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

"Mother, just let it go. Just bear with it for a year or so. Sooner or later, these things will be returned to you. Nothing is more important than my and Sister Ning's reputation right now. That Zhou Yu is a scoundrel. If he really spreads any news, even if others don't believe it, it will stir up trouble. After all, the dowry account book that our family handed over to the previous princess is real. By then, everything will be too late."

Mrs. Hu was lying on the bed, staring at the ceiling with empty eyes, and nodded mechanically, "I know, don't worry, I'm fine. Well, I just can't figure out how they did it. Even if we guessed that maybe Mrs. Zhong was the traitor, how did they get the account books? We didn't find anything. You also said the other day that the ten books, whether written by Guan Wei's family, Mrs. Zhong, or the other two maids, were all in their own handwriting, and the Guan Wei's seal was missing and it was the same."

Zhou Zheng rubbed his forehead, "I was careless. There are many capable people in the martial arts world now, some of whom specialize in imitating other people's handwriting. Maybe Zhou Yu found it from somewhere. I don't know how long he has been imitating Guan Weijia and others."

Mrs. Hu nodded. "Fortunately, Brother Cheng is smart. He took the items on Wang's list as long as the names were the same. I don't think Zhou Yu and Zhou Yingrong said much."

Zhou Zheng smiled coldly, "It's not that Cousin Cheng is so powerful. The two of them didn't say anything. I thought that my father must have promised them something."

Mrs. Hu stood up and wanted to say something, but suddenly she seemed to remember something and lay back on the bed. "I must avenge this. That old woman Zhong is such a traitor. I will sell her whole family out tomorrow."

"Mother, you are losing your temper again. Aunt Huan is about to give birth, and you are selling her aunt at this time. Do you think father is not angry enough? Since father told you everything that day, this is his bottom line. So, you can't touch anyone. Keep calm first. I think that this time, father will give them a lot from the shop and the farm. He must be unhappy. Do you understand?"

Mrs. Hu was stunned at first, then nodded. Zhou Yiheng took all these for her. If she did anything to displease him again, it would really waste their love as husband and wife.

"Mom, do you know why father doesn't like Zhou Yu's mother?" Zhou Zheng suddenly said.

Mrs. Hu was stunned at first. Her son had never asked her this question before, and even if he did, she wouldn't know the answer.

Mrs. Hu shook her head. "When I met your father, the Hu family was very poor. If it weren't for your uncle's efforts at that time, and if others had known your father, I'm afraid I wouldn't have even met your father."

Mrs. Hu fell into deep thought. Her meeting with Zhou Yiheng was deliberately arranged by her eldest brother. The Hu family couldn't even get into the middle class in Beijing back then. Therefore, the fact that Mr. Hu could meet Zhou Yiheng, the prince of the Shenjun Palace at that time, and they had a good chat, made the whole family very surprised and excited. The Hu family, who always likes to make money, naturally would not miss such an opportunity.

Therefore, Uncle Hu tried to please Zhou Yiheng in every way while doing everything perfectly. He figured out Zhou Yiheng's temper and habits. Their chance encounters, their shared opinions, and their consistent steps made Zhou Yiheng feel that Uncle Hu was a treasure hidden in the dust.

Naturally, when Hu was looking for her elder brother, she met Zhou Yiheng more and more often. No one expected that Zhou Yiheng would be so obsessed with Hu, as if there was no process at all, and he plunged into the gentleness designed by Hu.

But Mrs. Hu knew the principle of playing the long game to catch the big fish, and their close yet distant relationship made Zhou Yiheng unable to leave her.

Obviously, Zhou Yiheng's idea of ​​marrying Hu was rejected by the old princess. When the mother and son were fighting again and again, the old princess found Hu and told her clearly that it was impossible for her son to marry her as his principal wife, but she could take her as a concubine after Zhou Yiheng got married. The condition was that she persuaded Zhou Yiheng to marry a woman she liked.

Hu knew very well that her identity and family status made it impossible for her to become Zhou Yiheng's wife, so all she had been seeking was to be a concubine. In the future, when Zhou Yiheng became a prince, a concubine would be enough to bring the Hu family into the royal circle in Beijing.

Because of the old princess's promise, Hu took the initiative to persuade Zhou Yiheng to marry Wang, who was favored by the old princess at that time. Zhou Yiheng also knew that he could not marry Hu as his principal wife. In this case, he might as well get married quickly, so that after a few months he could ask Hu to come in as a concubine to fulfill their youthful friendship.

But she didn't expect that after Zhou Yiheng married Wang, the old princess would not admit it and would never agree to Zhou Yiheng marrying Hu. In fact, at that time, the old princess had investigated Hu thoroughly. From the beginning to the end, the two siblings, no, it should be said that the entire Hu family was plotting against her son. How could the old princess let such a scheming woman who made her son obsessed enter the house? And what she agreed to Hu at the beginning was just a delaying tactic, in order to lead Hu to persuade Zhou Yiheng to marry Wang.

