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

So, he followed the old routine. The Marquis of Pingxi directly mentioned his nephew to Zhou Yiheng and even specially invited Zhou Yiheng to his home.

Zhou Yiheng saw that Master Ding was well behaved, had meaningful words, and was handsome. What could he not be satisfied with, not to mention the famous Ding Family Academy? Even when the Marquis of Pingxi asked him to think about it, after all, Master Ding had been engaged several times, Zhou Yiheng waved his hands repeatedly, fearing that if he was a step slower, the son-in-law would be snatched away by someone else, so he agreed without even asking Mrs. Hu's opinion.

Li had gathered all her savings of more than 20 years and moved them to Zhou Yinghan. She was so happy when she thought of Hu's face, which was as black as the bottom of a pot. Compared with the nephew of Mr. Zhang, the son of the Jiangnan Ding family was naturally much better. Especially after she spent money to ask people to find out that this young master Ding was full of poetry and books, handsome and elegant, and it was a piece of cake for him to pass the imperial examination this autumn, she was even more happy.

Zhou Yinghan slowly returned to the joy of preparing for marriage from her initial shock. As Master Ding was already 20 years old this year, Mrs. Ding was extremely anxious and wanted to set the wedding date this winter. The prince naturally agreed and urged Mrs. Hu to prepare for Zhou Yinghan's marriage.

Hu had already found a man for Zhou Yinghan in private. He was the nephew of Lu Chengbao, the most capable eunuch in the palace. Lu Chengbao had no offspring of his own and loved this nephew very much. If he was not afraid of a bad reputation, Lu Chengbao would have wanted to register the nephew as his own. If he could establish a relationship with this man, then Zhou Zheng's position as the crown prince would have an extra boost, and it was not unthinkable for him to marry Princess Yong'an, but he never expected that such a thing would happen.

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Chuntao's belly was getting bigger and bigger, and she was plump. She ate well and used things well. Meng Wan also arranged for He Wen to serve her, which made her very proud. The sisters who were originally equals were now at her disposal, which made everyone happy.

He Wen thought about what the princess had just said, and asked himself to encourage Chun Tao to cause trouble for the Second Mistress. It would be best if Chun Tao got into trouble so that the Second Master and the Second Mistress would have a quarrel.

So, Chuntao started to go outside every day these days, saying that the weather was getting warmer and she wanted to stretch her muscles. She had shown off enough in Qinghe Garden and wanted to go outside.

He Wen came to ask Meng Wan with an embarrassed look on her face, but Madam Kong stopped her at the door and said with a smile: "Ms. Chuntao is the only one in our courtyard now, so she can do whatever she likes. Second Madam said that no matter whether she gives birth to a boy or a girl, Second Master will raise her as a concubine. You should serve her well, and then you can be a first-class maid beside Concubine Chuntao, wouldn't it be glorious?"

Chuntao was delighted by these words, while He Wenchou frowned. However, she didn't have any good solution in the current situation. Even the princess told her to stay calm and wait until Chuntao gave birth before deciding on anything else.

After Chuntao could no longer stay in Qinghe Garden, she liked to go to Liufangwu, the garden of the palace, and every day she would meet Aunt Huan who also came to relax. It was Zhou Yiheng's idea for Aunt Huan to go out and walk. Aunt Huan lived in a small courtyard, and she was a chaste person, so Zhou Yiheng ordered the maids to take Aunt Huan to Liufangwu for two rounds every day.

After a few visits, the two became familiar with each other. Although they were in different months of pregnancy, pregnant women always had common topics. After a long time, they had a lot to talk about.

Another reason why Chuntao liked to associate with Aunt Huan was that Aunt Huan was very favored by Zhou Yiheng, and everything she ate, used, and wore was good stuff. For example, the handkerchief and purse in her hand were given to her by Aunt Huan after she praised her a few times.

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Ever since Zhou Yinghan got engaged, Hu started to make trouble for Li. It was Li's bad luck today. She was usually a cautious person, but today, for some reason, when she was picking up food for Hu, she accidentally dropped a meatball on the table.

It would have been nothing at first, the little girl following behind could have just come up and cleaned it up, but Zhou Yingning suddenly stood up and insisted that the juice from the meatballs splashed onto her skirt, but they were clearly fried, so there was no way there could be any juice.

Just as Li was about to open her mouth to explain, Zhou Yingning slapped her in the face. Everyone in the room was stunned. Li was not just a concubine, she was a concubine. It was ok for her to be bullied on weekdays, but this was the first time she was slapped in the face by a junior in public.

Zhou Yinghan immediately supported Li and argued with Zhou Yingning, but Zhou Yingning slapped Zhou Yinghan in the face again, saying, "You lowly creature from a lowly life, you think you can change your status by marrying the legitimate son? You are dreaming. You will never be able to hold your head up high if you have a lowly concubine who serves others as a concubine for the rest of your life."

Zhou Yinghan's hands were shaking so badly that she wanted to move forward again, but was pulled back by Li. She tried to hold back her tears and walked out. But Hu said, "Wait, who told you to leave? Do you still have me, your mistress, in your eyes?"

