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

Sitting in the sedan, Meng Qi narrowed her eyes slightly, thinking about the conversation she had just had with Meng Wan. She had too many surprises and astonishments about this sister who had not appeared in her previous life.

How could she be so smart, guessing so much with just a few words? Meng Qi felt that she had hidden it well enough, many things and many words were just introductions without going into details, sometimes even without an introduction, but Meng Wan actually guessed it, and so accurately.

That’s right, the late Empress Dowager did have an affair with the Emperor, and the two had a very good relationship, the kind of relationship that comes from times of humble beginnings and sharing weal and woe.

The late queen was indeed depressed and died due to the affair between the two of them. This is why the emperor did not like the prince but never deposed him, and finally passed the throne to him. It was because he felt guilty towards his original wife.

In fact, the late queen had known about their affair for a long time, and ever since she found out, the emperor no longer avoided being shy in front of her. He even asked the late queen to create convenient conditions for them to meet and acted as the one who covered it up.

The reasons why the former queen lost her life were, firstly, her health had not been very good and she was weak to begin with. Secondly, she could not bear the guilt of carrying such a big bomb every day. Thirdly, the queen discovered a huge secret between the two of them.

As for that huge secret, Meng Qi opened his eyes, gently lifted the car curtain and looked at the street scenes flashing by outside, snorted coldly, they were all nothing but thieves and whores.

Now she only hoped that the Crown Prince would fulfill his wish quickly, and that Prince Rui would fulfill his wish quickly, and then according to the agreement between the two, she would be given a new identity. Then she could realize her dream, stay away from this dirty, noisy, and suffocating place, and live the happy life she had dreamed of in her past and present lives.

Thinking of this, Meng Qi chuckled, but her head hurt a little. She stretched out her hand and gently rubbed her temple. She shouldn't drink too much. She had important matters to discuss with Prince Rui when she returned. How could she move forward in this state?

Meng Qi thought about Prince Rui's handsome face, which seemed to be wearing a mask all the time, making her always want to reach out and take it off to see what this unparalleled Prince Rui looked like.

After sending Meng Qi back, Meng Wan sat back in the room and looked at the fruit wine on the table where Meng Qi had drunk several glasses. She gently picked it up and poured herself a glass. It was indeed sweet and delicious.

Just now when Meng Qi was about to leave, she asked her why Meng Changfeng left her alone. Meng Qi narrowed her eyes and smiled, "Isn't it because he bet on the wrong horse? He was afraid that he would turn the Marquis' Mansion into a Earl's Mansion while he was still alive. Humph, he is dreaming. If this continues, I am afraid that the Marquis' Mansion will have nothing to do with the Meng family."

Meng Wan also guessed it was this matter. Meng Changfeng left Meng Qi alone. Was it because he wanted to ask King Rui to protect the Meng family at the critical moment, or was it because he wanted to give King Rui some kind of token of allegiance?

She believed that although Meng Changfeng was not resourceful, he was not a fool. Even if he had allowed Meng Hai to arrange and jump around in the past few years, it was impossible for him not to have some tricks up his sleeve. There were dozens of people in the Meng family.

Chuan'er came into the room and was startled to see Meng Wan drinking fruit wine alone. She hurried forward, but did not dare to stop him. She tried to take the dish and said, "I see that the dishes are cold. Did Second Madam not eat well? Should I ask Yongqing's family to make two more dishes?"

Meng Wan waved his hand and said, "Let's withdraw. Is Mrs. Qiu ready?"

"Yes, I just went to check. Yongqing's wife has washed up and is in good spirits, but a little nervous. Song Zhu's wife is talking to her. Do you want me to bring her over now?"

Meng Wan drank the fruit wine in the glass and said, "No need, let's go over there."

Meng Wan looked at the aunt from Song Zhu's family, who was once a first-class maid beside the old princess and later a second-class management mother.

Mrs. Qiu stood there quietly, watching Chuan'er come in with a young woman. She nervously rubbed the corner of her clothes with her hands, and her eyes seemed to want to look up but didn't dare.

