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

The teacup was thrown very accurately, leaving a bloody mark on Mother Hong's forehead. The blood flowed down the corner of her eyes. Mother Hong didn't dare to wipe it off, and kept kowtowing, "It was my old slave who was blinded by greed and didn't keep my duty. I have served the princess for so many years and never lied. I was really worried that the arrangements outside were not in place. I thought that with Guyu by my side, everything should be fine. I was careless. Please calm down, princess, and wait until this matter is investigated. Whether you want to kill me or shave me, I will clean myself up and wait for you."

Hu groaned and turned to look at Guyu, who was kneeling there and shaking uncontrollably. "Tell me, how did you get yourself into this state?"

Guyu's face was more swollen than Hong Mama's. Hu asked the maid to slap her face more than twenty times until her teeth were knocked out.

As soon as Guyu opened her mouth, blood flowed from the corner of her mouth. Because her face was badly swollen, she couldn't speak clearly. Mrs. Hu frowned and listened to her finish her words.

"Miss Lu? Did she come to talk to Ning'er on her own initiative?"

Gu Yu thought for a moment and said, "No, I just saw it from a distance. Since there were only the Third Miss and the Second Miss around the small pond, Miss Lu would naturally greet her when she came over. As for whether she took the initiative, I can't tell."

Mrs. Hu stood up. This was too much of a coincidence. The Lu family had almost no dealings with the Prince's Mansion. It was nothing more than the exchange of gifts during the New Year holidays. Even if they met, they would just say hello and exchange a few words. How could they chat for so long?

"Are you sure it was an accident when the maid of the Lu family stepped on your skirt?"

Guyu nodded, "Sure, that stone path is not very wide. Miss San and Miss Lu stood in front looking at the fish in the pond, and I and Miss Lu's maid stood behind. Seeing Miss Lu leaning forward to look at the fish, the maid was probably afraid that Miss Lu might have an accident, so she hurriedly took two steps forward. Maybe she stepped on the hem of my skirt at that time, but I didn't notice it and followed her forward, and then..."

"Where is Zhou Yinghan? Where is she?"

"Because the place is not wide, the second young lady has been standing at the back and not moving forward."

Mrs. Hu closed her eyes. Could it really be an accident, just a coincidence?

Mrs. Hu looked at Guyu's hands on the ground, walked up slowly, and stepped hard on Guyu's left hand. Guyu first cried out "Ah", but then endured it and shook her head, "Princess, please spare me. I didn't protect the Third Miss well, and I deserve to die. It was not intentional. I didn't expect that I would be tripped by Miss Lu's maid. Please spare me, Princess."

Mrs. Hu moved her feet away. "You are such an incompetent fellow. You seem to be very steady on weekdays. Why did you go to apply medicine just because your hands were bleeding a little? And you were gone for so long? Can't you arrange things over there, or wait for Mother Hong to come back before going? Will your hands break?"

Gu Yu kowtowed desperately, "Princess, please understand. I and Miss Lu's maid didn't know the way. We ran a long way before we realized we had taken the wrong path. We asked the monks in the temple and finally found the place. Let's go back to the pond. Miss, Miss has already..."

Mrs. Hu sat back in her chair and waved at Yunxiang, "Take her away and see how the Third Miss is doing now."

Just now at the Hu family, no matter how Mrs. Hu asked what happened, Zhou Yingning didn't say anything and just cried. Mrs. Hu didn't dare to ask more questions and thought she should wait until she calmed down before telling her.

It seems that we can only ask Zhou Yingning or Zhou Yinghan about what happened during the period when Guyu went to apply the medicine.

How did the clothes that were supposed to be worn by Zhou Yinghan end up on Zhou Yingning? The people arranged by Mrs. Hu Er only wanted to push Miss Tianshui Bi Se into the water. If they had known this would happen, they would have listened to the advice of the eldest sister-in-law and hired a maid from the Hu family, and picked someone with a new face. At least they knew Zhou Yingning and would not push the wrong person.

I was too cautious, because I had already taken these young ladies out with the excuse of Mrs. Hu. If I used the Hu family's maids again, it would be hard to explain if there was a thorough investigation. So, Mrs. Hu II found a maid from her own family.

After a while, Yunxiang came back and said that Zhou Yingning had fallen asleep after drinking the calming soup.

Mrs. Hu thought for a moment, narrowed her eyes and said angrily, "Go and invite our Second Young Miss, and Yueru who is beside her."

Bier walked gently to Mrs. Hu's side, "I just checked. The Second Master and Second Mistress spent more than half of the time in the outer courtyard today. Half an hour before the Second Miss came back, the Second Mistress returned to Qinghe Garden. When the Second Miss came back, Concubine Li was in the Second Miss's courtyard. After talking for a while, Concubine Li left, and there was nothing wrong on her face. After the Second Miss changed her clothes, she stayed in the courtyard and did not go out."

"She didn't go to Meng Wan's place?"

"No, no one went to the Second Miss's place at Qinghe Garden. It's the same as before."

"Do you know why Meng Wan went to Zhou Yu's outer courtyard?"

"I didn't find out. I just heard from the kitchen this morning that the wife of the Crown Prince and the Madam of the Huainan Marquisate had a quarrel a few days ago. The Second Madam must have known about it today. I wonder if she went to discuss this matter with the Second Master."

"Did Zhou Yu go out this morning? And did the guy next to him named Wu Hen go out? Go and find out now."

"Yes." Bi'er helped Hu up, "Princess, please go to the inner room first and let them clean these up."

Mrs. Hu held Bi'er's hand and said, "Where did your master go? It's been more than a month, and there's no news."

Bier shook her head. "I am also worried. There has never been such a situation in all these years. I am wondering if something happened in the sect."

"Well, it makes sense when you put it that way. Her master seems to be in the south, right?"

"Yes, Master told me once that it's very far away."

Hu waved her hand and said, "Go look for it again."

Bi'er nodded and stepped back gently.

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"Miss Third, will everything be okay?" Yueru asked nervously.

"Are you afraid?" Zhou Yinghan asked softly.

"Don't be afraid. I'm not afraid. I'm just worried that the princess will force herself to blame you, and then let the prince treat you badly..."

"No, the princess will not let the prince know about this."

Yue Ru stopped walking, "You mean, the princess has already thought of a solution? Will the third young lady escape unscathed?"

Zhou Yinghan nodded. "At least in the way the princess thought of handling it, Zhou Yingning will get away with it. As for my second brother, humph, just wait, Zhou Yingning will have a good life."

The two of them walked into the courtyard of Junyue Residence. The courtyard was very quiet. When the servants in twos and threes saw Zhou Yinghan, they only greeted him silently, with their heads huddled like quails.

Zhou Yinghan knew that Mrs. Hu must have punished Madam Hong and Guyu. After hearing what they said, she came to find him to find out more. It seemed that Zhou Yingning had not recovered yet. This girl was really scared this time.