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

"What did you say? He can never have it. It's like a toad wanting to eat swan flesh." Mrs. Hu opened her eyes wide.

"That's right, I think so too. The prince seems to be moved by the prince. What do you think, should we try to persuade the prince?"

"The prince won't do that. He will never allow such a thing to happen."

"That was in the past. Now the emperor doesn't have a good face towards the prince. The emperor doesn't believe that he knows nothing about the Hu family. Hey, you don't have to be too sad about your third brother. Even if your third brother didn't die because of this, do you think he would avoid being involved with the Hu family? He is very close to your two nephews, and he is even closer to the third master of the Hong family."

Hu sat back on the stool, thinking that all the adult male members of the Hu family were gone. Before the emperor executed them, after torture, it seemed that many people were really implicated. Who could guarantee that Yu Kun or Hong Zhe would not tell about Zhou Zheng?

Looking at the silent Hu, Meng Wan sighed, "Okay, it's all in the past, let's not talk about it now. Do you want to hear why I came here today?"

Mrs. Hu raised her head and looked at Meng Wan, "I knew you would not do anything without benefits."

"The princess understands me. After all, we have lived together for two years. You don't know how uncomfortable it was to pretend to be an idiot when I first entered the door. Fortunately, the princess believes me."

Mrs. Hu narrowed her eyes and gritted her teeth, "Yes, I was deceived by your innocent appearance. If I had known your true face earlier, I would never, never..."

Meng Wan waved his hand, "You will never have that chance. Even if you knew what I was like long ago, you still couldn't beat me. A person who climbs to the top by stepping on the blood of others will never have a good ending. This is called retribution, it's just that the time has not come yet. Besides, isn't your retribution already on the way?"

After finishing speaking, Meng Wan chuckled, "We have strayed off topic. Where were we just now? Oh, yes, will the prince agree to the Lu family's proposal? I tell you, he will definitely agree, because the prince urgently needs someone to speak well of him in front of the emperor so that the emperor will not bring up the past. Lu Chengbao is the emperor's favorite, do you think the prince will agree?"

Hu's cheeks were flushed and she was breathing heavily.

"So, you shouldn't treat me like this. I'm here to save my third sister. If you keep glaring at me like this, I'll get angry."

Hu closed her eyes, then opened them again after a long while, "What do you want?"

Meng Wan clapped her hands, "They are right. The princess is very smart, whether it was trying to please my mother-in-law in the past, or trying to please the prince later, or even trying to be humble in front of the old princess in the first few years. What a pity, what a pity, everything went too smoothly, and you became careless and underestimated the enemy."

Hu was stunned for a moment, then he actually burst out laughing. That's right, he had underestimated the enemy. All these years of management and careful planning had brought him smooth sailing, which made him forget the forbearance and caution on the way to the top, and made him think that everything was under control. He was careless, it was he who was careless.

"What did you talk about with the Prince in front of my third brother's spirit that day? Also, what else do you know about the Prince or anyone else? Tell me everything."

"Ha! You have quite an appetite. Can you eat more?"

"If I can't finish it in one go, I'll eat it in two portions. If I can't finish it all by myself, I'll eat it with the prince. You don't have to worry about this, you just need to tell the truth."

Hu smiled coldly, "You are good at taking advantage."

"Cheap? Me? How could that be? In my opinion, nothing is more valuable than the marriage of my third sister. Of course, if the princess does not think that the marriage of my third sister is the most important, I have nothing to say. I can tell you responsibly that this is the only time I come here to see you. If I leave today, even if you remember something to tell me, I will not bother to listen. With the current situation in the court, it doesn't matter whether we listen or not, it's just icing on the cake. But if I really leave, I will definitely hold a lively wedding for my third sister and Mr. Lu, you just don't worry."

"You, Meng Wan, you will not die well. I curse you to never have children in your life."

"Oh, right." Meng Wan clapped her hands and laughed, "Speaking of children, I forgot to tell you that my last miscarriage was fake. I wasn't pregnant at all that time."

Listening to Meng Wan's words, Hu was in disbelief. How could it be possible? How could she have performed such a thing right under her nose? How did she manage to not even let the imperial physician find out that she was wrong?

"Okay, I promise you, but I want to know what kind of family you are looking for for Ning'er. If it's not good, I won't agree."

Meng Wan breathed a sigh of relief, "Don't worry, Third Sister is not suitable to marry into a wealthy family in her current situation."

