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

Zhou Zheng said with a smile, "Second brother, you are joking. Let's go to the front. Mother and Second Sister-in-law are in the harem. However, I think mother is worrying too much. Second Sister-in-law is the daughter of the Marquis's Mansion. How could she say something wrong?"

Mrs. Hu was nervous. Could it be that Zhou Yu had guessed something?

Since the last salt incident, Zhou Zheng actually found out a lot about Zhou Yu. What Hu didn't expect was that this Zhou Yu actually had dealings with Meng Zewen and had had drinks with Gong Xu and others several times.

She always thought that Zhou Yu only associated with young masters like Gao Yang and Li He. She never thought that Zhou Yu could also make friends with a talented person like Meng Zewen.

Meng Zewen is the first choice that he has chosen for Zhou Yingning. If Zhou Yu is really familiar with Meng Zewen, then if he really opens up the situation for Zhou Yingning, will Zhou Yu come out to disrupt it?

Unfortunately, Zhou Zheng had no way of finding out what their relationship was like, what they talked about on a daily basis, or why they got together.

This alone made Hu no longer dare to treat Zhou Yu in a petty way as usual. As Zhou Zheng said, the best strategy is to kill him with one blow and leave no future troubles.

Therefore, she did not plan to take any action against Zhou Yu, including instigating Zhou Yiheng. She wanted to focus on Meng Wan, and let Zhou Zheng deal with Zhou Yu's affairs. As long as she could control Meng Wan and trip her up from time to time, Qinghe Garden would be lively.

Thinking that her two plans against Meng Wan were progressing very smoothly, as well as the one against Xie Fen, Hu felt very comfortable. When waiting for Zheng Ge's daughter-in-law to come in, I have to clear all obstacles for my daughter-in-law.

After a while, Zhou Yiheng came into the room, followed by Yu, who had a lustful look on her face. Zhou Qin followed behind with his head hung.

As Zhou Yiheng walked away, he did not forget to scold Zhou Qin, "You should also learn more from your third brother. There is a ready-made role model right there, why can't you see it? The people who are reading to you now are the ones who read to your third brother back then. How come your third brother is praised by the teacher every day, but you are the same, filing a small complaint every three days and a big complaint every five days. Do you want to be the second brother?"

"I don't want to be like my second brother. Anyone who does will bring shame to the Prince's Mansion when they go out." Zhou Qin said loudly.

Zhou Yiheng entered the room and found that Zhou Yu and Meng Wan had already come. An unnatural look flashed across his face. He clenched his fist and coughed lightly, then said to Hu, "Set up the meal. We should finish eating early so that we can go out. Although the palace banquet is in the evening, there are still many activities during the day. It would be bad to go too late."

Mrs. Hu nodded gently and called everyone to have breakfast.

Zhou Yu walked up to Zhou Qin and raised his foot to step on the hem of Zhou Qin's clothes. Zhou Qin didn't notice it at first, and after taking a step he couldn't move. Looking back, he saw Zhou Yu looking at him with a smile on his face. His face flushed for a moment. He knew he shouldn't have said that, but he refused to admit defeat and looked at Zhou Yu with his neck stiff.

Zhou Yu lowered his body slightly and said softly, "If you let me hear your nonsense again, I will cut off your tongue."

After saying that, he walked past Zhou Qin and walked forward, holding a dagger in his hands behind his back. The gem on the dagger sparkled in the sunlight coming in through the window.

Zhou Qin looked around and saw that no one was looking at him, so he breathed a sigh of relief.

When the Prince Shen's Mansion arrived at the palace, there was already a long line of cars waiting to enter from the west gate. Almost every family had three or four carriages, or even more. Judging from the emblems on the carriages, they were all wealthy families.

Meng Wan and Zhou Yingning were riding in a car. They didn't communicate at all during the whole journey. Guyu and Chuan'er didn't speak either. The two pairs of master and servants just sat there. Although there was a charcoal stove in the corner of the car and everyone had hand warmers in their hands, the feeling in the car was three times colder than outside.

Meng Wan didn't care. She leaned lightly against the back of the car, squinting her eyes, thinking about Hu's satisfaction when she saw her just now, and Zhou Yingning's smug look at her success.

She now hoped that Mrs. Hu would get angry with her, otherwise it would be unfair to Dongmei and Shanling for staying up late.

The car didn't move for a long time. Zhou Yingning said impatiently, "Go down and see what's going on. It's been so long."

