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

"I don't know, but he was discovered by the people from the West Mountain Camp." Meng Qi chuckled after saying this, "Humph, such a smart person failed because he was too eager to become a marquis. Meng Hai's obsession with becoming the head of the Meng family is too strong." After saying this, he patted the bed and motioned Meng Wan to lie down. "This is all the prince told me, but I think the process must not have been smooth, so it's not for us to know."

"I came back yesterday and told my grandfather that Meng Hai was detained and that the emperor was going to take action against the Meng family. I told him that there was only one way to save the Meng family, and that was his death. He could blame all of Meng Hai's actions on him alone, and then the prince would ask for mercy when the emperor was in a good mood, and the crown prince would help at the right time."

"What are the consequences?"

"Don't even think about the Marquis's Mansion anymore. It's already good enough to keep the Earl's Mansion. In fact, I think it would be better to turn it into a Duke's Mansion. Anyway, it won't be Third Brother's turn to sit in that position."

When Meng Wan heard her say this, he suddenly remembered Liu's search for Meng Shao and his wife, "By the way, do you know what Third Aunt promised Big Brother and his family? And what else did she ask Big Brother and his family to do?"

Meng Qi sneered, "I don't like to tell you, for fear of polluting your ears. What's wrong with my eldest brother? People always say that a son resembles his mother. It seems that Meng Shao is 100% like his father. My father has the capital to be stupid. After all, my grandfather only made a mistake in the matter of the third uncle. In the past, he could still let my father stay in the position of the prince and enjoy it.

"But what about my eldest brother? He doesn't have a clear-headed father, powerful in-laws, sufficient ability, and a virtuous wife. How could he be fooled by Auntie San's words?"

Meng Wan asked with some concern, "Is it not a big mistake?"

Meng Qi shook her head. "Although I won't let him make a big mistake, I still want to make him worry and afraid, so that he won't have any thoughts that he shouldn't have in the future. Didn't you see how close he was to the prince today? He was also nodding and bowing to my second brother-in-law."

Meng Qi put her hands behind her head again, "After you told me last time, I sent someone to keep an eye on my eldest brother and my eldest sister-in-law's family."

"Sister-in-law's family?"

"Yes, if Third Aunt wants to use Big Brother, it's nothing more than his status as the eldest son of the Marquis of Huainan Mansion. If she can arrange it in the Marquis' Mansion, why would she need to bribe Big Brother and others? So, I think she will definitely start from Big Sister-in-law's family."

Meng Wan was puzzled, "What did Third Aunt do?"

Meng Qi tilted her head and looked at Meng Wan, "She borrowed a horse racing track outside the East City from her sister-in-law's family, and she placed her people and horses there when she wanted to enter the city."

"What did you say?" Meng Wan looked incredulous. "Big brother agreed?"

"What else?" Meng Qi said disdainfully.

"Did he get his head stuck in the door, or was there water in it?"

After hearing what Meng Wan said, Meng Qi thought about it carefully, then burst out laughing and said, "Your description is good. It's not just water that has entered the couple, but the couple has entered the water together."

Meng Wan shook her head, "Could it be that Third Aunt has promised Big Brother the Prince to do it?"

Meng Qi looked at her with a look of "You are so smart", "Really?" Meng Wan said.

"Well, our eldest sister-in-law listened to the prospects described by Third Aunt and actually thought that it was a great deal to help her this time and become a prince. She persuaded the hesitant eldest brother to nod and agree."

"So, have Third Uncle's people moved in? And why did Third Uncle choose the horse farm at my eldest sister-in-law's family's home?"

"The horse farm of her family is right next to the East Mountain Camp, and you can enter the camp directly from a valley, and go directly to the East City Gate from the horse farm. After the prince sent people to deal with this matter, he found that Third Uncle's people had dug a very deep tunnel from the horse farm near the East Gate. If it is dug through, you can directly enter the city from that tunnel."

Meng Wan nodded. No wonder Liu wanted to bribe Meng Shao and his wife. These two were really too bold.

"Of course Uncle San's people moved in. Otherwise, how could we catch the turtle in the jar?"

"Two idiots, if it weren't for the prince, my son would have been thrown into prison by now."

Meng Qi snorted, "If I wasn't afraid of making my mother sad, who would have the patience to take care of them?"

"What did you promise Grandfather?"

Hearing this, Meng Qi put away the disdain on her face and spoke in a heavy voice, "After hearing what I said, my grandfather cried. He said that what he regretted most was not that he had allowed Third Uncle to torment him since the year before last. But that he should not have allowed Grandmother to suppress Third Uncle like that. If she had stayed by his side and handled the affairs of the mansion, then nothing today would have happened."

