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

Mrs. Hu leaned on the chaise longue, letting the little maid gently hammer her calves with a small jade hammer.

"Haha, are you telling the truth?"

"It's true. When she got back, she was blocked in the yard by Mother Fan. Second Grandma said at first that she was tired and asked her to talk to Mother Kong if she had anything to say. But Mother Fan refused and insisted on talking to Second Grandma. Second Grandma had no choice but to welcome her in. I heard that they talked for as long as two incense sticks." Mother Hong looked gloating.

Mrs. Hu smiled slightly, "You really overestimate her. A wet nurse can control her so well."

"Who says it's not true? Although the old woman is the second young master's wet nurse, she is still a servant after all. Only she can train a servant for such a long time."

"But we can't let our guard down. Who knows if she is hiding her incompetence? Let's follow our plan and tell the eldest brother's wife. We'll do whatever we have to do."

Mother Hong nodded her head and walked out with her back hunched.

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"Second Miss, no, Second Madam, this Madam Fan is going too far. How can she say that about you? She said a lot of nonsense. I think if she continues to talk, she might talk about the entire three generations of the Zhou and Wang families." Cai'er said angrily while packing Meng Wan's boxes.

Meng Wan closed her eyes and let Mother Kong massage her sore lower back. This damn Wang Xiaoer was really troublesome. If she hadn't reminded him that there were too many things to do today and that he couldn't let outsiders see that he was so happy, he would have been troubled until dawn.

"Just let her say what she wants, and you really listen to her." Meng Wan said with a smile.

"Ah? You didn't hear me? But I saw you were looking down, were you serious?"

"I was about to fall asleep, okay? I took everything she said as a bedtime story."

After putting away a pile of clothes, Chuan'er came back and poked Cai'er on the forehead, "You, what did Second Grandma say before we came here? Have you forgotten?"

"How can that be possible? Second Madam told us to pretend that we don't know anything, that we can't do anything, and that we don't understand anything. The more they think Second Madam is innocent, the better. But I am so angry. A servant dares to say this about the master. I think everyone in the palace will know about it tomorrow."

"Why wait until tomorrow? I'm afraid it would have already reached the princess' ears by now." Chuan'er said with a smile.

"Huh? So fast?"

"What do you think?" Meng Wan turned around and motioned to Mother Kong to massage his calves as he had been standing in the palace for too long.

"So, remember what I told you. When everything is not under our control, you must keep your tail between your legs. Not to mention that 80% of the people in Qinghe Garden are from the princess's side, so you must be careful in what you say and do." Meng Wan said softly.

Cai Er nodded, "So, you asked the mountain spirit to guard outside?"

"Yes, remember, no matter what you say or do, there must be someone watching. It's better to be careful. No one is allowed to enter or leave the upper room at will, especially when the Second Master and I are in the room, no one except you guys can enter."

"Will it always be like this? How long will it last? We can't even speak loudly." Cai'er closed a box that had been packed.

"There will always be a time to come out, just not now. Is Dongmei back?"

"I'll go and take a look." Chuan'er responded and walked out the door.

Meng Wan looked at Cai'er packing another box and thought to herself, I don't know how much Mrs. Hu will believe my performance today. But looking at Zhou Yingrong's attitude and Mrs. Fan's performance, the two of them should believe it.

As for Zhou Yingrong, she believed that Zhou Yu would explain, but as for Mother Fan, she didn't want to explain. Now the only way was to let Mother Fan continue to misunderstand her so that Mrs. Hu would believe more that she was incompetent and posed no threat to her.

But there is one thing that must be considered, that is, Mother Fan has a lot of power in this courtyard. If she continues to be dissatisfied with me and has ideas, some things will be difficult to do. And looking at the behavior of this person just now, I am afraid he is not a smart person.

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In the back room, Caiyun and Caixia, who were packing clothes, also heard about what happened to Meng Wan today.

