Everyone was very busy that day, extremely busy.

Hu Tianyong used every trick in the book to frame Xu Ming.

Lan Linxue was trying to make the water in the pool even muddier.

Qin Kou'er secretly sought out Zhao Ling'er and handed her the account book she had obtained from Shi Mengjian, while also teaching her little by little how to bewitch Lan Jiayuan and Xu Ming.

Lan Shanyang was also scheming, figuring out how to bring all the forces behind Hu Tianyong into the picture.

What he was more concerned about was his long-planned scheme, which he had been preparing for years, when Hu Tianyong fell: to completely eradicate the entire prime ministerial system and begin using more people to handle state affairs for him. He would absolutely not concentrate all his efforts on one person.

The afternoon passed quietly and eerily.

That evening, Lan Linxue, along with Shuanghua and a large group of others, arrived on time to freeload dinner again.

Hai Tian laughed at them, saying they were short of money.

Shuanghua stared blankly at Haitian, then stretched out her hand and placed it in front of him: "Give me the money, let's go out to eat! That won't be called freeloading!"

Hai Tian's eyes widened immediately, looking at Shuang Hua in disbelief, and he said with a smile, "Why do you need me to get the money for your meal?"

Shuanghua remained indifferent. "Is Qin Tiange surnamed Qin? Compared to us, don't you want some old bastard to fall more? Does that mean we're helping you? Shouldn't we show our appreciation for your help? Appreciation means money! Hand over the money!"

Hai Tian burst into laughter after hearing this, and actually took out ten taels of silver from his pocket and handed it to Shuang Hua. He then grabbed Shuang Hua's arm and turned to walk inside.

"Come on, let's go, we're all family, no need for formalities! Let's go eat! Let's go eat!"

Shuanghua remained expressionless as Haitian pulled her inside to eat.

Lan Linxue was clearly in a very good mood while eating, not only constantly putting food on Qin Kou'er's plate, but also taking great care of her.

Their tender and affectionate manner made everyone around them lose their appetite. Apart from Shuanghua and Meijian, even the usually calm Mohun couldn't stand it.

For example, right now everyone is holding chopsticks and watching Lan Linxue carefully picking out minced garlic for Qin Kouer.

Qin Kou'er just stood there with her chopsticks, watching Lan Linxue carefully select her food while ignoring everyone else. Finally, unable to bear it any longer, she reached out and took the bowl from in front of Lan Linxue.

"Eat your food properly! This little bit of minced garlic is nothing! I don't have any dietary restrictions, so I'll eat it!"

"no!"

Lan Linxue immediately shook her head, snatched the bowl back from Qin Kou'er's hand, and continued picking at the minced garlic: "I read a medical book. People with cold constitutions shouldn't eat this, especially during special periods! Women are already prone to cold constitutions, so eating this will be even worse!"

The seventh brother, biting his chopsticks, asked blankly, "What is a special period?"

After the question was asked, everyone lowered their heads and laughed.

Meiyan, who was serving the meal, blushed and glared at Lao Qi without being angry when she heard this.

Qin Kou'er blushed and kicked Lan Linxue under the chair, whispering, "What nonsense are you talking about!"

Lan Linxue immediately looked up and glared fiercely at the seventh brother.

Ghost Head, standing next to Old Seven, reached out and tapped him on the back of the head, saying, "Don't ask questions you don't understand!"

The seventh brother felt wronged by the beating and muttered something before lowering his head to eat.

Jun Yannuo looked at Lan Linxue with amusement: "Your Highness, where did you get this theory from? Garlic is a good thing, so how come you say it's something you can't even touch? It seems that apart from pregnant women not being able to eat too much garlic, it seems to be good for other people's health!"

Upon hearing this, Qin Kou'er immediately glared at Lan Linxue warningly, signaling him not to talk nonsense in front of Jun Yannuo.

Lan Linxue didn't care at all, and looked at Jun Yannuo with a roguish grin, saying irritably, "What do you care which book I'm reading! Anyway, there's a book that says just that!"

Jun Yannuo remained noncommittal to Lan Linxue's nonsense, chuckled softly, and continued eating.

Seeing that Jun Yannuo didn't press the matter further, Qin Kou'er breathed a deep sigh of relief. Thankfully, she hadn't given herself away.

Turning to look at the stubborn Lan Linxue, Qin Kou'er put down her chopsticks and asked him in confusion, "Why are you in such a good mood today? I'd be surprised if you weren't overwhelmed with work!"

Upon hearing this, Lan Linxue genuinely appeared to be in a good mood.

"You're right, I really am in a great mood today!"

Lan Linxue placed the prepared vegetables into the small bowl next to Qin Kou'er, glanced at her with a smile, then turned to look at the others, cleared her throat, and loudly announced, "This prince has some good news to announce!"

Immediately, everyone put down their chopsticks and looked up at Lan Linxue in confusion.

Shuanghua continued eating as if she hadn't heard anything. Hmph, what's so special about people who like to show off?

Seeing that Shuanghua was still acting the same way, Lan Linxue couldn't help but pick up a meatball and throw it at Shuanghua: "Would it kill you to eat one less bite?"

Shuanghua picked up the meatball with her chopsticks in an instant, then put it in her mouth and looked at Lan Linxue, muttering in annoyance, "Would it hurt you to stop showing off?"

Lan Linxue glared at him fiercely, then deliberately ignored him and smiled at everyone, saying, "I, the Prince, have some good news to announce. The Emperor has decided that your Pavilion Master will officially marry me as my Princess Consort on the fifteenth of next month!"

Upon hearing this, apart from Lao Qi and Gui Tou clapping excitedly and cheering, everyone in Qin Tian Pavilion, including Qin Kou'er, was stunned.

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