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

"Chun Tao has been found."

"Ah? Where did you find her? Was she really not at home?"

"He lives in a house in the south of the city. That kid named Liugen or something is really good. Although he is young, he is very smart. If the Song Zhu family needs him, let him run to the front yard more often."

"Her name is Liugen. The girl in her family is also very smart. She was the one who discovered my mother's old accounts. When Guan Wei's family and Mrs. Zhong were sorting out the accounts at the beginning, they didn't let her come forward and only ordered her to move some heavy objects."

Zhou Yu nodded, his voice full of joy, "You are amazing. It has only been a short time and you have found such a useful one."

"Has everything been investigated clearly? There are no problems? Can I use it with confidence?" Meng Wan was also very happy, and looked up and asked repeatedly.

"Well, there is no problem with this family outside. On weekdays, she goes back to the back street and gets along well with the neighbors around her. She is not close to anyone. Whether it is Hu or Xie, almost everyone she needs to use does not interact with her."

Meng Wan thought that the servants of the Meng family lived in the back streets, which were divided into different levels. The more capable they were at serving the master, the more they lived in the front, and each family could have its own courtyard. For people like the Song Zhu family, those with a little power and support would not even glance at them. Even if they wanted to get closer to others, they would not get the chance. This was exactly why the Song Zhu family leaned towards him.

But this also shows that they are a smart family. As long as they are smart, they know what they want.

"Okay, I understand. I will find time to meet with Song Zhu's family tomorrow and give her some reassurance."

"Do you need me to arrange for you to stay outside?" Zhou Yu asked softly.

"Yes, she has to be outside, but you don't have to arrange it. I'll let Chuan'er contact her. Last time, she came to Chuan'er and told him to meet outside. And after sending Meng Xiu off tomorrow, I still have several things to do, so it's a good opportunity to do this at the same time."

Because Xueyan will be needed to be included in Wang's dowry account book, Song Zhu's family cannot appear in public for now.

"What else is going on tomorrow? I haven't asked you yet. Didn't you say yesterday that you wouldn't come back today and would send Miss San directly tomorrow? When I heard Mingfu's message, I thought something had happened?"

"Nothing, it's my fourth sister. We haven't seen each other for a long time. Some things are inconvenient to talk about with mother, so I just took a few more turns in the carriage."

"What? You guys were sitting in the carriage the whole time?" Zhou Yu frowned. "It must have been Meng Qi's idea. It's so cold, why would she drag you along to go crazy alone? "

After saying that, she stood up slightly and held Meng Wan's feet, which made him feel relieved. She lay back down and said unsatisfiedly, "Let me tell you, Meng Qi is like a firecracker that could explode at any time. She is extremely rebellious. I heard from my brother-in-law that whenever Prince Rui mentioned this princess, his face was expressionless. I don't know what happened recently, but she has started to quarrel with Princess Cheng again. She is really a tough guy who only picks on the hardest targets."

Meng Wan was amused by Zhou Yu's last words. If she had heard this before today, she would have been worried. But after she was sure that Meng Qi was reborn, she was not worried at all. And she also knew that anything Meng Qi asked her to do must have been something she was uncertain about or inconvenient in her previous life.

"Her reputation is not good to begin with, and everyone knows that she is a stubborn person. If Princess Cheng or Princess Jing were to argue with her, outsiders would think that they are not broad-minded enough and would lose their status."

"That's right. Not to mention the two of them, even Concubine Xian and Concubine Xiang are helpless. I heard that Concubine Zhen once complained to the emperor, but the emperor reprimanded her, saying that she was not magnanimous at all for arguing with a junior. He also said that although Princess Rui was rude, she was honest and kind, and her mind was simple, so no one paid attention to what Meng Qi did or said in the palace, and no one cared anymore. Hey, what do you mean by the pattern you just mentioned?"

Meng Wan gave Meng Qi a thumbs up in her heart. Playing dumb is the best way to act. Obviously, everything Meng Qi has shown since she married Prince Rui until now has completely made people relax their guard against her.

Given the emperor's current condition, she believed that perhaps after the New Year, it would be time to undo what Meng Qizi had done before.

"The pattern is a person's vision and mind."

Zhou Yu smiled and nodded, "Yes, it is indeed not big enough."

Meng Wan nestled in Zhou Yu's arms, adjusted herself to a comfortable position, placed one of Zhou Yu's hands on her chest, and imitated his previous behavior, fiddling with the hair one by one, "I haven't finished yet, what's going on with Chun Tao?"

Zhou Yu snorted coldly, "Help me analyze this and see what exactly Hu is planning."

Meng Wan nodded, "You go ahead."