When the eldest maid named Chuntao in the Second Young Master's yard brought the two of them in, she kept asking about the Second Madam's temperament and habits.

Caixia was a quick-talker. Just as she was about to say something, she was stopped by Caiyun. "To be honest with Sister Chuntao, we were not close servants. We only came to Second Madam's side when she was choosing her dowry. But we only did some work like washing, tidying up, and sweeping. So, we really don't know what Second Madam's personality is like."

Chuntao obviously didn't believe Caiyun's words, but she just smiled and didn't ask any more questions.

"You said, Second Miss, I mean, did Second Mistress really call the princess 'mother'?" Caixia asked softly.

"It's all over the yard, didn't you hear it?"

"Isn't it normal to call her mother? The princess is the second young master's mother, so why can't we call her second grandmother?"

Caiyun glanced at Caixia and said, "Have you forgotten what Mama Kong said to us?"

"No way, I memorized them one by one."

"Then keep on carrying it. We are third-class and have never served the Second Madam, so there is no question of whether we have any feelings for her. Now we are in the palace. Look at the maids and servants in this courtyard. I'm afraid we can't even touch the door of the main room. You have to watch your mouth and legs. No matter what, we are from the Huainan Marquis's Mansion. What others say about the Second Madam is their business. We must not let them take our words for granted."

"I know this. Don't worry. Although I like to talk, I keep my mouth shut at critical moments." Caixia shook her head.

Caiyun looked at the sky outside and saw that it was getting dark. She thought about what Chuntao had said today. Should she tell Mother Kong or Chuan'er?

Meng Wan had a good sleep. Chuan'er looked at the time and woke Meng Wan up. Meng Wan reluctantly let them change her clothes and comb her hair.

Mother Fan had been sitting in the back seat of Qinghe Garden waiting for Zhou Yu. When she heard the news, Zhou Yu had already gone out angrily. When she asked where he had gone, she only said that he had ridden a horse to Liushu Hutong.

Mother Fan's heart skipped a beat. Liushu Hutong was located at the junction of the east and west parts of the city and was a well-known fireworks spot.

What kind of thing is this? On the first day of marriage, her husband was so angry that he went to such a place. This second wife is really... I had originally held out hope for her, but now it seems that, especially after I had just talked so earnestly for such a long time, this second wife didn't respond to a word. At the last moment, she raised her head and asked if she was done. If there was nothing else, she would sleep for a while.

Mother Fan was so angry that she felt like smoke was coming out of her head. She sat here for the whole afternoon waiting for Zhou Yu to come back.

As soon as Zhou Yu entered the courtyard, Mother Fan came out to greet him. Seeing the handsome Second Master, who was obviously absent-minded, her nose felt sore and tears flowed.

"Second Master, what kind of fate is this for you? I thought this would be better than that, but to my surprise, this is..."

Zhou Yu was stunned at first, then he understood what Madam Fan meant, and frowned and said, "Don't worry, she is young and has not experienced these things. You have to teach her more, especially the interpersonal relationships in the mansion. Also, she is the second wife, you have to give her dignity in front of others. Even if she does something wrong, you have to tell her privately that if she loses face in the mansion, it means I lose face. You understand this principle."

Mother Fan was stopped from criticizing Meng Wan by Zhou Yu's words.

Zhou Yu looked at the stunned Mother Fan and sighed inwardly. Sure enough, he was right. Although the matter today was discussed by the two of them, he just patted his sleeves and left like that, leaving a mess to her. He didn't know if she could handle it.

Zhou Yu reached out and patted Mother Fan on the shoulder. "Let's do this for now. After you return home in three days, let Second Grandma arrange things in the yard. You must fully cooperate. Cooperating with Second Grandma is cooperating with me, understand?"

Mother Fan sighed softly. What else could she do? The Second Master was in a dilemma. He had already married her. Could he go back?

Second Master is right. Second Madam is new here and doesn’t understand some things. I am just being anxious. Let’s wait and see.