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

Zhou Yu was extremely upset. What was going on? He almost got Chuntao pregnant because he drank two glasses of wine that was spiked with something... If this really happened, he and Meng Wan would be doomed. It was a close call. Fortunately, he was used to the way he and Meng Wan got along. He knew Meng Wan's little habits and the tone of his voice when it came to marital affairs, which made him subconsciously feel that something was wrong.

And the medicine Qingning prescribed for me was indeed effective, otherwise I would have suffocated myself to death if I hadn't held it in all night.

Seeing Mother Fan bringing Chuntao in, Zhou Yu's face turned as dark as the bottom of a pot. Chuntao followed Mother Fan and didn't even dare to raise her head.

Outside, Mother Kong and Dongmei stood in the corridor, "What happened last night? How come you slept so soundly that you didn't even notice Second Master coming back?"

Dongmei whispered, "I'm also wondering, since Second Master came back from drinking, there should be a lot of noise, but I didn't hear anything at all. Mom, is there something wrong?"

Mother Kong frowned, thinking about how Zhou Yu had stood at the door of the main room early in the morning and called out to Mother Fan to bring Chuntao in. She was so surprised that she couldn't believe that she was woken up by Zhou Yu's shout.

"No, there must be something wrong. You just asked, but no one in the yard knew that the Second Master came back yesterday. Only Madam Fan and Chuntao went to serve him. That's not right." Madam Kong looked at the maid sweeping the yard, "Who opened the gate for the Second Master last night?"

"I asked, and they all said no."

"Could it be that it was Mother Fan who opened the door? Or was the gate not closed at all?" Mother Kong said as she walked back to her room.

"Dongmei, what happened last night was definitely not that simple. Even if we were tired and slept soundly, how could the gatekeeper not know that the Second Master had returned?"

"Yes, it's mainly because Mama Fan and Chuntao serve the Second Master together. After the Second Madam returned to the Marquis's Mansion, Chuntao has been to Mama Fan's room very often."

Mother Kong nodded. Caixia had seen Chuntao and Mother Fan discussing something in a low voice, afraid of being seen. She also saw Chuntao coming out of Mother Fan's room just as she was about to turn in the key.

This was not normal. From what she had heard, Mother Fan was not particularly close to any of the servants in Qinghe Garden, especially Chuntao, who was clearly arranged by Mrs. Hu to be Zhou Yu's concubine.

"Dongmei, ask Caixia to go back to the Marquis' Mansion and tell Second Madam about this."

"Mom, what are you worried about?"

"It's clear on Chuntao's face that she wants to be a concubine." Mother Kong glanced at Dongmei meaningfully.

"No way? Mom is worried... How is that possible? Why would Mom Fan help Chuntao?"

"I don't know whether I'm helping her or not, but it's definitely not normal. Something must be wrong when things are out of the ordinary. Let Caixia go to the Marquis' Mansion now."

Dongmei suddenly realized the seriousness of the matter. If it was really as Kong's mother thought, Dongmei didn't dare to think about the consequences.

Mother Kong regretted so much that she wanted to hit her head against the wall. Second Mistress took Cai'er Chuan'er and Shan Ling back to her parents' home and handed the yard to her. In the past few days, she had focused all her attention on inquiring about the affairs of the mansion and had never thought about what would happen in the yard.

Watching Dongmei go out to look for Caixia, Mother Kong slowly sat down and rethought everything. No, she had never slept as soundly as she did last night. She would not wake up at the slightest noise, and she would not be unaware of the return of the Second Master.

Even if I didn't hear it, how could it be possible that no one in the yard heard it? Mother Kong narrowed her eyes and frowned in thought, and heard a little girl knocking on the door gently, saying that breakfast had been brought back.

Breakfast? Dinner? Mother Kong stood up with a start. Yes, there must be something wrong with the dinner last night, and it must be Mother Fan or Chuntao who messed with it. Yes, it must be the two of them.

You are such a good girl, Mother Fan. Because of your identity as the mother of my second grandfather and grandmother, my second grandmother has been tolerant of you again and again, but you did such a thing.

