This thought was easily conjured.
"Once she marries into the family, relying on her status as the governor’s daughter, what can the Zhou family do to her? How could they dare to refute anything she says?"
Maybe they wouldn’t even dare to let out a fart, right?
"So, aside from my two daughters, Zhou Liang might not be able to bear children in the future?" Liu Yushui stated uneasily.
If Zhou Liang truly marries that governor’s daughter, he invites a ticking time bomb who could crush him at any moment. He wouldn’t have the liberty to fight, rebuke, or even divorce her.
Nor could he dream of having a concubine. What about keeping a mistress in secret...
That governor’s daughter will certainly have many attendants when she marries into Zhou family. So, anything Zhou Liang tries to sneak around will undoubtedly be discovered. Will he take such a risk?
This really is karma in action and swift retribution.
"No, something is wrong."
Suddenly, she shook her head, sensing something amiss.
Lin Caisang would not be sharing this just for mutual fantasizing about Zhou Liang’s impending misery.
"Lin Caisang, if Zhou Liang can’t bear children, wouldn’t he set his sights on..." her daughters?
"Zhou Liang wouldn’t dare."
Lin Caisang assured her.
Liu Yushui realized. Yes, with such a tigress in the house, what could Zhou Liang do?
"He wouldn’t dare, but someone else might."
What if that governor’s daughter finds out that she has two daughters? What would she do?
She could hardly fathom. If the governor’s daughter finds out Zhou Liang had two daughters, would she send someone to... kill her children! It would be just like those powerful families do.
"But you can rest assured, as long as you insist firmly, nobody would dare to lay a hand on you." Lin Caisang said.
"Insist on what?" Liu Yushui asked, puzzled.
"Insist on your children not being Zhou Liang’s." Lin Caisang explained.
This remark startled Liu Yushui. "Do you mean... you want me to tell everyone in the village that the children are not Zhou Liang’s but another man’s? No, this is not possible. It’s just not.
Already her involvement with Zhou Liang had made her subject to scorn in Ya Village. If rumours spread that her children were not Zhou Liang’s but belonged to someone else, how would she continue living here?
Could she live under the constant rains of spittle and disparagement – surely that would be her fate?
For her, it didn’t matter anymore; she had already lost her reputation. But her children were still so young. How could she subject them to such scandal?
"If you think it’s impossible, then there is nothing more for me to say." Lin Caisang shrugged.
In the end, it wasn’t her business. She was only trying to offer advice to Liu Yushui.
"Still, I must remind you to think carefully before making a decision. Would you rather have your children live under Zhou Liang and be subjected to the governor’s daughter’s harsh treatment, or would you prefer they stay by your side, living a live under their mother’s care?"
Unable to decide, Liu Yushui gritted her teeth.
"I don’t care about anything else. I didn’t come here to discuss these matters with you. Why don’t you tell me what you’ve been dying to say?" Lin Caisang urged her, looking straight into her eyes.
At Lin Caisang’s prompting, Liu Yushui finally roused herself from her thoughts. Taking a deep breath, she started telling Lin about how Zhou Liang used to speak ill of her and manipulated her jealousy, aiming to get rid of Lin Caisang one step at a time.