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Chapter 1795 My Aunt is the Empress 2
Upon hearing Linlang's instructions, Qingcao quickly replied, "This servant will not tell."

Not at all. The eldest prince is old and knows a lot of tricks, so he not only put his efforts on the original owner of this body, but also on the head maids around her. He wants to seduce these head maids so that they can become his spies, speaking well of him to the original owner of this body and relaying her every move.

Some of the other head maids were loyal, while others didn't like the eldest prince and didn't help him pass on messages. But this Qingcao fell in love with him, and after the eldest prince ascended the throne, she gained the rank of Cairen by betraying her master.

So, the reason Linlang said that earlier was because she deliberately revealed her dislike for the First Prince in front of Qingcao, so that she could talk to the First Prince and expose this woman so that she could be eliminated.

Sure enough, Qingcao had just promised her that she wouldn't reveal her attitude towards the First Prince when she turned around and left a note at the place where she and the First Prince had agreed to meet, inviting her to meet again.

Normally, Qingcao and the First Prince meet at a fixed time. This time, leaving a letter to request a meeting usually means that there is an urgent matter. Therefore, the First Prince received the letter and came over as soon as possible.

Upon meeting, the eldest prince didn't rush to ask Qingcao what was wrong, lest he appear too opportunistic. Instead, he embraced Qingcao and showered her with affection, a sight that Linlang found rather cringeworthy.

After finishing with Qingcao (the Crown Prince felt that having sex with her was a reward for her, and of course, Qingcao probably did feel the same way), the Crown Prince asked her with satisfaction, "Did you come to see me today for something?"

After the eldest prince came of age, he was enfeoffed as the Prince of Qi, so at this moment he refers to himself as "this prince".

Qingcao hurriedly said, "Our young lady seems to have no intention of choosing the prince anymore. This time, when the prince invited her to go shopping, she didn't want to go. I know this news is very important to the prince, so I came here to tell him. Your Highness must find a way to marry the young lady. I don't want to be separated from the prince."

The eldest prince was startled when he heard Qingcao say this, but he didn't show it on the surface. He even coaxed Qingcao, saying, "Even if your young lady doesn't choose me, I will still take you as my concubine. Don't worry."

While he was coaxing her with his words, he was actually extremely anxious inside. After all, if Zhou Linlang didn't choose him, it would be much more difficult for him to obtain the throne.

As the eldest prince, the throne should rightfully be his. Why shouldn't he be given it? The thought that he might not be able to marry Zhou Linlang and that the throne would no longer be his due to the Zhou family's influence filled the eldest prince with anxiety and anger. After all, he didn't want to end up as the eldest prince, only a prince or even a county prince. If he didn't get along with the new emperor, the new emperor might not give him a princely title or even demote him.

Qingcao was unaware of the Crown Prince's anxiety; she was overjoyed only by the Crown Prince's words of comfort.

The eldest prince was thinking about how to resolve the matter, so he told Qingcao that she had been out for too long and that Linlang should find out, and that she should go back quickly.

On the surface, he seemed to care about Qingcao, but in reality, he wanted to get back quickly to discuss how to handle the matter with his staff, so he sent Qingcao away.

Qingcao didn't know what the eldest prince was really thinking. She only thought that the eldest prince cared about her, and felt sweet inside. So she went back.

Linlang sneered when she saw Qingcao promise her not to tell anyone, but then immediately told everyone.

To be honest, this woman is quite bold. You have to understand, there are no contraceptives in this era, and she's not afraid of getting pregnant by having an affair with the First Prince. If she can't hide it anymore and it gets discovered, you can imagine what will happen to her if she doesn't confess to the First Prince for having an affair out of wedlock. But if she does confess, it will affect the First Prince's marriage to her master, which will in turn affect the First Prince's grand ambitions. In the end, if the First Prince gets angry and takes it out on her, she won't have a good ending either.

Getting involved with the First Prince and getting pregnant would inevitably lead to a bad end for her. This woman still dared to do it; Linlang was truly astonished. It seemed as if she hadn't developed a brain at all. Of course, perhaps she was completely blinded by the "liking" of such a handsome and noble man as the First Prince, so she accepted whatever he did. Upon returning home, the First Prince discussed with his advisors the situation regarding Linlang's dislike of him.

The aide said, "She was fine before, why did she suddenly stop liking it? Is it because she didn't like the Dragon Boat Festival gift?"

The eldest prince shook his head and said, "It doesn't seem like it."

The aide said, "Could it be that she has fallen for someone?"

The eldest prince thought for a moment, then shook his head and said, "It shouldn't be."

If that were the case, Qingcao would have told him long ago, but since Qingcao didn't mention it, it's probably because Zhou Linlang doesn't like anyone.

“If we can’t find the cause, we’ll have to start the second plan,” the aide said.

The eldest prince nodded solemnly and said, "This is the only way. I didn't want things to come to this, but if Miss Zhou really intends to marry another prince, I can only apologize to her. At worst, I'll treat her better in the future."

The second plan was what they had thought of at the time: what would they do if Zhou Linlang refused to marry the eldest prince?

In reality, it was all a scheme to get Zhou Linlang into bed with the First Prince, so that she wouldn't be able to avoid marriage even if she wanted to.

It was called scheming, but it was actually rape. It's amazing that the eldest prince could make it sound so nice, saying that he would treat Linlang better in the future. Does Linlang care? He was a detestable person to begin with, and no matter how good he was to Linlang, she would still hate him.

The eldest prince finalized the plan with his advisors and immediately sent someone to deliver a message to Qingcao, asking her to find out why Zhou Linlang disliked him. If Zhou Linlang's dislike was something he could resolve, he would do his best to resolve it; if he couldn't resolve it, then he would activate Plan Two.

Meanwhile, Linlang had already accepted the Third Prince's invitation to visit the royal gardens.

The reason why Linlang was unwilling to go out with the First Prince but was willing to go out with the Third Prince was not because she had feelings for the Third Prince, but because the Third Prince was also one of the targets of the original owner's revenge. So Linlang did this on purpose, just to make the First Prince and the Third Prince fight, so that she could reap the benefits.

Actually, Linlang didn't think much of the Third Prince's attack on his maternal relatives, but if he was so capable, he shouldn't have married a maternal relative's daughter and relied on her to rise to power.

Once he ascended to power, he turned around and eliminated the maternal relatives, including their daughter. As the daughter of the maternal relatives herself, she certainly wouldn't think the Third Prince had done anything right. After all, wasn't he just a complete ingrate? At the very least, he was a person who went back on his word. Before he came to power, he promised to marry into the Zhou family and ensure their wealth and status. But after he came to power, he killed the Zhou family and the original owner of this body. What else could he be but a treacherous and untrustworthy person?

If you don't like your maternal relatives, then have some backbone and ability. Climb onto the throne yourself and eliminate them. Even Linlang would praise you for being capable. Don't rush to make promises to your maternal relatives, only to break them later. There is no greater shamelessness than that.