I fought back after reselling my engagement

Zhen Yuan said: "My son has only one wife in the family tree, and that wife is Su."

At that time, he said he would make her the legitimate heir, but the family tree was not changed. Later, he kept saying he would change it, but it was never changed. Therefore, the three children born to Yu were still illegitimate, not legitimate.

Zhen Yuan had no choice but to do it because of his reputation, and now that the old lady is helping, he doesn't have to do it himself.

He hated Yu Shi so much now. If it weren't for her, Zhen Su wouldn't have run away from home to Yueyang Prefecture. He wanted to bring her back, but Princess Changle sent someone to tell her, "Mrs. Zhen forced Zhen Er away. Zhen Er is pitiful enough. Don't bring her back by force."

Changle thought about what Zhen Er said about himself suffering from a strange disease and being unlikely to live past the age of 23. He only had a few years left to live, so she might as well treat it as an acquaintance and fulfill Zhen Er's wish.

Zhen Yuan couldn't get the person back. He didn't dare to offend Princess Changle, whose power was no weaker than that of the Ninth Princess. Prince Gong had a reputation for being a virtuous woman. If he was targeted and scolded by Prince Gong, his life would be ruined.

The old lady gathered her courage and took back the power of the eldest wife to manage the household the next day, and sent Yu and Zhen Zhen to the country farm. Zhen Zhu and Zhen Bao were so frightened that they dared not even breathe. They dared not go against the old lady's arrangement.

After sending the guests away, the old lady punished Zhen Zhu by making her copy "The Virtues of a Woman" and not allowing her to step out of the Moon-Viewing Pavilion. She also scolded Zhen Bao, telling him not to interfere in matters at the backyard and asked him to concentrate on studying in the front yard.

Yu and Zhen Zhen, mother and daughter, were forcibly sent to a farm in the countryside. Zhen Zhen was so angry that she gritted her teeth. If she had known that inviting the old lady would end up like this, she would never have written a letter to invite the old lady.

After Zhen Su passed away, Yu's reputation was completely ruined and she became a vicious stepmother in the eyes of the world.

Zhen Zhen wanted to use the evidence in Zhen Yuan's hand to force the Rong family to marry her as their legal wife, but it was impossible now. Not only was Yu's reputation ruined, but her reputation was also ruined. Who would marry her when she had a vicious stepmother?

Yu was unaware of the old lady's and Zhen Yuan's plan. They had already demoted her to a concubine and wanted Zhen Yuan to marry a second wife. After arranging the marriage of her youngest son, the old lady felt that it would be better to marry a merchant's daughter with a generous dowry than a concubine's or an older daughter of an official family.

It is not right that the eldest son has only one son who is born out of wedlock. He has to marry a concubine to make the family live a better life. It would be best if he finds one who is smart and has good judgment.

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After Zhen Su boarded the ship, he felt refreshed. He would stand at the stern of the third floor to enjoy the scenery, or put down a simple desk to practice calligraphy and painting when the weather was fine.

It has been six days since I boarded the ship. For lunch today, I had four dishes and a soup, or three steamed buns, or a bowl of rice. The four dishes were all served on one plate, with each dish taking up a space. The guests were not allowed to serve themselves.

For Zhen Su, half a bowl of rice was enough for lunch, but Lu Yan ate steamed buns, and three big steamed buns were not enough. She had experience. Today she took steamed buns for lunch, and tomorrow she would take rice. If she took steamed buns, she would keep one and give the other two to Lu Yan; if she took a bowl of rice, she would set aside half a bowl for Lu Yan.

She didn't like big fish and meat, but was interested in light dishes, so Lu Yan got the advantage again.

After Zhen Su boarded the ship, she changed her name from "Lu Yan" to "Brother Lu", as he was ten years older than her, which made them more friendly.

Lu Yan felt that the appetites of officials and noble ladies were really small, even less than that of cats. They were full with just one steamed bun and half a dish.

