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

Meng Changfeng had been sitting there without saying a word since he came back. Song stood there not daring to say a word. She raised her eyes to look at Meng Yuan. Meng Yuan had a face full of sweat but didn't dare to wipe it. She just signaled to Song with her eyes not to ask any questions.

After a long while, Meng Changfeng sighed heavily, "Tell the eldest daughter-in-law to prepare to come over, bring the engagement token, and say that an expert has read Sister Qi's fortune and it is not suitable for her to get married too early. The second master of the Zhou family will be twenty next year, and we can't delay him any longer."

"Ah? Shall we cancel the engagement?" Song said.

"What else? We went there today, and the princess was very determined to cancel the engagement. She said she couldn't marry a daughter-in-law like this. How would Mr. Zhou be able to move around in the capital in the future?" Meng Changfeng said this and stopped talking. Instead, he picked up the tea and took a sip.

Meng Yuan glanced at his father, thought for a moment and continued, "Only the prince disagreed, saying that this marriage was arranged by the late princess, and he swore on her deathbed that there would be no problems with this marriage. The princess was very unhappy when she heard what the prince said, and said that if Sister Qi got married, how would the third young master, the second young lady, and the third young lady talk about marriage?"

Meng Changfeng put down his teacup and sighed, "The couple started arguing in front of us, and it made me so embarrassed that I wanted to crawl into a hole in the ground. It's obvious that they want our family to cancel the engagement. What else can I say? I can only say that it's all Sister Qi's fault, and our family should cancel the engagement."

"The princess nodded at the time, but the prince still didn't express his opinion. Finally, he said that since the incident, Zhou Erye has not returned to the mansion, and no one knows where he has gone. He is the person involved, so we must ask his opinion. If Zhou Erye agrees, he will pass the message to us.

"When the prince said that, the princess was unhappy again. She said that Zhou Erye was not at home as usual, sometimes he would not come home for a month. Who knew how long he would be away this time? Could he be waiting all the time? The prince decided that if they did not send someone within ten days, we would take the initiative to cancel the engagement. The princess also said that it would be best for Wang Shi to come in person, because the engagement was decided by Wang Shi and the previous princess, and Wang Shi would come to cancel it, so that no one would interfere in the palace."

Song sat back in her chair in disappointment. Although she still held a glimmer of hope when Meng Changfeng left, this result was not surprising. Not to mention that it was the royal palace, even a wealthy family would not agree to continue the marriage.

"The eldest son's wife just came." Song said.

"Is she feeling better?" Meng Changfeng looked up at Meng Yuan.

Meng Yuan slept at his concubine's place yesterday and didn't go to see Wang at all this morning. He nodded uncomfortably when he heard this, neither shaking his head nor nodding.

"You, you're over 40 and you still need me to worry about you? That's your first wife. How can you still be in the mood after such a big thing happened... I told you not to be so careless. Haven't you had enough troubles because of those concubines in the past? That Su or something, if your mother hadn't stepped in, how could it have been handled so cleanly? If Wang knew what happened back then, what do you think would happen now? Just for this reason, you should at least show more concern."

Meng Yuan's face turned red due to what his father said, and he could not speak a word.

"I think she's fine, and her complexion has improved a lot. She came from Qin Garden and told me something. I don't know whether it's true or not, so tell it to the Marquis."

Meng Changfeng turned his head and asked, "Is it from the fourth girl?"

"Well, the eldest daughter-in-law said..."

Meng Changfeng listened quietly. Meng Yuan stepped forward and said, "Dad, maybe Sister Qi is right. If it weren't for this incident, how could a girl like her have such thoughts?"

"Not necessarily. Your wife looks weak, but she is actually very opinionated. She doesn't even bother to argue with the second son's wife and the eldest grandson's wife. When she first got married, wasn't she the one who kept the house in order?

"Besides, if Wang Boyuan hadn't been implicated by Wang Tong, he would have been a second-rank official by now. The eldest daughter-in-law is the only daughter of the Wang family, how bad can she be? It's all because of Sister Wan's matter that she was hurt and exhausted."

Meng Yuan lowered his head again when he heard Meng Changfeng mention Meng Wan.

"So, whether this reason is an excuse to reduce Sister Qi's mistakes is not important now. Let's wait and see for the next ten days, and then make plans."

"My Lord, do you think that if Lord Zhou Er does not cancel the engagement, will the princess agree?"

"Yes, in the end, Mr. Zhou has the final say on this matter. Let's see if he can get over it. Just wait and see."

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"Second Master, if you don't go back to take a look, what if that woman cancels the marriage with you?" The big black man looked worried.

Zhou Yu was lying on a recliner in the backyard of the iron shop, with a nonchalant look on his face. "If you want to withdraw, then withdraw. It was never a good thing in the first place."

"But, didn't Mr. Xu say..."

