Reborn as a Merchant Girl, the General's Beloved

Anan and his group followed him and soon arrived at a greenhouse. Although it was freezing cold outside, it was warm inside. Concubine Jin was leaning on a bench, talking to a girl. The girl sat upright the whole time with a serious expression.

This time I could finally see clearly that the girl in the sky-blue dress was actually good-looking. However, in front of such a bright and beautiful lady like Concubine Jin, she did not look good and was obviously a little dull.

When Anan saw the two of them talking, he was worried that the servant might have spoken too quickly and told her to come early. Naturally, he didn't want to disturb them, so he just stood there with his hands folded, and deliberately took two steps back towards the door.

"Hongze family, come forward and talk!" Concubine Jin had already caught a glimpse of her out of the corner of her eye and waved at her.

Anan hurried forward to greet him.

Concubine Jin pointed at the girl in front of her and said, "This is the eldest daughter of General Yu Daxing, the Northern Expedition General, Ran'er."

Anan thought blankly for a while, and suddenly remembered the "Yu Lao Er" mentioned by the emperor.

Then the girl in front of him was the "female Zhuge" mentioned by Jin Liu! In fact, she was not as ugly as Jin Liu said, but she was not outstanding in front of this mother and son.

But on second thought, how many people in this world can stand out in comparison with the looks of mother and son?

Thinking about the wonderful fight scene between father and son that he witnessed that day, he suddenly felt a little uneasy and looked at Concubine Jin.

"Hongze family, today I have introduced a new friend to you, please invite her to your home for a few drinks!" After saying this, Concubine Jin turned her head and looked at the maid behind her, saying, "I am a little tired, I want to go back and rest."

Without saying anything more, Concubine Jin left.

The only people left in the warm room were Anan and her new friend.

She thought about it, then smiled at Yu Ran and said, "Let's go!"

Thanks to Yu Ran, Anan no longer had to brave the wind and snow to go to the imperial garden to watch the noble ladies whispering to each other. The purpose of Concubine Jin's arrangement was obvious.

The two of them squeezed into a carriage, but no one spoke. Anan had never seen Yu Ran before, but he had heard of her nickname, the female Zhuge Liang. After just one glance at her, he felt an indescribable closeness and liking for her.

She leaned forward and asked Yu Ran with a smile, "They excluded me because they looked down on my identity as a merchant girl. But what about you? You are the eldest daughter of the Duke of Wei, the General of the Northern Expedition. Why are you also excluded?"

Yu Ran had been looking down in deep thought. After hearing her words, he looked up at her, smiled with two sweet dimples, and said softly, "Because of Sixth Master."

Anan didn't quite understand and frowned. The marriage between Jin Liu and her was personally arranged by the Emperor and the Duke of Weiguo. Logically, no one should dare to interfere. How could this happen?

"It's because the Sixth Master and his Jinyiwei have turned the entire court upside down recently. He has ordered officials of all ranks to be arrested and killed without mercy. Therefore, the only person in the court who is willing to be my friend now is you," Yu Ran looked at Anan and smiled self-deprecatingly.

After listening to her, Anan hesitated for a moment before saying, "The Queen ordered me to take you home for a drink. I guess there is a deeper meaning behind this, right?"

"Madam is a kind-hearted woman, I'm afraid you have guessed it long ago!" Yu Ran smiled.

Looking at her determined smile, Anan remembered Jin Liu's "rather die than marry" and the prince's oral instructions of humiliating her at home and causing trouble in the army. He felt a little embarrassed and smiled, "But, are you willing?"