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

Zhou Yingrong didn't notice her expression, but Meng Wan kept looking at Hu. Seeing that Meng Wan was staring at her, Hu raised her head with a provocative look. Meng Wan smiled lightly, with no clear meaning. Then he looked her up and down for several times, sighed, and saluted Lin.

Thinking about Meng Wan's smile just now, Hu Shi couldn't tell what she felt, it made her feel uncomfortable. Full of pity and disdain, it was like looking at a toy, and Hu Shi felt uncomfortable all over.

Zhou Yiheng thought that he should first stabilize these people, let Zhou Zheng accompany him to the outer courtyard, and negotiate the conditions with Zhou Yingrong and Zhou Yu, and then go to the outer courtyard to explain to those people. He also had to think about what these people had asked of him recently, and he had to fulfill them one by one, and then shut them up.

As for Zhou Yingrong and Zhou Yu, no matter what conditions they put forward, I must agree first, even if it is the condition of asking for a title for Zhou Yu, I must agree first. But agreeing by myself is one thing, but with the current state of the emperor in the palace, who knows whether he can approve it and when he will nod?

Thinking of this, Zhou Yiheng felt that the matter was simple again. As for the matter of Hu killing Yanfu and Yu Yi Niang, he would talk about it behind closed doors. As for Zhou Yinghan, he had always suspected that it was Hu's handiwork, but she didn't admit it. Although he had heard bad rumors, he had heard too many things recently. So it seemed that he had to question Hu in detail.

Zhou Yiheng originally thought that since he had said that, these people would definitely come down using the ladder. However, the Zhou family patriarch waved his hand and said, "Your Majesty, what I just heard is no longer a simple family affair of the Prince's Mansion. It is too shocking and too shocking. If those things are true, not only the Prince's Mansion, but our entire Zhou family will be implicated."

Another old man stroked his beard and said, "That's right. I've lived to this age, and I've only seen what I just heard in storybooks. Your Majesty should find out the truth."

Lin smiled slightly, "That's right, if the eldest sister-in-law is really wronged, we should also be witnesses."

Zhou Yihuai and Hu's eldest brother looked at each other and stepped forward and said, "Brother, these are all old things. Even if the two sisters found some witnesses, who can recognize them and prove that what they said is true."

"What are you talking about, sir? Who said no one recognized me? So you are the prince? Don't say you don't recognize me. When I gave her..." Mrs. Zhong stood up from behind Madam Kong and pointed at Mrs. Hu. She saw that half of her face was swollen. She didn't say anything for a while, but took a few steps forward to look her up and down. "Oh, so you are the princess. You have taken good care of yourself. You still look the same as before. If your face didn't look like a pig's head, I would have recognized you at a glance."

Then she turned to Zhou Yiheng and said, "Your Highness, I was the midwife for her at that time, and you were so happy that she gave you a son. The Hu family was a small family, very stingy, and only gave me two copper coins, but you rewarded me with a silver ingot. At that time, no, even now, I have never seen such a big silver ingot. Have you forgotten it?"

Zhou Yiheng looked at the woman standing in front of him and kept talking, frowning slightly. Just as he was about to speak, Mrs. Hu said angrily, "What are you talking about? I don't believe what happened almost 20 years ago. Do you still remember it?"

Mrs. Zhong shrugged her shoulders. "Why don't you remember? I really remember that the child born by the princess had a red birthmark the size of a palm. Is that true or not?"

Everyone was stunned, Mrs. Hu blushed, and Zhou Yiheng even stroked his forehead. It seemed that Zhou Zheng could not hide this matter at all.

Zhou Zheng heard that Mrs. Zhong even talked about such a private matter as his mother. After thinking for a while, he stepped forward and said, "Even if that's the case, it's possible that she got the time wrong after so many years."

"How could I remember it wrong? The next day is my little daughter's birthday. I bought a lot of things and even bought candies for all the children in the village. If you don't believe me, go ask around in our village. There are always people with good memories. Even if they can't remember the exact date, they won't make mistakes in the middle of summer or winter."

Zhou Zheng closed his eyes tightly. His birthday was in winter. If he was actually born in summer, no one would remember it wrong.

Mrs. Hu looked at Zhou Yiheng with a pale face. Before Zhou Yiheng could speak, the old woman added, "I remember that when I was about to go home after delivering the baby, the housekeeper of that family stopped me. She said that their family had a son, and according to their family rules, everyone who knew about it had to give gifts to congratulate, and she would not let me go if I didn't. It was the first time I saw such a family. I had no choice but to give a hundred copper coins, but I was unwilling to give up, so I forced the old woman to write my name in her notebook. Why don't you ask someone to take it back and see if my name is on it? I heard that families like that have to keep things written decades ago."

