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

"What happened between you and that Xiu Zhaoyi some time ago?" Meng Wan asked Meng Qi, whose complexion was obviously not as rosy as before, with a worried look on her face.

Meng Qi lazily lay on the bed, staring at the ceiling. "Nothing, I just can't stand her. She has one face in front of people and another behind their backs. She's the type you said, pretending to be innocent, acting pitiful, and disgusting."

"Aqi, does King Rui need you to do this?"

Meng Qi paused while fiddling with the tassels of the bed curtain, then began to pull at the tassels. Some of the threads had already been pulled free by her, but she did not stop.

Meng Wan sighed inwardly, "I see that you don't look well, did you not get enough rest? The last time Prince Rui humiliated you, it wasn't planned in advance, right?"

Meng Qi let go of her hand, turned sideways, and turned to look at Meng Wan, "Second sister, why are you so smart? I told you not to worry about me. I know what I am doing, and many things are happening much faster than I expected. Maybe I will be free before this year is over."

After saying that, she sat up and stretched out her foot to reach the embroidered shoes inlaid with gemstones on the ground, muttering, "Meng Zhi misses you so much. I promised her that I would ask you to go see her when I get the chance. It's a pity that I can't go with you. You can go by yourself when the time comes. And take a look at the room I reserved for you. Are you satisfied?"

Meng Wan was not surprised at where Meng Zhi was going, but she did not expect that Meng Qi was going to live with Meng Zhi. Seeing that Meng Qi obviously did not want to continue the previous topic, she simply stopped asking and nodded with a smile, "Okay, if you need me to help you arrange anything in advance, just ask."

Meng Qi had just put on her shoes when she heard Meng Wan say this. She turned to look at her and said, "Second sister, you are so insightful that I will look stupid."

Meng Wan also got down from the ground and put his arm around Meng Qi's shoulders, "Who said that? If you don't tell me something, your second brother-in-law and I won't know the answer even if we rack our brains."

Meng Qi spread his hands and said, "What a pity. I am just guessing. I don't know what the prince is going to do. But it's always better to be prepared."

"Don't worry, I'll go back and tell your second brother-in-law that, as you said, the Crown Prince is not normal with the Prince and even your second brother-in-law now. We have to find out the reason."

Meng Qi stood up and clapped her hands. "I've only told you this. Don't tell your second brother-in-law too bluntly. Although the prince has not denied it, he will never admit it now. Especially since he likes to bring your second brother-in-law with him recently. If your second brother-in-law accidentally reveals something, it will not be good for us."

Meng Wan hummed, "Don't worry, after what happened a while ago, your second brother-in-law has come to terms with it a lot and has understood a lot more."

"Oh? He finally no longer expects the prince to have a father-son relationship with him? When are you going to tell the prince about the matter of Concubine Hui?"

Meng Wan shook his head. "It's not time yet. Your second brother-in-law said that we should make good use of this. He said that maybe at a critical moment, the prince can lose Zhou Yiheng's help and gain more for Prince Rui."

Meng Qi looked at Meng Wan for a long time, then smiled, "You know what? The prince and my second brother-in-law have one thing in common."

"Oh? What?"

"Family affection, they all yearn for that empty family affection. Even though they know that what they want to get from the one asking for it is only a pitiful amount, they still hold on to a glimmer of fantasy. Only my second brother-in-law has completely come to his senses through Zhou Zheng's incident, while our prince is still unwilling to give up and is still thinking about maintaining the relationship. Ha, he doesn't even check whether the person he wants to give him family affection really treats him as a relative."

"So, half of what you just said is not known to the prince?"

Meng Qi smiled and shrugged, "Someone always has to give it a push. Sometimes half-truths can make people feel that they are real, don't you think?"

"That's right. Regardless of whether it's true or not, as long as we sisters are on the same page, it doesn't matter if it's fake or real, right? It's not something we made up, we just exaggerated it a little bit."

Meng Qi burst out laughing, stepped forward and hugged Meng Qi's arm, "It's so nice to talk to my second sister. No wonder we are sisters. Even though we have been separated for so many years, we still understand each other."

Meng Wan also smiled and patted her hands, "Let's go and see mother. I promised to take her to see the house that was cleaned up for grandpa and his family."

"Okay, I'll go take a look too."

Today is the 100th day since Meng Changfeng's death. Just like when he just passed away, all the people who came were his clansmen and in-laws. Because of the recent events in the Prince Shen's Mansion, Zhou Yiheng did not come, which made it seem even more deserted. The newly promoted Earl Meng Yuan looked very gloomy when he saw that Prince Rui did not come with Meng Qi, and Zhou Yu did not come with Meng Wan.

