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

In fact, when she heard about this marriage, she was surprised and at a loss at first, but she did not feel disgusted or uneasy. After talking with Su Qing that day, she really thought over what she had done during that period, and it was really like what Su Qing had analyzed.

The more she thought about it, the more she felt that it was a trap. The Hong family was truly not simple. She had even begun to look forward to watching Meng Juan deal with all kinds of people and things in a mess after she married into the family.

"That's right, your second sister is absolutely right. Besides, you have another advantage, that is, you don't have parents-in-law or sisters-in-law to pressure you. And you don't live in the palace, so even paying respects is subject to time limits. It's also good that Prince Rui is not favored, because if there is anything wrong with the Emperor and the Empress, it won't be your turn to go.

"I heard that Concubine Lian rarely sees her son, let alone you as a daughter-in-law. You are just a princess in the Rui Palace. You have the final say except for Prince Rui. It's better than a big family squeezed together, with no peace. Just look at our family, don't we have enough troubles every day?"

"It seems like this is really a good marriage." Meng Qi nodded.

Su Qing breathed a sigh of relief. She was really afraid that this young lady would not be able to make sense again and cause trouble like last time. No matter how bad Prince Rui was, he was still a prince and the emperor's own son. If Meng Qi did that again, Su Qing thought that her trip through time would be in vain.

"Besides, there is one thing that no one can compare to you."

"what?"

"Think about it, if you marry Prince Rui, you will be the princess. As a princess, how many people will kowtow to you? Let's not talk about Meng Juan, she may not even have the right to see you whenever she wants. Even the third daughter of the Prince Shen's mansion, she can't get past you even if she marries someone else. Just think about how reluctant she is every time she sees you, don't you feel relieved?"

Meng Qi's eyes suddenly lit up. That's right. In the past, those who looked down on her or went against her would kneel down before her. She would only dare to do so if she wanted to.

"Then does the princess have to bow to me as well?"

"Yes, no matter how old a princess is, she still has to rank behind the prince, right?"

Meng Qi felt even more satisfied after hearing this, thinking that Meng Juan had only heard Zhou Yingning mention the princess a few times, and had never even seen the princess being called so in front of her. Haha, not bad, not bad.

Wang looked at the changes in Meng Qi's expression and felt relieved. After all, Sister Wan had a solution. She only thought about how to make Meng Qi marry without any qualms, because she knew that Meng Qi had to marry whether she wanted to or not.

If she doesn't want to do something weird, then it's really over. It's better to guide her with what she cares about, so that she can have hope for the future, and then many things will be easier.

Seeing Meng Qi finally calmly facing her marriage with Prince Rui, Wang was relieved. Although she was not satisfied with this marriage, she had no choice. Fortunately, Prince Rui was not a bad person except for the above points. At least, she heard that he was a person with a good temper and modesty.

Su Qing grabbed Meng Qi, who wanted to go back to Qinyuan, and the two sisters went to the west room.

"Have you thought of a question?"

"What?" Meng Qi was puzzled.

"Do you still remember that when you were chasing Mr. Hong San at the Hong family last time, you said you saw two men, one of whom should be Mr. Hong San's brother, and the other one was unknown, but he was wearing a bright yellow belt?"

Meng Qi had obviously forgotten about this matter. After hearing Su Qing say this, she exclaimed, "Second sister, you mean, that person is..."

Su Qing nodded, "I'm just guessing. Since we've thought of a prince, based on the situation that day, it's unlikely that other princes would attend the affairs of Princess Jing's family. The fact that Prince Cheng's concubine was able to go was not because Prince Cheng was giving face to Prince Jing, but because he wanted the concubine to slap him in the face. So, if there must be a prince who can really be the guest of honor, it should be Prince Rui."

At this moment, the man's eyebrows and eyes appeared clearly in Meng Qi's mind, "What should I do?"

Meng Qi became anxious, her tone even tinged with tears, "What if, what if, he asks Master Hong San who I am, what should I do?"

"No matter what happens, he doesn't need to ask. Mr. Hong will definitely tell him, and he will tell him about your past in great detail, and then pretend to be helpless and tell him."

