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Chapter 1730 The Country Girl Looked Down Upon 51
Old Master Zhou said, "I can't do something like expelling Second Aunt from the clan. If you really can't stand this, why don't you go and ask Linlang if she has any good ideas? Actually, Second Aunt is already paralyzed, which is her just punishment. Even if we don't take revenge on her, she won't live for many more years. And even if she does live, it will be worse than death. Do you really want to go through so much trouble to find a way to take revenge on her?"

When Old Master Zhou heard these words, Madam Zhou and Master Zhou hesitated. Indeed, Second Aunt was already in such a state; to be honest, she had indeed suffered retribution. After all, being paralyzed in bed was truly a living hell, and she was being tortured every day.

As a result, Madam Zhou and Master Zhou calmed down considerably after reading their daughter's letter. They said, "Let's see how it goes. If they calm down, we'll let it go. But if they don't, don't blame us for causing trouble for her."

Although they didn't intend to cause trouble for their second aunt, since she had already suffered enough, they didn't want to let her son off the hook. After all, her son was doing just fine and wasn't paralyzed, and this whole mess was caused by him. It would be a shame not to retaliate.

So he went to Linlang and asked her for advice on how to deal with the second aunt's son. Unfortunately, Linlang said that she didn't have any good ideas either, so he had to give up.

In fact, if Linlang really wanted to deal with her second aunt's son, she had plenty of ways to do so. However, Linlang dealt with her second aunt because the second aunt was targeting the Zhou family and wanted to cause them trouble. So she dealt with her second aunt's son, but he didn't do anything to the Zhou family, or more precisely, he didn't do anything to the original owner of this body. Therefore, Linlang wouldn't harm the innocent.

As for the conflict between Second Aunt's son and Zhou Sanniang, who is right and who is wrong is their business, and Linlang will not interfere. After all, even if Second Aunt's son is not good to Zhou Sanniang, she and Zhou Sanniang are not on good terms, so why should she care whether he is good to Zhou Sanniang or not?

Since that's the case, when Madam Zhou and Master Zhou came to ask for a way to deal with the second aunt's son, Linlang naturally didn't think for a second. She simply said that the other party was a man from outside the household, and she was a woman from the inner courtyard. She couldn't think of a good way to deal with him, and then sent Madam Zhou and Master Zhou away.

Madam Zhou and Master Zhou did not doubt what Linlang said. After all, they felt that if Linlang really had a solution, she would definitely tell them. If she didn't, it meant she definitely had no way.

When Zhou Sanniang heard from Madam Zhou and Master Zhou that Linlang had no good way to deal with the second aunt's son, she was disappointed and cursed Zhou Linlang inwardly for being so useless. Wasn't she quite capable before? How come she couldn't even handle the second aunt's son, who wasn't of very high status?
While she was scolding Linlang for being useless, she didn't realize that someone was already targeting her, and that she was in even greater danger. This person was none other than the Princess Consort of Jin.

Princess Jin was not satisfied when she saw that her second aunt's son had failed to take Zhou San Niang away. Although her second aunt's son had come to demand Zhou San Niang and frightened her, she was still shaken by the incident and had managed to stay. Princess Jin had vented her anger, but she was not satisfied. After all, this woman had made her a laughingstock in the upper circles of the capital.

However, there are too many ways to deal with Zhou Sanniang. She only needs to make a slight move to send this woman to hell.

Sure enough, after Zhou Sanniang entered the Prince of Jin's mansion, the servants around her were naturally arranged by the Princess of Jin.

Seeing how kind Princess Jin was to her, Zhou San Niang naturally had no suspicion of Princess Jin. When the people around her said things that were meant to harm her, she didn't think that they were genuinely trying to help her.

What did the Princess Consort of Jin have her attendants say to her?
Princess Jin had someone speak to Zhou San Niang with an air of utmost loyalty, saying, "Alas, I just hope Your Highness can have a child soon."

Zhou Sanniang smiled and said, "I'm still young, this shouldn't be a problem, right?" The servant said worriedly, "Your Highness, you don't know, not a single child has been born in the manor all these years. I wonder if it's because the Prince is getting old. If Your Highness doesn't have any children, then..."

Before marrying Prince Jin, Zhou San Niang was unaware of this matter. Now that she had married into the family, she heard from this person that Prince Jin had not had a single child all these years, and she immediately became nervous, thinking, "Could it be that Prince Jin is really too old to have children? Wouldn't I be depressed if I didn't have any children?"
She had only thought about marrying a prince and being happy, but she never thought that he already had a grandson and was so old that he might not be able to have children anymore.

Fortunately, she was a concubine of a prince, so even without children, she should be able to live a good life in the future. However, not having children was still a big disadvantage. So when Zhou San Niang heard from the servants that no new children had been born in the mansion in recent years, her happy days suddenly felt a bit tasteless, and she wondered how she could have a child.

Seeing that Zhou San Niang was distracted after hearing his words, the servant knew that he had completed the first step of his master's instructions, and nodded in satisfaction.

The Princess Consort of Jin's instructions were not meant for her to say these nonsense words to Zhou San Niang. There was more to come, but for now, there was no need to take the next step. Once Zhou San Niang had not conceived and started to get anxious, they could set a trap for her, take the second step, and send her to hell.

Zhou Sanniang was very anxious.

After several months of silence following her arrival at the manor, Zhou Sanniang began to devise a plan.

Although she said that she was a concubine of a prince and could live well without children, she didn't really think that way and still wanted a child.

Actually, Linlang said that in this era, medical conditions are poor, and childbirth is like going through the gates of hell for women. If one could live a life of wealth and honor without having children, that would be wonderful. After all, it's better than losing one's life no matter what.

But Zhou Sanniang clearly didn't think so; she wanted a child, so she started looking for ways to have one.

After trying various methods without any sign of pregnancy, her servants, looking at her with concern and wanting to share her worries, said, "Seeing how anxious Your Highness is, this servant is truly worried about Your Highness's health."

Zhou Sanniang sighed and said, "I know you're worried, and I know I can't be too anxious, lest I look haggard, but... without children, when I get old, everyone else will have sons and enjoy family life, but I won't, and I'll be all alone. That would be too tragic."

The servant said, "It seems that His Highness is truly getting old and can't go on..."

Upon hearing this, Zhou Sanniang's sorrow almost materialized. She thought to herself that she was truly unlucky, always encountering such things. The first time, she married a family full of trash; the second time, she married someone who couldn't have children. Her luck was truly unbelievable.