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

On the third day, Mrs. Hu appeared in plain clothes and left the palace with Mother Lu and Yunxiang.

On the night of the accident, Mrs. Hu called Mama Lu and Yunxiang to her side and asked them to explain why only Mama Lu was in the yard and the other servants were not serving in the yard.

Although Yunxiang didn't know what happened in the upper room that day, she knew something serious must have happened from the looks of her masters and the news from outside. She didn't talk much with Mother Lu on weekdays, so she took the opportunity when Mrs. Hu and Zhou Zheng were talking to find Mother Lu to ask for advice.

Mother Lu sighed and told Yunxiang that she should be thankful that she didn't have to serve with him. If she knew any of the secrets, she would be in trouble. She didn't know when the princess would come to her senses or when she couldn't use them. She was afraid that she would end up worse than Mother Hong.

Yunxiang knew the news of Mother Hong's death, and she was sad for a while, after all, she had worked in the same place for so long. Hearing what Mother Lu said, Yunxiang became more and more afraid and worried, but she had to think of the reason in advance, because once the Third Young Master left, the Princess would definitely ask the reason.

Finally, Madam Lu suggested that since the Second Master had made so many people in the West Room unable to speak or move, how could they, the servants, be any better off? As for herself, she was unable to do the same because she had to tell the officer to go look for the Third Young Master.

After hearing Yunxiang say this, all the old women and servants kept their mouths shut.

After hearing this, Mrs. Hu did not ask any further questions, because she had to pack up her things to go to the nunnery and did not have much time to pursue these matters.

Zhou Zheng was eager to go to the Hu family and arrange his plan with Hu Yukun. Although he had thought of a way, he still had to find Hu Yukun to implement it. He had decided to go to the west of the city to find those idle gangs who specialized in killing people. They were all people who could feed the whole family if they were fed. As long as they were paid enough money, they would kill people without blinking an eye. Not to mention the noble sons, they would dare to kill even the princes and princesses.

Zhou Zheng was determined this time. He would not allow Zhou Yu to plot against him again, nor would he give him a chance to turn things around. When Zhou Yu died, the rumors against them would naturally dissipate. When he became the crown prince, everything would be possible again.

So, what surprised Meng Wan was that three days later, Hu and Zhou Yingning left the palace in two carriages, one heading to "Faqing Temple" and the other to the Hu family.

Zhou Zheng also came to Zhou Yu specifically to tell him that if he ever decided to kowtow to Wang, he should just tell the officer that he had no intention of going to school these days and would be spending most of his time at the Hu family.

Meng Wan looked up and down at Zhou Zheng, who looked humble and as if nothing had happened to him, and she always felt that something was wrong.

After they left, Meng Wan told Zhou Yu about her worries and asked him not to relax his attention on Zhou Zheng. Zhou Yu smiled and comforted her, saying that she should not worry about the outside affairs, and while the mother and daughter of Hu were not in the house, she should just take care of the inner house.

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"You really don't need me to go?" Meng Wan said, looking at Zhou Yu, who was dressed in plain clothes.

"No need. Seeing them pretending to be so hypocritical will make you uncomfortable. Don't ask her to go to my eldest sister's place. I can do it alone. They are just pretending to be so that others will know that they are atoning for my mother's sins."

Meng Wan said as she tied a headband for Zhou Yu, "Although they were told to wear mourning clothes for their mother for three days, I think they should come back tomorrow. No, they should come back tonight. The cemetery is not far away anyway. My eyelids have been twitching since I woke up this morning. I feel anxious."

Zhou Yu laughed, "Then remember to ask Chuan'er to put paper on you again, and it won't jump anymore."

Meng Wan recalled the last time she had both her eyelids covered with rice paper. Zhou Yu saw that she was laughing so hard that she couldn't even straighten her waist, so he gently hit his chest and said, "I'm telling the truth. It feels different from last time."

"Okay, don't worry. I think the same as you do. I just want to disgust them. If I really let those two kneel in front of my mother for three days, I'm afraid my mother will be unhappy. Maybe they will be back in the afternoon."

Zhou Yu looked at Cai'er standing outside the door in plain clothes, holding a basket of incense and candles, and asked in surprise, "Cai'er is going too?"

"Well, since you don't want me to go, let Cai'er take care of it for me."

Zhou Yu nodded, turned around and took Meng Wan's hand, "Don't worry, Wu Hen will go with me, and there are people around Uncle Qi, so nothing will happen."

Watching Zhou Yu walk out of the courtyard, Meng Wan turned around and told Chuan'er, "Tell Caixia and Luliu to keep an eye outside. If they see Second Master or Brother Wu coming back, report back immediately."

Before leaving, Mrs. Hu sent all the cards from the palace to Meng Wan. Meng Wan has been very busy these days. She has no intention of returning them. According to Zhou Yu, Mrs. Hu will never come back. Therefore, everything in the palace will belong to them in the future, and she has to take good care of it.

Although there were many, Meng Wan was not in a hurry. He started one by one, and first cleared out all the people from the Hu family. Although he knew that it was impossible to clear them all at once, there should be some hiding in the dark, which would take time.

Zhou Ming and Xie Fen kept pretending to be stupid throughout their battle. That night, Zhou Ming went to the outer courtyard to find Zhou Yu and talked to him for a long time.

