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

Mrs. Hu stood by the window, watching Zhou Yinghan enter the yard, her teeth clenched. How could this bitch not be so smart? She had arranged it for so long, and every aspect could be said to be perfect, how could an accident happen?

She firmly believed that the appearance of Miss Lu was an accident.

"Greetings to the princess." After Zhou Yinghan finished speaking, he stood there quietly, without saying another word, nor asking about Zhou Yingning's situation.

Mrs. Hu sat there looking Zhou Yinghan up and down, not saying anything for a long time. The room was eerily quiet.

After a while, Mrs. Hu said softly, "The Miss Yan from the Hu family who was chatting with Miss Lu at the Moon Pond with you today accidentally fell into the water. Was she saved by Mr. Lu?"

Zhou Yinghan heard this, the corners of his mouth curled up slightly, revealing a mocking smile, and as she raised her head, a strange surprise appeared on her face, "Who are you talking about, Princess? My daughter and..."

"Didn't you and Miss Hu Jiayan meet Miss Lu at the Star Pond? Tell me, how did Miss Yan fall into the water? How did you get to the Moon Pond?"

Zhou Yinghan put away her surprised expression and nodded, "Yes, my daughter remembers now. She came here with Miss Yan. Miss Yan saw the flowers growing in the cracks of the rocks that can be used to dye nails, so she wanted to pick them, but she slipped and fell into the water."

After hearing what Zhou Yinghan said, Mrs. Hu nodded with satisfaction.

Zhou Yinghan continued, "My daughter heard Miss Lu talking about the arrangements for Princess Yong'an's birthday. Since it was the first time she heard about the princess' birthday, she was very curious and asked a few more questions. Then, she unknowingly went to the Moon Pond.

"When I heard from Miss Lu that Princess Yong'an liked to use the flowers in the cracks of rocks to dye her fingernails, I thought about picking a few flowers and bringing them back to give to my third sister, so that she would have the opportunity to present them to Princess Yong'an. But I didn't expect that Miss Yan might have the same idea as my daughter, so she reached out to pick them first. But her maid was accidentally pulled down by Miss Lu's maid, so she picked them herself."

Hu understood that Zhou Yingning wanted to pick the broken flower to please Princess Yongan.

"How did Sister Yan change your clothes?"

Zhou Yinghan looked at Mrs. Hu's cold eyes and continued to make up stories without blushing, "Because my clothes got dirty when I picked the flowers, my daughter asked Yueru to look for her maid. But Yueru took back one of the clothes that the princess brought to me and my third sister in the morning, saying that she didn't see Miss Yan's maid, but it was not good to let Miss Yan wear dirty clothes, so she simply took the clothes brought from the palace. But Yueru didn't know which piece of clothes was mine and which piece was my third sister's, so she hurriedly took it."

"You haven't seen Mother Hong?"

Zhou Yinghan shook her head. "After we had lunch, Mother Hong went about her business. When we finished chanting the sutras and were planning to release the animals at Xingchi, we didn't see her. My daughter heard from others that Mother Hong went to release animals for her grandson."

Mrs. Hu opened her eyes wide, "What? For her grandson? Who told you that?"

"My daughter was walking in front. Someone asked, 'Where is Madam Hong?' Another person said her grandson was sick. He just said he had been waiting for the opportunity to come to Hongluo Temple for a long time to release the animals. Not only did he want to release the animals, but he also invited Master Yuanjing to perform a ritual. It was very troublesome to complete it one by one. He also said he wanted to go to the largest pond over at Yuechi to release the animals. Maybe it's a bit far, so he went there early. As for who said that, I don't know. I'm not familiar with the servants in my grandmother's house."

Mrs. Hu slammed the table and said, "You are so good, Mrs. Hong, how dare you lie to me? What are you worried about? It turns out that you ruined my plan because of your grandson. If you had been with Zhou Yingning all the time, how could such a thing happen?"

After a while, Mrs. Hu calmed down and smiled, "Good child, what happened today was an accident. Sister Yan had such an incident, and the family was also very sad. As the person involved, you know what to say and what to do, right?"

Zhou Yinghan bowed deeply and said, "Don't worry, Princess. I will give you the same answer as I said today even if your father asks you."

"Okay, don't worry, as long as you tell it like this, you can prepare for your wedding without any worries, and I will let your aunt help you prepare for your wedding."

Zhou Yinghan raised her head and Hu looked at her viciously. Very good, the goal was achieved. For the sake of Zhou Yingning's reputation, Hu should not touch her again.

Watching Zhou Yinghan walk out of the yard, Mrs. Hu called out to Yunxiang loudly, "Go and check for me, what's going on with her grandson?"

