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

The two of them stared at each other across the table for a long time. Su Qing let Zhou Yu hold her hand, and Zhou Yu told her the saddest part of her past. And Su Qing believed 100% that all this was true.

If the Wang Xiaoer she knew at the beginning was an unruly playboy from the capital, then hearing about him fighting alone in this mansion to take back everything he had, while pretending to be a good person outside to avoid being seen, not to mention that he was less than twenty years old, even if she was almost forty years old in both lives combined, she would probably not be able to hold on.

Su Qing looked at the young man, whose eyes were red with emotion because of what he had just said, and suddenly felt her motherly love overflowing.

She held Zhou Yu's hand and nodded vigorously, "Don't worry, from the moment I followed you to take care of Brother Wu, I knew that I was connected with you. If nothing else, just for your trust and myself, I will help you."

When Zhou Yu heard Su Qing say this, his tense shoulders suddenly relaxed. He touched his forehead to the two people's clasped hands for a long time without saying a word.

Su Qing also let him hold it, "Then Madam, I mean, what is the relationship between my mother and your mother?"

"The Crown Prince's wife is my distant cousin. Her great-grandfather and my mother's great-grandfather were brothers. Because of my great-aunt, her great-grandfather was able to serve as an official in the court. The only difference from my family is that their family is made for being officials, and they are getting better and better. Before your grandfather got into trouble, your uncle was already a third-rank official. Did you know this?"

Su Qing nodded, and Mother Kong told her in detail about Wang's father and brother.

"Your grandfather and uncle were not only framed by villains, but also implicated by my maternal family. These people really did everything they could. It has been a long time since my grandfather's incident, but they dug up all the old things to nail your uncle. In fact, if it weren't for Emperor Jing'an's illness in recent years, they would never have ended up like this. But you don't have to worry. Third Brother Yue and Master Lin both said that your uncle is only temporary. After all, it has been so many years since my grandfather's incident. It is really unreasonable to bring it up now and implicate your uncle. I believe he will come back soon."

"I know. Mother said the same thing. My uncle is very capable and the emperor admires him very much. He said that the emperor issued the order when he was ill, and a gentleman would not take it back immediately. That's why the Wang family was exiled to Lingnan, but the family members were not punished. This means that there will be a day when the emperor will be restored in the future."

Su Qing stared at the two people's clasped hands and continued, "Such a big thing, I don't believe it was done by Hu. Does she have the ability to do it?"

"Of course not. She may have had a hand in my grandfather's case. But she is not capable of doing anything about your uncle's case."

Su Qing looked at Zhou Yu's face, which showed that he understood everything. "You know? Could it be that he was blocking someone's way?"

Su Qing spoke as he pointed in the direction of the imperial city.

Zhou Yu was very happy about Su Qing's sharpness. The road he was about to take was too dangerous. His entire life and property were placed on that person. If he didn't have someone who would advance and retreat with him and understand the situation, he would really be unable to do some things.

"That's right, it's either King Jing or King Cheng."

Su Qing thought for a while before matching King Jing with King Cheng. King Jing was the son of the current Consort Xian, while King Cheng was the son of the Queen. These two were the strongest contenders for the throne. Although Emperor Jing'an had made the son of the original Queen the Crown Prince, everyone knew that the Crown Prince, who had no support, was just a decoration, a fig leaf for the princes to seize the throne.

"What about you? Who are you standing behind?" Su Qing thought for a moment and asked cautiously.

After hearing this, Zhou Yu stared at Su Qing fiercely. His eyes, which had been careless just now, suddenly became sharp, like a leopard staring at its prey.

Su Qing also looked Zhou Yu in the eye. She was not a fool. With Zhou Yu's behavior, the Yong'an Marquis' Mansion alone would not allow him to do so. There must be a more powerful and more important person behind him. If Zhou Yu wanted to take over the palace and make Hu and even Zhou Yiheng suffer, then he must have a backer, a backer who could make his wishes come true, and the best choice for this backer was the prince, a prince who could sit in that position in the future.

Zhou Yu saw that Su Qing was not avoiding him, but looking straight at him. Her beautiful eyes and eyebrows were so lively, and her rosy face exuded vitality.

After a long while, Zhou Yu burst into laughter, stood up, walked to Su Qing, and bowed deeply, "In the future, I will rely on you for everything at home and outside. I hope you can give me more advice and help me. I will repay you with my life."

Su Qing blinked her big eyes and looked at Zhou Yu bending down motionless. Suddenly, she felt that the future was no longer uncertain. It was a very happy thing to have a partner who shared the same ideals and even shared the same interests.

"My husband, there is no need to be so polite. In the future, you and I will work together to eradicate evil and promote good, punish the evildoers, and take back the palace."

Zhou Yu, who was originally bent, straightened up after hearing these words, and the smile in the corners of his eyes and eyebrows was about to overflow. Is this considered picking up a treasure? Sure enough, his sister and Mother Fan did not lie to him. All the things in the past were the tempering of God. One day, it will all be returned to him.

