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

Li looked at Zhou Yinghan standing in front of her in a bright red wedding dress. She covered her mouth with a handkerchief with trembling hands, tears gently falling down her cheeks, but she could not utter a word.

Zhou Yinghan slowly knelt down. Li was startled and hurried forward to help Zhou Yinghan, but was gently stopped by Yueru.

Zhou Yinghan kowtowed three times to Li, and Li came forward to help Zhou Yinghan up, "How can you do this? You are a lady, you shouldn't do this. This is against the rules."

"Without you, there would be no me. I am getting married today, and I don't know when I can come back. For so many years, Auntie has suffered so much for me. Auntie, don't worry, I will come to pick you up when my husband passes the high school entrance examination."

Li gently stroked Zhou Yinghan's phoenix crown. This was what every woman dreamed of. She did not have the blessing to wear it, but her daughter could, and this also fulfilled her dream.

"You don't have to pick me up. The Second Mistress is in charge of the mansion now. What else do you have to worry about? Just manage your little home well, serve your parents-in-law, take care of your husband, and have children. If I know that you are living a good and comfortable life, I will be willing to eat vegetarian food every day."

Zhou Yinghan nodded, "That's right, with my second sister-in-law here, I have nothing to worry about. Auntie, just stay in your own yard. If my second sister-in-law needs you, just do your best. If she doesn't call you, you must not go forward."

Li nodded and said, "Good child, don't worry, go and live your life well. As long as you live well, I have nothing to ask for."

Zhou Yinghan looked at the white hair on Li's temples, her nose soured, and she threw herself into Li's arms and whispered in her ear, "Mom, wait a little, your daughter will come to pick you up one day."

Li was like being petrified, watching Zhou Yinghan turn and leave after saying this. She called herself mother, the name she had never dared to hope for.

When the corner of her daughter's bright red wedding dress flashed past the gate, tears rolled down Li's cheeks. She had nothing else to ask for in this life.

The next morning after Zhou Yinghan got married, Zhou Yu let Meng Wan sort out her clothes. Since returning from the city that day, the thin layer of ice between the two seemed to have suddenly melted, and they returned to the old days.

Seeing Meng Wan's thoughtful expression, Zhou Yu sighed and gently embraced her in his arms, "Don't worry, no matter what the Crown Prince thinks, he won't do anything on such an important day for his mother. Besides, we discussed it yesterday. Now is not the time for the Crown Prince and Prince Rui to quarrel. Besides, the Crown Prince has no reason to go after Prince Rui. He still needs Prince Rui now."

Meng Wanyi was in Zhou Yu's arms. "I don't know what's going on. My eyelids are twitching so much and my heart is beating fast. I feel as uneasy as when the accident happened that day. You are going to leave the city this time. It's different outside than inside the city. Please be careful."

Zhou Yu held Meng Wan's shoulders and kissed her forehead. "Don't worry, I'll be back tomorrow night. I think my uncle will be back in three or four days. After this matter is settled, I will ask for leave from Prince Rui and accompany you and mother-in-law to pick up my uncle."

Meng Wan nodded, stood on tiptoe and kissed Zhou Yu's lips. Zhou Yu held the back of Meng Wan's head and deepened the kiss.

Watching Zhou Yu stride out of the courtyard gate, Meng Wan instructed Chuan'er, "Go find Liuzi and ask him to arrange the people."

Chuan'er nodded in agreement.

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When Zhou Yu arrived at Prince Rui's mansion, it was already dawn. After greeting him, Song Lu said, "Do you know that the prince didn't intend to take you with him this time?"

Zhou Yu was puzzled. Why did they take him there again?

"We don't know the specific reason, but you must be more vigilant when you are with the prince this time."

Zhou Yu nodded, and when he and Prince Rui arrived at the East City Gate where they had agreed to meet the Crown Prince, they saw Prince Jing chatting and laughing with the Crown Prince.

Prince Rui and Zhou Yu looked at each other. What was going on? Why was Prince Jing here too? Did the Crown Prince also make an appointment with Prince Jing, or did they meet by chance?

But Zhou Yu didn't have time to think about it, and quickly dismounted to greet the Crown Prince and King Jing.

The prince first exchanged a few words with Prince Rui, then said to Zhou Yu, "Sixth brother, did I tell you that it was my idea to let you go?"

Before Zhou Yu could reply, the prince laughed and said, "It's very close to the Black Mountain Forest Farm. We can play there for two days. Maybe we can meet Lord Wang."

Zhou Yu was stunned for a moment, and after a moment he realized that the Lord Wang mentioned by the prince should be Wang Boyuan. The forest farm the prince mentioned was the royal forest farm closest to the capital, where there were some captive small animals, which were used by the royal children to play with on weekdays.

Zhou Yu said respectfully, "I will follow your Highness's arrangements in everything."

The prince smiled at King Jing and said, "Didn't Zhou Yiheng ask for a title for the second young master? Why hasn't there been any movement yet?"

King Jing smiled slightly and said, "I have heard about this matter. I will ask someone to check where the problem is."

Prince Jing was in charge of the daily affairs of the clan affairs office.

