Qu Ling'er's innocence and cuteness immediately made everyone in the room laugh.

Qu Feng'er walked up to Ling'er, and said with a coquettish smile, "Ling'er, don't be rude to Brother Jun!"

After speaking, Qu Feng'er looked at Jun Yannuo, smiled, and bowed, "Feng'er greets Brother Jun!"

Jun Yannuo quickly reached out to help Qu Feng up, then looked him over and sighed, "Feng'er has grown into such an unparalleled young man. It seems that Brother Jun is getting old. You can all go out on business with the Pavilion Master now. Time really waits for no one!"

Qu Ling'er immediately wrinkled her little nose. "Brother Jun, why do you sound so sarcastic after all these years? Who said you're old? I think you've become more and more charming! You can practically be called the most handsome man in the world!"

"Really?" Jun Yannuo looked at Qu Ling'er and winked with amusement. "I must say, Ling'er is really generous to Brother Jun! Thank you, Ling'er. Brother Jun will have someone prepare Ling'er's favorite hibiscus cake for her later!"

Qu Ling'er immediately nodded excitedly.

The Qu sisters had been assigned by Qin Kou'er to guard the Qin Tiange family's assets deep in the mountains, so they hadn't returned for a long time. They were already very excited to be traveling to the capital with Qin Kou'er, but they never expected that Qin Kou'er would also take them into the palace. This made Qu Ling'er so excited she could jump for joy.

What young man doesn't love the world, what young woman doesn't love pollen!

For this reason, the Qu sisters cherished this opportunity to enter the world and vowed to follow Qin Kou'er and achieve some success so that Qin Kou'er would never abandon them in a desolate place again.

Qu Ling'er and Jun Yannuo were chatting and laughing, but Qu Feng'er went over to comb and dress up Qin Kou'er's hair.

Qin Kou'er noticed that Feng'er was wearing a pink palace gauze dress today and nodded in approval. "This dress is a good choice. It's very similar to the maids' uniforms, but not the same. This will make things much easier for you and Ling'er when you're doing errands in the palace."

Feng'er smiled faintly, carefully combing Qin Kou'er's hair as she said, "I've been looking for this dress for a long time. Although it still looks a bit unfamiliar, it should be enough to fool people on the surface. However, Master, I heard Mo Hun say yesterday that the Empress's palace is heavily guarded, so it might not be easy to get in anytime soon. What if we alert others?"

Qin Kou'er looked at her and smiled slightly: "That's why I prepared two sets of maid's clothes for you and Ling'er. If any problems arise, you can quickly change your clothes and come back! However, the palace is indeed heavily guarded. You can't enter from the front; you'll have to find a way to jump over the wall. Also, you need to be aware of the hidden sentries there. That's the most important thing. If you encounter any danger or complicated situations, bring Ling'er back immediately. Remember, never take any risks, understand?"

Qu Feng'er nodded slightly, "I know! Don't worry! After all, that's the imperial palace. I know how to handle certain things."

Qin Kou'er nodded, then looked at Qu Feng'er's elegant and refined appearance and couldn't help but sigh: "Our Feng'er is so beautiful that she'll probably outshine all those young ladies from noble families today. However, there are some young masters from noble families going today, so Feng'er, why don't you open your eyes and if you really like one, you can go for it!"

After saying that, Qin Kou'er immediately lowered her head and chuckled softly.

Qu Feng'er glanced at Qin Kou'er coldly, and said in a low voice without expression, "I don't know which guy she hangs out with. She's getting more and more out of line. I always said that the capital is a big dye vat, and it will corrupt even the best people sooner or later. Look at you, now you're full of talk about love between men and women, aren't you a typical example!"

As Qin Kou'er and Qu Feng'er said this, they laughed even more happily.

As a group of people were chatting and laughing inside, Hai Tian suddenly walked in: "Master, the Prince has arrived!"

As soon as Qin Kou'er raised her head, Lan Linxue walked in with a smile.

"Kou'er, have you heard? Hu Qianyu made a huge fool of herself last night. Now the whole capital knows she's a laughingstock. Hahahaha!"

Qin Kou'er looked at Lan Linxue speechlessly.

"Huh? Why are there so many people in this room?"

When Lan Linxue recognized the two women, she immediately pointed at them in surprise, her eyes wide, and she couldn't utter a word for a long time.

Qu Feng'er continued combing Qin Kou'er's hair without any change, seemingly ignoring Lan Linxue completely. Qu Ling'er, however, snorted, turned her head away, and then grabbed Jun Yannuo's arm: "Brother Jun, let's go prepare breakfast, I'm hungry!"

Looking at the scenery before him, Jun Yannuo asked Qu Ling'er curiously, "What, do you know the Prince?"

"I don't know him!"

"Never seen it before!"

Two voices rang out at the same time.

Lan Linxue and Qu Ling'er glared at each other.

Upon seeing this, Jun Yannuo's brows twitched slightly.

This looks like they know each other.

But the Qu sisters had been in the secret cave the whole time, and Lan Linxue knew them. Had Qin Kou'er already told Lan Linxue her most important secret? Had their relationship progressed that far?

Jun Yannuo's heart sank, and he immediately looked at Qin Kou'er, who was gently applying powder to her face.

Qin Kou'er saw Jun Yannuo's shocked and disbelieving eyes in the mirror.

He couldn't help but sigh, "Yan Nuo, you don't need to watch over me. I didn't bring Lan Linxue there myself; she went to find me herself! This matter has little to do with me!"

You didn't believe my promise! A hint of hurt lingered in her eyes.

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