"Okay! Then you have to promise me that no matter what happens later, you won't get agitated, understand?"
Qin Kou'er smiled and nodded; her excitement was beyond words.
She always felt that Hu Tianyong's sudden and decisive death at this time was strangely unsettling.
After discussing it, the two of them didn't say anything more and hurriedly led Shuanghua and the rest of the group to the palace.
At this moment, the palace seemed no different from usual, but Qin Kou'er still felt a heavy and cold feeling, as if she were sitting on pins and needles.
Upon arriving outside the Qianqing Palace, a panoramic view was already waiting for them.
"Grandpa Quan, what happened? How did Hu Tianyong die?"
Lan Linxue decided to leak some information outwards first, so that when she met her father later, she wouldn't be able to answer any questions and would definitely not have a good outcome.
Quan Jing shook his head and whispered to Lan Linxue, "There's nothing strange about it! Hu Tianyong bit his tongue and committed suicide!"
"How could he just die like that?" Lan Linxue felt that this matter sounded very strange, especially unlike Hu Tianyong's style of doing things.
Quan Jing coldly laughed: "Hmph, what's so strange about that! Hu Tianyong's two sons were sentenced to death by a thousand cuts, how could he possibly escape? That's simply impossible! He's been a loyal follower of Huanyu his whole life, how could he possibly tolerate being treated like this! Rather than living a life worse than death, he'd rather just bite off his tongue and die! Otherwise, if the Qin family's affairs are brought to light, how will he face himself? Will the remaining members of the Hu family live or die?"
Lan Linxue and Qin Kou'er both nodded in agreement. Quan Jing was right. Rather than waiting for the entire family to be executed, it was better to turn a blind eye. Perhaps if the emperor saw that they were dead, he might spare the rest of the Hu family.
"How is Father Emperor now? Is he furious?"
Lan Linxue was most worried about Lan Shanyang.
Hu Tianyong was someone he had hated his entire life, and now he had died without saying a word—this was blatant disrespect for imperial authority. Knowing Lan Shanyang's temperament, he would be furious to death!
"Is there even a question! His Majesty almost had the entire Hu family executed and displayed to the public! Hu Tianyong's actions left His Majesty no explanation whatsoever! His case is still unresolved, and he's already dying in prison. Wouldn't that put all the blame on His Majesty? Given His Majesty's personality, how could he tolerate this!"
Qin Kou'er nodded, her eyes darkening, and said, "Not to mention the Emperor, anyone would find this intolerable!"
Jing Quan nodded repeatedly: "Miss Qin is right! His Majesty is waiting for you in the study right now! This servant just came out to give the Prince and Miss a heads-up in advance. His Majesty's anger has not yet been unleashed, so you must be careful with your words!"
Lan Linxue rolled her eyes: "Hu Tianyong died on his own, why take out your anger on us? We came here obediently, please don't cause trouble for us, Your Majesty!"
After thinking for a moment, Lan Linxue glanced back at Qin Kou'er and thought dejectedly: Now, no matter what, the Emperor wouldn't find fault with Qin Kou'er, she's pregnant with his little grandson! In the end, he's the one who'll suffer.
Thinking of these frustrating things, Lan Linxue sighed deeply, then silently took Qin Kou'er's hand and walked inside.
Lan Shanyang was indeed angry. He sat coldly in the chair and didn't say a word for a long time.
Hu Tianyong is dead!
He died without being tried, without ever apologizing, without being subjected to the excruciating punishment of slow slicing! How could he possibly accept this?
After all these years, I've been waiting and hoping for this day, determined to crush him under my feet and humiliate him properly. But this old bastard Hu Tianyong has shattered my years of expectations on the chessboard! It's truly unbearable!
Lan Shanyang had many complicated thoughts, but what angered him the most was that even though the person had already fallen into his hands, he ended up getting his hands dirty with the filth. It was so frustrating.
When Lan Linxue and Qin Kou'er walked in, they saw Lan Shanyang sitting in a chair with a depressed look on his face, silently fuming to himself.
After taking a few quick steps, Lan Linxue and Qin Kou'er hurried over and bowed to Lan Shanyang to pay their respects.
"Greetings, Father Emperor!"
"Greetings, Your Majesty!"
Lan Shanyang slightly raised her eyes and quietly glanced at him.
"You all know that Hu Tianyong died in the imperial prison?"
"Yes! We have received the message!"
After Lan Linxue finished speaking, she stood up and helped Qin Kou'er up as well. Then she turned around and walked to Lan Shanyang's side, whispering, "Father, don't be too angry. In any case, it's a good thing that someone is dead!"
"Not angry? Humph, how could I not be angry!"
Lan Shanyang felt utterly disgusted as he spoke. "I've spent so many years scheming, and now he's just died like that. I'm so incredibly frustrated and can't vent this anger! If I had known he had this trick up his sleeve, I would have just killed him during the morning court session today! At least I could have breathed a sigh of relief then. Humph!"
Lan Shanyang used two consecutive hums, clearly indicating that he was in a very depressed mood, and his gaze towards everything unconsciously carried a hint of hostility.
"Your Majesty, has Hu Tianyong's body been examined? Is it confirmed that it was suicide?"
Qin Kou'er never quite believed that Hu Tianyong could commit suicide on his own initiative. In her mind, she had imagined a thousand ways Hu Tianyong could resist, but none of them fell into the category of suicide! However, life is unpredictable, and the most unexpected things happen!
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