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

From the moment Su Qing got on the carriage, Wang held her hand tightly. She had a feeling that things would soon turn around, because now they were on their way to Jinming Hutong.

"Madam, you have to promise me that no matter what Su Wanniang says later, you will not get excited. Whatever the reason for what happened back then, it is not as important as the second young lady being alive and well." Mother Guo said worriedly as she sat opposite.

Wang nodded, "I know, don't worry, even if the prince really had a hand in this, I won't fight him to the death. I just want the truth for me and sister Wan. As for the rest, there is plenty of time, so take your time."

After Wang finished speaking, she gently patted Su Qing's hand and asked Mother Guo, "Have you arranged a sewing room?"

"It has been arranged. I took the Yunjin and Huling back yesterday and asked the Wan family to make it themselves."

Su Qing knew the man from the Wan family, who was in charge of the sewing room. He was old and his eyesight was not very good, so he didn't do anything easily. He only made clothes for the lady and the prince's wife to wear when they went out occasionally. Even Jiang had to ask the man from the Wan family to make a set of clothes for her when her younger brother got married in the first month of the year.

Wang nodded happily. "I'll make you two sets of clothes. After you return to your ancestral home, you'll have to take them out for a walk. If I make them now, it'll only take three to five days."

Su Qing thought, how anxious is Wang, three or five days? His case is simple and complicated. The key lies in the attitude of the Marquis and the excuse he uses. A person who died thirteen years ago is alive again, there must be a reasonable explanation, right?

"Thank you, Madam. But isn't it too early?"

"Not early, not early. You just heard it. I brought you here today to find out the truth. No matter if it is what I think, it will not change my mind. You don't have to worry or care. Take good care of yourself during this period and wait for the day when the Meng family opens the ancestral hall. By the way, does that Shan Ling clean your face every day?"

Shan Ling came to her side with only one task, which was to apply facial masks and hand masks to her every day, which was to do beauty treatments.

Mother Guo asked Mother Liu to arrange a separate room for her. Seeing this, Mother Liu had a hundred questions in her mind but did not dare to ask more.

Cai'er was very surprised that Shan Ling could come to Qinyuan. When she learned that it was Su Qing who asked, she was even more happy to welcome Shan Ling. However, Mother Guo went to Qinyuan in person and told them not to disturb Su Qing unless necessary.

So, Su Qing is feeling a little awkward in Qinyuan now. Chuan'er and Cai'er also noticed something was wrong. They asked Shanling twice, but Shanling was an honest person. Before coming, Mother Guo told her to just take good care of Su Qing and not say anything else. She just closed her mouth and shook her head, and even looked very conflicted when talking to Cai'er.

Cai'er waved her hand and lay there with Chuan'er to guess what happened. "I do have an idea."

Chuan'er turned over and looked at Cai'er with curiosity.

"Think about it, Qing'er has made such a great contribution, but the Crown Prince's wife didn't even promote her. Now she doesn't let her work, and she even specially asked Shanling to follow her. Do you think the Crown Prince's wife wants to take a concubine for the Crown Prince?"

"Ah? To whom? The prince? Qing'er?" Chuan Cai'er sat up suddenly, her eyes wide open.

"Keep your voice down, that's what I guessed, otherwise it would be too incredible."

"No, no, the prince can be Qing'er's father. Besides, you know what Qing'er is like. She envies Sister Chunyi the most. Last time, Aunt Liu told her that the youngest son of the head steward liked her, but Qing'er didn't agree. How could she be a concubine for the prince?"

Cai Er looked up at the roof. "I don't think it's possible, but I can't think of anything else that happened. Or maybe it wasn't for the Crown Prince, but for the eldest or third young master?"

Cai'er turned her head and said, "Think about it, whether the fourth young lady's marriage can continue is still uncertain. It may be a good thing not to promote Qing'er. Since she can't be placed in Qinyuan, then put her in a better place."

"It's impossible for me to be a concubine to the young masters. I don't believe the Crown Prince's wife would do that, and Qing'er wouldn't agree to it either."

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"She makes it every day. I asked her to mix it with honey, milk and eggs and it turned out really good. I'll give it to Madam to try later?"

