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

"Why are you here at this time? Have you gone home?" Zhou Yingrong came in with her youngest son Yingge in her arms and saw Zhou Yu spinning around in circles in the room.

Looking at his little nephew who was as cute as a pink ball, Zhou Yu stretched out his hand and made a gesture to hug him. Brother Ying took the fingers out of his mouth and stretched out his two fat arms to push Zhou Yu hard.

Zhou Yu took Ying Ge's hand and kissed his chubby little face, then buried her head in the child's neck and made a "mmm" sound, shaking her head, causing Ying Ge to giggle. The almost one-year-old boy was already very heavy in his arms, jumping up and down in Zhou Yu's arms. Fortunately, Zhou Yu was strong enough to hold him and turn around a few more circles before stopping.

"You little brat, you're much fatter than your brother was back then. I remember that Brother Quan didn't have such heavy hands back then." Zhou Yu handed Brother Ying to the nanny next to him and said with a smile.

Brother Quan is Zhou Yingrong's eldest son.

"Yes, Brother Quan has been short since he was young. Your brother-in-law and I were very worried. He is smaller than other children of the same age. Fortunately, he has grown taller since last year. Otherwise, he would be laughed at."

Zhou Yu knew that the one Zhou Yingrong was talking about was Mrs. Hu. Once when Zhou Yingrong brought Brother Quan back to the palace, Mrs. Hu looked concerned but actually gloated as she asked Brother Quan if there was anything wrong with him, and whether he wanted to see a doctor or go to the temple. She wondered if the adults had done something that was blamed by God and so on.

This caused Zhou Yingrong to lose her temper, and Prince Shen, Zhou Yiheng, was very angry and angrily accused Zhou Yingrong of disrespecting her stepmother. Hu wiped her eyes and pulled Zhou Yiheng's sleeve to tell him not to be angry, saying that it was her inability to speak that made the eldest lady unhappy.

"Where is my brother-in-law?" Zhou Yu sat down at the table, picked up a bright red peach on the table and started eating it.

Zhou Yingrong looked at the happy expression in her brother's eyes and felt puzzled. He always looked bitter and resentful these days. What happy thing had happened to him?

"I'm out on some errands. Come home with me tonight. Are you coming from home?"

The brother and sister have already agreed that they will go home today. Zhou Yingrong will discuss with Zhou Yiheng what was planned that day. If they reach an agreement, they will inform the Huainan Marquis' Mansion, and the Crown Prince's wife will come with the engagement token to cancel the engagement.

They had all planned it out, not mentioning Meng Qi's absurdity, but only talking about Zhou Yu's reasons, and calling off the engagement amicably. They were waiting to be able to participate in A Yu's marriage, and they would definitely find a good one for him.

"Yes, I came from home and have something to discuss with my brother-in-law and you."

"Oh? Then should we wait for your brother-in-law to come back?"

Zhou Yu threw the peach pit out of the window into the flower bed outside, then took the handkerchief handed to him by Zhou Yingrong and wiped his hands.

"Sister, I don't want to break off the engagement with Huainan Marquis's Mansion."

"What? What did you say? What happened? But what did Mrs. Hu use to threaten you?" Zhou Yingrong asked repeatedly.

"What can she threaten me with? Humph, she has tried so many methods over the years. Apart from ruining my reputation and portraying Zhou Zheng as a handsome gentleman, what else can she do? I'm afraid she has used up everything she can think of. For a family like the Hu family that doesn't have two taels of lard, this is the limit of what the Hu family can think of."

"Don't underestimate the enemy. It's obvious that Meng Qi's incident was her doing. And we still haven't figured out how she got Hong Zhe to do her a favor."

"Only that idiot can do such a thing. Hong Zhe is obviously a fox reincarnated. She is so stupid that she can't even think of anything to do if she is treated well. As for Hong Zhe, this troublemaker, I will make him pay the price sooner or later."

"Yes, you can't be impulsive now. If you really do something, you will fall into Hu's trap. Besides, Master Lin's matter is a big deal, and we can't ruin his business."

"I know. You know my personality. After that big loss, I will never be so impulsive again."

Zhou Yingrong thought about the trap set by the Hu family three years ago. She was beaten by Zhou Yiheng and couldn't get out of bed for several days. She was extremely scared during that time. She was even afraid that Zhou Yiheng would beat Zhou Yu to death.

Fortunately, Yan Fu stood up in the end and admitted everything. With everyone knowing the truth, the matter was left unresolved.

When Zhou Yu said this, she also thought of Yan Fu, and the guilt in her heart rose again. The brother and sister fell silent until a crisp sound came from the crystal bead curtain and Xu Cheng walked in.

"I heard that Ayu is here?"

When Zhou Yu saw Xu Cheng coming back, he hurriedly bowed to greet him. Xu Cheng's face was red from being sunburned and there was sweat on his forehead. It was obvious that he came back in a hurry.

Zhou Yingrong soaked a handkerchief and started to wipe her husband.

Xu Cheng did not avoid Zhou Yu. He took off his already slightly wet outer shirt and walked towards the ear room.

