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

After Meng Wan used a jade hairpin to fix her hair, she thought for a moment and took out a pair of earrings from the jewelry box. They had long strings with small jade beads underneath. When she wore them on her ears, they swayed back and forth as she talked, making her look playful and cute.

I took out the lip balm in front of the mirror and gently applied some on my lips. It was not bad, and I looked like a peach blossom in spring.

"I don't know why the princess asked us to go to Grand Hyatt Residence tonight." Chuan'er took out the clothes and said worriedly.

Cai Er responded while packing up her makeup box, "It's definitely not good. Every time Second Madam goes there, there's always some noise."

Looking at Cai Er who was in a state of panic, Meng Wan smiled and said, "What are you afraid of? We can stop the enemy with our own army and block the flood with our own earth. We are not afraid of her moving, but we are afraid of her not moving."

"What the Second Madam said is right. I originally thought that this palace was firmly controlled by the princess. But after these few days, I found that not everyone is convinced by her, especially the old people in the palace. When they chat with the old servants, they still talk about the good things about the late princess." Mother Kong took the clothes handed to her by Chuan'er and put them on Meng Wan.

"Is everything going well?" Meng Wan asked.

"I dare not be too direct. She is an old lady in the mansion and has such skills. Without a perfect excuse or certainty, she won't help us."

"That's right. We have to choose the right opportunity. Either she can use us, or she thinks we are useful." After Meng Wan put on the hood of his cloak, he walked out of the main room with Chuan'er and Dongmei.

Before he even got down the stairs, he saw Madam Fan coming out of the house. She walked over to Meng Wan and stood there. Her face showed no emotion. After a bow, she slowly said, "This old servant has a few words to say to Second Madam."

Chuan'er smiled and stepped forward, "Mom, if you have anything to say, wait until Second Madam comes back from paying respects to the princess and then we can talk."

Mother Fan looked Meng Wan up and down and said, "It's just a few words. It won't delay Second Madam for too long."

He Wen came around from the back room and saw Mother Fan blocking Meng Wan. He couldn't help but step forward and pull Mother Fan's clothes and whispered, "Mom, no matter how anxious you are, you can't afford to wait a little longer. If you go too late, the princess will be criticized again."

Mother Fan turned her head and glanced at He Wen, snorting, "I'm always told that. What's the big deal if it's earlier or later? Don't you agree, Second Madam?"

Meng Wan frowned slightly, thinking of letting Mother Kong deal with her, and then changed her expression after thinking for a while, "Yes, there is no rush. What's the urgent matter, Mother Fan?"

Meng Wan emphasized the word "urgent".

Mother Fan looked at the people in the yard who seemed busy but were actually listening with their ears perked up. She felt proud and puffed out her chest. She thought that as the weather got colder, there would be more work to do in the yard, so should she let those people come back to do the work?

Meng Wan went to see Mother Kong in confusion, and Mother Kong quickly explained that something unpleasant happened to the old women in the yard when they were carrying the dowry that day.

Meng Wan suddenly realized, "Are they all well? What do you mean? I've seen so many people fall ill since I came in. Is Madam Fan well too?"

Mother Fan looked at Meng Wan's concerned expression and thought about the incident that night when she pretended to be sick. She didn't feel embarrassed, but said with a straight face, "I am well now. Thank you for your concern, Second Madam."

"It's good that you're well. You don't know that your illness has made the Second Young Master worried. He has been blaming himself for saying something too harsh that day and making you angry." Meng Wan stepped forward and took Mother Fan's hand. "You are the closest person to the Second Young Master. No one cares about him more than you. So, you must take good care of yourself. I think you may be tired from arranging the marriage between the Second Young Master and me. Why don't you have a good rest? I told you last time that you don't have to worry about the affairs in the yard. Just leave it to Mother Kong. As for the matters of these four women, you can just talk to her. There is no need for you to worry about them. Mother Kong."

Mother Kong stepped forward and responded respectfully.

"Go and see how they are doing. If they are feeling better, come back to work. If they are still not feeling well, just rest at home. You can talk to them when you feel that everything is fine. If you have other ideas, go and report back to your sister-in-law."

Mother Fan listened to the conversation between the master and servant, and her eyebrows twitched violently. What did this mean? Was she blaming herself for being too nosy? Also, what did she mean by "returning to the grandmother"? Did this mean that Qinghe Garden no longer needed them?

This won't do. These four people are of the same mind as her, otherwise they wouldn't listen to her. If she lets them lose their jobs because of this, how can she survive in Qinghe Garden in the future? How should she use the method she just thought of?

Looking at Meng Wan patting her hands and walking out of the courtyard with the maid, "Okay, you do the first day and I'll do the fifteenth."

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When Meng Wan entered the main room of Junyue Residence, bursts of laughter were heard from inside. The silver frost charcoal in the charcoal cages in the four corners of the room, accompanied by the smell of fragrant cakes, immediately dispelled the coldness outside.

