Reborn as a Merchant Girl, the General's Beloved

When they left the palace, Anan ordered Bai Shao to go to the Shenji Camp and tell Hong Ze to go home early tonight and bring Jin Liu with him.

Not sure if the message was delivered, Anan took Miss Yu back to Mingxiangju. They were both a little awkward, sitting together in the corridor. Anan made tea slowly with his unskilled technique, and nearly burned his hands several times. Miss Yu held it in for a long time before saying, "Madam, how about I do it?"

"Sorry for showing off." Anan was very embarrassed, but he immediately stood up and gave his seat to Miss Yu.

Yu Ran sat down at the tea table and began to make tea with skillful technique. Soon, he placed a bowl of hot tea in front of Anan.

Anan still took the tea bowl. The tea soup was clear and fragrant, but the smell made her think of the elegant white all of a sudden, and her brows frowned even deeper.

"But what didn't I do well?" Yu Ran leaned over to look at her and asked softly.

Anan frowned, put down the tea bowl, smiled and shook his head: "Miss, you really make me embarrassed."

Seeing her frowning slightly, Yu Ran smiled and said, "Madam, do you not like drinking tea?"

"It's just that I prefer drinking wine to drinking tea." Anan nodded and put the tea bowl on the table.

Yu Ran was also drinking tea, and asked her casually, "If you don't like drinking tea, why do you have so many tea sets at home? Could it be that the master likes it, and the lady wants to please him?"

Anan had no worries and smiled, "He's not that particular. A pot of hot water and a few pieces of coarse tea will last him all night."

At this point, she recalled her time with him at Xinyun Manor, and couldn't help but grin. She casually moved closer to Yu Ran, and then sighed, "But these things were given along with Mingxiangju. Since it was the good intention of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, it's not easy to take them away casually."

Yu Ran frowned and looked up at the sky. It was getting late. She understood what was going on. After thinking it over again and again, she said, "I think Mr. Hong must be stuck with work. I will go back first and come back to bother you another day."

Anan wanted to ask someone to come over and ask, but when he thought about the possibility of offending Yu Ran, he followed her words with a smile and said, "My sister-in-law is the best at matching clothes and jewelry. I have an appointment with her to come over to my place tomorrow to have a drink. Bring some nice fabrics. Miss Yu, come over too and take a look and buy some clothes."

Yu Ran stood up to thank her, and Anan held up an oil-paper umbrella and walked her to the gate in the snow.

Close to the imperial city, the space was cramped, with high walls everywhere and only a narrow gap through which one could glimpse the sky. When Yu Ran went out, he looked up at the sky, seeming to be filled with sorrow.

As they were saying goodbye, the Yuan family's carriage came galloping over. Before the carriage stopped, Xiao Fu jumped off the carriage and grabbed Anan's arm, gritting her teeth and saying, "My brother and Mingqi took your husband to Tingxue Tower!"

Anan was stunned for a moment.

Seeing her dumbfounded, Xiao Fu knocked her on the head and said angrily, "Not only did she force him to drink, she also found several top girls from Zui Hongchen to accompany him in drinking! Don't you know?"

Anan shook her head. She was more confused than Xiaofu's anger. Logically speaking, these two people were her family members, so how could they do such a thing?

"Oh, your reaction! If you get hit by a needle, it will take you half a year before you jump up and cry out in pain! Hurry up and go!" Xiao Fu pulled her into the car and turned back to look at Yu Ran.

She didn't know Yu Ran, but when she saw her talking to Anan, she naturally treated her as a friend, so she also pulled Yu Ran along. Regardless of whether they were reluctant or not, everyone got on the carriage and headed straight for Tingxue Tower.