Lan Linxue changed into a light yellow gauze robe, tied a white jade belt around her waist, looked at herself carefully in the mirror, and was very satisfied before taking the folding fan from Shuanghua's hand.

"Master, our money is limited, you can't gamble too recklessly. It would be embarrassing if we ran out of money in the end!" Shuanghua coldly reminded Lan Linxue, which earned her a frown and an angry glare.

Lan Linxue pointed her fan at Shuanghua's chest, "Why are you so boring? You always dampen my spirits when I'm in the mood. With Qin Kou'er's pile of money, what are we afraid of? Put your heart in your stomach and watch me dominate the battlefield!"

Shuanghua slapped Lan Linxue's fan away without any politeness and said expressionlessly, "That Cui Kewei is Third Master's money bag in Jiangnan. If we openly cause trouble like this, I'm afraid Third Master won't be able to sit still!"

"Hmph," Lan Linxue sneered, "I'm going to make the third brother uneasy. Today we'll raid his place and see what he can do. Besides, he specifically told the Emperor that he was coming to Xuzhou to inspect military supplies. I don't believe that this gambler would leave Yangzhou, this den of iniquity, and obediently handle military affairs! Moreover, now that Shi Mengjian is in trouble, he'll come running just by smelling the scent. Once he's here, our show will be even more exciting!"

Shuanghua nodded. "Alright, we'll tell him about Hu Feifan's killing spree in Hangzhou. I don't think the Third Prince will miss this opportunity to cause trouble for the Fifth Master."

“We need to handle this matter subtly,” Lan Linxue said thoughtfully, tapping her fan. “Hu Feifan came to kill me that night, so we can’t let them know I entered Hangzhou beforehand. Therefore, even if he’s the one who committed the murder, we need to find a suitable target. By the way, have you buried all of Hu Feifan’s men?”

"Bury it!"

Lan Linxue nodded. "What's Qin Kou'er's men up to?"

"They're still spying around. But there's something quite interesting," Shuanghua said, stroking her chin. "Yesterday, our men monitoring Jiang Ming came back saying they dug up several corpses not far away. After checking, they turned out to be members of the Hu family. But, of Hu Feifan's men, whether alive or dead, we only left behind Shi Mengjian's head; we took the rest. How could we have dug up some Hu family corpses later?"

Lan Linxue thought for a moment, then immediately burst out laughing. Looking at Shuanghua, she said with a slightly mischievous smile, "What's so hard to guess? It's not you, and it can't be Jiang Ming either. It must be Qin Kou'er playing tricks behind the scenes! Don't worry about it, just keep an eye on things!"

After saying that, Lan Linxue didn't say anything more, and walked out happily while fanning herself.

The corpses of the Hu family members? Heh, Qin Kou'er is framing Hu Feifan. Who knows what tricks this little girl is up to now? She's probably plotting against the Hu family!

However, no matter what, as long as Qin Kou'er causes trouble for Hu Feifan, he will unconditionally give his full support.

The thought of Hu Feifan's infatuated gaze towards Qin Kou'er made Lan Linxue want to vomit. Ideally, Kou'er would just kill him outright, then they'd see if he'd still dare to dream of marrying a swan.

Unbeknownst to him, Lan Linxue had already begun to regard Qin Kou'er as his private property, and he would want to gouge out anyone who coveted her.

So when he swaggered out, fanning himself, and saw Qin Kou'er already standing respectfully waiting for him, his mood brightened considerably. Ignoring the stares of others, he walked over, took Qin Kou'er's hand, and whispered affectionately in her ear, "Your pearl earrings look so beautiful today! If you like them, I'll get you an even more expensive pair later!"

Qin Kou'er was startled by Lan Linxue and couldn't help but glance at him in surprise. What had he eaten this morning that had made him so clueless? Such intimate behavior in public was bound to arouse suspicion, especially since he openly claimed to dislike women. Just look at Gao He's eyes now; they could practically dig holes through her.

Unconsciously taking a step back, Qin Kou'er smiled and bowed, "Thank you for your kindness, Your Highness. I am unworthy of such a reward and dare not accept it so casually!"

But our Lord Lan didn't care about other people's opinions at all, and ignored Qin Kou'er's many thoughts at this moment. He smiled arrogantly and said, "What reward or not? As long as I am happy, what if I give you the whole world? Let's see who dares to say a word against it!"

As he spoke, he glanced sideways at the others. Instantly, everyone bowed and dared not look up.

Taking advantage of everyone's bowed heads, Qin Kou'er grabbed Lan Linxue's hand hard, silencing him. She then immediately knelt down, saying, "Your Highness has spoken recklessly; Kou'er dares not accept such punishment!"

Immediately, the people from Qin Tian Pavilion knelt down in unison.

Lan Linxue almost screamed as Qin Kou'er grabbed her. She rubbed her hand and glared angrily at Kou'er's lowered head. "You damned woman, you hit so hard, you've crippled her. Let's see which perfect prince you'll find to be your husband in the future."

Gritting her teeth secretly, Lan Linxue reached out and pulled Qin Kou'er up from the ground, angrily saying, "What are you kneeling for all day? Are you afraid I'll see you? I can't stand you guys, you can't even handle a joke like this. Get up, both of you!"

"Thank you, Your Highness!" Immediately, the group of people stood up again.

Lan Linxue originally wanted to have another tongue-lashing with Qin Kou'er, to get revenge for her little hands, but when she looked down, she saw that Kou'er's snow-white dress was stained with a little dirt from kneeling earlier. She frowned and, without thinking, bent down and brushed the dirt off Kou'er's dress, grumbling as she did so: "You've ruined such a nice dress. How are you going to face anyone when you go out like this? You're such a worry every day."

Qin Kou'er stood there, stunned, completely frozen. All eyes were fixed on her in shock, as if stung by bees: Good heavens, the young master, who usually felt ashamed to even lower his head, was actually bending down to dust off someone's skirt? Had the sun risen in the west today?

Qin Kou'er's heart was filled with mixed feelings, as if it had been pounded with a pestle: Did Lan Linxue, that idiot, have to put her on the fire to roast him to sleep? Now, she was about to become his first scandalous young lady, and the Emperor's top priority to guard against!

Looking at Lan Linxue's drooping waist, Qin Kou'er clenched her hands, wishing she could slap him to death!

As a result, Grandpa Lan acted as if nothing had happened, straightened his dress, looked up, and gave Qin Kou'er a carefree, bright smile, "Now it's all right, let's go! Let's go gamble!"

As she spoke, Lan Linxue pulled Qin Kou'er along excitedly as they walked outside.

Qin Kou'er bit her lip, stiffly following Lan Linxue's steps, wondering how she would scratch his face all over when she turned around!

---Aside---

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