Quickly wear salted fish, she won by lying down

Chapter 1634 Substitute Bride 38
After all, Master Jiang's status was not high. Those women didn't want to be with him in the first place, but they were forced by his power and dared not disobey, lest they be troubled by him if they did. This was because most of these women were maids who had served Master Jiang before. Even if they weren't serving Master Jiang, they were still servants in the mansion. If Master Jiang took a fancy to someone and she was unwilling, he only needed to say a word to the Dowager Princess Qinghe, and she would make arrangements. Even if the person wasn't his maid, he could still get her.

Because the other party had no status or position and was making a living under Master Jiang, they naturally had no choice but to obey Master Jiang's arrangements. Now that the other party was paralyzed, they no longer had to worry about him causing them trouble, so they left quickly.

When Master Jiang heard about this, he was naturally unhappy, but he was in excruciating pain in bed and couldn't care less. He was only thinking that once his leg was healed and he could walk again, he would cause trouble for those women. Also, it was good that those women left, so that when he recovered, he could take in more young and beautiful new women.

Linlang was naturally happy that these concubines left, as this would save the public funds a large sum of money.

Since these women were Jiang Sanye's concubines, they should definitely be paid according to the treatment of concubines. Although the treatment of ordinary concubines was generally average, the amount of money was still considerable when their numbers increased. Therefore, Linlang was naturally happy to see these women leave. She thought that dealing with Jiang Sanye would indeed have its benefits. Not only would there be no one to leech off the Qinghe Dowager, allowing her to stop asking the Qinghe Prince for money, but the public funds would also be saved a lot of money, which would also benefit her own family.

Just as Linlang had dealt with Third Master Jiang and was finally free from worrying about this pest harming the women in his harem, and also no longer worried about him squandering all of Consort Qinghe's money, which would lead Consort Qinghe to demand money from the Prince's Mansion, the Emperor in the palace suddenly fell seriously ill and was presumed to be on his deathbed.

With the old emperor nearing his end, the atmosphere in the capital became quite tense.

Although Prince Qinghe was a man of few desires, he was not a fool. So for some time now, he had been keeping to himself, staying at home tending to his flowers and plants, occasionally playing with his children, and not paying attention to the situation in the capital, so as not to get involved in the power struggle and affect his palace. After all, he was a carefree prince and didn't need to worry about so many trivial matters. He just needed to stay at home and see who the new emperor would be.

Seeing that the old emperor was dying so quickly, Linlang couldn't help but think to herself that it was a good time to deal with Third Master Jiang. After all, given Third Master Jiang's personality, if he were in good health, he would be causing trouble everywhere outside. It would be good if he caused any trouble at this time.

Now, with Third Master Jiang lying at home and the Prince of Qinghe's mansion closed to visitors, he can practically ignore matters in the capital.

Linlang and the others were living leisurely and were not worried, but the Grand Secretary on the other side was panicking. After all, it had only been a short time, and the Ding family's power was definitely not fully accumulated. They certainly couldn't deal with the three princes now. What should they do?
The Grand Secretary immediately asked how much influence Ding had accumulated and whether there was any way to deal with the three princes immediately.

Ding would naturally not say that she had a lot of energy, but only said, "It's only been a short time, where would I get energy from?"

Actually, brainwashing the attendants of the First and Second Princes didn't require much energy. After all, although those two had a certain status, the First and Second Princes hadn't ascended the throne yet, and neither had they, so their influence was still limited. Besides, it wasn't about killing them, just brainwashing them, so the energy consumed wasn't much. And now that so much time has passed, she still has some energy left.

But naturally she wouldn't tell the Prime Minister about this.

The Grand Secretary was eager to get rid of all three princes, and Ding, being a reborn person, knew that it was probably because the old emperor was about to die.

Although she had married a man of low status in her previous life and didn't know much about high-ranking officials, she naturally knew about major events in the capital, such as when the emperor would die and when the new emperor would ascend the throne. Hearing the Grand Secretary urgently urging her to kill the three princes, she naturally knew that the old emperor was likely about to die.

She naturally wouldn't waste her energy on killing the three princes. After all, besides her special abilities, knowing the future was also a major advantage for her. If she killed the three princes and caused changes in the future, she would lose this advantage of knowing the future, which was something she certainly didn't want to see.

This is also why she had someone inform the First and Second Princes when the Third Prince's maternal grandfather asked her to kill them. Besides wanting to incite a three-way conflict, she also didn't want the First and Second Princes to die and change the future course of events.

Since she wouldn't help the Third Prince's maternal grandfather fulfill his wish, she naturally wouldn't help the Prime Minister fulfill his wish either.

Actually, if you ask her, why is the Grand Secretary in such a hurry? In the future, these three princes will die one after another, and their children will not be able to establish themselves, which will lead to the selection of an heir from the imperial clan. In the end, the Qinghe Prince's Mansion will naturally be chosen, since the imperial clan has been having difficulty producing offspring recently. It is the Qinghe Prince's Mansion that has a few children.

Since the three princes will eventually die, the Grand Secretary should just wait patiently for the new emperor to take office; there's absolutely no need to kill them.

Little did she know, the Grand Secretary wouldn't last more than a few years. After all, once the new emperor ascended the throne, unless he died immediately, his position as Grand Secretary would be precarious. If the new emperor seized his position, it was uncertain whether he would continue to be employed by another emperor after his death. After all, once he left the central government, new forces would inevitably emerge to fill the power vacuum. Would these forces that filled the power vacuum relinquish their power to him? Impossible! Whether he could even return was uncertain.

That's why the Grand Secretary was so eager to have Lady Ding deal with the three princes, so that when the Emperor lost his son, he would have to adopt a son from the imperial clan, and then he could choose a member of the imperial clan with whom he had a good relationship to ascend to the throne.

However, he also knew that killing the three princes was unrealistic, because it had only been a short time, and the Ding family certainly hadn't accumulated enough power.

So the prime minister then came up with another idea, saying, "Could we deal with them by interfering with the people around them?"

The Third Prince's maternal grandfather had done the same thing before. Although Ding's interference ultimately prevented the plan from succeeding, it showed that it was possible to influence those around them and then deal with them.

He just needs to keep Ding under control and prevent her from causing trouble like she did with the Third Prince's maternal grandfather.

Ding said, "While that's possible, there's no guarantee it will work. Besides, even if it only affects the people around them, my energy isn't enough. Affecting three people, especially those with certain status and position, requires a lot of energy, which I can't accumulate in such a short time. Instead of relying on me, you might as well take action yourself. I imagine you're quite capable yourself. Alternatively, you could hold off for now and wait until you need it. By then, my energy might be sufficient to help you."