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

Then, Mrs. Hu heard a piece of news that Xie Fen had been visiting Zhou Yingning recently and instigated Zhou Yingning to reject the marriage Meng Wan had found for her. She said that the family was not a high-class family, and Meng Wan was insulting her by marrying a princess to a small family. She would wait until she returned to her parents' home with Zhou Yinghan in the future, and how could she hold her head up in front of Zhou Yinghan.

The family that Meng Wan found for Zhou Yingning lived in the suburbs of Beijing. They had fertile fields, ponds, and mountains. Their parents were in good health. He had an older brother and an older sister. Although Meng Wan was not good at studying, he was a good painter, and even the elegant people in Beijing competed to collect his paintings.

It's just that because he accidentally fell off a rockery when he was a child, one of his feet is shorter than the other. It's not a big problem, and if you don't look carefully, and he walks slowly, you can't see it at all.

Hu was also hesitant at first, until Meng Wan had someone pull a carriage to take her to see it, then Hu was relieved. Although he was not from the capital, he lived in a large courtyard with high walls, very impressive, and he had servants and maids to feed and clothe him without worry. Moreover, she asked someone to inquire, and found that their family had no relatives in the capital, so naturally they knew very little about Zhou Yingning's past.

Hu saw the young master again. He was handsome, dignified and polite. He walked slowly with his friends. It was hard to tell that he had any problem with his legs. After returning, Hu thought about it all night. According to Zhou Yingning's current situation, this young master was really the best choice.

Meng Wan agreed to let Zhou Yingning meet Hu, and Hu told Zhou Yingning what she had seen. After hearing that the man was handsome and that the people there had never heard of the rumors about him, Zhou Yingning nodded.

Just after hearing what Xie Fen said, Zhou Yingning started to think again. She was originally ready to start discussing the marriage, but now she has to think about it again.

Meng Wan asked someone to pass the news to Mrs. Hu. Mrs. Hu was extremely anxious. She didn't know what went wrong until someone "accidentally" revealed that Xie Fen often went to talk to the Third Young Lady. How could Mrs. Hu not know the whole story?

So, Hu secretly left the courtyard while the guard was "not paying attention", and "smoothly" arrived at Xie Fen's courtyard, where she happened to hear two old women discussing Zhou Yingning's marriage.

A said that the eldest grandmother was really smart and she changed the mind of the third young lady with just a few words. B said that it was her fault. It was the princess and the third young lady who took advantage of Master Hong and injured him. How could the eldest grandmother swallow this anger?

B went on to say that if this one failed, the eldest lady could push the one she favored up. Then, as long as the third young lady was happy, it would be fine.

A asked, she knew that man, he was too rude, he drank, gambled and was fond of women, there was only an empty shell left at home, who would be willing to marry him if they knew his background.

Yi said again, that's why the eldest lady thought of the third young lady. After all, she is her cousin from her mother's side, and she must find a wife. And even so, her cousin still despises the third young lady for having such a reputation.

Jiadao, what if the princess or the prince’s wife disagrees?

B said mysteriously, don't worry, the eldest lady has arranged everything. She will get the third young lady drunk and put the two of them together... Anyway, the third young lady has a bad reputation, and anyone will believe it.

When Mrs. Hu heard this, she was so angry that her lungs almost exploded. "You are so good, Xie Fen, so you want to marry my daughter to your good-for-nothing cousin."

Seeing the sickle used by the old woman to weed nearby, Hu picked it up and went into Xie Fen's yard.

It was just a coincidence that Xie Fen could be said to be very proud of herself recently, especially after she got the confirmation from her father that the prince had promised to make Zhou Ming the crown prince after the success. Xie Fen even walked with the wind.

I just packed my things and wanted to go back to my parents' home. Meng Wan is very relaxed about herself now. She can go wherever she wants and use the car whenever she wants. She doesn't have to go back to her at all.

But as soon as she went out, she ran into Mrs. Hu. Mrs. Hu had her hands behind her back, so she didn't see the sickle. She was surprised at first, then said with a fake smile, "Oh, it's the princess, why are you out? Did the prince ask you to keep watch? What are you doing in my yard? Now my County Prince's Mansion is not my responsibility. If you want to find the wife, go find the Crown Prince's wife. You...oh..."

