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

"Today when I was at the iron shop, I thought about it and decided to let Mother Fan take care of her and let Wu Hen send her to her son."

Meng Wan leaned in Zhou Yu's arms and listened quietly to what happened last night. She was very happy because she knew that Zhou Yu did not lie, except that he was a little vague when talking about pressing Chuntao on the kang.

"When we go back, we will sleep in the west room or on the kang by the window. In the spring of next year, we will ask someone to come in and tear down the kang in the inner room and rebuild it." Meng Wan said this without any reason.

Zhou Yu was stunned at first, then he understood what it meant. He rubbed his chin on the top of Meng Wan's head embarrassedly and hummed in a depressed tone.

"As for Mother Fan's retirement, it is certain, but not now. I really didn't expect her to do this, but I thought that since the princess arranged Chuntao to do this, she must have a backup plan."

"You mean it's not that simple?"

"Well, Chuntao has been in Qinghe Garden for so many years, and now she has finally got the chance. Although she didn't succeed, once it gets out, it will probably be more believable than if it succeeded. The princess won't let go of such an opportunity easily. You wait, she must be planning something else. So, Mother Fan can't leave at this time. If she lets her go, the princess will know that we are alert, and that will alert the enemy."

"So, we still need Mother Fan to help us with this." Zhou Yu said softly.

Meng Wan changed her posture and leaned her head against Zhou Yu's neck. "How did you suspect that Mother Fan and Chun Tao were lying?"

"Originally, after asking them this morning, I could accept their explanation. But after asking Mother Kong again, I became suspicious. How could it be such a coincidence that they were the only two people in the yard who were awake and waiting for me?"

Zhou Yu pulled Meng Wan's hands and stroked them one by one. Meng Wan found that Zhou Yu especially liked to play with her hands and hair. Such small movements made people feel so intimate.

"We agreed before that we shouldn't hide things from each other. If we have something to say, we should just say it. There's no need to create misunderstandings. Guessing is a waste of time and energy, and more importantly, it can affect our relationship. So, I won't hide it from you. I have taken that medicine before."

Medicine? What medicine? Meng Wan wanted to look up at him in confusion, but Zhou Yu held her head down and stopped her from moving. "Just listen. You know, I have always been in the circle of playboys in Beijing. I am on good terms with Gao Yang and Li He. It is still the same now. I drank wine with them last night."

Meng Wan understood that Gao Yang was the only nephew of the Empress, and Li He was the youngest son of Li Xian, the Right Deputy Censor of the Censorate, the elder brother of Concubine Xian. They were both arrogant and domineering demons in the capital. The funny thing was that the Empress and Concubine Xian were not on good terms, and Prince Jing and Prince Cheng were even more blatant enemies, but these two people often hung out together.

Meng Wan now understood what medicine Zhou Yu had just mentioned.

"Although we don't take that medicine often, sometimes we have to take it to help with the mood. But we are all people of status, especially Gao Yang, who is the only child in their family. How could we let him get hurt because of this? Therefore, what we take is specially prepared with precious medicinal materials. After taking it, even if we don't get immediate relief, the effect of the medicine will slowly dissipate on its own."

Zhou Yu pulled back his right arm from Meng Wan's shoulder, "But the medicine yesterday didn't have that kind of feeling. When I first went back, I just felt dizzy from drinking too much, but not to the point of being unconscious, especially since Wu Hen wasn't around yesterday, I couldn't have let myself drink to my heart's content."

Meng Wan straightened up. She guessed that Zhou Yu's arm might be numb from the pressure she had put on it, so she reached out and massaged it gently.

"But after I returned to the house, I first drank tea and then drank sobering soup, but I felt my head hurt even more, and it hurt here too." Zhou Yu pulled Meng Wan's hand and gently placed it under his body, revealing a malicious smile.

Meng Wan was stunned at first, then her face turned red. Although they were already husband and wife and their married life was harmonious and happy, she was a new bride after all, so she was still a little embarrassed.

But Meng Wan didn't want to show weakness. She raised her eyebrows, looked at Zhou Yu with squinted eyes, and gently rubbed Zhou Yu's hand that was holding hers twice, then looked at him with a sly smile.

Zhou Yu chuckled, "Madam, if you rub it a few more times, I don't mind if we get down to business first and then talk about this, what do you think?"

Zhou Yu leaned over and kissed Meng Wan's slender neck.

Accompanied by moans, Meng Wan lay softly in Zhou Yu's arms. For a young couple who were just experiencing sex for the first time, being separated for so many days was already the limit.

"That's exactly what I was thinking." Meng Wan raised his head and kissed Zhou Yu's Adam's apple, biting it gently with his teeth.

"Be gentle. You can bite other places as much as you want, but not here. If word gets out that this was left by a girl from a brothel, how can I prove my innocence as a husband?"

Meng Wan chuckled, moved her chin upwards, and kissed Zhou Yu's lips...

Although there were only the couple and a few maids living in the yard, it was the Huainan Marquis Mansion after all, so the two did not dare to make too much noise. Zhou Yu was still not satisfied and cleaned Meng Wan up and wrapped her in a quilt first.

"So, you suspect that the medicine was not taken by you at the banquet?" Meng Wan continued the topic.

"Yes, it feels different. So, when Chuntao came close to me, I just…"

"Tell me, did you miss something just now? What did Chuntao say?" Meng Wan grabbed Zhou Yu's underwear collar, sat up straight and pretended to be angry.

"I really didn't say anything. Didn't I just tell you that it was because of those few words she said that made me feel that it wasn't you. When we were together, you never said that. Besides, she smelled really bad. You could smell it if you got close to her."

"Get closer? How do you get closer? Tell me, did you touch her? Did you kiss her?" Meng Wan raised his fist and punched Zhou Yu in the chest.

"No, really not. How could I kiss her? I just touched her hand accidentally."

"Where did you touch?"

"Shoulder, she was wearing thin clothes, and her clothes slipped off when she was helping me. It's inevitable, it's inevitable. Oh, my lady, don't do this. Why are you biting again?"

Zhou Yu looked at Meng Wan's furry hair under his eyes, and felt a tingling sensation in his chest. It felt so good, really so good.

"Are you tired? Take a break before biting again?"

Meng Wan laughed when he heard this, then he let out a laugh and tilted his head and said, "Wang Xiaoer, just this once, understand?"

"Don't worry, I really didn't expect it this time, and there won't be a next time. My dear, I really didn't kiss her. She can't even compare to a strand of your hair."

Meng Wan nodded proudly, "Since the medicine is different, then how did you, how did you, I mean..."

"I know. The medicine is not very good at first glance. In fact, if I hadn't kicked the table leg and distracted my attention, I wouldn't have felt so bad. Fortunately, Qingning prepared an antidote for me, which is in the box you took."

"Oh, he's on your side."

"Yes, Qingning prepared it for me after Yanfu's incident."

When Meng Wan heard Zhou Yu mention Yan Fu, she put away her playful expression. She only knew that Yan Fu sacrificed her own life to save Zhou Yu in the most severe incident in which Hu framed Zhou Yu a few years ago. As for the specific reason and what happened, she didn't know.

"Do you want to hear it?"

"Do you want to say it?"

Zhou Yu hugged Meng Wan and lay back in the quilt, staring at the ceiling for a long time. The girl with curved eyebrows and smiling before speaking seemed to appear in front of him again.