"I know they are all doing this for my own good, but I've also thought about it. Even if that idiot Meng Qi really married into my family, how much could she help me? With just one word, that woman could be turned against me and become her undercover agent. It's better not to have a woman like that. It's better to marry someone who has no family background. Even if she can't help, as long as she is smart and can work with me to plot against that woman and cooperate with me in acting, it's better."

As Zhou Yu spoke, she thought of Su Qing. Any girl was better than her.

"Second Master is right. There's no need to be so entangled about this matter." Uncle Qi came into the yard.

Zhou Yu stood up and said, "Uncle Qi, when did you come back? Do you know everything?"

"Well, I just entered the city, and the grocery vendors at the city gate were all talking about this."

"How ridiculous! It must be that woman who asked them to disperse. She is trying to force the Second Master to cancel the engagement so that she can get what she wants." Liuzi followed behind, carrying a large wooden box on his shoulder.

The big black man stepped forward to help lift it down, put it on the ground and opened it, only to see a box full of various ironware, but not the ones commonly used at home, but all kinds of shapes of swords, spears, hooks and hairpins.

"Okay, Liuzi, carrying all these is like a piece of cake now." The big black guy said with a smile.

"That's right. I just carried it into the yard and no one was watching at the street corner. They thought I was carrying a bag of clothes." Liuzi squatted on the ground and picked it up with a smile, "Dad, where did you get it? They are all new styles."

Uncle Qi smiled and patted Liuzi's head, "Go away, you're covered in mud." Then he picked up an iron tool with a barb from the box and handed it to Zhou Yu.

"This is the latest discovery in the north. It is extremely powerful. Once it hits your body, the harder you struggle to break free, the deeper the barbs will go. If you are carrying out a special mission, you can even apply poison to the barbs."

Zhou Yu took it and looked at it in the light. It was indeed small and exquisite. "Brother, I'll have to work hard on your research again."

The big black guy chuckled, "What's this, Uncle Qi? When do you want it?"

"The sooner the better. You don't have to prepare all of them, just a few will do. After you prepare them, someone will come over to get the prescription."

Zhou Yu followed Uncle Qi into the house in the backyard. Uncle Qi said as he changed his clothes, "Although the young lady arranged the marriage for you, you don't have to worry about it. If you really feel aggrieved, just give up. We have also analyzed that if you miss the Marquis of Huainan Mansion, you will never marry a noble family again, not even a family of the third rank or above.

"But what does it matter? Just like you said, marrying a good, capable, scheming woman who can work with you in the inner palace is better than marrying the fourth young lady of the Meng family who is ignorant of the world and is manipulated by others. Besides, the Huainan Marquisate is not very confident."

"Didn't they say Meng Hai was killing people in the west? The King of Zhenbei has brought him to his side to discuss matters now?"

"Yes, that's the news I received. That's why Master Lin asked us to study the formulas of these weapons as soon as possible."

"Uncle Qi, which group do you think Meng Hai belongs to?" Zhou Yu pointed in the direction of the imperial city.

"I still don't know the whole story. He encouraged Meng Changfeng to send the daughter of the royal family to Prince Cheng's mansion, but his retainers are close to Mr. Hong San. Haha, is he trying to marry one daughter to two families?"

"He dares? Isn't he afraid of not knowing how he died?"

"So, everything is not that simple. We still need to observe slowly. And Mr. Zhou San, I heard that he is interacting with Mr. Hong San more and more frequently?"

"Humph, I guess the idiot must have been the third brother who did this. Why did Mr. Hong San inexplicably provoke this idiot?"

"Don't call me an idiot. It's not good for a young lady to be talked about like that." Uncle Qi patted Zhou Yu's shoulder. "It must have been done by the Hu family, no doubt about that. I just didn't expect the relationship between the Hong family and the Hu family to be so close. Even such a favor was given by Hong Zhe. He is a man who protects his reputation very much."

"Uncle Qi, what do you think we should do about this?"

"Meng Changfeng and Meng Yuan went to the palace today, did you know?"

Zhou Yu looked up in surprise, "Wu Hen is still with Third Brother Yue, I didn't know about this."

"Liuzi," Uncle Qi shouted loudly out of the window, "Hey, Dad." Liuzi ran over, fastening the buttons of his new clothes.

"Go find out what Lord Huainan said when he went to the palace today. The key is what request the princess made."

"What else can she ask for? She must be breaking off the engagement. The last time I went back, I heard Mother Fan say that she wanted to bring a distant cousin of hers to live with her. I felt that she was targeting me."

Uncle Qi laughed at Zhou Yu's disgusted expression, "In your eyes, no one is as satisfying as that Qing girl, right?"

"That's...Oh, Uncle Qi, what are you talking about?" Zhou Yu blushed when he realized that he had let the cat out of the bag.

"What a pity, you broke off the engagement with the Fourth Miss, so Su Qing will never have anything to do with you again."

This sentence made Zhou Yu's eyes, which were originally bright, dim in an instant.