Reborn as a Merchant Girl, the General's Beloved

Anan didn't pay much attention to her attitude. After thinking for a while, he asked, "What do his parents think?"

"I heard that Minister Nie has always looked down on practicing medicine, always thinking it is not a proper career. Now that he has become the head of the Imperial Medical Bureau, although he walks around the palace every day, he is just a doctor, at best a fifth-rank official. He is very dissatisfied and lectures Jinyun every day, but I haven't heard that he has taken a fancy to any girl." Xiao Fu was dejected.

Anan smiled and comforted her, "Let's put this matter aside for now. Right now, the Nie family is still making a fuss about Jinyun's appointment to the court, and they won't make any decisions for a while. I think Minister Nie is a conservative person, and your marriage with Teng'er is still on hold! If you rashly ask for it now, even if Jinyun is willing, I'm afraid the Nie family will not agree."

"I'm afraid the night will be long and full of dreams." Xiao Fu sighed. There are many ladies from famous families in the capital, and they are all good at tricks. Even if Jinyun is an iron wall, I'm afraid it will fall one day.

"I'll talk to Hongze tonight and ask him to sound out the situation for you first." Anan smiled and patted her shoulder.

The wind was howling outside and the snow was falling heavier. Anan and Xiaofu had finished their hot pot by the lotus pond and were lying comfortably chatting when Bai Shao came in hurriedly and said to her, "Miss, someone is coming from the Earl's Mansion!"

Anan sat up, frowned and looked at her, and asked, "Who is coming?"

"There was a maid and a servant saying that the Earl of Anyuan and his wife wanted to call you home for questioning." Bai Shao ran in such a hurry that her hair was crooked and her skirt was covered with snow.

"What a big tone! They're calling you in for questioning?" Xiao Fu jumped up and sneered, "What do they think Anan is? A criminal?"

"What did you say?" Anan smiled and turned to ask Bai Shao.

Bai Shao shook her head and said, "Those two people don't look like they are easy to get along with. After saying this, they waited in the hall with their heads held high and chests puffed out, urging us to hurry up."

"What should we do?" Xiao Fu asked, "Do you want me to help you scold them?"

"Don't you want to be with Jinyun? You should restrain yourself! I can handle this matter." Anan smiled and turned to Bai Shao and said, "Tell Madam Su to tell her that I have been feeling unwell since I came back from the plum blossom viewing banquet in the palace. I cannot go out and walk around."

Bai Shao hesitated and said hurriedly, "Miss, this is not appropriate. If it gets out, I'm afraid they will say that you are disobedient to your elders and unfilial to your parents."

"Even if I go, they will accuse me of disobeying my elders and being unfilial to my parents." Anan grinned, patted her shoulder, and said, "My husband is a famous ghost god in the capital. He is cold-blooded and bloodthirsty. Everyone is afraid of him. Let alone two arrogant minions, even if the Earl of Anyuan comes in person, there is nothing to be afraid of! Just report it as it is said, I will take care of everything."

"You are really awesome!" Xiao Fu exclaimed, "Although this An Yuan Bo is not a good person, he is still my brother-in-law's biological father after all. He even went to the emperor to ask for your marriage! If you really fall out with him, what will my brother-in-law do?"

"Mr. Anyuan doesn't care about Hongze's life or death, let alone my life or death. When things come to this, he just closes the door and pretends that it has nothing to do with him. Now he suddenly comes out to make trouble. I guess something is wrong. He even dares to boss people around like this. If I go there in silence, it will be a disgrace to your brother-in-law!" Anan leaned forward lazily and said to Xiaofu, "Pack up and let's go back."

"Where are you going back to?" Xiao Fu asked.

"Mingxiangju." Anan yawned and stood up.