"This matter is all thanks to that Liugen. Didn't you tell Song Zhujia that if Liugen finds anything again, he should go directly to the outer courtyard and tell Mingfu or Mingxi. Last time he found out that Chuntao took a car to the south of the city, I asked someone to investigate, but the south of the city is too big and there are no clues. I originally thought that I could find something by keeping an eye on Chuntao's family, but Chuntao's mother and her sister-in-law have never been to the south of the city. Until the day before yesterday, Liugen went to look for Mingfu and said that he saw the person who sent Chuntao last time."

"Oh? Who is it?" Meng Wan stopped what he was doing.

"He took Mingfu to the stable and saw the officer holding the reins."

"Commander? The one next to Zhou Zheng who needs help?"

"Yes, it's him. Liugen said it was him who took Chuntao away last time. Seeing him leaving on horseback, Mingfu hurried back to look for Wu Hen."

"found it?"

"Yes, in a small courtyard in the south of the city. The official went to deliver something. An old woman opened the door. After a while, a handsome man came out and took the things. The two talked for a long time. The official stood at the door and didn't go in."

"Ah?" Meng Wan and Zhou Yu looked at each other. "A man? What's going on? Could he be a relative of Chun Tao's?"

"No, the house was rented. I was told I would only live there for one month, but I paid two months' rent and asked the landlord's wife to help with grocery shopping, cooking, and daily cleaning."

Meng Wan sat up, eyes sparkling, "What did the landlord's wife say?"

Zhou Yu scratched Meng Wan's nose and said, "How smart! You knew I would start with the landlord's wife."

Meng Wan smiled and said, "What's the big deal? Just guess it."

"The woman said that at first she thought they were a newlywed couple, but then she felt that they were not the same. They did not look very familiar with each other, but rather looked like a young lady who had been abducted by a man. After all, Chuntao's clothes were similar to those of an ordinary young lady in the eyes of ordinary people. The two of them stayed in the house every day, especially in the first few days. They hardly went out except for eating and going to the bathroom."

"What? How could this happen? A man and a woman alone, they, they..."

"That's right, the woman said. He was busy all day long. When he was having fun, he shouted so loudly that she had to cover her ears. She was tired for both of them. Many times, in the middle of winter, she saw the man with sweat on his forehead."

Oh my god, how much effort does it take? He is busy every day. Did he take medicine? Meng Wan rolled his eyes in his heart. The fighting power of the ancient people was also very strong.

"Then, didn't Brother Wu fly in to take a look?" Meng Wan asked with interest.

"At night, we went around the back window. The house faces the river and there is no wall behind it. The riverside was frozen and there was a sloping slope. Fortunately, Wu Hen was good at martial arts. Wu Hen waited until the two of them finished their work before going to eavesdrop. He heard Chuntao ask the man, it has been more than 20 days, and we don’t know if it will work. The man said, we do this every day, sometimes several times a day, I can’t stand it anymore. If it still doesn’t work, there is nothing I can do. Anyway, I have tried my best, and I will report to that gentleman later."

Meng Wan chuckled when she heard Wu Hen wait until the thing was done before eavesdropping. She thought about Wu Hen's dignified and serious face, but he went to eavesdrop on the love affairs of men and women. What a challenge and test this must be.

"Then Chuntao said that she had tried her best and her waist was about to break. She thought it was a fun thing at the beginning, but now she thought it was really a torture. But if she failed, how would she report to her superiors? The man asked Chuntao where she came from. He had seen people forcing people to pay back money, forcing people to sell their houses, and forcing people to sell their children. It was the first time he saw someone forcing a lady to do this with money. But Chuntao didn't answer him. She just told him to enjoy it. After all, the two of them were husband and wife. Maybe they would never see each other again in the future. She sounded a little regretful. The two sighed for a long time, and then started again."

Meng Wan stopped smiling when she heard this. "Wang Xiaoer, I don't know if my guess is right. Chun Tao tried her best to have sex with the man. Is she trying to get pregnant?"

As soon as the word "pregnant" came out, they were both stunned. Zhou Yu even sat up straight and looked at Meng Wan, "Why didn't I think of it? Wu Hen came back and said that the man looked very familiar. His height and appearance were actually somewhat similar to me."

When Meng Wan heard this, the guess in her mind suddenly became clear, "Damn it, isn't Mrs. Hu too filthy? She wouldn't let what happened that night become a reality, would she?"

Zhou Yu obviously thought of this as well. "You're right. Only Mother Fan and Chuntao were present that night. And Mother Fan came in after there was a noise in the house. Before that, Chuntao wanted to say whatever happened in the house. After all, I took medicine and my mind was not clear. Even Mother Fan didn't know the specific situation."

"No, Mother Fan knows."

"What did you say?" Zhou Yu was stunned.