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

Yunxiang looked at the broken porcelain on the ground, wanting to go forward to clean it up but not daring to, so she went to see Madam Lu. Madam Lu pulled her sleeve, and the two of them walked out the door, "It's obvious that the eldest aunt came prepared, you put all the servants in the back room, keep an eye on them, and don't let them come to the front. If they hear something they shouldn't hear, it will be fatal. I'll call you after we're done here."

Yunxiang exhaled a breath. Yes, it was one thing for everyone to know it tacitly, and it was another thing to say it out loud like this. Since Mother Lu was willing to take this responsibility, why would she disagree?

So he hurried down the steps of the main house and gathered all the servants serving in the yard to the back room.

Mother Lu looked at the yard that had suddenly become quiet. She first took a look at the tea room and washroom on the left and right of the main house. After confirming that no one was there, she let out a breath, stood on the porch of the upper house, and stared at the gate nervously.

I have placed my family's wealth and lives on my Second Grandma. She is right. If I don't want to end up like Mother Hong, this is the right choice for me.

Thinking about what Second Grandma told her about what the princess had done that day, Mother Lu couldn't believe her ears, but she could find some clues through her memories. Although she was just doing odd jobs for Mother Hong when she was around, she knew some things vaguely, but she didn't know the process and the result.

The second wife's last words that day were, "I know you have a kind heart, and you are not like Mrs. Hong who has blood on her hands. If you think about what I said to you today, you will know that it is true. Even without your help, the princess will not have a good life in the future. If you help me now, I will fulfill all my promises to you. Of course, if you want to tell the princess what I said to you today, you can, but you have to think about it. Although the second master is not liked by the prince, it is still possible to make a servant and their family disappear cleanly."

Mother Lu was really frightened by Meng Wan's momentum. She went home and thought about it all night. She knew best what had happened to Mother Hong's family, and Second Grandma clearly said that they had contributed to Mother Hong's fate.

Even if the prince wanted to let the Second Madam off for all the confrontations she had with the princess, the princess would probably never be able to defeat the Second Madam in the palace again.

Thinking of this, Mother Lu looked anxiously towards the gate of the courtyard. After a while, a little girl waved a red handkerchief at the gate, and Mother Lu hurried out.

Zhou Yingrong looked at the broken porcelain on the ground and smiled coldly, "Why are you so excited? I came here today for good news."

Mrs. Hu took a deep breath and snorted coldly, "Good news, huh, I don't know when the eldest aunt will tell me good news."

"It's like this. Tanzhi has a good friend who has a relative who is handsome and is a prefect in a land of plenty. She has countless fertile fields and shops all over the street. More importantly, she doesn't have a mother yet and her sisters are all married. So she wants to find a daughter of a noble family in the capital. When I heard this, I thought, there is no one more suitable than the third sister. No matter what, there are rumors about the third sister outside. If she marries in the capital, people will inevitably talk about her. If she marries outside, although she is far away from home, she will be the mistress of the house, and she won't have parents-in-law to serve. She can live a free life, which is better than being directed by others in the capital. Look, am I thinking about the third sister?"

When Mrs. Hu heard this, her eyes changed. She admitted that Zhou Yingrong was right. Such rumors could not be covered up. If there really was such a good family, it would be great. But Zhou Yingrong would find a good husband for Sister Ning? She would never believe it.

Seeing that Mrs. Hu didn't respond but her expression obviously changed, Zhou Yingrong smiled slightly, "Oh, the more I think about it, the more I feel that the man is a good match for my third sister. Although he is a little older, he is caring. Although he already has four sons, my third sister won't have the pressure of having children. Although there are a lot of aunts and concubines, they all have to kowtow to my third sister and greet her. How glorious it is. Hehe, hehe..."

After hearing what Zhou Yingrong said, Mrs. Hu knew nothing. She thought that she was playing a trick on her daughter. She stood up and walked to Zhou Yingrong, raised her arm and said, "Zhou Yingrong, what do you think of my daughter?"

Meng Wan reached out and fiercely grabbed Hu's arm. Hu didn't expect Meng Wan to be so strong. She struggled hard but couldn't get him off. "Meng Wan, you are so brave. What's wrong? Do you have any confidence? I tell you, I have a lot of things to do now. After I finish dealing with Brother Zheng's marriage, I will settle accounts with you."

Zhou Yingrong stood up and gently pulled down Meng Wan's hand. "What do I think your daughter is? A person who has been touched all over by men. Tell me, what kind of person should I think of her? I heard that Third Sister's private parts were touched by Master Lu. Master Lu went out and told others that Third Sister's private parts were very fleshy and felt very good when he held them in his hands."

Seeing Mrs. Hu's livid face, Zhou Yingrong leaned close to her ear and said, "Just find a good husband for your daughter. I promise you that I will tell every family I just talked about."

"You, you, you dare?"

"Do you think I dare to do this? Do you think I dare to do this and try to see if I dare to do it?" Zhou Yingrong's face was full of frost.

Meng Wan glanced outside and saw Zhou Yiheng bringing his two sons into the yard, and he gave Zhou Yingrong a wink.

Mrs. Hu was already furious at this time, and she was standing with her back to the window, so she didn't see what was happening in the yard.

He went crazy and overturned all the tea sets on the table to the ground, shouting at the top of his lungs, "Zhou Yingrong, if you dare to say a word, I will make you die miserably."