Meng Wan looked at Mrs. Qiu. She had gray hair, deep wrinkles around her eyes, dark yellow skin, and sparse hair. She was of medium height, very thin, and leaned slightly against Song Zhujia.

Song Zhujia wanted to pay her respects to Meng Wan, but Mrs. Qiu leaned on her, making it difficult for her to move. Meng Wan waved her hand and walked to the only armchair in the west room and sat down.

"Let her sit down and talk."

When Mrs. Qiu heard this, she raised her head and shook her head nervously, "I dare not."

Meng Wan nodded at Song Zhujia. Chuan'er had already brought the embroidery stool. After Song Zhujia whispered a few words to Mrs. Qiu, Mrs. Qiu put half of her butt on the stool.

"Are you feeling better?"

When Song Zhujia saw Meng Wan looking at him, he stepped forward and said, "Yes, I have almost remembered everything that happened in the past, but there are some details that my aunt may not want to remember, so she is not very clear."

Meng Wan nodded. Everyone has scars in their hearts, sometimes from the past that even they themselves don’t want to mention.

"You know what I want to know, right?"

Mrs. Qiu raised her head and nodded, "I know."

"That's good. First, tell me what you know about the relationship between the old princess and Hu."

Mrs. Qiu clenched and unclenched her hands on her pants, then mechanically smoothed out the wrinkles she had just clenched.

"I will tell you the important things first. As for the rest, please feel free to ask whatever you want to hear. I will not hide a single word that I can remember."

Meng Wan looked at Aunt Qiu who looked up and said these words, and saw the calmness and composure that suddenly appeared on her face. He couldn't help but sigh that this was what a first-class maidservant beside Princess Shen should look like.

"Because of the accidents that happened one after another in my family, I was in a bad mood. Not only did I lose things, but my temper became more and more strange. Another sister who served the old princess reminded me that it would be better to ask for mercy before I got into trouble and not serve the old princess closely. If I continue like that, I am afraid I will lose even the most basic dignity.

"That's what I thought, because at that time, I had done several things that made the old princess very angry. So, I became the housekeeper in the courtyard, taking care of the daily affairs of the maids and the little girls, and rarely went to the old princess. During that time, the former princess passed away, and there were all kinds of speculations in the mansion. Everyone went out to see the excitement and listen to the news.

"The old princess reprimanded me for this, saying that I was not strict in my management. Because she reprimanded me in front of the servants, I was very anxious and my spirit became even worse during that period. I had physically punished those disobedient maids and servants. I also wanted to control myself, but I couldn't. I had no choice but to take some tranquilizers. I felt better after taking the medicine, and I took a nap from time to time. Everyone was used to it, and they didn't call me when I fell asleep.

"That day, I drank the medicine but slept shorter than usual. When I woke up, there was no one in the room. I lived in the back room at that time, and there was no one in the backyard. I called out twice but no one answered. I went to the front yard but didn't see anyone. I looked in the east and west wings but didn't see anyone either. The door to the upper courtyard was still tightly closed. I felt strange and thought about going to the upper room to check. The door to the main hall was open. When I stepped inside and outside the door, I heard the old princess's angry scolding."

Mrs. Qiu glanced at Meng Wan, then looked at Chuan'er and Song Zhu's family beside her. Song Zhu's family bowed and said, "This old servant will go and pour a cup of tea for the Second Madam."

Chuan'er and Song Zhu's family left the house one after another. Mrs. Qiu continued, "The old princess' voice is extremely sharp. I have been with her for so many years, but I have never heard her voice like that. It's as if she has lost her voice. Then I heard another voice, a woman's voice. She said, 'Whether I am talking nonsense or not, the princess knows it in her heart. Since I said it out loud, there must be evidence. It's a pity that the old prince passed away early. If he knew about this, I don't know if he would jump out of the grave and strangle you to death.'"

Meng Wan was surprised. "Did Hu say that?"

"Yes, Mrs. Hu said that the old princess was so affectionate and capable, how could she hide it from the old prince for so many years? Everyone thought that the old princess' only daughter died at birth, but no one knew that she was taken away by someone else."

Meng Wan stood up suddenly. "What did you say? The old princess' daughter is not dead?"