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

Meng Qi has not yet recovered from the incident of falling on the ice. Although her body is fine now, her spirit is very bad.

She didn't cry or make a scene as Su Qing had imagined, but sat there very quietly, and didn't say a word no matter how Wang asked about what happened that day. Besides Wang and Liu Mama, she was full of hostility towards everyone around her, especially Meng Shao and his wife. When Jiang came to see her, before she even entered the east room, Meng Qi loudly said that she was fine and that there was no need to cry over the rat, which made Jiang's face turn green in front of Wang.

What surprised everyone was that Meng Qi actually asked Wang to transfer Yuan Dong and Yuan Yue back. At first, not only Wang, but also Song disagreed. Only Meng Qi said that if she didn't get these two girls back, she would never marry.

After Yuandong and Yuanyue came back, Lixia and Suxin were taken back to their original masters by Mother Liu.

Song held Meng Qi's hand, wiped her eyes and said, "Good child, if you don't tell us, we won't know what happened that day. The two girls who chiseled the ice have also apologized. Your father was very distressed to see you like this, and he went to Qingming Mountain twice in such cold weather. Don't think too much about it. If you don't want to talk about it, don't talk about it. Fortunately, this matter spread quickly and dispersed quickly. Look, Prince Rui's betrothal gifts have been brought here. You just need to prepare for your marriage, and your grandfather and father will take care of the rest for you."

Meng Qi looked at the red boxes scattered all over the floor, a faint smile appeared on the corner of her mouth, and she looked up at Song, "Make the decision? Grandmother, do you mean to say that you have found the person behind the rumor that I jumped into the lake?"

"Well, those girls are just talking nonsense." Song said somewhat embarrassedly.

"Yes, it's nonsense. When did our Huainan Marquis Mansion become like this? Some servants dare to talk nonsense about their master everywhere. They say that what is not true is true, and black is white. They have grown up to be so capable that they can not only talk about it in the mansion, but also outside. Haha, I'm afraid that even storytellers can't make up such a wonderful story, right?"

Not only Song, but also Wang and Su Qing were all surprised by these words. Meng Qi had never analyzed something so calmly and explained it so fluently before.

"This child has damaged his brain after all. I think we should not stop taking the medicine. Also, the eldest brother should also take the medicine that Master Fang Zhi prescribed a few days ago for a while longer." Song said to Wang with some unhappiness.

"Don't blame me, mother. Sister Qi has never had such a big accident since she was a child. She was just frightened. Unfortunately, there is no one in the whole house who scared her. We, mother and daughter, have to bear this loss by ourselves." Wang said in a seemingly respectful but actually cold tone.

Song frowned. What kind of words were these? Was she being blamed for not investigating further? But what could she do? As soon as she mentioned the strict investigation to the Marquis, he rejected it outright. He also said that after such a thing happened, even if Prince Rui did not cancel the engagement, the fourth girl would not please him if she married into the family, and would not be able to bring any help to the Meng family. They still had to rely on Meng Hai.

"You..." Before Song could continue, Meng Qi interrupted her, "Don't worry, grandma. Since I said I'll get married, there won't be any more trouble. Please tell grandpa not to worry him. Don't worry, I won't implicate the Meng family. I will marry into the Rui Palace. I want to see where my third uncle, who is so respected by grandpa, will take the Huainan Marquisate in the end."

Song's face froze. She wanted to be angry but held it back. The little granddaughter who had been acting coquettishly around her at that moment was gone.

Watching Song angrily leave Qin Garden, Wang sat opposite Meng Qi and took her hand, "Don't worry, there are some things you don't want to talk about, and mother won't ask. Don't worry, Master Zhou Er has already asked someone to explain to you about the prince. Your second sister also said that there were not many rumors to begin with, and they were all deliberately spread over there. And your third brother has also been working on this matter recently, and it's not as messy as we imagined."

