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

Because of Meng Wan's plan, Zhou Yu, who originally wanted to question Fan's mother, changed his mind, but Zhou Yu also realized that what he said to Fan's mother last time was completely useless.

"I think she wouldn't do such a thing." Meng Wan let Zhou Yu help her tie her belt. "Can you be gentler next time? It's like you haven't eaten for hundreds of years. I'll starve you for two days next time."

Zhou Yu looked at the purple bruise on Meng Wan's shoulder from the kiss he had left, and tugged at her collar, "If you really dared to starve me, you wouldn't be like this now."

Watching Zhou Yu lift the basin of water that the two had just used for washing and enter the ear room, Meng Wan stood up, poured a cup of tea and handed it to Zhou Yu who had returned.

Meng Wan also just realized what Mother Fan meant by pulling the maid to ask for water several times. On the one hand, she was dissatisfied with Mother Fan's behavior of not recognizing their identities, but on the other hand, she felt that it would be better for two people to handle the matter between them. Why should she carry water to ask for water, for fear that others would not know what they did.

Zhou Yu was also a person who didn't like to be disturbed by others. The couple would never call a maid to do things they could do by themselves, especially the things in the room, which they did themselves. The servants were used to it, and whenever Zhou Yu came back and entered the inner room, they had to stay at least five meters away from the east room without instructions.

Since the marriage, except for the two days after the wedding night when Zhou Yu took care of her body pain, they had never stopped doing it. It was only after she warned him sternly that he could only do it once a day that Zhou Yu reluctantly agreed. Of course, they cleaned up after each time, and Zhou Yu liked it that way, you help me, I help you, so outsiders didn't know what the couple was like.

"What did you just say?" Zhou Yu threw the incense cake into the incense tray. The faint fragrance of plum blossoms spread, diluting the foul smell in the room.

"I was wondering if someone had said something to Mother Fan, or instigated her to do something. You also said that there are all kinds of people in the courtyard, and using Mother Fan to attack me is the most direct and effective way."

Zhou Yu nodded, "It's not impossible. In the past, there was no mistress in the courtyard, so those people didn't bother to provoke Mother Fan. Now that you've married in, it's the most direct way to use Mother Fan to embarrass you or trip you up. And Mother Fan isn't a very smart person. Well, I can't say much, but I still have to warn her. You're not that old and can't even tell the difference between a good guy and a bad guy."

"Well, just don't mention the material. The fewer people who know about this, the better."

"Don't worry, I know what to say. How are things in the yard going? Is there anything I can help you with?"

"Not yet. The last count was half true and half false. Cai'er's candy was not wasted." Meng Wan thought of Cai'er taking Caixia out for a trip, holding an empty candy box and said angrily, it was a pity to give the best candy in the shop to them, and she wanted to laugh.

"I'm afraid what she found out may not be accurate." Zhou Yu put on his coat.

Meng Wan stood up and helped him turn up his collar. "Although the princess is the head of the family, she can't control everyone's heart, especially those little details. Neither the princess nor Xie Fen will spend energy to pay attention to them. But often those people know more. Cai'er is best at dealing with these people. Even if we send out ten cans of candy, it would be great if we can get useful information about one can of candy."

Zhou Yu nodded. "Don't be too anxious, and don't get angry. You have to take it slowly. I've been through these twenty years, so there's no need to rush. Besides, my position as the crown prince will eventually depend on external factors. You just need to attract more attention from Mrs. Hu, and let her spend more time on you, so that she won't interfere with my affairs outside. And, there's my mother's matter..."

Zhou Yu held Meng Wan's hand and said, "I'll have to trouble you with Mom's matter. After all, it's a matter of the inner house. Even if I have other ways, I can't pry everyone's mouths. Besides, Mom has been gone for so many years, and those old people are gone. It's not easy to find out."

"Don't worry, I know what you're thinking. There will always be traces left behind. And I already have a plan in mind for our yard. When Duiyue comes back, I'll start cleaning it up."

"How long do you plan to live in the moonlight?"

In the Great Xia Dynasty, there was a custom for women to live with their parents for a month after marriage. That is, one month after marriage, they could return to their parents' home to live for a period of time, usually not more than one month. The longer they lived in their parents' home, the more their husband's family valued them.

"I don't know yet. I want to gather all the things I need to do and use the time I have to stay for a month to deal with them one by one."

"I'll go to Mother Fan's, and then to the iron shop."

Meng Wan looked at the dark sky outside and sighed, "It's too late. Don't come back. It's too much trouble."

"That's not possible. We are newlyweds and we can't leave the room empty. We can't break such a taboo just for the sake of showing it to others. Don't worry, I will be back before curfew." Zhou Yu lowered his head and kissed Meng Wan softly on the lips.

