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

It has been more than ten days since she married into the Zhou family. Meng Wan has not gotten up early to pay her respects to the Zhou family because she was packing her dowry. After the last skirt incident, she went to Junyueju twice, once with Zhou Yu, and yesterday she went alone.

From the day she arranged the large dowry, Meng Wan sent Cai'er to Zhongcui Garden almost every day. Today she asked for this, tomorrow she asked for that. One day, late at night, she even came to ask who the imperial physician who often treated the patients in the mansion was.

Xie Fen was covered in the quilt and was sweating as she listened to Ruyi's reply. She wondered if the treatment she had given Meng Wan recently was a little too much and that the bride was sick. After asking carefully, she found out that it was Mother Fan who was sick.

Xie Fen really couldn't understand why she had to invite an imperial physician? Did she have any brains? The doctors who often came to the mansion were only there to treat the master, and even the concubines couldn't be invited just because they could. But Meng Wan, a housekeeper, actually wanted to invite an imperial physician when she was sick. Was she really stupid or didn't understand? For such a proud old woman, it was already a great honor for her to go to the pharmacy on the street to find a doctor.

The reason why Mother Fan had to ask a doctor to see a doctor that day was because of the material that Mrs. Hu gave to Meng Wan.

When the material was delivered, Meng Wan and the maids in the room all thought it was beautiful, with bright colors and a soft texture, which was not common in daily life. At that time, Zhou Yu even laughed at her for taking advantage.

Meng Wan also thought the material was good. After comparing it with Dongmei for a long time, they finally decided to make a cloak out of it. They would line it with the fox fur that Song gave her, which would be warm and nice to wear in winter.

Dongmei was in charge of Meng Wan's clothes and jewelry. She held the fabric in her hand and thought that since the Second Mistress had entrusted this job to her, she had to do it well. She heard that the best needleworker in Qinghe Garden was Lvliu, so she took the fabric to find her, hoping that she could give some advice on what pattern to embroider.

Only Lvliu took the material and looked through it carefully, frowning more and more, "Good sister, it's better not to make this material for Second Madam."

Dongmei was puzzled and asked the reason. Luliu said that she wanted to explain it to the Second Madam in person.

Listening to Lvliu's hesitant and stammering explanation, Meng Wan's face changed slightly. "Is there anyone else in our courtyard who knows the origin of this material?"

"Others don't know. Madam Fan and I found out when we went to the sewing room to deliver the autumn clothes sizes that day. We heard from Guyu who was beside the Third Miss. The people in the sewing room were so envious when they heard Guyu showing off. They said they had never seen such material before and asked Guyu to bring it to everyone to see." When Luliu said this, she raised her head and glanced at Meng Wan, thought for a moment and continued:

"I have never seen the world, I just thought the material was good. When I came back, Madam Fan said it was just material from the West, as if no one had seen it before and wanted to show it off like that. I also said at the time that I was afraid that it was Princess Yong'an who specifically gave it as a reward, so it was more precious."

Meng Wan and Dong Mei looked at each other. What was Mother Fan going to do? Ever since she gave a hundred taels of silver to each of the people who helped carry the dowry, Mother Fan had been more diligent in going to the upper room. She would come to pay her respects every day, without much enthusiasm but respectfully.

At that time, Meng Wan was still thinking that it would be nice if Mother Fan could do the same. Although it would be slower for him to gain a foothold in Qinghe Garden without her help, it was still better than having someone holding him back from behind.

When Bier came to deliver the material, Mother Fan was in the house. Those shops would settle Zhou Yu's expenses outside once a month. Mother Fan and Meng Wan reported Zhou Yu's expenses last month.

When the material was brought in, Meng Wan naturally opened it to take a look, praised it a few times, and then expressed her gratitude. Cai Er was still happy at the time and said that she had never seen such material before, and asked Mother Fan if she had seen it before. Mother Fan looked at the material with a tangled face, and it took a long time before she uttered three words: I have never seen it before.

Haha, she has seen this before. She clearly knows the origin of this material, but she doesn't remind herself.

Thinking about what Lvliu said just now, this material was a tribute from the West. There were only two pieces, and the Emperor gave them both to the Empress. When the Empress saw the bright color, she gave one piece each to Princess Yong'an and Princess Fanghua.

In the summer, Princess Yong'an celebrated her birthday. Zhou Yingning picked up the Persian cat that fell into the water in time in Princess Yong'an's bedroom, but her dress got wet. The cat was Princess Yong'an's favorite, and Zhou Yingning's action made Princess Yong'an very grateful. As soon as she returned from the palace, she received a reward. Among them was this piece of fabric, and the female official also specifically explained the origin of the fabric, and said that Princess Yong'an hoped to see Zhou Yingning wearing it at the New Year's palace banquet.