Before Xie Fen could finish his words, Hu waved his hand and the sickle swung towards Xie Fen's head.

Xie Fen dodged and the sickle hit the head of the old woman next to her, and blood gushed out instantly.

Before everyone could react, Mrs. Hu hit her for the second time. Xie Fen quickly pulled a maid next to her forward, and the girl was hit on the shoulder.

Xie Fen was so scared that he turned around and ran back. When he saw a pillar in front of him, he quickly hid behind it.

Seeing that she failed to hit Xie Fen in both attempts, Hu was so angry that she seemed to have lost her mind. Seeing Xie Fen hiding behind a pillar, she simply swung the sickle and threw it out. However, it hit Xie Fen's ear as he was leaning forward, and with a "clang" sound, it pierced into the pillar.

Seeing that she failed to stab anyone again, Mrs. Hu lifted her skirt and walked quickly towards Xie Fen. Seeing that Mrs. Hu was getting closer and closer to her with a fierce look on her face, Xie Fen pulled out the sickle that was stuck in the pillar with force.

Xie Fen closed his eyes and chopped hard at Hu who had already climbed up the stairs.

Looking at Hu lying there, Xie Fen sat down on the ground, "Quick, go find the master. Then go inform the Crown Prince's wife and tell her that the princess wanted to kill me and she accidentally hurt herself. Go quickly."

At this time, the two maids who were watching over Hu came in a hurry, looked at the situation in the yard, and ran up to check on Hu. They saw a sickle stuck in Hu's thigh, and blood was gushing out.

When Mrs. Hu was carried back to the courtyard, the doctor examined her and said that she was old and had been so angry when she fell that her head hit the ground and she also had injuries on her legs. She would probably need a good rest.

Zhou Yingning asked anxiously if her life was in danger. The doctor shook his head and said it was hard to say, and it all depended on her luck. Mrs. Hu's current physical condition was not good, and her mental state was not good either. Everything depended on herself.

Therefore, Zhou Yiheng allowed Zhou Yingning to take care of Hu in the courtyard. Meng Wan also let go of her completely, and even the medicine that Hu drank was passed through Zhou Yingning's hands and into Hu's mouth.

However, Mrs. Hu's health was getting worse and worse. She kept having a fever. The wound on her injured leg began to fester, and the flesh on her body would fall off at the slightest movement. But she was conscious, just unable to speak. She looked extremely miserable and in pain.

After the doctor's last check, he told her to prepare for her death. Zhou Yiheng brought his family to see Mrs. Hu.

Zhou Yingning was crying uncontrollably. At this time, Mrs. Hu's cheeks were sunken, her eyes were dull, her mouth was wide open, and she was gasping for breath.

Suddenly, Mrs. Hu seemed to sense that there were more people in the room, and she turned her head to look. When she saw Zhou Yu, there was suddenly light in her eyes.

Zhou Yiheng felt a little sad when he saw that Hu didn't even look at him, but stared at Zhou Yu. Zhou Yu was right, his life was a failure, and he was deceived by these women into the world of lies they had woven.

Now, Hu, who had done so many wrong things and had been protected by me for so many years, wanted to say something before leaving, but it was not to me.

Zhou Yu saw that everyone was looking at him, so he stood up and walked over to Hu.

Mrs. Hu was speechless, but her eyes were full of pleading and helplessness. She kept looking at Zhou Yingning. How could Zhou Yu not understand?

Zhou Yu sighed, lowered his head and whispered in Hu's ear, "Don't worry, Zhou Yingning, if she wants to get married, she will marry off in style. If she doesn't want to get married, I will support her for the rest of her life as before."

Tears flowed from Mrs. Hu's eyes. Just as she was about to bend her lips, Zhou Yu continued, "Unfortunately, the situation at home really doesn't allow you to live any longer. Qing'er really doesn't have the energy to waste on you any more. So, too much medicine was given at once. It's true that you asked Xie Fen to inject you, but it didn't have to be this serious. This is just an excuse. I started to poison you since you moved into this small courtyard. I just don't know what my mother's original formula was, so yours should be different."

Zhou Yu looked at Mrs. Hu's eyes that suddenly widened, and continued, "You see, Mrs. Hong accidentally gave my mother too much medicine and she passed away, and Mrs. Hong's daughter-in-law also accidentally gave you too much medicine and she passed away. The difference is that my mother's death was not as bad as yours. I don't know if Zhou Zheng will recognize you if you continue in this state."

