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

Meng Qi suddenly reached out and hugged Su Qing, whispering in her ear, "Not only this matter, but also mother, thank you for being her daughter, my second sister, and staying with her. I know that since I got married, mother would be so sad if you were not there. I feel more at ease with you guiding her and comforting her."

After these few words, Su Qing seemed as if she didn't know Meng Qi anymore.

Meng Qi let go of her hand and looked Su Qing in the eye. "It was Zhou Yu who did it, right?"

Su Qing nodded, "It was my idea. What do you think? Are you happy?"

"Happy, very happy. I was thinking about Hongzhe and Mengjuan, and I was going to find an opportunity, but I didn't expect you to help me think of it. But this is nothing, the 'good days' for these two are still to come."

"It's not like I'm helping you. After all, what Hongzhe did back then really made Mr. Zhou Er lose face in Beijing."

Meng Qi nodded, and pulled Su Qing to sit on the bed. "I can't tell you the reason why I asked Aunt Liu to bring you the words last time. I just went to the palace, and many things have not been sorted out yet. It always takes time. Fortunately, everything is developing as I expected.

"As I said, before I'm sure, I have very few chances to come back. So, I'll have to worry about mother. I think Mr. Zhou Er can cooperate with you to punish Meng Juan. Of course, he wants to deal with Hong Zhe, but he also values ​​you. It seems that you are more suitable for him."

Su Qing was about to speak when Meng Qi stopped her. "Second sister, I never thought that you would be my second sister. I always knew that my mother gave birth to me to express her remembrance and grief for her. So, when you appeared, I may have done something extreme to you and said bad things to you. I have never truly apologized to you, nor have I sincerely said thank you to you."

After Meng Qi finished speaking, he pushed Su Qing onto the bed, stood up, and bowed to Su Qing in a proper manner.

Su Qing suddenly felt sorry for this little girl. It had only been four months, and life in the palace had turned an innocent little girl into a concubine in the inner chamber. Was this a happy or sad thing?

"What are you doing? We are sisters, we should help each other."

Meng Qi sat back and smiled, "Yes, we are sisters. There is still a long time to go, and everything will be different. Second sister, you must remember what I asked Mother Liu to tell you that day. No matter what you hear about me, don't be surprised, especially to comfort mother. I know very well what I am going to do.

"Also, you don't have to be afraid when you arrive at the Prince Shen's Mansion. Although the Hu family has been in the palace for many years and is not easy to deal with, with your intelligence and the support of Mr. Zhou Er, I believe you will be able to handle it. I will also gain a foothold in the palace as soon as possible. By then, we sisters will be united, not to mention the position of the Crown Prince, maybe we will have greater luck in the future."

Su Qing believed this, especially for what would happen after arriving at the Zhou family, she had made sufficient preparations.

When Meng Qi came back this time, Su Qing was surprised and surprised by her attitude towards the other members of the Meng family, especially towards Song and Jiang. She no longer acted like a spoiled child in front of Song, but was polite and distant, presenting a gift that was neither good nor bad, and speaking politely in official language, which made Song's hand, which she wanted to hug Meng Qi, freeze there awkwardly.

He could be described as being very rude to Jiang, from entering the room to paying his respects, and then to the start of the birthday banquet. Not only did he not say a word the entire time, he didn't even glance at Jiang.

Although Wang did not invite outsiders to her birthday party this time, there were also people from the same family who attended, which made Jiang's face turn purple but she could not get angry.

Su Qing carefully recalled the past between Meng Qi and Jiang. Although Jiang had always been estranged from her sisters, it had not reached this level. Meng Qi slapped Jiang in the face like this, and it seemed that there was a side to her that she did not know about.

But Su Qing felt relieved. Jiang was the eldest daughter-in-law of the first wife, but she was in a relationship with the second wife, and she and Liu were squeezing Wang together, even to the extent of not letting her two children come to pay respects to Wang with various excuses. Meng Qi was still confident. If it were me, I would never do such a bold and obvious thing.

As for the other people in the palace, they didn't see whether Meng Qi's attitude towards them was good or bad. They just greeted each other casually without having a deep conversation. Meng Xiu wanted to say more to Meng Qi several times, but she hesitated.

It was not until it was dark outside and the female official of the palace stood outside and said respectfully that it was time to leave that Meng Qi reluctantly took Wang's hand and, under the escort of everyone in the Meng family, walked out of the gate of the Huainan Marquis' Mansion and got on the carriage of the Rui Prince's Mansion.

