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Chapter 1808 My Aunt is the Empress 15
It must be said that the original owner received preferential treatment, which indeed aroused jealousy. As soon as Zhou Erniang mentioned this matter to Zhou Sanniang and Zhou Siniang, she quickly gained their agreement.

This is quite normal. Anyone would be devastated to see several rooms filled with a dazzling array of things, and then realize that the three sisters had nothing but their monthly allowance.

Of course, they were actually just pretending to be poor. Compared to Linlang, they were genuinely poor, but compared to other concubine's daughters, they were much richer. After all, don't forget that Empress Zhou in the palace was the original owner's aunt, but also their aunt. So whenever she gave Linlang something, she would also give them something, just not as much as Linlang.

Even if they couldn't compare, they wouldn't be far behind, so the rewards they received each time were quite substantial. This allowed them to accumulate a considerable amount of private savings, making them many times better off than the concubine's daughters in other families in the capital who received little to no palace rewards and only received a meager monthly allowance.

However, some people might have spent these considerable tips, while others might have felt that the items were not as good as Linlang's. So when Zhou Erniang discussed with them that Linlang had recently moved to a new place so that she would have enough room to store her clothes and jewelry, the group became increasingly angry.

Seeing that they were also angry, Zhou Erniang said, "I wanted my aunt to mention this to Father, but she's too timid to do so. Would your aunts dare to mention this to Father? It's not that we're being petty, but if word gets out that Madam is treating people differently, outsiders will say that Madam is not virtuous and doesn't even bother to save face. Letting Father talk to Madam and get her to change would be good for her reputation."

Zhou Erniang appeared to be considering Zhou Dafu's best interests, though she herself didn't believe what she was saying. However, Zhou Sanniang clearly took her advice to heart and said, "I'll go back and ask my aunt if she'd be willing to bring this up."

Zhou Si Niang immediately said, "I'll go back and ask too."

After all, if this matter is resolved, they will have more private savings in the future, which would be a good thing.

Speaking of which, we're all girls, so why is it that Zhou Linlang gets to live in the same courtyard while they can only live in the side rooms?

Previously, Zhou Linlang lived in Madam Zhou's courtyard and had a private east wing room all to herself, which was better than what they could only live in half of the wing room. This already made them unhappy. Now it's even more outrageous that she has a whole courtyard to herself. How can there be such favoritism? You should know that in this family, only the male master can be allocated a separate courtyard after he gets married. Linlang is just an unmarried girl. Why should she be entitled to this? You should know that even the unmarried male master is not entitled to this.

Even if the wife likes her daughter, she can't be this biased and have the right to treat the young masters as superior.

After Zhou San Niang and Zhou Si Niang went back and told their birth mother and aunt, Zhou San Niang's aunt was shrewd. She immediately rolled her eyes at Zhou San Niang and said, "Are you stupid? Why are you doing something foolish with Zhou Er Niang?"

Zhou San Niang didn't understand the reasoning behind this, and immediately retorted indignantly, "How am I stupid? I think Second Sister is right. Madam is too biased towards Eldest Sister."

Zhou San Niang's aunt said, "That was only with Master's permission. If Master didn't allow it, would Madam dare to do that? Since Master allowed it, if I, your aunt, went to say that Madam was wrong, Master would never listen. He might even slap me and scold me for meddling." Zhou San Niang said, "Why is Father so biased? We are all his daughters. Why does he treat us like this? He only treats my eldest sister well."

Zhou San Niang's aunt said, "Didn't you see? Your eldest sister will be an empress, just like your aunt. Since she'll be empress, how can the family not treat her well? If we don't treat her well, what will happen if our relationship isn't strong and she's unwilling to support us? I'm warning you, don't go astray with Zhou Er Niang. If you flatter your eldest sister, she'll like you, and you'll be able to marry a good man. And your brother, you sisters have a good relationship, and for your sake, your eldest sister will definitely take care of him. If your brother does well, he can support you in the future. But if you go astray with Zhou Er Niang and anger your eldest sister, she'll dislike you and might dislike your brother too. Then, not only will your brother not be able to inherit the title, but even your empress sister won't take care of him. After your father and I pass away, you and your brother will have no one to rely on and will have to live a hard life."

No wonder he has a son and a daughter; he's clearly quite intelligent. Otherwise, he wouldn't have favored her for so long, allowing her to bear two children. You know, taking concubines is about attracting beauty, but a man's interest in a woman might only last a few days. To keep a woman coming to his room for several years requires some skill. Otherwise, she would have been forgotten long ago. After all, someone of Duke Zhou's status and position has no shortage of beauties. Without some tricks, it's impossible to keep a woman in his room for several years. She might get tired of her after she's had one child and never come back.

After hearing her aunt's words, Zhou Sanniang suddenly realized what was going on.

If we consider Linlang to be someone like Empress Zhou, and that her current residence in the Zhou family is merely temporary, while she will eventually reside in the Kunning Palace of the Imperial Palace, then the Zhou family's courteous treatment of her is indeed quite normal. After all, who would dare to disrespect the future Empress?

After her aunt said that, Zhou San Niang suddenly stopped being jealous of Lin Lang. After all, who would be jealous of an empress? They would never be on the same level again.

Just like her aunt said, before she enters the palace, it's most important to flatter her and build a good relationship.

Fortunately, her aunt had always flattered Zhou Linlang, so she didn't dare to treat Zhou Linlang badly because of her aunt's actions. Otherwise, if she had been jealous of Zhou Linlang and done something inappropriate that strained their relationship, it would have been troublesome.

After reflecting on whether she had offended Linlang, Zhou Sanniang finally felt relieved.

Zhou Sanniang never considered why Linlang could enter the palace while she, as the daughter of a duke, couldn't.

She knew that all those princes were after her eldest sister because she was both the daughter of the Duke of Zhongguo and the granddaughter of the Duke of Zhenguo. They wanted to get the support of both families if they were with her. They, as illegitimate daughters, didn't have those advantages, so no one would like them. Therefore, she dared not hope for anything.

And her aunt was right. Sure enough, Zhou Si Niang's aunt wasn't as bright as her aunt. She must have listened to Zhou Si Niang's instigation and actually went to Master Zhou to bring up this matter. I heard that she angered Master Zhou and was confined to her quarters.