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

The queen looked at the cloak Meng Wan was wearing, and thought about it. It seemed like the color of the material. Regardless of whether what Mrs. Hu said was true or not, the second young lady was completely embarrassed today. But thinking about the recent changes in the court, Meng Wan has the Huainan Marquis Mansion, the Shenjun Prince Mansion, and the Yong'an Earl Mansion behind him. And the eldest brother has also heard that the emperor intends to use Wang Boyuan again, so...

Seeing Meng Wan paying her respects, the queen smiled slightly, "If I had known that you liked this color of material, I would have sent it to you earlier. You wouldn't have had to ask your mother-in-law for it, which would have made things difficult for her." After saying that, she called out to the female official beside her, "I remember there are two pieces of that whole mink fur. Take them back to the Shen County Prince's Mansion and give one to the Second Madam and one to the Third Miss."

When Hu heard this, she knew that the Queen Mother did not want to ask any more questions. This was fine, anyway, her goal had been achieved. It would be better if the Queen Mother did not ask any more questions and Meng Wan could not defend herself. Everything would be determined by what the two of them said.

Meng Wan took a look at the cloak on her body, and first thanked the queen, then said quietly, "I dare not hide it from you, Your Majesty, I don't like this color, I only put it on because it was given to me by the princess and she asked me to wear it this year."

Everyone originally thought that the battle between the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law in Prince Shen's Mansion had just come to an end, but they didn't expect Meng Wan to say this.

"Forget it, whatever you say is what it is. Today is a palace banquet, and our Prince's Mansion has taken up a bit too long." Hu walked forward and patted Meng Wan's hand, saying with a loving face.

To outsiders, it seemed that Mrs. Hu didn't care about Meng Wan and just let Meng Wan say whatever he wanted.

The Queen didn't want to continue this topic. She thought it was time to take everyone to Chengtian Hall to enjoy the lanterns. Just when she was about to ask the female official, she heard Princess Fanghua say, "Okay, I've got mine too. Grandma Zhou Er, are you going to wear it, or have someone send it to your maid?"

Her words caused the onlookers to laugh softly.

Fanghua did not take the clothes handed to her by the palace maid, but pointed at Meng Wan and asked the palace maid to give them to her.

Meng Wan looked up at Fang Hua's half-smile and knelt down gently. "Empress, I don't want to take up everyone's time to defend myself against what the princess said. But the dress I'm wearing today is not the one the princess gave me, the one Princess Yong'an gave to Miss Three."

When the queen heard this, she was about to stand up, but sat back down.

"The princess did give me a piece of fabric, but I don't know where the fabric came from. I just felt it was extraordinarily luxurious. I was afraid that my status was not up to the task, and I was also afraid of spurning the princess's kindness, so I had no choice but to ask you to find me a piece of similar fabric to make this cloak. This way, I fulfilled my filial piety and did not violate the princess's kindness."

"Oh? So, this piece of yours is not the one I gave to the third young lady as a reward?" Yong'an asked.

"No, since the material is the same as Princess Fanghua's, please come and identify it."

After receiving the signal, the maid beside the queen stepped forward and compared the two pieces of material.

"Your Majesty, they are indeed not the same. The colors are almost the same, and the patterns are similar. The feel of the material, the thickness, and the stitch size are all different." The maid said respectfully.

Mrs. Hu was stunned and just about to speak, Meng Wan took the lead and bowed to Mrs. Hu, saying, "My daughter-in-law really didn't know the origin of this material. I will return it to my third sister when I go back."

Then he stood aside silently without saying anything. Except for those girls, the people present were all clan wives and mistresses, all of whom were shrewd. You, Mrs. Hu, just said that Mrs. Meng asked for it, and she insisted on making clothes to wear at this time. Now Mrs. Meng said that it was rewarded by Mrs. Hu, and she was reluctant to cut it, and was afraid that Mrs. Hu would misunderstand, so she went to find a similar one to cut and wear, and the piece you gave was still left there.

If it was really taken away by Meng, why would they go to so much trouble?

Hu's face flushed, and she looked up at Zhou Yingning. Zhou Yingning also looked at Hu nervously. After the two looked at each other, Hu was about to speak, but she saw the virtuous concubine stood up and said, "You two mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, one loves her daughter-in-law and wants to give her the best. The other cares about her mother-in-law and doesn't want to use it and wants to keep it."

When Princess Jing heard her serious mother-in-law say this, she also stood up and laughed, "Your Majesty is right. If everyone in the capital had the tolerance and generosity of the Princess of Shen County and the Second Madam, I think there would be no one who would file a complaint with the Queen Mother and ask the Queen Mother to decide the case."

The Queen also smiled, took the hand of the palace maid and stood up, "Okay, it's a misunderstanding. But you are so thoughtful, take it back quickly." These words were directed at Fanghua.

Fanghua no longer had the complacency she had just now. She looked at the warning look from the Queen and responded softly.

"Let's go. It's getting dark. Let's go to Chengtian Hall. The Ministry of Internal Affairs starts hanging lanterns in the twelfth lunar month. There are many lantern puzzles. I want to remind you that the lucky charms are the emperor's goodies. You must not go back empty-handed."

