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

On the first day of Meng Xiu's wedding, Meng Wan returned to the Huainan Marquis's residence. Zhou Yu sent her to the gate and rode away without even entering the house, causing the people who also came to the Meng family to add makeup to Meng Xiu to cover their mouths with different expressions.

Meng Wan arrived at Shanzhi Hall first. Wang looked very good and Qingning was really capable.

"This medicine is really good. At this time of year in previous years, I didn't even dare to go out of the house because my hands and feet were so cold. But look at me now..." Wang said while holding Meng Wan's hand. Meng Wan was very happy to feel the warmth of Wang's palm.

"Then keep taking it. Second Master said it's best to take it for the first half of the year. So it looks like it will be just right to wait until the end of next spring. It just so happens that summer is not a good time to take too many medicines, so you won't get a sore throat."

Wang nodded with a smile, "I just don't know if this medicine is expensive. If it's this effective, it must be a rare and good medicine, right?"

"Don't worry, just eat in peace. It's the duty of a son-in-law to respect his mother-in-law."

Wang looked at the natural playfulness in Meng Wan's eyes when he said this, and let out a sigh of relief. She thought that her second daughter and second uncle were not as she heard.

Mother Guo brought in a small box and asked with a smile, "Are you going with the second aunt to add some makeup?"

Wang opened the box and found a set of ordinary headwear inside, quite standard. It was a world of difference from the makeup Wang had given Meng Juan.

Before Meng Wan opened his mouth to ask if it was too little, Wang gently lifted the velvet cloth under the box, revealing a stack of silver bills inside.

"Well, I'll send them all together. I have to let them see them, so that no one will wonder what I gave them. After all, everyone in the mansion knows that I have a lot of good things. But I can't let them see this banknote."

"Mother, why are you returning the banknotes?"

"Well, let's change it into silver notes so that she can carry it with her. This is two thousand taels."

"What? So much?" Meng Wan was thinking about the gold hairpin left by the Empress Dowager that Wang gave to Meng Juan, and the two thousand taels of silver notes she gave to Meng Xiu. This Wang was really generous.

"First, your third sister doesn't have a concubine. You didn't see her dowry. It barely made up thirty-six loads, and it was still very empty. The materials were all the bottom of the warehouse. Some of them were moldy and had a strange smell when they were shaken out. No one in the mansion cared about these things. Your grandmother just needed to see that the boxes were full, and your second aunt just needed to fill the boxes. As for the others, they would rather put less in and leave more for them."

Wang sighed, thinking about the time she went to see Meng Xiu's dowry yesterday. It was so shabby. There wasn't even a decent piece of furniture. According to Liu, it was inconvenient to carry it all over such a long distance, so she converted it into silver and asked Meng Xiu to buy it herself in the northwest.

But who believes she would do that?

"Secondly, after Xiu's marriage, she may never come back. Whether her future life will be good or bad depends on herself. She was already very poor, and your second aunt gave her so many useless dowries. Your grandmother only gave her one thousand taels, saying that she would not give her the farm and the shop. It is not convenient for her to manage it so far away, so she converted it into silver. Add to that the normal dowry of one thousand taels, a total of two thousand taels, which seems like a lot, but Xiu's marriage is far away, she doesn't even have a way to make money, and she has no one to rely on. Are they going to let her live off the wealth? How can these two people have the nerve to take out so much money? She is the daughter of the Marquis's Mansion."

Meng Wan frowned. The way Song and Liu ate was too ugly. Has the Meng family reached this point? Meng Changfeng let them do this. Isn't he afraid that the news will get out and people in Beijing will laugh at him?

On second thought, the Meng family has quite a few jokes throughout the year, so one or two more wouldn't make a big difference.

"Also, this is what Sister Qi meant."

"Ah? Fourth sister?" Meng Wan looked up.

Wang nodded, "Well, a few days ago, Madam Liu brought Yuanyue back and told me to give Meng Xiu more dowry. She can't give too much now. She can't touch the Rui Palace. After all, she hasn't taken over the Rui Palace's affairs yet. In addition, her own dowry is for other uses, so she asked me to give more."

