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

"What did you say? Bier is Zhuang Jing's adopted daughter?" Meng Wan looked at Zhou Yu in surprise.

Zhou Yu nodded and said while wiping his face, "This woman is really stubborn. We tried many methods but couldn't get anything out of her. Do you know who found out?"

"Who?"

"Meng Qi."

"Ah? Fourth sister?" Meng Wan thought again and realized that Meng Qi must have known this person in her previous life, but just didn't know where she was. After Zhou Yu helped find her, she would naturally find a way to make this person speak.

"We don't know how she did it. We only know that she took the girl with the mole on her forehead that you found for her last time in. Not long after, the woman told us everything."

Meng Wan was extremely surprised. It turned out that the girl that Meng Qi was looking for was here to deal with Zhuang Jing. He just didn't know what the relationship between this girl and Zhuang Jing was.

"What's going on with Bi'er?"

"Back then, Mrs. Hu was able to gain the favor of the late Empress Dowager because of the help of Sister Zhuang Jing."

Meng Wan nodded. This sister of Zhuang Jing was the one who was later adopted by the emperor and named a beauty, but died of dystocia. She had previously served in the palace of the late empress dowager and was the late empress dowager's most useful maid.

"At that time, Zhuang Jing lived outside and had few opportunities to meet her sister. After Hu got this clue, she flattered her sister and naturally flattered Zhuang Jing, passing information and taking things for the sisters. You also know that if Hu wants to make friends with someone, it will make people feel like they want to dig out their hearts. So, the two sisters Zhuang Jing helped her like this.

"But for unknown reasons, when her sister died of childbirth, Zhuang Jing also disappeared. No one knows how she became the disciple of Master Yunling Shanren and became his fellow apprentice.

"Since Meng Qi told us all these things, I thought she must have asked other questions, but she didn't tell us."

Meng Wan understood, "Then what does it mean that Zhuang Jing put Bi'er next to the princess? It's not just because of their old relationship, right?"

Zhou Yu shook his head, "Meng Qi only said that Zhuang Jing said she was wandering around and had to find a place for her adopted daughter to stay. But this Bi'er went to Zhuang Jing every once in a while. In order to please the late Empress Dowager, Hu contracted several diseases, including stomach problems and headaches, and Zhuang Jing prepared medicine for her."

Meng Wan looked puzzled. "These two diseases are not difficult to treat. It's not worth going out for a special prescription, right?"

"So, I think this is something Meng Qi doesn't want us to know. Now we only need to know the relationship between Zhuang Jing and Bi'er. As for her private identity, it must be related to a prince. If that's the case, it's not something we can delve into. I think Prince Rui should know."

Meng Wan sighed. She was extremely curious and really wanted to ask Meng Qi in person, but she didn’t know whether she would tell her.

"Has the Hu family decided on a date?" Zhou Yu asked.

"It should be these few days. When I went to pay my respects today, I saw her arranging the birthday party for Viscountess Lecheng." Meng Wan thought for a moment and asked, "How are your arrangements for my second sister going?"

"Don't worry, I'm ready. I'm just waiting for the Hu family to decide on a date. Then I'll invite Gao Yang and Li He to go together. These two idiots love to watch the fun and are not afraid of any big trouble."

"Then can you spare some time when the princess hands over our mother's dowry book?"

"Why not? This is a big deal, so I'll have to take a close look. And I heard that my father will be at home that day."

Meng Wan stepped forward and took Zhou Yu's arm. "That's good. We don't have to gather more people. But it's better if elder sister doesn't come that day. I'm afraid that if something unexpected happens, her temper will frighten the fetus again."

"Don't worry, my eldest sister is not that fragile. Besides, when she got married, she had a falling out with Mrs. Hu because of my mother's dowry. It's a pity that we had no way to deal with her at that time, and my father trusted her completely, so he scolded his daughter who was about to get married. My eldest sister is also holding back a lot of anger, and if you don't let her vent, she will be unhappy."

Zhou Yu gently held Meng Wan's waist, "Qing'er, I never thought that dealing with the Hu family would be so smooth and so fast. Thank you, without your planning in the backyard, there would be no result today."

Meng Wan put her arms around Zhou Yu's neck and said softly, "This is the result of our joint efforts. My eldest sister and fourth sister both said that the princess is too arrogant and overconfident. This is because she has been smooth sailing for more than 20 years. She defeated my mother and my grandmother, and she has brought my father under her control. She has suppressed you and my eldest sister, and suppressed my aunt and the concubines. So, in her heart, we are all trash. She doesn't bother to think too much, and she just needs to follow the old routine."

