Quickly wear salted fish, she won by lying down

Of course, the main reason is that although the Grand Secretary was a step behind in snatching people, caution has its advantages. He basically knew who the other factions were, so when he snatched people, he did so without being discovered.

The main reason was that the Third Prince's maternal grandfather had hidden the person very well. Only the Grand Secretary discovered that place, while others did not, which allowed him to successfully bring the person over without being discovered or followed by others.

Unlike the Second Grand Secretary and the Third Prince's maternal grandfather, who arrested Lady Ding, there were other people who saw where she was arrested and then followed her, which meant that she couldn't stay in their hands for long.

Then the Grand Secretary also learned from the experience of the Third Prince's maternal grandfather's failure—he investigated the Third Prince's maternal grandfather's fight with the people of the First and Second Princes and found that the First and Second Princes had received warnings. He guessed that it was Ding who was behind it, otherwise who would know about this and warn the First and Second Princes—he did not let anyone else guard Ding, so as not to be brainwashed by Ding and end up in trouble.

Anyway, once the secret room is locked, Ding can't escape. He can just take his food and drink in every day.

As for himself, as the Grand Secretary, he holds a high position and wields great power. According to Ding, it would take a lot of energy to brainwash him. It is estimated that the energy accumulated in a short period of time is not enough to brainwash him. Therefore, he does not need to worry about Ding being able to brainwash him.

Even if he could be brainwashed, he wasn't afraid. He had already written multiple memory archives. Even if Ding tried to brainwash him, he could still access the memory archives and prevent her from succeeding.

Since they weren't afraid of Ding's brainwashing, and could wait for the time being—after all, although the emperor was old, he was still alive for the time being—they could allow Ding to accumulate power and wait for the right opportunity.

Sure enough, once the Grand Secretary got rid of the person, no one really noticed. The other people who received the letters all traced the clues back to the Third Prince's maternal grandfather, and couldn't find anything new. They also found out about the estate where the Third Prince's maternal grandfather had previously placed the Ding family, but they didn't find anything significant. They only knew that someone had come and kidnapped the Ding family, and they couldn't find any other new information.

It's likely that the Third Prince's maternal grandfather orchestrated Ding's disappearance to deter them from following him. They had been watching the Third Prince's maternal grandfather for a long time without finding anything, and in the end, they were like headless flies, and the matter was left unresolved.

Although they were still keeping an eye on the estate of the Third Prince's maternal grandfather and the Second Grand Secretary, as well as places related to the Ding family such as the Qinghe Prince's Mansion, the commotion in the capital subsided because they couldn't find any trace of the Ding family.

However, those who knew the news knew that Ding was not dead, but no one knew which family had taken her into their hands. Therefore, everyone was on high alert, keeping a close eye on the situation in the capital, trying to figure out if any of these anomalies were related to Ding. If so, they would immediately investigate those anomalies to find out which family had Ding and take her back.

However, none of this had anything to do with the Prince of Qinghe's mansion. In other words, the newly arrived Third Madam Jiang became pregnant and gave birth to a son very soon.

When Linlang saw that Granny Jiang had given birth to the boy she wanted, she decided to make a move on Master Jiang.

Even if what Master Jiang did was not a capital offense, he should at least be rendered immobile so that he could no longer squander his fortune.

The reason why we need to control him quickly is that Third Master Jiang is about to spend all of Princess Qinghe's private savings, and Princess Qinghe is planning to ask Prince Qinghe for money to replenish her nearly depleted private savings. Linlang feels that this situation cannot be allowed to continue.

In addition, there was also the concern that if Third Master Jiang had affairs outside, he might contract a venereal disease, which would then infect the women in his household, including Third Madam Jiang. Apart from a few who were after him, most of the women in his household were pitiful victims of his abuse, unable to enjoy wealth and luxury, and certainly not wanting to contract a venereal disease and die a miserable death.

Killing or crippling Master Jiang would not be difficult for Linlang.

Soon, Linlang arranged a scene where Third Master Jiang got into a fight with someone in a brothel over the most beautiful courtesan.

This had happened to Master Jiang before, but in the past, people would give way to him as soon as they heard he was from the Prince of Qinghe's mansion. But this time, this person was a robot arranged by Linlang, so naturally they wouldn't give way to him. Soon, the robot arranged by Linlang broke both of Master Jiang's legs. In the end, Linlang didn't kill Master Jiang, but only broke his legs. Although he could no longer run around and squander money, he would still have servants to take care of him and live a good life.

Of course, if he's still squandering the royal family while lying in bed, and then goes on to cause trouble for Granny Jiang after leaving the mansion, then Linlang will still send down justice and eliminate him.

Actually, as long as Third Master Jiang didn't take advantage of the Prince's Mansion, Linlang originally didn't plan to interfere. After all, she didn't like meddling in other people's business. However, Third Master Jiang not only took advantage of the Prince's Mansion—in recent years, through the Dowager Princess Qinghe, he had taken several thousand taels of silver from the Prince's Mansion every month. Linlang looked at the deficits from previous years and became angrier and angrier. Naturally, she couldn't stand it and took action. The women around him were also pitiful. After considering all factors, Linlang took action.

When Master Jiang's legs were broken, the Dowager Princess of Qinghe was furious. She ordered the Prince of Qinghe's residence to report the incident to the Dali Temple and other places, demanding that the person who assaulted him be arrested and brought to justice. She also went on a rampage, shouting that she would make the person wish they were dead.

Unfortunately, the three judicial departments, including the Dali Temple, couldn't possibly catch the robot. Once the robot left the brothel and went to a deserted place, it simply changed its appearance and clothes. Who could find it? There were no surveillance cameras in ancient times.

Therefore, although the three judicial departments, including the Dali Temple, listened to the Qinghe Dowager's request and conducted a serious investigation, they ultimately came to nothing. This angered the Qinghe Dowager, who cursed the people in the Dali Temple and other places every day for being incompetent and unable to even catch such a petty thief.

Then she scolded Prince Qinghe for having a problem with his younger brother, which is why he didn't urge him seriously, resulting in the government not being able to find out the truth. Even though Prince Qinghe was a filial son, he was still scolded like this and didn't want to pay any attention to Princess Qinghe anymore, since Princess Qinghe was too unreasonable.

Given the relationship between the Qinghe Prince's Mansion and the royal family, the three judicial departments, including the Dali Temple, will definitely investigate seriously once they receive the news. After all, the person who assaulted someone is not some prince or nobleman, so they have nothing to fear and can naturally investigate seriously.

If a thorough investigation hasn't found the person, then they definitely can't be found. No matter how much he urges them, if they can't be found, what can he do? If he keeps urging them, they'll get upset.

So after the Prince of Qinghe was scolded by the Princess Dowager of Qinghe several times, whenever she came to him, he would make an excuse to avoid her and ignore her, which was of no use to the Princess Dowager of Qinghe.

After breaking his leg, regardless of what will happen when it heals, for now he can't do anything and is obediently recuperating at home. (End of Chapter)