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

Zhou Yu nodded, "But this matter is no longer something I can decide."

"What do you mean?"

Zhou Yu turned around and looked at Meng Wan intently, "Prince Rui knows everything about my father."

"Did the fourth sister say that?"

"I don't know if it was Princess Rui who said that, but if you think about it, Princess Rui was able to find out everything about Huipin's situation in the palace in such a short time, how could she not have had help?"

Meng Wan was a little puzzled. She had always thought that the reason why Meng Qi was so familiar with the affairs of the palace was because she was reborn and had the upper hand in some things. Could it be that this was only part of the reason?

"That's because of Concubine Lian."

When Meng Wan heard this, that fair, kind, and dignified face appeared in his mind. All in all, Meng Wan had only met Lady Lian three times, and once he only heard her voice but never saw her. Every time she was so gentle and so quiet, sitting there and never saying a word, but it was hard to ignore her presence, and she gave people a feeling of seeing through everything.

Yes, this must be the case. Meng Qi has memories of her past life. Judging from her performance in this life, even if she married Prince Rui in her previous life, they must have had an enemy relationship. How could she know so much about the palace?

Therefore, there must be someone who helped. Including helping to find out about Huipin, including Meng Qi's desire to fight with Fanghua, to have a conflict with Meng Zhi, to have a quarrel with Princess Jing, and even the farce at the beginning, without the insider, it would not have been possible.

"Are you worried that Prince Rui doesn't want you to talk to Prince Jun about these things now? Does he want to continue to use Prince Jun's relationship with the Crown Prince to prevent the Crown Prince from noticing that Prince Jun is abnormal, which will make it easier for Prince Rui to arrange things?"

Zhou Yu nodded, "Yes, that's what I thought. Because you asked Princess Rui to investigate Huipin, Prince Rui never asked me about it. On the contrary, he has been asking about my father and Xie Qingzhong recently. I think Prince Rui might want to take advantage of this relationship."

Meng Wan rubbed his brows. This was a difficult situation. If Zhou Yiheng wasn't allowed to know the truth, if the prince asked him to kill Zhou Yu one day, he would probably do it.

Seeing Meng Wan's worried look, Zhou Yu gently hugged her in his arms and said, "Don't worry, this is just our guess. I will talk to Lord Song and ask him to help give some advice. Let's see if there is a chance to find out what King Rui means."

Meng Wan hummed, "I really hope that the battle between Prince Rui and the Crown Prince will end soon. I have to worry every day like this. When will it end?"

"It will be soon, it will be soon. Everything is stable in the mansion now. You just need to find a suitable in-law for Zhou Yingning. You don't have to worry about the outside world. I will take care of everything."

Meng Wan raised her head and said, "Speaking of things in the mansion, my sister-in-law seems to be restless recently. Is it because the Xie family asked her to do something?"

Zhou Yu let go of his hand, "What do you mean, what's wrong with her?"

"I can't tell you exactly. Since Hu came back from the mountain, she has been there three or four times. After Hu was locked up in the courtyard by the prince, she started to go to my third sister more frequently. At first, my third sister didn't want to talk to her much, but the last two times, she closed the door and talked to her. Although I have replaced the maids and servants around my third sister, Xie Fen is my eldest sister-in-law after all. If she wants to talk to my third sister alone, it's not easy for the servants to stay by her side. If they tell my father about it, we won't be able to justify it."

Zhou Yu snorted, "This is another Meng Hai, what do you think?"

Meng Wan said softly, "I was wondering if the prince had reached some kind of agreement with Xie Qingzhong and promised something to my elder brother and his friends, which made my elder sister-in-law feel complacent? Is he planning to use Hu and Zhou Yingning to trouble me?"

"That's possible. What can a woman like my sister-in-law do? She's just a little more arrogant like Liu. So, keep a close eye on my sister-in-law. I'll send someone to keep an eye on my brother and Li."

"Concubine Li? She wants to keep an eye on him too?"

"Of course, the Li family will do anything for money. They are a bunch of idiots. They were sold out and still helped others count the money. Why do you think Xie Fen has been willing to clean up the mess for Li Ce for so many years? Zhou Ming is one reason. If what you just said is true, then Xie Qingzhong's move must be another reason."

Meng Wan exhaled, "Okay, don't worry. Now that the princess is not making trouble, I will quickly arrange Zhou Yingning's marriage, let her prepare for marriage, and reduce her contact with my sister-in-law."

