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

Wang spent a month in fear. During this month, only Mother Liu came back once, and that was under the pretext of getting something for Meng Qi.

Mother Liu looked at Su Qing who was shaking her head at her, and said with a smile that Meng Qi was fine. The reason why he didn't go back home for three days was indeed because of the prince's old illness. When Prince Rui was a child, he was playing with other brothers and one of his legs got stuck in an ice cave for a long time. Although he was treated in time and had no effect on walking, he would feel sore when it was cloudy and snowy or when he was overworked. I heard that he couldn't even go out.

After hearing this, Wang let out a long sigh and asked some more trivial questions. Madam Liu said yes, saying that she was slowly taking over the affairs of the mansion and was too busy to handle everything, and she also had to occasionally follow Prince Rui to the palace.

Wang thought so too. Prince Rui had two legitimate sons, a concubine and two concubines. When Meng Qi first left, there were too many things to take care of.

Fortunately, she didn't listen to Meng Qi in the end, and took Lixia and Suxin to the palace as dowry maids. She gave the former Jiaohong couple and Qingrui couple to Meng Qi as companions, and with Liu Mama, she should be able to set up the inner house. Of course, the premise is that Meng Qi must be obedient and Prince Rui must support her.

Su Qing went to Qin Garden with Mama Liu under the pretext of helping Meng Qi pack her things. When they entered the east room where Meng Qi lived, Mama Liu burst into tears. "Second Miss, what should we do? The two children of the prince are fine. They are young and we don't need to get too close to them. But that concubine is now in charge of the power in the mansion. It's been more than 20 days since the fourth lady came in, and she can't even get close to her."

"Didn't the prince give the power to manage the inner house to the fourth sister?"

"I didn't mention this at all. Now, all the expenses of the main courtyard of the palace have to be asked from that concubine. Also, the two concubines, one of whom is the second son's aunt, entered the palace under the pretext of taking care of the second son. They are so greedy that they come to pay their respects only once in a while, and even when they meet outside the garden, they are reluctant to even say hello."

"What's wrong with the prince? Doesn't he care at all? Isn't it good for fourth sister and him?" Su Qing couldn't ask too directly.

When Madam Liu heard this, she cried even harder, "Second Miss, I think the prince and princess haven't consummated their marriage yet."

"What?" Su Qing stood up suddenly. She knew what it meant for a woman in ancient times not to consummate her marriage. She would not be able to gain a foothold in the man's family, and it would even affect the unmarried girls in her natal family.

"I don't know the specific situation. I asked the princess, but she said not to worry about it, she has her own plan. But, but, if people outside know about it, what will the princess do..."

"Your Highness won't even enter Fourth Sister's yard?"

"No, since the wedding till now, no matter how late it is, the prince will come back. But every time the prince comes back, the princess will not allow anyone to serve him. No one knows the specific situation."

"What about the fourth sister? Did she not make a scene?"

Mother Liu shook her head. "Not only did the princess never say anything, she also warned the servants who followed her from the palace not to argue with anyone in the palace. She even ignored the conversations deliberately raised by the concubines and concubines."

Su Qing was surprised. This was not Meng Qi's character. In the past, not to mention being bullied by others, even if someone said something that made her unhappy, she would fight back even if she had to refuse to eat.

Could it be that she has other ideas? Su Qing felt nervous when she thought of this. This girl could do anything. If she was instigated by Hong again and had some ideas, it would be bad.

But what if it wasn't what she thought? From the time Meng Qi fell into the water to the time she got married, she was very calm. Sometimes she would stare at a certain place for an hour, and no one knew what she was thinking. Maybe she had let it go? But if she had let it go, she should have kept Prince Rui in her arms and taken control of the inner quarters of the palace.

"Is it true that Prince Rui's old illness has recurred since he last came home for three days?"

"I didn't notice it, but on the wedding night, I seemed to hear the prince and princess arguing. The next day, when I went to the palace to pay my respects, neither of them said a word. When I came back from the palace, the prince said that his leg disease had recurred."

"It will be a month in a few days. Can you come back and live for the whole month?"

"It's hard to say. The Queen's Thousand Years Banquet will be held in a few days, and the Princess has to prepare. Even if she can come back by then, I'm afraid she won't be able to stay for a few days."

Su Qing nodded, "So what does Fourth Sister mean by you coming back today?"

"One is to let Madam know that she is safe. The princess is afraid that if she can't come back to live with her for the month, Madam will worry again. The other is to come specifically to look for the second young lady."

"Me? What's up, Fourth Sister? What do you need me to do?"

"The princess asked me to ask the second young lady to find a way to make friends with the concubine of Prince Cheng, Meng Zhi."

Su Qing was puzzled, while Madam Liu had packed a bag. "Also, the princess said, please, Miss, take good care of Madam before you get married. Don't panic no matter what you hear about the Rui Palace or the princess. The princess has her own plans. Even if something happens in the future, please ask Miss to comfort Madam. After all, it is more convenient to go in and out of the Shenjun Palace than the Rui Palace."

Su Qing really didn't understand what Meng Qi was going to do, "Did Fourth Sister say this?"

"At first, I didn't believe that the princess would say such a thing. It was just fate that made me feel so helpless and worried about my wife. I felt both distressed and relieved."

Su Qing nodded. That’s good. People always have to grow up. It’s best that Meng Qi can analyze and arrange things so calmly.

"As for the matter between the prince and the fourth sister, I mean there is no such thing as consummation of marriage. If you can persuade them, do it more. If you can't, don't let others know. Do you understand?"

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Just when Su Qing thought that Meng Qi had come to her senses and would be able to make plans, something happened in the palace that directly put Wang on the bed.

At the Queen's Birthday Banquet, Meng Qi became furious because she was dissatisfied with the disrespectful words of Princess Jing when she toasted the Crown Princess. As a result, the Queen issued an imperial decree on the spot, ordering Meng Qi to leave the palace immediately and not to enter the palace without the Queen's order.

It is said that it was the Crown Princess and other concubines who pleaded for mercy, and the Queen Mother passed the problem to Concubine Lian, the mother of Prince Rui who had always been a peaceful person.

Unexpectedly, Concubine Lian was even more indifferent. She directly asked Meng Qi to go to the Hanyuan in the palace to copy scriptures, and she had to copy for a full month before she could return home.

Su Qing didn't know what Hanyuan was at that time. She just thought that Meng Qi was clearly courting death. She was already disliked by Prince Rui, and now she was in conflict with Princess Jing. What was she doing?

Listening to what Mother Liu brought back that day, she thought that Meng Qi had finally grown up and understood the dangers of the prince's mansion and even the imperial palace.

But it's been less than a month and such a big mess has happened, and it's none of her business. What Princess Jing does to the Crown Princess has nothing to do with her, and she has to be the first to do anything.

When taking care of Wang, Su Qing realized that the Hanyuan was the worst place in the palace. The garden was overgrown with weeds and snakes were said to be lurking. What was even more terrifying was that several masters who had lived there had committed suicide by hanging. On weekdays, the palace maids and eunuchs would take a detour when passing by, and it was freezing cold in the middle of the day. Not to mention that Meng Qi was only allowed to bring a nanny and a maid, and was not allowed to leave the courtyard for a month, which was really torture enough to kill her.

Su Qing served Wang almost without taking off her clothes, and only breathed a sigh of relief when she heard that Meng Qi had returned safely from the palace.

When the lotus flowers in the garden of Huainan Marquis's mansion were in full bloom, it was time for Meng Juan to get married.