Quickly wear salted fish, she won by lying down

Chapter 1008 The Best Family 135
Not to mention that Linlang became the empress dowager, no matter how bad their relationship with the second branch was, they were still relatives and they could also benefit from it. Just looking at the fact that Linlang had become the imperial concubine and they didn't benefit from it at all, they knew that even if she became the empress dowager in the future, their second branch probably wouldn't be able to benefit from it. Who knows, she might become powerful and nobody would be there to keep her in check, so she might dare to settle accounts with them. That would be really scary.

You know, Master Sun Er also knew that the reason why the first wife didn't settle accounts with the second wife now was mostly because they had to consider the reputation of the Empress in the palace. Otherwise, if it were other families, they would have settled accounts with them in the early autumn for what they did back then.

Now we do have to consider the reputation of the Empress in the palace, but when Sun Linlang's son comes to the throne and Sun Linlang becomes the Empress Dowager, the first wife will become the new emperor's in-laws, then what reputation will we have to consider? They will definitely dare to take revenge for the past.

Since they had such speculation, they naturally would not think that they were a family just because Linlang became the Imperial Noble Consort and might become the Queen or the Empress Dowager in the future. Even if the First House did not like them, they would still be able to benefit from it in the future. On the contrary, it only brought them fear.

Yes, before, they were just jealous of the eldest wife's ability to make a comeback, which made them very angry. Now, in addition to being very angry, they are also afraid that the eldest wife will settle the score with them later.

There was no way. They had originally thought that it was good enough for Linlang to be a favored concubine, but now it seemed that there was a possibility of her rising to the top. This was too scary.

In addition to fear, some people also felt regretful, thinking that if Sun Linlang and his mother could really ascend to the throne in the future, they should not have treated the first wife like that. After all, if they had not treated the first wife like that, they would also be considered the new emperor's in-laws. Although they were not the new emperor's authentic in-laws, after all, the new emperor's authentic in-laws were the first wife, and they were the second wife, but they could also be related. In that case, the benefits would be endless. After all, Master Sun Er passed the imperial examination and became a Jinshi. With his status as an in-law, he should have become a high-ranking official. Unlike now, Master Sun Er has been in the government for more than ten years and is still a sixth-rank official - yes, Master Sun Er was promoted to the sixth-rank, but this promotion was not the result of Master Sun Er's running for office. After all, he spent his money in the palace, inquiring about Linlang's news, and finding ways to deal with Linlang. Master Sun Er had been an official for more than ten years and had accumulated experience to get promoted.

When they think about their second wife, because of how they treated the first wife back then, they missed out on the wealth and glory that they could have possibly gotten, and they may even be retaliated against by the first wife later, how can they not regret it?

But no matter how much they regretted, seeing the ruthless look of the eldest wife, they could not save the situation. So the only thing they could do now was to pray that Linlang and her son would not succeed in ascending to the throne. Otherwise, they would be terrified and regretful to death, and this torture would be too painful.

——This is why Linlang kept them, just to let them feel this kind of suffering and vent their anger for the original family.

Without mentioning that the eldest branch of the Sun family was happy and the second branch was afraid, it can be said that the people in the palace did not react very strongly to the fact that Linlang was named Imperial Noble Consort. After all, when Linlang was pregnant last year, the emperor said that if Linlang gave birth to a prince, she would be named Imperial Noble Consort. They had already reacted strongly at that time. Now that Linlang really gave birth to a prince, and the emperor named Linlang Imperial Noble Consort, they had already known the news last year and were mentally prepared, so naturally their reaction was not that big.

Although the reaction was not intense, the desire to kill Linlang was growing day by day. If all the people who had caused trouble for Linlang before had met with inexplicable accidents, they would definitely take action.

But according to their understanding, several people were preparing to deal with Linlang, and finally something went wrong, which made them particularly afraid of Linlang. They didn't dare to do anything small and could only stay at home. The reason why they knew that some people were preparing to deal with Linlang and then something went wrong was because they always cared about the situation in the palace, so they found out the clues. If they didn't know that some people were preparing to deal with Linlang, and then wanted to see how others dealt with Linlang and test Linlang's ability, they really didn't know that those people's accidents might be related to Linlang. After all, on the surface, those people got into trouble because of their own reasons. For example, when they found out who harmed them, they went to find trouble with other people, and then the two families fought to the death and something went wrong. Some of them committed crimes and were exposed by their opponents, and then the emperor punished them.

When they saw someone trying to deal with Linlang and then everything went wrong, they couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat. They thought that it was fortunate that they watched from the sidelines first, seeing how others dealt with Linlang, and tried their luck. They were not as stupid as the others who wanted to deal with Linlang, so they just rushed up and got dealt with.

Because they found that something was not right with Linlang, even though these people wanted to deal with her, up to now, no one dared to make a move. They thought that they couldn't do anything unless there was a perfect chance, lest they end up like the others with a miserable fate.

Because there are always some scheming people waiting for the opportunity, and they have not taken any action before, so they have survived until now, otherwise, they would have been dealt with by Linlang long ago.

Many of these people who have not dealt with Linlang yet also have sons. Perhaps it is because they have princes that they are more cautious. After all, once something goes wrong, not only will they be sent to the cold palace or even be beheaded, but their sons will also be implicated. They don't want to implicate their sons, so they are more cautious. On weekdays, the most common thing they do is to protect themselves. As long as they can ensure that they and their sons live safely until the transition of imperial power, they will have a chance. After all, those who launch an attack at the beginning may fail and get into trouble. If they don't have the last laugh, how can they have a chance to compete for the throne? If they compete for the throne, at least they have to have the last laugh.

So even though there are many people who have fallen, most of them are childless. Although some people with children have encountered accidents, there are still many who have not.

In fact, these people have only avoided any trouble temporarily. As the imperial power changes, they will sooner or later take action for the throne.

It’s not that these people don’t want to take action, they just don’t see a foolproof opportunity, so they dare not take action. If there really is a foolproof opportunity to bring down Linlang, these people will definitely take action and eliminate Linlang, the biggest obstacle.

However, for the time being, Linlang does not have to worry about these people dealing with her. As for other people, when Linlang was pregnant, some impulsive people had already attacked Linlang, causing her to reveal that they had harmed other concubines. They then fought with other concubines, causing a lot of trouble.

So now it's a lot quieter. After all, there are only a small group of people who have the ability to cause trouble to Linlang, such as cousin Sun and other low-ranking concubines. Even if they want to cause trouble to Linlang, they can't find her.

As there are few high-ranking concubines, and after the internal strife, Linlang can naturally have some peace and quiet for a while.