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

When Zhou Yu and Meng Wan returned to the Prince Shen's Mansion with a group of servants, it was getting dark, and the carriage went directly to the second gate of Qinghe Garden. The two changed their clothes and prepared to go to Junyueju.

Meng Wan looked at the sedan chair parked in the yard, and his heart was filled with joy. This Qinghe Garden was indeed a beautiful place, but it was too far from Junyueju. Meng Wan estimated that it would take at least ten minutes to walk there. If I had to get up so early every day to pay my respects, and walk such a long way, my god, was this going to tire the silly kid to death?

Sitting in the sedan chair, Meng Wan was filled with pink bubbles. How nice it would be if she could have this treatment every day.

But she also knew that was unlikely. She was newly married and was just following Zhou Yu for some light. Never mind. She would rather be comfortable for as long as she could.

The women who carried the sedan chair were all big and strong, and seemed to be used to doing the work. They walked with great vigor, and soon arrived outside the hanging flower gate of Junyueju.

Meng Wan took Zhou Yu's hand and got off the sedan chair. Although Zhou Yu really wanted to hold Meng Wan's hand and walk slowly inside, he still restrained himself, turned around and strode into the hanging flower gate.

Everyone in the room fell silent when they saw Zhou Yu and Meng Wan come in. Zhou Yu looked at himself and his wife like outsiders who had disturbed the family gathering, smiled slightly, bowed slightly, greeted "Your Highness" and "Your Highness", and ignored everyone else.

Meng Wan followed suit and bowed briefly before standing behind Zhou Yu. Hu looked up at the two men and smiled kindly, "Just now your father was still muttering about how it was going to get dark, why hadn't he come back yet?"

Mrs. Hu turned to Zhou Yiheng and said, "Look, I told you not to worry. I said that my in-laws are not the kind of people who don't know the rules. They must have been delayed on the way. It's not too late now."

Meng Wan watched as Hu's beautiful lips moved up and down and she was able to involve Zhou Yu and the Huainan Marquisate. What a clever tongue she had.

Zhou Yiheng glanced at Zhou Yu, said nothing, turned around and walked towards the main hall.

Zhou Ming walked over and wanted to pat Zhou Yu on the shoulder, but seeing that Zhou Yu looked like he owed him money, he gave up and just smiled and said, "How is it? I thought you would come back drunk. When I accompanied your sister-in-law to her parents' home, I was drunk and fell asleep as soon as I came back. At first, your sister-in-law said that the Xie family was very hospitable, but I didn't believe it."

Meng Wan looked at the eldest son of the Prince of Shen's mansion. He was not as tall as Zhou Yu, had a slightly darker skin, and his face showed the traces of years of hard work. This eldest son was in charge of the shop and farm of the Prince's mansion. From this point of view, Li's ability should not be underestimated.

Zhou Ming's eyes are more like Li's, with the tails slightly upturned. Such eyebrows and eyes are charming on a woman, but too feminine on a man. He looks a bit like Hong Zhe.

Meng Wan listened to Zhou Ming's words. What did he mean? Just because Zhou Yu wasn't drunk, did that mean the Huainan Marquis' Mansion was not welcoming?

What kind of talk is this? Why do people in the whole mansion feel comfortable only when they speak in a sarcastic way? I thought the female members were like this, but this young master has also come to join in the fun.

Meng Wan thought about it, then stepped forward uneasily to explain, "Brother, you misunderstood. My grandfather always taught us that we should stop drinking when we have enough. Nothing is more important than our health."

Zhou Ming didn't expect Meng Wan to speak. Before he could think of how to respond, Zhou Zheng came up with a smile.

Although Zhou Zheng is a few months younger than Zhou Yu, he is one year younger. He is wearing a pine green robe today. He has a very distinctive appearance and a friendly look between his eyebrows, just like a college student who has just enrolled. "Brother, what are you talking about? Father and mother are gone. Let's go quickly. If you have anything to say, we can have a good chat after dinner."

Just as Zhou Zheng finished speaking, the fourth young master Zhou Qin, who was about to cross the threshold in front, turned around and said, "Third brother, hurry up, you still have to tell me the follow-up. Really, the whole family is waiting for dinner, and you don't even know to come back early." The voice was small but very clear.

Because the Yu and Hu families are related, Zhou Qin and Zhou Zheng are usually close and don't care about their second brother at all.

"Qin'er, how do you talk to your second brother? Be careful or your father will scold you again." Zhou Zheng acted like a considerate brother and patted Zhou Qin's head gently.

"Father will never criticize me for my second brother. Compared to my second brother, I am very obedient and motivated."

Listening to Zhou Qin, who was only twelve years old, saying this, Meng Wan deeply realized the effect of teaching by example. Zhou Yiheng really didn't take Zhou Yu seriously, allowing his younger brother to bully his older brother like this.

