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Chapter 1719 The Country Girl Looked Down Upon 40
The original owner's younger sister, Zhou Sanniang, had seduced the original owner's husband in the original world.

The original owner's husband was an illegitimate son of the Marquis of Zhongyong, and his conditions were not very good. Even so, the original owner's younger sister, Zhou Sanniang, was also persuaded to seduce him because the original owner's husband was quite good-looking.

This is quite normal. Children born out of wedlock usually inherit their mother's good looks.

It's unclear who instigated her—after all, the original owner's memories only included her younger sister seducing her husband, and she knew nothing else. Whether she was instigated or just guessed by Linlang, she actually came to seduce the original owner's husband.

Linlang guessed that the person behind the scenes wanted to see the Zhou sisters make a fool of themselves, which was why they instigated Zhou San Niang to seduce the original owner's husband.

And that person succeeded. Zhou Sanniang really took the bait as that person wished, and did such a shameful thing, adding another scandal to the Zhou family, whose reputation was getting worse and worse—this person had an affair with the original owner's husband, and then was arranged by a person with ulterior motives behind the scenes, and was discovered.

However, since Zhou Sanniang was the daughter of a Duke, it was obviously inappropriate for her to become a concubine of a son of a commoner in a marquis's household. Therefore, Zhou Sanniang was hastily arranged by Madam Zhou to marry a man of less than ideal circumstances.

This clearly displeased Zhou Sanniang, and she continued to cause trouble afterward, flirting with the original owner's husband. Her husband, who wasn't well-off, turned a blind eye in order to gain benefits, making them a laughing stock for many people.

This is also why Linlang had mixed feelings about Zhou Sanniang after entering this world. Because, when she thought about what this girl had done to the original owner in the original world, she could not be at peace with her.

Of course, it takes two to tango. The fact that Zhou San Niang succeeded shows that her original husband, the illegitimate son of the Marquis of Zhongyong, was also quite rubbish. So after Linlang came in, she also dealt with that rubbish from the Marquis of Zhongyong to prevent him from harming good girls.

Linlang felt no qualms about dealing with the illegitimate son of the Marquis of Zhongyong's family, since he had nothing to do with her original family and she could deal with him whenever she wanted.

When it came to dealing with the original owner's husband, Linlang didn't think much of it. Before the other party was about to discuss marriage, she told the woman's family about the original owner's husband's involvement in brothels.

If the woman's family were any normal people, they would not agree to the marriage if they heard that this man frequented brothels.

Having many women in one's harem was considered normal in this era, but most people wouldn't frequent brothels for fear of contracting sexually transmitted diseases.

Therefore, if a family's son wanted to frequent brothels, most families, if they even had a little affection for their daughter, would not agree to such a marriage.

After all, there are plenty of people in the capital, so why would you choose someone who frequents brothels?

Sure enough, the illegitimate son of the Marquis of Zhongyong's family proposed marriage several times, but when the woman's family inquired about him, they all refused when they heard that he frequented brothels. As a result, he got older and older and still hadn't found a wife.

Leaving aside the unfortunate situation of the illegitimate son of the Marquis of Zhongyong, let's just say that the one who is currently contacting Zhou Sanniang to cause trouble is the second aunt who is a concubine in the Prince of Yonghe's mansion.

The method was the same as in the original world: instigating Zhou Sanniang to seduce Li Yu.

They say Li Yu is such a good catch—the grandson of Prince Ying. If she manages to seduce him, even if Li Yu doesn't divorce her sister and takes her as a concubine, she won't be at a disadvantage. They say her children will receive a noble title, something most families can't compare to. They say she's not as favored as her sister by the Duke of Zhenguo, so the Duke probably won't choose a good marriage for her. In the end, she might be better off becoming Li Yu's concubine.

Zhou Sanniang was an ignorant and foolish woman. Although after arriving in the capital, the Duke of Zhenguo arranged for a female tutor to teach the young ladies in the family, and she had learned to read some characters, she was still very stupid. She was easily swayed by her second aunt and believed the advice.

Of course, there are two main reasons why Zhou Sanniang was so easily provoked.

Firstly, Li Yu was very handsome. When he first proposed to Linlang, she saw him and was immediately captivated. After all, she had only been in the capital for a short time and hadn't seen many handsome young men. Her memories were limited to men from the countryside, and none of them possessed Li Yu's looks and charisma. Therefore, she was completely smitten when she first saw him, much more so than when she saw the illegitimate son of the Marquis of Zhongyong in her original world. After all, Li Yu was far more outstanding than the illegitimate son of the Marquis of Zhongyong.

At that time, Li Yu was already engaged to Linlang, and no one had yet tried to sow discord between them, so even if she was tempted, she was too embarrassed to steal her sister's marriage.

Now, if someone tries to sow discord between her and others, she immediately agrees, just by thinking about their appearance and demeanor.

Secondly, when the second aunt's people were stirring things up, they deliberately brought up the fact that the second aunt made a lot of money by being a concubine, and Zhou San Niang immediately took it to heart.

Although the second aunt was a concubine of a prince, and Li Yu was not a prince but only a general who protected the country, Zhou Sanniang, who already understood the ranks of the imperial clan, knew that a general who protected the country was only one rank lower than a prince, and was also a very high-ranking member of the imperial clan.

Given her background, becoming a concubine of the General Who Protects the Nation would indeed be far better than marrying the second son of a poor family.

You should know that her sister has a great reputation, and the only people who come to propose marriage are the second sons of families like the Earl's Mansion, whose conditions are much lower than those of the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion. Her reputation is not as good as her sister's, so the second son of the legitimate wife is already considered the best among the people who come to propose marriage. Many families even have sons of concubines coming to propose marriage.

The thought of marrying into those families, having sons who would not be granted titles but only receive a small share of the family property, and then, in a few years, fall to the bottom of society like her ancestors, naturally made her unwilling.

Thinking that if she married Li Yu, her son, born out of wedlock, would also have a title and an annual salary, wouldn't that be much better than just inheriting a small share of the family property? After all, the family property could be spent one day, but the salary would be received every year.

She can tell the difference between being full at one meal and being full at every other meal.

Therefore, she felt that the plan devised by the nanny around her (the second aunt bribed the nanny around Zhou San Niang to sow discord in Zhou San Niang's ear) was correct.

Putting aside everything else, her second cousin, Zhou Erniang, was not like her. She was the daughter of the Duke's heir, but only the daughter of her second uncle. Her conditions were worse than hers, and she married very poorly. She married the second son of a minor official. It is said that the family did not have much money. After the minor official passed away, the couple separated and lived separately. They were just an ordinary family, probably only slightly better off than the poor. Her second cousin's life was going to be difficult.

The thought that she would marry someone only slightly better than Zhou Erniang, and certainly not as good as her eldest sister, was unacceptable to her. After all, they were born of the same parents, so why could her eldest sister live such a good life while she and her second sister had to live such a bad one?

Her second sister resigned herself to her fate, feeling it was much better than marrying a country bumpkin. But she refused to accept her fate. After all, her father would be a duke in the future, and as the daughter of a duke, why should she marry such a bad man? She had heard that many of the daughters of dukes in the capital could become princesses or even daughters-in-law of high-ranking officials. Why should she have to marry into such a family?

Even if her family background was poor, so no one looked up to them, she shouldn't have married such a bad man. At least she should have married someone like Li Yu.