Everyone smiled and cheered, and walked out of Jinxiu Building in waves according to their ranks, and got into the warm sedan chairs that had been prepared long ago.

Mrs. Hu was so angry that her teeth were itching, but she forced herself to smile and said nothing more.

Zhou Yingning followed behind Princess Yong'an and listened to her conversation with Miss Gao. "Cousin, you have always had some secret plans with her. She will be married in the fall. Be careful that your aunt will not allow you to leave when you return."

Miss Gao didn't care. "It was originally yours, you can give it to whoever you want. It doesn't matter if someone wears the same thing as her. But she cares so much about it, as if she has lost a lot of value because the second young lady of the Zhou family wears the same thing as her. It's all because of Zhou Yu..."

"What are you talking about, cousin?" Yong'an turned to look at her in dissatisfaction. Miss Gao also knew that she had said too much, so she laughed it off. She turned around and saw Zhou Yingning following behind her respectfully, "Sister Ning, don't be depressed. Didn't your second sister-in-law say that the piece is useless? You can cut it up later and wear it in on Yong'an's birthday so that our Princess Fanghua can see it."

Zhou Yingning said to Yongan in a panic, "It's all my fault today. Miss Gao asked about my second sister-in-law's beautiful cloak, and I said so much. Princess Fanghua was upset. I will go and apologize to her later."

Yong'an paused for a moment and said with a smile, "No need. Fanghua is not completely angry with you. She has never liked others to have the same things as her since she was a child. The material was given by my father, and she can't say much. I gave it to you because I was afraid that she would be unhappy if I wore the same thing as her. Who would have thought that something like this would happen. But it's nothing. It was just a misunderstanding. After a long time, she will get over it. If you go up and explain now, she will definitely be angry with you."

When Zhou Yingning heard Yong'an say this, she quickly said a few nice words to express her gratitude.

Meng Wan declined Madam Lu's offer to go to the main hall together, and pretended to adjust his cloak as he watched the people from Jinxiu Tower almost leave. Fanghua, as usual, walked at the end.

"Take it back and put it at the bottom of the box. No, throw it away or burn it, but don't let me see it again." Fanghua said fiercely.

The palace maid quickly retreated with the clothes in her arms. Fanghua turned around and looked at Meng Wan who was standing at the door. She was about to take a step forward but stopped again, with an unwilling look on her face.

"It would be such a shame to throw away or burn such nice clothes. Besides, if the princess does this, she would be taking advantage of other people's kindness." Meng Wan said as he walked up to Fanghua.

Fanghua frowned, "What do you mean?"

"Princess, you are very smart, you will know what I mean. I just want to say a few words to you. First, I didn't ask the princess for the material, but the princess gave it to me. Second, when she gave it to me, I didn't know that it was Princess Yong'an's reward to my third sister, and there were only two pieces. Third, in the ice rink's warm shed, before you discussed my cloak, my third sister and Miss Gao had a private conversation for a long time. Fourth, when you sent the maid to get the clothes, my third sister was very happy."

Fang Hua showed a surprised look, Meng Wan bowed again and said, "Every word I said above is true, there is absolutely no falsehood. If there is even one falsehood, let Zhou Yuming divorce me."

Fanghua was stunned for a moment, then frowned. Due to her physical condition and the emperor's favor, she was a little domineering and sharp-tongued, but that didn't mean she was stupid. Hearing the hidden meaning in Meng Wan's words, she frowned and thought.

"It's my fault for delaying the princess for so long." After saying that, he bowed again, took three steps back, and was about to turn around and walk out.

"You, um, Zhou Yu is not nice to you?" Fanghua asked.

"Hey, you also know how I married into the Prince Shen's mansion. Others believe my past, but I don't think the princess, with her intelligence, would believe it. I can't help it either. Princess, do you think that I will be better off if I marry the Second Master?"

Meng Wan said this, took out a handkerchief and gently wiped the corners of her eyes, "There is really nothing I can do. Fourth sister has spread such a thing, what can I, a weak woman, do? I know that the second master doesn't like me, and even hates me, but I have to marry. Don't be afraid of the princess laughing at me, who knows what kind of life I have led in the past six months? My mother-in-law is not my real mother-in-law, you just saw it. The younger generation does not judge the elders. The princess is wise, so I don't need to say much.

"As the second young lady who came to Huainan Marquis's Mansion halfway, how could I have the confidence and qualifications to go back to my parents' home to seek help? I just hung there, watching the second master go in and out of the willow alleys, either guarding the little plum blossoms in the Zuihua Tower or supporting Miss Caidie in the Yunxiang Yazhu. I didn't even dare to ask a question."

Meng Wan shook her head. "I said too much and disturbed the princess's mood. I lost my temper. No matter what the reason is for making the princess unhappy today, it was all caused by this cloak. I apologize to the princess again."

After saying that, he bowed to Fanghua again. When he stood up again, Fanghua saw tears flowing from the corners of Meng Wan's eyes.