Seeing that Mrs. Hu was obviously going to object, Meng Wan continued, "She has such a maternal family, a biological mother like you, no biological brothers, and there are such rumors outside, and she has such a temper. Tell me, even if she marries into a wealthy family, can she keep calm? Can she please her mother-in-law? Can she get her husband's favor? Can she stand firm among her sisters-in-law?"

Mrs. Hu swallowed back the words she was about to say. She didn't want to admit that Meng Wan was right, but she had to admit that it was indeed the case.

"Don't worry, even though Third Sister is bad and annoying, she is still the biological sister of the Crown Prince. Even though she is not respectful or friendly to the Crown Prince and me, she still has the temper of a big lady. Even if it is for the sake of our future children, we will not let her marry into a bad family and suffer."

When Mrs. Hu heard what Meng Wan said, she wiped her tears, turned her head and stared at the ceiling without saying a word.

"So, the third sister's in-laws must be kindhearted, and they will live a rich life and be respected by their husbands. Even if the prince does not give her a dowry, the prince and I will not let the third sister marry empty-handed. What the second sister has, the third sister will definitely have. With the dowry, the third sister will control her temper, and I think her life will not be difficult. Princess, don't you think so?"

"Do you keep your word?"

"Of course, as long as the third sister doesn't commit suicide, she will live a good life."

Mrs. Hu nodded and said, "Please ask Madam Crown Prince to make a pot of new tea. This story is a bit long."

Meng Wan's eyes lit up, and then she once again heard a jaw-dropping truth.

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After hearing what Meng Wan said, Zhou Yu was so surprised that he couldn't close his mouth for a long time.

"You didn't expect it, did you? I was stunned for a long time. I thought Hu was talking nonsense. It was really unexpected."

Zhou Yu picked up the tea and took a big sip. He really didn't expect that the affair between the emperor and the late empress dowager was not only true, but they actually had a son.

The reason why the late queen passed away so early was related to this child. The late queen loved the emperor very much, and when she first learned about his so-called "true love" with the late queen mother, she simply could not accept it.

When the emperor saw that he was caught by the queen, he simply stopped caring, which accelerated the queen's hatred for the queen mother. But she had no choice but to obey and create conditions and cover for the emperor and the queen mother.

Until she found out that the late Empress Dowager was pregnant. This was simply ridiculous, and what she couldn't accept was that the Emperor was actually very happy and even held the Empress for many circles.

The Queen was asked to find a way to keep the child, but how could she do it? She couldn't tell anyone that she was pregnant, right? Finally, under the Emperor's insistence, the Empress Dowager had no choice, and she really wanted to give birth to the child. In this way, a maid in the Empress Dowager's palace became pregnant, and after ten months, she gave birth to a boy.

The emperor rubbed his hands excitedly and said something like, if he had known it was a boy, he should have let the queen pretend to be pregnant. This sentence made the former queen sweat coldly. What does the emperor mean? If he puts this child under his name, could it be that he wants to...

The late queen didn't dare to think about it anymore. She watched the child grow up day by day, and saw that the emperor loved this child more than all the other princes. He even discussed with her to gradually promote the position of the so-called biological mother's maid in the next few years, and when the child was ten years old, it would be best if the maid could be promoted to the position of imperial concubine.

The late queen agreed while thinking of countermeasures. She knew that she could not wait any longer and could not let the child grow up safely. He had already seriously threatened her son's status, especially since her son was in poor health and was not loved by the emperor.

In this way, when the child was five years old, the late queen found someone she could entrust her child to.

That was Zhou Yiheng, who the prince accidentally discovered was deeply in love with Concubine Hui. After the mother and son discussed it, they felt that keeping Zhou Yiheng was a very cost-effective and important thing. Especially since Zhou Yiheng's wife was the only relative of the late Empress Dowager's family, how could they not take advantage of such a good opportunity in their hands?

So, the prince set his sights on Concubine Hui, and the lonely twenty-something Qin'er in the deep palace fell into the prince's arms.

After Zhou Yiheng brought the child to the Prince of Shen's mansion, he handed the child directly to Hu, who was still a concubine. At first, Hu thought it was his affair outside, and wondered why he didn't go to the old princess or Wang, but let her take care of him secretly. But Zhou Yiheng didn't explain much, and she didn't ask too much, but told her that the child would not stay here for too long, and he would send her away.