Zhen Su and Lu Yan sat opposite each other in front of a simple small table. She would give Lu Yan the food she didn't eat. Lu Yan had lived in poverty since childhood and had developed a habit over the years of never wasting food. Even vegetable soup and oil soup could be eaten up cleanly by dipping the steamed buns in it.

Zhen Su brought back the food today, and just like usual, he piled the food he didn't want to eat into Lu Yan's bowl. There were several big men on the boat who provided meals, and they all used this kind of bowls to carry food. Except when eating porridge, they would not mix the food together. At other times, the vegetables and steamed buns would be put into one bowl.

Lu Yan felt that he was really living in a honeypot recently. He heard that the big men in the same group were complaining that they were not full and had to add some steamed buns and rice from time to time. But they also provided meals, and Zhen Su could not finish his portion, so he gave it all to him. He felt that he was gaining weight recently.

There are fish on the Yueyang every day, and the fish are free. At dawn every day, the crew casts a net, and each net pulls up hundreds of kilograms of fish. Sometimes, a big fish is given directly to those who have booked the best meals.

Zhen Suchu was still interested, but there was fish for lunch every day. After a few days, she felt like cursing. The two meat and two vegetable dishes of the premium meal, one meat was always fish, the other vegetable was always radish. She had made steamed fish, braised fish, stewed fish, and braised fish. The radish was stir-fried radish or cold-mixed radish, especially cold-mixed radish. If she didn't finish eating at lunch, she would have this dish in the evening.

Finally, there were no radishes at noon today for the first time ever. Zhen Su's eyes lit up because the two vegetarian dishes for lunch were mixed beans and fried eggplant. "Finally, there are no radishes!"

Lu Yan said, "Today at dawn, you were sleeping soundly. We arrived at a pier and a cook went down from the boat to buy some food from the pier."

Zhen Su tried some fried eggplants, which were not bad, except that the texture was a little off. But after a change of meal, her appetite was very good. Seeing that she liked it, Lu Yan wanted to transfer the food from his bowl to her plate. Zhen Su said repeatedly, "No, you can't finish my food, so eat quickly."

As the two were talking, they heard someone outside shouting, "Didn't you say there were no first-class rooms when we boarded the ship this morning? There were clearly two rooms left. It's our silver, not money. Why do you say there are none?"

This was the voice of a maid, and she sounded like she was about to have an argument.

A familiar voice said, "These two superior rooms were booked more than a month ago."

This is the housekeeper of the superior guest rooms, who is mainly responsible for taking care of the passengers in the superior guest rooms.

"Can't we pay? He offers ten taels, and we offer twenty taels, okay?"

"That won't work. The guest had already agreed to buy a full-trip ticket, which includes a month's worth of premium meals."

It turned out that he was a rich man. Although he did not board the ship, he bought the full-trip and monthly meal packages.

"How about you give these two rooms to my wife and daughter?"

"That won't work. Others have bought tickets and paid for the trip, so they have to keep the guest rooms."

"It's empty anyway, so please let us stay. How can my wife and daughter live in a middle-class guest room?"

"We often encounter situations like yours, and if we want to go out, we will make reservations in advance."

"Let me go!"

"There is no such rule. Those two guests paid for the meal. If we cannot keep the guest rooms, we will have a hard time reporting to the authorities."

The maid who was talking was from a wealthy family, well dressed. But after talking for a long time, she still couldn't get a superior room. She stood upstairs and shouted, "Who wants a superior room? We will get off the boat halfway to Ezhou. Twenty taels of silver per room."

Zhen Su whispered, "It seems that this family is on board temporarily."

Lu Yan said calmly: "Since you are not short of money, why not charter a boat?"

Zhen Su thought this made sense. "It's a bit strange that you have money but don't charter a boat."

Rooms 9 and 10, the superior guest rooms, have always been vacant. Both rooms are locked, with a note saying "This room has an owner" posted on the door.