Meng Wan closed her eyes. If it weren't for Lvliu, she would have definitely had it cut and worn. And if Hu Shi persuaded her, she might even be able to wear it to the New Year's Palace Banquet.

Then let the Queen Mother or Princess Yong'an see it...

Some things were known to outsiders or spread a bad reputation. That was what she wanted to do. It was just a trick to deal with the enemy's carelessness. But if this matter was spread, it would not benefit her and Zhou Yu at all. This Hu was more insidious than she thought.

But Mother Fan's behavior made Meng Wan even angrier. Even if she was dissatisfied with herself and had opinions about herself, how could she not remind her when it came to such a matter? Meng Wan could imagine that when the news came out that the Second Mistress of the Prince Shen's Mansion wore the fabric given to the Third Miss by Princess Yong'an, coupled with Zhou Yingning's just-right helplessness or apologized to the Queen Mother and Princess Yong'an in front of the ladies, she would really be in trouble.

Lvliu stood there and looked at Meng Wan for a long time without saying anything, and looked at Dongmei anxiously. Dongmei also thought about the consequences of this matter. Fortunately, she asked one more question. If she had just cut it off like that, the consequences would really be...

After a long silence, Meng Wan took a sip of tea and said softly, "You did a great job on this matter. It was my carelessness that almost... From tomorrow on, you will stay with Dongmei. If there is any situation in any house or yard, you will remind Dongmei."

When Lvliu heard this, her eyes lit up and she quickly bowed in response.

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Zhou Yu tapped the table with one hand, listened to Meng Wan finish her story, and sighed, "Mother Fan was never like this before. What happened? From the time we got married until now, she has been dealing with things very differently from before."

"I also find it strange. If she is just dissatisfied with me or worried about me, she shouldn't stand idly by. If something bad happens, it will have a huge impact on you. She will know the result. This is not just something that makes me lose face."

Zhou Yu hummed, "What do you want to do? Return the material?"

"Return? How can I return it? First, it is hard to refuse a gift from an elder. Second, it is unreasonable to not return it at that time and then return it later."

"Well, just leave it there. It won't be a problem if you don't wear it outside."

Meng Wan thought for a moment, walked behind Zhou Yu, put her arms around his neck, leaned over and whispered in his ear, "She wants to scheme against me, so I'll naturally let her think she did."

Zhou Yu took Meng Wan's hand and kissed it gently, then smiled and said, "Oh? What's your plan, madam?"

Meng Wan rubbed her cheek against Zhou Yu's gently, "I do have an idea, but let's see if it can be used first. I'll prepare it first, but I need my husband's help."

After hearing this, Zhou Yu turned around and held Meng Wan on his lap. Meng Wan cried out and hit Zhou Yu's chest lightly with his fist, causing Zhou Yu to laugh out loud. Before Meng Wan could say anything, he lowered his head and kissed her rosy lips.

After a long time, the two finally separated breathlessly. Zhou Yu still had one hand around Meng Wan's waist, and used the other hand to untie her belt.

Meng Wan really likes these little actions and little interests. She is not an ancient person, and she doesn't know how ancient couples get along with each other. But from novels and TV dramas, she can see that they are more rigid and solidified, which she doesn't like.

She hoped that the relationship between her and Zhou Yu would be more natural and free-spirited, which would make both of them happy and give them a feeling of being in love, which would also be conducive to the development of their relationship.

That’s right, love. Although they had been married for less than a month, Meng Wan found that she liked Wang Xiaoer more and more. He was sunny, enthusiastic, serious, and did not hide his love for her. The strong love between the two of them deeply infected Meng Wan.

Meng Wan also liked it very much. She enjoyed the thrill and passion that Zhou Yu brought her.

Meng Wan let Zhou Yu untie her belt, hugged his neck, kissed Zhou Yu's earlobe, and expressed her thoughts.

Zhou Yu was untying the strap of Meng Wan's bellyband. Seeing that the bellyband was sliding down and was blocked by the peak, she lowered her head and wanted to use her mouth to move the cloth away from the peak. When she heard Meng Wan's words, she turned to look at her.

Meng Wan looked very proud. "How about it? Is this a good idea? As long as my husband can find her, I promise to make the mother and daughter of the Hu family embarrassed in public."

Zhou Yu kissed Meng Wan's cheek fiercely, "What's the big deal? We are not in a hurry. We will find it eventually. You also know that the friends of the unlearned playboy will have no problem getting these things."

"Hey, Wang Xiaoer, you are born in the year of the dog, why are you biting me?"

"Dog? Hehe, your husband is not of the dog sign, I am of the wolf sign." After Zhou Yu said that, he stood up and hugged Meng Wan and walked towards the inner room.