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

"Mother Fan remembers it very clearly. At that time, my mother was already five months pregnant with me. The girl who was staring at my father hurriedly whispered to Mother Fan. Mother Fan stood up and walked out without even taking the birthday gift my mother had prepared for her.

"My mother thought of sending it to her, which was a good opportunity for her to exercise. But when she got to the house, she didn't find anyone. A sharp-eyed little girl pointed at Mother Fan and said she had gone to the back room.

"It was my mother's destiny to see this. She walked through the flower garden from the back room. There were two small houses where the flower-watchers usually lived. My mother looked at Mother Fan standing at the door with a red face and walked over step by step..."

Zhou Yu said this in one breath and turned to look at Su Qing, "You guessed it, right? My father, the prince, is having sex with this Mrs. Hu in that small house. Haha, now you know what kind of person Mrs. Hu is, seducing a married man who has done her a favor.

"After that, my mother never spoke a word to my father again. But the Hu family gradually improved because of the official positions that the empress dowager arranged for her father and brother when she returned to the world.

"When my grandmother saw that Hu and my father were already married, she came to persuade my mother to allow my father to bring Hu in as a concubine. But my mother refused to give in. I heard that my father had quarreled with my mother several times because of this matter. Once, he even pushed my mother and almost caused her to have a miscarriage.

"Su Qing, if she had really had a miscarriage at that time, wouldn't it have been better? I wouldn't have been here, and naturally these things wouldn't have happened."

When Zhou Yu said this, he suddenly covered his face with his hands and stopped talking. Su Qing's heart suddenly tightened and it hurt so much.

"After my mother found out, the woman no longer had any scruples and entered and exited the palace openly, sometimes staying for a long time. It was then that my mother learned that my father and Hu had known each other for a long time and were in love with each other. It was only because Hu's family was too poor that my grandmother resolutely refused to allow my father to marry her.

"Until my father married my mother, Mrs. Hu was not convinced and used such a trick to gain my mother's trust. The funny thing is that the entire Zhou family kept it a secret from my mother and played along with Mrs. Hu."

"Your grandmother never cared?" Su Qing frowned. How could there be such an old woman who would marry a daughter-in-law like Wang but still help her son to have an unclear relationship with his old lover?

"My grandmother never liked my mother. It was all because of my great-aunt. As for why she helped Mrs. Hu, I don't know. My sister and I have analyzed this matter. My grandmother must have some leverage over Mrs. Hu, which forced her to help Mrs. Hu."

Su Qing nodded. This must be the case. Otherwise, the old lady's motives and intentions could not be explained. She didn't protect the good young lady from a noble family, but promoted someone who was not up to the standard.

"Later, one month before I was born, Mrs. Hu was found to be three months pregnant. My grandmother came to persuade my mother to agree to let my father marry her. My mother was really heartbroken by my father, so she simply stopped caring about it. But Mrs. Hu was a whore but wanted to establish a memorial archway for herself. She pushed back her own son's birthday for half a year, making outsiders think that she was a concubine before she got pregnant with the third child. In fact, Zhou Zheng is only five months younger than me. Haha, when you go to the palace, you will find that Mrs. Hu celebrates the third child's birthday twice a year. It's really ironic."

Su Qing was also speechless. She really didn't realize how pretty Hu was. She was definitely charming. But looking at Zhou Yu's appearance, she knew Wang would not be too bad. What did Zhou Yiheng see in Hu?

"It's all in the past. You don't have to be sad anymore. Your mother will definitely be pleased to see you succeed."

"No, I'm unfilial." Zhou Yu shook his head.

"Before I was ten years old, I was very close to Mrs. Hu. She always spoiled me without limits and let me do whatever I wanted. If I didn't like reading, I didn't read. If I didn't like practicing martial arts, I didn't practice. If I wanted to beat the servants, I beat them. If I wanted to scold the maids, I scolded them. Zhou Zheng never dared to snatch things from me. As long as I liked something, it would be mine.

"At that time, I thought Mrs. Hu was the best mother in the world. I actually called her mother for nine years. Haha, I am unfilial, unfilial."

Su Qing felt her eyes moisten, tears dripping down her cheeks. "Then how did you realize that the Hu family was not a good person?"

Zhou Yu couldn't help laughing when he heard her comment about Mrs. Hu.

"At that time, Mother Fan often told me that Mrs. Hu was not good, but I didn't believe a word of it and I wasn't close to my sister. Whenever I saw her doing something against Mrs. Hu, I would argue with her. My sister was often angry with me because of these things.

"It was not until I met Third Brother Yue and Brother Xu, my brother-in-law, that I slowly realized that it had always been my fault. But I could do nothing. First, I was too young, and second, the affairs of the mansion were controlled by Mrs. Hu. In addition, everyone in the capital knew that she treated me well.

"So, Third Brother Yue gave me an idea, telling me to continue to give them the illusion as before. I should strengthen myself in private and wait for the day when I can compete with her.

"It was also at that time that I learned that my grandfather had left some people for me before he passed away, such as Uncle Qi from the Wang Family Iron Shop, Wu Hen, and some people from the palace.

"From then on, I stopped listening to Mrs. Hu and confronted her in every way. Seeing her pretending to be a loving mother in front of my father made me feel sick and want to vomit. Su Qing, I will never let this woman go. I will pay her back a thousand times the pain she caused my mother."

Su Qing walked around to the washbasin rack, wrung out a towel and handed it to Zhou Yu. Zhou Yu took it and slowly wiped his face a few times. Su Qing sat back opposite him and asked in a low voice,

"How did your grandfather pass away? Why haven't I seen anyone from your maternal grandparents in such a long time?" This was also something that Su Qing didn't understand. Although the Queen Mother passed away, there was no reason for her family to disappear so completely.

"They are all dead, not a single one is left." Zhou Yu's words made Su Qing cover her mouth again.

How could this happen? What happened?

"The second year after my great-aunt passed away, a rumor began to circulate in the capital. It was said that the reason why my great-aunt adopted Emperor Jing'an, who was only ten years younger than herself, was actually because she was dissatisfied with Emperor Chongde's age. After spending so much time with Emperor Jing'an, they said they were mother and son, but secretly they were husband and wife.

"It is said that the throne of Emperor Jing'an was the work of my great-aunt, so that I could be married to Emperor Jing'an for a long time."

Su Qing was completely upset. How could it be possible? There were people who believed such words. Were all the people in the palace blind? Was Emperor Chongde a fool? There were people who believed such words?

"Whether it was true or not, Emperor Jing'an was determined not to allow such rumors. He sent people to investigate, and he investigated thoroughly. It turned out that it was the Empress Dowager's family who said it themselves, saying that a member of the clan said it when they were drinking, and he had evidence and clearly stated the time and place of each date between Emperor Jing'an and the Empress Dowager.

"Emperor Jing'an was furious and issued a death order. One year after the empress dowager died, all her family members died, so my mother's situation became even more difficult.

"Someone must have planned this. How could it be possible that our family members told others about it?" Su Qing pulled Zhou Yu's hand and said nervously.

"Of course someone planned this, but after so many years, we are still looking for the person who complained to Emperor Jing'an, but we can't dig him out."

When Su Qing heard Zhou Yu say this, she pulled back her hand and tried to take the teacup, but Zhou Yu grabbed her hand again, stared into her eyes and said, "Su Qing, I need your help."