Zhou Yingrong burst out laughing. "Oh my, this is really funny. I don't believe that the Hu family was so poor back then. It must have been the servants who made all this trouble, right, Uncle Hu?"

Hu's eldest brother was sweating when he heard the confrontation between Hu and his sister in the west room. Although he didn't hear it clearly, he got the general content. Apart from the incident of Zhou Zheng's birthday, he really didn't know that his sister had done so many vicious things.

Hu Dalang was not as smart as Hu Erlang, and naturally he was not very valued at home. Although he knew that his family's wealthy life was due to his sister becoming the Princess of a County, he did not know that it was obtained by such means. He was a little ashamed and angry for a moment, and when he heard Zhou Yingrong's words, he murmured to say something but did not utter a word.

Zhou Yu clapped his hands and stood up. "Please sit down for a while, uncles and cousins. Now that you are here, it would be a pity if you don't listen to the end. Sister, let's hurry up. The prince just said that he would invite everyone to the outer courtyard. This is a rare opportunity, so we should have a good meal before leaving."

Zhou Yingrong smiled and nodded, "That's right, then let's start with Concubine Yu, whom the prince loved back then."

A rather pretty woman standing behind Mother Kong stepped forward and bowed to Zhou Yiheng, "Greetings, Your Majesty. It has been five or six years since we last met. I wonder if Your Majesty still remembers me."

Zhou Yiheng turned his head to look at the man who had served Aunt Yu and came out of the Jiaofang Hall with her. He suddenly thought that it would be better to leave it at that. He didn't want to argue any more and simply sat down.

The people who had just come out of the west room saw Zhou Yiheng sitting back, and they all found seats to sit down. They listened to the woman telling how Concubine Yu entered the palace, how she was loved by the prince, how she was disliked by Mrs. Hu after she got pregnant, and how Mrs. Hu told them everything about Concubine Yu until Zhou Zheng and Zhou Yingning had two accidents.

Everyone listened calmly, even Mrs. Hu seemed to be listening to a story without interrupting. Finally, the woman said, "I thought the princess was just trying to teach Madam Yu a lesson, but I didn't expect that the soup actually contained such a poison, and it was only effective after mixing with the incense on Madam Yu's clothes. When I saw Madam Yu's blood flowing all over the floor, I was really scared. I was jealous of Madam Yu, but I never thought of taking her life. So, the next day, I took advantage of the chaos and ran away. I was afraid that after the princess dealt with Madam Yu's matter, she would come to kill me, so I went to the west of the city, where there were many people and mixed together. I waited for a year until there was no movement, and then I found an honest man to marry."

After the woman finished speaking, she wiped her tears and said, "I thank the eldest lady and the second young master for giving me the opportunity to speak out. I am no longer afraid that Aunt Yu will come to look for me in my dreams." After that, she took out a purse from her bosom, placed it on the table and gently opened it.

"Here are the earrings that Mama Hong gave me, along with other jewelry that I pawned. Mama Hong said at the time that the princess liked these earrings, and I have indeed seen the princess wear them."

Zhou Yiheng looked at the earrings and closed his eyes.

Mrs. Hu tugged at the handkerchief in her hand fiercely. This Madam Hong, why did she give her own things to a servant when there were so many other things to give at that time? She even said that she was rewarding the girl with something she usually wore, which would make the girl feel more at ease to do it.

After saying this, the woman took a few steps back and said nothing more.

The clan leader looked at the earrings on the table and sighed, "My Lord, over the years, you have lost one child after another. It turns out that the roots are here."

Mrs. Hu raised her head suddenly. She had already understood that except for her eldest brother and the drunkard Zhou Yihuai, the others who came today were probably bribed by Zhou Yu. Even if they were not bribed, there must be some hidden reason. When had the clan leader ever spoken to the prince like this before? The clan leader's wife was a generation older than herself, and she was always very respectful when they met.

Zhou Yingrong smiled and said, "Do you have any questions?" Seeing that no one spoke, even Mrs. Hu did not refute, Zhou Yingrong continued, "You just heard about something involving my second sister and Zhou Yingning. The truth of this matter is probably more convincing than anyone else's testimony."

After hearing this, Zhou Yinghan took a few steps forward and bowed to everyone, saying, "Younger generations should not discuss the affairs of their elders, so I will not go into how my aunt upset the princess and then regarded us mother and daughter as thorns in her eyes. I only know that since I can remember, my aunt has not had a good life. Even my third sister beats my aunt whenever she wants and scolds her whenever she wants."

Everyone was a little surprised. Even if she was an aunt, she was still a stepmother. How could she be beaten and scolded by a junior?

Several people looked at Zhou Yiheng, who lowered his head with a slightly red face.