Zhou Yu shook his head and said, "That's not necessary. Just like what you said when we were dealing with Hu, we have to make her move before we know what she is going to do. Besides, Zhou Yingning is a simple-minded person. If Xie Fen really wants to use her or Li to do something weird, that would be easy."

What Zhou Yu and Meng Wan didn't expect was that the next day after Zhou Yu shared his idea with Song Lu, Meng Qi arrived at Prince Shen's mansion.

Meng Qi looked very tired, his eyes were bloodshot, and his face no longer had the radiance it once had.

Meng Wan was startled by her appearance and reached out to touch her forehead hastily. Meng Ting shook his head, "I'm fine, it's just that the prince has been tormenting me these past few nights."

"Trouble? Has he recovered? What happened to you guys?"

Meng Qi was half lying in the armchair, which reminded Meng Wan of Ge You's pose. These two people really had a lot of similarities, including the same lazy behavior.

Meng Qi was enjoying herself comfortably with her eyes slightly closed. Hearing this, she looked up at Meng Wan and saw a gossipy look on Meng Wan's face.

Suddenly she realized what Meng Wan meant by that. Her face flushed immediately. She quickly sat up straight and waved her hands, saying, "What are you thinking about? It's not the trouble you thought it was. It's something else."

Meng Wan looked at Meng Qi's panic and burst out laughing, "Oh? What kind of torture is that? It tortured our Princess Rui to the point where her face was pale, her eye sockets were sunken, and she looked listless?"

Meng Qi stood up, ran to Meng Wan's dressing table, looked at herself in the mirror, and even used her hands to pry open her eyelids.

"Why? Could it be that the Rui Palace doesn't have this kind of peep show? I remember that the one that my mother gave you as a dowry was even bigger than this one, and it was still clear."

Meng Qi did not respond. Looking at her haggard appearance in the mirror, she sighed, "The prince is probably ready to take action. He has been discussing with his staff and subordinates until very late these days. I am also convinced. Even if he does not like to go to the study in the outer courtyard, there is also a study in the inner house. It is a separate large courtyard with people coming and going. It is so convenient. But he has to discuss these things in the west wing of my courtyard."

Meng Wan said, "Let them talk about what they want. You live in the main room, so it won't bother you."

"What? The prince said that recently everyone is talking about the secret of losing his head, and he doesn't trust others to watch the door."

Meng Wan was stunned for a moment, then burst into laughter, "What? Prince Rui asked you to watch the door for them?"

Meng Qi sat back down, "Not only do I have to watch the door, I also have to serve tea and water, and ask them to eat and drink. After they all leave, I have to change his medicine. Second sister, I see that my second brother-in-law has recovered a long time ago. Last time he came to pick you up from the sedan chair, he even trotted over. Why does our prince need to change his medicine? Does my second brother-in-law also need to change his medicine?"

Meng Wan shook his head. "It's no longer necessary to change it. What's the matter? Prince Rui's injury hasn't healed yet?"

Meng Qi snorted, "I didn't notice it. There wasn't even a bruise on the back. I don't know why they had to apply the medicated oil every day."

Meng Wan seemed to have thought of something, and smiled, "Maybe he still has internal injuries."

"Internal injuries? Why would you need to apply medicated oil for internal injuries? Wouldn't it be better to take medicine? I think he is deliberately torturing me. I have been sleeping in the middle of the night these past few days. I tell you, I am afraid of the dark now. When I see those people entering the yard, I want to move to the outer yard."

Meng Wan walked up to Meng Qi, stretched out his hand and tapped her forehead, "You fool."

Meng Qi tilted her head as Meng Wan's hand moved, "What's wrong?"

"Is Prince Rui the kind of person who is so bored that he would torment others for fun? And you also said that he should be arranging the closing of the matter now, so how could he have the leisure to torment you on purpose."

"Then why did he..."

"Why do you think so? Whenever your second brother-in-law makes me unhappy and wants to attract my attention or pay more attention to him, he will find something to say and make trouble for no reason, and he always talks nonsense."

Meng Qi was stunned at first, then lowered her head slightly, and soon her ears began to turn red, "How could it be?"

"Why not?"

Meng Wan sat down beside her and took Meng Qi's hand. "You are so kind, why not? When you came that day and Prince Rui held your hand, I felt something was wrong."

"But I, I, never thought about it. I had planned it long ago." Meng Qi murmured.

"Aqi, do you want to hear what your sister has to say?"

"Of course." Meng Qi looked up and nodded obediently, still looking the same as before.