Meng Wan also sighed, "I really don't know what some people think. They are just illegitimate children. As long as they don't threaten their own children, the illegitimate son should marry a good wife and give him a job that can make money. The illegitimate daughter should marry a good man and occasionally visit him to relieve boredom. Why can't they tolerate it? For example, if the one in our family hadn't pushed Yinghan too hard, he wouldn't have shot himself in the foot."

"Was that idea really thought of by Zhou Yinghan?" Meng Qi's eyes were filled with gossip.

"Well, when she told me and your second brother-in-law about it, we were both shocked."

Meng Qi chuckled, "Zhou Yu is quite capable. These two plots completely turned Hu's bad ideas back on her children. By the way, when are you going to confront the prince?"

"I originally wanted to strike while the iron is hot, but now that something so serious has happened, we have to wait a little longer until the emperor officially issues the order to deal with Prince Cheng. We can talk about it after my grandfather's funeral is over."

Meng Qi nodded, "If necessary, just send someone to Rui Wang Mansion to pass on a message to me."

"You have helped me a lot. If it weren't for you, we wouldn't have known everything so detailed and so quickly. By the way, can you calculate? Logically, you shouldn't know so much about the palace. Why do I feel like you have predicted many things?"

Meng Qi was stunned when she heard Meng Wan say this. Then she was silent for a while and sighed, "In your words, Second Sister only thinks that I have special abilities in some aspects."

Meng Wan knew that Meng Qi still refused to tell him that she was reborn, so she didn't say anything more. "By the way, how did you convince Princess Fanghua?"

Meng Qi smiled, "How could Princess Fanghua be stupid if she grew up in the palace and safely under the Queen's care? It's true that she is domineering, it's true that she likes to pick on others, it's even more true that she likes to compare with others, it's true that she has schemes, but she doesn't use them in the right place. And after all, she doesn't have a mother by her side, no one really guides her, so she has been walking on some crooked paths without knowing it."

"It was you who came up with the idea of ​​asking the Emperor to give the Princess Zhenru to Zhou Zheng?"

"No, it's Fanghua."

"Ah? She?" Meng Wan was surprised.

Meng Qi nodded, "I just asked the girl to analyze Zhou Zheng's plot against Princess Yong'an in detail to Fanghua, and then asked Fanghua to think of a way to dissuade the emperor from granting the marriage. Then let the people in Beijing laugh at Zhou Zheng. Then, when the rumor about Zhou Yingning spreads, it will be difficult for the brother and sister to find a good marriage. Even if there is, it will be impossible to meet a suitable one in a short time. This will give your second brother-in-law the opportunity to make trouble for the Hu family and wait for the Hu family to fall. How can the prince have the mood and time to think about these things?

"Fanghua didn't say anything at the time, but the next day she asked the girl who sent her to her side. The girl was terrified and knelt down and kowtowed without saying a word. Princess Fanghua told her not to be afraid and that she would not do anything to her. She just wanted to know who was behind her and then meet her to talk. She also gave the girl a day off so that she could leave the palace and discuss the matter with her original master."

"Didn't Princess Fanghua guess that it was Princess Cheng?"

"Princess Fanghua said that although she was sent in by Princess Cheng, her owner must not be Princess Cheng."

Meng Wan breathed a sigh of relief. Meng Qi was right. None of those who could grow up safely in the palace had an easy life. Even Fang Hua, who was favored by the emperor, had to learn to protect herself.

"Originally Meng Zhi wanted to step forward, but I didn't let her. It was more convenient for me to come. Even if Princess Fanghua wanted to negotiate some terms with me, I had more capital than Meng Zhi to agree to her terms." Meng Qi said softly, "So, I entered the palace and started fighting with Fanghua again."

Meng Wan reached out and held Meng Qi's hand, "What are her conditions?"

"Find her a good husband."

Meng Wan exclaimed, a princess needs outsiders to help her find a consort? She understood after a second thought. Not to mention Princess Fanghua's own flaws, she was alone in the palace. Even if the Empress found one for her, it would definitely be glamorous on the surface. How could Fanghua, an unmarried woman, know what the inside was like?

"Perhaps after the incident with Zhou Zheng, Fanghua realized her actual situation. Instead of waiting for the Queen to help her find those unknown people, it would be better for her to exchange conditions with me and find a wealthy and harmonious family."

Meng Wan nodded, "So, she suggested that the emperor should choose a wife for Zhou Zheng that would make Mrs. Hu regret her decision."

"Yes, but I didn't expect that Princess Fanghua was so smart and thought of that princess. Ah, even if Zhou Zheng would not be implicated by Hu's affairs, if he could really marry this damn Princess Zhenru, he would be in big trouble."

"By the way, what about Meng Zhi? What is the current situation in Prince Cheng's Mansion?"