"Heh, what's there to teach! My aunt has been in the palace for so many years, she's practically a cripple by now, how could she possibly teach Kou'er? That's just wishful thinking!"
"Aunt, since you have already recognized the Emperor, why don't you go see Linxue?" Qin Kou'er felt she was going to burst with pent-up curiosity about this question. She had to ask it, otherwise how could Lan Linxue survive outside?
“I do watch him! I watch him every day! I watch him grow up little by little, I watch him read a lot of books but pretend to be crazy and stupid, I watch him pretend to be idle all day long but secretly lead his friends to cause trouble everywhere and make trouble for Hu Tianyong. However, although I can see him, he may not be able to see me.”
There's a reason I don't let Linxue know I'm still alive. Aside from the Emperor, I can't let anyone know I'm alive, especially Linxue. If he finds out, it will inevitably cause a huge reaction. He's still young then, and he'll definitely miss his mother. It would be terrible if he were discovered then. You've seen what this inner palace is like. First, I want my son to live a more comfortable life; second, I still have my own things to do!
"What's wrong?" Qin Kou'er didn't know what could possibly be wrong with a lonely soul in the deep palace that would prevent her from seeing her son.
Qin Meiying smiled slightly, stood up, and pulled Qin Kou'er to walk towards the back.
After passing the front hall, Qin Kou'er thought there would be a small inner room behind it, but to her surprise, it turned out to be an extremely spacious room.
In this room, there were countless documents piled up, and a huge wall was covered with a white cloth.
Qin Meiying slowly walked to the white cloth, gently tugged at the silk thread beside her, and pulled the white curtain open.
Qin Kou'er only glanced at it before exclaiming in surprise and rushing over.
Qin Meiying looked calmly at Qin Kou'er's surprised expression: "This is what I've been doing for the past thirteen years, and it's the only thing I can do for the Qin family since I've survived!"
This is a huge map, showing all the territories of the entire country, and even the territories of neighboring countries. More importantly, it is covered with countless densely packed characters written in ink: "Hu" and "Xu".
Qin Kou'er understood what this was at a glance; it was the distribution of Hu Tianyong and Xu Ming's power. This was where they all extended their reach.
"You see? This is the distribution of Hu Tianyong's influence since the Qin family incident, and the places where Hu family members are scattered! I've recorded who is connected to him, who is even a member of the Hu family, who is a dog of the Hu family, who did good deeds, and who did evil deeds! This includes all of Hu Tianyong's private wealth, which I've written down! This is the reward I've received for being a ghost in the harem for the past thirteen years! I think with this, Kou'er, you'll know who your enemies really are!"
As she spoke, Qin Meiying slowly walked to the side, took out two documents that looked like memorials, and gently handed them to Qin Kou'er: "This is the list of all the trusted people of the Hu and Xu families! You must keep it safe! As for what you should do, your aunt trusts you. You will understand without your aunt handing it over! But you must know that there are some people in the Hu family that you absolutely cannot let go. I have already registered them with a pen. Letting these people go is tantamount to leaving behind endless troubles, do you understand?"
Qin Kou'er opened the booklet, and the first name circled with a pen was Hu Feifan.
Nodding vigorously, Qin Kou'er closed the booklet. "Aunt, don't worry! I will not let any of these people go. How they treated the Qin family back then, I will treat them the same way now! I still understand the principle of an eye for an eye!"
Qin Meiying nodded, then pulled Qin Kou'er to sit down beside her: "Kou'er, there's something I want to ask you!"
"What is it, Aunt? Please speak freely!" Qin Kou'er sat down with Qin Meiying, looking at her with an admiring gaze.
A lonely soul can accomplish what she hasn't been able to do all these years; a wandering soul in the palace can thoroughly investigate all the secrets of the Hu family. Isn't such a person worthy of admiration?
Qin Meiying smiled slightly, then looked at Qin Kou'er with even gentler eyes and asked softly, "Where have you and Lin Xue reached? Do you want to marry him because you really like him? Or do you want to use him to strike at the Emperor?"
Qin Kou'er never expected Qin Meiying to ask her this question, and for a moment, she didn't know how to answer!
---Aside---
There will still be a second update this afternoon!
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