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

Meng Wan had a good nap when Mother Kong came in with a piece of paper.

"Second Madam, you guessed right. The menu sent to the restaurant was not the one that Song Geng's family showed me." He said as he handed it over.

Meng Wan motioned for Caiyun to take a look. Caiyun looked up and down twice and said, "Yes, Second Madam, there are a total of four dishes that are different from the original ones."

Meng Wan nodded. "These dishes are either not available in the restaurant, or some of the nobles would be allergic or have stomach upset after eating them. It's really difficult for them."

"I told Song Geng's family the other day that it could be ordered, but she just went out to order it today. I guess she will come to tell you tomorrow morning if it can't be ordered." Chuan'er put a pile of clothes on the kang table.

Meng Wan looked at them one by one and said, "Okay, don't take too much. I don't think we will stay here for many days."

"Second Madam, don't you plan to stay for a full month?" Caiyun said.

"I would like to, but there are so many things going on. Let's talk about it later. Go and call them all over. Remember to let Cai'er and Caixia complain."

Soon, the maids brought by Meng Wan were called back to Qinghe Garden from various places. Cai'er wrapped her jacket tightly around her body and explained to the one following her as she walked, "I don't know where the mistake was made again. Hey, why is it so troublesome? If I had known it would be like this, I should have reminded Second Madam to do it earlier. Good sister, I will be back soon. Please help me keep an eye on this side and make sure all the tables are set up."

After everyone came back, Meng Wan gave detailed instructions, "Mother Kong and Dongmei will stay, and I will take Chuan'er, Cai'er, and Shanling back."

The two nodded in agreement.

"Mother Kong, please work harder these days. Mrs. Zhong's attitude is not clear, so it's hard for us to start. She is just afraid of making the wrong choice. If it doesn't work, you can give her a hundred taels of silver. Silver won't bite your hand, right?"

Mother Kong knew the importance of Mrs. Zhong, and tried to test her several times. Mrs. Zhong didn't say yes or no. Although she was suppressed by Guan Wei's family in the accounting office, the whole family was living under the control of the Hu family. No matter how much grievances they suffered, nothing would change easily. Especially since the second wife had just entered the family, she had no foundation and power, and there were so many bad things reported, anyone would wait and see.

"You tell her that she can maintain the status quo and wait, but Xiaohuan's stomach can't wait. If something really happens, Xiaohuan will be the chess piece abandoned by everyone."

Mother Kong stood up straight, "Don't worry, Second Madam, I know what to say."

"I think tomorrow's banquet will be normal no matter what. You two should move closer and take a look at the situation of the guests from each family, especially who from the clan is coming, who receives them, and who they can talk to." Meng Wan said to Caiyun and Caixia.

"Second Madam, everything is ready." Cai'er came into the room. "Mingfu just brought a message in, saying that the Second Master will be back in half an incense stick, and asked us to get ready."

Meng Wan nodded and stood up. He really wanted to see Mrs. Hu's expression. What a pity. Humph, you guys just act it out by yourselves. I won't play with you anymore.

Grand Hyatt Curie

"What did you say? Gone? Just now?" Mrs. Hu looked at Mother Hong in disbelief.

It was a cold day, and sweat oozed from Mother Hong's forehead. "Yes, Mother Kong just sent someone to tell me that the wife of the Marquis of Huainan fainted, and the Second Young Master left in a hurry with the Second Mistress, saying that time was too urgent, so they didn't come to say goodbye to you."

"Fainted?" Hu knew that Wang was in poor health. She had fainted several times because of Meng Qi's incident. But how could it be such a coincidence? At this moment?

"Who brought the message?"

"No one reported it. They said that the second young master came back and told them."

"Who did he hear that from?"

"This old servant wants to ask around. As you know, the second young master has not entered the mansion before dark these days. He has been wandering outside all day. Maybe he heard it outside."

Hu sat back down. What was going on? She had prepared everything and was just waiting to see Meng Wan make a fool of herself tomorrow. But now she had left. Not to mention whether she would let her go back or not, she hadn't even come to ask.

Of course, no one could stop me from going back to my parents' home with this reason. The key point was that it was just too much of a coincidence.

"Do you think it was arranged by the Second Mistress? From the beginning when she was asked to hold the autumn banquet, she didn't take it seriously and kept waiting until the end of autumn to ask about this and that?"

