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

Since going to Grand Hyatt a few days ago, after Mrs. Hu staged a harmonious drama between the mother-in-law and the daughter-in-law, to Meng Wan's surprise, Mrs. Hu actually let her choose what she wanted to be in charge of.

Xie Fen was also very surprised to hear what Hu said. It was obvious that the two of them had not discussed it beforehand. According to the information Meng Wan had inquired about, since the account book incident, Hu and Xie Fen had become increasingly distant.

What Meng Wan couldn't understand was why Hu became very quiet after that. She almost never bossed Xie Fen around anymore, and she didn't make any innuendos every time she paid her respects. She was even considerate enough to not let Hongge get up early to pay his respects to her.

Meng Wan now has spies in almost every courtyard of the mansion, but she has never had a chance in Junyueju. She guessed that Li, Zhou Yinghan, or even Xie Fen all had people in Junyueju to pass on messages.

Although Hu's attitude was surprisingly kind, Meng Wan didn't want to find out the specific reason. According to the news Zhou Yu brought back and the detailed discussion with Meng Qi, she now needed to complete the next few plans against Hu as soon as possible, and then expose Hu's true face and nail Hu to death before the situation in the court became clear.

So, Meng Wan asked for the sewing room and the general affairs room, which really surprised Hu. According to Hu's initial inference, Meng Wan would definitely ask for the kitchen, warehouse or the dispatch room, which are places with high profits and fast information transmission.

Meng Wan had discussed these two places with Zhou Yu. Although they seemed insignificant, they were actually the best for them now. The reason was that it was the most convenient place to get information. The sewing room was responsible for cutting clothes for the whole mansion. When the seasons changed, the whole mansion had to be counted. By then, everyone would know what was going on.

Not to mention the Miscellaneous Affairs Office, although the Miscellaneous Affairs Office in the back house cannot be compared with the Miscellaneous Affairs Office in the outer courtyard, generally the popular maids in each courtyard will not come here. The Miscellaneous Affairs Office is required to deal with trivial matters of the servants, but if there is something missing or something is added in a courtyard, the Miscellaneous Affairs Office will report it to the Management Office, and then go to the warehouse to get it after approval. It is the lowest level, and the information is the most real and direct.

After Meng Wan said these two things, he looked at Hu's puzzled expression and explained that he was afraid that he might cause trouble again. However, even if there was trouble in these two places, it would be their own family's business behind closed doors. They didn't have to worry about outsiders knowing about it, so it wouldn't be too embarrassing.

Mrs. Hu understood that this was because she was frightened by the distribution of festival gifts at the end of last year. Although neither party benefited from that incident, it still shocked her. Mrs. Hu was very satisfied with Meng Wan's knowledge of work. Compared with Xie Fen who wanted to manage the warehouse and kitchen right away, Mrs. Hu looked unhappy.

But thinking about Zhou Zheng's instructions that day, and Zhou Yiheng's obvious preference for Zhou Ming and his wife, he actually gave Zhou Ming 500 taels of silver in front of Zhou Zheng. Hu still nodded and agreed to Xie Fen. At the end, she lovingly asked Zhou Yinghan whether she wanted to take on the business on her own or learn from one of her sisters-in-law.

As a result, Zhou Yinghan's answer surprised everyone again. She wanted to learn more from Xie Fen. Meng Wan nodded, Hu was puzzled, and Xie Fen was very surprised.

According to the news Zhou Ming got back, Zhou Yinghan's marriage was arranged by Zhou Yingrong and her brother. Logically, Zhou Yinghan should be close to Meng Wan, but why did she choose herself? Xie Fen thought about the news her mother had sent back some time ago. She was very surprised and admired her father's actions.

It was because of her father that the prince paid more attention to their first wife, and gave her the confidence to choose good jobs from Mrs. Hu. Sure enough, when she said that she wanted to take care of those two things, Mrs. Hu was obviously unhappy, but she agreed. Thinking about what her mother said, if her father's thing could succeed, then in this mansion, no one who became the prince in the future would dare to do anything to their first wife.

When the matter is accomplished, the prince will ask for a favor for Zhou Ming. What will they be afraid of? She can also become his wife.

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After Meng Wan got the power of the housekeeper of these two places, she immediately transferred Song Zhujia to the general affairs room as the housekeeper. Although everyone was a little surprised, they did not suspect anything, because Song Zhujia was originally doing miscellaneous work in the courtyard. Although she did not reach the level of a housekeeper, she had a long experience and good popularity.

In order not to attract other people's attention, Meng Wan also replaced the manager of the sewing room with an old sister named Wu Pozi who was on good terms with Ying Pozi. Now that the managers of both places were replaced, everyone thought it was just the first three things a new official did upon taking office.

At this time, Mrs. Song Zhu and Mrs. Wu were standing in the main room holding the two rosters and responding to Meng Wan's words respectfully.