Zhou Yiheng, who was walking towards the stairs, frowned when he heard this. Just as he was about to take a step, Zhou Yu said softly, "Father, I don't know what happened to my elder sister that made the princess so angry. It would be bad if we rush in like this. What if the princess and my elder sister lose face again and can't get out of this situation?"

Zhou Yiheng nodded, but Zhou Zheng felt something was wrong. He had received a letter from his mother asking him to come back soon because she had something important to discuss. He had nothing to do in the afternoon, so he decided to come back and have lunch with her.

But before entering the second gate, he saw Zhou Yu walking with his father from the outer courtyard, and the three of them greeted each other. Zhou Yiheng rarely praised Zhou Yu, saying that he heard that Zhou Yingning's health had not improved, and today he had time, so he went with him to see her, and asked Zhou Zheng to go with him.

How could Zhou Zheng not agree? However, when he was walking through the gate of Junyueju and was about to turn towards Zhou Yingning's yard, Mother Lu came out in a hurry, her face covered in sweat. When she saw Zhou Yiheng, she said as if she had seen a savior, "Go and check quickly. I don't know what happened between the eldest aunt and the princess. The two started arguing."

When Zhou Yiheng heard this, he hurried into Junyueju.

Zhou Zheng felt something was wrong when he heard Zhou Yiheng say that Zhou Yu wanted to go see Zhou Yingning. As the saying goes, there must be something wrong when things are abnormal, but he had to follow. When he entered Junyueju, there was no maid or woman in the courtyard, so he became even more worried.

After hearing the quarrel between Mrs. Hu and Zhou Yingrong, Zhou Yu did not rush in to vent her sister's anger, but said those words. Zhou Zheng was sure that there was something going on.

But he really didn't know what was going on, nor did he know if this was arranged by Hu. After all, Hu had just asked someone to bring him back in a hurry. Could it be that Zhou Yingrong was also called back by Hu?

Therefore, before he figured it out, Zhou Zheng was afraid that he would ruin Hu's business again. After thinking about it, he said nothing and turned to look at Zhou Yiheng.

When Zhou Yiheng heard Zhou Yu say this, he was stunned at first, but then he thought about it and nodded, letting Mother Lu lead the three of them to the tea room.

Mother Lu poured tea for everyone and left. Zhou Zheng picked up the tea and finished it in one gulp. He felt a little better and pricked up his ears to listen to the movements in the main room.

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"A miserable death? How do you want me to die a miserable death? Like my mother?" Zhou Yingrong approached Hu step by step.

"What did you say? What does your mother's death have to do with me?" Mrs. Hu frowned.

"It has nothing to do with you? Haha, how can you say that out loud? You schemed your way into the Prince of Shen's mansion, and you were so cautious that you wanted to be my father's concubine. But my mother gave birth to Brother Yu, and her position as the legitimate wife was secure. You got anxious, so you drugged her and killed her."

"You're talking nonsense. Your mother got sick because of the illness she had when she gave birth to Zhou Yu. Plus, after the late Empress Dowager passed away, the Wang family fell into decline. She was so shocked that she became ill."

"It's fine to just say these things to outsiders, don't treat everyone as fools. Do you still remember the name Zhuang Jing?"

Mrs. Hu was stunned for a moment, then asked, "How do you know her?"

"You used the Zhuang Jing sisters to win the favor of the late Empress Dowager and made them trust you. You also got medicine from Zhuang Jing and put a small amount of it into my mother's medicine, causing her to be poisoned slowly. Later, Zhuang Jing left the capital, and she placed her apprentice next to you. She would prepare some medicine for your headache every once in a while. Am I right?"

Hu sat down in the chair all of a sudden. How did Zhou Yingrong know this? How did she know Zhuang Jing and her apprentice?

"If you can't remember who Zhuang Jing is, I can remind you who her apprentice is."

"You, what are you saying? I don't understand."

"Oh, I wonder if Bi'er, who was with the princess, has come back. I heard that she has been gone for a long time and has not come back. The princess can't live without her on weekdays. She is the best at making medicine and massaging. She is always by the princess' side when she has a headache, right?"

"I told you, your mother's death has nothing to do with me. She didn't take good care of herself. What does it have to do with me? What do you mean by drugging or not drugging? I don't understand."

"It doesn't matter if you don't understand. Coincidentally, I know where Bi'er is now. Do you need me to call her over and ask her to tell you why Zhuang Jing has been missing for so long?"

When Mrs. Hu heard that Bi'er was in Zhou Yingrong's hands, a little panic appeared on her face, and then she shook her head vigorously. It didn't matter. Bi'er just brought her medicine to treat her headache. When she poisoned Mrs. Wang, the girl hadn't come to her yet.

Thinking of this, Mrs. Hu calmed down. "It doesn't matter to me where she is. She is my maid, but she hasn't come back for a long time. I will go to the government tomorrow and treat her as a runaway slave."

"Yes, a runaway slave. What about Zhuang Jing? Is she also a runaway slave?"

"Zhuang Jing, is she in your hands too?" Hu really didn't believe how Zhou Yingrong found Zhuang Jing. As far as she knew, Zhuang Jing was very capable. She was able to escape unscathed from the incident with the late Empress Dowager. How could she be discovered by Zhou Yingrong? And Zhuang Jing was very good at using poison. She herself said that if her affairs were discovered, she could kill herself at any time. How could this be?

"Yes, she is in my hands too. She told me that you brought many gifts to her sister who served the late Empress Dowager in the palace. And you helped her take the child out of the palace when her sister miscarried, and you buried the child for her."

"Bang!" Hu stood up a little anxiously and kicked the table leg, knocking over the chair under her.