returned to the palace last night?"

Jun Yannuo leaned against the doorframe, his handsome lips curling into a smirk. "If she really had that kind of backbone, she would have succeeded long ago! But the thing is, she's back in her palace, never stepping outside! I bet she's plotting how to avenge herself!"

Qin Kou'er nodded, then turned and slowly walked to her dressing table, sat down and began to do her makeup: "I think so too! If anyone could endure such a huge injustice, I would admire her! I just wonder where her revenge plan will begin!"

Looking at Qin Kou'er, who was becoming more and more beautiful in the mirror, Jun Yannuo snorted and said, "I don't know about others. But we have to be extremely careful, especially you. This whole thing started because of you. Do you think Hu Qianyu will let you off the hook? Why don't I go with you today?"

Qin Kou'er immediately shook her head, "Today it's mostly a group of women, it would be very inconvenient for you to go with them. Besides, the Emperor said he wanted to invite the young masters of various families, but he didn't give any explicit instructions to our Qin Tian Pavilion, so it's better for you, as the head steward, to stay home and keep an eye on things. In case Hu Qianyu pulls some trick and gets me thrown into jail, at least we'll have someone in charge at home! Feng'er and Ling'er will be more than enough to go with me!"

Just as Qin Kou'er and Jun Yannuo were talking, Qu Feng'er and Qu Ling'er walked in.

Ling'er glanced at Jun Yannuo and immediately went over with a smile, saying charmingly, "Brother Jun, you're up so early!"

Jun Yan Nuo immediately smiled gently and reached out to touch Qu Ling'er's head: "Ling'er is up so early too! Is it because you're back and you're so happy you can't sleep?"

Qu Ling'er was very unhappy with Jun Yannuo touching her head. "Brother Jun, I'm a grown-up girl now. You can't keep touching my head like that, like a little kid. It's not good if others see us like that!"

As she spoke, Qu Ling'er touched her hair with great seriousness, as if she was afraid that Jun Yannuo would ruin it.

Jun Yannuo was stunned for a moment, then burst into laughter: "Oh dear, I'm so sorry, I forgot that our Miss Ling'er is already a grown-up girl, and you can't just touch her hair like that! I'm sorry, Ling'er, please forgive Brother Jun!"

Upon hearing Jun Yannuo's words, Qu Ling'er immediately smiled beautifully again, shaking her little head and nodding generously, "Considering Brother Jun's sincerity, I'll let it slide!"

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