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

"So, the contest between the prince and the crown prince has been brought to the table?" Meng Wan poured a cup of tea for Meng Qi and handed it to him.

Meng Qi didn't respond, she just looked at the hand that King Rui had just held. She really didn't expect King Rui to do this in front of so many people. What was going on? Was it necessary for the two of them to do this in front of outsiders, as Meng Wan said, to show off their affection?

Even if you want to show off, you have to consider the occasion. Thinking about the slight changes between the two since Prince Rui was injured, Concubine Lin looked at Prince Rui who was carried back and rushed to him as if her mother had died, but she was nailed to the spot by a look from Prince Rui.

Meng Qi originally wanted to have someone carry Prince Rui directly to the outer courtyard, but Prince Rui pointed and went back to the inner house, and went directly to her east room to recuperate from his injuries.

On weekdays, he didn't need anyone to serve him. The concubines and concubines were so busy that they didn't even let him into the house. Instead, they ordered him around. His injuries were only on his back and arms, and his legs were not immobile. Even pouring a glass of water was something he had to do.

Meng Qi held back, thinking about the court situation that was gradually becoming clearer, and how after this incident, Prince Rui had finally made up his mind to make his future brighter.

She even secretly asked Yuandong and Suxin to go to Mengzhi's place to start renovating the house.

However, with Prince Rui moving in, the two of them were not as comfortable talking as before. Meng Qi could always feel a pair of eyes watching her from behind. She didn't dare to look back. She didn't know what Prince Rui was thinking. Although she had a small premonition, she didn't dare to believe it, let alone believe it.

Meng Qi didn't want anything to change her mind. That was the wonderful life she had been striving for in her past and present lives.

Meng Wan didn't hear Meng Qi's reply. He looked up and saw her gently stroking her hand with a slightly red face. He didn't know what she was thinking.

"Fourth sister, what's wrong with you? You haven't recovered from your cold yet, so you shouldn't have come today. Don't let yourself be disturbed again."

Meng Qi finally reacted at this time, looked up and said, "What did Second Sister just say?"

Meng Wan sat down and reached out to touch Meng Qi's forehead. Meng Qi used Meng Wan's strength to press her face into her palm.

"Second sister, why don't you give birth to a child for your second brother-in-law? I think the fat boy in third sister's family is really lovable."

Meng Wan was stunned. There were too many things happening recently. In the past, Zhou Yu would always talk about children when they were communicating, but now it seemed that even the time for communication was squeezed out. How could he have the energy to think about having children?

However, after the New Year, this body will be twenty years old, and by that time, everything in the mansion and the court should be clear, so having a baby can be put on the agenda.

"If you like, you can have a child with the prince." Meng Qi looked at Meng Qi's expression and said tentatively.

Meng Qi was stunned for a moment, then raised her head and patted her cheek, "He doesn't lack children. The three at home are all noisy."

Prince Rui now has two legitimate sons and one illegitimate daughter.

Meng Wan was about to say that no matter how much he said, the child was not yours, but seeing Meng Qi's indescribable expression, as if lost, relieved, and unwilling, he did not respond.

Meng Qi walked to the table and sat down, turning the teacup in her hand. "The prince has indeed started to take action. Since he has been recovering in the inner courtyard, he has not avoided me when it comes to these matters targeting King Jing. Of course, I don't know all the specific arrangements. I only know that at least 60% of them are the work of the prince."

Meng Wan also sat down, "So, King Jing also had the Crown Prince's instructions in this matter?"

"Well, the two of them were on the same page regarding the matter of King Jing. Originally, the prince had no intention of targeting King Jing. Even if he did, it was for the sake of the crown prince. If the crown prince was really threatened, the prince would have helped. I didn't expect that King Jing would have wanted to kill the prince for those letters. And he arranged it like that in such a short time. If it weren't for the subordinate of the third brother-in-law and the alertness of the second brother-in-law, if they really found the prince first, the consequences would be disastrous."

"The Crown Prince will not just watch King Jing take the Prince's life, right?" Meng Wan said.

"Oh, maybe the prince will thank King Jing. Thanks to this incident, the prince made up his mind. You don't know, when the prince learned that the emperor did not summon the prince that day, he looked so scary. I have never seen the prince with such an expression, it's true. Even if the prince was offended by other princes, even if it was humiliation, he never showed it too much."

Meng Qi stood up again and walked to the window. Although it was late autumn, the midday sun was still very dazzling. She squinted her eyes and looked at the servants in the yard who were dressed in plain clothes and behaved properly. She smiled and said, "Second sister is really capable. It has only been a short time, but she has managed the Prince's Mansion in an orderly manner."

Meng Wan walked forward and watched Caiyun come in from outside the yard with a cloth bag in her hand. She opened it and showed it to Mother Kong. Mother Kong searched through the bag and nodded.

"After Zhou Zheng's funeral, we will clean up the courtyard in the northwest corner and let the princess live in it."

