Reborn as a Merchant Girl, the General's Beloved

After hearing this, Nanny Su turned her head to look at the tiny red mark not covered by her collar. Her already frowned brows became even tighter and she fell into deep thought.

She ate breakfast while waiting for everyone to dress her up. Li Niang, who taught her palace etiquette last time, came with them today. She looked at her with a smile and said, "Madam, you are so beautiful. You look good in any clothes!"

Anan was silent for a while, then pulled her aside and asked, "Sister, how many concubines and maids does the Crown Prince have?"

Li Niang paused, but seemed even more surprised than her. She said, "Everyone in the palace knows that Your Highness and the Crown Princess have been childhood sweethearts, and they love each other. They have been married for more than ten years and their love is as loving as ever. Not to mention concubines, they have never had a concubine before, and they don't even have a maid. I heard that His Majesty wanted to fill the backyard with concubines for Your Highness because Your Highness only has one son, but Your Highness rejected them all. Fortunately, His Highness the Crown Prince is calm and sensible, and His Majesty likes him very much, so he just talked about it."

Anan remembered Concubine Jin's words, "Except the prince, no one dares to marry her," and thought of Huaizhu's peaceful appearance, and could not help but sigh.

Kings, princes, generals, and ministers are extremely rich and powerful, but they have no control over their minds or bodies. They live in this illusory royal power and wealth all day long, like a prison in a circle.

"Madam, is there anything bothering you?" Li Niang asked hurriedly when she saw that she was absent-minded.

Li Niang actually couldn't figure it out. In her opinion, Anan's husband now commands a large army and her family is rich enough to rival a country. She doesn't even have to deal with the most torturous relationship between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law for a new bride. There is really nothing to worry about.

"No." Anan collected his scattered thoughts, took Bai Shao and Jiang Li, and went into the palace.

Before leaving, Mingqi came hurriedly and brought three boxes.

One of them contained a night-shining pearl as big as his head.

One of them contained an ancient prescription.

One was filled with the finest cloud brocade.

Anan frowned and said: "This is..."

"The Crown Princess has trouble sleeping at night, and the Night-Shining Pearl is just right for her to enjoy in the evening."

"The Imperial Concubine loves this beauty recipe the most. She got it from He Wei. It's better than the one in the Imperial Hospital."

"The Concubine is now pregnant with the heir to the throne. This cloud brocade is just right for making clothes for her little grandson."

Seeing Mingqi sweating profusely, Anan smiled and said, "Thank you, Mingqi. But you don't have to worry about these things in the future."

Mingqi was a little surprised. Before she could speak, Nanny Su asked, "Could it be that you are going to the palace to meet the ladies empty-handed?"

"Yes." Anan nodded with a smile, very sure.

"You kid, Qi Ge'er almost broke his legs running to help you find these things, but you just refused with just one sentence!" Nanny Su was anxious and hurried forward to nag.

Anan knew that Mingqi must have come forward because of his mother's intention, so he smiled and explained to him: "The idle people in the capital are mostly these wealthy ladies. With so many idle people, there will naturally be a lot of gossip. Let them say whatever they want!"

Ming Qi was not angry at all, and just smiled and said, "It's best that the young lady doesn't care about gossip. But I heard that the plum blossom viewing banquet is the favorite of the Crown Princess and is held every year. In order to prepare gifts for her, some families even start planning half a year in advance. Now that the son-in-law is working beside the Crown Prince, aren't you afraid that this will make it difficult for the son-in-law?"

Anan laughed, "All the ladies in the palace are rich and powerful, and have seen all kinds of good things. You also said that some families started preparing half a year ago. Although we have some spare money, we are a merchant family after all. Even if we take out all the good things, how can we compete with those who are good at scheming? Since we can't take the lead, it's better not to do this!"

"What's more, I'm stupid and I should be treated with some love just because of the title of our master. But a female family member who has just been married for three days can find out everything about the masters and ladies in important positions and know how to please them. This makes people guard against it!" Anan yawned and said nothing more. Without waiting for the step stool to be brought over, he supported himself on the bicycle frame and jumped up. He almost stepped on his skirt and caused everyone to exclaim.

Mingqi thought about Anan's words again and again, and felt that there was some truth in them, so he did not force it and took the things back.