The large group of people rushed past her, allowing Lan Linxue to instantly return to Qin Kou'er's side and reach out to block her behind her.

He's like a beast. What will happen when he meets his wife?

Qin Kou'er was worried that Hu Tianyong wouldn't bring anyone in, so she stayed on the sidelines to keep watch. But Lan Linxue's arrangements were perfect; she spotted people rushing out at that moment and led everyone inside.

Upon entering the room, everyone unconsciously let out an exclamation of "Oh~".

Hu Tianyong is still a powerful and influential figure. Not to mention anything else, just look at the gifts he brought today; they've piled up so much that there's hardly any room to step in this huge room.

Many of the boxes had already fallen to the ground, with countless treasures rolling around inside, a truly dazzling sight.

The surrounding guests, witnessing this scene, immediately broke out in a cold sweat. Good heavens, they hoped their precious gift wouldn't fall out, or they'd be in real trouble explaining themselves.

Hu Tianyong's face immediately turned ugly when he saw the scene in front of him.

He turned his head and looked at his son sternly: "Why is there no one watching over us? What kind of behavior is this!"

Hu's two sons, sweating profusely, quickly said, "Father, please don't be angry. There were originally quite a few people here, but there were just too many people in front, and we couldn't manage to distribute the manpower, so we only left a few people! Two were outside, and two were inside. The ones inside were knocked unconscious!"

Hu Tianyong was so angry he could have teeth aching.

It seems someone is deliberately trying to sabotage him today, not wanting him to have a peaceful birthday celebration.

Lan Linxue raised an eyebrow upon seeing this. She produced a fan from who-knows-where, casually waving it while laughing, "What's there to be angry about, Prime Minister? It's just a coincidence that we arrived early, and no one took advantage of us. It's just that something fell out. Quick, Second Young Master, take some men and check to see if any treasures are missing!"

However, after he finished speaking, he walked over and pointed to a huge pearl necklace. He turned back to Lan Qingtian and said, "Uncle, these things that fell out look much better than what you had for your birthday! Look at the quality of these pearls, and this necklace, even your aunt probably doesn't have one around her neck!"

After saying that, he used his fan to lift up the pearl necklace, looking at it while clicking his tongue.

Just then, Jun Yannuo gently tugged at Qin Kou'er's sleeve and pointed to a box that had been left on it.

Qin Kou'er looked closely and found that the box only had two corners that were diagonally placed on the two sides of the box below, and there was a deep white scratch in the middle, which was obviously caused by someone deliberately moving it.

Qin Kou'er glanced at Lan Linxue and gestured in that direction.

Lan Linxue glanced at it quickly, then smiled slyly and nodded to Qin Kou'er.

Qin Kou'er smiled knowingly, then exerted force in her hand and quickly struck out a silver ingot, which landed straight on a corner of the box.

The boxes were suddenly subjected to uneven force, and they all fell down with a crash, landing directly on the ground.

Qin Kou'er moved very quickly; almost no one noticed a silver ingot flying past them. Only Lan Qingtian glanced back at Qin Kou'er, who acted as if nothing had happened, giving him a silly smile.

Those around them didn't notice their action, but only let out a gasp.

My God! There's gold everywhere! It's so dazzling it's blinding.

Seeing all these things scattered on the ground, Qin Kou'er couldn't help but let out a slight, cold smile. This Hu Tianyong really knows how to collect good stuff!

Lan Linxue immediately clicked her tongue in amazement: "Oh my, this is truly an eye-opener! So much gold! Lord Hu, you are so lucky!"

Hu Tianyong's expression had already changed.

With so many yellow and white objects in sight, things are probably not going to go well for Lan Linxue and Lan Qingtian today!

Xu Ming sneered, "Young Prince, you're so ignorant! What is this little bit of stuff to our Lord Hu? If this were before, it probably wouldn't even be enough for the Empress to buy rouge and face powder."

Hu Tianyong immediately turned to look at Xu Ming, his expression cold and sinister. He seemed to want to say something, but ultimately remained silent.

At this moment, Lan Qingtian smiled and said, "So much gold could probably buy a lot of military supplies, right? The Emperor was worried about money just a few days ago, but today someone gave such a generous gift. It seems that apart from the head of Qin Tian Pavilion, no one here has ever seen so much gold before!"

Shu Lingxi covered her mouth and laughed: "Your Highness, please don't speak so sourly! You only have the Emperor and the country in your heart, but who knows what some people are thinking! If you ask me, anyone who can send so much gold and treasures to Lord Hu must have wicked intentions! They want to climb up the ranks by stepping on the Prime Minister's integrity!"

Hu Tianyong was truly losing face at this point. He immediately turned around and roared at his son, "Who sent all these things? What are you looking at? How could we accept such things? If word gets out, you'll ruin my reputation for life! How many heads do you have to bear the stigma of corruption and bribery!"

The second master of the Hu family quickly knelt down and repeatedly admitted his mistake.

But everyone present understood that such a mistake was far too far-fetched.

He surveyed the scene before him without uttering a word, his smile remaining faint. However, everyone knew in their hearts that this matter would soon reach the Emperor's ears.

Whether or not it was embezzlement ultimately depended on the emperor's word.

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