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

"Second Master, you're back. Do you want to take a shower first?" Chun Tao watched Zhou Yu stride up the stairs and hurriedly went to greet him.

Zhou Yu waved his hand, lifted the curtain of the main room and walked in.

Chuntao pursed her lips and thought, forget it, no matter what the Second Mistress is like, she is a newlywed after all, so she should wait for a while before getting closer to her.

Watching Zhou Yu enter the house, Chuan'er walked to the door and took a look, then shook his head at Meng Wan.

"Are you willing to come back? Where have you been?" Meng Wan asked with a smile.

"Where else can I go? I've been helping the big black guy swing a hammer all afternoon."

Meng Wan burst out laughing, "How about Willow Alley?"

"I have my brother-in-law. I don't need to worry about him. Did Mother Fan give you a loss of face?"

"You knew already?"

"She was blocking me at the door just now. As soon as I saw her expression, I knew she couldn't help herself. Mother Fan is good in every way, but when it comes to my affairs, she loses her temper. I have talked to her many times, but she just can't change. She is so stubborn." Zhou Yu explained to Meng Wan in a low voice.

"I'm not angry with her. She's doing this for your own good. Besides, we've said that the more she acts like this, the more she protects me. But you must remind her not to go too far. Even if she doesn't trust me, she has to tell you. Don't ruin our plans."

Zhou Yu hugged Meng Wan and pressed her head into his arms. "I feel so incompetent for letting you suffer this injustice as soon as you came in. Even when I went back to the house to talk to you, I had to check if there was anyone else there. This is in my own home, my own yard, and my own room."

Meng Wan hugged Zhou Yu and listened to the helplessness in Zhou Yu's words. "What's the big deal? It's all temporary. You also said that besides Mother Fan, you don't know who else was arranged to come into the courtyard. It won't go wrong to be careful. From now on, whenever you come back, just ask my maid to serve you."

"Okay, you can make the arrangements. As for the matters in the courtyard, I have told Mother Fan. You can make the arrangements yourself after I return home tomorrow."

"Well, we have to find out those spies slowly."

"Yes, drive them all out."

"No need for now. Just follow his orders as long as you know who he is. Sometimes, some news, whether true or false, has to be passed on by someone."

Zhou Yu straightened Meng Wan's body and kissed her forehead after hearing what she said. "Let's go have dinner first. I'll tell you about the girls in the yard tonight. Of course, I can't tell you the details. You can get a general idea first and then ask Mother Fan or Lvliu."

"Green Willow?"

"Yes, Lvliu is the cousin of the maid my sister married off with. I dare not say that she can be completely trusted, but she is much better than others. You can observe or test her more. If there is no problem, it will be helpful for you to quickly open up the situation in the palace.

"Then there are Mingfu and Mingxi in my outer courtyard, as well as Xuefu, who is Yanfu's sister. I will tell you about Yanfu slowly in the future, but she is not in the mansion now. You can trust them all."

Zhou Yu said a few more names in detail until he heard Dongmei's voice outside and knew it was time to go to Grand Hyatt Residences for dinner.

The dinner was very quiet. To Meng Wan's surprise, neither Hu, Xie Fen, nor Zhou Yingning said much.

The noble families follow the principle of not talking while eating. Meng Wan felt indigestion after the meal, so he made sure to ask Cai'er to cook him a bowl of noodles when he got home.

There were no outsiders at the dinner, only the prince's family members. In addition to the masters, there were also the prince's two concubines and a concubine.

The one who has gained a little weight and looks wealthy is the concubine Li, Zhou Ming's mother, and Xie Fen's mother-in-law.

I feel pity for her, she is so delicate and charming. It seems that the one who is not feeling well is Concubine Li, the mother of the second daughter Zhou Yinghan.

Concubine Yu was young and very beautiful, with a pair of big, expressive eyes that always looked at Zhou Yiheng all night long. She was a very charming woman and gave birth to the fourth son, Zhou Qin.

