Reborn as a Merchant Girl, the General's Beloved

"The day I sent you here..." Chu Qing's words were on the tip of her tongue, but she suddenly stopped completely. Could it be that she was going to tell him that she was enduring the pain and didn't dare to ask anyone to treat it, and was worried that he might bump his head on the road, so she held him the whole time?

Hong Yuan lowered his head and fell into deep thought, without saying anything.

Chu Qing felt a moment of loss in her heart. She slowly stood up and said softly, "Fourth Master, I'm going back first."

"Ah." Hong Yuan responded indifferently, sent them to the door, and watched them go away, his brows never relaxed.

Finally, he went straight out of Xiangzhiyuan and went into the main house.

The night was getting darker and darker. He was full of worries and had no desire to sleep. He went straight into the main house and knocked gently at the door.

The lights inside had been blown out long ago and there was no sound at all. He hesitated for a moment, then knocked a few more times with greater force.

It's still quiet.

No matter what happened, there was always his eldest brother to make the decision. Now he was at a loss, but he couldn't find his eldest brother. He became more and more anxious. He was about to knock again, but he saw the door opened slightly, and Hongze came out quietly. He put on a middle-length coat and a cloak on the outside, and his hair was casually tied up.

It was not until he saw his elder brother's lazy and comfortable look that he realized how rude he was. He felt a little embarrassed, but he couldn't help but speak.

Hongze glanced at him and motioned for him to go to the greenhouse in front to talk.

Hongze's footsteps were very light, even when he stepped on the snow, he was very careful. After entering the greenhouse, he looked at his brother and asked, "What happened?"

"Brother!" Hong Yuan stamped his feet and gritted his teeth, "Chu Qing, she's a woman!"

No women are allowed in the army. Even those who visit prostitutes will be punished with twenty military sticks. This has been the Hong family's iron rule for many years.

As a deputy general, he had kept a woman by his side for five years, accompanying her almost day and night, inseparable. If he had not intended to find a way for Chu Qing to survive, he would never have dared to mention it in front of his elder brother.

Strict military law, coldness and brutality have always been Hongze's hallmark.

As soon as he finished speaking, he knelt down with a plop and bowed his head and said, "Brother, I know this is my fault. I will accept any beating or punishment. I only ask you to leave Chu Qing a way to live."

Hong Ze did not expect that Hong Yuan would be so scared. To be honest, when Anan told him the news, he himself was also confused. Although Chu Qing looked thin, she did not look like a girl at all. Not to mention Hong Yuan, even he himself had misjudged her.

"Stand up and talk." Hongze pulled him.

Hong Yuan did not move, but bowed his head and said, "Brother, I beg you."

Perhaps it was because his expression looked too serious that even his closest brother felt that he was furious.

He felt helpless and really didn't want to argue or waste words, so he just let him kneel down and asked with a smile, "Do you want me to stop pursuing the matter?"

"Yes!" Hong Yuan heard him laugh. Not only did his anxiety and fear not ease at all, but he even felt more fear. "I know this request is a bit excessive, but brother, I beg you. Although she is a woman, she is brave and loyal. Not only did she save my life, but she is also a comrade-in-arms who fought side by side with me!"

Hong Ze looked at Hong Yuan quietly, feeling a little distressed. Over the years, this brother's fear of him never seemed to have diminished. In recent years, as he grew older, although they could eat, drink and joke together, it seemed that now, his fear had become even worse.

When he took Hong Yuan to Xianyuntai, he was only seven years old. He didn't know how to educate a child. He was afraid that Hong Yuan would make a mistake and would not be able to face his mother in the afterlife. Therefore, he used military law to manage his younger brother.