After returning from the cemetery, Wang criticized her two daughters indirectly for being ignorant. "I am content. After all, my two daughters came back to pay tribute to the old uncle. Our eldest daughter can't even leave the mountain. If she wants to pay tribute to the grave, she must have the courage to do so."

Meng Yuan stopped talking after hearing this. Everyone in the Huainan Marquis's mansion knew that Wang Boyuan was about to return to Beijing, and he would be reinstated, and perhaps he would be promoted. For the Meng family, which was on the decline, who would dare to bring bad luck to Wang?

Liu even held the pair of cards and tried to return them to Wang, but Wang waved her hand and said, "If my second brother's wife doesn't like it, why not let Jiang take care of it? Actually, if you are my aunt's daughter, it's easier to talk to her about it."

Jiang blushed as she watched Liu being exiled with her daughter-in-law and grandchildren. Jiang was terrified, and Meng Shao also came to his senses. He also heard that Meng Wei originally wanted to come back to harass Ding, but Lord Qin wrote to the emperor, saying that Meng Wei was not only brave but also resourceful, and that he was in need of people now, so he asked the emperor to take away his favor.

Originally, Meng Wei was a grandson, and with Lord Qin's petition, the emperor would not disapprove. Not only did he approve it, he also directly appointed Meng Wei as a fifth-rank deputy lieutenant, and he was in the limelight.

Meng Shao finally began to reflect on himself. Seeing his younger brother's success and his two younger sisters gradually gaining their feet, he became more diligent in running around Shanzhitang.

No matter what, he is her son after all. No matter how angry Wang was with Meng Shao in the past, she would never disown him. Therefore, Wang is very happy in the Meng family now. She is in a good mood and energetic. Compared with this time last year, Wang is not only fatter, but also stronger. Seeing Wang's happy look, Meng Qi no longer always makes trouble for Jiang.

"By the way, how much gift are you planning to give this time, sister-in-law?" Meng Qi asked.

Zhang was going to take Sister Qin to Meng Wei, but her son was too young to withstand the fatigue of the journey, so he was left with Wang to be taken care of.

"Silver is secondary. We must bring more medicinal herbs and spices. I can ask my third sister-in-law later to see what she needs and send them over. I just don't know if she can bring them." Meng Wan said.

"Just prepare with confidence. The prince has also sent someone this time."

"Oh?" Meng Wan turned to look at Meng Qi. She had never heard of this.

Meng Qi looked back at the girl following behind her and said softly, "Some things are one thing to be undecided about, but it is another thing to arrange them. Your Majesty just feels that Prince Jing has been very quiet recently, which is too abnormal."

Meng Wan understood, "The quiet before the storm is the most terrifying."

Meng Qi was stunned for a moment, then she chuckled, "Second sister, this analogy is so right. Hey, let me tell you about a little hobby of the prince."

"what?"

"Tell me, why would a grown man like another woman's hairpin?"

"What do you mean?" Meng Wan stopped.

"That's right. I've seen the prince wearing the hairpin many times. Whenever there's no formal occasion, or when there's no emperor or ministers around, eight out of ten times he wears another woman's hairpin, and you can tell at a glance that the tassels have been removed."

"What kind? What does it mean to remove the tassels?"

"How should I put it? Oh, right, remember the hairpin that mother gave to Meng Juan to add to her makeup? Even if you take off all the odds and ends on it, there's only one hairpin left. But anyone with a discerning eye can still see that it's worn by a woman. Do you think she's the woman he likes? I wonder how the Crown Princess and his concubines would feel if they saw it."

Meng Qi chuckled, "I guess that woman must be gone. The prince is really loyal."

Meng Wan was pulled forward by Meng Qi, but thoughts were surging in her mind. She had been wearing a women's hairpin, which she treasured very much. It was very similar to the one Meng Juan had.

Wang said that the hairpins were a pair back then. Could it be that the hairpin the prince wore belonged to the late queen? Yes, it should be her relic, so the prince treasured it so much. Alas, another poor child who can only miss his mother in this way, but cannot explain it to others, which makes people misunderstand.

"Oh, by the way, the concubine who gave birth to the prince's son was named concubine."

Meng Wan nodded. If that day ever came to pass for the crown prince, the imperial concubine would not be able to escape.

Suddenly, Meng Wan seemed to have thought of something and suddenly stood still. No way, could it be true?

"Second sister, what's wrong with you?" Meng Qi asked.

Meng Wan looked at Meng Qi's concerned expression, calmed down and said, "No, it's okay."