Wang took a handkerchief to wipe the tears from Meng Qi's face, "Good child, just marry happily. Just like your second sister told you the other day, marrying Prince Rui is not necessarily a bad thing. As long as you manage well and control your temper, you will definitely live a better life than Meng Juan in the future. You have to live your life by yourself, and you have to fight for your reputation by yourself. Besides, there is your second sister. When she gets married, you can visit each other often. If you don't want to come back to the Meng family, go to your second sister and listen to what she says. Ask her more when you are undecided."

Meng Qi looked up at Su Qing, who was standing beside Wang with a concerned look on her face. Su Qing nodded at her, "Don't worry, this matter is really over. They just want to scare us. To put it bluntly, they want to make Prince Rui dislike you. But Prince Rui is not someone they can manipulate with their little tricks. Zhou Yu has already asked the Yong'an Earl's son and the palace chief to explain it."

"Thank you, second sister, for worrying about my affairs and helping me time and time again. I will marry before you. Before you marry, I hope you will take care of me. Don't worry, second sister, I know what I should do. When I have a foothold in the palace, I will make those who watch the fun regret what they did today."

Su Qing had already gotten used to Meng Qi's unusual behavior recently. After hearing this, she stepped forward and put her arm around her shoulders. "Don't worry. Whether we are married or not, we are all mother's daughters. We sisters will protect mother's dignity and happiness, and her life and health."

Wang looked at her two daughters and her nose felt sore. The years of grievances came like a flood that broke through the dam. She hugged Meng Qi and started crying.

A few days later, a major event occurred in the capital. Concubine Zhen's younger brother, in the name of his sister and the eighth prince, occupied land around the capital. The common people were angry but dared not speak out.

A few days ago, this gentleman took a fancy to a forest with fruit trees and offered 100 taels of silver to buy it. How could the other party sell it to him? So, he teamed up with the government to design a name for the family, got sued and put in jail, and then changed the name of the forest to his own.

I thought it would be done quietly like before, but I didn't expect that the son of this family was a classmate of the son of Lord Gong of the Dali Temple, and he had saved his life. After returning from abroad, the son of that family found Lord Gong's son, and Lord Gong was a fair and impartial person.

After hearing about this, Lord Gong personally investigated. This investigation was not a big deal, but it involved a lot of old things. When Concubine Zhen knelt at the entrance of Chengtian Hall with her bare face facing the sky, the emperor had already thrown the memorial handed over by Lord Gong to the ground fiercely, with only one word "investigate".

Therefore, the capital was in a state of panic during this period, and those who were busy with their business had become much quieter. People in the streets and alleys were discussing this matter, and the victims whose houses and lands were forcibly occupied by Concubine Zhen's brother lined up in front of the Dali Temple.

Su Qing couldn't help but think of what Zhou Yu said that day: something big would happen in Beijing in a few days, and by then no one would talk about Meng Qi's matter anymore.

But she really didn't expect it to be such a big deal. Although it had nothing to do with her, Su Qing still made some inferences. Although the marriage between Prince Rui and Meng Qi was arranged by Concubine Xiang, it was Concubine Zhen who first mentioned Prince Rui's marriage to the emperor.

If Concubine Zhen hadn't mentioned Lord Lu's granddaughter, how could Concubine Xiang be so flustered, and Prince Rui wouldn't have been determined to marry Meng Qi.

Behind Concubine Zhen is Concubine Xian. I just don’t know whether these two pairs of aunt and niece who have two high-ranking concubines are of the same mind.

This is very interesting. If it is Yixin, then the shadow of Concubine Xian must be behind this matter. What's more, it is possible that the marriage of King Rui was entirely the work of King Jing.

If they were not of one mind, then it would be complicated, and the one who benefited the most would be Prince Cheng. Of course, Su Qing preferred the second option, as both the aunt and niece had given birth to sons. She didn't believe that Concubine Zhen's family would willingly stand behind Concubine Xian's family and let them command them?

Moreover, the person who can remove such a big cancer as Zhenpin's brother must be very capable, but it is easy for Prince Cheng to do it.

Of course, no matter what, it would be best if no one paid attention to Meng Qi's affairs.

After Zhenpin's brother was thrown into jail and the decision was made to put Zhenpin under house arrest for half a year, it was time for Meng Qi to get married.