Quickly wear salted fish, she won by lying down

Although it was difficult to find someone to do it directly, the eldest aunt still sent someone to persuade Master Zhou to kill him.

Zhou Ergu was also provided to Zhou Erye by his eldest aunt as an assistant; otherwise, it would be strange if Zhou Erye, with his limited intellect, could have come up with these ideas.

Poisoning, in particular, is something that would be completely unthinkable.

It was only the eldest aunt who knew that having Zhou Ergu poison Master Zhou was the most convenient way. After all, a noble lady like her from the capital knew more or less about the secrets of the inner quarters, while Master Zhou was still too naive.

In particular, even if poison was used, Master Zhou didn't know where he got the poison from. It was the eldest aunt who gave the medicine to that servant, who then provided it and pretended that his ancestors were doctors, so he knew about it.

Of course, it would have been fine for Master Zhou to poison Master Zhou directly, but Master Zhou was too cowardly, so his eldest aunt provided him with someone, Aunt Zhou. It just so happened that Old Master Zhou was about to die, so it was normal for Aunt Zhou to go back to her parents' home to visit her elderly father.

After hearing Mr. Zhou's suggestion, Aunt Zhou also thought it was a good idea.

She didn't care why Master Zhou didn't poison her himself, but instead made her do it. After all, if she were discovered, she would be in trouble, while her second brother would probably be able to continue living a good life.

If her second brother could personally poison her, then what chance would she have? He wouldn't agree to her request for a divorce either. So she definitely had to show her value, and helping him poison her would be a pretty good option.

Therefore, Aunt Zhou had no objection to Master Zhou asking her to poison someone.

Soon after, Aunt Zhou began to poison Master Zhou's cup whenever she had the chance to visit him.

What she didn't know was that her poison had long been replaced by a robot wearing an invisibility talisman that Linlang had arranged in front of Master Zhou. It was replaced with a powder that looked the same but had no harm to the body and even had benefits.

As for the powder in Zhou Ergu's hands, Linlang told the robot not to waste it and to give it to Zhou Erye, Zhou Ergu, the servant who gave Zhou Erye the poison at the behest of the eldest aunt, and the eldest aunt and others. It would be a good way to deal with these people, an eye for an eye. Let them suffer whatever they planned to do to Zhou Erye. Don't call her ruthless, after all, she just did the same thing as them.

This is a slow-acting poison. It doesn't take effect at first, but over time, it damages bodily functions and eventually kills the person.

It rained for about ten days in a row. When Master Zhou heard that this was enough, he told Aunt Zhou to stop.

He was very happy because for so long, Master Zhou hadn't noticed anything amiss. They had successfully passed through the most dangerous period. Now, all they had to do was wait for Master Zhou to make his move. Master Zhou was unlikely to discover that they were the ones who had done it. In other words, his struggle for the throne was going very smoothly, so he was naturally happy.

When Master Zhou died, but Old Master Zhou was still alive, seeing that his eldest son had died, wouldn't he pass on the title to him? After all, how could a son pass on the title to his grandson after his death? It would definitely go to the son.

This was also brainwashing him by his aunt, but it wasn't really like that at all. Whether the grandson or Master Zhou would inherit the title was entirely up to the emperor. But it wasn't up to Master Zhou to decide who would inherit. At most, he could only submit a petition; he didn't have the power to decide who the successor was.

Since Zhou Dalang married the granddaughter of the King of England, making them half-relatives, there's a 99% chance the Emperor will allow Zhou Dalang to inherit the title.

Of course, there was indeed a sliver of a chance that Master Zhou would inherit the title. It was precisely because of this sliver of a chance that Master Zhou was successfully brainwashed by his eldest aunt and others, leading him to do such a thing to his own brother.

When Master Zhou was supposed to be unwell, it turned out that instead of Master Zhou, he, Aunt Zhou, the servant who gave him the poison, and the eldest aunt were all unwell. The group panicked and wondered what was going on.

Why is it that it's not Master Zhou who's going to die, but they who are going to die?

Actually, because one dose of poison was given to four people, the amount was small, so they didn't die immediately, but their bodily functions started to malfunction and they began to get sick.

Of these people, only the eldest aunt knew what the symptoms of the poison were, which is why she was puzzled as to why she had contracted such an illness, the same as the symptoms of the poison she had given to Master Zhou.

However, she didn't think she was poisoned. After all, she didn't think that Master Zhou would discover her little tricks and then poison her instead. She just thought she had a disease with similar symptoms, so she quickly found a doctor to treat her.

On Tuesday, the old man and his companions had no idea what was going on. They only knew that their health had suddenly deteriorated, so they quickly called a doctor for treatment.

Ancient doctors had no testing equipment, so how could they know what caused the symptoms? They could only prescribe medicine according to the symptoms that appeared in certain diseases.

However, the illness was not caused by any disease, but by someone drugging them, so the medication was ineffective.

The treatment was ineffective on Tuesday. He still didn't think about poison, only that he was sick. He also wondered why he was so unlucky. Master Zhou was still alive, but he looked like he was about to die.

If he were to die, and Master Zhou were to die as well, the title would undoubtedly go to Zhou Dalang. After all, his son was younger than Zhou Dalang, and when it came to the inheritance of the title by the grandchildren, it was impossible to skip Zhou Dalang and give it to his son. He couldn't help but feel depressed, thinking that all his hard work had resulted in nothing? This was such a loss!

What frustrated him even more was that Old Master Zhou couldn't hold on and passed away.

That's it, his hopes for the title are completely dashed. After all, Old Master Zhou has passed away, and Master Zhou has inherited the title. What chance does he have?

Even if Master Zhou's poison takes effect and he dies, it will be his two sons who inherit the title, and it will have nothing to do with him.

When the master arrived on Tuesday, he couldn't help but find fault with the servant, saying, "What's wrong with your medicine? My elder brother used it and seems fine, but all of us are getting sick and almost dying. Could it be that we've been poisoned?"

It's really strange. He, Zhou Ergu, and the person who gave him the poison—the three of them who wanted to harm Master Zhou—all showed the same symptoms at the same time. Even if Master Zhou was stupid, he could suspect that they might have been poisoned by the same kind of poison. After all, it couldn't be an infectious disease. How could an infectious disease only infect the three of them and not spread to the rest of the household?

But if all three of them were poisoned by the same poison, could it be the same poison they gave to Master Zhou? If so, how did Master Zhou manage to avoid being poisoned himself while allowing the three murderers to do so? Master Zhou doesn't seem to know anything at all. If he did know, and could still remain so nonchalant every day, that would be terrifying. Master Zhou doesn't believe his elder brother has such cunning. (End of Chapter)