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

Thinking of this, Mrs. Hu smiled faintly, "Tell me, what is the purpose of your sister-in-law going through so much trouble?"

Zhou Yingrong sighed when she heard this, "Did the princess admit it?"

"Admit what?"

"Admit that Zhou Zheng is the son of an illegitimate child."

"How unpleasant it sounds. He is your brother after all. You can be sure that your reputation in the Yong'an Marquis's Mansion will only be supported by your brother Zhou Yu."

"Of course, could there be someone else? I never count on anyone, especially a child born out of wedlock."

Mrs. Hu slammed the table and said, "That's enough, Zhou Yingrong. Even if you don't recognize him as your brother, he is still your father's son. You keep calling him an illegitimate child. Does that sound good?"

Zhou Yingrong imitated what Mrs. Hu had done just now and spread her hands, "You guys who gave birth to him are so embarrassed, why should I, a person who has nothing to do with him, be embarrassed?"

"You..." Mrs. Hu stood up suddenly, "I said, the prince and I are in love with each other. We knew each other before your mother, so it was your mother who took my place. If it weren't for her, A Zheng would be the eldest son of the Shenjun Prince's Mansion."

Meng Wan exclaimed, "Princess, you didn't really get the third brother's birthday wrong, did you? It turns out he's older than the eldest brother? Then how old is he this year?"

Zhou Yingrong laughed loudly when she heard Meng Wan say this. She wiped her tears and said, "Yes, yes, is he older than me? I have been calling him the third brother, which is wrong. Should I change my name to call him the eldest brother?"

Mrs. Hu pointed at Meng Wan with shaking hands, "You, you just want to know the truth, right? Humph, yes, A Zheng's birthday was indeed postponed by the prince and me. He was supposed to be half a year younger than Zhou Yu. But what does it matter? He is the prince's son. As for those ugly words you said about having a child born out of wedlock, when my son becomes the Crown Prince and then the Prince of the Prince's Mansion, no one will remember these things."

Zhou Yu in the tea room had just listened to Meng Wan's words against Mrs. Hu, and he had to cover his mouth to prevent himself from making any louder noises. After hearing what Mrs. Hu said, he turned to look at Zhou Yiheng, "Father heard that the mother and son are looking forward to you meeting your grandfather and grandmother as soon as possible, as well as your first wife who you don't like. You should plan when to give the title of prince to your beloved son who was born out of wedlock."

Zhou Yiheng's face turned red and his eyes were bloodshot. He wanted to raise his hand out of habit, but found that the hand that had been unable to move just now was actually raised.

Zhou Yiheng was surprised and tried to move his legs again. As expected, he felt something. Zhou Zheng watched Zhou Yiheng's actions and started to move himself. The sense of surprise slowly returned.

Meng Wan glanced out the window, and Mother Lu nodded at her. She walked to Zhou Yingrong and whispered a few words. Zhou Yingrong stood up and said, "Well, I learned a lot today. Not only did I know the real cause of mother's death, but I also knew who killed Yanfu, Aunt Yu and the two children. I also knew the reason why my third sister took on the reputation for my second sister. I also knew that I had been celebrating my third brother's birthday for so many years. Not bad, really good. Thank you, Princess, for telling me the truth."

Mrs. Hu looked at the little action of the two people just now, and suddenly had a bad premonition. She realized at this time, why is there no one in the yard for such a long time? Where are Mrs. Lu and Yunxiang around? It's too quiet, and Zhou Zheng should have returned by now.

Thinking of this, Mrs. Hu hurriedly walked out of the east room to take a look, but bumped into Zhou Yiheng who was walking towards her.

"Prince, Prince? Why are you here?" When she raised her head, she saw Zhou Zheng, who was frowning and following closely behind her, and Zhou Yu, who had a look of anticipation and a smile on his face. Hu guessed the reason behind Zhou Yingrong and Meng Wan's actions just now.

Zhou Yiheng ignored her and walked straight to the armchair in the middle hall and sat down. Zhou Zheng opened his mouth and said with some difficulty, "Father and I were in the tea room just now."

Mrs. Hu's head buzzed. What? Could it be that Zhou Yiheng heard what she just said? But why didn't Zhou Zheng remind her? Listening to her son's struggling words, she looked at Zhou Yu. Could it be that this kid did something?

But she didn't have time to think about it, Zhou Zheng's warning eyes had already drifted over, he looked at his son constantly giving him eyes. He took a deep breath, and thought about other things later, and dealt with the present first.

Hu hurriedly walked to Zhou Yiheng, knelt down, and sobbed, "Please, Your Majesty, make the decision for me. I am the princess after all, and their mother. But the eldest aunt and the second aunt framed me like this. They forced me to say those words just now. Your Majesty was not in the room and did not see them. They held me hostage, and I had to follow their words. Those were not true. Your Majesty knows best what I am like on a daily basis. How could I do those things?"