"I don't think so. Second Madam looked so anxious this morning. It didn't seem like she was pretending. Maybe it was just a coincidence."

Mrs. Hu waved her hand. "Now is not the time to speculate. Go call the grandmother over, and then tell Song Geng's family that they can't use that recipe. Also, ask Yinghan to come as well. Time is too tight. Go and call back everyone from Qingbo Tower."

"So you won't be at Qingbo Tower tomorrow?"

"How to go? We didn't plan to be there in the first place. What's the matter? If I had known this would happen, I would have..." Mrs. Hu waved her hand irritably and asked Mother Hong to go down.

No, it can't be such a coincidence. How come the whole process seemed to be planned in advance? Not in a hurry, not in a hurry, not asking questions, just waiting until early this morning to come and ask, and then leading a large group of servants to get busy again. Before they could figure out a clue, they went back to their parents' home.

After a while, Xie Fen rushed into the room, "Princess, what should we do?"

When Xie Fen heard the news, she was secretly resentful. She had never agreed with this idea in the first place. If it succeeded, Meng Wan would lose face, but if it failed, she would still suffer.

Now that's bad, they just walked away, leaving the mess for me to clean up. The guests will be coming tomorrow, and even though the previous rules are still there, I still have to worry about it.

Fortunately, I had prepared a response method in advance. Of course, this response method is that if the guests are dissatisfied with the food after they come, I can take it out myself. Now it's ready, I can use it immediately.

"Leave your work to Mother Hong and prepare the meals in advance."

Xie Fen nodded. This was the only way. Whenever a big family held a banquet, no matter what the reward or entertainment was, it was secondary. Food was the most important thing. Fortunately, there were not many people invited this time. Although it was a bit urgent, it was still okay to be a little greedy.

"Pick up some supplements and go to the Huainan Marquis's residence right away, and tell them that I'm here to ask about the health of the Crown Prince's wife."

Mother Hong looked at Mrs. Hu's fierce eyes and said respectfully, "Yes, I will go right away. I know how to say it."

Mrs. Hu nodded, and soon Zhou Yingning and Zhou Yinghan came into the room. Xie Fen hurriedly handed over some of her original work to the two sisters, bowed to Mrs. Hu and said that she had to go to Qinghe Garden to ask Mother Fan and Mother Kong where Meng Wan was arranged.

"Mother, do you think my second sister-in-law did it on purpose?"

Zhou Yinghan lowered his head and thought to himself that this was originally your plan, and now that it didn't work you're saying that others did it on purpose. However, he only dared to think about it in his heart, and when he raised his head again, he had just the right amount of worry on his face.

"We have to find out whether it was intentional or not. If she really had prepared for it long ago, I would have underestimated her."

It was not until Mother Hong returned with the herbs that everyone realized that Wang had really fainted.

"I saw that my wife's face was so pale that she didn't even have the strength to speak. I asked Doctor Xiao to come in. When I came out, I waited for a while at the corner of the street. I saw the pharmacist who was with Doctor Xiao and gave him one or two taels of silver. The pharmacist said that when they went there, Wang had already died. She was in a very dangerous situation."

Hu nodded, it seemed to be just a coincidence, "Do you know what the reason is?"

Mother Hong shook her head. "I didn't dare to ask. The Huainan Marquis's mansion was in a mess. It was all because of the concubines that the prince had arranged for him to marry. I saw two rows of them standing in the yard, all in red and green, crying so sadly, as if the prince's wife was gone."

Mrs. Hu chuckled contemptuously, thinking that she was being too cautious. With parents like Meng Wan and her past experiences, what could she use to fight against her?

It was just that he had been busy for so long in vain. Originally, he wanted to take this opportunity to embarrass Meng Wan in front of her relatives and let everyone see how a young lady who couldn't even prepare a banquet could be worthy of the position of the Crown Prince's wife.

Hu pounded the table. In fact, even if she didn't create these incidents, it would be difficult for Meng Wan to gain a foothold in the palace just based on her performance in the past month. She couldn't focus too much on her anymore. Things outside were more important.

Thinking about what Zhou Zheng had said a few days ago, that Hongzhe was going to take him to Prince Jing's private banquet, Hu was so excited that she didn't sleep well for two nights. Although the situation in the court was becoming more and more unpredictable, the emperor said that the prince was not in good health, so he gave the task of supervising the 30th ancestor worship this year to Prince Jing, which made everyone smell something.