Wang nodded with a smile, "That's great. Look, it's still my sister Wan who thinks of me in everything." Wang looked up and said to Mother Guo.

Mother Guo nodded comfortingly, "Madam, you see, God still loves you and gave you such a big surprise. You must not complain about yourself anymore. Second Miss, you don't know that Madam has been unhappy since the first month of the year. She keeps saying depressing things, saying that she has no more thoughts after marrying off the fourth lady. She will leave when God comes."

Su Qing smiled and said, "This won't work this time. Not only do you have to settle me down, but you also have to protect me." After saying that, she took Wang's arm and acted coquettishly.

Wang nodded repeatedly, "Yes, yes, I will make all the arrangements for you, find you a good husband, and prepare a lot of dowry for you. Let's go to Jinming Hutong and take a look. Although the courtyard has only two entrances, it is clean and tidy. The people living next to it are all scholars. How about giving it to you as a dowry?"

Su Qing began to calculate how much such a two-story courtyard could be sold for, and nodded with eyes curved.

Wang was even happier when she saw her expression, and then she sighed, "Ah, if it weren't for Sister Qi, how wonderful it would be now, you sisters are so affectionate."

"Madam, I'm going to say something that I shouldn't say. If the fourth young lady hadn't gotten into trouble, how could you have recognized the second young lady? Maybe the second young lady is still working in Qinyuan at this moment." Mother Guo said softly.

"Who said it wasn't? It shows that nothing is perfect. Wait until Sister Wan's affairs are dealt with, and then we can take care of Sister Qi's affairs. Has Shitou gone to inquire?"

Shitou is Guo’s mother’s youngest son. He usually follows Meng Wei around and is very smart.

"Yes, whenever the Third Madam and the Eldest Miss go out, he follows them secretly."

"Well, don't let Vigo find out anything. It was an impulsive move, and I don't want him involved before I'm sure it's done."

"Yes, don't worry. The old servant and the Third Young Master asked for leave for Shitou, saying that something happened in the countryside and asked him to go back for a while."

Su Qing listened to the conversation between the two and thought for a moment before saying, "Madam, do you also suspect that the Third Madam and the Eldest Miss are involved in the Fourth Miss's affair?"

"Yes, among the things Sister Qi told me about the relationship with Mr. Hong San that day, there are two things that are related to them and their mother." Wang told Su Qing in detail what Meng Qi had told her.

Su Qing nodded, "Actually, I doubt it too."

"Oh?"

"That day at the Pingxi Marquis's Mansion, I came to the rescue of the Fourth Miss, and I saw that the First Miss was not very happy, and she looked like she was smiling but not laughing. Later, the Fourth Miss was nowhere to be found, and everyone was waiting in the hall. I don't know what the Third Madam said to the First Miss, but the corners of the First Miss's mouth were raised high. If it wasn't for the wrong occasion, she might have laughed out loud."

Wang closed her eyes and said bitterly, "I am not in good health, and I really don't bother to compete with them for some things. Whether it's Liu and Jiang who want the housekeeper's power, or Liu who comes back and takes Meng Juan around the yard, I just pretend not to see it. Even if it's the prince, I don't care about it now. But she came to provoke Sister Qi. She really thinks I'm easy to bully."

Su Qing looked at Wang's gloomy face and thought about what she had heard about Wang's past. As the only girl in the family and a legitimate daughter, the Wang family would not have given her a bad education, otherwise they would not have married her into the Marquis's mansion. However, the pain of losing her daughter made her weak, and Meng Yuan was not close to her. He took concubines in the house and did not do his job properly. The couple became estranged, which gradually made Wang lose the motivation and support to manage the inner house. Wang's not caring did not mean that she would not manage, nor did it mean that she could not manage well.

"The Third Master is now doing well in the Northwest, and the Marquis obeys everything he says. I'm afraid that if we really find out something, the Marquis will definitely suppress it." Mother Guo said worriedly.

"I didn't expect the Marquis to be fair. Just like the matter of Su Wanniang, I just want to know the truth. As for the rest, I'll take my time."