Meng Wan asked some routine questions and closed the booklet with satisfaction. "That's great. Although you two were originally clerks in two different places, there is still a difference between being a clerk and managing people, especially in a place like this with so many people and so many things to do. There will always be people who are dissatisfied or gossipy. Just be bolder. I still say the same thing. Since I dare to take over these two places, I will not allow anything to embarrass me. If there are those who try to stir up trouble, just follow the rules."

The two looked at each other. With the words of the grandmother, they felt like they had an imperial sword.

Meng Wan arranged some more things, encouraged the two, and then let them get busy.

Chuan'er walked in, "Second Madam, Gang Mingfu brought a letter in, Cai'er will be back in the evening."

"Ah? Really?" Meng Wan was very happy.

Wu Hen and Cai'er came back almost half a month later than expected. Meng Wan was very anxious, and Zhou Yu was also anxious. Originally, Zhou Yu received a letter from Wu Hen when they finished their work, but there was no news after they returned.

Zhou Yu originally didn't take it seriously, as it was like this every time Wu Hen went out. However, after the day he was supposed to come back had passed, Zhou Yu could no longer sit still, and asked the people Yue Zhen left in Beijing to help investigate. It turned out that Wu Hen was injured and delayed his trip.

"Is the outer courtyard ready? Although Second Master said that Brother Wu's injury should not be serious, we still need to invite a doctor back to take a look. Oh, by the way, I don't know if we can invite a doctor, so let Second Master take him to Qingning for a checkup."

Meng Wan stood up and gave orders softly, thinking about how badly Wu Hen was injured last time. He didn't know how serious it was this time, whether it was an accident or a sneak attack.

Cai'er was not implicated. Zhou Yu said that they were not in danger this time, so how did she get hurt again? I really hope Cai'er will come back now and ask her about it. I don't know if this girl was scared.

Cai'er, who made Meng Wan anxious and angry, entered Qinghe Garden before dark.

Everyone was very happy. Meng Wan held Cai'er's hand and looked her up and down for a long time. He even rolled up her sleeves and trouser legs to see if she was injured.

"I am really fine. It was just an accident, Brother Wu. It was raining so hard and we were so anxious that we almost fell down the road. It was nothing, but Brother Wu had a serious injury on his right arm before. When he tried to pull the reins, the shaft hit his right arm and he slid down the mountain."

Meng Wan exhaled, "Are you okay now?"

"Not yet. His right arm is in a sling. When we entered the city, Liuzi took us directly to the iron shop at the city gate. The white-haired man was examined by Brother Wu, who changed the medicine and said he was fine and would be well in ten days or so."

Chuan'er patted his chest and said, "It's okay, it's okay. You don't know how worried Second Grandma was. How could it be delayed for so many days?"

"First, Brother Wu's injury. There wasn't even a good pharmacy in that mountain valley. It took a long time to get to the town, which took three days. As a result, I went to..." Cai'er seemed to remember something when she said this, and slapped her head, "Look at my memory. I bought a lot of good things for Second Madam."

After saying that, he skipped out of the door to get the gifts he bought for everyone.

Looking at the box of little dolls that Cai'er bought for her, Meng Wan didn't know whether to laugh or cry.

Cai Er saw that there were only two people in the room. She put the dolls one by one on the shelf of the treasure cabinet and said, "These were all made by the craftsman I watched. The patterns were all selected by me. Second Madam, take a look. Does that doll look like Sun Wukong?"

Meng Wan looked at these puppets, most of which were characters from the stories he had told Meng Qi before, and was impressed by Cai'er's attentiveness.

"What did you just leave unsaid?"

Cai Er was stunned for a moment, then smiled, "Hehe, Second Madam heard it, I almost let it slip."

"You did the right thing. Although they are all people in our house, they don't know the real purpose of your going out."

"Yes, that's what I thought." Cai Er walked to Meng Wan and whispered, "After Brother Wu took the medicine and felt that he was fine, he took me to the mountain. I thought it was far away from the capital, but I didn't expect it was only a few days' walk. That woman is so powerful. It was Brother Wu who got injured first, otherwise he wouldn't have gone through so much trouble and wasted several days."

"Is it a woman?"

"Well, he looks quite old, but he dresses very young. His complexion is not very good-looking, it's a scary pale color. After being subdued by Brother Wu, his eyes were scary and evil."

Meng Wan frowned, "Does she know Kung Fu?"

"No, but Brother Wu said that she can use poison, and it's very powerful. I asked Brother Wu who she was, but Brother Wu shook his head and said nothing. I don't know if he didn't know or he didn't want to tell me."

"Sent to where?"

"I don't know. She was taken to the iron shop first. When I left, I saw Brother Hei and Liuzi driving her away."

Meng Wan was puzzled. Was this woman the one Zhou Yu was looking for, or was it Prince Rui or the Crown Prince? Should she take the initiative to ask Zhou Yu?