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

"You said today that you want me to take care of our own yard first. In that case, can I just come back directly after greeting you every day?"

Zhou Yu put down the bowl and said, "You don't have to go every day. I won't go out for a few days. I will help you sort out the things in the yard."

"Ah? That won't work. They should know by now."

"Don't worry, I will cause trouble for you, but it's better than me being outside. As long as I'm in the yard, those people won't dare to move. I'll go back to my business after you have a plan. As for Hu's place, I'll lose my temper tomorrow, so you don't have to go there every day."

When Meng Wan heard this, he suddenly felt his eyes swell up. Zhou Yu had it too hard, and it wasn't easy for him either. They were two people who obviously had a mutual understanding, but they had to pretend to be at odds in his own yard in order to make the enemy believe him.

She quickly lowered her head, not wanting Zhou Yu to see her expression. This boy was too sensitive.

Zhou Yu looked at Meng Wan who was eating with her head down, and sighed in her heart, is she scared? Anyone who comes to her house will be scared. It's only the third day, and so many things have happened. Which newlywed can bear it?

Fortunately, she is Meng Wan, who understands her thoughts and is extremely intelligent.

"Did you mean that just now?" Zhou Yu's voice came with a smile.

"Ah? What's your intention?" Meng Wan looked up at him.

Zhou Yu pulled his loose hair and smiled evilly.

Meng Wan understood that this guy was coming to settle a score with her. "Why? Are you worried about your hair? If I hadn't been alert, you wouldn't have had the chance to vent your anger."

Seeing Meng Wan putting down the bowl and picking up the handkerchief to wipe her mouth, Zhou Yu took the handkerchief from her hand and gently wiped the corner of Meng Wan's mouth, "Alert, you are so alert. I really didn't expect you to find such a reason for me to quarrel with him. How did you find out that I wanted to quarrel?"

"Your legs are so fidgety that I want to hold them down. I know you're holding back. I might as well give it a try. If you want to make a fuss, that's great. If not, I can just interrupt the topic of the prince's continued education. This is called killing two birds with one stone."

"Ha, I didn't even know I was moving my legs around, you're really careful."

"Of course, there were only you in the room, so I looked at you carefully."

"Oh? Why are you looking at me alone among all the people in the room?"

"That's a weird thing to say. You're my husband."

Zhou Yu chuckled, "Yes, I am your husband. I saw you walking smoothly today, it seems that nothing is wrong."

Before Meng Wan could react to what Zhou Yu meant by "it's nothing" , Zhou Yu had already picked her up and carried her horizontally onto the bed.

"Hey, Wang Xiaoer, I haven't washed yet?"

"It's okay, I washed it."

"You just finished eating noodles, and you haven't rinsed your mouth yet?"

"It's okay. I don't have any either."

"Don't, I haven't finished yet, that... um, um..."

After that, Meng Wan leaned in Zhou Yu's arms, letting him stroke her hair. He picked up a strand and twisted it around his fingers a few times before letting it fall, and then he picked up another strand.

"Your elder brother may look honest and dull, but he is actually quite smart."

"Oh? How did you tell?"

"When the prince was angry with you just now, although he spoke beautifully, his feet did not move a step."

Zhou Yu snorted, "Mrs. Li is very ambitious. She wanted Zhou Ming to succeed in life at first, but Zhou Ming was not a good student. After all these years, he didn't even pass the exam. Later, she wanted to ask her father to get her son a position of favor or a government job."

"Why?" Meng Wan looked up at Zhou Yu. Based on Zhou Yiheng's ability, it would be a bit difficult to seek favor for the eldest son of a concubine, but it should not be a problem for him to get a small official position of the sixth or seventh rank.

"How could Mrs. Hu let her mind do what she wants? If she really wants a noble title, how can she control it? Even if she can't get a noble title, it will not help Mrs. Hu to get a position. She has calculated it clearly. When the palace falls into the hands of her son, there must be someone to take care of the affairs and earn money for her son's expenses."

