Reborn as a Merchant Girl, the General's Beloved

The two brothers Ruofeng and Ruoyun survived the disaster and were protected and returned home safely. Yuan Ruolan also woke up slowly and saw that Hongze had really fulfilled his promise and sent his two brothers back. He also heard that Hongze himself was detained in the palace for this and had to be tried by the nine ministers. He was immediately furious and vomited two mouthfuls of blood and fainted immediately.

As a result, the whole house was busy calling for a doctor and discussing countermeasures for most of the night. Yuan Yi, who had received a letter, came back in a hurry and heard the general situation. The whole family sat together, looking after Yuan Ruolan, and each had their own plans.

Ruofeng was the eldest brother, so he spoke first: "We are indeed sorry to Lord Hong about this matter. He is now detained in the palace. It is said that the nine ministers will hold a trial, but it is probably just a matter of a word from His Majesty."

Ruoyun nodded and said, "While that is true, how can we have such great abilities? Bring us the family tree. Our Yuan family has been engaged in business for generations, and no one has ever been an official! Not to mention going before the emperor, no one can even enter the gate of the Red Palace!"

"Although there is no official in our family, we still cannot sit and wait for death. We might as well spend more money. It would be best if we could gather all the nine ministers who will be responsible for the trial. There is always a way." Ruofeng said again.

"Instead of just sitting there and waiting to die, we need to make precise moves. Although we are not short of money, we also need to identify who can befriend us and who will really help us. Otherwise, if we do something bad with good intentions, not only will we fail to save Lord Hong, we may even hinder him..."

Yuan Yi saw that the two of them had no good ideas after talking for a while, so he hesitated for a moment before whispering, "Instead of going around making friends with the rich and powerful, it's better to go find An Yuanbo."

The two brothers of the Yuan family were awakened by the words. They were so anxious that they were confused! They were so busy with their own small piece of land that they really forgot about the ancestral support of Hongze.

Yuan Ruolan was wearing a headband and was lying on the beauty chair. She was a little excited after hearing Yuan Yi's words and struggled to sit up. Li Ma, who was beside her, hurried to help her, but was stopped by Yuan Yi, who knelt beside her and comforted her, "Aunt, just lie down and take good care of yourself. I will prepare a generous gift and go to pay a visit in person at dawn. Lord Hong is the eldest son of the Earl of Anyuan, and the Earl of Anyuan will definitely not sit idly by."

After everyone discussed it, they all felt that if Yuan Yi went to such a prominent lord's house, he must bring some decent gifts.

Liu took out a night-shining pearl the size of a human head and a pair of double-sided Suzhou embroidery, and was also thinking about taking out a crown made of gold foil and silk thread.

Zhang sent over her treasured antique Lingbao bow, but she still felt it was not decent enough and planned to go back to her parents' home to get the Lingshe Yin.

Yuan Yi thought about it again and again, and did not want anything they brought out. He only ordered Chang Sui Jianqiu to fetch the original painting of "Autumn Wind and Silk Fan" by Tang Yin. Ming Qi nodded and said, "Mr. Anyuan has always loved ancient paintings. This is a coincidence."

Yuan Yi took Ming Qi with him and set out at dawn. The Earl of Anyuan's Mansion was located in the downtown area, with a vermilion gate and huge stone lions on both sides. At the main entrance stood a bluestone sculpture more than one meter tall with the four characters "Jia Hai Jin Liang" written on it by the emperor himself. There were two rows of nine soldiers guarding the left and right sides of the gate, looking so majestic that no one dared to approach.

Yuan Yi handed in the visiting card and was more thoughtful, so he gave a silver ingot to the messenger boy. The messenger was very pleased to see that he was generous and humble, so he invited him and Mingqi into the gatehouse for tea, and went in to deliver the message.