Madam Zhou, who was also having trouble sleeping, asked with concern, "Master, are you having trouble sleeping because of Lord Ma's matter?"

“Yes.” Fang Xing’an sighed heavily: “They all say that Lord Ma’s matter is just the beginning, and in the future, the open and covert struggles among those princes will probably become even more intense.”

"The struggle for the throne is inevitable. Master, please don't be too nervous."

"I'm not nervous, I just don't know which pair I'll be paired with?"

Just as Zhou was about to express her opinion, Fang Xing'an said to himself, "You'er is on the Eighth Prince's side, but I wonder if Wei'er can handle the First Prince's side?"

When Fang Xing'an mentioned Fang Qingyou, he sounded very satisfied, but when he mentioned Fang Qingwei, his tone was less trusting, so Zhou Shi was naturally not happy.

“Master, we don’t only have Qingyou and Wei’er in our family. We also have Man’er, Rong’er and Yun’er.”

"You know perfectly well that none of them are as outstanding as Wei'er, but Wei'er just doesn't care about matters of the heart. Right now, only You'er and the Eighth Prince seem to have a slight connection."

Despite these being true, Zhou was still furious.

Her favorite daughter was her eldest daughter, Fang Qingman, but her second daughter, Fang Qingwei, was far superior to her in both appearance and talent.

Logically speaking, someone like the second daughter, if she put in a little effort, would surely attract the attention of those princes. However, she just wouldn't listen to reason. She would do what her mother asked her to do if she wanted to, and if she didn't want to do something, she would pretend to comply while secretly playing mind games.

Hmph, saying she doesn't care about matters between men and women?

She knew her daughter best; her second daughter definitely had someone she liked.

"Master, don't worry. Tomorrow, I'll have a good talk with my daughters and see if they're willing to associate with the princes." The implication was that he would teach his daughters some skills, and whoever could attract the princes' attention would be considered capable.

"Yes, thank you for your hard work, Madam. Please have your daughters put more effort into the First Prince and the Eighth Prince. These two princes are my favorites."

"Sharing the master's burdens, how could it be hard work?" Zhou's face was full of smiles, but in her heart she was sneering.

Originally, she planned to arrange marriages for her daughters when the Fang family was at the height of its power, but now that the struggle for the throne among the princes had begun, she had to consider which daughter should approach these princes.

When one daughter is to be engaged, the other daughters naturally have to start making arrangements as well.

After all, the daughters of the Fang family have all reached the appropriate age for marriage, and none of them would have a good reputation.

But why does the master keep mentioning that Luo Qianmo? That Luo Qianmo is simply blind; he actually likes that wild girl Fang Qingyou.

Which of the daughters in the Fang family isn't better than Fang Qingyou?

But ironically, he was the emperor's most beloved son, and the emperor seemed to have revealed more than once that his preferred candidate for crown prince was Luo Qianmo!

It infuriated her! Why wasn't it her daughter who captured Luo Qianmo's heart?

However, even so, she still shouldn't give up completely. Men, after all, are all attracted to something, and she didn't believe that Luo Qianmo could like Fang Qingyou forever.

It's probably because they got tired of playing it?

With that in mind, she had someone in mind.

Whether the outcome of that person getting close to Luo Qianmo is bitter or sweet, lucky or disastrous, is none of her concern.

This might also be a great opportunity for the Fang family.

As for the eldest prince, she intended to send her eldest daughter, but her eldest daughter has always been straightforward, and she didn't know if she could handle the eldest prince and that old woman in the palace.

That old woman appears gentle and virtuous on the surface, but in fact, she has been able to maintain her position as empress in the harem for many years. How could that old woman be as simple as she looks?

In that sense, the second daughter seems to be more suitable.

Sending the second daughter to get close to the eldest prince seems like a pretty good suggestion.

Tomorrow, she must persuade her second daughter to put more effort into the eldest prince.

As for her eldest daughter, she actually wanted her to become a prince's consort, but she didn't think highly of the other princes and wouldn't push her eldest daughter into a pit of fire.

After thinking it over, I decided to let my eldest daughter marry into a prestigious family. Marrying into one of the top families, although the status may not sound as prestigious as that of a prince's wife, would still be quite glamorous.

Of all these prominent families, she favored the Gu family the most.

The most famous member of the Gu family is the eldest son, Gu Jinyi, who is known as the number one young master in the world. The women who want to marry him could probably stretch from the city to the outside. With the eldest daughter's scheming, can she win Gu Jinyi's favor?

Regardless of the outcome, let's at least give it a try and see what happens.

With this thought in mind, a look of joy returned to Zhou's face. If everything went according to her plan, then the day when the Fang family would enjoy endless wealth and glory would come soon.

Zhou sincerely longed for this day to come and wanted to welcome these auspicious days with Fang Xing'an.

The thought that she wasn't the only woman sharing all of this with him—there were three others in the backyard—filled her with resentment.

Especially when she thought of Madam Ren, who not only already had a son, but was now pregnant with another one.

If this is a son, then Madam Ren's contributions to the Fang family's children will be greater than hers; if it's a daughter...

No, even if it were a daughter, she wouldn't be able to tolerate it.

Fang Qingyou was already enough to annoy her, and if another one came along, she would be furious.

Moreover, when she saw the children born to the men around her and other women, she wished she could strangle those children.

The more Zhou thought about it, the angrier she became; she was itching to take action.

They had tried to take action against the Ren family countless times before, but never succeeded.

The old woman Luo who was by Ren's side was a complete blockhead; she was fixated on Ren, that vixen, and there was no way to win her over.

Yueyao and Yuemin are Luo Qianmo's people. She wouldn't dare to bribe them even if she wanted to. If people knew her true thoughts, wouldn't all her years of hard work be ruined?

Moreover, both girls were incredibly clever and perceptive, seemingly possessing keen insight; no trick could fool them.

Last time, she finally managed to get those two girls away, but her plan still failed. She wanted to try again, but that wild girl came back again.

Fang Qingyou is not only highly skilled in medicine, but she also has Mingyue and Yuefei by her side. Now, if she wants to deal with the Ren family again, it will be as difficult as ascending to heaven.

But watching her belly grow bigger every day, I was really itching to get revenge.

What should we do to get rid of Ren and her two illegitimate children?

It seems that starting with Luo Qianmo is a good plan, but how exactly should it be done?

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