After the replacement marriage, I was forced to fight at home

"It's settled then. But I need to take this opportunity to propose a condition to my father." Zhou Yingrong said, turning the round fan in her hand.

"What conditions?" Zhou Yu leaned forward.

"Although the cancellation of the engagement was not caused by you, it did bring shame upon you, and father must know that it was done by Mrs. Hu, so I'm going to get a guarantee from you."

"Do you want to show the body to A Yu?" Xu Cheng placed the watermelon with the seeds carefully picked out on the small gold-plated plate in front of Zhou Yingrong.

"Yes, I can't let Mrs. Hu choose for A-Yu. I saw Mrs. Hu's cousin's niece when I went back the other day."

"What? She went?" Zhou Yu put down the half-eaten watermelon and raised his eyebrows.

"Well, she is very beautiful, about sixteen or seventeen years old. She should be wearing Ning'er or Han'er's old clothes, which are somewhat ill-fitting. She looks like a child, but she has to act solemnly, which is not presentable." Zhou Yingrong revealed a sneer.

"It would be strange if she could come to the table. In all these years, I never even heard her mention her cousin from her mother's side. Now that she has been reborn, she is asked to help take care of her cousin's daughter. Isn't she afraid that her cousin will really come to look for her at night?" Zhou Yu put the remaining watermelon in his hand into his mouth.

"You eat the rind too. I think you've made her so excited that she's completely confused." Zhou Yingrong smiled as she watched Zhou Yu eat the watermelon rind.

Zhou Yu didn't care, crunching the watermelon rind, "I'm just afraid that my father won't agree to your request. That woman spent so much effort to get me to break off the engagement with the Huainan Marquisate, how could she let us find a better one for me? Besides, with my reputation, can I find a good one?"

Zhou Yingrong looked at her brother's self-deprecating smile and felt a dull pain in her heart. If it weren't for Mrs. Hu's insidious methods, especially after she got married, there was no one by his side to remind and help him, why would her brother dress up in a way that outsiders could see?

"Of course we can't find her. Let's look for her slowly and we will eventually find out what kind of person you are. Even if we do as your brother-in-law and I have discussed, we don't care about family background, even if it's just being a small official. As long as the girl is good, can support the family, and can be a family with you, I don't believe that we can't defeat her." Zhou Yingrong said.

"So, when you go back and talk to your father-in-law about this matter, you must not start arguing after just three sentences like you do every time. No matter how your father-in-law treated your mother-in-law back then, I don't think your mother-in-law wants you and your father-in-law to end up like this. Besides, the matter of Ayu really needs your father-in-law's approval. If you are still so impulsive, you will give Hu a chance." Xu Cheng looked at his wife and said softly.

Zhou Yingrong was a very good person. She was my childhood sweetheart. No matter her family background, appearance, or the upbringing she received as a clan wife, there was nothing wrong with her. Although she did not get along well with her mother when she first came into the family, she got along better and better after having two children. Even if the couple often went out like this, her mother would not say much and would encourage her to take her out more often to relax.

The only bad thing about her is that she has a quick temper, especially when it comes to the people and things of the Zhou family. She almost had a fight with me about my marriage because of a few words from Mrs. Hu.

"I know this is a big deal for Ayu. But, Ayu, what kind of person are you looking for? How about your brother-in-law's aunt's cousin? The one you met at the last uncle's birthday?"

Zhou Yu had just swallowed a mouthful of watermelon rind, and before he could think about when he had met his brother-in-law's cousin, Su Qing's appearance emerged in his mind. The purple dress she wore in the tea shop that day was really beautiful, but now that he thought about it, it was not a girl's dress, and he forgot to ask her why she was wearing such a dress.

"Sister, I thought of something. When you talk to father, please add a request." Zhou Yu sat down and said excitedly.

"My father hasn't agreed yet, and you're already making conditions? What's going on?"

"That's right. I broke off the engagement with Huainan Marquis Mansion. As compensation, Huainan Marquis Mansion will give me one person."

"what?"

"who?"

The couple asked in unison. Before Zhou Yu could answer, the door of the courtyard was pushed open and Yue Zhen and a young man in blue walked in.

The young man was about 25 or 26 years old, and he was very handsome. He could not be described simply as handsome, but more as calm and elegant. He was a modest gentleman, gentle as jade, with a faint smile on his face, like a spring breeze.

