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Chapter 1616 Substitute Bride 20
If Grandma Jiang is caught by these people, her fate will definitely not be good. After all, these people will make her do some things. If she says that she doesn't have enough energy and can't do it, those people will definitely want to see if she really doesn't have enough energy. So they will definitely use some inhumane methods on her to test whether she can use the protective membrane.

In that case, Grandma Jiang would surely meet a tragic end.

And that's fine too, after all, this person killed the original owner for no reason, and torturing her will definitely make the original owner happy.

Of course, those people haven't confirmed Grandma Jiang's abilities yet, so Grandma Jiang is currently doing well.

Since Granny Jiang was alright but had lost the ability to kill, it was natural for Linlang to become pregnant. This was quite normal, since after the Prince of Qinghe was suspected of having fertility issues by the Dowager Princess of Qinghe, he had been having sex with Linlang more often. With more sex, it was normal for Linlang to get pregnant.

Linlang's pregnancy surprised the Dowager Princess Qinghe, since the doctor had confidently stated that her eldest son had difficulty conceiving and might not be able to have children in the future. So how did her eldest daughter-in-law become pregnant?
She found it suspicious at the time, after all, she believed the doctor's words, and her younger son was muttering beside her, wondering if her eldest daughter-in-law was cheating on him. —Actually, it was quite normal for Third Master Jiang to say such inflammatory things, because his mother had previously agreed that his son would inherit the Prince's mansion. How could his elder brother have a child? Wouldn't that mean his son wouldn't be able to inherit the mansion? So he said this, wanting to accuse Linlang of adultery, so that she would abort the child, and then his elder brother would remain childless and could adopt his child. Ultimately, it was all about personal desire. When the Dowager Princess Qinghe heard that Linlang was pregnant, her first reaction wasn't to believe it, but to suspect the child's paternity, which was also driven by personal desire. Because she wanted her youngest son's child to be adopted by her eldest son, and seeing that this plan was about to fail, her youngest son's meager title and stipend would be pitiful. Naturally, upon hearing that Linlang was pregnant, her first reaction was disbelief. Therefore, under the instigation of Third Master Jiang, the Dowager Princess Qinghe's face darkened. Unlike other mothers-in-law who would be overjoyed to hear that their daughter-in-law was pregnant, she was displeased. She called Linlang over, but instead of directly saying that she was pregnant with someone else's child, she said, "I vaguely heard people gossiping, saying that your pregnancy is a bit suspicious..."

Although she tried to embellish it, Linlang could still tell that the child in her belly was not the Prince of Qinghe's.

It's no wonder that Consort Qinghe dared to speak to Linlang like that. She simply thought that Linlang's family was a fallen noble family, so she didn't need to care about Linlang and could say whatever she wanted.

Linlang was furious. She thought that this old woman had arranged a marriage for the original owner of the body even though she thought the Prince of Qinghe had no children. If the Prince of Qinghe really had no children, then she would have harmed the original owner of the body. Therefore, although the original owner of the body died at the hands of Granny Jiang, this old woman was also responsible.

In this situation, she hadn't even dealt with this old woman yet, and this old woman had the nerve to talk to her like that. If she didn't teach her a lesson, the old woman would treat her like a sick cat. So Linlang coldly said to her maid Xiaomei, "Go to the front yard and invite the prince over. Tell him that the Dowager Princess suspects that I cheated on him and wants an explanation."

When the Dowager Consort Qinghe saw that Linlang had immediately turned her face away after hearing her words and ignored her, instead addressing the Prince of Qinghe, her own face also turned cold. She thought to herself, "This daughter-in-law comes from a humble background, yet she dares to be defiant towards me. How dare she?"

Unexpectedly, when her son arrived, his face was grim. He asked the Dowager Princess Qinghe, "What's wrong? Your mother can't stand seeing her son's wife pregnant? She insists on accusing her of adultery, then getting her to abort the child so I'll be childless and can adopt a child from my third brother, is that it?" The Prince of Qinghe was merely a man of refined tastes, not a fool. Seeing his princess pregnant, his mother's first reaction wasn't joy, but rather these words. Coupled with his confidant's words about Third Master Jiang stirring up trouble in front of the Dowager Princess Qinghe, he couldn't help but feel furious.

—Ever since he learned that his mother had believed the rumors outside and discussed with his younger brother about giving his brother's child to him, the Prince of Qinghe intensified his inquiries about the situation around the Dowager Princess of Qinghe. Naturally, he heard about what Third Master Jiang was saying to stir up trouble in front of the Dowager Princess of Qinghe.

He was furious when he heard this, but he didn't react because he thought they were just talking about it in private. He didn't expect his mother to go directly to his princess and say such private things in public. This gave the Prince of Qinghe an opening to vent his anger, and he started cursing like this.

When the Princess Dowager of Qinghe heard the Prince of Qinghe speak to her in this tone for the first time, her face immediately darkened. She said, "I'm only doing this for your own good. The doctor said you have difficulty conceiving, and this child's origins are unknown..."

"Bang!" Prince Qinghe picked up a cup and smashed it on the ground, interrupting the unpleasant words of the Dowager Princess Qinghe. Then, his face contorted with rage, he said, "You'd rather believe a quack doctor than believe your daughter-in-law is pregnant? Are you trying to force me and the Princess to our deaths for the sake of your third brother?! Is this how a mother behaves? Let me tell you! With your attitude, even if I really don't have a child, I will never adopt the third prince's child! Let him shatter his pipe dream!"

The usually mild-mannered Prince Qinghe's outburst of anger startled the Dowager Consort Qinghe. She hadn't expected her eldest son to be so furious, and dared not say anything. After all, she couldn't make a scene outside, accusing her eldest son of being unfilial. If the emperor used this as an excuse to strip him of his title, she would no longer be the Dowager Consort of the Prince, but nothing at all. So even though her eldest son was angry, she dared not use the label of unfilial piety to say anything out loud.

Since she had no way to control her son, she was helpless when he got angry.

The Prince of Qinghe's anger was still lingering, and he said coldly, "I think Mother seems a bit old and confused, and is not suitable to manage the household. I think Mother should spend more time worshipping Buddha in the small Buddhist hall of the Prince's Mansion. The affairs of the Prince's Mansion should be left to the Princess. It's just so happens that no family would let a widow be the head of the household when there is a daughter-in-law. Mother should have handed over the management of the household to the Princess. She is not suitable to manage the household."

He had long seen how the Dowager Princess Qinghe was exploiting his family and making his third brother unhappy. If the two of them hadn't targeted his child, trying to get rid of him and have his third brother's child adopted, he might have been able to tolerate it. But the two of them went too far, not only taking all his money but also trying to seize his title, and even accusing his princess of adultery. If he didn't deal with it, their wolfish ambitions would really succeed. How could he allow that!

Therefore, Prince Qinghe naturally wanted to take back the power of managing the household affairs of Princess Qinghe, lest her third brother incite her to do something bad to the princess's food while she was in charge of the household affairs, so that the princess's child would be lost and the third brother could adopt the child, which would be terrible.