Looking at Su Qing standing there playfully, Zhou Yu's chest swelled.

Su Qing smiled, "Wang Xiaoer, you are no longer alone. You have me. Let's work hard together. Don't worry. I dare not say anything else. I can deal with that Hu, whether it is pretending to be stupid or shrewd. It depends on what image you need me to use in the palace. I will definitely make her speechless. You just need to figure out what's going on outside, and you must weigh the person you follow carefully. I don't want to be a short-lived person. I still want to be a princess."

Zhou Yu smelled the faint floral scent emanating from Su Qing, and his heart was filled with joy. "Don't worry, we are actually..."

"Don't say anything. I know the time is not right. Just do your thing. I'm not in a hurry." Su Qing said as he poured more tea for the two of them.

Zhou Yu closed his eyes. "Okay, this matter involves too many people. I really can't say anything before they let me. It's not that I don't trust you. Like you said, before everything is clear, there are still many things to arrange, but I don't think it will take long."

"These past few days, my mother has asked someone to tell me about the situations of the major families in the capital. As for your family, I don't know much, or rather, the Huainan Marquisate doesn't know much either."

Zhou Yu nodded, "When my mother was not gone, she had a very close relationship with my mother-in-law. But after my mother passed away, my mother-in-law was first troubled by your matter, and then by the birth of the fourth daughter, which injured her body. Later, I heard about a series of things happening with the Marquis's wife and the second wife in the mansion, so my mother-in-law may not have the time to care about her."

Zhou Yu picked up the tea and took a sip. "Plus, Mrs. Hu is good at disguising herself, otherwise I wouldn't have been fooled by her before I was ten years old. So, it's not surprising that neither the Huainan Marquis's Mansion nor my mother-in-law knows about the situation in the palace. But it doesn't matter. With your intelligence, I'm sure you'll figure it out in no time.

"The first thing is to sort out the people and things in the mansion, especially those in my courtyard. Don't be afraid of you laughing at me, but before I recognized her true face, the people around me, except for Mother Fan, should all be Hu's people. I started to arrange my own people in the mansion when I was eleven years old, but after all, it is the inner house, and the people my mother left for me were almost dispersed by her over the years. Even if I re-arranged them, their foundation is too shallow and it will not be of much use."

After saying this, he let out a helpless and self-deprecating smile.

Su Qing actually thought of this. Hu had been running the palace's backyard for so long, so all of them must be hers. It was not easy for Zhou Yu to grow up healthy.

"That's right. First, the Hu family has been operating in this mansion for many years and is deeply rooted. You only started to set up branches in the mansion when you were eleven years old, and there were only a few people in each courtyard, and many of them could not serve close to you, and were just servants. Second, the Third Master has a very good reputation outside. I heard that your brother is kind and polite to others, and he is full of talent. If he was not born in the palace and did not have to take the imperial examination, he would have no problem passing the imperial examination. The image that the Hu family has created for you is far different from his image. There will always be people who don't understand the situation, or when the time comes for you to compete, you will not have the strength.

"Third, although the Lecheng Viscount of Hu's family is only a Viscount title, it was conferred by the emperor himself. To be clear-headed, even if the Huainan Marquisate is two levels higher than him, it does not necessarily have more say than them. Moreover, the Meng family only has a concubine's son who is not close to the Marquisate, but the Hu family has two sons who hold important positions in the court. Compared with such an outside family, the third young master is naturally more capable than you.

"The last point is Zhou Zheng's marriage. This matter of Fourth Sister must have been done by Mrs. Hu. Her purpose is very clear. She wants you to lose even the Huainan Marquis's family. Even if she can't interfere with your marriage, it can give you and the wife of the Yong'an Earl's son a headache. It's not that easy to choose a suitable one. On this side, Mrs. Hu must have picked out a candidate for Zhou Zheng. He must be first-class in terms of character and family background. Maybe you are still worried about your marriage, but it has been agreed over there."

"According to what you said, I am really inferior to him in every way." Zhou Yu raised the corner of his mouth with a hint of self-mockery.

"How could that be? You have something that they don't have, and will never have." Su Qing tilted his head and looked at Zhou Yu with a mysterious smile.

Zhou Yu looked at her, crossed his arms, squinted at Su Qing and motioned her to continue.

"That's vision. Your vision determines who you follow, and who you decide to follow determines whether you can realize your wishes in the future."

"Why do you make it sound like a tongue twister? Do you think I can do it?" Zhou Yu was very interested in Su Qing's words and asked in a low voice.

"Even if I don't think you can do it, I have to think you can do it. We are now grasshoppers on the same rope, so I tell you that you must not let me down. The one you choose must not be a fool. I still want to call my servants and show off my power."

After hearing this, Zhou Yu burst into laughter again.