"Mr. Lin, you are here," Xu Cheng greeted and bowed.

Zhou Yingrong and Zhou Yu quickly stood up. Uncle Qi removed the fruit plate from the table and served tea again.

"What are you talking about? It's so lively." The man called Master Lin lifted his gauze robe and sat on the stone bench. He took a sip of tea and asked.

"It's not just Ayu's wedding." Zhou Yingrong made some tea for Grandpa Lin again.

"Oh? Have you decided to cancel the engagement?"

"Yes, if I don't quit, I will be laughed at by the people in Beijing for the rest of my life."

"How old are you? You still have the rest of your life to live. It's better to retire. There are so many noble ladies in the capital, there will always be one that suits your taste."

"I'm afraid the guy at home won't please me, huh. My sister said she would go back and talk to my father about this matter to see if she can interfere in my marriage." Zhou Yu sat down dejectedly.

"The prince is usually a very sensible and reasonable person, why does he always give in when he meets the princess?" Master Lin looked up at Zhou Yingrong, "Madam, try it first, if it doesn't work, we will use extraordinary methods."

"Extraordinary methods?" Several people went to see Master Lin.

"Yes, we must not let other people interfere in Ayu's marriage. On the one hand, it concerns Ayu's lifelong happiness. On the other hand, it will not be good for us if he has someone who is not on the same page with us lying next to him."

Uncle Lin stood up as he spoke. This was the backyard of the iron shop, or to be exact, the backyard of another yard. It was not very big, and there grew a tall sycamore tree.

Master Lin stepped forward and patted the tree trunk with his hand, saying with a smile, "What if the girl that Ayu likes comes to ask the prince for his consent? Ayu doesn't have a good reputation in the capital anyway, so it's not impossible that he did something that he must take responsibility for."

"Mr. Lin, you can't ruin my reputation like this. Your extraordinary method is not extraordinary at all." Zhou Yu said unhappily.

Master Lin turned around and smiled, "You haven't been to Gao Yang yet?"

"No, he's a jerk. He's everywhere, and he ruined my plans."

"It was said that my third brother came to apologize." Zhou Yingrong said disdainfully.

"Mother Xiao, the Third Young Master, is very adaptable. A-Yu, reputation is not that important sometimes. Compared to what you want to get, benefits are more important. Do you understand?" Grandpa Lin turned around and patted Zhou Yu on the shoulder.

Zhou Yu was about to speak, but Yue Zhen interrupted, "Master Lin's meaning is that if you have your eyes on a certain family, you should discuss it privately, and then set up a trap for the prince, and give him a reason why the marriage must take place."

Xu Cheng nodded, "This is a good idea. Even if my father-in-law doesn't give in for the time being, we can delay it for a while. After all, people need to heal their wounds."

"By the way, speaking of Huainan Marquis Mansion, I heard a piece of news this morning." Yue Zhen said.

"What's wrong? Has something happened in their family again?" Zhou Yu's depressed mood just now turned into a gossipy face.

"It's a strange story in Beijing." Yue Zhen took a sip of tea and said with a smile, "Do you still remember that the wife of the Marquis of Huainan had a legitimate daughter?"

"I know. He died before he grew up. It was an accident. It was quite tragic." Zhou Yingrong said.

"Yes, he said he was not dead."

"No, not dead? How is that possible? I remember what happened that year very clearly. My mother was very sad when she came back. She said that it was a strange thing for him to have met with such a misfortune at such a young age." Zhou Yingrong looked at Xu Cheng in shock.

"Where is the second young lady who came back from the dead now?" Xu Cheng asked.

"In the Huainan Marquis's mansion."

"What? Who is it?" Zhou Yingrong asked.

"Not sure, but I heard that she was a maid who had been serving the Fourth Young Miss."

"Third brother, how did you know? Is it accurate?" Zhou Yu stood up.

"The news Qin Lang brought back is correct. But who is this second young lady? We don't know what reason the Huainan Marquisate had for letting her appear in the noble circle of the capital. But it won't be too long. I heard that the Meng family has sent people to the Puji Temple, and Master Fang Zhi is in charge of this matter. And the Meng family should open the ancestral hall in the next few days."

Qin Lang is Yue Zhen's most capable subordinate, responsible for collecting intelligence. Almost all the wealthy families in Beijing have people sent out by him.