"Concubine Li, you have made our Third Young Miss unhappy. Don't you even have to pay compensation?" Mother Hong, who was standing next to Mrs. Hu, said coldly.

With half of her face flushed, Li knelt at Zhou Yingning's feet and kowtowed. Zhou Yingning looked at Zhou Yinghan with a smug look on her face. Zhou Yinghan kept his head down and said nothing since Li knelt down.

Zhou Yiheng was angry when he found out about this, but after being coaxed by Hu, he just gave Zhou Yingning a good lesson and punished her to write the female ring ten times and send it to the outer study for him to check.

Zhou Yingning walked out angrily, shaking her handkerchief, and took the Persian cat that Zhou Zheng had found for her during the Chinese New Year, which looked just like Princess Yong'an. This was also Mrs. Hu's idea, letting Zhou Yingning keep such a cat, so that she would have more topics to talk about with Princess Yong'an.

Zhou Yingning stroked the cat's fur fiercely while walking forward angrily. Guyu followed behind with a frown, "Miss Third, aren't you going back?"

"Why are you replying? Do you want me to copy the women's ring?" Zhou Yingning said dissatisfiedly.

Zhou Ningying was walking aimlessly with the cat in her arms. When they came to the alley leading to Liufangwu, the cat seemed to smell something and meowed hard in the direction of Liufangwu.

Zhou Yingning simply carried the cat and turned to Liufangwu. She heard some sweet laughter from afar. Zhou Yingning frowned. The laughter sounded so harsh, as if it was mocking her.

"Go and see who is so brave and why he laughs so loudly."

The little maid responded softly and ran forward. After a while, she came back and said, "It's Aunt Huan and Miss Chuntao from Qinghe Garden."

Zhou Yingning originally wanted to turn around and go back, but when she heard Aunt Huan was there, she thought about how Mrs. Hu had complained to her a lot about Aunt Huan's pregnancy, so she walked forward.

In the pavilion, Chuntao was telling a story she had heard before in vivid detail. Aunt Huan was sitting on a stone bench padded with thick cotton pads, listening quietly. When she looked up and saw Zhou Yinghan coming, she stood up quickly.

Chuntao, who was sitting with her back to Zhou Yingning, didn't know what was going on. "What's wrong? Did you see a monster? Look how scared you are." She giggled as she said that.

"Who do you say is a monster?" Zhou Yingning asked coldly.

Chuntao was startled when she heard it. She turned around and saw that it was indeed Zhou Yingning. She quickly walked out of the pavilion and greeted him.

Zhou Yingning looked at her bulging belly, and for some reason, she suddenly became impatient. She increased the force of her hands stroking the cat's fur. Her long nails seemed to be digging into the flesh, causing the cat to arch its back, but she didn't know it.

Zhou Yingning approached Chuntao, looked her up and down, and then chuckled, "What the hell, you're not a girl, not an aunt, and you dare to joke here? Don't you know who you are? Kneel down."

He Wen hurried forward, "Miss San, Chun Tao is still pregnant..."

"Pa" He Wen covered his cheek and knelt down quickly.

"Why are you so nosy? Who the hell are you? So what if she's pregnant? Humph, who knows what the baby will be like? Don't be like his father and make mother worry. If that's the case, you might as well die now to avoid embarrassment."

Guyu saw that Aunt Huan had already stood up in the pavilion, and the maids and servants were listening with different expressions on their faces.

He hurried forward and said, "Miss San, are you going back? If you don't study hard as the prince has assigned you..."

Zhou Yingning thought about what Zhou Yiheng had asked her to do just now, and although she was reluctant, she didn't dare to refuse. She was unhappy, and she exerted force with her hands, pulling off a strand of cat hair.

The cat felt pain, struggled hard, jumped out, and shook its fur after landing on the ground. The girl holding the cat wanted to pick it up, but the cat seemed to smell something, first sniffed the ground, then raised its head and looked around until it saw the handkerchief in Chuntao's hand.

Chuntao didn't pay any attention to the cat. She saw Hewen being beaten and was so scared that she hurriedly explained and told the joke again.

Before she could finish her words, the cat suddenly jumped up and pounced towards Chuntao. Chuntao screamed and instinctively dodged backwards. She was standing on the steps outside the pavilion and she fell backwards and heavily on the steps.

He Wenxin said, "Oh no!" He wanted to help her, but he was kneeling. When he stood up and reached out again, Chuntao had already fallen down, unable to move in pain.

Zhou Yingning was also stunned. This situation was beyond her ability to handle. "You, what's wrong with you? Don't blame me. It has nothing to do with me. I tell you, if anyone dares to talk nonsense about what happened today, I won't forgive you."

"Blood, oh, Miss Chuntao is bleeding." someone shouted.

He Wen looked at the blood flowing from Chuntao's body, and without caring about Zhou Yingning standing there, he ordered the maid to carry Chuntao back quickly.