Qin Kou'er didn't remove her hand from Lan Linxue's ear until Lan Linxue returned to his place.

Lan Linxue, grimacing and covering her ears, stormed back to her house.

Shuanghua and Lao Qi followed closely behind, but seeing Qin Kou'er's expression, the two of them tacitly pretended not to see her and followed her back in a grand manner.

Qin Kou'er's expression was very unpleasant. She twisted Lan Linxue's ear all the way to the hall before giving it a hard shake.

Lan Linxue immediately covered her ears and ran a meter away.

"It hurts so much!"

Along the way, Lan Linxue had cried out in pain countless times, but Qin Kou'er acted as if she hadn't heard him, holding tightly to his ear.

Even after being released, Qin Kou'er's complexion did not improve at all.

Lan Linxue felt utterly wronged. Frowning and covering her ears, she yelled at Qin Kou'er, "What did I do? Why are you grabbing my ear so tightly?"

Qin Kou'er stared coldly at Lan Linxue, then suddenly pointed at him, "I'm asking you! Do you want to be the emperor in the future?"

Lan Linxue was utterly baffled by this question: "Qin Kou'er! Are you crazy? Do you even need to ask this? Becoming the Crown Prince and then the Emperor, isn't that what you wanted?"

Lan Linxue stared intently at Qin Kou'er, utterly bewildered as to why his wife had suddenly transformed into a tigress.

Upon hearing this, Qin Kou'er slammed her hand on the table and pointed at Lan Linxue with even greater anger: "You're quite happy to be the emperor in the future, aren't you?"

Lan Linxue was on the verge of tears. "My dear aunt! Haven't you always hoped that I would become the emperor? I've known this since I was a child. What's there to be happy about?"

"Then how dare you brazenly say in front of me that you won't have any concubines in the future? Have you ever seen an emperor in this world who didn't have concubines?"

Qin Kou'er pointed at Lan Linxue's nose, about to strike her.

The scene between Hu Qianyu and Qin Meiying had just witnessed deeply affected Qin Kou'er. She felt that the reason these two had ended up like this was because the men were unfaithful. Why did they have so many concubines when they already had a beloved wife?

In the end, none of them had a good ending, their families were destroyed and their lives were ruined.

Therefore, Qin Kou'er now harbors a strong rebellious attitude towards Lan Linxue becoming emperor and taking a concubine.

She had made up her mind that if Lan Linxue ever dared to take a concubine for any reason or excuse, she would personally castrate him with a knife.

Lan Linxue stared at Qin Kou'er with wide eyes, and it took her a while to realize that the key to the problem was that she had taken a concubine.

Relieved, Lan Linxue smiled at Qin Kou'er: "So that's why you're jealous! Don't worry, I definitely won't take a concubine. My first wife is already more beautiful than anyone else in the world, why would I take a concubine!"

Lan Linxue had never seen Qin Kou'er jealous over this before. Seeing Qin Kou'er so furious, she couldn't help but feel incredibly happy: she had finally come to her senses and realized that he was a man no one else could touch!

Seeing Lan Linxue's grinning face, Qin Kou'er realized she wasn't taking the issue seriously. She rushed forward and started beating Lan Linxue without warning: "Laugh! I'll teach you to laugh! I'll beat you until you're crawling on the ground, then let's see if you'll still be laughing!"

Lan Linxue was caught off guard and was hit squarely by Qin Kou'er. She covered her head, trying to dodge but couldn't. She wanted to reach out to stop her, but was afraid of hurting the baby in her womb.

Left with no other choice, he could only crouch on the ground, covering his head, and endure Qin Kou'er's beating.

This guy got a beating from Qin Kou'er, a yell from Lan Linxue, and a bunch of heads gathered at the door to watch the show.

Finally, Qin Kou'er got tired of hitting Lan Linxue, kicked her once, and sat down to the side with a huff, continuing to glare at Lan Linxue.

Lan Linxue felt so wronged by the beating that her eyes were brimming with tears, almost crying. But then she saw Qin Kou'er staring with wide eyes, panting heavily, so she stood up and poured her a cup of tea, handing it to Qin Kou'er.

"Why are you making yourself so angry when everything's fine? I said I wouldn't take a concubine, and I mean it. How could you let yourself get so upset over such a simple thought!"

Lan Linxue sighed and complained as she served the man.

Qin Kou'er took a sip of tea, then slammed the cup down beside her and said irritably, "Which man doesn't shower you with sweet words before marriage? What happens in the end? Once he's old and faded, he still goes around chasing after other women!"

At this point, Qin Kou'er angrily pointed at Lan Linxue: "Don't tell me I don't trust you, your family has a dark history! I can't trust anyone!"

"When did our family have any dark history?" Lan Linxue was so wronged she almost jumped up.

Qin Kou'er immediately slammed her hand on the table again: "You still dare to say you have no dark history?! Your father! Doesn't he have a dark history?!"

As she spoke, Qin Kou'er pointed angrily at Lan Linxue: "What promises didn't you make to the Empress? What kind of nice words didn't you agree to? And what was the result? Our Qin family not only lost the clan leader, but also the Manchu people who were buried with us, and our vast fortune! Every single one of these is a dark chapter in our history! And look at you, from your hair, eyebrows, and eyes to your very bones, isn't everything exactly like your father's? And you still dare to say I'm wronging you! Hmph, Lan Linxue, I've already made up my mind, you definitely won't be any better in the future!"

The more Qin Kou'er thought about it, the angrier she became. The thought of Lan Linxue ending up with a whole bunch of concubines made Qin Kou'er feel like she was trembling with anger.

Lan Linxue's face turned almost blue with embarrassment at being wrongly accused. She wanted to yell at Qin Kou'er, but she was afraid of really upsetting her and hurting the child. So she began to gently coax her.

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