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

Meng Wan looked up at Song Zhu's family, "Do you know what the reason is?"

"I don't know. I and I asked many people, but they all said they didn't know. So I took my aunt out and settled her in the south of the city, where she has lived until now."

"Is she still the same?"

"Much better, except that I can't remember the past, everything else is fine, but I need someone to take care of me. Sometimes I go out by myself and can't find the way back."

"Are there still people from the old princess's courtyard in the mansion?"

Song Zhujia thought for a moment and shook his head. "I remember that after the old princess passed away, she sent everyone in her courtyard away. There were a few who went to other courtyards, but as time went by, I never saw them again."

"Do you know what the old princess's personal servants are like now?"

"The old princess had four useful people around her. The most caring dowry mother died with her master. Another one was taken away by her son, but died a few years later. Another one was my aunt, and I don't know what happened to the last one."

Meng Wan stood up and walked to the window. The thick brown paper pasted on the window frame was rustling as it was hit by the wind and snow.

"In that case, I'll find a place for your aunt to stay with someone, what do you think?"

"Second Madam, you are too kind to me. It is a blessing for my family to find a place for my aunt to live and have someone to accompany her. Please tell me to take advantage of today's absence and send my aunt there in a while."

This thing from the Song Zhu family made him very satisfied. It was the greatest treasure he had found since entering the Prince Shen’s Mansion.

"Chuan'er, take Song Zhu's family to pick up her aunt now. Don't let anyone see them and place them in Jinming Hutong. Tell Yongqing's family to take good care of her and ask the doctor to take a good look at her head. Do you understand what I mean?"

Chuan'er nodded. She understood. Just now, she heard that Song Zhu's aunt had served the old princess for so many years, and she was thinking that maybe she could find out something. She also heard that the old princess suddenly suffered a great shock half a year before her death. Does that mean that she heard or saw something?

The reason why she was able to escape Hu was because she didn't remember, she was stupid, so Hu let her leave the Meng family and didn't take her seriously. Otherwise, the Song Zhu family wouldn't have lived so peacefully for so many years.

Therefore, if she could remember something and know why the old princess went to the palace to ask for the decree to confirm Hu as the legitimate wife, or something else, it would be the best thing for them.

"As for Liugen, Second Master has a good opinion of him. He is still young and the inner courtyard still needs him. Let him run errands and pass messages between the inner and outer courtyards. When he cannot enter the inner courtyard, he will go to Second Master and let Mingfu take good care of him. It is not impossible for him to take over Mingfu's job in the future."

When Song Zhujia heard this, his hands were shaking with excitement. If his son could stay with the second young master, that would be the best thing that could happen.

Therefore, everyone was pessimistic about the Second Young Master and the Second Mistress. Even Song Zhu disagreed with her decision, but she saw through it.

She said to her husband, "What's the point of getting together with all the flowers and decorations? Besides, we are still the ones with the tail of a dog. Only by helping others in times of need can we be remembered. Who knows, we may even be the first to do so. What's the point of hanging around in the mansion? My daughter will be getting married soon, and my son will be able to work, but look, what good family and good job will be waiting for us? Don't you know how much silver you have? We might as well give it a try. At any time, orthodoxy is orthodoxy."

Looking at the Song Zhu family who knelt down and kowtowed to him again, Meng Wan nodded with satisfaction. He had recruited a great general, and soon another caring person would enter the mansion. The two major plans against the Hu family, no, three, were also being carried out in an orderly manner. It was really good. Everything was developing in a good direction.

After Meng Qi was reborn, she knew that the person Zhou Yu followed was not wrong, and Meng Wan was even more confident about the future. She now enjoyed the process of fighting with Hu Shi, and she felt the pleasure of leveling up and beating monsters.

Not long after Chuan'er took Song Zhu's family away, Mother Liu came.

Looking at the little girl who had obviously been dressed up, Meng Wan nodded.

She still looked timid, not daring to look up. She held the corner of her clothes and said nothing. The clothes were a little big and didn't fit her well. Plus, the girl was thin, so the clothes seemed to hang on her body.

"I took the girl's mother's old clothes. There is nothing for her to wear at home."

The girl's mother was referring to Gu He's wife. It was almost the end of the year, and Gu He went to check the accounts. Gu He did not disappoint Meng Wan. Since he became the head of Meng Wan's shop, he had managed the shop thoroughly in just two months.

The shops that Wang gave to Meng Wan as a dowry were all profitable. Meng Wan did not change the original shopkeeper, but just let Gu He be the general manager. This time he went out to check the accounts for the shop outside Beijing, in Wang's hometown. In order to get back before the end of the year, he went there last month, and went with Qingrui's husband Lin Qing who had just returned from the south.

