Baihua Street, the most bustling street in Yangzhou.
Under the bright sunshine, a three-story building, gleaming as if it were covered in gold, stood in the street. Two huge ingot-shaped lanterns swayed slightly at the entrance, highlighting the three powerful and bold characters "Treasure Basin" in the center.
Meanwhile, a hundred-meter-long red carpet had been laid out on the street, and a group of burly men blocked pedestrians, implying that the treasure trove was entertaining distinguished guests and that pedestrians should detour.
Lan Linxue sat in the car, leisurely fanning herself, and saw the particularly eye-catching three-story building in the distance.
Pointing with his fan, he mockingly said to Qin Kou'er, who had been quietly reading beside him, "Hey? I say, look at all that gold plating they have, it's way more imposing than your Qin Tian Pavilion!"
Qin Kou'er didn't even look up, calmly continuing to turn the pages of her book. "Different paths lead to different perspectives. What's so strange about that?"
Lan Linxue glanced at her with amusement, then slammed her fan shut and leaned closer, saying, "So, you know the inside story of this treasure bowl, right?"
Upon hearing this, Qin Kou'er gently put down her book, looked up at Lan Linxue, and smiled slightly: "What's the background?"
Lan Linxue immediately stopped talking, sat up straight, and pursed his lips tightly, as if he would suffer a great loss if he said another word.
Qin Kou'er didn't press him, nor was she in a hurry. She reached out to pour herself a cup of tea and said softly, "You don't need to keep me in suspense. In the end, these wealthy people in Jiangnan are nothing more than money-grubbers to you royal princes and heirs. Behind each of them is a hand pulling the strings. Of the money they earn, some ends up in your hands, some in the hands of those officials, and what do we get left for buying rice? You know this better than I do!"
"Hey, don't be so sour, as if I'm involved too!" Lan Linxue immediately raised her head to clear herself of any involvement, then gave Qin Kou'er a sly look. "But speaking of which, whose pocket did your money, the richest man in Yangzhou, end up in? Judging from how close you and Hu Feifan are, you didn't actually side with Fifth Brother, did you?"
Qin Kou'er glanced at Lan Linxue out of the corner of her eye, making Lan Linxue feel as if she had been scratched by a cat, an itchy, tingling sensation.
"Why should I side with the Fifth Prince? I have a promising future as the Crown Princess, why would I give it up to become someone else's servant?"
As soon as Qin Kou'er finished speaking, Lan Linxue's eyes lit up immediately. She nodded vigorously, clapping her fan back and forth in her hand, and leaned towards Qin Kou'er in an instant. "Yes! Yes! You have a good eye! You should seduce me properly. If I get carried away and marry you as the Crown Princess, you'll be a master second only to dozens of others. You won't have to put up with their attitudes anymore. What a joke!"
Qin Kou'er didn't laugh at Lan Linxue's nonsense. She maintained her gentle expression, looked at Lan Linxue, and said while sipping her tea, "Lan Linxue, you'd better not take this as a joke. You know I'd spend ten thousand taels of gold for a prostitute. Just imagine, if you kissed me, hugged me, and even slept in the same bed with me, but I didn't get what I wanted in the end, guess how I would treat you?"
"Are you threatening me?" Lan Linxue immediately straightened up, her eyebrows furrowed, and she glared fiercely at Qin Kou'er's incomparably beautiful face like a hedgehog with its fur standing on end.
"I'm just trying to be helpful!" Qin Kou'er smiled slightly. "I'll tell you the truth now. If you marry me, I'll let you have all the money in the world; if you abandon me, the Lan Clan's kingdom will be unstable day and night. I'm telling you this now, think it over carefully!"
"Qin Kou'er!" Lan Linxue stood up abruptly, pointing her fan fiercely at Qin Kou'er's nose. "I'll say it again! I hate being threatened the most! You fucking listen to me properly, remember this! Let me tell you, I marry you because I want to! If I like you and am happy to marry you, I'll let you have your way, even if it means going to heaven and earth or turning the world upside down! If I don't want to marry you, you can sit on the throne yourself, it's none of my business! Do you understand?"
Lan Linxue was furious. That damned woman was clinging to that broken country and wouldn't let go!
Qin Kou'er raised her head and looked at Lan Linxue with utmost seriousness, "Have you fallen for me yet?"
"No! Not a single hair!" Lan Linxue sat down again in anger, turning her face away and refusing to look at Qin Kou'er.
"Then hurry up and fall in love with me! Because if you wait any longer, I'm afraid I'll fall in love with someone else!" Qin Kou'er's voice rang out softly.
Lan Linxue turned around instantly, completely unaware that the carriage had stopped. He grabbed Qin Kou'er, who was looking out, and said coldly with an extremely ugly expression, "Who have you fallen for?"
Qin Kou'er frowned. Lan Linxue's strength felt like it was going to break her wrist. She couldn't help but say in a deep voice, "What do you mean, 'like someone'? I don't like anyone!"
"Bullshit! You just said you liked someone else!" Lan Linxue's eyes seemed to spit fire, and she tightened her grip. "Qin Kou'er! You kissed me and slept with me, so you're mine! If you dare to cheat on me, I'll kill you right now! — And that adulterer! And their entire family for eighteen generations!"
Qin Kou'er really wanted to give this man, who could go crazy at any moment, a good beating. She coldly said, "I kissed you and slept with you, so shouldn't you be mine? Since you're mine, even if I don't want you anymore, it's not your place to be cuckolded! Also, if you dare to listen to any more of my misunderstandings and add any more charges against me, I'll really go and like another prince. Then I'll not only cuckold you, but I'll also take your throne! Now, get out of the carriage!"
As he spoke, he forcefully shook off Lan Linxue's hand. Seeing that Lan Linxue was about to retort, he immediately pointed his fingertip at Lan Linxue's nose and glared at him fiercely.
This made Lan Linxue shut her mouth in a wronged manner, looking at Qin Kou'er with a pitiful expression, like a wronged little wife.
Qin Kou'er turned around only after seeing Lan Linxue shut up. "Let's go! To the casino, don't embarrass me!"
With that, she raised her hand and walked out first.
Lan Linxue watched Qin Kou'er's retreating figure, muttering to herself. But thinking of being cuckolded, she could only blink and follow her out with a tearful expression.
"The land is beautiful, and the years are peaceful. Master Qin, it has been three years since we last met. I am truly honored that you have brought such distinguished guests to my humble abode today!"
With a hearty laugh, Cui Kewei, the owner of the Treasure Bowl and the richest man in Jinling, walked towards them!
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