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

Sitting on the bed, Meng Wan could hear the noise coming from inside the room, all of which were women's laughter. Through the gap in the veil, Meng Wan saw the hem of Zhou Yu's bright red wedding gown and a pair of blue official boots.

She recognized the voice of the person who was in charge of the female members of the family. It was Xie Fen, the eldest lady of the palace.

Xie Fen's father was Xie Qingzhong, the Junior Secretary of the Zhanshi Palace. He had two sons and two daughters, and Xie Fen was the eldest daughter. Before Xie Fen married into the Zhou family, Xie Qingzhong was only a Zuo Zhongyun.

The reason why his daughter was able to marry into the Zhou family was that Xie Qingzhong had done Zhou Yiheng a big favor. Zhou Yiheng took his eldest son to the Xie family to express his gratitude and ran into Xie Fen. Zhou Ming was obsessed with Xie Fen, so Zhou Yiheng sent someone to propose marriage. The two families hit it off and the marriage went very smoothly.

But Zhou Yu and Meng Wan frowned when they talked about this. Logically, the Zhanshi Mansion was the department that assisted the crown prince. After Xie Qingzhong's daughter married into the Zhou family, she was promoted to the position of Junior Zhanshi under the operation of Zhou Yiheng.

Zhou Yiheng let his eldest son marry someone who was a subordinate of the crown prince, and it was obvious that Zhou Zheng was close to the Hong family, and being close to the Hong family meant being close to King Jing. However, Zhou Yiheng did not express his opinion on the behavior of his two sons, which really made Zhou Yu confused.

Now, Meng Wan listened to Xie Fen's sweet words and teasing the women from various families. Even without lifting her veil, she could feel her warm smile and her welcoming hospitality.

Meng Wan still admired this concubine's eldest daughter-in-law very much. In addition to the Zhou family's close relatives, the women who could sit in the bridal chamber today were generally well-known noble women in Beijing. According to the status of the Prince Shen's Mansion in Beijing and the position in the emperor's mind, it was not too much for those princes to come to show their support.

Meng Wan was just daydreaming when he heard Xiniang smile and say that the auspicious time had arrived.

Everyone fell silent. Meng Wan felt like his breathing was about to stop. After a while, a jade ruyi was extended under the veil. The bridesmaid said, "I wish you all the best," and the veil on her head was slowly lifted.

Meng Wan looked up at Zhou Yu, who was looking at her with a smile on his face.

Today, Meng Wan did not look like she usually did without makeup. Her eyebrows were slightly dark, her lips were slightly red, and her cheeks were lightly rouge-covered. Her fair and rosy complexion had a layer of charming rosy red, and there were golden flower ornaments at the corners of her eyes.

As Meng Wan looked up at him, the flower ornaments refracted colorful light.

While Zhou Yu was looking at Meng Wan infatuatedly, Meng Wan was also looking Zhou Yu up and down.

He was wearing a red brocade robe embroidered with golden cloud patterns, and his hair was tied on top of his head with a golden crown. He had clear features, thick eyebrows, a straight nose, rosy lips, and his eyes were deep and bright as he looked at me.

A man who usually seemed unruly to outsiders was now tightly holding the jade ruyi in his hand. Meng Wan could even feel his tense body trembling and could not help but smile slightly.

This smile made Zhou Yu's nervousness disappear, and he also grinned. Zhou Yingrong, who was sitting opposite and looking at her brother, breathed a sigh of relief.

She had seen Meng Wan before, but this was the first time she had seen her dressed up like this. When Zhou Yu proposed to let Meng Wan marry in place of Meng Qi, she thought it was a temporary solution that Zhou Yu had come up with, but now it seemed that her brother clearly had taken a fancy to this second young lady.

Thinking about what Zhou Yu said to her a few days ago, she was full of hope for Meng Wan and hoped not to let her brother down.

In fact, Zhou Yingrong did not have high requirements for Meng Wan. She did not expect her to be able to really help Zhou Yu in any way. As long as she did not hinder Zhou Yu and was considerate and tactful, she would give Zhou Yu someone he could rely on when he was tired.

