Qin Kou'er and Lan Linxue were left alone in the room again.
Frostflower peeked in once: "Are we going back now?"
Lan Linxue waved her hand impatiently, "Wait outside, we'll go back together later!"
Frostflower nodded, then closed the door again.
Lan Linxue sat down next to Qin Kou'er with a gloomy expression and asked in a low voice, "How much of what Zhao Ling'er said do you believe?"
"Perfect score!" Qin Kou'er said without hesitation. "Zhao Ling'er is all alone in the capital now. If she doesn't find a backer, and Lan Jiayuan falls for someone else one day, she won't even have a way out. Qin Tiange is her escape route now, so she would never lie to me. I'm not surprised that Consort Hu is at odds with me. I could tell from the Emperor that she harbored a lot of hostility towards me. But Hu Tianyong's decision is quite unexpected."
Upon hearing this, Lan Linxue immediately snorted, "What's so surprising about that! Hu Tianyong is always calculating to the bone. Lan Xiuyuan marrying the eldest daughter of the Jiang family is a good match. But having Hu Feifan marry you is because he's after the money in Qin Kou'er's hands. Of course, he'd scheme to get two things at once!"
At this point, Lan Linxue gave a cold laugh, "If Lan Xiuyuan knew this news, he'd be furious! The woman he'd been so devoted to, his biggest backer is going to be left to his own darling. Just thinking about Lan Xiuyuan's expression makes me laugh my head off. Hmph, this time I'll make Lan Xiuyuan taste the bitterness of being betrayed!"
Qin Kou'er didn't laugh. Instead, she looked at Lan Linxue with a very gloomy expression and slowly said, "Don't forget, once Hu Tianyong sets his sights on marrying me off to Hu Feifan, I will never be able to become a concubine and come to your side! We absolutely cannot let Hu Tianyong arrange this!"
"Of course we can't fall for that old man's trick!" Lan Linxue said without hesitation. The thought of Hu Tianyong scheming against her wife made her seethe with hatred. "The best person to resolve this is Lan Xiuyuan! If Lan Xiuyuan adds your name to the list of candidates, Hu Tianyong will immediately feel like he's been bitten by the little beast he raised. So, ultimately, this matter still needs Lan Xiuyuan to handle. Only he can achieve the best results, and if we want to work against Hu Tianyong, he's the most suitable!"
Upon hearing this, Qin Kou'er gazed at the well-trimmed pine bonsai in front of her and murmured, "How do you know Lan Xiuyuan hasn't made a move? Maybe he's already done it!"
"What do you mean?" Lan Linxue didn't quite understand Qin Kou'er's meaning, but a question popped into her head. She frowned, stood up, and looked at Qin Kou'er, saying in a cold voice, "You met with Lan Xiuyuan behind my back again?"
Qin Kou'er immediately glared at him fiercely, "In just two days, besides seeing you and the Emperor, I've been going to jail. When have I ever had a chance to see Lan Xiuyuan? All you do is say inappropriate things to make me angry! I was just thinking about his visit to the Princess today. I feel that Lan Xiuyuan's excuse is a bit far-fetched. And with his abilities, what kind of embroidery craftsmanship can't he find, what kind of work can't he finish in three days? I think he deliberately went to see that second young lady using the Princess's influence!"
"Could it be that he's taken a liking to that second young lady?" This was the first answer that came to Lan Linxue's mind, but she immediately dismissed it. "Impossible! Although Lan Xiuyuan's character has always been questionable, he's not like Lan Jiayuan, falling in love with every girl he sees. You can tell from the way he looks at you that he's truly interested in you. Although this makes me unhappy, it's the truth. He would never change his mind just because he's going to marry the eldest daughter of the Jiang family. Besides, even if he did change his mind, it wouldn't be to that second young lady! It's simply absurd!"
As Qin Kou'er listened to Lan Linxue's words, a thought suddenly flashed through her mind, as fast as lightning!
"What did you just say? That Lan Xiuyuan is fickle?"
Qin Kou'er grabbed Lan Linxue's arm and asked anxiously.
Lan Linxue was startled, then reflexively placed her hand on Qin Kou'er's stomach. "Son, are you scared? Don't be afraid! It's not that Daddy's been unfaithful! It's just another bastard!"
Qin Kou'er immediately punched Lan Linxue on the shoulder, "You're always so irresponsible. You just said that even if Lan Xiuyuan were to have affairs, he wouldn't have affairs with the Second Miss, right?"
Lan Linxue immediately nodded, "That's right! Think about it, we've never even met that eldest young lady, how could she suddenly fall for some second young lady! It doesn't make any sense at all!"
Qin Kou'er ignored this point and grabbed Lan Linxue's sleeve nervously, asking, "Tell me, is it possible for one family to have two daughters participating in the selection of imperial concubines at the same time?"
“Never heard of it! At least there weren’t any twin sisters in the same year! Families wouldn’t even send one, let alone two?” Lan Linxue shook her head. “If it were my daughter, I wouldn’t even have one!”
Qin Kou'er ignored Lan Linxue's incessant chatter: "So that means if the eldest daughter of the Jiang family participated in the selection, then the second daughter is definitely not on the list, right?"
"Yes! Absolutely not!"
Qin Kou'er immediately sighed, then smiled and said, "I understand Lan Xiuyuan's intentions now! This bastard must already know what Hu Tianyong is thinking, and he's secretly going against Hu Tianyong! It seems I have to find a way to help him!"
Lan Linxue immediately sat up straight as if plugged in, staring intently at Qin Kou'er: "What are you planning to do now? You can promise me that you won't sneak around and be ambiguous with Lan Xiuyuan anymore!"
Qin Kou'er immediately glared at Lan Linxue, "Say something nice to me! What do you mean by sneaking around? If you want to be cuckolded, don't try to pin it on me! Let me tell you, everything I'm arranging from now on is legitimate, so stop causing trouble. If you want your son to be recognized as a member of the family soon, you'd better listen to me!"
Lan Linxue grew anxious, stamping her foot as she asked, "So what exactly are you going to do? You have to tell me! You can't just leave me worrying!"
"Of course I'll tell you, and not only will I tell you, I'll also ask you to do everything in your power to help me!"
As she spoke, Qin Kou'er shook her head with a hint of pride and said, "I'm going to the palace to hold a grand embroidery exhibition!"
---Aside---
The update is a little late, but I still updated! Even though I felt weak all over, my limbs were sore, and my mouth and nose were sore!
I think I might be getting sick. Ugh, I feel awful!
If you find something interesting written by Mao tomorrow, please leave a comment. I love reading!
Go to bed early tonight, goodnight, my darlings!
I can't take it anymore!
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