Su Qing looked at the carriage going away, thinking about the two things Meng Qi asked her to do, both of which were very difficult. One was to find a way to persuade Wang to let Meng Wei join the army, not to the northwest but to let him go to Miaodi. The second was to help her find a girl, whose name she didn't know, who should be working as a lowly servant in some mansion or still in the hands of a human trafficker, and who had a mole the size of a small fingernail on her forehead.

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Su Qing and Zhou Yu's marriage entered the stage of Nazheng, which is the modern engagement. The wife of Pingxi Marquis and the eldest sister-in-law of Hu's family, as the full-married women of the Shenjun Prince's Mansion, brought the betrothal letter and betrothal gifts to the Meng family.

The betrothal gift was quite standard. It didn't have the rewards from the Queen Mother and Princess Jing in Meng Juan's betrothal gift. It also didn't have the dazzling gifts from Meng Qi's betrothal gift that only the royal family could have. But it was acceptable. Mrs. Hu wouldn't show off with this. With so many people watching, she would think twice even if she wanted to do something.

What Su Qing didn't know was that because of this betrothal gift, Zhou Yu almost got whipped by Zhou Yiheng again. The reason was simple: Hu took the dowry list left by Wang and described the destination of each item one by one while wiping her tears.

"It's really my fault. I just felt that I couldn't let Yan Yun down. I gave him whatever he wanted without even checking how much he spent or how much was left."

Zhou Yu celebrated his 20th birthday this year and took the name Yanyun.

Zhou Yiheng looked at the dowry list of Wang that Hu handed over, and asked with shaking hands, "Did he spend all of it?"

Mrs. Hu looked at Zhou Yu with an embarrassed look on her face, nodded, and said hastily, "Not all of them, Sister Rong also took some away at the beginning."

"I also know what Sister Rong brought. Even if she brought anything, it would only be some jewelry and toys. Could she take away the money from the farm and the money from the farm?"

Zhou Yiheng threw the list at Zhou Yu angrily, "Look at what you have done. Not only did your mother leave you the money, but the government also gave you a monthly allowance, and your mother also subsidized you. How could you spend so much?"

Zhou Yu picked up the list and looked at the various items on it. Almost all of them were crossed out, with the year and month of use written in detail at the back.

Zhou Yu snorted coldly, "I stole the Ru kiln azure narcissus vase and sold it in the 15th year of Jing'an. In the 15th year of Jing'an..." Zhou Yu pretended to recall, "I was 8 years old, not bad at all. At the age of 8, I could take out two narcissus vases as tall as a person. Let me think, who did I sell it to? What did I use to pull it out?"

When Mrs. Hu heard him say this, her face froze and she turned to look at Zhou Yiheng. Zhou Yiheng was obviously stunned. Mrs. Hu said quickly, "You may have forgotten that you almost disfigured the face of the right prime minister's youngest son that year, and they specifically asked for this pair of narcissus vases as an apology."

Zhou Yu nodded, "I didn't know that the Right Prime Minister's family knew that my mother had such a pair of dowry."

"Stop being so sarcastic. You may have forgotten how many times you've gotten into trouble. Your mother always came to your house to apologize to you. Are these material possessions more important than your mother's reputation?"

Zhou Yu didn't respond, and continued to look at the list. "I still remember this 'Six Gods Picture'. It was given to my mother by my grandfather before he passed away. I remember seeing it in Hu Yukun's study, but I don't know if it was that one."

Hu Yukun is Hu's eldest nephew and the most promising next generation of Viscount Lecheng's family.

Mrs. Hu held the handkerchief in her hand, "I have explained this matter to the prince. When Yan Yun first visited a brothel, he fought with the son of the governor of Guangxi who came to Beijing to report on his work over a prostitute. At that time, the prince was running around for the brother of the wife of the Marquis of Huainan, and I didn't want to make things worse, but the family refused to give in, and finally asked a middleman to find out that the governor liked antiques, calligraphy and paintings."

When Mrs. Hu said this, she looked at Zhou Yiheng's face and continued, "I did take out all the treasures in my home, but no one liked it. Then I remembered that my sister had such a masterpiece left by a great man in the past dynasty. I didn't expect that it would catch the eye of that person, so I suppressed this matter."

Mrs. Hu wiped her tears as she spoke. "My nephew didn't know about this, and didn't know that he had a bad temper with the son of the governor. The son actually gave the painting to Brother Kun before he left. I only knew the whole story when I saw it hanging in the study. If Yan Yun feels uncomfortable, why don't I go back to my parents' home tomorrow to see if the painting is still there? If it is, I will get it back for you even if I have to save my face, okay?"