C281 Reason

Because only with Shui Lian's death would the Shui family's legitimate heir vanish from this world, leaving the Shui family without any true heirs. Yuan Hanqiao had reached the age where menopause was imminent, and she could no longer rely on her own strength to bear a direct descendant for the Shui family.

Even if she considered using medical interventions to have a child at her age