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

The square of Chengtian Temple is hung with lanterns, in rows and strings, in various patterns and colors, which look like a sea of ​​stars from afar.

Zhou Yingning had been following Princess Yong'an, Miss Gao, and the little princess of Prince Li's family. She turned around and saw Miss Meng. She gently leaned over, pointed at a lantern in front of her, and asked Miss Meng if she could guess what was on it.

Miss Meng shook her head. "I'm really not good at this. My uncle is really good at guessing. But he has promised me that he will guess a few more and give me all the prizes when the time comes."

When Zhou Yingning heard her mention Meng Zewen, she was delighted, "You are so lucky. My third brother is not good at this either. I am afraid I won't be able to get it."

"What's the big deal? I'll give you a share of what my uncle got later."

Zhou Yingning thanked him with a smile, and just like that, the two of them started chatting, becoming happier and happier as they talked.

Mrs. Hu also slowly walked to Madam Meng's side and whispered, "I am sorry to make you all laugh."

Madam Meng didn't react at first. She was stunned for a moment before she smiled, "What's the big deal? It's not easy for you either. After all, they are not your own children. If you give them too much or too little, someone will always be dissatisfied."

"Sister, you understand me. Isn't that right? Over the years, I have been so worried for Brother Yu... I thought that if I could find a wife for him, I would have achieved my goal and would be able to live up to my sister in the future. I didn't expect that she was hiding her true feelings from me. It was just a piece of material, but she actually went to such great lengths to hide it from me. If I had said earlier that I would not use that material and replaced it with something else, Princess Fanghua would not have misunderstood and wasted everyone's time in vain."

When Mrs. Hu said this, she seemed to suddenly realize that Meng Wan also had the last name Meng, and she quickly patted her lips and said, "I don't mean anything else. The girls in your Meng family are naturally good."

"Princess, there is no need to do this. Although we both have the surname Meng, we are already five generations apart. We should each have our own door and our own people."

Mrs. Hu nodded, "That's right. Fortunately, Ning'er is by my side. She always comforts me and says that if we do our own thing, others will know the good of it over time. This makes me feel that my efforts have not been in vain."

Madam Meng followed Mrs. Hu's gaze and looked at Zhou Yingning who was happily talking to her eldest granddaughter. She nodded and said, "Your daughter is indeed smart and a good girl."

Mrs. Hu was delighted. She was really afraid that Meng Wan would continue to tell her the whole story about the material. Even if she and Zhou Yingning said the same thing, there was no guarantee that ten people would believe her.

I must go back and take revenge on Meng Wan for playing tricks on me.

Now is not the time to think about these things. Nothing is more important than being close to Mrs. Meng.

Meng Wan got off the warm sedan chair. There were already many people in the square, with men on one side and women on the other, making it very lively.

"Why are you here so late?" Song said dissatisfiedly.

"I spoke a few words to Princess Fanghua."

"Did you really beg for that material?" Jiang asked with a smile.

"Why you came is not that important. Whatever you believe is what it is." Meng Wan bowed to Song and Liu, and walked towards Madam Lu who was waving at her.

"When did she become so close with the Lu family?" Liu watched as Madam Lu took Meng Wan's hand very affectionately, and the two of them pointed at a palace lantern as if they were guessing riddles.

Song narrowed her eyes and said, "Go back and ask your sister-in-law, is there something going on between them?"

Madam Lu asked with concern what Princess Fanghua had said to her just now. Meng Wan smiled bitterly and said, "What else can I say? It's nothing more than that she is short-sighted. Fortunately, I am still a little prudent and didn't dare to use that piece of material to make clothes. Otherwise, I would be very embarrassed today."

Madam Lu said softly, "You don't have to be upset. Every family has its own problems. Those who believe in you will naturally believe in you. You can't explain to everyone."

Meng Wan had not expected Young Lady Lu to be so enthusiastic towards her today. She had prepared to sit there alone since early in the morning. After all, she was a newcomer to the circle of noble ladies in the capital.

But the Lu family's attitude towards her was still surprising. After a while, she knew the answer. Madam Lu turned the glass beads under the lantern and whispered, "It's a pity that Princess Rui didn't come. She guessed this really well."

Meng Wan didn't expect Young Madam Lu to mention Meng Qi. She looked up with a puzzled look on her face. Young Madam Lu smiled sweetly, "She and I get along well. So does my aunt."

Meng Wan was confused. Who was she talking about?

After thinking for a while, I realized that the aunt that Young Lady Lu was talking about was the youngest daughter of the Lu family, the Minister of War, who was very popular in the capital. It was because she had wanted to marry the daughter of the Lu family to the Imperial Concubine that Concubine Zhen got in the way, and in the end the Emperor pointed Meng Qi to Prince Rui.