Seeing Zhou Yu about to lift the door curtain, Meng Wan said softly, "Don't say too much. She is doing this for your own good no matter what."

"I know, don't worry."

After a while, the servants of Qinghe Garden heard crying coming from Mother Fan's room, followed by the Second Young Master's harsh questioning. Finally, everyone saw Zhou Yu standing in the yard with a gloomy face. He glanced at the upper room and walked towards the gate.

Chuntao, who was lighting lanterns in the yard, opened her mouth in surprise. It was so late, was the second young master going out?

"Second Master? Are you going out? It's getting cold. I'll get you a cloak."

Zhou Yu was about to refuse, but after thinking for a while, he said, "Go to the outer courtyard and ask Mingfu to find one for me."

When Chuntao heard this, her face turned even redder under the light of the lantern. She twisted her body and walked towards the door with a smug look on her face.

When Fan's mother finished her hair and pushed the door open, she saw Zhou Yu striding out of the courtyard. Thinking about Zhou Yu's questioning of her just now, she looked at the main wife with vicious eyes. She underestimated this new second wife. Even if Zhou Yu didn't like her, they were newlyweds. If she said a few kind words to him before accusing him, Zhou Yu would stand up for her even if he pretended to do so.

Zhou Yu said that she had not cooperated with the Second Mistress to sort out the affairs in the courtyard, so how could she cooperate? When she could not order the servants in the courtyard, she should have lowered her status and asked the maids to come to her, but she would rather give a reward of one hundred yuan to outsiders than let herself show up, making those old foxes in Qinghe Garden laugh at her.

Before I said anything, she started to complain. I don't know what I said to the Second Young Master, but he actually talked about his duties with me. What? It was wrong for me to care about them. The Second Mistress was not liked by the Second Young Master to begin with. As soon as she entered the palace, she was controlled by Mrs. Hu. Only by giving birth to a legitimate son quickly can she stand firm and give the Second Master more bargaining chips in his fight for that position. Is it wrong for me to ask a few more questions? In the whole palace, who else cares about their offspring besides me?

Of course, Hu was also concerned, but his perspective was different from his.

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"Second Madam, Mother Fan stood at the door for a long time before returning to the house." Chuan'er said softly.

Meng Wan nodded, "Leave this to Caiyun. Ask her to keep an eye on Mother Fan and see who has been close to her and who has been going to her house frequently. No matter if they are from our yard or not, they must report to you every day."

"Then what? We can't all of us who have frequent contact with her..." Chuan'er asked softly.

"I've already thought of a solution. We just need to find out who is close to her, and then we can 'prescribe the right medicine'."

Chuan'er is changing the bed sheets. Others may not know, but Chuan'er knows that the bed sheets have to be changed with new ones every day.

"Do you suspect that Mother Fan was instigated by someone?"

"What else? We've only been here for a few days, and we've already seen that Madam Fan is a pushover. That's exactly the kind of person they like. I have to find out who did it wrong, so that I can kick out all the irrelevant people in this yard."

Meng Wan couldn't take care of Hu and other people now. He couldn't even tie a strong fence in his own yard, so how could he dare to do anything else?

"Where's the medicine?"

"Second Madam, how long do I have to take this medicine?"

Chuan'er took out a glass bottle from the treasure box and uncorked it. A refreshing mint scent filled his nose. Chuan'er used a small wooden spoon to take out a brown pill and put it on a small plate.

Meng Wan picked up the pill and looked at it in the light of the candle. "Take it first. You have to be absolutely sure it will work." After saying that, he put the pill in his mouth, chewed it carefully and swallowed it without using any water.

"Second Madam, do you think that Madam Fan didn't pay attention to the matter of the fabric, or did she know about it but didn't remind you?"

"I guess it's more the latter."

Chuan'er put the box away and poured a cup of honey water to Meng Wan. "Why would she be like this? What happened a few days ago was just a minor incident and it won't affect you. But if someone cut the clothes and wore them without your knowledge, not only will it affect you, but the Second Master will also be criticized."

"She is a servant and she wouldn't think so much. She is now obsessed with controlling me, or letting me know how important she is, so that I can fall flat on my face and realize that I can't live without her."

Chuan'er didn't know what words to use to describe Mother Fan, "I believe you now."

"What?"

"The reason why the princess kept Madam Fan was not because she was the second master's wet nurse, nor because she was the maid of the previous princess. It was because she was stupid enough. Everything she did in Qinghe Garden in the past was because the princess was too disdainful to do anything with her. Keeping her would only cause trouble for the future second mistress."

Meng Wan smiled and said, "That's right. It seems that when mother-in-law chose her to be the second master's wet nurse, she was just loyal and faithful."

"Second Madam, I'm back." Cai'er's voice came from outside.