Lan Linxue quietly returned to her prince's mansion after Qin Kou'er fell asleep.
I spent the whole night thinking about Hu Tianyong, tossing and turning, and didn't sleep well. I only managed to close my eyes and doze off for a little while as dawn was breaking.
But when Shuanghua gently pushed the door open, Lan Linxue instantly opened her eyes.
"What's up?"
Lan Linxue sat up abruptly, her voice hoarse, a trace of blood trickling from the corner of her eye.
Shuanghua was surprised that Lan Linxue would get up. She walked over with a sullen face and said softly, "Something has happened in the palace. They say the Cold Palace is haunted, and Consort Xu has been scared crazy!"
Lan Linxue's eyes narrowed slightly for a moment.
It seems his father was indeed swift and decisive in his actions.
They actually chose to take action against Xu Jinlan.
After thinking for a moment, Lan Linxue smiled coldly. Indeed, if one wanted to dredge up what happened back then, who would be more suitable than these women in the palace? After all, they were the ones who had fought against Qin Meiying their whole lives.
"Is there anything else?"
Shuanghua nodded and continued, "The Emperor was furious after hearing Consort Xu's incoherent ramblings. He has ordered her salt prices to be kept under control and a thorough investigation into Consort Hu's death to be conducted. Xu Jinlan can't escape this time. More importantly, the Emperor has said he wants to hold a ancestral worship ceremony!"
"Ancestor worship?" Lan Linxue frowned. "When?"
"We summoned the Imperial Observatory, and they said today is the most auspicious day!"
Lan Linxue curled her lip. Hmph, what do you mean today is the most suitable? It's clearly his father who wants to cut the Gordian knot.
"Alright! I know all this. Go and have Gui Tou bring Gu Minglang back to me secretly. Now is the time for the Yangzhou prefect to step in!"
Frost Flower nodded.
Lan Linxue stood up and walked to the clothes rack. Shuanghua quickly followed and helped Lan Linxue get dressed.
As Lan Linxue dressed, she said in a deep voice, "We're still short-handed these days. Secretly recall all the people we've deployed around the area. At the same time, have the other secret units quickly regroup and be ready to be deployed at any time! Be extra careful with the people Hu Tianyong and Xu Ming have left behind. We absolutely cannot afford to make any mistakes!"
"Yes! I understand!"
After Lan Linxue finished dressing, she turned around and, while gesturing for Shuanghua to tie her belt, asked, "Has Xu Ming heard anything about Xu Jinlan going mad?"
"Yes! However, Xu Ming is still under house arrest, so he cannot easily enter the palace to see the Emperor. But he has already submitted a memorial to the Emperor, saying that he will go before the Emperor today to plead his case. Moreover, Lan Jiayuan has already gone to the palace and is waiting at the gate. As soon as the palace gates open, he will go in to see the Emperor!"
Lan Linxue sneered: "They're panicking! Hmph, if the matter of Xu Jinlan murdering Hu Qianyu is settled, then these two families will have a good show to watch! By the way, has there been any movement from Lan Xiuyuan these past two days?"
"What could possibly happen! It's said that he secretly burns incense for Hu Qianyu at home every day. Although she is his own mother, because she was a discarded concubine, he can't hold a grand memorial service. The doors are tightly closed, and he only goes back to the Emperor to express his grief every day!"
Lan Linxue nodded.
After Shuanghua helped Lan Linxue with everything, she looked at him and said, "By the way! What about those treasures of Hu Tianyong that Lao Qi and the others intercepted yesterday? These things are too conspicuous, and we can't sell them! Besides, Xu Ming suffered a loss and is now searching the whole city for the traitor! They're useless to us! Moreover, we really don't have any secret channels to hide these things!"
Lan Linxue immediately glared at Shuanghua, "I told you we're all destined to be poor! We finally got some good stuff, and now we don't even have a place to hide it. If word gets out, people will laugh their heads off."
Frostflower rolled her eyes unhappily: "What can I do! That's just how it is! If it were silver, at least we could spend it directly. But what we brought back are all rare treasures, pearls and jade, which we can't eat or use. What are we supposed to do?"
Lan Linxue frowned and thought for a moment, then let out a long sigh: "We still have to ask our Kou'er for this! Sigh, it seems I really can't live without her from now on! There's really no one else besides her who can turn all this stuff into real money!"
Shuanghua immediately glared at Lan Linxue with disdain and muttered under her breath, "Useless! Always running to his wife for the slightest thing!"
Upon hearing this, Lan Linxue immediately roared, "If you're not going to find her, then conjure up some silver for me!"
Frostflower immediately shut her mouth and stopped talking.
Forget about turning it into silver, he couldn't even get copper coins.
Shuanghua went out and asked Chouling to help Lan Linxue wash up and comb her hair. After Lan Linxue finished everything, she surprisingly invited Shuanghua to have breakfast together.
Shuanghua stared at Lan Linxue, who was wolfing down her food, her eyes practically popping out of their sockets.
"What are you looking at? Hurry up and eat!"
Shuanghua blinked, leaned close to Lan Linxue, and whispered, "Master, what's wrong with you? Why did you eat breakfast on your own this morning?"
While drinking her porridge, Lan Linxue said without looking up, "Let me tell you, if you don't eat now, you might not get any food all day! So, eat while you can!"
Seeing Lan Linxue's eating spree, Shuanghua knew he wasn't lying, so she quickly lowered her head and ate her food as well. She also instructed Chouling to tell the others that they must eat their fill of breakfast; anyone who didn't deserve to go hungry, it would be their own fault.
Lan Linxue's foresight was absolutely correct, because he really didn't have time to eat breakfast that day.
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