Hearing this, Meng Wan was more convinced that Meng Qi must have been reborn. It seemed that the reason she had not taken over the power of housekeeper of the Rui Palace was not because she had no intention, but because she did not want to. Why? Since she was reborn, she had the first chance, so why didn't she do it?

Also, since she asked Wang to give Meng Xiu more dowry, could it be possible that she would need Meng Xiu in the future? But she married so far away, and as Wang said, she might never come back.

From this perspective, Meng Xiu will definitely come back, and she will come back in glory, so Meng Qi must befriend her and let Meng Xiu remember her kindness. Meng Xiu has no ability at all, and the one who makes Meng Qi look at her with new eyes must be her husband, Wu Zhengda.

That’s right, Wu Zhengda is now the assistant minister of the Xuanfushisi. I heard that he is brave and resourceful and will definitely make a name for himself in the future.

The more Meng Wan thought about it, the more this was possible. Even if it was not what she thought, it was Meng Qi trying to win over Meng Xiu. Wu Zhengda was under Meng Hai. If Meng Xiu could win Wu Zhengda's favor, then by using Wu Zhengda, she would be able to grasp Meng Hai's movements, which was very important for the person who sat in that position.

Meng Wan stood up in surprise. It seemed that Meng Qi had participated in the battle for the throne. Did she reach some kind of agreement with Prince Rui? Meng Qi used her prophetic power in her previous life to help Prince Rui avoid some traps, and then help Prince Rui, that is, help the person he wanted to support to take the throne?

"Sister Wan, what's wrong with you? Do you think it's too much? If it's too much, then you can take out a few items. I also think it's a bit too much. After all, if we give her more, there will be less left for you. Sister Qi said that her dowry is useful, and I'm worried that she doesn't have enough money to spend. Why don't you leave some more?" After saying that, Wang was about to take out the banknotes.

Meng Wan held Wang's hand and said, "No, since the fourth sister has brought back a message, mother should listen to her. I think the fourth sister must have her own intentions. Besides, if the fourth sister does not have enough money to spend, there is still me. Don't worry, the second master has a profitable business."

Wang didn't expect Zhou Yu to be so capable, and looked at her in surprise, "Really? What did the Second Master do? Can he let you spend the money as he pleases?"

Wang never spent Meng Yuan's money, which had always been her own dowry and the income from the shop and farm. Because she was the only daughter of the Wang family and she got married at the time when the Wang family was the most prosperous, Wang never worried about money.

In addition, before Wang Boyuan got into trouble, he transferred many of the Wang family's assets to her name, so much that she was surprised. This made her even more confident. No matter whether it was the dowry of her two daughters or the money for Meng Wei to go to Sichuan, Wang did not ask any questions about how much the Meng family gave.

"I don't know what Yan Yun does specifically, and I don't ask too much, but he makes quite a lot of money. And the Second Master and I are not like what people outside say. You also know what the princess thinks. She can't stand the Second Master and I being so close, so we have to make her happy so that she can relax her guard. So, the Second Master doesn't hide anything from me."

Wang suddenly realized that it was true. When her second daughter came back to stay for a month, Zhou Yu was indifferent to the Meng family, but he was very concerned about her and Meng Wei. He helped Meng Wei to make connections and prescribed medicine for her. And when he looked at Meng Wan, there was affection in his eyes.

How could I be so stupid as to believe what was said outside? Last time, when Liu told me that Zhou Yu scolded Meng Wan severely in front of the servants, I was really angry. So that's how it is.

Wang patted her daughter's hand and said, "Okay, I got it. Don't worry, I won't tell anyone else. If you need me to do anything, just pretend to be sick like last time. Just tell your third brother, even if he's more seriously ill."

Meng Wan wanted to laugh but when she looked at Wang's sincere face, her nose suddenly felt sore. It was so good! A child who has a mother who loves him is so happy.

The mother and daughter packed up and were about to go to Meng Xiu's place when Hua Rui came into the room happily, "Madam, Madam, the fourth aunt is back."