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

"You don't have to feel wronged. Although we don't know what the second young lady was like in the past, she is still a young lady of the Huainan Marquis's Mansion. Since the fourth young lady did such a thing, it is not good for you, and it will naturally not be good for our Zhou family. The reason why we are hesitant is because it is the marriage arranged by your mother. This is very good. It not only saves the reputation of both families, but also fulfills your mother's last wish. As for you, someone has to give in."

Prince Zhou Yiheng of Shen County sat on the armchair in his outer study, looking at his second son Zhou Yu who was standing in the middle of the floor with his head hung.

Seeing him in a pink gown, with a bunch of glittering gold objects hanging around his waist and a horse whip pinned to his back, Zhou Yiheng felt the veins on his forehead throbbing violently.

Thinking about the time two days ago when Marquis Pingxi asked him about the progress of his marriage with Marquis Huainan when they met by chance, Zhou Yiheng felt extremely suffocated.

After the incident, Mrs. Hu often talked to him about it. He also felt that the Fourth Miss's behavior was a real slap in the face of the Wang Mansion, and canceling the engagement was the best solution. He also knew that Mrs. Hu had always disapproved of this marriage. If it hadn't been arranged by Mrs. Wang, it might have been ruined by her.

He was not unaware of Hu's intentions. Sometimes he really didn't want to let Hu quarrel with him because of this matter, so he simply agreed to Hu's request. But every time it was brought up, the eldest daughter would talk about Wang, making him look like Chen Shimei. Although in the minds of the eldest daughter and the second son, he might really be Chen Shimei, but who could understand him? It was not his wish to marry Wang. He and Hu were in love, but they were torn apart.

In order to preserve their relationship, Hu had been humble and submissive for so many years, but Wang had never treated her well and had used every possible means to frame her. How could he have any feelings for Wang?

Zhou Yiheng also knew that his eldest daughter had completely left him. The reason why Zhou Yingrong returned to the palace and still cared about the Zhou family was because she still had a younger brother. As for Zhou Yingrong's knot, he was not unaware of it. One was her marriage, and the other was Zhou Yu's marriage.

He did not think that Zhou Yingrong's marriage was Hu's fault. Hu did not know the specific reasons. It was inevitable to say the wrong thing and do the wrong thing. But she also married into the Yong'an Earl's Mansion as she wished, but she still refused to give in to Hu, which clearly showed that she did not take her father seriously.

Therefore, when Lord Pingxi came up with such an idea for him, the first thing he thought of was to tell Zhou Yingrong first to prevent her from making a fuss again. If he let her talk about this with Zhou Yu, Zhou Yu would most likely agree.

He was in a very difficult situation. If he agreed, it would be hard for Mrs. Hu to respond. If he didn't agree, it would be hard to explain to his children. Other families also had second wives, but none of them were as upset as he was. In his heart, he still felt that he was too harsh on his eldest daughter and second son.

Mrs. Hu had done a good enough job. Look at Zhou Yu's clothes. When her third son came back to pay his respects this morning, he was wearing an ordinary silk shirt and only had his hair tied up with a fragrant wood hairpin.

Look at the one standing on the ground. What a guy. He has a small golden crown holding his hair, and it is decorated with red, green and yellow gems. Alas, that's it. He is still not satisfied. No matter what it is, including food, clothes, daily necessities, and servants, Hu always picks them with Zhou Yu before sending them to Zhou Zheng.

Even so, Zhou Yu was still not satisfied and always quarreled with her. The third child had no complaints about what Zhou Yu left over.

"Your sister and brother-in-law also agreed to this matter. They told you about it, right? What do you think?"

"I told you, didn't you agree to everything I thought?" Zhou Yu didn't dare to look up. He was afraid that Zhou Yiheng would see his flower-like face, and he tried to suppress his joyful voice.

"You know that your mother and I have been unhappy for a long time because of your marriage with the Huainan Marquis. According to your mother's opinion, the fourth young lady has brought such shame to our family that this marriage should not be continued no matter what. In order to find you a better one, I have been out of the house these days. You should be sensible now. She doesn't worry so much for Brother Zheng."

