Qin Kou'er explained, "Think about it, what kind of place is the White Tiger Hall! It's a place where anyone who brings a knife is plotting rebellion. Hu Tianyong certainly understands this better than anyone else. So, all he needs to do is lure Xu Ming into killing someone in the White Tiger Hall. Then the Emperor will use the charge of treason to have the entire Xu family executed. That way, Xu Ming will fall, and Lan Jiayuan will fall with him. That would be a permanent solution. Otherwise, if Xu Ming is killed in the White Tiger Hall, the Emperor will be furious and thoroughly investigate the matter. In the end, what benefit will Hu Tianyong gain? Can he really guarantee that he won't be caught by the Emperor? What a joke! So, Hu Tianyong must want to trip up Xu Ming in the White Tiger Hall, making Xu Ming lead people to kill someone there! That's definitely it!"
After listening, Lan Linxue had a puzzled expression on her face, but she still didn't quite believe that Hu Tianyong had made this arrangement.
“Xu Ming isn’t stupid. He knows very well what the White Tiger Hall is and what its significance is! Even if he were insane, he would never make a move in the White Tiger Hall! That’s treason, punishable by the execution of the entire family. How could he do something so foolish?”
"But what if there's a reason behind such a foolish thing? What if it seems perfectly reasonable? Do you think Xu Ming would do it?"
Qin Kou'er persisted.
Lan Linxue immediately frowned and said, "What could possibly be reasonable? I didn't think of a single one of these things."
Qin Kou'er, however, kept a cold face and stared intently at Lan Linxue, slowly saying, "What if Tuotuo set up an ambush in the White Tiger Hall to assassinate the Emperor? Do you think Xu Ming would act in the White Tiger Hall if he knew about this? Do you think that when everyone is finally captured and they realize that they are all his own people in disguise, the Emperor would think that Xu Ming is plotting a rebellion and assassination? Do you think Hu Tianyong would use such a scheme?"
Qin Kou'er's questioning made Lan Linxue's hair stand on end.
Qin Kou'er's thoughts were like icy lake water, instantly clearing Lan Linxue's mind.
Yes, these things can happen!
Hu Tianyong could arrange for someone to impersonate Tuotuo to lure Xu Ming into making a move; the emperor would eventually arrest everyone, and during the investigation, he would inevitably discover that those people were all Xu Ming's subordinates, and would inevitably associate this with Xu Ming's plot to assassinate the emperor. At that time, Xu Ming would fall instantly, Hu Tianyong's threat would be gone, and he would become the only one in power; and this kind of thing seems more like Hu Tianyong's method than an assassination.
"So what do we do now?" Lan Linxue felt that this matter was very complicated. His brain seemed to be a little overloaded, or at least he hadn't fully grasped it yet.
Qin Kou'er thought for a moment, then slowly sat down again.
"Should we speak to the Emperor about this and see what he thinks?"
Lan Linxue immediately shook her head, "If the Emperor intervenes, Hu Tianyong will inevitably find out, and then he won't do anything! We have to make him do this, and we have to make sure it's profitable for us!"
Qin Kou'er turned to look at Lan Linxue and asked, puzzled, "How can we make a profit?"
Lan Linxue smiled wickedly: "It's rare for Old Master Hu to make a move, so we can't let him down too much! We need to think of a way to make Hu Tianyong suffer while also making Xu Ming bleed. That would be the best! However, I haven't come up with any specific methods yet!"
Qin Kou'er glared at him, annoyed. "What are you talking about if you didn't figure it out?"
The two of them sat together, lost in thought.
After thinking for a long time, Lan Linxue suddenly smiled.
Qin Kou'er turned her head and looked at him in confusion: "What are you laughing at?"
Lan Linxue glanced at Qin Kou'er and said, "I think the two of us are a bit like a landlord and his wife, scheming to get the farmhand's hard-earned money!"
Upon hearing this, Qin Kou'er immediately burst into laughter.
"Exactly! You know, the Prime Minister only makes a move once every few years to deal with someone, and we never expected to find out about it? That's really a bit of a shame!"
Lan Linxue nodded repeatedly, "But I can't think of any good ideas that would allow us to gain more advantages?"
Qin Kou'er pursed her lips and looked at Lan Linxue, saying, "I do have an idea, but it seems to have many flaws. Can you help me figure it out?"
"Tell me!" Lan Linxue immediately leaned closer, intrigued.
"Let's have someone leak tomorrow's plans to Xu Ming, saying that Hu Tianyong is targeting him, which will surely make him prepare. That way, they'll both fall into each other's trap. Wouldn't that be great?"
Lan Linxue blinked and looked at Qin Kou'er: "Is it over?"
"Yeah! We're doomed!"
Qin Kou'er also stared at Lan Linxue with her innocent eyes.
Lan Linxue laughed uncontrollably and said, "My dear wife, can you please explain things clearly? What's the big deal?"
Qin Kou'er nodded in exasperation, "Alright! Then I'll be more explicit. I'll secretly meet with Zhao Ling'er later and hand over Shi Mengjian's account book from back then to Xu Ming through Lan Jiayuan. Then I'll send someone to deliver a small note to Xu Ming, telling him that Hu Tianyong will definitely attempt to assassinate the Emperor in the ancestral hall tomorrow."
This made Xu Ming uneasy. Although he didn't entirely believe that the Emperor had been assassinated by Hu Tianyong, he would definitely be on guard. If Hu Tianyong made a move, Xu Ming would immediately retaliate. In this way, when the Emperor apprehended Xu Ming, he would inevitably reveal Shi Mengjian's account books. Wouldn't that kill two birds with one stone?
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