Quickly wear salted fish, she won by lying down

Actually, the girl was unwilling at first. It wasn't that she looked down on the original owner's older brother's background, but rather that she didn't want to marry someone with a title because of her mother's situation. She didn't want to end up like her mother, who had no son and was either divorced or demoted to a concubine. She didn't want to be involved in any of those situations.

But Linlang told her that she would have a son—after all, this was not a problem for Linlang, who had access to advanced technology—and even if she didn't have a son, she didn't need to worry, because the title of the Duke of Zhenguo's family was fixed. Even if there was no legitimate son, the emperor would give the title to a son born to a concubine. Of course, if her elder brother didn't take a concubine or have a son born to a concubine, she didn't need to worry either. She could just adopt a son from her brother's family. It was different from the situation in the Prince of Ying's family.

In fact, this is the case for all families with titles. If there is no legitimate son, one can apply for a son from a concubine or even adopt a child to inherit the title. However, whether the emperor will agree is uncertain. Only the Duke of Zhenguo's family has this honor. No matter what, they will definitely have the title. This is an honor that their ancestors earned for them when they were conquering the country.

When the girl heard Linlang say this, she thought the situation was good, as there was no pressure to have a son, so she agreed.

The reason she was willing was because of her family's situation. It wasn't easy to marry someone with good conditions. After all, many people with good conditions felt that they could pass the imperial examinations and didn't want to marry a woman from the imperial clan. Even if they did, they would mutter to themselves when they saw others getting promoted and becoming rich, wondering if they could have passed the imperial examinations and become high-ranking officials if they hadn't married a woman from the imperial clan.

There was no other way; the royal law stipulated that marrying a woman from the imperial family with a title would disqualify one from taking the imperial examinations. In the previous dynasty, a prince consort who married a princess participated in a rebellion, so this rule was established. Marrying a woman from the imperial family meant one could only become a wealthy idler, which led most people to believe they could pass the imperial examinations and were unwilling to marry a woman from the imperial family.

It's difficult for an ordinary member of the imperial family to marry a man with good prospects, let alone someone from her family. That's why she agreed when Linlang mentioned her older brother.

Linlang's family is in a good situation. Her eldest brother has a certain status, but he doesn't plan to take the imperial examination. If she marries into the family, she will become a duke's wife in the future. This is definitely better than her marrying someone else. In the capital, nobles with titles will not marry women from the imperial clan. They will only let their second sons or even illegitimate sons without titles marry women from the imperial clan. In this way, the second sons or illegitimate sons without titles will also have a rank, salary, and social status as imperial concubines. Otherwise, they will become ordinary people.

These second sons and illegitimate sons without titles are naturally not as good as Linlang's brother. So even though her brother comes from a lowly background, it doesn't matter, as long as he has a good future.

On one hand, she felt that her cousin's brother was a good catch. On the other hand, after she and her sisters got married, her mother would have no one to take care of her, and her life in the mansion would be difficult. She might be bullied by her father and stepmother. With Linlang, her cousin and future sister-in-law, taking care of her, she wouldn't have to worry.

Taking both aspects into consideration, the girl felt that marrying Brother Linlang was a good choice.

Since the girl agreed, Linlang naturally told her family.

Master Zhou and Madam Zhou naturally had no objections. After all, with their family background, what could they possibly be dissatisfied with in marrying a member of the imperial family?

After hearing that the girl wasn't ugly, Zhou Dalang had no objections. As far as Zhou Dalang was concerned, as long as the girl wasn't ugly, he was fine with it.

As for Old Master Zhou, he naturally had no objections. After all, he was just a grandfather, not Zhou Dalang's parents, so he wouldn't interfere too much.

They didn't care about the girl's family situation. After all, it didn't matter that her father was unreliable. Anyway, the girl didn't have a younger brother, and even if he did, he was the son of their enemy. They didn't have to worry about having a bloodsucking brother-in-law in the future, which was great.

After the two sides reached an agreement in private, the Zhou family sent someone to propose marriage to the fourth branch of the family.

Originally, Master Li was reluctant, feeling that the Zhou family was of low social standing and he didn't want people to laugh at him for marrying his daughter into such a family. However, Madam Li thought it was a good idea and strongly agreed, saying that the Zhou family was, after all, a Duke's mansion, and they were a rare find. After hearing Madam Li's words, Master Li agreed.

He didn't know that Madam Li was secretly hoping her former eldest daughter would marry a peasant so she could laugh at him in the future.

Moreover, it would also disgust the former legitimate daughter. After all, a royal princess marrying a country bumpkin who can't read many words would probably make her depressed to death. After all, who wouldn't want to marry a handsome young man from the capital, let alone a country bumpkin?

She had no idea that the girl was willing; she was only judging others by her own standards.

Since both parties were willing, the matter was quickly settled.

Brother Zhou was also quite old, so he quickly welcomed the newlyweds into the house.

Speaking of which, the Zhou family was poor back then, and it was difficult to find a suitable match for Brother Zhou. Now that the Zhou family has prospered, those families who had been secretly inquired about by the Zhou family are now filled with regret. After all, if they had known earlier that Brother Zhou would become the heir of a duke, they would have married their daughters to him, making their families relatives of the duke.

Unfortunately, those families all refused, and had already arranged marriages for their daughters, some even already married, so it was too late for regrets.

It's normal for these people to regret it. It's like investing in a project. You think it's going to lose money and don't want to invest, but then the other party catches the wave and the investment multiplies dozens or even hundreds of times. No one can stand that.

In the original world, Brother Zhou married the woman from the imperial clan recommended by his second aunt. Not only was she ill, but she also looked down on Brother Zhou and often threw tantrums in the Zhou family, causing chaos and unrest.

Given her disdain for the original owner's older brother, she would never have married him if he hadn't been older and unable to find someone of equal standing.

Finally, she gave birth to a child with obvious mental problems. After the Zhou family's misfortune, she quickly divorced Zhou's older brother and left. Naturally, she didn't want the child with mental problems. In order to remarry smoothly, she even said that the child's mental problems were because the Zhou family were from the countryside and were inherently stupid. Even if the Zhou family hadn't had the misfortune, she would have planned to divorce him anyway, distancing herself completely and trying to whitewash her actions.

How could Linlang possibly let someone like that marry Brother Zhou and cause trouble for the Zhou family again?

After entering the house, Madam Zhou found that the atmosphere in the Zhou family was much better than at home. Everyone was very friendly to her, unlike in the fourth branch of the Prince Ying's Mansion, where she had to be careful every day to avoid doing anything wrong. If Madam Li said something to Master Li, her father would catch her and her two sisters and her mother scolding them.

Actually, not everyone in the Zhou family is a good person. For example, Zhou Erlang is a scoundrel; Master Zhou Er wanted to kill Master Zhou Da; Zhou Erniang, the original owner's sister, also became trash in the original owner's world; and Master Zhou Da is a bit stupid and easily deceived.

Regardless, they were all outwardly friendly to Grandma Zhou, which was enough for her, since she didn't expect her family to be harmonious at all. (End of Chapter)