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

Xie Fen looked at her son's swollen feet and felt so distressed that she wanted to slap Zhou Yingning a few times. Looking at Hongge's nurse kneeling on the ground, she said sternly: "Tell me what happened again, don't miss any details."

I was only busy serving Mrs. Hu at the time, with my back to everyone, so I had no idea what happened at that moment.

"I followed the instructions of the eldest grandmother. After I saw Xiaohuan's maid lead Dongmei, who was beside the second grandmother, over, I slowly approached the second grandmother. The second grandmother also took Master Hong's hand and walked to the middle of the room. When Master Hong fiddled with the second grandmother's steps, the old servant was ready to take action, but I didn't expect that the second grandmother squatted down to coax Master Hong, so the old servant couldn't reach out his hand."

The nurse looked up at Xie Fen, only to see that Xie Fen frowned and didn't respond. She continued, "Later, Second Madam took off the belt and held it up for Master Hong to see. Master Hong liked it and tried to pull it with his hands. Second Madam let him do it and kept coaxing him in his ears. I don't know when Third Miss's belt caught Master Hong's attention, and Master Hong walked towards Third Miss."

"Didn't Second Grandma go to pull Brother Hong?"

"He did, but Master Hong was too close to Miss San. He reached her in just two steps. You know, Master Hong's hands and feet are very fast. He grabbed Miss San's skirt in one go. Just as he was about to reach for the belt, Miss San stood up hastily. In front of her was the embroidery stool that Second Madam had sat on when she stood up just now. So, just..."

Xie Fen closed her eyes and asked, "What happened to Xiaohuan?"

"Well, I didn't see it carefully. At that time, Master Hong had already been hit by the embroidered stool, and I ran towards him."

"What about you? Did you see it?" Xie Fen turned his head to the other side.

The one who had been kneeling in the corner without saying a word was the girl who went to Junyueju to serve.

"I followed the instructions of the eldest lady and went to ask Dongmei for help, saying that I couldn't untie the purse belt. After Dongmei helped to untie the belt, I saw Master Hong being hit. I was about to go forward, but I saw that the third lady turned around and bumped into Xiaohuan. Yes, the second lady supported Xiaohuan."

"Second Madam? Are you sure you saw that?"

"No, if Second Madam hadn't helped her, Xiaohuan would have fallen hard. Even if she didn't fall, she would have been tripped by the stool. I couldn't just stand there and watch. I wanted to go forward to help Xiaohuan, but Dongmei got to Second Madam's side before me. The room was in a mess at the time, and I couldn't squeeze to the front. I just saw Second Madam holding Xiaohuan and not letting go."

Xie Fen secretly hated Meng Wan, who was really a hindrance. What was the point of her helping? She just let Xiao Huan fall. If the child died, it would be worth it for Brother Hong to suffer this blow. But what was it now? The method she had finally thought of not only failed, but also caused the dissatisfaction of the prince. Xiao Huan was moved out of the Li family courtyard and taken away as a concubine. It would be even more difficult to do it again in the future.

And I heard that the prince and Li were also very angry. Since she was pregnant since childhood, the prince obviously didn't like Hong Ge as much as before. If the baby was born smoothly, what would happen to Hong Ge?

It was really difficult for me. I finally persuaded Li to change her mind and join me. Li was just a maid, and her family took advantage of her, which made her love to take advantage of others and be greedy for money.

She had originally promised herself that she would not keep the baby in Xiaohuan's belly. But the prince stayed in her room for a few more nights, gave her some good things, and Xiaohuan lived in her yard. The daily rewards and other things had to go through Li's hands.

These made Li's thoughts waver again. In the first three months, when it was easiest to take action, she hesitated and missed a good opportunity. Now, Zhou Ming and I finally persuaded Li, and we took advantage of her illness and the opportunity to take action without having to pay respects to Hu. Li was also happy, so we could choose her out.

Xie Fen had been thinking about this method for a long time. It can be said to kill two birds with one stone, no, it should be said to kill three birds with one stone. First, it can make Xiaohuan's child abort and prevent her from threatening her son. Second, it can put the blame on Meng Wan, making it difficult for her to explain herself and further disgust the prince. Third, it can show Hu Shi that she should not think that she can cover the sky with one hand. In the inner house of this palace, there is still a place for their Zhongcui Garden. At the same time, it can also make the prince doubt the princess's ability to manage the family.

By then, the situation presented will be the most favorable to her. Maybe she will take this opportunity to take over the power of the housekeeper at the end of the year.

But now everything was messed up. She didn't believe Meng Wan knew about her arrangements. If she knew, Dongmei would never let this girl lead her to untie the purse belt.

So, it was just a coincidence, and Zhou Yingning's problem was also a coincidence. It was just because Zhou Yingning wore that belt, and Brother Hong always liked those shiny things.