Gu Yu said in embarrassment, "Miss San, we have already reached the palace gate. It is really not convenient to get off the car to ask. Miss San, please bear with it for a while."

Zhou Yingning also knew this, but she still reprimanded Guyu unhappily. Guyu smiled good-temperedly and picked up the tea, "Miss San, please have a sip. We don't know what will happen when we go in. Have you forgotten that last year, we waited for the Queen for almost an hour, and your legs were swollen when you went back."

Zhou Yingning nodded, took the tea and took a sip, then leaned against the back of the car, pulling at the butterfly on her skirt out of boredom.

An unknown amount of time had passed. Zhou Yingning felt like she was about to fall asleep when the carriage started moving again. This time it did not stop and drove all the way into the palace.

Zhou Yingning stood up excitedly. She first asked Guyu to check if there was anything wrong with her, then asked Guyu to reapply lip balm for her. She also asked that she take the prepared clothes and remember to give the gift to Princess Yong'an when she got off the car. She said a lot of things and seemed very nervous.

Meng Wan had reason to believe that Zhou Yingning's nervousness was not because of entering the palace, but because she had to be seen by her future mother-in-law.

The female members' carriages went directly to the harem. When they got off the carriages, they saw a long palace road in front of them, so they had to walk.

Meng Wan followed behind Hu, thinking about the last time she came to thank Zhou Yu the next day after getting married, and the eunuchs led them in. Since they were alone, it was not easy to look around, for fear of being laughed at, so they had no idea what the harem looked like.

This time there were many people around, so I could take a closer look. It was similar to what I saw in the Forbidden City in Beijing in my previous life. The yellow glazed eaves shone in the sunlight, which actually made me feel awe-inspiring.

Everyone walked into a large courtyard, passed through an entrance, went down the stairs and up the stairs again, and another large open hall appeared in front of them.

This place is called Jinxiu Tower, and it is adjacent to the Imperial Garden at the back. It is the favorite place for concubines in the palace, and it is also the first choice for the Queen to hold banquets to entertain the ladies of the palace.

Everyone stood there waiting for the palace maids to lead them. A female palace maid stepped out, holding a booklet and calling out the names of the various mansions or the official positions of the men in the family. Then a female servant would come forward and lead the family to the designated position.

This whole process took half an hour. Fortunately, the Prince Shen's Mansion was located relatively close to the inside, so there was no need to queue at the gate. If you stood there for an hour, you would have fainted from standing.

In the middle was the queen's throne, with an incense table in front of it, and two rows of palace maids standing on both sides. Behind the palace maids were two rows of female musicians, holding various musical instruments in their hands, many of which Meng Wan had never seen before.

The Queen hadn't arrived yet, and Mrs. Hu was chatting with the old princess who was standing in front of her from Prince Li's mansion. The old princess praised Zhou Yingning to the skies, took her hand and said to Mrs. Hu, "It's a pity that we don't have a boy of the right age, otherwise we would have definitely married her off, and there was no way we could have let the boy from the Meng family get away with it."

Meng Wan just didn't want to listen any more to their hypocritical flattery, so he turned his head to look for the people in Huainan Marquis' Mansion, not knowing whether Wang would come.

Suddenly hearing the old princess mention the word "Meng", he pricked up his ears involuntarily, but he did not dare to let Hu see anything. He continued to look around, but his mind was completely on their conversation.

Mrs. Hu obviously didn't expect the old princess to ask this question. She lowered her voice and said, "Isn't it because of your reminder? Without your guidance, how could I see it clearly? And you are too kind to my third daughter. I don't know what the situation is. You just said that. It depends on fate."

The old princess laughed and patted Hu's hand, saying, "I know, I know, girls are sensitive about their reputation. I'm just anxious to drink at the wedding. If you can use me, just ask for help."

Hu nodded, and looked over Meng Wan's shoulder to see the wife of Duke Zhongguo standing opposite with her two daughters-in-law and a daughter. When she raised her head, her eyes met Hu's. Hu smiled, and Zhou Yingning blushed and dared not look up. It was only when Hu gently pulled her sleeve that Zhou Yingning raised her head.

Meng Wan knew that it was Meng Zewen that Hu had chosen for Zhou Yingning. This was quite interesting. I wonder if Zhou Yu knew what Hu was planning? Unfortunately, once they entered the harem, all servants were not allowed to enter, and they were all served by palace maids and eunuchs.