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Chapter 1603 Substitute Bride 7
The Dowager Consort Qinghe thought that since she hadn't directly given the public funds to her youngest son, but instead had passed them through her hands, her eldest son wouldn't have noticed. How could that be? There were plenty of shrewd people in the mansion; how could her little tricks possibly fool anyone?

How did the Prince of Qinghe react to the actions of the Dowager Consort Qinghe? Did he care or not?

Linlang felt that Prince Qinghe cared because after the people around him said those things, Prince Qinghe did not stop them from saying those things. Instead, he just sighed and said that Princess Qinghe was his mother and she was in charge of all the big and small matters in the family. He could not say anything. What could he do?

Then a servant of Prince Qinghe said that now that there is a princess in the mansion, the princess should be in charge of the household, and the dowager princess should no longer be in charge. She said that there is no household in the capital where a widow is in charge, unless the household has no daughter-in-law, so there is no other way.

The Prince of Qinghe remained silent upon hearing this.

The silence was tacit agreement, indicating that the Prince of Qinghe also had this idea, but as a son, he couldn't take over his mother's power to manage the household, so he couldn't act on it.

But if, over time, the Dowager Consort Qinghe continues to plunder the household's resources, turning them into her private funds and then giving them to her youngest son, the Prince of Qinghe will likely become impatient and find a reason to hand over the management of the household to his wife.

To be honest, it was only because Prince Qinghe's younger brother, whose mind was still occupied by worms, that he didn't dare to reach out to the maidservant beside his brother. Otherwise, Prince Qinghe would probably have had an excuse to teach his scoundrel brother a lesson long ago.

After hearing Linlang's words, Lady Changning sighed and said, "Indeed, let's see what the Prince has to say first."

When Linlang returned to her parents' home in grand style, most of the servants around Li Sanniang were somewhat uncomfortable. They had all heard that the manor had planned to marry their young mistress to the Prince of Qinghe, but their mistress, seeing that the eldest young mistress was unlucky and had been rejected by her fiancé, had given up this good marriage to the eldest young mistress out of love and friendship.

Now that the young lady is enjoying immense prestige, she doesn't even bother to thank her mistress upon returning home. How can the servants around Li San Niang be happy about this? They're thinking that if their mistress hadn't given up this marriage, their mistress would have been the one enjoying immense prestige, and they, like Xiao Xi and Xiao Mei, would have been able to rise above others.

So the reason why the people around Li San Niang were unhappy was ultimately because they felt that their interests had been harmed.

Fortunately, Li Sanniang looked down on the Qinghe Prince's Mansion, where people were likely to die. Seeing her servants enjoying the glamorous atmosphere with Linlang and her entourage, she felt a little uncomfortable. She smiled and waved her hand, saying, "Alright, alright, don't look so down. Isn't the marriage I arranged quite good? Young Master Wang is from a prestigious family and is also ambitious. He passed the provincial examination at a young age, and it's only a matter of time before he becomes a Jinshi. With his family's connections and his own hard work, he will definitely rise to prominence. Isn't that better than a prince who can't participate in politics and has no real power?"

Although she was quick to realize this, some things were still clear to her. This young master Wang would pass the imperial examination next year, and with the Wang family's resources and background, he would definitely rise rapidly in his career. Not to mention, he entered the Hanlin Academy right after passing the exam, which was obviously due to his family's influence. Otherwise, it would be difficult to enter the Hanlin Academy, since the cabinet of this dynasty is basically composed entirely of people from the Hanlin Academy. It is conceivable that in a few years, this young master Wang would be able to take up a post in one of the Six Ministries and then slowly rise to the cabinet. That's why Li San Niang quickly arranged this marriage before he passed the imperial examination, so that it wouldn't be difficult for her to marry him after he passed the exam. After all, once he passed the imperial examination, everyone would know that with his family's conditions, he would be able to rise rapidly in his career and become a high-ranking official.

If she were to become engaged to the other party before they passed the imperial examination, and they later succeeded and became successful, people would only praise her for her discerning eye. But if she waited until after the examination, people wouldn't praise her; they would only say she was lucky that the young master Wang had chosen her. Besides, even if the other party passed the examination, they wouldn't choose her, because her family had become a fallen noble family, while the other party was a prominent clan, and she had even passed the imperial examination—why would they choose her?

Now, before the other party passed the imperial examination, she had to find a way to get engaged to him. After all, the Wang family probably knew that their son could pass the imperial examination, so they looked down on her. It was also thanks to her sister marrying into the Qinghe Prince's Mansion that she had some leverage, otherwise she really wouldn't have been able to get this marriage.

So her future success is thanks to her sister, not the other way around, because the Prince of Qinghe's mansion is full of bad luck, people die there.

Outsiders are unaware of how promising the young master Wang's future is, which is why they feel so glamorous seeing her elder sister become a princess. The people around her are even angry that she didn't thank Li Linlang for arranging her marriage.

How glamorous can a leisurely princess be? She will only be truly glamorous and untouchable when she becomes the wife of a powerful official.

However, Li San Niang wouldn't speak well of Li Linlang. She told the servants that it was fine that Li Linlang hadn't thanked her, and that everyone should just misunderstand. After all, on the surface, Li Linlang was indeed doing well, and it was indeed Li San Niang who had arranged the marriage. Now that she was doing so well, she should indeed thank her. It would be rather unkind not to thank her.

She had no obligation to help Li Linlang build a good image, so naturally she wouldn't explain anything for her. Of course, it wasn't easy to explain anyway. Should she say that she knew someone would die in the Qinghe Prince's Mansion, which was why she let them have it? Wouldn't that make her the villain who pushed her sister into the fire? She didn't want to admit that she was the villain.

Just because Li San Niang doesn't explain doesn't mean Lin Lang won't deal with her.

Although the person who secretly killed the original owner was the murderer, Li Sanniang, knowing that someone would die in the Qinghe Prince's Mansion, still insisted on giving the marriage to the original owner. Even though the original owner didn't want it, she went to the Marquis of Changning and insisted on marrying the original owner off to him, ultimately causing the original owner's death. She was obviously also one of the murderers. After all, if it weren't for Li Sanniang, the original owner would have married someone else and certainly wouldn't have died. So, in a way, she was also one of the main culprits.

If the original owner had actively sought this marriage, then it could be said that the original owner was greedy for wealth and status and suffered the consequences of their own actions. However, the original owner was cautious and did not seek this marriage. It was Li San Niang who forced it upon them, so the nature of the matter is different. Li San Niang is the murderer.

How could Linlang possibly let such a murderer go?

She just doesn't have time to deal with the abnormality at the Prince's Mansion right now because she has to deal with it. Once the abnormality at the Prince's Mansion is resolved, she will deal with it when she has time.

Didn't she kill the original owner of this body? She's the kind of person who'll definitely seek revenge, and she'll definitely kill her too.