Of course, there are a few concubines who are not qualified to sit here and eat.

Meng Wan looked at Zhou Yiheng's mess of wives, concubines, and children. Wow, this guy really treats everyone equally. It is guaranteed that everyone can have a child.

Mrs. Hu looked at Zhou Yu, who had an awkward expression on his face, and glanced at her husband Meng Wan every time she picked up her chopsticks. She felt that she was extremely satisfied with the meal.

Originally, Zhou Yiheng wanted to call his sons to the west room to give them a few words of advice after dinner, but Mrs. Hu said that Zhou Yu had been getting married in the past two days, and both the newlyweds and everyone else were exhausted. Moreover, the newlyweds had to return home tomorrow, so it would not be too late to say anything after they came back.

Mrs. Hu also praised Xie Fen, saying that she was so busy helping her that she didn't even have time to take care of Brother Hong, and that she was a truly caring daughter-in-law.

Zhou Yiheng nodded, stroked his beard and seemed to unintentionally ask Meng Wan to learn more from Xie Fen, and help Hu manage the household in the future and be a loving sister-in-law and aunt.

Meng Wan quickly stood up, spoke softly, and stammered to express his loyalty, which made Zhou Yiheng frown tightly and Hu's mouth curled up high.

Zhou Zheng just looked at Meng Wan's uneasy expression with a frown on his face.

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"Tell me, how are the two of them after the second young master went back?" Hu stretched out her hand and let the maid apply the ointment.

A maid in a purple jacket and matching trousers stood below, with her hands on her belly, and said very respectfully, "Second Master was stopped by Madam Fan just after he entered the courtyard. I didn't dare to go forward, but I saw that Madam Fan was complaining. Second Master's face was not good, but he didn't say anything, and he even reached out and patted Madam Fan's shoulder.

"After the Second Master entered the upper room, a maid named Shanling who was beside the Second Mistress stood guard at the door. Wanxia wanted to follow him in to serve but was stopped by Madam Kong. Therefore, Wanxia and I did not hear what they said in the room.

"It's just that it seems like there was an argument, but it wasn't inspiring. It died down after just a few words."

Mrs. Hu nodded, "They are not all stupid. They know to keep their own people around. It seems that it will not be easy for you to serve me closely in the future."

"Yes, I think so too. Even if Second Madam doesn't understand these things, she knows the principle of using her own people. Therefore, I dare not do too much, for fear that if I get too close, they will become suspicious."

"That's right. She just came in and she can't do anything. You just need to watch what's going on in the yard and wait for the right time to win her trust. You can provide her with some information when necessary. It doesn't matter if you suffer a little loss here. If it doesn't work, you can see who among them can be used and arrange whoever is convenient. If it doesn't work, it's also a good idea to attract the favor of the older girls around her. How about the two third-class ones?"

"I heard from Chuntao that one of them is tight-lipped and the other one seems to like to joke around. If I put in some effort, I should be able to find out something."

"Well, that's good. Tell Chuntao that now that the Second Madam has come into the family, she will have her chance in the future. I will not break my promise to her. Others in the courtyard should not worry. It should remain the same as before. If we can instigate Madam Fan to go against the Second Madam, that would be the best."

Mrs. Hu blew on her white and tender hands and said, "Also, no one is allowed to trip her up. Just do whatever is arranged here."

The purple-clothed maid leaned forward and responded. When she saw that Mrs. Hu had no other instructions, she left the room.

In Qinghe Garden, the girl in purple had just returned to her room when Wanxia pushed the door open and said, "Where have you been, sister? Second Madam was just looking for you."

"Second Madam is looking for me? Do you know what's the matter?"

"I don't know. Seeing that you were not here, Sister Chuntao went there."

The girl in purple walked out of the room and saw that the light in the upper room had been blown out. She thought for a moment and then came back and sat down.