Mrs. Hu tried hard to lift her hands but couldn't. After a long while, only a "huh" sound came out of her throat.

Zhou Yu took a step back and said to Zhou Yingning, "The princess asked me for a promise, and I said, as long as you are willing, I will facilitate the marriage that Xie Fen instigated."

Zhou Yingning raised her head suddenly, but Zhou Yu stopped looking at her. Zhou Yingning turned her head and looked at Xie Fen, who had been keeping her head down and not speaking, with murderous intent in her eyes.

After Zhou Yingning learned the reason why Hu went to look for Xie Fen, she sat alone for a long time and listened to the news from the servants. As expected, as Hu had heard, it was Xie Fen who led her to refuse so that she could be promised to her cousin. Zhou Yingning slapped herself hard several times.

Now the brother who protected him was gone, his mother was about to pass away, and his father had already given up. How could he be so stupid as to listen to the words of Xie Fen, a person whom he had never even looked at in the past and who had even threatened Hong Ge's life.

It was she who killed my mother. If it wasn't for her, why would my mother go to such lengths to look for Xie Fen? If she hadn't gone to look for Xie Fen, my mother would still be staying in the courtyard. Although we don't have many opportunities to meet, at least I can still call her mother.

So, what no one expected was that after waiting for three days for Hu's grave to be completed, the Zhou family and their in-laws had just returned to the Prince of Shen's Mansion, and Zhou Yingning took advantage of everyone's unpreparedness and actually took out a sickle and swung it at Xie Fen...

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"Prince Rui is very happy and very satisfied with your method of achieving three goals at once." Zhou Yu wiped his hands and sat down.

"Zhou Yingning came to me today and told me that she wanted to go to 'Faqing Temple'"

Zhou Yu was stunned for a moment, then smiled slightly, "Let her be, as long as she is happy and at ease."

"I can't bear to see her suffer like this. I want to ask Mother Kong to go up there, build a small courtyard for her, and double the daily offerings. What do you think?"

Zhou Yu nodded, "This incident, first, will get me out of the prince's sight. Now everyone in the capital knows that I have to mourn for the princess, and I can't go anywhere. Second, it will make the Xie family stand out. It's hard not to attract attention because there is a daughter who killed her mother-in-law. Wait, it won't be long before some things about the prince will be discovered through the Xie family. Third, the Prince's Mansion and the Xie family will be completely separated. That means when the prince is being liquidated, even if someone jumps out and wants to drag us down, it will be impossible."

Meng Wan smiled slightly. Although Zhou Yingning's blow did not kill Xie Fen, it cut off Xie Fen's left ear and scalp. Finally, the sickle pierced Xie Fen's shoulder fiercely, and the scene was horrible.

After this incident, Zhou Ming also nodded and agreed to divorce Xie Fen. When Hu Shi first got into trouble, he pleaded for Xie Fen, saying that it was Hu Shi who started it first and Xie Fen was protecting herself. Maybe it was because he had seen the relationship between the Zhou family and the Xie family clearly now, and Xie Fen had become such a horrible person, how could Zhou Ming not agree.

But Zhou Yingning surprised Meng Wan. She came to her on her own initiative, and after performing the ceremony, she asked her to cancel the marriage. She wanted to live in the "Faqing Temple" with the tablets of Hu and Zhou Zheng to pray for their salvation.

"Okay, let's not talk about this anymore. Let me tell you something you will never imagine."

"What's the matter? You've gained a lot from this trip."

"Qingning went to Prince Rui's Mansion today."

"What? Who took him there?"

Zhou Yu shook his head. "Because I can't let others see me going to the Rui Palace, especially the prince's people. So, I took the secret passage. When I came out, I saw someone going in. I couldn't have mistaken that white hair."

"Ayu, tell me, could it be that Qingning is going to explain his life experience to King Rui?"

Zhou Yu nodded, "I think it's possible. If that's the case, all Prince Rui needs to do is bring Qingning to the emperor, and everything will be solved."

"I'm afraid the prince won't give up so easily."

Zhou Yu nodded, "So, now we have to be on guard against the prince's last resort."

"what?"

"Forced into the palace."