The bridesmaid then sang, "Sit in the tent and sit in blessing."

Zhou Yu sat down next to Meng Wan and felt something hard under him, knowing it was an axe. Quanfu came forward and took Zhou Yu's left collar and pressed it on Meng Wan's right collar. Then, listening to the bride's auspicious words, Zhou Yu looked down at the collars of the two people, thought for a while, and pressed Meng Wan's collar on top of his own.

Meng Wan listened to the bride's festive words and felt Zhou Yu's actions. He looked down and couldn't help but be moved. This is an ancient custom. A man's clothes are pressed on top of a woman, just like a man pressing a woman. Now Zhou Yu pressed her on top of him. Such thoughts and actions are really precious for an ancient man.

Meng Wan looked up at Zhou Yu, and when their eyes met, they both saw deep affection and love in each other's eyes. Zhou Yu's heart was filled with joy. If he could, he wanted to laugh loudly, run wildly, and show his happiness to the whole capital.

As the matchmaker said "May you have a pair of children", everyone stood up, took the wedding fruits handed over by the maid, and scattered them into the bride's arms, on the wedding bed, and even in every corner of the bridal chamber.

Meng Wan subconsciously used her hands to take the dates, chestnuts, peanuts and other things. While listening to everyone saying festive words such as "May you have a baby soon", "May flowers bloom in pairs", and "May everything go well", she quickly stuffed a red date in her hand into Zhou Yu's mouth when no one was paying attention.

Then they ate "descendants' dumplings", and after Meng Wan said "life", they drank "wedding wine".

After the bridesmaid cuts a strand of hair from each of the couple and ties them together, the viewing part of the wedding is over.

Zhou Yu stood up and wanted to say something to Meng Wan, but looking at the room full of women, he blushed and said nothing, but his eyes lingered on Meng Wan's face for a long time as if they could speak before he strode away.

At one point, all the women in the room were asked to leave, leaving only a few grandmothers and young ladies from the family, who were being taken care of by Zhou Yingning and Zhou Yinghan.

"Oh, Second Madam is so beautiful. Let me tell you, does your palace put beauty first when looking for a daughter-in-law?" said a woman with a slightly hoarse voice.

Zhou Yingning said disdainfully, "My eldest sister-in-law is not just beautiful, I just don't know how my second sister-in-law is doing."

After saying this, he looked up at Meng Wan provocatively.

Meng Wan thought to herself, what a foolish girl! She put trouble on your second sister-in-law on the first day in front of outsiders. It seems that this third young lady is also a stupid person. She looks similar to Meng Qi in the past, both of them have been spoiled.

Meng Wan was thinking about this in his mind, but his face showed just the right amount of uneasiness. He opened his mouth but didn't know what to say, then lowered his head a little uneasily.

Zhou Yingning looked at Meng Wan's hands clasped on the wedding dress, and she was nervously picking at the phoenix's tail on the wedding dress. The small movement showed her nervousness and helplessness. She couldn't help but smile. Even so, her mother actually took the trouble to study several ways to deal with her.

I'll tell my mother about it later. There's no need to do that. She's so petty. She's been a maid all her life and finally got married into the palace as a lady. She can't do anything.

Only after everyone had left did Meng Wan breathe a sigh of relief and looked up to see two pretty girls standing there.

"Go call Chuan'er and Dongmei who are beside me. We don't need you to serve me here."

Chuntao and Lvliu looked at each other and said yes softly. This is common sense. When a new grandmother comes in, she will naturally use her own maids' habits.

Luliu was fine, and went straight to the west wing where Chuan'er lived. Chuntao followed behind, thinking about how stunning she was when her veil was lifted. She really didn't expect that the new grandmother was so beautiful, the kind of healthy, bright, and full of vitality.

The Second Young Master looked at her with such concentration and obsession that Chun Tao felt a little discouraged. She had been with the Second Young Master for almost two years, and she had never even tried to get him to look at her, let alone achieve that goal. Now that the Second Young Master had married such a beautiful Second Wife, how could she still have a chance?

The only thing that comforted her was that the new grandmother did not seem to be a smart one. She did not even talk back when the Third Miss bullied her just now.