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Chapter 1620 Substitute Bride 24
Grandma Jiang's relentless pursuit of the Prince of Qinghe's mansion was indeed for a reason, but she couldn't care less about that now. After all, she had been exposed by Granny Ma and was terrified. She was currently busy collecting the money Granny Ma wanted. She didn't know that the letters Granny Ma had hidden had been stolen, and she only thought that Granny Ma still had evidence against her, so naturally she dared not refuse to collect the money Granny Ma wanted.

She was indeed gathering her strength, preparing to kill Granny Ma, so that she wouldn't be constantly threatened by her.

But what if you save up too slowly and kill Mama before she asks for the money?

So you still need to save money, and you also need to conserve energy.

Did this Granny Ma think I could only kill her after meeting her face to face? How could that be! She can be controlled remotely. As long as I've met her, and she can brainwash or kill me, I can brainwash or kill her remotely. It's just that the distance is too far, and it requires more energy.

Of course, brainwashing requires less energy, while killing requires a lot more. Moreover, the higher the status of the person being killed, the more energy is required. This is why she generally does not brainwash or kill people of high status, because it is not worthwhile. She usually chooses to brainwash people of lower status to achieve her goals. For example, when she spread rumors that the Prince of Qinghe was having difficulty conceiving, she did not directly brainwash the Princess Dowager of Qinghe, but instead brainwashed the doctor who was frequently used by the Princess Dowager of Qinghe.

Princess Qinghe trusted her favorite doctor very much, so all that was needed was to brainwash the doctor. After all, Princess Qinghe basically believed everything the doctor said. So, brainwashing the doctor was no different from brainwashing Princess Qinghe, and it would require much less effort to brainwash the doctor.

Therefore, she would not kill unless absolutely necessary, especially not someone of high status, since it would require too much energy, and with that energy, she could do many other things.

However, in her plan, Princess Qinghe was definitely going to be killed, after all, it concerned her wealth and status, as well as dealing with Consort Ding, so it was something she had to do.

Otherwise, if she doesn't rise to prominence in the future, how will she deal with Consort Ding? She can't accept the thought of being looked down upon by Consort Ding in the past, and not being able to get revenge even after gaining such powerful abilities.

Some might ask, why not just use her abilities to deal with Consort Ding directly? The answer is simple: she only wants to deal with Consort Ding through legitimate means. Even if she manages to bring Consort Ding down through underhanded methods, it won't feel satisfying enough. She wants to see how Consort Ding will feel when she works hard and does better than Consort Ding, how she will look down on her, and how Consort Ding will end up doing worse than her.
Unfortunately, plans don't always go as expected. She didn't know why the railing of that damned observation deck broke, causing the energy she had accumulated over a long time, which she could use to kill Princess Qinghe, to be almost completely used up during that large-scale brainwashing. It also depleted her energy shield, forcing her to spend energy to rebuild it in order to protect herself, leaving her with no energy left.

But an energy shield is a must-have; otherwise, if you lose it in danger, then having such a powerful item would be a waste.

As long as you're alive, you can always rebuild.

Now that our energy is depleted and we can't kill Princess Qinghe anytime soon, let's kill that trash Mama Ma first, so we can avoid being controlled by her forever.

Once she kills Granny Ma and no one controls her anymore, she can slowly accumulate energy and kill Li Linlang later. In any case, the great event at the Qinghe Prince's Mansion is still a long way off, so she doesn't need to rush. The key is to deal with Granny Ma, who knows her true colors, first. She can't stand being threatened like this by a nobody every day.

Fortunately, killing such a minor figure, even if it's just killing and not brainwashing, doesn't consume a lot of energy. She can save up enough in about six months, and then she will definitely kill him.

Of course, if she pushes her too far, she might see that she has enough energy and then brainwash Granny Ma, making her forget everything related to her. But the problem is that Granny Ma might be wary of brainwashing and leave a reminder somewhere, then the brainwashing would be in vain.

Actually, killing Granny Ma also had its risks. I wasn't afraid of leaving any evidence at the scene that would attract the attention of the authorities, but rather that Granny Ma might leave letters revealing my situation somewhere. If I killed her, no one would collect those letters, and they would be distributed, causing me trouble.

Therefore, the best course of action is to gather more energy, buy some True Word Fruits or similar items, and first get Granny Ma to reveal what contingency plans she has prepared. After destroying these plans, kill Granny Ma. This way, you can be absolutely certain of success.

But if we do it that way, it will take a year.

This is also why Granny Jiang can't cause trouble for Linlang right now, because she is accumulating energy and wants to kill Granny Ma in the safest way possible, which means figuring out all of Granny Ma's backup plans before killing her.

Since Granny Jiang needed a year to prepare for killing Granny Ma, Linlang obviously didn't need to worry about Granny Jiang causing her trouble during her pregnancy and childbirth, and could give birth in peace.

Of course, although Linlang felt that Granny Jiang might prefer to deal with Granny Ma first and wouldn't care about her, Linlang still made thorough preparations. After all, what if Granny Jiang was going to cause trouble for her first? She couldn't let her guard down completely.

Leaving aside Granny Jiang's ambitions, let's talk about how the Crown Prince's wife couldn't help but feel envious when she saw that Linlang was pregnant.

She had been married to the Crown Prince of Wei for over ten years and had given birth to three children, but none of them had survived. Her last childbirth had also damaged her health, and she hadn't been able to conceive for three years. And then, as if fate was deliberately working against her, the more she longed to get pregnant, the less likely she was to conceive.

If she can't get pregnant again, she might lose her position as a princess, because the Prince Wei's mansion might appoint another princess to have a child in order to keep the title of prince.

Let alone recording a son born out of wedlock as the legitimate son and establishing him as the heir apparent, whether this method is feasible depends on whether the emperor approves of it. If the emperor approves, it will work; if the emperor does not approve, it will not.

However, although the emperor and Prince Wei were cousins, they might not necessarily recognize each other. After all, the princes received a lot of stipends and such. If Prince Wei's family did not have a legitimate son in the next generation, the kingdom would be abolished and the princely title would be revoked. The royal family would save a lot of money, which the emperor would definitely be happy to see. Therefore, unless the relationship was close enough, the emperor would generally not recognize a son born out of wedlock as a legitimate son and establish him as the heir apparent.

Of course, the Crown Princess of Wei also did not want to recognize the son born to a concubine as her legitimate son, because if that illegitimate son became a prince in the future, his biological mother would definitely be the one who would be comfortable, and her position as the legitimate mother in the mansion would be awkward. Therefore, unless absolutely necessary, she was unwilling to register the illegitimate son as her legitimate son.

Fortunately, none of her concubines have grown up with any illegitimate sons, so she doesn't have that kind of pressure for the time being.