"Serves them right! They all deserve it!" Xu Jinlan laughed excitedly in the palace.
"That bitch Hu Qianyu should have died long ago after all these years of bullying and lording it over me! And that Shu Lingxi, humph, she's even more despicable! A mere princess relying on the Emperor's favor, when has she ever put me in her eyes! Now look what's happened! These two dogs are fighting each other, it would be best if they both died!"
At this moment, a trusted confidant quickly stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, now is the time for us to make our move!"
As he spoke, he made a vicious killing gesture.
Xu Jinlan's eyes immediately lit up, and she asked in a low voice, "What does this mean?"
"Your Majesty! Think about it. Last night you went to teach Hu Qianyu a lesson. Logically speaking, the Hu family is now very powerful and influential. The Emperor should have intervened! But apart from sending someone to reprimand them, he didn't say anything else. This clearly shows that the Emperor is on your side. Moreover, this might be an indication that the Emperor never wants to see that slut Hu Qianyu again."
Furthermore, considering that the Princess Consort had tea spilled on her in the Cold Palace today, the Emperor must be even more furious with Hu Qianyu! Why don't we take this opportunity to go in and get rid of Hu Qianyu? Then the Emperor won't say anything!"
Upon hearing this, Xu Jinlan immediately shook her head: "No! Killing Hu Qianyu now is definitely not an option!"
Having lived in the palace for many years, Xu Jinlan was well aware of the subtle dynamics of the court. Although she wasn't particularly shrewd enough to compete with Hu Qianyu, she would never easily resort to murder.
"Although Hu Qianyu is beyond saving now, Hu Tianyong is still alive! Moreover, despite Hu Qianyu's terrible ordeal, the Emperor hasn't pursued Hu Tianyong's case and even comforted him today. This shows that the Emperor still needs the Hu family. We absolutely cannot kill Hu Qianyu now. Otherwise, the Grand General will be implicated! Besides, what is Hu Qianyu now? She's definitely dead. Can the son of a disgraced concubine become the Crown Prince? That's wishful thinking. Everything is going our way right now. We don't need to get our hands dirty with this!"
“That’s true!” The maid smiled immediately. “But, Your Highness, some things are hard to say! Who knows when the Emperor will need the Hu family again and release Hu Qianyu? If that happens, we might really not have any good days left!”
Upon hearing this, Xu Jinlan hesitated immediately. Looking at the blooming flowers outside, she murmured, "You're right. What in this world brings more peace of mind than the dead?"
The maidservant's eyes flickered when she saw that Xu Jinlan had taken a liking to him. The Emperor's arrangement was indeed ingenious. With just a word, Xu Jinlan couldn't resist the temptation.
"Your Highness, how about this? Let's not talk about killing her. As long as we take away seven-tenths of her life, she can lose the remaining three-tenths on her own. She won't blame us then! Besides, we have a perfect opportunity now. This princess has been mistreated in the cold palace. How can we stand idly by?"
Your Majesty, please don't forget that in the palace now, there is no one of higher seniority than you!
"If you can avenge the Princess, and the Prince speaks well of you before the Emperor, you might become not only a Noble Consort, but even the Empress!"
Xu Jinlan's face emitted a strange light because of the word "Empress," and the greed in it was simply disgusting.
"You're absolutely right! Now is our best opportunity, we absolutely can't let it slip by! Let's go, to the Cold Palace!"
With that, Xu Jinlan, unusually excited, led her people and rushed toward the Cold Palace.
Lan Shanyang's plan was proceeding smoothly, while Qin Kou'er accompanied Qin Meiying, quietly waiting for the final moment to make her move.
By this time, Hu Qianyu was already half dead.
Covered in wounds and unable to speak, with not even a drop of water around, Hu Qianyu, half-dead, closed her eyes and awaited death.
However, she thought death was far too easy. When Xu Jinlan led a large group of people and stormed in menacingly, she already knew in despair that dying would not be so easy for her in this lifetime.
Xu Jinlan showed absolutely no mercy in dealing with Hu Qianyu.
Now, whenever she sees Hu Qianyu's face, she feels a strange urge to tear that face apart and utterly destroy that broken body.
Hu Qianyu always won with her gentleness and tact, while Xu Jinlan never surpassed her in this aspect.
Many times, when Hu Qianyu framed her, she didn't even have a chance to refute it.
Because everyone would speak to Consort Hu, whose eyes were always filled with tears and whose voice was always soft and gentle.
Xu Jinlan cried and wanted to die many times because Hu Qianyu wronged her. She really couldn't fake that look in her eyes, let alone that expression.
Therefore, she particularly hated women who pretended to be weak, such as Zhao Ling'er.
At this moment, Hu Qianyu finally fell into her hands, and she felt she would be letting herself down if she didn't punish her even more severely.
So, Hu Qianyu was first whipped thirty times, her whole body churning and bleeding.
His hair was cut into haphazard pieces, his fingers and toes were completely broken, and his legs were also broken.
After all that commotion, Hu Qianyu did not die, but everyone felt that if they were Hu Qianyu, they would rather die right there.
Finally, Xu Jinlan was satisfied with her efforts. She even ordered her servants to sprinkle salt all over Hu Qianyu's wounds before she left, completely satisfied.
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