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Chapter 1757 The Country Girl Looked Down Upon 78
As for Aunt Cao, seeing that her son had indeed divorced her niece, and that the Cao family and the Wang Mansion had no connection whatsoever except for her—although Li Erlang and Li Yuanniang were the Cao family's granddaughters, they no longer recognized the Cao family—she almost fainted from the shock when she thought that after she died, the Cao family would be back to its original state, just ordinary villagers.

When Aunt Cao thought about how she had worked so hard all her life, only to have her son and daughter sever ties with her family, it's no wonder she couldn't bear the blow.

Actually, according to Linlang, if Aunt Cao really wanted her family to be well, she should treat Li Erlang and Li Yuanniang well, and then ask her family to treat Li Erlang and Li Yuanniang well as well, so as to move them emotionally. That way, they would recognize the Cao family in the future and treat the Cao family well.

As a result, they only cared about immediate interests, constantly exploiting the two of them, and even trying to tie them down through marriage. This caused the two of them to completely lose their goodwill towards the Cao family, and all their marriage prospects were ruined. As a result, their family could no longer benefit from the Prince Ying's Mansion, which was their own fault.

Of course, although they were not honored guests and were sent back, the villagers did not know that their relationship with the Prince of Ying's mansion in the capital had completely broken down. They could still rely on this status to boast in the countryside that their grandson was the grandson of the Prince of Ying, and they continued to boast until Aunt Cao passed away and no one gave them money anymore.

There's no way to explain how Li Yuanniang divorced her family and allowed them to return. Before they left, the Cao family was so proud and boastful, saying they were going to enjoy life in the city and become high-ranking officials. Even the county magistrate, upon hearing that they were going to be appointed as a county magistrate's consort, came to send congratulatory gifts. After all, a county magistrate's consort is a fourth-rank official, much higher than a county magistrate, so why wouldn't he come to send congratulatory gifts?

They were sent back, and although they could argue that it was because of irreconcilable differences and divorce, others still knew that the Cao family had been abandoned by the noblewoman. So even though they knew that the King of England had grandchildren, their image in the countryside was still somewhat affected.

While chaos reigned at the Prince Ying's Mansion's second branch, the Duke Zhenguo's Mansion also received news from Zhou Ergu's family that Zhou Ergu had passed away.

Not long ago, Master Zhou and his eldest aunt from the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion passed away.

The reason why the eldest aunt and the second uncle died faster than the second aunt, even though they took the same medicine, is probably because the second aunt was younger and had stronger vitality, so she died more slowly.

Before they died, none of these people who harmed others said that they were trying to harm Master Zhou. They didn't know why they failed to harm Master Zhou and were instead poisoned themselves. After all, it seemed that Master Zhou had no idea that he had been harmed. Since that was the case, they naturally wouldn't say anything. After all, now that Old Master Zhou has passed away, and Old Madam Zhou will also pass away, the family will be divided. If Master Zhou finds out about their harm and stops taking care of their family, then it will be all over.

So not only did Master Zhou not mention this matter, but neither did Aunt Zhou.

Even before she died, Zhou Ergu made a request to Master Zhou, asking if, for her sake, the Duke's mansion could bring her daughter to the capital and find her a good family to marry into.

She couldn't even care about her son anymore, because she knew that he had gone to the capital to enjoy a life of luxury and had become too picky. However, her husband's family wasn't well-off, and if she asked him to marry a village girl again, he probably wouldn't be willing. In that case, he would be stuck in a limbo, unable to find someone suitable for his means.

But daughters are different. If raised well, and with the blessing of the Duke's mansion, a daughter can marry into a well-off family, which can also help her son. Zhou Ergu had always wanted to divorce and remarry, but after learning that she was about to die, perhaps because people speak kindly when they are about to die, she actually started making plans for her children.

Her husband's family was very grateful when they heard her plan. They thought it was a good plan and that sending their son to the capital was not a good thing, but a bad thing. It would be better to send their daughter there instead.

Zhou Ergu had two sons and two daughters with her husband. In fact, she was still young and could have had more children, but she discovered that she had become the daughter of a duke and wanted to divorce and remarry. She forbade her husband to sleep with her, so she never had any children after that.

When Mr. and Mrs. Zhou heard Zhou Ergu's request, they thought that the two girls were not young anymore. They could raise them for a couple of years and give them a small dowry, and then send them away. Since it was a marriage arranged by their family, and the two girls had no one to rely on in the capital, they would definitely side with their family and treat their family as their own. It was equivalent to helping their family form a marriage alliance. Therefore, they did not object and immediately brought Zhou Ergu's two daughters over.

Then, not wanting to show favoritism, they also brought over Aunt Zhou's youngest daughter.

Aunt Zhou's other daughters have all grown up and married, but her youngest daughter is still young, so she took her in and planned to take care of her like Aunt Zhou's daughter did, and find her a good family.

Upon hearing the words of the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion, Aunt Zhou was overjoyed and quickly sent her daughter there so that she could have a bright future.

My life is over, but at least my daughter still has hope.

However, her other two daughters complained, wondering why the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion hadn't taken them in before, so they could have married into good families.

Actually, because they were the granddaughters of the Duke, they had already married very well, all into wealthy families in town. But compared to what their younger sister might marry into in the future, it was clearly not enough, so it's no wonder they complained.

Aunt Zhou could understand why the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion hadn't taken them in to be raised and married to good families before, so she comforted her other two daughters, saying, "Your sister is fortunate to have your second aunt. She was young when she suddenly fell seriously ill and was dying. She entrusted her children to others, and your uncles and aunts were too embarrassed to refuse, so they had to take you two cousins ​​in to raise. Since they took in your second aunt's children, they couldn't not take in your sister, so they took your sister in as well. Otherwise, why would they take your sister in? They would have to find her a marriage partner and provide her with a dowry. Are they stupid? So don't complain. It's all fate. Your sister just happened to be in the right place at the right time."

Of course, she couldn't say that her youngest daughter had caught a good opportunity. After all, her younger sister was about to die, so she couldn't say it was a good opportunity, nor could she say why her younger sister hadn't died a few years earlier, so that her other daughters could have been taken to the capital to be cared for. Wouldn't that be cursing people? So she could only say this.

Even if I say that, I believe the other two daughters will understand. They will probably think the same thing, wondering why their aunt died so late, making them miss out on a good opportunity.