"Zhou Yiheng agrees?"

"If he didn't agree yesterday, but with his reaction just now, do you think he will disagree?"

Meng Qi nodded, "There must be something behind what Mrs. Hu said. She must know something about Zhou Yiheng. Second sister should find a way to get it out."

"Yes, I think so too. It would be a shame to leave her on the mountain to die. I feel more at ease if I keep her under my watch."

"But will she tell you? Her son is gone, the Hu family is ruined, she must hate you guys for taking advantage of her."

Meng Wan smiled coldly, "She will tell you. She has a daughter. If we don't tell her, it will be a big problem for her."

Meng Qi laughed, "She has come to this day. People really need to be given a chance. The more glorious they were in the past, the more miserable they will be in the future."

Then he turned around and took Meng Wan's arm, "I think the small garden at the back is nice, let's go for a walk."

The two sisters left the main room, turned through the hanging flower gate, and walked up the path to the small garden in the backyard.

"The prince was completely hurt and disappointed by the prince's actions. In fact, he had thought about it before, and even before he directly refused, the prince's people were prepared in that direction. The prince's actions only gave the prince a reasonable excuse."

"The prince is suddenly targeting Prince Rui. Could it be that he doesn't need the prince's support? Now my uncle has gone to the Ministry of Revenue, Third Master Yue is still in Sichuan and is on good terms with Lord Qin, and Wu Zhengda is the son-in-law of the Meng family after all. With so many benefits, how could the prince give them up?"

Meng Qi nodded, "So, the prince suspects that the prince must have found someone more powerful than these."

Meng Wan stopped and frowned, "Who? Who else is more advantageous than these?"

Meng Qi shook her head. "I don't know either. Or rather, I didn't ask at all. Although they didn't deliberately avoid me when they came to discuss with the prince, there are some things that I can listen to, and some things are better left unknown."

Meng Wan understood, especially about Meng Qi and the person who had that plan. If they knew too much, it would involve a lot of people when they left.

"But I think the prince should gain something today."

Meng Wan nodded. Zhou Yu didn't expect Prince Rui to come today. He was thinking of reporting to Prince Rui after Zhou Zheng's funeral, but he didn't expect it to be such a coincidence. So he simply invited him to his study.

"Did my third brother-in-law come back secretly? Why didn't he submit a memorial before coming back?" Meng Qi asked in a low voice.

Meng Wan thought about how Zhou Yu came back the day before yesterday with a tone that was half surprised and half worried, saying that Wu Zhengda had secretly returned. She was shocked and asked the same question that Meng Qi had just asked.

"I originally wanted to use the fact that my third sister gave birth to my son, and it would also make sense to report the situation in the northwest to the emperor. But I didn't expect that the King of Zhenbei would not allow it."

"Waste! I heard that the newly promoted King of Zhenbei is not even half as good as King of Anle. Logically, it would be fine if he just sat on his father's shoulders and enjoyed the good life. But he just likes to show off and brag." Meng Qi said disdainfully.

"The prince said that whenever the Prince of Zhenbei reported something back, the emperor would call Prince Anle to the palace. This father has made the child suckle for his whole life."

Meng Wan chuckled when she heard what Meng Qi said, "That's true. Lord Wu asked for leave twice, but the King of Zhenbei rejected it both times on the grounds that the border was unstable. I thought he must be in a hurry to return to the capital for other things, and he couldn't let anyone else pass on the message, so he could only ask for leave on the pretext of his third sister giving birth, but it was not approved."

"If he runs out like this, isn't he afraid that the King of Zhenbei will look for him?" Meng Qi asked.

"It is said that the Dangxiang tribe, which was beaten last time, has started to riot again, and Lord Wu has personally led the troops to quell the rebellion." Meng Wan said, and then leaned close to Meng Qi's ear and said, "The Dangxiang tribe is the farthest tribe from the northwest camp. It will take at least more than a month to go back and forth."

Meng Qi nodded, "To say that he is stupid is really overestimating him."

Meng Wan smiled and said, "But he is blessed, just like our father, at least he has a grandfather who has protected him for so many years. As long as nothing serious happens, the King of Zhenbei will sit in that position safely."

Meng Qi suddenly stopped. Meng Wan looked at her stunned expression and asked in confusion, "What's wrong? Did you think of something?"

"Second sister, I heard that after Prince Anle had just settled down in the capital, the Crown Princess sent invitations more than once to pay a visit to him, and also sent invitations to Princess Anle to the East Palace."

Meng Wan was unable to react for a moment. "Didn't they say that in order to avoid suspicion, Prince Anle and his wife never went to anyone else's house, except to accompany the emperor in the palace, and never invited anyone to their house?"

Meng Qi shook her head. "The problem is that the Crown Princess is not someone who would easily go to someone else's house."

Meng Wan frowned, and the two sisters looked at each other, and they saw a hint of understanding in each other's eyes.