"I don't know what's wrong this year. I remember it wasn't this cold at this time last year." Mrs. Hu looked at Meng Wan who came into the room and waved at her, then held Meng Wan's cold hands in her palms.

"Why don't you wear a hand muff when you come out? I see that the servants serving you are not attentive. Do you want me to arrange a few for you?" Mrs. Hu looked at Chuan'er and Dongmei unhappily.

"I really didn't expect it to be so cold at night. Before I came here, Mother Kong said there was frost last night and the weather must have changed suddenly. I didn't believe it." Meng Wan said as he pulled out his hand and pretended to warm it on the charcoal basket. He didn't respond to Mrs. Hu's words about giving it to people.

"It has rained a lot in the past few days, so the weather is naturally getting cooler faster. Has the silver frost charcoal from Qinghe Garden been delivered?" Mrs. Hu said this to Xie Fen.

Xie Fen was wiping her son's mouth after he had eaten the rice cake. Hearing this, she smiled and said, "It was just put into the warehouse yesterday. Only the prince's outer study and the princess's place have been taken back first. The other courtyards will be sent together tomorrow. My second brother's wife will arrange someone to go to the general affairs department to pick it up tomorrow."

"I think the eldest sister-in-law should send someone to deliver it to the second sister-in-law. I'm afraid there are not enough people in the second sister-in-law's yard." Zhou Yingning said in a slightly shrill voice while sitting in a chair.

"What's wrong?" asked Mrs. Hu.

"I don't know what the reason is. I heard that a lot of servants in Qinghe Garden have been sick recently. I'm worried that no one will do the work." Zhou Yingning smiled at Meng Wan with her eyes slanted.

Meng Wan got up from the chair she had just sat down on after hearing what Zhou Yingning said. She said to Mrs. Hu with a reluctant look on her face, "Maybe it's because of the Second Master and my marriage that they are exhausted. They have indeed given a few more people a break these days. I've asked Mother Kong to go and see what's going on tomorrow. If there's nothing wrong, just come back and do your job. If it's still not going well, I'll have to trouble my sister-in-law to see if there are any suitable ones to send over."

"Oh? When did this happen? I just heard that Mrs. Fan from your hospital was not feeling well and was looking for a doctor late at night a few days ago?" Mrs. Hu went to see Xie Fen.

"That's right. My daughter-in-law was so scared when she heard that Qinghe Garden was going to call a doctor. She thought it was my second brother or his wife... I didn't expect that my second brother or his wife were so kind-hearted. They were so worried about their mother's illness." Xie Fen said softly.

Zhou Yingning snorted coldly, "When a servant is sick, he has to take a pair of cards to ask a doctor to come and see him in the middle of the night. This is too ignorant of the rules."

Mrs. Hu looked at Meng Wan, whose face was flushed. "Don't talk nonsense. Mother Fan is your second brother's wet nurse. Your second sister-in-law is worried for a reason."

"It's my fault. I made my sister-in-law sleep poorly all night." Meng Wan bowed to Xie Fen, who helped her up with a smile. "It's nothing. You're new here, so there are some rules in the mansion that you don't understand. Just ask for help when you encounter something. The gate of Zhongcui Garden is always open for you."

Meng Wan sat back and took the tea handed to him by Chuan'er. What was going on today? It was obvious that there were no men tonight. Could it be that Mrs. Hu was simply chatting with him about this?

"Second sister-in-law, I heard that mother gave you a good piece of material. What are you going to do with it?" Zhou Yingning asked with a smile.

"The material is too precious. I can't bear to cut it into anything. I want to keep it in the bottom of the box."

Zhou Yingning burst out laughing. "The material is good, but it's not good enough to be kept in the bottom of the box, right?" Her tone was full of sarcasm of inexperienced people. "But, considering Second Sister-in-law has been in the mountains for so many years, she must have never seen this. By the way, Second Sister-in-law, did you also wear nun's clothes in the mountains? Did you shave your hair?"

Mrs. Hu saw Meng Wan suddenly look up, her face was abnormally red under the candlelight, and she smiled in her heart. Seeing that Meng Wan didn't reply for a long time, she smiled and said, "You are curious. Why are you asking these questions? You don't want to make your second sister-in-law sad again. Although the material is expensive, it is not difficult to find. Just cut it and wear it. I think the color is bright. Why not make a set of it and wait for the worship in the first month of the year to wear it, that would be nice."

Meng Wan smiled and said, "Yes, then I will cut it up and wait until the first month of the year to wear it out, so that outsiders can see it. This is the princess's concern for the younger generation."

After saying this, Zhou Yingning was proud, Hu was satisfied, Xie Fen understood, but Zhou Yinghan frowned, looking as if he wanted to say something but didn't. It seemed that several people knew the origin of this material, and they were all waiting for him to make a fool of himself.