"All of you should get up. Since the newly appointed Concubine Huan doesn't want you to serve her anymore, you can do some odd jobs in the concubine's courtyard first. I will find a way to arrange for you after the New Year."

The girl stood up and bowed. She was originally from the Grandmother's side and had been arranged to live in Concubine Li's courtyard to provide the Grandmother with some news about Concubine Li.

"As for you, since the last wet nurse left not long ago, if we change her now, I'm afraid Master Hong won't be used to it. So I'll just keep you for a while and see how you perform."

The wet nurse kowtowed and stood up. She felt very aggrieved but dared not show it. The two of them took their leave.

Xie Fen turned her head and looked at her son who was sleeping soundly, and touched Hong Ge's forehead lovingly. No matter whether Zhou Yingning did it intentionally or unintentionally, she would avenge this grudge.

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"Second Madam, Chuntao is back." Chuan'er walked into the east room and said with a serious expression.

"How long has it been?" Meng Wan put down the account book in his hand.

Since he had guessed that the Hu family would target him at the end of the year, Meng Wan had to take action in advance. After all, he had thrown away the accounting knowledge from his previous life a long time ago, and the modern and ancient times should be different in terms of bookkeeping and accounting.

So, she asked Qin to go to her shop and get all the general accounts from previous years and look through them one by one. This way, if it was really Hu who made a move here, she would be more thoroughly prepared.

Chuan'er was stunned at first, then he understood what Meng Wan meant, "It's been more than forty days."

Meng Wan nodded and closed the account book in his hand. "It seems there is good news, but I don't know if that person is exhausted." After saying that, he chuckled.

Seeing that Meng Wan looked happy, Chuan'er thought that there must be a way to deal with it, and his tense mind relaxed.

"Tell Cai'er to go to the outer courtyard to see if the Second Master is there. If not, ask Wu Hen to go to where Chuntao lives and see what's going on. Ask him to keep a close eye on that man. Also, check to see what the Seventh Sister's numbers are."

The seventh sister's daily task now is to practice calligraphy, practicing everyone's calligraphy, including Zhou Yiheng's, Hu's, Xie Fen's and others. Of course, the ones she practiced recently were the accountants in the inner courtyard.

"Yes, Cai'er said last time that Brother Wu has been keeping an eye on that man. Don't worry, Second Madam, Brother Wu won't let him get away. Chuntao is at Madam Fan's place now. Do you want to see her?"

"Oh? She went directly there?"

"No, Chuntao wanted to come to your room to pay her respects, but Shanling stopped her at the door, saying that you were taking a nap and asked her to come back later. Coincidentally, Mother Fan came back from outside, and was surprised to see Chuntao, then happy, and took her back to her room."

"Where is Mother Fan?"

"She went home. She said it was the end of the year. Her son brought her some gifts on the New Year's Eve bus. Maybe she put them back. As for whether she has seen anyone since she went back, I have asked Caixia to look for Liugen."

"How many days will the medicine last?"

"It will take another five days. The girl next to Mother Fan didn't go to the back room yesterday. Maybe she thought the dosage was enough?"

"Maybe. It's hard to say. After all, Caiyun is working in the small kitchen now. Maybe it's inconvenient for her. Tell Caiyun to let her do whatever she wants. She has to go and report anyway."

"Second Madam thinks that she won't go back to the princess directly?"

"She is not so shameless. If she went to Grand Yue Residence, we can't tell it. But if she said anything to anyone in the yard, it would be obvious." Meng Wan stood up and yawned loudly. This Zhou Yu came back very late last night. There should have been a curfew outside. She seriously suspected that she was forced to fly back by Wu Hen.

As a result, I came back late and was very restless. I tormented myself for a while and now I am still tired.

Fortunately, ever since Xiaohuan's incident, no one knew whether Mrs. Hu was really hit hard or not. She said she was ill, but she didn't want them to go see her, let alone take care of her. She even forgot to pay her respects in the morning.

Meng Wan was happy and relaxed, and had the time to deal with recent events.

"How are those newcomers in the yard?"

"They are all good, especially the two guarding the front and back doors. They are very smart. The news that Mama Fan brought back was brought back by them."

Meng Wan nodded. Yes, he not only watched Mother Fan go in and out, but also found out why she went out. This was not easy.

"So, the nanny that the princess hired for Zhou Yingning is here?"

"Yes, I heard that they originally planned to invite her after the Chinese New Year, and the one that the princess favored would not be released until after the Chinese New Year. The prince was very angry with the third young lady just because of the incident with Concubine Huan, especially when he heard that this result was caused in order to prevent Brother Hong from getting close to her, the marquis was even more angry. The next day, the princess called the third young master back, and then found a nanny to take care of him."

"Will the Second Miss come with you?"

"I don't know about this. Do you need to ask?"

"No need, I'm just asking. Let Chuntao come in, go to the west room, I want to see what a spring-water begonia looks like." After saying that, she remembered what Zhou Yu had said to her and burst out laughing.