At this point, Lan Linxue suddenly smiled cruelly: "Of course, if you have no confidence in front of the Emperor, then you can admit defeat now. However, if you admit defeat, you can never see Qin Kou'er again, and you can never bother Kou'er again, how about that?"
"What if you lose?" Lan Xiuyuan glared fiercely at Lan Linxue.
Lan Linxue pouted: "How could I lose?"
Lan Xiuyuan immediately straightened his gaze and glared threateningly at Lan Linxue.
Lan Linxue nodded: "Okay! Then I'll make you a promise, otherwise it'll seem like I'm bullying you! If I lose, I'll promise you one thing! No matter what it is, I'll promise you!"
"Fine! Then I'll make sure you stay away from Ke'er from now on, never see her again, and never bother her again!"
Lan Linxue suddenly shook her head slightly: "Lan Xiuyuan, I advise you not to make demands so quickly! What if more tempting conditions come up later? You need to know that anything is possible before things are settled, so I'll hold off on your request for now. Let's talk about it again when you really beat me!"
After speaking, Lan Linxue turned to look at Qin Kou'er: "Kou'er, what do you think of my terms? Would you support our bet?"
Qin Kou'er looked left and then right, then suddenly shouted coldly at the people outside, "Guards! Throw Lan Linxue and Lan Xiuyuan out together!"
Immediately, Hai Tian and his brothers rushed in, grabbed Lan Linxue and Lan Xiuyuan by the arms and legs, and began to carry them out, strictly following instructions to throw the two out.
When Lao Qi and the others, along with Lan Xiuyuan's men, saw this, they immediately rushed over to help. However, the people from Qin Tiange showed no mercy and subdued the group. Some of those who were not convinced were even grabbed and thrown out, just like their master.
If even the master is thrown out, what chance do the servants have?
Lan Linxue and Lan Xiuyuan were surprisingly in sync at this moment, not uttering a single word, which was truly embarrassing.
Finally, things quieted down in front of Qin Kou'er. She sighed deeply, then gently touched her belly and muttered softly, "Son, your dad's been up to his old tricks again! Don't you ever learn from him, it's awful!"
Seeing Hai Tian enter with his men, Qin Kou'er removed her hand and calmly ordered, "Take everything out of the house, make an inventory, and then deliver it to the residences of the two princes. No one is allowed to cause trouble in my Qin Kou'er's residence and then run away!"
"Yes! I'll go and do it right away!"
"Wait a minute," Qin Kou'er called Hai Tian back, "When Lan Linxue returns, have him go directly to the study inside to find me!"
Upon hearing this, Hai Tian immediately frowned and muttered under his breath, "Coming back? How can you be so shameless!"
Qin Kou'er pretended not to hear, turned around with one hand behind her back, and slowly walked away.
My man is shameless, so why can't people talk about it?
Sure enough, Qin Kou'er went into the study to have a cup of tea and stayed there for a while. Then, Lan Linxue strolled in from outside.
Seeing that Qin Kou'er didn't say a word, he took out several white silk handkerchiefs from the person behind him, walked up to Qin Kou'er, and with a cold face, without saying a word, grabbed the hand that Lan Xiuyuan had just held and vigorously wiped it.
"Be gentle! You're rubbing my skin off!"
Lan Linxue didn't say a word, and continued wiping her hands with a cold expression.
After wiping five silk handkerchiefs, he felt it was enough, and then he kissed it hard: "Hmph! He holds my hand once, I kiss him once! Let's see if you'll still be thinking about him after this!"
Qin Kou'er pulled her hand away and angrily pinched Lan Linxue's arm hard: "Who's thinking about him? If you ever try to frame me again, I'll strangle you!"
Lan Linxue rubbed the spot where she had been pinched, and grimaced as she looked at Qin Kou'er's stomach, saying, "Son, your mother is bullying your father! You better watch out, you'd better speak up for him in the future!"
Qin Kou'er was startled by Lan Linxue's words. She turned around to make sure no one was around before glaring fiercely at Lan Linxue: "You better watch out! Don't talk nonsense!"
Lan Linxue chuckled, "Don't worry, I only said it because I knew no one was around!"
As he spoke, he took Qin Kou'er's hand and walked to a soft couch next to them to sit down together. Then, he actually lay down on Qin Kou'er's lap in a very casual manner, as if he wanted to rest.
Without saying anything else, Qin Kou'er looked down at him and asked, "What if you lose that match against Lan Xiuyuan?"
Lan Linxue opened her eyes with a wicked grin and looked at Qin Kou'er, chuckling, "I was going there to lose anyway!"
Qin Kou'er immediately gritted her teeth and slapped Lan Linxue's shoulder, "I knew you had no good intentions!"
Lan Linxue closed her eyes again, looking quite content: "The old man entrusted the palace selection to Hu Qianyu, which means that this matter will definitely fall into Hu Tianyong's hands in the end. At this time, the only one who can make you a candidate is this old guy, so I deliberately made a bet with Lan Xiuyuan to have him add your spot. As long as you get in, we'll have won half the battle!"
Qin Kou'er frowned slightly and said, "I know that this matter has to go through Lan Xiuyuan, so I've always been very close to him! We were just talking about this issue before you came. If you don't use this method, I'll have to find a way to get him to get me in!"
"What kind of plan?" Lan Linxue opened her eyes wide and glared at him. "You want to use your beauty to seduce him? Agree to his proposal first, give him hope, make him think he can marry you, and then make you a concubine? Qin Kou'er, let me tell you, I'm not dead yet! Don't you dare openly cheat on me."
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