"So, I asked you to go tonight just to let you be responsible for the autumn banquet?" Zhou Yu sat on the chair while wiping his hair.

Meng Wan took the towel from his hand and continued to wipe it gently, "It's cold today, it's not good to wash your hair every day, be careful not to get a headache from the cold wind."

"Well, I've been running around with Third Brother Yue all day today, and my hair is all sweaty." Zhou Yu let Meng Wan wipe his hair, and he comfortably picked up the small silver fork, picked up a slice of the tangerine in the mud gold dish, turned his head and put it into Meng Wan's mouth.

"This tangerine is so sweet. Where did it come from?" Meng Wan nudged Zhou Yu's shoulder with her elbow, "Give me another slice."

Zhou Yu laughed and said, "It was a tribute. Master Lin got two baskets and everyone shared some."

Meng Wan always heard Zhou Yu talk about this Mr. Lin. He was able to receive two baskets of tangerines as tribute. It seemed that this man was not a simple person. He must be connected with a noble in the palace, and that noble must be the one Zhou Yu and his friends were following.

"Shouldn't we give some to each courtyard?"

"No, there isn't much to begin with, and you still like to eat. It's not like they can't get it, and besides, when did they ever think of you when they were eating? There's no need to do such a favor."

Meng Wan nodded, yes.

"Today they asked me to come over, and I was wondering if they were going to set me up again. On the way there, I had thought of all kinds of countermeasures, but I didn't expect they wanted me to prepare the banquet. Hey, is this autumn banquet held every year?"

Zhou Yu stood up, took the towel from Meng Wan's hand and threw it on the shelf, then took Meng Wan's hand and walked to the big kang by the window. He sat down first, then put the pillow beside him and patted it, then pulled Meng Wan onto the kang.

"Well, the palace holds two fixed spring and autumn banquets every year, and there are also flower shows, appreciation of this and that, and other things. She is busy all year round. Mrs. Hu would like to let the outsiders who don't know about it to see how powerful she is, how well she manages the palace, and how kind she is to these concubines and younger generations, humph."

Meng Wan leaned comfortably on the pillow. Zhou Yu put his arms around Meng Wan's head and pulled her hair in bunches.

Meng Wan discovered that Zhou Yu particularly liked playing with her hair, especially after they were done, he would always hold her and rub her like this for a long time. How to describe this feeling, it was particularly comfortable, peaceful and beautiful.

"The time of the autumn banquet is not fixed. It is usually when the autumn chrysanthemums are in full bloom. But this year, I think it's because the weather turned cold suddenly, so the autumn chrysanthemums are not blooming vigorously."

"I also made excuses, saying that I was new and didn't know any rules or regulations, and I was afraid that I would lose face for the palace if I didn't do it well. But the princess said it was okay, because we had a grand wedding this year, so we only invited our family and in-laws to the autumn banquet. Fewer people means less trouble and less worry. And I'm only responsible for the banquet, and the rest of the welcoming and seeing off will be arranged by my sister-in-law."

Zhou Yu paused, "My family and in-laws? She wants to embarrass you again."

"I think so too. If there are too many outsiders, my poor performance will affect the reputation of the palace. She still has a son and a daughter who have not yet arranged marriages. How can she let outsiders talk about it? But it's different for my own family and in-laws. Once the door is closed, we are a family. If I fail, they will only laugh at me."

Meng Wan raised her head and reached out to stroke Zhou Yu's chin, "How annoying, one thing after another, can't she just give me a break for a while, and she doesn't even feel tired."

"Why is she so tired? She has a bunch of lackeys around her. She only needs to speak and none of them will stick to her. I'm afraid this idea was not necessarily hers." Zhou Yu took Meng Wan's hand and kissed each finger one by one.

"What do you think?" Zhou Yu asked, "If you don't want to do it, I'll push it off with you. We don't need to waste our time and energy on such a thing."

"Just take it for now. After all, she just married in. If you don't do it, she will report you to the prince and you will be angry again."

Zhou Yu snorted coldly, "He has nothing to do. After the New Year, when things get chaotic in the palace, he won't have the time to bother me every day."

"Also, I have an idea. Let's catch them off guard." Meng Wan whispered in Zhou Yu's ear for a long while.

Zhou Yu straightened up, his eyes sparkling, "My dear wife, how can you be so smart? That's right, let's do it this way, let them fill the hole they dug themselves."

After saying that, she sat back and hugged Meng Wan's arm tightly. "They said that you are in charge of the banquet. Everyone knows that the banquet is the most important thing, and there are many things involved. Hu Shi is really confident in handing it over to you."

"My sister-in-law said that there are a lot of things to deal with at the end of the year. The princess said that Xiaohuan is pregnant and she needs to take care of her. It's not right to let the young lady or the concubines arrange the autumn banquet, right? I can only take over the banquet."

"Xiaohuan is pregnant?" Zhou Yu said in surprise.

"Well, who is Xiao Huan?"

"She's the maid in Li's room." Zhou Yu said disdainfully.

"Ah? Not my aunt?"

"It should be soon. Haha, this Li is really stupid. She actually let Xiaohuan get pregnant right under her nose."

"I see that the princess looks very happy. Wasn't this little ring arranged by the princess?"