Xie Fen did not come at that time, but she entered Qinghe Garden right after Hu Shi left the palace. She first explained what happened that day, saying that she did not know about it and had only just heard about it from Zhou Ming. She also complained to Zhou Ming that he did not tell her about such a big thing in the first place, and that she should have come to comfort Meng Wan earlier.

Meng Wan just smiled and didn't respond, nor did she show any emotion or sarcasm. As for Zhou Ming and Xie Fen, she didn't have much energy to deal with them. Second, if Zhou Yiheng really had an agreement with Xie Qingzhong or something else, then he couldn't be too obviously at odds with Xie Fen. Third, even if Zhou Ming and his wife were jumping around, they just wanted to get more money, and that was what Zhou Yiheng was willing to give, not theirs, so it didn't matter.

So, when Xie Fen heard that Hu had given all her pairs of cards to Meng Wan, he soon took his two pairs of cards to Qinghe Garden.

Meng Wan listened to Xie Fen's loyalty and flattery, and when she took out her cards to give to him, Meng Wan smiled and pushed them back, saying that she had just received so many cards and had no idea what to do, so she didn't have the energy to add more. It would be better to ask Xie Fen to continue to work hard, and wait for her to sort out everything in her hands, and then let Xie Fen choose the ones she likes and continue to take care of them.

When Xie Fen heard that Meng Wan seemed to have no intention of returning the household goods to Hu, she was stunned. Did she not want to return it, or did she not want to give Hu a chance to ask for it back?

But no matter what, keeping these two jobs will only benefit the eldest wife. Xie Fen thought about what his mother said to him when he went back to her parents' home a few days ago. If his father succeeded this time, it would be easy to find a position for Zhou Ming in the future.

Therefore, Xie Fen now only wants to fill her purse as full as possible, always waiting for the day when she becomes a lady.

Following Meng Wan's instructions, Lvliu and Caixia went to the outer courtyard every two incense sticks. They took turns to ensure they kept an eye on the situation in the outer courtyard at all times.

Xuefu saw Cai'er going too, so she changed into plain clothes and followed her. Therefore, there was only the Seventh Sister in the outer courtyard now. Seeing how hard the two of them were running, the Seventh Sister patted her chest and said that when Xuefu came back, she would go to Qinghe Garden to tell the Second Madam that they didn't have to run around like this.

Lvliu sat in the courtyard. This was her first time in Zhou Yu's study room. Although Meng Wan was becoming more and more respectful of her, she had not yet completely trusted her and let her go. She was still with Dongmei and could go to the upper room, but could not enter the east room. Dongmei had her own rules. Apart from the tasks she was responsible for, she would not talk to Lvliu.

Lvliu took the big cattail leaf fan from Seventh Sister and fanned herself vigorously while looking at Zhou Yu's study in the outer courtyard and chatting with Seventh Sister. "How can that be possible? If we don't come and take a look, Second Madam will be worried. You just need to take good care of the gate today, and don't worry about the rest."

Meng Wan finally finished the work at hand, arranged a few matters, and looked through the list of people suspected to be from the Hu family reported by Mother Kong twice, and asked Song Zhujia to explain the relationships between those people.

"Mother Kong can't handle this many people by herself. You should stop going to the chores these days. Together with Mother Kong, figure out the relationships among all the people in the palace. Don't leave any out."

Song Zhujia was very happy when he heard this. This was a prelude to being reused. He thought he had made the right bet on this treasure.

"Second Madam, take a nap. You got up so early in the morning and didn't have time to rest this morning."

Chuan'er and Dongmei were clearing the table while saying, "You don't eat much. Didn't the Second Master tell you to eat well and sleep well? You'll be fine."

Meng Wan shook his head. "I'm always worried and feel like something is going to happen. I shouldn't have listened to Second Master. I should have just followed him."

Meng Wan walked to the window. It was very hot today, without a breath of wind. The midday sun was shining brightly in the yard. The water in the large vats reflected the sunlight, which was dazzling to Meng Wan.

Just as he was about to turn around, he saw Lvliu hurriedly entering the yard. She walked to the upper room and without waiting for Shan Lingtong to speak, she directly lifted the curtain and entered the east room.

"Second Madam, I heard some news."

"What? Someone has come back from the front yard?" Meng Wan saw that Lvliu's face looked strange and his heart skipped a beat. Could something really have happened?

Lvliu shook her head and said, "When I was walking back just now, I saw the officer."

"Lingguan? Didn't he go to the cemetery with my third brother?"

Lvliu said hastily, "No, I saw him going to the stable, and he kept looking around as if he was afraid of being seen. I felt something was wrong, so I secretly followed him. I saw three strange men in the stable. They looked at the official and were very unhappy. They asked why it took so long. It was so hot, and they wanted to finish the work quickly so that they could find a place to cool down. The official smiled and said that he didn't expect the second master to bring so many people, and the third master was afraid that he didn't have enough manpower, so he looked for them again. If it wasn't for the fact that he couldn't find horses with good legs outside, why would he sneak into the palace to lead a few horses? He also said that it was not good for him to lead four horses out by himself, and it was hard to explain. The only way was to let them come in and change into the clothes of the palace servants, so that they would not be suspected when they went out."