The legitimate daughter becomes cannon fodder? Rebirth to overthrow the system's fatality

When Zhou arrived at the back door, she saw her eldest sister-in-law, Li, chatting with a few old women.

Since Zhou was a concubine, her family members were not allowed to visit her at will. They would always say a few words at the back door and then send her away with money.

Seeing Zhou coming, the maid next to her bowed to her and turned around to do her own thing.

Li's face was full of flattery: "Sister, I haven't seen you for half a month, how come you look younger again?"

Seeing that Zhou didn't respond, Li said, "That's right. You eat well and dress well in the prime minister's mansion. Unlike my sister-in-law, you don't have a husband and you have three burdens. Your life is hard."

Zhou gritted her teeth, grabbed her hand and dragged her to the corner of the outer wall.

"I just gave you five taels of silver a month and a half ago, why are you here again!"

"Sister, look, the eldest brother will take part in the imperial examination next year, so I have to help him with things. And the second brother, his shop has suffered a lot of losses. Sister, don't be stingy. Your brother is dead, and your family can only rely on your three nephews."

Zhou's face was gloomy.

She can't even rely on her own son, so why should she rely on her nephew from her mother's side.

"Sister-in-law, please understand me. I really don't have much money."

Over the years, the Pei family has lost their dozen shops, and they rely entirely on Yun Ge's cosmetics shop to make ends meet.

"Don't frame my sister-in-law. I saw you go into the 'Beauty Store' and buy so much rouge and powder. I went in and asked, and a small box of rouge cost two taels of silver! You don't have money yet?"

Zhou's face looked even uglier.

That 'Beauty Records' was opened by Yun Ge, otherwise how could it be said that her daughter was capable? Those rouge and powder were better than those sold elsewhere. This was their only source of income, and they couldn't let this vampire family know about it.

"Sister-in-law, you know that Yun Ge has reached the age of marriage, and I have to buy these for her no matter how difficult it is. It is because of buying these things that I have no extra money."

When she heard that she was looking for Cheng Yunge, Li suddenly became anxious.

"Sister, why are you still looking at each other? Didn't we agree to be close relatives? You just think that my family is too low and not worthy of you. But don't you think that if my man was here, would our family be like this now?"

Zhou was dumbfounded.

When did she agree to a deeper kiss?

Her daughter Yun Ge is the daughter of the prime minister and is going to enter the royal family. How could she possibly look at the Zhou family!

"Yun Ge and her eldest cousin used to get along so well."

Zhou immediately interrupted her when she heard this: "Sister-in-law, don't say that!"

"What did I say? Yun Ge has grown up in the past two years, and cousins ​​have become estranged."

Zhou couldn't stand it any longer: "I, Yun Ge, will never marry into your Zhou family. Forget about it."

"Well Zhou Yurong, you don't even think about my man..."

"Enough!" Zhou shouted in a low voice.

She had really had enough over the years.

Zhou took out a tael of silver and threw it to her: "Take the silver and get out! If I hear any unfavorable rumors about Yun Ge spread outside, you will never get a penny from me!"

Li put the silver into her purse and said dissatisfiedly, "Why is it just this little? If you really have no money, I will ask the Prime Minister..."

"You can try! I did it for the sake of my brother and nephew. Do you really think I'm afraid of you? That incident happened so long ago. Even if you go and tell me, who would believe you? Just be honest and wait until I have more money. I'll give you some. If you dare to have any bad thoughts, don't blame me for not cherishing our friendship!"

Zhou's eyes were cold and Li shrank her head.

She also knows how to weigh the pros and cons.

If the situation really becomes one of life and death, she won't get any benefit at all, and may even provoke revenge from the Pei family.

But she has always regarded Cheng Yunge as her future daughter-in-law. Even though she was afraid in her heart, she still said that she was unwilling.

"My son will soon be able to take part in the Spring Imperial Examination. If he wins first place, you will regret it! Humph!"

After saying that, he was ready to leave.

"Wait." Zhou called her.

"Anything else?"

"Don't come to the Prime Minister's residence anymore. There are too many people here. I will have someone send you one or two taels of silver every month."

"One or two? You're just..."

"You think it's too little? I don't have a penny!"

The annual income of an ordinary farmer is only five taels, and she only receives two taels of salary from the prime minister's residence every month. If it weren't for the subsidy from Yun Ge's shop, this one tael would be half of her monthly salary!

Seeing her firm attitude, Li rolled her eyes and put on a flattering smile again.

"Oh, sister, we are all family. Over the years, without you, the three children of the Zhou family couldn't even go to school. They all miss you as their aunt. When the eldest son becomes the top scholar, even if he and Yun Ge can't be married, he can still help Yun Ge, right? Are you still counting on Changchuan?"

Although this may not sound good, it is the truth.

Thinking of my eldest nephew from my mother's side, he has always been a good student and might be able to get a good academic score.

If my biological brother is unreliable, my cousin will do.

Zhou's expression softened.

"Tell Xiaoyun that if he can pass the imperial examination and get a job, the prime minister will take care of him."

"Thank you in advance, sister."

……

What happened at the back door was relayed to Cheng Jiuyuan word for word.

I heard how the aunt and sister-in-law went from being so close to being like sisters.

Cheng Jiuyuan curled her lips.

It turns out that interests can make people become enemies in an instant, but can also make people reconcile in an instant.

Zhou Xiaoyun, the top scholar...

I don’t know if it has anything to do with the fact that Cheng Yunge took her fate away. In her previous life, Zhou Xiaoyun was indeed the top scholar. Not only was Zhou Xiaoyun promising, but the second son Zhou Jingchuan also became a military general, and the third son was even a business genius.

The reason why Cheng Yunge was so successful in his previous life was also due to these three cousins.

In this life, the Zhou family no longer has the support of the dozen or so shops of the Pei family, and his uncle is secretly blocking the development of the Zhou family.

Zhou Xiaoyun failed to enter Baichuan Academy, let alone become the student of the dean of Baichuan Academy.

Zhou Jingchuan did not embark on the path of martial arts, but instead ran a shop, which sounded nicely like a weapons repair shop, but in fact he was just a blacksmith.

The third brother even became an idle hooligan.

In this life, her cousin is also going to take part in the scientific examination, and she will not let the accident from the previous life happen again!

……

Zhou was already in a bad mood when she returned to Qiu Shui Garden.

Cheng Yunge's face darkened: "You gave her money again? Is it easy for me to earn some money? You just let her lie on you and suck my blood!"

"What can I do? I am doing this for you. You are marrying into the royal family, so you need someone to support you. Your eldest cousin will take part in the imperial examination next year. If he passes, you will have someone to take care of you in the future."

Cheng Yunge curled his lips.

In his previous life, Zhou Xiaoyun was able to become the top scholar thanks to her.

Zhou Xiaoyun does have some talent, but he is still far from being able to reach the top spot.

If we talk about the real talent, it’s Cheng Jiuyuan’s eldest cousin.

In her previous life, she caused Pei Xuan to have accidents several times, and she also gathered the power of the past and present to write more than a dozen articles for Zhou Xiaoyun to memorize, which helped Zhou Xiaoyun become the top scorer.

However, she didn’t understand why Zhou Xiaoyun couldn’t enter Baichuan Academy in this life, her second cousin didn’t become his master, and her third cousin had no financial support and had made no achievements.

However, with her around, Zhou Xiaoyun could still become the top scorer even if he didn't have much knowledge.

She remembered the exam questions from her previous life, and making Zhou Xiaoyun the top scorer was even easier than in her previous life!

As long as Zhou Xiaoyun becomes the top scorer, it will be of some help to her.