"But she didn't expect that she would hit a wall this time. She will have to pay the price for her carelessness." Zhou Yu gently kissed Meng Wan's forehead.

"In fact, you should thank the princess for this mysterious confidence."

"Haha, that's a good word. Mysterious confidence. Tell me, why should we thank her for this?"

"Think about it, if she didn't think she had you under control, watching you like a captive kitten or a dog, she would think she could easily stop when she wanted to and give you a hard time just by moving her fingers and moving her lips. If she hadn't always thought this way, she wouldn't have suspected anything about you doing that for so many years. You mentioned the iron shop before, and she was suspicious at first, and even wanted to ask the prince to drive Uncle Qi and the others out of the capital, but she gave up the idea after only investigating a few times and the prince opposed it, and she never paid attention to the iron shop again."

Zhou Yu nodded, "That's right, so the reason she can get to where she is today is not because she is so strong, but because her opponents are too kind, of course, except for my grandmother."

Meng Wan frowned, "Do you also think that the princess has another relationship with my grandmother?"

"Well, I suspect that grandma must have some leverage over her, so she had to let father marry her and had to go to the palace to ask for permission to make her his wife. It's just that we haven't found out the reason yet, otherwise we could nail her down along with Concubine Li and everything we found out during this period."

Meng Wan said softly, "Don't be in a hurry. We have to take it step by step. First, take back mother's dowry. After this incident, it will definitely be a heavy blow to her. If the second sister's plan succeeds again, I think the princess will fall completely. Then there will be two results. One is that she will not be a threat in our eyes, and the other is that she will burn her boats. Of course, I hope it will be a consequence. Only when she takes action, the old things will be easier to uncover."

Zhou Yu put his chin on top of Meng Wan's head and said in a muffled voice, "Fortunately, everything is developing in the direction we hope for. King Jing and King Cheng have been fighting fiercely recently, especially the one related to Meng Hai. We just have to wait and see who the final winner is. It won't take more than half a year at most. By then, it will be easy to deal with as only one family is left."

Meng Wan nodded, "I always feel that Prince Rui will not help the Crown Prince so easily."

Zhou Yu let go of Meng Wan and walked to the window, looking at the flowers and trees outside that were beginning to turn green. "This is not something we can decide. Just like my brother-in-law said, since we have chosen to follow Prince Rui, we must not have second thoughts. Whether Prince Rui has higher goals in the end, or just wants to be a powerful minister who is friendly and respectful to his brothers, this is not something we should worry about."

"I know, but I still have to think about the way out. How many times can we drink and eat together before something is done, but after it is done, we are not even qualified to get close to each other."

Zhou Yu turned around with a serious look on his face, "I understand what you mean. Don't worry, we have thought of all this. Otherwise, why do you think Third Brother Yue went to Sichuan with so much effort?"

"By the way, speaking of Third Brother Yue, I forgot to ask you, does the court have any news about my uncle? Last time Fourth Sister came to say that it seemed like it was almost time? She also said that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince really helped to speak up."

Zhou Yu smiled and said, "Prince Rui is still trying, but the emperor has already relented. It's just that it was the emperor who personally ordered him to be exiled, and he has to give the emperor a good reason to come back and even reinstate his position."

Meng Wan understood, "Does my uncle need to do something meritorious?"

"That's right, Third Brother should be coordinating this matter."

"My third brother? Can he handle such a big thing?"

"Don't look down on me. Third brother is very good at training now. Do you think that it was Meng Xiu who put so much effort into Wu Zhengda regarding our grandfather's matter? Third brother is very close to Wu Zhengda now."

Meng Wan smiled and pursed her lips. "When my uncle returns to Beijing, my mother will be so happy when she knows that it was my third brother who helped me."

Zhou Yu clapped his hands. "That's great. Your grandfather must be regretting it. He didn't pay attention to his legitimate son and grandson, but listened to the orders of a bastard who was suppressed since childhood."

"As for my eldest brother and eldest sister-in-law, I always feel that my fourth sister is very hostile to them, and I don't know why."

"No matter what the reason is, you have been home for a short time, maybe something unpleasant happened in the past. Well, let's not talk about this anymore. I have a rare chance today. Come on, I'll take you out for a walk."

"Okay, I'm going to eat the braised pork buns I had last time."

Zhou Yu looked at Meng Wan's serious expression and couldn't help but burst out laughing.