Reborn as a Merchant Girl, the General's Beloved

The three people in the yard were in a state of disarray. Bai Shao and Jiang Li tried their best but were unable to block all the debris thrown at them. Bai Shao was even hit on the forehead by a copper cup, and blood flowed all over his face.

Anan straightened his body again, neither dodging nor avoiding.

"Everyone, please stop!" Hong Mian's wife, Yang, strode forward, blocked Anan with her body, and shouted to everyone, "Madam is my honored guest, you must not be so rude!"

Everyone stopped what they were doing, still whispering.

At this time, Hong Ling came out from behind and sneered, "Distinguished guest? Sister-in-law, are you so anxious that you've lost your mind? You've got wolves in front of you and tigers behind you now. You'd better keep your eyes open. If you mistake a vicious villain for a distinguished guest, you'll suffer a great loss!"

Yang's face turned red, then white, and then white, and then red again. She was not good at speaking, and at this moment she could not say a word. She just leaned towards Anan again and said in a low voice: "Don't be afraid, Madam, I will protect you!"

"I know that you have been suffocated by Second Aunt all the time, and you have been hoping that Second Aunt would pass away sooner. I am afraid that you are already grateful to this daughter-in-law of Hongze! No wonder you have to speak for her regardless of right or wrong and regardless of the occasion!" Hong Ling sneered sarcastically.

Seeing that she was shaking with anger, Anan was still unable to speak to defend herself. He remembered that although she had followed Ge's group that day, she had kept her head down and said nothing from beginning to end, and it was obvious that she was an honest person. So he smiled and patted her shoulder, then looked up at Hong Ling who was standing on the high steps.

She was wearing a gorgeous light green dress and jacket, and a huge pearl hairpin on her head. At this moment, she was looking down at her with resentment and contempt.

Anan laughed and said, "Miss Chu, with your words, I guess you have already regarded me as the murderer?"

"You are indeed the murderer!" Hong Ling pointed at Anan and shouted, "You vicious woman, how dare you speak ill of my mother and my two aunts and even fight with them!"

"Miss, you're exaggerating," Anan sneered, "You were not there that day. My servants and neighbors can all testify that the ones who fought in Mingxiangju were the women of the Earl's Mansion."

Hong Ling choked for a moment, and then continued, "If it weren't for your two uncles being thrown into prison and you standing by and watching without doing anything, how could Second Aunt go out for a walk in the middle of the night and encounter an accident?"

"If the murderer is the one who stood by and watched, I'm afraid the Earl will bear the brunt of the consequences." Anan sneered, "My husband is only a third-rank warrior. How can he be even one-tenth as prominent as the Earl?"

"How dare you! You have received great favors from my father, and you, a girl from a merchant family, have been able to get close to the Earl's Mansion. It would be fine if you didn't think of repaying him, but you actually repay kindness with hatred! Since you returned to Beijing, you have not come to the Earl's Mansion to pay your respects to my mother. My mother is kind and doesn't bother with you on a daily basis. You, a vicious woman, now dare to get close to my father!" Hong Ling was furious. She lifted up the hem of her skirt and walked straight to Anan. "Today, I will peel off your skin and pull out your tendons. If you disobey your parents, I will drive you out! Let's see if you still have the nerve to show off in front of me!"

All the women present were relatives. After hearing what Hong Ling said, they all nodded their heads in agreement. Some people who were busy with things even shouted that Anan should be divorced immediately. Hong Ling was even more proud and rushed over with her fist raised.

Mingqi was absolutely right. Hong Ling was indeed mercenary and rude. He would resort to violence as soon as he could not win by arguing.

Bai Shao and Jiang Li hurried forward to stop them, but Hong Ling was very brutal and her maid was also very powerful. In the blink of an eye, they were both pinned down.