Looking at Meng Qi's mouth as if it was stuffed with an egg, he said, "So, the matter between you and Mr. Hong San was a trap from the beginning to the end. It was a trap set by the Hong family. Now you should completely believe it, right?"

Meng Qi held Su Qing's hand, "Sister, what should I do? I shouldn't have gone looking for Hongzhe. Why did I go after him? If Prince Rui sees this, will he cancel the engagement? If he really cancels the engagement, will I have to live in a nunnery for the rest of my life?"

Su Qing felt very relieved when listening to Meng Qi's words. It was not easy for this little girl to think of these things.

"It doesn't matter. If that person is really Prince Rui, the Emperor arranged the marriage for you before he met you in the Hong family. Whether he is happy or not, he cannot disobey him, so you just need to be obedient and safe from now until the wedding. As for Prince Rui, you must remember one thing. When you get married, you must tell him about your past with Master Hong San. Just say that you were framed, and never show that you had any feelings for Master Hong San, whether he believes it or not. Do you understand?"

Meng Qi nodded, "Then what?"

"Then, just live a good life and control your temper. Sister Qi, that is the prince's mansion. Your future path depends on you. Just remember one thing, you are not doing this for yourself. You still have your mother behind you. If you don't live well or make the prince unhappy, the first person to be implicated is your mother, understand?"

Su Qing tidied up Meng Qi's messy hair. She now had some real feelings for this step-sister. The little girl was a flower in a greenhouse, a little hypocritical and willful, but kind-hearted.

"We know nothing about what's going on in the court, let alone analyzing it. It's just that from what happened to you, we can see that someone is targeting you to plot against Prince Rui, or there may be other things behind it. But these are none of our business. Now that it's like this, we have to look forward."

"I know, it must be Meng Juan, the bad guy. She teamed up with Hong Zhe to use me."

"Don't be unconvinced. You should think that the Hong family is framing you, and your uncle must be adding fuel to the fire. But if they set a trap for you, you have to fall into it yourself, right?

"Now that you have jumped down, you still refuse to come up, allowing others to take advantage of you. So, don't be anxious. Don't be anxious about all the causes and consequences. You will always have to wait until the time is right to defeat the enemy with one move."

"Defeat the enemy with one move?"

"Yes, before you are absolutely sure of defeating the enemy, all your actions are just trivial and will only add to their excitement."

"Second sister, what you mean is that now, besides the 'pretend' you told me last time, I just have to 'wait', right?"

Su Qing was very pleased that Meng Qi could understand these two points so quickly, but it was a pity that she was married too hastily, otherwise with proper guidance, she might be able to gain a foothold in the palace. But the worrying thing was that Hong Zhe had already made King Rui tired of Meng Qi. It was really difficult to change a person's first impression of another person, but there was nothing that could be done. Everything depended on Meng Qi's own luck.

The New Year had passed, and just when everyone had calmed down from the news that Meng Qi was about to get married, there came another explosive piece of news from the Huainan Marquis's Mansion: Meng Qi jumped into the lake in order not to marry Prince Rui.

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Looking at Meng Qi who was unconscious with her eyes closed, Wang leaned in Su Qing's arms and cried out of breath. Su Qing put his arm around Wang's shoulders, feeling that Wang could die at any time.

This happened too fast. Meng Qi hadn't woken up yet, but the news of her jumping into the lake had already spread. This was too much of a bully. This wasn't aimed at Meng Qi at all. This was clearly to disgust Prince Rui, and to cause the Huainan Marquisate and the Rui Prince's House to become enemies before they even got married. Moreover, Su Qing also thought of a further layer, that is, the Shen County Prince's House. After all, she was about to marry Zhou Yu. The incident with Meng Qi was not only a slap in the face of the Huainan Marquisate and the Rui Prince's House.

Su Qing didn't believe that Meng Qi would do this. From those two conversations, it was obvious that the girl had thought it through. Moreover, Meng Qi was happy throughout the New Year. She showed no rejection or resistance at all about marrying a man she was not familiar with and did not like. At least compared to the disgust from head to toe when she talked about marrying Zhou Yu before, she was very clear about marrying Prince Rui.