As she spoke, Qin Kou'er stood up and paced thoughtfully on the ground.
"You have to go to the palace in the middle of the night, which means this matter must be very urgent. Otherwise, it wouldn't matter if you waited until today. And today is the day Hu Tianyong and Xu Ming were to fall from power, which means this matter must be related to these two people. At the very least, it must be related to one of them."
Secondly, this matter must be related to the Emperor; otherwise, he wouldn't have given you such a severe beating. Given how much the Emperor usually dotes on you, you must have touched upon something he deeply dislikes, and you're 80% sure you guessed it correctly, which is why the Emperor was so furious and punished you in the middle of the night! Isn't that right, Your Highness?
After Qin Kou'er finished speaking, she turned to look at Lan Linxue, who was lying face down.
Lan Linxue stared at Qin Kou'er, speechless. Did his wife really have to be so smart? This might not be good for their future marital harmony.
Qin Kou'er looked at Lan Linxue with the same interest as a cat teasing a mouse.
Just as Lan Linxue remained resolute in her refusal to speak, Qin Kou'er suddenly bent down and rushed in front of her, whispering in an extremely excited voice, "Did you go to see Xu Jinlan? Did you find out about Lan Jiayuan's background? Is he not the Emperor's child?"
Qin Kou'er's relentless questioning was like a barrage of cannonballs, leaving Lan Linxue completely defenseless.
Seeing Qin Kou'er's overly excited expression, Lan Linxue finally surrendered, pulled Qin Kou'er to sit down on the edge of her bed, carefully lay her head on Qin Kou'er's lap, and whispered, "Don't speak so loudly, or if Father finds out, he'll make me get three more lashes!"
"So it's true? Lan Jiayuan really isn't the Emperor's son?"
As she spoke of this, Qin Kou'er's eyes widened. Although she and Lan Linxue had considered the possibility of this happening, Qin Kou'er found it unbelievable that it had actually occurred.
Good heavens, Xu Jinlan is incredibly audacious! How dare she so easily cuckold the Emperor? This is an utter disgrace! Not to mention the Emperor, even an ordinary man would find this intolerable!
"That's right!"
Lan Linxue, who had been holding back his gossip all night, finally found a place to share it. He grabbed Qin Kou'er's hand and said with great gossip, "It's not the Emperor's child! Xu Jinlan and Qin Kou'er admitted it themselves last night! What's even more surprising is that the Emperor already knew about this! That's why he deliberately treated Lan Jiayuan so badly!"
Qin Kou'er was even more surprised to hear this. She looked down at Lan Linxue and said incredulously, "The Emperor knew all along and still tolerated it like this? It's really surprising! Although he's not good to Lan Jiayuan, Lan Jiayuan still grew up as a prince, which is already much better than people outside!"
Lan Linxue immediately nodded: "That's what I think too! Just because of what Xu Ming arranged, Lan Jiayuan deserves to die several times over! It's really not easy for the Emperor to have endured until today!"
"Has His Majesty said how to deal with Xu Jinlan and Lan Jiayuan? Something big is about to happen today, and I don't think His Majesty can just let this go unchecked."
Lan Linxue shook her head slightly: "His Majesty did say last night that Xu Jinlan cannot die! I think he wants to make her suffer a fate worse than death. As for Lan Jiayuan, the one I mentioned, His Majesty will likely keep him locked up in the underground water dungeon for the rest of his life, where he will also be unable to live or die!"
Hearing Lan Linxue say this, Qin Kou'er couldn't help but sigh, "To be honest, Lan Jiayuan is quite innocent in this matter of my stubbornness..."
Before Qin Kou'er could finish speaking, Lan Linxue turned and glared at her: "Innocent? What's innocent about him? How could his mother and maternal grandfather not be innocent when they were killing and harming people outside? Hmph, he deserves to enjoy that kind of good fortune, so he must bear the consequences today! He brought this upon himself! There should never have been a person like Lan Jiayuan in this world! Besides, Lan Jiayuan himself is no good either; he's done plenty of immoral things over the years! Even if he's locked up, it's only right!"
At this point, Lan Linxue squeezed Qin Kou'er's hand and reminded her with some concern, "Kou'er, let me tell you, don't do anything foolish about this! If you go back to Father and say you're pitiful, you'll offend him! Remember, there's no such thing as pitiful or not pitiful for these people! They all brought this upon themselves, understand?"
Qin Kou'er nodded immediately, then burst out laughing: "Alright! Do you really think I'm stupid? That I would go to the Emperor to say these things? I was just chatting with you at home. Actually, thinking about how cruel these people are, I support the Emperor's actions more than anyone else!"
Lan Linxue felt a little relieved after hearing Qin Kou'er's words. "That's the right thing to do! This is the Emperor's business. You have to let the Emperor vent his anger after all these years! It's none of our business, understand?"
Qin Kou'er smiled and tapped Lan Linxue's forehead after hearing Lan Linxue's repeated instructions: "Alright! Stop nagging! I know and I've remembered! You, the Emperor's darling, were punished for this, let alone me? Don't worry, I'm not that stupid!"
Upon hearing this, Lan Linxue immediately turned around with a smile, pulled Qin Kou'er's head down, and gently kissed it, saying with a smile, "This is my good wife! She's so obedient!"
Qin Kou'er's face flushed slightly, and she patted Lan Linxue's shoulder: "Don't be silly!"
Lan Linxue chuckled and continued to snuggle on Qin Kou'er's lap.
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