Reborn as a Merchant Girl, the General's Beloved

If the words that Ma said when she came to Mingxiangju late at night were all hearsay, then the sudden news of Ma's death made the matter completely confirmed.

Anan looked at Hong Mian, who was kneeling outside the curtain and crying, in disbelief, and fell into deep thought. She admitted that she had underestimated the other party's cruelty and cunning, and she was just testing the waters, but she ended up causing such a murder.

Hong Mian was not too stupid. After coming here to pick up his mother, he was able to keenly perceive that there was something wrong with Ma's death and find the key to the problem, so he ran to Mingxiangju for help.

"Cousin! Cousin! Please, seek justice for my mother!" Hong Mian kept knocking his forehead against the floor, making a thudding sound, and cried sadly.

Although she did not kill Bo Ren, Bo Ren died because of her. At this moment, Anan was filled with remorse and hurriedly ordered someone to help Hong Mian up. He frowned and asked, "Since you suspect that the second lady's death was not an accident, have you reported it to the police?"

"No." Hong Mian felt a chill in his heart and cried, "Cousin, you don't know, I am the only son in the family, and I have a half-sister, but she got married last year. Now my family has encountered misfortune, my father is in prison, and my mother died unexpectedly. I am the only one supporting the family. It's not that I don't want to seek justice for my mother, but, but..."

He became more and more anxious, and even stuttered as he spoke, "The day before yesterday, I came to my cousin's house to pick up my mother. After I got home, my mother asked my third aunt to come over and talk to her, and she also sent everyone out of the house. I thought something was wrong, so I eavesdropped in the corridor, and I learned that they were saying that there was something wrong with my aunt's death."

Although he was terribly afraid, he also knew that if he told the truth, his mother's reputation would be ruined, so he concealed the fact that she wanted to jump back and forth between Hong Shilang and Hong Ze to gain the greatest benefits, and only said: "Because my eldest aunt lived in seclusion at that time and rarely interacted with the sisters-in-law, even if my mother suspected it, she didn't know anything. So she asked Third Aunt to come over and told her about it. Who would have thought that Third Aunt couldn't keep her cool and went to my eldest aunt's room this morning."

At this point, he started crying again: "I was working at the household office when the servants came to me and said that my mother had slipped and fallen down the slope. When I got home, she was already dead! I know my mother's personality. She is a very lazy person. Why would she run to the back mountain to watch the snow for no reason? She would probably stay at home and complain about the trouble of snowing!"

At this point, he knelt down again and begged, "I know that my father and mother have never taken care of my cousin Ze, but today only my cousin can save our second branch! Please, cousin's wife, say a few good words for us."

Anan sighed deeply, thought for a moment, and whispered, "You go back first, and don't show any signs. No matter how the first wife plans to deal with this matter, you must not object. If you encounter any problems, no matter how big or small, go to discuss it with your uncle and his wife. No matter who it is, in order to avoid public gossip, they will not take action against the second wife in the short term, so you can rest assured for the time being."

After hearing this, Hong Huang thought it made sense and quickly agreed.

Anan was in a complicated mood and said to him, "If you have any problems in the future, don't take the risk to come here again. Just go to Songyun Tower to find Mingqi."

Hong Huang agreed again and then left in a hurry.

Since that day, Hongze has not returned home for a long time. After sending Hong Huang away, Anan called Jiuling over and asked, "What has your master been doing these days?"