Zhou Yingrong followed her husband, "Ayu just said that she doesn't plan to cancel the engagement anymore."

Xu Cheng had just put on his new gown and hadn't had time to tie it when he heard his wife's words in surprise, "What's wrong? You're not going to quit? Have you talked to your father-in-law about it?"

Zhou Yingrong wanted to tie Xu Cheng's belt, but Xu Cheng waved his hand and walked straight to Zhou Yu.

Zhou Yu had already poured a cup of herbal tea for Xu Cheng, who took it and drank it in one gulp. "Tell me, what happened? Your sister spent the whole night thinking about the words she would use to talk to your father-in-law about you."

Xu Cheng sat down and poured himself another cup of tea.

Zhou Yu glanced at Zhou Yingrong and said, "Sister, do you still remember what the second young lady of Huainan Marquis looked like?"

"My specific appearance is vague now, but I only remember that she was very cute and mother always liked her. When the accident happened, mother was sad for a long time. I remember when mother took me to visit the Crown Prince's wife, she encouraged her to cheer up and at least give birth to another daughter to comfort the spirit of her eldest daughter. It was because the Crown Prince's wife became pregnant later that mother arranged a marriage for you without knowing whether it was a boy or a girl."

Zhou Yu nodded, "I don't remember either. I just remember that mother often met with the prince's wife at that time, sometimes at our house, sometimes at the Huainan Marquis's mansion. She was very quiet and always smiling. The thing I remember most clearly was that when I took her to dig ants under the tree, she was bitten by ants. Looking at her red and swollen arm, I was scared. Unexpectedly, when mother asked about it, she said that she dragged me to see it. She is really kind-hearted."

Looking at Zhou Yu immersed in memories, Xu Cheng and his wife were both puzzled. What did this have to do with his previous statement that he would not cancel the engagement?

"What do you mean? What are you going to say?" Zhou Yingrong looked puzzled.

Xu Cheng held her hand and asked her to sit down. "Since we are talking about this second young lady, let's talk about what the Huainan Marquis' Mansion said to the outside world. They said that it was all a fake created by Meng Changfeng because the late abbot of Xiangyun Temple had read a fortune for the Huainan Marquis' Mansion and said that there would be a great disaster in the mansion, and they needed to send a legitimate young lady to the temple for foster care. The fewer people who knew about it, the better. Not even the biological parents could be told."

Zhou Yingrong showed an expression of disbelief. Who could believe this?

"It is said that at that time, apart from the daughter of Meng Hai who lived far away in the northwest, there was the legitimate daughter of the Crown Prince's wife, the Second Miss Meng. After discussing with his wife, Meng Changfeng secretly created the accident that year. Therefore, everyone in Beijing believed that the Second Miss Meng died in that accident."

"Does the Crown Prince's wife believe this?" Zhou Yingrong asked.

"Whether you believe it or not, what does it matter? You saw how sad Wang was back then. She really looked like she lost her beloved daughter. And the funeral of the second young lady was very grand. It is reasonable that she died suddenly at such a young age. Even if she loved him very much, she would not do that. If everything Meng Changfeng said was false, why did he do that?"

"Haha, what's the plan of the Huainan Marquis Mansion?" Zhou Yingrong was full of contempt for the Huainan Marquis Mansion.

Since their mother passed away, they, the siblings, seldom went to the Huainan Marquis Mansion again. It was only after Zhou Yu grew up that he visited them for some courtesy visits as a future son-in-law.

Wang was no longer as close to me as she was when my mother was alive, and gradually that became the case.

"Yes, I don't know what happened to the Meng family. They found such a lame excuse to shut people up. They said they would go to the Puji Temple tomorrow to fulfill their vows, and then the Meng family would hold a grand banquet to get this second young lady out."

"Danzhi, do you think this second young lady is real?"

Danzhi is Xu Cheng's pen name.

"I just talked about this with Master Lin and Hongliang. We all believe that this Second Miss Meng must be real. As for why she appeared in this way or came back, only the Huainan Marquisate knows, or more precisely, the Marquis and the Crown Prince know."

Hongliang is the courtesy name of Yue Zhen.

"This is really strange. Do you think it has something to do with what happened to the Fourth Miss this time? Marquis Huainan wants to divert everyone's attention. Because they certainly don't want to cancel the engagement, they can only minimize the impact of this matter so that A Yu can go out without being noticed by too many people. After such an incident, everyone focuses their discussion on the Second Miss? If so, it will be troublesome. Father didn't agree in the first place, and Mrs. Hu won't let father agree easily. If the Marquis Huainan's Mansion also firmly opposes it, will it be..." Zhou Yingrong looked worried.

"Not really. Even if they want to divert attention, there's no need to make such a big fuss. Besides, Qin Lang found out that the Crown Prince's wife likes the Second Miss very much. Now she lives in her yard, making clothes and jewelry, and she can't even take care of the Fourth Miss. If this is Meng Changfeng's trick, Wang can just save face for the Fourth Miss. She would never take it so seriously." Xu Cheng said, knocking on the table.

"Ayu, you haven't told me yet, why don't you cancel the engagement?"