Lan Linxue, her face beaming with excitement, laughed and pointed at Qin Kou'er, saying, "See? I told you such a trivial trick couldn't stump me!"

Qin Kou'er nodded, but didn't say anything more.

Qu Feng'er smiled slightly and walked to Qin Kou'er's side, saying, "I wonder if the Crown Prince dares to take a trip to hell?"

Lan Linxue immediately threw her head back and laughed loudly, saying arrogantly, "Stop trying to scare me! Do you think I'm easily frightened? Let me tell you, I understand the principle of 'nothing ventured, nothing gained' better than you little girls! Qin Kou'er's imitation of a hellish place proves the saying 'fortune favors the bold'! Let me tell you, I'll brave mountains of knives and seas of fire, and if I want something, I'll brave even the most dangerous places, let alone the King of Hell!"

As she spoke, Lan Linxue walked over and pulled Qin Kou'er's small hand with her large hand, "Come on, let's go see how much secret money you've made!"

Unable to escape his grasp, Qin Kou'er couldn't help but laugh and say, "So you're not planning to let me go anywhere, neither in heaven nor on earth, are you?"

"You're right! My wife, I have to take her everywhere I go!"

With that, Lan Linxue led Qin Kou'er downstairs first.

To Lan Linxue's surprise, it wasn't cold inside at all; in fact, it was bright and warm.

After the four people went down, the door above closed gently again, as if no one had ever been there.

"Qin Kou'er, this place you built is quite nice, but I wonder how many treasures you've hidden inside!" Lan Linxue said with interest as she walked, holding Qin Kou'er's hand.

"Hmph, you'd never guess the treasure I'm hiding!" Qu Ling'er still harbored resentment towards Lan Linxue, and would seize any opportunity to cause trouble for her.

"You commoners are truly ignorant and have never seen the world. The treasures I, the Crown Prince, have seen are beyond your wildest imagination! Hmph, let me tell you, there is nothing in this world that can surprise me!"

Lan Linxue said without any politeness.

After hearing this, the Qu sisters glanced at Qin Kou'er together, and then suddenly smiled.

Qin Kou'er didn't react much, but just smiled and said, "Yes, we are just country villagers, how could we have seen anything like this! This little bit of wealth is still something the Crown Prince would laugh at."

Lan Linxue was very satisfied with Qin Kou'er's words, nodding and smiling as she looked at Qin Kou'er, "You are indeed insightful, knowing that humility is a treasure! Not bad! Very good! Alright, Qin Kou'er, you're barely qualified to be my Crown Princess!"

Qin Kou'er immediately lowered her head and said respectfully, "Thank you for your kindness, Your Highness!"

"Rise! Hahaha!"

Lan Linxue smiled and pulled Qin Kou'er along, striding forward.

The passageway was unexpectedly long. Finally, Lan Linxue was about to lose her temper when suddenly there was a bend in the path ahead, and the light immediately became stronger.

Lan Linxue was overjoyed and quickly pulled Qin Kou'er over.

The moment Lan Linxue pulled Qin Kou'er out of the passageway, she was instantly stunned.

Good heavens! What kind of scenery is this? What on earth did Qin Kou'er do?

This was an extremely pit-like cave, but Qin Kou'er had built layers of pavilions around it on both sides, surrounded by underground mountains. Looking down, it looked like an upside-down pavilion.

At the very bottom, however, there appeared to be a stone mine, sparkling and radiating a soft light.

All sorts of crystal chandeliers hung from the attics on both sides, refracting colorful light.

Behind those doors, some faced countless silver coins, while others were filled with countless gold coins. Jade, jewelry, antiques, and calligraphy and paintings were also displayed openly in various rooms.

Lan Linxue was definitely not an ignorant person, but even if the national treasury took out all that jewelry and silver, it would still not be more than what Qin Kou'er had.

Lan Linxue walked to the railing, pointed to the glittering thing below, and murmured as she turned to Qin Kou'er, "Is that a gemstone?"

Qin Kou'er was very satisfied with Lan Linxue's performance. She slowly walked over and nodded. "Those are gemstones! This was originally a stone mine, producing all sorts of crystals. Most importantly, it's a great place to hide things!"

"Well, Your Highness, do you think our little things are good enough for you?" Qu Ling'er walked proudly to Lan Linxue's side, puffing out her chest and staring at him with an imposing air.

Lan Linxue stared at Qin Kou'er, her eyes filled with both shock and admiration: "Qin Kou'er! You truly live up to your reputation as a money-grubber! It seems I underestimated you!"

Qin Kou'er smiled genuinely this time, "They're just things that have been moved around. They'll be useful if I keep them. But I keep my word. Now that you've found this place, most of the silver here is yours!"

Lan Linxue's eyes immediately lit up as she excitedly looked at the pile of silver opposite her.

Seeing Lan Linxue's excitement, Qu Ling'er couldn't help but curl her lip in disdain: "Tch, I wonder who's acting like they've never seen anything like this before!"

Lan Linxue, too excited to pay attention to Qu Ling'er's sarcastic remarks, suddenly stopped in her tracks and turned to point at the gold beside her, looking at Qin Kou'er: "Wait! Qin Kou'er, half of the silver is mine, but what about the gold?"

"Hahahaha..." Qin Kou'er laughed loudly, then looked at Lan Linxue with a clever and mischievous expression: "Your Highness, you didn't mention gold back then, so anything other than silver has nothing to do with you!"

"Qin Kou'er! You little liar! Money-grubber! Miser! Trash-hunter—"

Before Lan Linxue could finish her rant, the bell on her head suddenly started ringing frantically.

---Aside---

My darlings, the drunkard is starting to speak! Ahem, what do you guys think of my eldest son? Hehe, I really adore him!

I know you're all getting impatient, but it'll be over soon! I'll be updating 10,000 chapters a day after "Drunken Cat" is released to make it up to you! *sobs*

I recommend a military romance novel by a friend, "The Young Military Officer's Pampered Darling: Descendants of Earth," written by a girl who loves cantaloupe. (The female lead is a little monster, the hairless kind~)

[Cross-dressing + revenge against scumbags + sweet romance + 1-on-1, a strong and pure wife who needs to be nurtured from childhood]

When Chen Shaojun found Chen Nuan, he thought "he" looked like a monster, with a birthmark on his left cheek that looked like a fish scale.

As he grew up, Chen Shaojun felt that he was more like a monster, more beautiful than a girl, and always staring at him as if he wanted to devour him.

Faced with this incredibly clingy little boy, Chen Shaojun, the chief instructor of the amphibious special operations force, decided to train him into a real man!

Thus began the arduous journey of forcing seedlings to grow faster.