After saying that, he bent down and kowtowed to Zhou Yiheng. Zhou Zheng also walked over and knelt down. At this time, he spoke much more fluently, "Please understand, father. There were only my eldest sister and my second sister-in-law in the room just now. Who knows what the situation was. Even if mother really said something wrong, she was forced by them. It's possible that she said nonsense."

"That's right, that's it, that's it. I was wronged by them and was so angry that I just let them lead me and say whatever they want."

Zhou Yiheng looked up at Zhou Yingrong. After hearing what Mrs. Hu said and seeing Zhou Yiheng looking at her, Zhou Yingrong suddenly laughed out loud, "Father, why are you looking at me like that? You don't really believe that Mrs. Hu was forced to say those words just now, do you? Haha, I'm really capable. However, it's not surprising that you believe her words. After all, I have been spoiled for so many years and led by her for so many years. I think even if my mother, Yanfu and that concubine Yu were standing in front of you now, you would hug your beloved Mrs. Hu tightly in your arms to comfort her, so as not to scare the deceased, right?"

Zhou Yiheng's face turned pale. He was mocked by his daughter, but he had to admit that she was right.

"What nonsense are you talking about? When did I say I didn't believe what you just said?"

"That's right, of course you have to believe it, because you are also a participant in some things." Zhou Yu walked towards Hu. Hu felt a huge threat and slowly moved closer to Zhou Yiheng.

Zhou Zheng quickly stood in front of Hu and said, "Second brother, what are you doing? Even if the Ministry of Justice wants to solve a case, the prisoner has to tell his own story. Mother is just telling father the truth."

"Has Third Brother become idiot because of studying? Are you deaf to the conversation between your mother and eldest sister just now? Didn't you hear your mother admit it herself?"

Zhou Zheng's face turned pale, and he looked up and said, "My mother also said that it was coerced by my eldest sister and second sister-in-law. There was no one else in the room, so who knows what happened at the time?"

Zhou Yu looked up at Zhou Yiheng, "Do you think so too? Don't you admit what Hu said just now?"

Zhou Yiheng looked at his second son's bloodshot eyes and thought about the second son who had been beaten by him since he was a child. There was even a time when he thought that if he didn't have this second son, he wouldn't have to worry about conferring a title on the prince.

But just now, listening to Mrs. Hu admitting everything she had done, Zhou Yiheng felt a rare pity for his son. After all, his surname was Zhou and he had his blood in his veins, even though his other half was the woman he hated.

Mrs. Hu also looked at Zhou Yiheng nervously, and when she saw that Zhou Yiheng was about to speak, she hurriedly pulled the corner of Zhou Yiheng's robe. Zhou Yiheng lowered his head and looked at Mrs. Hu kneeling at his feet, her face full of tears, vaguely looking the same as she did back then.

Zhou Yiheng was stunned for a moment. If Qin'er was still alive, would she be like Hu now?

Zhou Yiheng sighed softly, "Sister Rong, A Yu, I know how you feel now. Hu and your mother did something unforgivable. But you only know one aspect. No result can be formed by one aspect alone. As for your mother's past, I don't want to say too much. That is the grudge between us. As for Yanfu and Aunt Yu, they are both servants. Don't say that they really made mistakes. Even if they didn't make any mistakes, what's wrong with the master punishing one or two of them?"

Zhou Yingrong stepped forward and was about to speak when Zhou Yu pulled her back and motioned for her to continue listening to what Zhou Yiheng had to say.

"As for A Zheng's matter, your investigation is correct. He is indeed only half a year younger than A Yu. But the princess cannot be blamed for this. It's all my fault. I made her... There's no point in talking about this now. Besides, even if you shout it out, they are all surnamed Zhou. Will it not affect you in the future? Sooner or later, you will have children."

"What does father want to say?" Zhou Yu's voice was full of sarcasm. "Let me sort it out. Yanfu and Yu Yi Niang and their children were killed by Hu because they were servants. Not to mention killing them, even if their entire family was wiped out, it would be their blessing. Zhou Zheng was pregnant before she entered the family, and it was not her fault. It was because father liked her too much and could not help himself. Second sister was plotted by her but she escaped and let Zhou Yingning fall into the trap. Oh, this is the second sister's ignorance. How could she hide? She should have stood there and let Hu plot against her, and then been flirted with by Mr. Lu, and could not marry into the Ding family. She should also say to Hu, thank you for your hard work. Right?"

Zhou Yiheng blushed, "That's not what I meant, I just..."

"Well, you don't need to say more. What just happened has nothing to do with me and my elder sister. Even if you have a son with Hu who is older than my elder sister, we won't say a word. Even if Hu kills all your aunts and concubines in the palace, and strangles Yu and Zhou Qin, I will definitely cheer for you and won't say a word. As for my second sister, why don't you go to Hongluo Temple and jump into the pond by yourself again. None of this has anything to do with me. I just want one word now."

"What do you want?" Hu looked up, hatred flashing in her eyes.

"What did you say I want?" Zhou Yu squatted down, and suddenly, he swung his arm and slapped Hu's face hard and quickly as she looked at him.