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"So, Mother Hong's family was sold out?" Meng Wan was stunned. Mrs. Hu was so cruel. Mother Hong had been with Mrs. Hu for so many years, and her contributions and hard work were not insignificant. Meng Wan had reason to believe that Mother Hong's hands must be stained with the blood of many people.

But such a loyal old man was sold out by his entire family because of a mistake. He was not sent to the farm, but sold out.

But Meng Wan only sighed for a moment, and didn't feel guilty at all because of his idea that prevented Mother Hong from handling the matter with Zhou Yinghan.

That's right, Mother Hong praying for her grandson was all done by Meng Wan. Zhou Yingning was simple-minded and easy to deceive, especially since she didn't know about Hu's plan against Zhou Yinghan, so she was even easier to be exploited.

But Mother Hong was a cunning person. Zhou Yu's original plan was to let Wu Hen knock her out. It would take only two incense sticks to make her faint in the rockery. But Meng Wan thought about it and decided that this was too risky. If she wanted to make Mrs. Hu think that everything was a coincidence and not involve Zhou Yinghan in any way, then using force on Mother Hong would be the worst option.

Meng Wan thought of many ways, such as making Mother Hong have a stomachache or sprain her waist, but if she didn't go, Hu would naturally arrange for another maid to go.

Until one day, Caier came back unhappy and complained about how arrogant Hong Mama and her daughter-in-law were. She took Hong Mama's grandson to the big kitchen, and the child actually pointed to the fish meatballs made for Concubine Ding and asked for them. The cook served a bowl without even thinking about it. The girl who was cooking next to her was worried, saying that the fish was sent by Concubine Ding early in the morning, and it was okay to eat one or two, but a full bowl would be found to be missing later, what should she do?

However, Mother Hong's daughter-in-law looked at her son eating happily and curled her lips in disdain, saying that no one dared to say anything about what their family wanted to eat or use in the palace. Not to mention that this was Concubine Ding's, even if it was from the princess's courtyard, if her son wanted to have a bite, Mother Hong could make it hot.

Listening to Cai'er's words, Meng Wan suddenly had an idea. She asked Zhou Yu to prescribe the same medicine that she had given Wang Shi last time, but because it was for the child, she reduced the dosage by half. Mother Hong's grandson had been vomiting and having diarrhea a few days ago, accompanied by occasional high fever.

The medicine didn't help, and then a woman came out and asked if he had been hit by something, and recommended a Taoist nun to take a look. The Taoist nun said it was a collision, and asked the family to go to a good temple to fulfill their vows and release animals, and she told them a very complicated process.

Originally, Hong Mama's daughter-in-law wanted to go, but the old woman reminded Hong Mama that if they, the servants, went to the temple themselves, they could not even use the lowest-grade incense burner in the main hall. It would be better for Hong Mama to encourage the master's family to go to the temple, so that they could get the matter done for their grandson.

When Mother Hong heard this, her eyes lit up. She thought of how Mrs. Hu was preparing to pray for Old Madam Hu, and that the incense could be inserted at the very top, which would be very close to the Bodhisattva.

So, when they went to Hongluo Temple that day, Mother Hong was extremely anxious, thinking about Zhou Yinghan's matter. The second wife of the Hu family had made clear arrangements both inside and outside, and there would be no accidents. She just had to hurry up and finish all these things for her grandson, and wait for someone to push Zhou Yinghan into the water and appear.

Mrs. Hu must have found out the reason why Mother Hong neglected her duty. Meng Wan thought about how when she went to pay her respects yesterday, Zhou Yingning sat there with her head down, obviously absent-minded. She seemed to be really scared, but she had to pretend to appear in front of everyone.

Only if she stopped hiding could she avoid being suspected, allow Mrs. Hu to better cover up what was said outside, and be able to attend Princess Yong'an's upcoming birthday party in a clear mind.

Although she didn't nail Zhou Yingning to death, Meng Wan didn't feel upset at all. It was just a matter of time. She would wait until Mrs. Hu arranged a marriage for Zhou Yingning and then make a big fuss about it. The effect would be better then. And there were more important things waiting for her and Zhou Yu to do. Before doing this, she had to go back to the Meng family and meet Meng Qi.

Besides, Zhou Yingning's matter was not completely fruitless. Cutting off Hu's left and right arms has always been an important task for Meng Wan, especially after Wang's dowry incident, her contest with Hu was truly brought to the table, and a full-scale showdown began.

This time, Mother Hong's withdrawal gave Meng Wan too many surprises. Mrs. Hu, oh Mrs. Hu, she was too narrow-minded and blindly confident. She sent away such a capable general at such an important moment. She will regret it one day.

A few days later, news came from the capital that the nephew of Lu Chengbao, the chief eunuch of the emperor's side, had betrothed a young lady from the Hu family who came from an obscure family and lived in the mansion of Viscount Lecheng.