Zhou Yu shook his head. Is Mrs. Hu happy? No, no matter whether Xiao Huan is pregnant with a boy or a girl, she will have a share in the future. Given Mrs. Hu's personality, how could she allow Zhou Yiheng to have another child at this age? This is not normal. There must be something hidden.

Zhou Yu explained Xiaohuan's situation to her in detail. "I don't walk around the inner courtyard for many years, and Madam Fan, a servant, can only find out a little, and this is all she knows. Ask Cai'er to find out, it seems that Xiaohuan is related to the family of the accountant."

Meng Wan nodded. Xiaohuan's pregnancy must be something serious. The princess was really happy to hear the news today. However, Xie Fen was very surprised and obviously didn't know about it.

"Just go ahead and do it, don't worry about making mistakes, follow the old rules and increase it by two cents, no, four cents. No matter what it is, just go and ask Xie Fen, just don't make the decision yourself."

"Well, that's what I thought. Since I can't turn it down, I'll happily take it. I was just looking for opportunities to move around the various colleges. This is a good opportunity, and I must make good use of it."

Zhou Yu smiled and said, "Okay, let's do it this way. It's time for us to go back to live in Duanyue. While we're there, let's go and pay respect to my mother. Then I'll take you to the Yong'an Earl's Mansion, and then to the Pingxi Marquis' Mansion. It would be best if we could get a chance to go to the Rui Wang Mansion..."

Meng Wan nodded. Being married is different from being a girl. There are many complicated things to deal with. She must make good use of this moon.

"Oh, by the way, I met the third brother today. I never thought that he had become so successful in his training with Master Bao after only a few days. Master Bao also said that the third brother started training too late. If he had started earlier, it would not be impossible for him to pass the martial arts examination."

"Oh? Really? Is Third Brother Yue satisfied?"

"Well, Third Brother Yue didn't have high hopes for Third Brother at first, but today he heard what Master Bao said, and he was very happy to see how hard Third Brother was training. Before we left, Third Brother Yue even gave Third Brother a book on military tactics."

Meng Wan clapped his hands happily and said, "Ha, it seems that in time, Third Brother might even become a general. Fourth Sister is indeed a visionary."

"Who? Meng Qi? What does that idiot have to do with it?" As soon as Zhou Yu finished speaking, he felt pain in his arm. Meng Wan was biting her arm hard with her little white teeth.

"My dear, please be gentle. I am your dear husband. I was wrong. I will never say that again."

Zhou Yu raised his arm and looked at the neat rows of small teeth marks left by Meng Wan. He shook his head and smiled, "I dare say that no one else has teeth as neat as my wife's. Wife, open your mouth and let me see."

Meng Wan laughed out loud when he heard this. Wang Xiaoer's words always made him happy.

She pulled over Zhou Yu's arm, which she had just bitten, and kissed the teeth marks on it carefully, and told him that Meng Qi had asked her to persuade Wang to allow Meng Wei to go to the military camp.

"Meng Qi's idea?" Zhou Yu was a little surprised.

"Well, if she hadn't said it, I wouldn't have known that Third Brother had such an ambition."

Zhou Yu frowned, "Are you saying that Meng Qi sent you a message after she married into the Rui Palace?"

"Yes, not just this one." Meng Wan also told her that Meng Qi asked her to find the girl with the mole on her forehead.

"I don't know what happened, but ever since she accidentally fell on the ice, she seemed to have become a different person, especially during the time when she was preparing for her wedding. She always locked herself in the room. Apart from paying respects to my mother and chatting with me, she even disdained to go to my grandmother's place. You also know that my fourth sister used to have a very good relationship with my grandmother."

Meng Wan got off the kang and brought the teapot to the table. While pouring tea, she continued, "If it weren't for the several incidents she had after marrying into the Rui Palace and her previous behavior, I would have suspected that she was possessed by something."

"Drink less tea. Even though it's scented tea, you won't be able to sleep well if you drink too much and then get up at night." Zhou Yu reached out to take the tea handed to him by Meng Wan, but saw Meng Wan standing there with the teacup in his hand, without moving.

Zhou Yu looked up and saw Meng Wan's face full of disbelief and a unhappy look.

"What's wrong? Are you scalded?" Zhou Yu took the teacup and put it on the table, then pulled Meng Wan's hand to check.

Meng Wan looked at Zhou Yu, his mouth opened wide in shock at his own thought. In the past, there were two most popular novels. One was about time travel, just like himself. The other was about rebirth, rebirth... Meng Qi seemed to have become a different person after the accident. Many of the things he said and did seemed to be known before. Could it be that Meng Qi was reborn?

How is this possible? But how can it be impossible? If I can travel through time, why can't Meng Qi be reborn?

If she was really reborn, then there would be a reasonable explanation for many of her abnormalities. However, her behavior after marrying into the Rui Palace was exactly like Meng Qi's previous appearance and temperament. How could this be explained?

Meng Wan was a little confused. It was impossible to ask her directly. She would not let anyone know that she had traveled through time.

Meng Wan thought about what Meng Qi had said to her. She had never thought that she would be her second sister. If Meng Qi was really reborn, did that mean that she did not exist in Meng Qi's previous life?

So, she couldn't ask and could only slowly find a way to verify it.

Meng Wan suddenly became excited when she had this idea. If Meng Qi was really reborn, then would she know Zhou Yu's future? If she knew what to do, then she and Zhou Yu could avoid many detours. Therefore, she must find a chance to find out what Meng Qi's situation was.

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