Reborn as a Merchant Girl, the General's Beloved

"Madam, the master accompanies the Sixth Prince every day." Jiuling's tone was somewhat helpless, but more of it was worry. After all, he knew how long Hongze had not been home.

Anan pondered for a while before saying, "Why are you so busy?"

Jiu Ling lowered his head and said, "I heard that things are not going smoothly."

Seeing Anan lost in thought, he said, "How about I go there?"

"No need." Anan frowned, and then asked Jiuling, "Have you ever met my mother-in-law?"

Jiu Ling nodded and said, "I followed the master when I was six years old. The mistress treated us very well. Although we were only servants selected from the clan to accompany the master, we had the same food, clothing and expenses as the master. She often said that it was pitiful for children to leave home too young, and she often made cakes for us with her own hands."

Anan sighed softly.

"Madam, you can't trust everything Ma says." Jiuling was a smart man. He guessed what she was thinking with just a sigh and reminded her.

"But you can't disbelieve it." Anan turned around and looked at him, "Have you made any progress on the matter I asked you to investigate secretly before?"

"I asked Uncle Da, and he said there were 36 people in the Madam's courtyard, including six maids and two nannies who took care of her personally, and the rest did odd jobs. After the Madam passed away, everyone was sold off. Uncle Da followed Madam's wishes and hid the house left for the Master and the Fourth Master, and packed up Madam's private property. When he heard the news and rushed over, he only bought two of the maids who did the rough work, and later placed them on the farm with people." Jiuling said in a deep voice, "Both of them have passed away."

Anan gasped and frowned.

"I asked their families, but there was no useful information." Jiuling said again.

After hearing this, Anan said, "This matter is not simple."

Jiu Ling was silent for a while before he said, "I'd better go find my master!"

"Don't tell him for now." Anan laughed softly, "Look, it's just a Ma who was making groundless accusations. He died in his home after making a few heart-piercing doubts. How could such a thundering measure leave any trouble?"

If I'm not mistaken, these people have probably been killed long ago.

"Then I'll go investigate again." Jiuling said again.

Anan shook his head: "The whole capital knows that you are from Hongze, so it is inconvenient to act. If you alert the enemy, it will be bad. I will ask Mingqi to handle this matter."

Jiuling nodded.

Anan smiled at him and said, "Find someone to keep a close eye on the Earl's Mansion. Be secretive and report any disturbance immediately."

Mingqi has a wide range of connections and is more savvy, making him the most suitable person to handle this task. In just a few days, they had found out the whereabouts of the remaining 34 people.

Anan looked at the people in the book and found that all of them died within half a year after leaving the Earl's Mansion. Eight of his closest people even passed away before they even made it out of the mansion. He immediately felt a chill on his back.

Mingqi looked at her deeply and said, "The water in the Earl's Mansion is too deep."

Anan sneered, "How deep can it be? It's just that Earl Anyuan can't escape the connection!"

Although the ancestors of the Hong family had fought in the wars of the previous emperor and had made great military achievements, they were praised as the "Jia Hai Jin Liang" and were honored with the title of Anyuan Earl. Unfortunately, by the time of Hong Shilang's generation, there was no outstanding general. The family could only rely on the influence of their ancestors to maintain their status, but their glory was long gone.

If it weren't for the brothers Hong Ze and Hong Yuan who risked their lives to earn military merit, the Earl's Mansion would probably be an empty shell by now.

"Be careful with your words." Mingqi frowned.

"In such a huge Earl's Mansion, how could a lady who is so aggressive and reckless act so carefully? Even if she can hide it from others, how can she hide it from Earl Anyuan?" Anan gritted his teeth.