As soon as these words were spoken, Mrs. Lin felt as if her neck was being strangled and she couldn't utter a word.

Lin Huaian was secretly annoyed, glared at Madam Lin, and said awkwardly: "Well, Prince, Princess, Madam is usually willful and has no manners when speaking. Please don't bother with her, you and Princess."

He Qingchen smiled faintly and said, "I don't want to make a fuss about it, but didn't Madam Lin say that the princess is from the countryside? But, two days ago, I heard that the one who caused trouble in the Lin family was from the countryside. What's wrong with me?"

This was a reminder to them that it was time to abolish Lin Qingran's status as the legitimate daughter.

Mrs. Lin's face turned dark and she said nothing.

Lin Huaian originally wanted to delay it, but given the current situation, he had no choice.

He could only stammer in response and asked tentatively, "Yes, yes, I will ask my servants to invite all the elders to come over and revise the family tree. How do you think?"

He Qingchen said "hmm" coldly.

This made Lin Huaian freeze there.

Mrs. Lin began to panic.

She stared at Lin Huaian and shouted, "Lin Huaian, how dare you?!"

Of course Lin Huaian didn't dare.

He has come to where he is today thanks to the power of the Dingyuan Marquis' Mansion. Over the years, the Dingyuan Marquis has been like a mountain, always pressing down on him.

In the past, the old marquis of Dingyuan was a rough man.

He has a generous and open-minded personality and does not care about trivial matters. Since their marriage, he has been quite caring towards him, but Qi Heng is not like that.

After Qi Heng inherited the title, he became much bolder in his actions and was less willing to listen to advice.

The more they argued, the more their relationship became distant.

It would be fine if it was just a disagreement over court affairs, but Lin Qingran's matter involved the inner court. Qi was a fool, and her mother was not a good person either.

Now, the old lady still doesn’t know that Lin Qingran had escaped from marriage.

If they knew about it, Prince Yan's Mansion would force the Lin family to change the family tree and take away Lin Qingran's status as the legitimate daughter. I'm afraid it wouldn't end so well.

On one side is Prince Yan's Mansion, and on the other side is Old Madam Qi.

Lin Huaian can't afford to offend either side.

He struggled, thought again and again, and tried to negotiate: "Well, Prince, the princess is already married, and she has to be enshrined in the Royal Jade Butterfly. At this moment, whether or not to be included in the family tree, in fact, it doesn't matter... much, don't you think?"

He Qingchen's face turned cold: "What does Lord Yilin mean?"

"Well, what I mean is, why not register the princess under Madam's name, and announce to the public that she and Qingran are the twins born to Madam.

However, because the two sisters had conflicting fates and were both weak and sickly, I sent the princess to be fostered in the temple. Considering the princess's safety since childhood, we never told this to anyone.

In this way, the princess naturally has the status of a legitimate daughter.

From now on, she and Qingran will be twin sisters, and Madam will certainly agree. As for the Qi family, I will go over and explain it to my mother-in-law, uncle and the others."

In fact, this is the most comprehensive solution Lin Huaian could come up with.

He has carefully considered He Qingchen's attitude over the past few days.

He and Shen Guidi only met for the first time on their wedding day, and there was also a previous relationship of being married in substitution. Although it was possible that He Qingchen had the intention, it was totally unprofitable to go against the Qi family for a country concubine's daughter.

The Prince of Yan’s Mansion may not care about the Lin family, but can it also not care about the Qi family and the attitude of Old Madam Qi?

What he said later was also to remind He Qingchen that he had to consider the Qi family and Old Madam Qi and not offend them to death.

After all, he used Shen Guicui's marriage as an excuse, which seemed like he was standing up for her, but in fact he was just worried that he would have a bad reputation outside and be laughed at for marrying a country girl. Even the Lin family dared to put up a fight with the Prince of Yan's Mansion.

Compared to making a joke of the moment and offending the Qi family and Concubine Hui, as long as He Qingchen is not stupid, he should know what to choose.

As long as the Lin family declares it to the outside world, Shen Guidi is the legitimate daughter of the Lin family.

The outside world’s doubts will be much smaller.

The rest can be planned slowly, but if the clan elders are really persuaded to kick Lin Qingran out of the family tree, this matter will not end so well.

At least, the Qi family will have to make trouble for a while.

By then, if some shady things from the past are brought up, not only the Lin family, but also the Qi family will be finished.

So, he thought about it for two days and came up with this idea.

Mrs. Lin was reluctant, but was pulled by Lin Huaian and reluctantly accepted his statement. As long as Shen Guicui was registered under her name, she would just regard it as a great mercy and be her nominal mother.

As long as Qingran is not touched, everything will be fine.

Mrs. Lin thought indifferently.

Shen Guidi couldn't help laughing when she saw the abacus beads of the couple falling on her face.

"Lord Lin, this idea is a good one. Let the public know that this princess and Miss Lin II are twins, one grew up in the mansion and the other grew up in the temple. But what about me?"

"What you?"

"The Princess of Yan is Lin Qingran's twin. What about Shen Guidi, who was sent to the countryside and brought back last year? Who does Lord Lin plan to replace her? Or, does Lord Lin and Madam Lin plan to simply erase her existence and treat her as if she had died a long time ago? Just like... my mother?"

He Qingchen suddenly clenched Shen Guidi's hand.

The words "she was already dead" gradually revealed the brutality in him. He stared at Lin Huaian intently, stabbing Lin Huaian with a cold sword: "Is this your plan, Lord Lin?"

"I, your subordinate, don't mean that."

"That's what he meant. Princess, you are just a concubine's daughter, and your mother is just a small merchant girl. Being able to be registered under my name and become a legitimate daughter is already a great advantage. Don't be ungrateful."

"Don't you know what's good for you?" Shen Guidi smiled suddenly.

She tilted her head and looked at Lin Huaian, her eyes so dark that they seemed to be able to suck people in. "Lord Lin, do you also think that this princess is ungrateful? Or, do you want everyone in the world to come and see who your legitimate daughter should be?"

Lin Huaian was shocked, and immediately pointed at Shen Guidi with trembling hands: "You, you remember everything?"

"What is the adult talking about?" Shen Guidi pretended to be dumb.

He Qingchen frowned, feeling more and more that Shen Guidi had many secrets hidden.

At the moment, it seems that the biggest secret is probably related to Lin Huaian.

He narrowed his eyes and stared at Lin Huaian without blinking.

Lin Huaian was shocked and uneasy.

He looked at Shen Guidi carefully, trying to see something from her clear eyes.

But Shen Guidi had a blank expression on his face and nothing could be seen.

He didn't dare to gamble. The anxiety in his heart reached its peak at this moment. He gritted his teeth and turned around to call for help: "Come on, go to the west of the city and invite the elders over. Tell them that I have something important to discuss with them."

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