Zhou Yu was already very used to these things. He was originally an outlier in this family, and after hearing some words for a long time, he became numb. Just like this, Zhou Yu didn't even look at Zhou Qin, but turned around and motioned Meng Wan to follow him.

The brothers entered the central hall. Zhou Yiheng and Hu had already sat down, with Li and Li standing beside them. Yu asked the maids to serve the dishes. Zhou Yingning leaned over to Zhou Yiheng's ear and said something, which made Zhou Yiheng smile rarely.

Zhou Yinghan still had her usual timid expression, while Xie Fen held her son and talked to the child in a low voice.

Seeing his sons coming in, Zhou Yiheng ended his conversation with his youngest daughter and said with a serious face, "Let's eat."

Then everyone sat down according to their seating arrangement. Although Li and Yu were concubines, they were not the kind of people who were included in the imperial family's jade plates.

The Great Xia Dynasty was different from the historical materials Meng Wan had read. This kind of prince who was not a royal family surname had the word "Jun" in his title, so although he was also called a prince, he did not follow the rules and requirements of a prince. For example, there were no eunuchs or palace maids in the palace, nor were there any rules in a proper prince's palace.

Meng Zhi, who was also a concubine, was officially listed in the Jade Plate and her status was higher than theirs.

The maid next to Xie Fen took Hong Ge over, and Xie Fen was about to serve the dishes to the prince and Mrs. Hu. Zhou Yiheng glanced at Meng Wan, who was sitting obediently next to Zhou Yu, and frowned almost inaudibly, saying, "The eldest daughter-in-law should also sit down and eat."

When Xie Fen heard the prince say this, she was flattered and hurriedly walked over to sit next to Zhou Ming. Li looked at her son and daughter-in-law, then at Zhou Yu and his wife, and a smug smile appeared on her face.

Zhou Yiheng felt greatly comforted as he looked at the table filled with his wives, concubines, and children. He picked up his chopsticks and took the first bite. Then the rest of the people began to eat under the service of the maids.

Meng Wan really couldn't figure out the family's dining habits. Did they eat together every day, or on the 2nd, 4th, and 6th days, or just one day a week? He probably wouldn't get the correct information even if he sent someone to ask. Dongmei had inquired about the greetings this morning, and he also asked Mother Fan, but she was still wrong.

After the meal, the whole family moved to the banquet room to drink tea. Xie Fen took the teacup from Li.

Meng Wan looked at Xie Fen busying herself and knew that she had to help no matter how reluctant she was. After Xie Fen served tea to Zhou Yiheng, Meng Wan picked up the remaining cup on Li's tray and gently placed it on Hu's small tea table.

At this time, Xie Fen had already served tea to Zhou Yiheng. Turning back, she saw Meng Wan delivering the tea to Hu, and sat back in her seat as a matter of course.

After serving tea to Mrs. Hu, Meng Wan returned to sit next to Zhou Yu, looking at Xie Fen and Zhou Yingning who were looking at her with wide eyes with a harmless look on her face.

"Dad, Mom, look, my second sister-in-law, she..." Zhou Yingning raised her hand and pointed at Meng Wan, then said to the prince and princess.

Meng Wan thought to herself, you are quite good at showing off. Didn't you say that I was born a maid? Then I will be a maid without tact. You all let me serve you like old masters. Then you just wait and see. Anyway, I can't do anything. Thinking of this, she looked at Zhou Yiheng and Hu with a puzzled look on her face.

Zhou Yiheng looked at his second daughter-in-law who looked innocent and said in a low voice, "Forget it. Your second sister-in-law just came in. It's okay for her not to understand the rules of the family."

"Starting tomorrow, the second daughter-in-law still has to be taught some rules. If you are busy, let the eldest daughter-in-law take care of her first. I see that Ming'er's daughter-in-law has learned the rules very well." These words were directed to Mrs. Hu.

After listening to this, Mrs. Hu smiled and nodded to the prince, "Don't be anxious, Prince. Firstly, Yu's wife has just married into the family. Secondly, she is still young. Thirdly, the rules in the Huainan Marquis's mansion must be different from ours. With a few more instructions, she will know that everyone must be served tea next time." After saying this, she covered her mouth with her hands and looked at Meng Wan lovingly.

Meng Wan pretended to be taught a lesson. "When I got married, my mother hired an old maid from the palace to teach me the rules. I heard that she had served the late Empress Dowager. But I can only say that I have a bad memory. I learned a lot of rules here and then forgot them there. But I just can't remember them. The maid taught me that when I go to my husband's house, I have to pour tea for everyone when we have a meal. But the maid also taught me that women cannot point at others with their fingers, and that as a junior, I have to be polite to my elders or my brothers and sisters-in-law, and be courteous and humble."