What did this young lady Lu mean by that? Judging from her tone, she seemed to be very familiar with Meng Qi. It seemed that I had to ask Zhou Yu to find out what was going on when I got back.

When Zhou Yu heard that Miss Lu was engaged, he was deeply moved and admired Lord Lu very much. His position was too sensitive and it could be said that he was the object of competition among every prince. The marriage of his little granddaughter was like a weather vane, attracting the attention of many people in the capital.

When the news of Miss Lu's engagement came, people in the capital were very surprised. It was said that the Emperor was very happy and specifically instructed the Queen to give the first load of dowry.

The two walked, looked and talked. To be honest, Meng Wan was really not good at this. She just hoped that the banquet would start and end early, so that she could go back and eat a bowl of Cai'er's thin noodle soup and then lie on the kang to have a good sleep.

The sky was getting darker and darker, and the wind was extremely cold. She really didn't understand why they had to do everything out in the open air when they were celebrating a festival. Wouldn't it be the same if they just hung lanterns in the palace?

Looking around, the Empress and the concubines in the harem were nowhere to be seen, and some elderly ladies were also nowhere to be seen. It seemed that they were just walking around, watching the lanterns and then went to Kunning Palace to wait for the most important part of the palace banquet.

Madam Lu saw that Meng Wan was not interested and said with a smile, "Let's go too."

"May I?"

"Of course, we're not doing this for anyone to see." He said as he glanced in the direction of the man.

"Or maybe you want to win a prize?"

Meng Wan smiled and shook his head, "Forget it, I don't have that ambition."

There are no heated sedan chairs available from here to Kunning Palace, but fortunately it is not far away and there are many people around, so I don’t feel cold when walking.

Meng Wan looked up at Chengtian Hall not far away. That was where the emperor handled daily government affairs and it was also the place for gatherings on major festivals of the Great Xia Dynasty. It had a main hall and two side halls.

Today, the men were in Chengtian Hall, while the women went to Kunning Palace. The laughter of men could be heard one after another, in groups of three or five, far away. Although there were lanterns, they were too far away to be clearly seen.

Meng Wan gave up the idea of ​​looking for Zhou Yu and finally walked to Kunning Palace. Looking at the Queen's Palace built on a high platform, Meng Wan took a deep breath and began to climb the stairs while holding up the hem of her skirt. When she came in, sweat broke out on her forehead. There were too many things to do recently. It seemed that she had to make time to exercise every day. Should she do square dance or aerobics?

It was very warm in Kunning Palace. Looking around, I saw that the older people were already sitting in their seats, resting with their eyes half closed. Those who knew each other gathered together, standing or sitting, chatting quietly. The palace maids were serving tea and water in an orderly manner.

The Empress, Noble Concubine Gao, several high-ranking concubines, and princesses were not there. Meng Wan thought that he should either lie down somewhere or change his clothes.

There was a faint sound of whip cracking outside, and everyone went to their seats one after another and sat down, knowing that the Emperor was about to take the throne in Chengtian Hall.

Hu reluctantly said goodbye to Madam Meng, looked at Meng Wan standing there, smiled and took her hand and walked to the position of Prince Shen's mansion.

“I don’t know if Yingning will be nervous.” Mrs. Hu said with a smile.

"Third sister has been practicing for so long, and she has also received personal instruction from Madam Qin, so there will definitely be no problem."

Meng Wan really admired Hu's thick-skinnedness, as if the cloak incident had never happened.

Meng Wan didn't care. She had never intended to embarrass Mrs. Hu in the capital over a piece of material. If she had gone on explaining, it would have been annoying, especially in front of the Queen.

Therefore, Hu and Meng Wan had the same idea, which was to stop at the right time. Hu wanted to use this incident to make Meng Wan look like a domineering person in the circle of nobles in Beijing. Meng Wan wanted to use his substitution of materials to let people know that Hu was not what she pretended to be.

Just like what Madam Lu said just now, those who believe will naturally believe. No matter what, Mrs. Hu did not get any benefit. Zhou Yu once told himself that when Mrs. Hu wanted to arrange something and the fish would definitely bite the hook, but it did not meet her expectations, Mrs. Hu would get angry and spend a lot of money to arrange it again. Just like in the past, if Zhou Yu did not fall into the trap she set, she would not tire of setting a trap that was more powerful than the last time for him to fall into.

Therefore, the couple is now urging Hu to make arrangements. Only when she takes action can they find loopholes.