Thinking of her master, Qin Kou'er's original feeling of happiness seemed to be shrouded in a shadow, and she couldn't laugh even if she wanted to.
"Who is your master? Someone who can teach you so well must be very famous!" Lan Linxue asked casually.
Qin Kou'er didn't answer immediately this time. Her eyes darkened, as if something she didn't want to recall was welling up inside her. After a while, she said softly, "My master is a very ordinary person, nothing special. Lin Xue, let's not talk about this anymore, I don't want to!"
Lan Linxue immediately looked up and glanced at Qin Kou'er, her eyes momentarily narrowing before she regained her composure and said, "Okay! Let's not talk about this anymore. I won't ask you anything you don't want to talk about in the future. Now I'll hold you and let you sleep for a while. You must be very tired after a long morning!"
Qin Kou'er smiled again when she heard Lan Linxue stop insisting. She leaned against Lan Linxue, closed her eyes slightly, and softly hummed in agreement. Then, she found a comfortable position and really wanted to sleep for a while.
Lan Linxue looked at Qin Kou'er with an unusual calm and gentle expression, gently stroking Qin Kou'er's hair, enjoying this rare moment of intimacy.
Just when Lan Linxue thought Qin Kou'er was falling asleep, Qin Kou'er suddenly opened her eyes, looked at Lan Linxue, and asked, "Do you really want to stay at a brothel tonight?"
Lan Linxue almost choked on her own saliva.
"What brothel? Why are you still thinking about that? I was just saying that to spite my father. How could I possibly stay in a brothel? I can't live in such a filthy place!"
"Then where will you stay?" Qin Kou'er stared at Lan Linxue with wide eyes, then added, "You can't stay here! If others find out, things will get messy!"
Lan Linxue immediately glared at Qin Kou'er, annoyed, and said irritably, "Don't worry! I won't stay here! So as not to tarnish your reputation. Okay?"
Qin Kou'er immediately smiled and nodded, "Okay!"
Lan Linxue tapped Qin Kou'er's nose with a frustrated look. "You heartless wretch! Your husband is going to live on the streets, and you're still thinking about your reputation! Just wait and see how I complain to my son!"
Qin Kou'er immediately laughed even more happily, hugged Lan Linxue and rolled over, then seemed to remember something and said, "Oh right! I said I would give Lan Xiuyuan a purse, and I've already agreed to it. I'm telling you in advance, so you don't make a scene later!"
As expected, Lan Linxue's face darkened again, but this time he didn't get angry. He just snorted, "Why did you have to give him a purse?"
Qin Kou'er recounted what happened between her and Lan Linxue on the way today, "...That's how it was. I originally wanted to handle the Emperor's affairs myself and get closer to Lan Xiuyuan, so that the Emperor would be upset that I had dumped his eldest son, so I agreed to send the purse!"
Lan Linxue scratched her head, then looked at Qin Kou'er and asked, "Are you going to Hu Tianyong's birthday celebration?"
"Yes! I have to go!" Qin Kou'er said seriously. "Hu Tianyong is my most important link, and I must get close to him!"
Looking at Qin Kou'er's resolute gaze, Lan Linxue smiled and nodded: "Alright! Now that we're here, we should know our enemy! However, Hu Tianyong is definitely not Lan Xiuyuan. He's very cunning, so you must be careful in everything you do! But speaking of birthday celebrations, do you think it would be appropriate for us not to give him a generous gift? I feel like we're at a disadvantage. Don't forget, I just lost my position as Crown Prince. Even if I don't want to be the Crown Prince, I don't want him to be!"
"What do you want to do?" Qin Kou'er asked immediately, curious.
Lan Linxue glanced at her and shook her head slightly. "I haven't thought of that yet! I need to think about it carefully! You should think about it too, and then we can discuss it!"
Qin Kou'er nodded.
Since the two of you have decided to be together, you should focus your thoughts on each other.
"Speaking of which, Ke'er, you still need to be careful these next few days! I reckon that since you were getting so close to Lan Xiuyuan today, you'll soon be in new trouble!"
"What trouble?"
Qin Kou'er looked at Lan Linxue with some confusion.
"Of course it's the women's troubles!" Lan Linxue looked at Qin Kou'er with amusement: "Do you know that you've stolen someone else's son? Do you think the women in the harem will just sit idly by?"
Qin Kou'er smiled slightly, "So it's the ladies from the palace! But isn't it a bit early for them to cause me trouble now?"
Lan Linxue smiled dismissively. "They never think trouble is too much, nor do they think it's too early! Father promised you he would make silk for the palace, that's the reason and excuse, they'll bring you into the palace soon! Especially Lan Xiuyuan's mother, you'd better be careful, she might poison you!"
Qin Kou'er looked at Lan Linxue and touched the corner of his mouth. "What? Did she poison you when you were little?"
Lan Linxue snorted and glanced sideways at Qin Kou'er: "Your question is invalid! You should ask her exactly how much poison she gave me?"
Qin Kou'er frowned immediately, then whispered, "Do you want me to poison her too? To avenge you! Don't worry, no one will be able to find out why I poisoned her!"
Lan Linxue was immediately amused by Qin Kou'er and whispered in her ear, "Then you'd better poison all those women! It would be better if their intestines were torn out and their bellies rotted, a truly gruesome sight!"
Qin Kou'er immediately slapped Lan Linxue, "Keep your voice down! What nonsense are you spouting in front of the child! Don't say such bloody things. Our son is a kind child, he can't learn these things!"
Lan Linxue immediately nodded in realization, then whispered in Qin Kou'er's ear, "Let's keep our voices down when we talk about these things in the future, so our son doesn't go astray!"
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