Zhou Yu still kept his head down and said nothing.

Zhou Yiheng was a little puzzled. In the past, when he talked about this, Zhou Yu would have jumped up and down and argued with him about some profound principles.

"If it weren't for your sister's insistence, I would have canceled the marriage for you a long time ago. Now everyone is happy with the situation. I have also asked people to find out. Although the second young lady is not raised in the mansion, I heard that she is well-educated, quiet and gentle. You must treat her well in the future and don't let your mother rest in peace."

Zhou Yu clenched his fists. Every time he heard Zhou Yiheng mention his mother, he had the urge to hit her. Now thinking about his sister's instructions, he couldn't upset his father at this critical moment.

The marriage could continue only because of Zhou Yiheng's only remaining promise to Wang, which he made at her deathbed.

Therefore, he must not act impulsively, but must hold back and marry Su Qing. Then he can work together as a couple to deal with them one by one. By then, he will have someone in the inner courtyard with whom he can discuss matters, someone who is devoted to him, and someone who will make him come home every day.

After calming down, Zhou Yu raised his head and said, "Thank you, father, for taking so much trouble for my affairs. You are right. It doesn't matter who I marry, as long as she is the daughter of the wife of the prince of Huainan Marquis Mansion that mother and I have decided on."

Zhou Yiheng didn't expect Zhou Yu to say this. He looked at his second son in surprise. His handsome features looked more like Wang's than those of his eldest daughter. His tightly pursed lips were exactly the same as Wang's, which was annoying.

But before Zhou Yiheng could speak again, Zhou Yu continued, "Don't worry, father. I didn't know what was good for you and mother in the past. Now that I'm married, I will be obedient and filial to you. I will never let you worry about the relationship between me, mother and my third brother again."

Zhou Yu looked at Zhou Yiheng, who was looking at him with his mouth open in disbelief. He snorted in his heart, people really like to hear what they want to hear, so in that case, just say what you want to hear. It was not the right time before, but now it is, the right time, the right place and the right people are all here, I want to show you, no, let the Hu mother and son see how satisfying it is to deal with you using your methods.

Zhou Yiheng nodded with some comfort, "It's good that you think this way, it proves that you have grown up. Go to Changqing Garden later, she will have to take care of the next matters, don't turn around and leave without saying a few words."

"Yes, but I don't know when my marriage with the second young lady of the Meng family will be scheduled?"

"Your sister means the sooner the better. After all, everyone knows what Fourth Miss Meng has done. They are afraid that the Meng family may have other plans. If something happens and implicates Second Miss, that would be bad. I have promised your sister that she will come back and help your mother arrange your marriage. Wait for the Second Miss's birth date and horoscope to be sent to us by Huainan Marquis' Mansion. After Master Fang Zhi has compared them, we can decide on a date. Once the date is set, we can go through the six rituals."

Zhou Yu tried hard to hold back his grin, "Yes, son, I understand. I will go to Changqing Garden to thank mother now."

"Okay, very good, that's it. Although she opposed the marriage with the Huainan Marquis's Mansion at first, it was for your own good. She was afraid that the fourth young lady would do something like that and you would be laughed at by people in the capital in the future. However, after the marriage is arranged, don't run away again. Let go of the plum blossoms and chrysanthemums for now, okay?"

"Yes, my son hasn't been there for several days."

Looking at his second son who strode out in the golden sunlight, Zhou Yiheng frowned deeply. Compared with this good-for-nothing son, his third son grew up according to his ideal son. Not only was he close to him, but he was also studious, calm and excellent. Comparing the two of them together, who would give the position of crown prince to this one?

But he really didn't dare to surpass Zhou Yu to Zhou Zheng now. It was not reasonable. If he really dared to submit a petition for a title, the censors would drown him with spit. Besides, there were the Huainan Marquis's Mansion, the Yong'an Earl's Mansion, and the Pingxi Marquis's Mansion.

This is really a headache.