Mother Kong was extremely worried. If what she was worried about was true, then Chuntao had...

But looking at the Second Master's appearance this morning, it didn't seem like that. So what did it mean that he called them both in for such a long time?

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In the room, Zhou Yu exhaled, "Since that's the case, don't cry. Just don't tell anyone about this, especially the Second Madam. If any word leaks out, you know what will happen."

Chun Tao wiped away her tears and raised her head, looking at Zhou Yu eagerly, "Yes, I won't tell anyone a word."

Seeing that Zhou Yu obviously believed her, Madam Fan stepped forward and said, "It's all my fault. Since Second Madam has not been in the courtyard for the past few days, I was afraid that something might be overlooked, so I ran around more often. My waist can't bear it anymore, otherwise I wouldn't have asked Chuntao to carry water in last night."

Zhou Yu waved his hand, "Your illness is old. Go get some medicine or go home and rest for a few days. You are old, so don't take it lightly."

Mother Fan nodded and wiped away her nonexistent tears. "Thank you for your consideration, Master. But Chuntao fell pretty hard yesterday. Let her rest for two days."

Zhou Yu looked at the cloth wrapped around Chuntao's right hand and frowned, "Okay, since Second Madam isn't home, you two can go find a doctor together."

Watching the two people walk out, Zhou Yu slapped his head hard. He couldn't drink like this anymore, even for the sake of avoiding suspicion from outsiders. He almost did... But should he tell Meng Wan about this? They had agreed that there should be no secrets. If she knew about it in the future and caused misunderstandings, it would affect their relationship and that would not be good.

Mother Kong watched Mother Fan and Chuntao come out and pushed open the door. "Oh, what happened to Miss Chuntao's hand?"

"I accidentally scratched it." Chuntao raised her head and said with some pride.

"Sister, you've been busy these days. Last night, when we were serving the Second Master, we both accidentally injured ourselves. The Second Master asked us to rest for two days and see a doctor." Mother Fan said with a stern face.

"Oh? What happened to my elder sister? Is it serious?" Mother Kong asked anxiously.

"It's okay, it's just an old problem." He waved his hand and said nothing more, and walked towards his room. Chuntao followed behind him, and just as Dongmei came back, she passed by with her chest puffed out.

Dongmei was about to say something to Kong's mother when Zhou Yu pushed the door open and looked at the two people standing at the door. He suddenly felt embarrassed, clenched his fists and pretended to cough twice, saying, "I'm going outside, don't worry about me."

After saying that, she walked down the stairs, took two steps, stopped and looked back. Mother Kong took two steps forward and asked, "Does the Second Master have any instructions?"

"Didn't you hear me come back yesterday?"

"Please forgive me, Master. I slept too deeply."

"Didn't you hear anything?" Zhou Yu turned and looked at Dongmei again.

Dongmei shook her head. "I usually don't have a heavy sleep, but I don't know what happened yesterday. I didn't even hear the sound of the Second Master coming back."

"Where are they? Lvliu, Hewen and Wanxia are not in the yard?"

"He Wen went home to rest yesterday, and Wan Xia went to the Second Miss's place to look for her mother and did not come back at night. I have already asked Lv Liu and the maids in the courtyard, but they did not hear anything."

"Who's on night duty?" Zhou Yu thought that he had never cared about these things before, not even after marrying Meng Wan.

"I have already asked him, and he said he didn't know what happened. He fell asleep last night and didn't hear the Second Master come back."

"What's going on? The night watchman fell asleep? The gate is not even closed, allowing outsiders to come in and out?" Zhou Yu frowned unhappily.

He knew that Meng Wan had handed over the management of Qinghe Garden to Mother Kong, and that Mother Fan had complained to him about this.

Mother Kong stepped forward and knelt down quickly. "It is my fault for failing to do my duty. I will discipline you more strictly in the future."

"Get up. Second Madam is not at home, so this yard is more important. If there are any useless maids and old women, just send them away. If First Madam doesn't have anyone you like, go out and buy some." After saying that, he strode out of the yard.

"Caixia, there's no need to go back. I'll go to the Marquis' Mansion." Mother Kong's eyes revealed determination.