The prince nodded, turned to King Rui and said, "What a coincidence. My fourth brother stayed in the palace yesterday, and I met him when I went to pay my respects to my father in the morning. Hearing that I was going to pay tribute to my mother, he wanted to come with me. I am very pleased and grateful to my two brothers."

King Jing and King Rui quickly waved their hands and said they dared not.

While the three brothers were talking, one of them stepped forward to greet Zhou Yu. Only then did Zhou Yu see that Hong Zhe was actually following King Jing.

This is really interesting. His Royal Highness the Crown Prince celebrated his deceased mother's birthday and even asked the three sons-in-law of the Marquis of Huainan to attend. It's interesting.

Zhou Yu originally felt that the Crown Prince's move was meaningful, and after seeing King Jing and Hong Zhe, he knew that he had to be extremely careful on this trip. And since he mentioned the Black Mountain Forest Farm, it seemed that he had to arrange for people to make adequate preparations.

"Okay, it's getting late, let's go earlier. After we're done, the three of us brothers will have a nice drink, and then we'll go run around Black Mountain a few more times tomorrow. I've been feeling pretty good lately, so I'm sure I'll catch a few more rabbits than you guys."

King Jing and King Rui echoed the words, and the Crown Prince was about to get on the carriage when he saw a guard riding a horse galloping over. Before he reached the Crown Prince, he dismounted and knelt down, "Your Highness, the Emperor has summoned you."

The three brothers were stunned. They turned back to look at the guard. The prince frowned and asked, "When?"

"Just now, Lord Gong knew that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince had come out, and ordered this official to come and tell him as soon as possible."

Lord Gong was the captain of the imperial guards outside the palace. King Jing thought that he had indeed met him when he came out with the crown prince just now, and they had exchanged a few words.

"Royal brother, why don't we go back first?" King Jing said.

The prince said with an embarrassed look, "No, I have been going there every year. If I don't go today, my mother will be worried."

After saying that, he turned around twice and then stood still. "Well, you go first. I'll go see what my father wants. If it's nothing serious, I'll hurry over. If it takes a long time, I'll trouble you two brothers to help. De Qian is used to it. There are people from my mother's family who take care of me there. I'll trouble you two brothers to help me burn some incense."

De Qian was the chief eunuch beside the prince. When he heard the prince mention him, he hurried forward and bowed to the two princes.

King Jing and King Rui looked at each other. Seeing the anxious look of the Crown Prince, King Jing smiled slightly and said, "In that case, my Royal Brother, go and do your thing. My sixth brother and I will wait for you outside the city."

The prince breathed a sigh of relief, turned around and stretched out his hand, and the chief guard of the Eastern Palace handed him a box.

King Jing looked at the box, his expression changed slightly, and then returned to normal.

The prince took the box and handed it to Prince Rui, "When you get here, please place this box in front of the tablet of our mother."

King Rui was stunned at first. Why did he give it to him instead of King Jing? Then he thought, no matter what, in the eyes of outsiders, he and he were in the same group. But looking at King Jing's uncertain face, could it be that he felt that he was being ignored?

King Rui didn't have time to think about it and quickly reached out to take it. The prince didn't stay for long and hurriedly got on the carriage and headed towards the palace.

King Jing smiled slightly and said, "Let's go, Sixth Brother. We are not in a hurry. Let's walk while waiting for our brother."

Prince Rui nodded and handed the box to his chief guard Chu Yong. After getting on the carriage, he took it back.

King Jing narrowed his eyes, turned around and got on his carriage. He waved to Hongzhe and whispered a few words. Hongzhe nodded and left.

At one point, the two princes, along with their respective troops and several eunuchs from the Crown Prince's Eastern Palace, headed out of the city.

After leaving the city and walking for a while, the sun slowly rose. Although the weather in early October is cool in the morning and evening, it is very hot at this time.

King Jing lifted the curtain and waved to Hongzhe, "Come in and sit for a while. It's too hot today. Don't get sunburned or your sister will blame me."

Hong Zhe repeatedly said that he dared not, but he obediently got off the horse and got on King Jing's carriage.

"Everything is arranged?"

Hong Zhe nodded in response, "Between the forest farm and the Jiang Family Cemetery, there is a section that is easy to walk on, but both sides are dangerous, and the trees are lush, which covers the cliffs tightly."

King Jing nodded. He had been looking for an opportunity to attack Lao Liu, especially since Wang Boyuan was about to return. Yue Zhen was now well-established and was said to have a very good relationship with Lord Qin. Lao Liu had unknowingly gathered so many people around him in the past two years.

On the surface, he looked honest, especially after he was tricked by me into marrying the woman Hong Zhe didn't want, but he didn't dare to say a word. Therefore, I relaxed my vigilance against him. Even when he followed the prince around, I only gave him a few warnings and didn't think he would pose a threat to me at all.

But now he doesn't think so. Although Prince Duan and Prince Cheng have fallen one after another, his greatest enemy is the crown prince. Anyone who can provide assistance to the crown prince must be eliminated one by one.

Since Prince Rui's power is increasingly out of his control and he is becoming more and more restless, it is only a matter of time before he is eliminated.