Night had fallen, and Lan Linxue lay on his huge rocking bed, holding a wine jar in one hand and a delicate rose in the other, drinking heartily while gazing up at the starry sky.
The aroma of the wine was rich, and his eyes appeared even clearer and more profound.
Her robe was open, revealing her beautiful collarbone and a faint trace of wine across her fair chest, exuding endless allure. This was the bewildering scene that Shuanghua witnessed when she entered.
"We didn't find Shi Mengjian!" Shuanghua said coldly, taking out a piece of jade from her bosom and waving it in front of Lan Linxue. "In the end, we only found this jade at Juyuan Pavilion in the mountains. Shi Mengjian must be in Qin Kou'er's hands."
"I know!" Lan Linxue said expressionlessly, picked up the wine jar and took another big gulp. "Qin Kou'er was hiding something from us, how could we possibly find her!"
Frostflower's cold, almost translucent face immediately furrowed: "This woman is too strange. Should we kill her?"
Lan Linxue glanced sideways at Shuanghua, her expression both alluring and icy. "Kill her? What good would killing her do us?" As she spoke, Lan Linxue flicked the rose in her hand into dust, then sat up, her long hair flowing over her shoulders. "Besides, we don't have enough manpower to kill her right now!"
Shuanghua scoffed, "Seventh Brother and his men are already outside Yangzhou City. Eliminating Qin Tiange will be a matter of moments!"
Lan Linxue stood up and slowly walked to the front of the courtyard. She leaned against a pillar, tilted her head back, and took another sip of wine, her long hair flowing freely with her clothes.
"Qin Kou'er is not as simple as you think! The incident with Zhao Ling'er alone today has shown a lot."
Zhao Ling'er cannot be killed; if she is, Hu Feifan will be the first to come out and kill. Although Qin Kou'er is rich, she is definitely no match for the Hu family.
So, on the one hand, she used gold to win people's hearts and make Zhao Ling'er grateful and subservient to her; on the other hand, she deliberately did Hu Feifan a favor. At this time, she had already gotten Shi Mengjian into her hands. As long as Zhao Ling'er did not reveal that she was the one who was chasing Shi Mengjian, even if Hu Feifan found Anren Temple, it would be all for naught.
But Qin Kou'er was different. She won Zhao Ling'er's loyalty, Hu Feifan's gratitude, and the admiration of wealthy merchants in Yangzhou.
They didn't even let go of Zhao Ling'er's one million taels of dirty silver. They simply reported it to the yamen, and the gold that Yuanyang Pavilion had taken was returned in full.
Tell me, have you ever seen a woman with this kind of mentality? Are you absolutely certain you can handle a woman like this?
After speaking, Lan Linxue looked at Shuanghua with eyes as sharp as knives.
"How can we get the ledger if we don't kill her?" Shuanghua didn't care at all about Lan Linxue's strong evil aura and killing intent. "If we can't get the ledger in Shi Mengjian's hands, we can't muddy the waters of Jiangnan. Wouldn't we have come for nothing?"
Lan Linxue smiled wickedly, looking at the night wind moving like a ghost in the pitch-black night outside, "If we can get Qin Kou'er, then what use is Shi Mengjian?"
"What?" Frostflower immediately showed a hint of surprise. "You really want to marry her?"
Lan Linxue's face darkened, and she turned her head, her killing intent filling the air: "Don't even mention marrying a woman like Qin Kou'er. Even if you let her get pregnant with your child, she'll eventually grow four claws and run away! You need a steel whip to deal with a wild horse, but you need to use tricks to deal with Qin Kou'er!"
"What exactly happened? Just tell me!" Shuanghua never had any patience, including Lan Linxue.
Lan Linxue's eyes turned that inky black again, and a purple flame began to slowly flicker in the deepest darkness.
"Since Seventh Brother is here, he can't leave empty-handed! Tell him to wipe out all of Qin Kou'er's gangs in Yangzhou tonight, make a big commotion. Has Gui Tou arrived yet?"
"They're here!" Frostflower nodded. "You had barely left when the others secretly followed!"
Lan Linxue nodded, casually put down the wine jar, and continued, "Tell Guitou to blow up Qin Kou'er's headquarters. I want to hear the sound!"
Shuanghua stared at Lan Linxue, "Is this a big commotion? Ghost Head's men never leave alive!"
"Don't worry! Qin Kou'er won't die!" Lan Linxue smiled slyly, then turned to look out the window again. "Since she dared to provoke me, she should know my temperament! No one has ever dared to mess with me, Lan Linxue. Qin Kou'er has picked the wrong person. Since she's clearly coming after me, she'd better be able to withstand my punishment. Tomorrow, when the imperial carriage enters the city, remember to inform Qin Kou'er that the Crown Prince has given her a huge favor and will be staying at Qin Tian Pavilion!"
Shuanghua couldn't take it anymore. "We blew up Qin Tiange tonight, and you're moving in tomorrow? If you want her dead, can you hurry up? We have a lot of important business to attend to!"
"Qin Kou'er is my current priority!" Lan Linxue said with a fierce expression. "I want to completely tame this woman! I want her to know that it's as easy for the Crown Prince to kill her as stepping on an ant. Qin Tian Pavilion? It's nothing but ruins in my eyes!"
I not only want her to know the consequences of provoking me, I also want her to fully understand that whether something is poison or sweet is merely a matter of my momentary whim!
If he dares to make her kneel, he'll torture her to death.
Shuanghua rolled his eyes; his master's mentality was becoming increasingly unpredictable.
"And another thing! Now that Hu Feifan is here, we can't let him come for nothing. Tonight, have Lao Qi arrest Hu Feifan."
The rainy season is in three days. When that torrential rain comes, I'll make sure everyone in Yangzhou sees with their own eyes that Hu Feifan blew up the dikes and washed away the salt fields. What ruthless things has the Hu family done to expand their illegal salt market?
Shuanghua nodded. "Yes! This way, the waters of Yangzhou will be muddied. The court's power will be drawn there, and our plan will proceed smoothly!"
Lan Linxue shook her head. "It's not that the water in Yangzhou is muddy! It's that the water in the world is muddy! If Yangzhou's salt runs out, then all the private salt in the world will spring up. Then I'll be able to see the Emperor's face turn ashen with rage, and Hu Tianyong's inability to eat or sleep when he was framed."
Those princes and grandsons of the emperor will all be vying to come to Yangzhou; it's a piece of prime meat, a piece of prime meat to make a name for oneself. Securing Yangzhou means securing the entire realm! It's a rare commodity, a place to accumulate extraordinary merit. Hahaha, when the time comes, they'll flock to Yangzhou, all of them fish on my chopping block. I'll seize them and bleed them dry one by one! Hahahaha!
Lan Linxue laughed arrogantly and wickedly, but Shuanghua felt a chill run down her spine.
"Yes! I'll arrange it right away!" With that, Shuanghua bowed her head and turned to walk outside.
"There's not a trace of blood tonight, how lonely!"
Lan Linxue leaned against the pillar, muttering to herself, looking utterly lonely!
---Aside---
That monster Lan Linxue sends chills down my spine!
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