The Wang family didn't have many properties in their hometown. After Wang Boyuan's accident, the clan had almost plundered the properties left by the Wang family. Gu He and Lin Qing went there this time because when Wang got married, Mr. Wang gave his daughter the two most profitable shops in his hometown as a dowry. One was for grain, rice, fur and fur business, and the other was for inn business.

Because the Wang family's hometown is on the main road leading to the northwest, these two businesses have always been very good. In addition, the shopkeepers that Mr. Wang left for his daughter are all very capable. Over the years, they have saved a considerable amount of money. This is also the reason why Wang disdained Meng Yuan and did not give her a penny, because she simply looked down on him.

When her two daughters got married, she gave the inn to Meng Qi and the grain and rice shop to Meng Wan. It was because of this that Jiang hated Wang Shi even more.

"How old are you? What's your name?" Meng Wan asked gently.

"I, I, ah no, I am a maidservant, my maidservant's name is Yingzi, I am nineteen years old this year."

What? Nineteen? Meng Wan looked at the little girl in front of him in disbelief. She looked like she was thirteen or fourteen years old, but she was actually nineteen?

Mother Liu and Dongmei were also very surprised. This, this is too small.

"What's going on at home? How did you get here?"

"I have no home. Ever since I can remember, I have been following a theatre troupe. Because I am small and ugly, I cannot go on stage, so the troupe owner asked me to help with packing and moving things. I used to live in nearby Shandong. At the end of last year, the troupe owner fell ill and passed away. The new owner dismissed many people and sold several of them. He also wanted to sell me." After Yingzi finished speaking, she looked up at Meng Wan. Meng Wan was not in a hurry and looked at her with a smile. Yingzi breathed a sigh of relief.

"I was originally going to be sold to that kind of place, but the madam of the brothel came to see me and refused to take me. She said that I was too thin and was afraid that I would hurt the customers and couldn't even clean. Later, I had no choice but to stay in the troupe. At the beginning of this year, I followed them to Beijing and sang only in the suburbs of Beijing. I was singing well at first, but in the fall, for some reason, the troupe owner offended someone, and everyone ran away, saying that if they didn't run away, they would die. I was afraid, so I ran with them and entered Beijing."

Dongmei poured a cup of tea for Yingzi, who didn't dare to take it. She looked up at Meng Wan, and only after Meng Wan nodded did she take it. She took a big sip, wanted to wipe her mouth with her sleeve, then put it down again and continued, "I have nowhere to go in Beijing, and the weather is cold, so I came to Madam Li's house to beg for food."

Mother Liu stepped forward and whispered, "Mother Li is the matchmaker just now."

Seeing that Meng Wan didn't say anything, Yingzi thought for a moment and continued, "Mother Li gave me some dry food. I saw other young maids in the yard and asked around to find out what Mother Li did. I thought if I could stay there and be sold to a richer family, I would at least have enough food and clothes. So I worked hard, thinking about staying."

"Didn't Mother Li take you to someone else's house?"

"I did, but no one looked down on me. They said I was too old and looked too young, so I couldn't do anything after I was bought back. Madam Li felt sorry for me, so she asked me to help clean and cook in her yard."

"So, you weren't among the group that Mother Li selected to be sent out?"

"Well, no. It's just that I heard a long time ago that Madam Li was going to select several girls to send to a wealthy family. They were all very happy, saying that the wealthy family would have white rice for every meal, and everyone wanted to go, including me, but I knew that it was impossible for others to look up to me, but I didn't give up. So when this mother went to look for Madam Li, she saw them all standing there, and I thought that the wealthy family was here to select girls, so I secretly stood in the back row."

Meng Wan understood. She was also a scheming girl. She knew that the matchmaker would not be able to stay for long, so she fought for herself.

"Mother Liu, I will let Mingfu take you with me in a while. You take this girl to look for the fourth sister. Don't let others see her first. Go to Mother Liu first to see what the fourth sister means. If she wants to keep her, you can come back directly. Just listen to the fourth sister for anything she needs you to do. If she doesn't want to stay there, take you home first and make plans later."

Mother Liu bowed and agreed without asking any other questions. Mother Kong listened to Meng Wan's arrangements and hurried out to look for Mingfu.

Yingzi looked up after hearing Meng Wan's instructions. Her thinness made her eyes look big. "Madam, can I stay here?"

"Okay, I've already bought you, you don't have to go back to Mother Li."

"Can I eat white rice for every meal?" Only at this moment did Yingzi's eyes light up.

"Well, you can add meat."

When Yingzi heard this, she smiled. This smile made Meng Wan think that if she took good care of herself over time, she would become a beautiful girl.

The girl that Meng Qi asked her to find must have an extraordinary background, or she had helped Meng Qi with something in her previous life or provided some evidence. In short, she was someone who could be beneficial to Meng Qi.

I just don't know if I'm looking for the right one, after all, there are many people with moles on their foreheads. Now let Mother Liu send it to see if Meng Qi will keep it or not.