"So there was a chance, but it was ruined by the princess?"

Zhou Yu nodded. "Hu's second nephew, Hu Yucheng, is now in the position that my father wanted to find for Zhou Ming. I don't know what method Hu used to make my father give it to her nephew. I don't know what benefits Hu promised to make Li and Zhou Ming willingly take care of the household affairs."

Meng Wan gave Hu a thumbs up in his heart. She was really a vixen with both wisdom and beauty. It would be very challenging for him to fight against such a person.

"It seems that there must be some kind of commitment or alliance between them. That's good. As long as we can find out the interest relationship between them, crack it, and destroy it, it will be beneficial to us."

Zhou Yu patted Meng Wan on the shoulder and said, "It's not easy to find out. I have tried to find out over the years, but I still have no clue. I don't know how Hu Shi convinced them."

"You are investigating from the outside, and now I will start from the inside. There will always be clues, don't worry. Besides, the palace is so big, I don't believe that the princess is willing to hand over all the money-making businesses to your eldest brother. There must be something shameful or she controls it herself. As long as you look carefully, you will always see clues. When the time comes, we just need to create or discover some. I don't believe that Concubine Li and your eldest brother will be willing to do so."

Zhou Yu nodded. That’s right. People are connected by interests, especially between the Li and Hu families. Talking about feelings is a joke. The only things they have are interests and power.

Zhou Yu lowered his head and rubbed his chin against her hair, which was so warm and comfortable. Three days ago, he had never thought that he would be so close and at ease with someone. He could talk about anything he wanted, without worrying about whether anyone heard him or whether he would be used by others.

He tightened the strength in his hands and let Meng Wan get closer to him. It was great. With her, he could do what he wanted without any worries. Just looking at Meng Wan's performance today made him very surprised and happy. She was so smart. She knew how to find a way for him to vent just by her subconscious actions. It was great. How to put it, it was that kind of tacit understanding that did not require language or even eye contact.

He liked this feeling too much. Meng Wan was really the best gift God had given him. And the "mother" she called him on the day of recognition, even her sister was frightened by her. Thinking about what he had explained to Zhou Yingrong yesterday, that was something they had planned on their wedding night, Zhou Yingrong couldn't believe it. She asked herself at that time,

"How did she act so convincingly? Even I thought she had fallen into Xie Fen's trap. Also, how did you know that Hu would bring this up?"

Zhou Yu shook his head proudly, "I'm not completely sure, I just thought of several possibilities and then considered each method of response. No matter which one works, it must make Hu think that Qing'er is innocent or timid and will be controlled by her. In this way, Qing'er can open up the situation. In her words, it is called 'playing the pig to eat the tiger'"

Before Zhou Yingrong could say anything, Xu Cheng burst into laughter and patted Zhou Yu on the shoulder, saying, "Okay, Yanyun, you've married a good wife. She's thoughtful. You can leave all the affairs of the inner house of the palace to her without worry."

Zhou Yu asked Xu Cheng excitedly, "Brother-in-law, can I tell Qing'er about Master Lin?"

"No, it's not the right time yet. She is now dealing with inner house affairs and has little contact with us. Let's wait for a while. Master Lin must give his approval. Besides, Danzhi will go to Sichuan to take up his post next year. This opportunity was not easy to get, but it was obtained with his life. Master Lin will not allow any accidents to happen."

Zhou Yu thought about Wu Hen's injury and the fact that Yue Zhen married the eldest daughter of the Wei family because of this matter, and nodded.

Zhou Yu stroked Meng Wan's smooth shoulders again and again, "As for Li and Yinghan, they are incompetent. Hu is in control of Yinghan's marriage, and Li is not from a high family. Without the help of her family, she can only listen. Then there are Yu and Zhou Qin, who only follow Hu's lead. They don't have any great abilities, but they are good at changing things according to the situation."