In order to make Zhou Yiheng give up his thoughts on Hu, the old princess found a woman who looked somewhat like Hu and had been trained in that kind of place and placed her in her son's outer study. For a while, this really won Zhou Yiheng over.

Being ignored, Hu was unwilling to accept it. Since the old princess couldn't get through, she had to think of a way on her own. She reached out to the kind-hearted Wang. Thus, Hu and Wang met. Hu tried to please Wang and used all the means she had used to get close to Zhou Yiheng to gain Wang's trust. She even took Wang in and out of the palace and won the favor of the late Empress Dowager.

At that time, Hu tried her best to please Zhuang Jing's sister, who was serving the late Empress Dowager. In order to firmly hold the late Empress Dowager and increase her bargaining chips with the late Princess Consort, she showed her deep sisterly love to Zhuang Jing and her sister, helped them run errands and pass on information, and won the favor and trust of the two sisters.

What happened next was what Zhou Yu told Meng Wan. Wang invited a wolf into the house, and Hu pressed on step by step, and finally took the position of princess.

But Mrs. Hu really didn't know why Zhou Yiheng disliked Wang so much, even to the point of "hating" her, and also towards Zhou Yingrong and Zhou Yu, especially Zhou Yu. Mrs. Hu saw several times that after Zhou Yu got into trouble, Zhou Yiheng looked at him as if he was an enemy.

However, she never thought of digging deeper. The fact that Zhou Yiheng disliked Wang was the best thing for her, and there was no need for her to dig deeper.

"Mom, I always feel that we should find out why father hates Wang."

"What do you mean?"

"You see, my father is not getting better to Zhou Yu now, but he is more willing to think from Zhou Yu's perspective. This is not good news for us. We can't let my father forget his dislike for Wang's family as time goes by or for other reasons, right?"

Mrs. Hu looked at her son's gloomy face and nodded. That's right, Zhou Yiheng's attitude towards Zhou Yu has become more and more different since he caused Meng Wan's miscarriage. Although it can't be said to be very good, he is completely different from before. This is not good, very bad.

"I understand. We didn't investigate before because we thought Wang had been dead for so many years and wouldn't be a problem for us. We didn't need to mention a dead person all the time. It seems that if we use the dead well, they will work for us. Humph, Wang, you were used by me when you were alive, so you have to be a good person to the end after you die."

Zhou Zheng patted his clothes and stood up. "Mom, this illness shouldn't last too long. You won't be able to grow up. Besides, grandma's birthday is coming soon. If you don't change your mind about your second sister, you have to make detailed arrangements."

Mrs. Hu sat up straight and sneered, "Of course I haven't changed. I'll have to deal with all these people jumping up and down one by one to feel satisfied. You should keep an eye on the Lu family. Although you can't show up in person, you should still ask more questions. Remember, your cousin's whereabouts must not be revealed."

"Don't worry, we will never let anyone find out that it was us or the Hu family who did it. Just wait for good news."

After watching her son walk out of the yard, Mrs. Hu shouted "Mom Hong" loudly.

"Go to the Hu family tomorrow morning and see how mother and second sister-in-law have arranged. If there are no problems, our second young lady will also start. Let Ning'er get closer to her recently. As for what you are doing, you must not let Ning'er know. Just tell her that everything is done to make her happy."

Mother Hong answered yes but did not leave. Mrs. Hu turned her head away with an unhappy look on her face.

The incident with Wang's account books made her lose face, but Mrs. Hu didn't think there was a problem with the arrangement. On the one hand, she blamed Zhou Yu for setting the trap. On the other hand, she was somewhat dissatisfied with Mother Hong, thinking that she had not fulfilled her supervisory responsibilities. She left her alone for several days, and it was Zhou Zheng who persuaded her.

"Since when do I have to ask you something in person?"

"I dare not. I just feel something strange. No matter where I go these days, I always feel someone is following me. But when I look back, there is nothing. From yesterday to today, in order to confirm this feeling, I even brought two little girls with me. I still have that feeling, but those two girls said there is no one."

"Oh? Could it be that guy named Wu who is beside Zhou Yu?" Mrs. Hu frowned.

She had always known that there was a martial arts expert named Wu Hen around Zhou Yu, but she didn't pay much attention to him when he first appeared. But when she tried to create several accidents for Zhou Yu as usual, she was discovered by this person and saved Zhou Yu. After she asked around, she couldn't find out who Wu Hen was or how he got to Zhou Yu's side.

Of course, she also thought about getting rid of Wu Hen, but neither Zhou Zheng nor the Hu family succeeded. Not only did it fail, but she also lost a lot of people. After Hu Yukun was almost seriously injured because of this incident, the Hu family decided to follow the advice of their eldest brother and no longer care about this person, because they really couldn't do anything about Wu Hen. Fortunately, Wu Hen was only protecting Zhou Yu's safety, and the Hu family didn't intend to kill Zhou Yu.

"I thought so at first, too. Later, the officer helped me check once. The day before yesterday, the officer said he had been watching Wu Hen in the outer courtyard. But when I went to the laundry room and came back, I felt like I was being watched again."