Lan Shanyang looked at Lan Linxue and suddenly let out a long sigh. Then, with a serious expression, he walked to Lan Linxue's side and looked at him with eyes full of affection: "Linxue, there are some things your father has kept from you for your own good! You..."
"Are you hiding some woman here? Are you seeing other women behind my back?"
Lan Linxue stared at her father with a very unpleasant look, and without giving Lan Shanyang any explanation, she jumped up and shouted, "How could you keep a woman in my mother's palace? There are so many houses outside, you can do whatever you want with them! Why do you have to do such a thing in my mother's palace!"
As she spoke, Lan Linxue became angry, kicking over the stool next to her and pointing angrily at the memorial tablet: "It's one thing to keep a woman here! But you even dared to set up a memorial hall for my mother, and then not write her name on it! What exactly do you mean by this?"
At this point, Lan Linxue became even angrier. He was now convinced that his father was having an affair behind his back, otherwise he would be making everything so mysterious.
Qin Kou'er, however, did not think so at all.
Because if it really was a woman as Lan Linxue said, then no matter who that woman was, there would be no need to make such a big fuss. Moreover, many things here seem strange and inexplicably odd.
For example, why is the token blank?
For example, why are there so many secret passages and mechanisms set up in this place? And why are these mechanisms intricately connected to the Qin family?
In short, everything here is inexplicably eerie.
Seeing that Lan Linxue wouldn't listen to her explanation, Lan Shanyang frowned and said angrily, "What kind of nonsense are you thinking about all day long! Anyway, let me tell you, this meeting has nothing to do with you. You just stay here and wait!"
After saying that, Lan Shanyang turned to look at Qin Kou'er with a gloomy face: "Qin Kou'er, you, the Pavilion Master Qin Tian, have truly impressed me. Tell me, were you involved in what happened this morning?"
Qin Kou'er looked at Lan Shanyang and said calmly, "Hasn't His Majesty already investigated everything? Does he want to exonerate Consort Hu and pin some crimes on Kou'er's head?"
Lan Shanyang sneered: "What does the Love-Seeking Grass look like when it takes effect? What does its fragrance smell like? Do you think I don't know better than you? The fragrance is strong, there's no spicy taste at all! You've clearly tampered with it! Humph!"
Qin Kou'er looked at Lan Shanyang seriously, "Your Majesty! In front of Consort Hu, everyone else is fish on the chopping block, while she is the butcher. Do you expect me to knowingly jump into a trap? There seems to be no logic in this world! Everything Consort Hu did today is her own fault. If she hadn't tried to frame Kou'er, she wouldn't have ended up like this. Your Majesty cannot blame Kou'er for this."
Lan Shanyang rolled her eyes at Qin Kou'er's sharp retort and said irritably, "You're all so quick-witted. You're still green as a beard, but you've got quite the nerve. Didn't you want to see what's inside my Kunning Palace? Now I'll make it easy for you. As long as you can walk through this winding corridor and reach the back room, you'll naturally find the answer you're looking for. But if you can't get through, then don't bother thinking about my place again!"
"Alright!" Qin Kou'er agreed without hesitation. "A gentleman's word is as good as his bond!"
As she spoke, Qin Kou'er glanced at Lan Linxue, then turned and walked towards the winding corridor behind her.
Upon seeing this, Lan Linxue immediately lifted her foot to follow, but was forcefully stopped by Lan Shanyang.
"What are you doing?" Lan Linxue yelled at Lan Shanyang in annoyance.
This time, Lan Shanyang didn't get angry. Instead, he looked at his son with a complicated expression and said, "This is a matter for the Qin family. Let the Qin family resolve it themselves!"
Upon hearing this, Lan Linxue's eyes widened immediately. She grabbed her father's arm and asked nervously, "Is it really someone from the Qin family inside? Who in the Qin family is it?"
Lan Shanyang looked at Lan Linxue, his eyes suddenly filled with boundless pity and tenderness. He reached out and touched his son's forehead, and sighed deeply: "Linxue, you will see this person soon! Your father hopes that when you see her, you will understand that we have all had our own unavoidable difficulties all these years!"
Hearing Lan Shanyang say this, Lan Linxue was even more surprised and suspicious. Lan Shanyang would never have such an expression if it wasn't something serious.
He looked at his father, his eyes becoming deep and unfathomable. Suddenly, he turned around and rushed towards Qin Kou'er.
However, before he even reached the door, a metal fence suddenly fell down from above, trapping him inside.
Lan Linxue gripped the fence and shook it violently like a madwoman: "Let me out! Let me out!"
Lan Shanyang looked at his son helplessly, walked over and gently took his arm: "I said, this is a matter for the Qin family, and the Qin family must resolve it themselves!"
"What if Ke'er gets hurt and can't make it?" Lan Linxue suddenly turned around and shouted at her father.
Lan Shanyang looked at the face in front of him that resembled his own, and his expression slowly turned cold: "If Qin Kou'er can't get through this, then it means she's not qualified to avenge the Qin family!"
After saying that, Lan Shanyang didn't look at it again. Instead, she turned around, walked to the token, sat on the futon below, closed her eyes, and began to spin the prayer beads.
Lan Linxue kicked the fence in front of her twice with all her might, and felt a burning desire to kill someone.
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