Reborn as a Merchant Girl, the General's Beloved

Both Ge and Hong Cu thought that Anan would take advantage of Princess Jing's banquet to cause a scene, but who would have thought that she would fall drunk halfway through the banquet, and had to be supported by the maid at the back to rest.

Hong Cu was more cautious and ordered her personal maid to follow and see what was going on. Not long after, the maid came back and said to her in a low voice, "Mrs. Hong got on a sedan chair after leaving the banquet hall. The sedan chair was carried directly to the door. At the door was the master's carriage, accompanied by Jiuling. I stood there and watched for a while. The carriage waited for her to lie down and then left. Judging from the direction, she should be going back to the old house."

Hong Cu frowned deeply. Seeing Madam Wei beside him glancing at him impatiently, he lowered his voice and asked her, "Did you meet anyone along the way? What did you say?"

The maid shook her head repeatedly.

Hong Cu was stunned for a moment and buried his head in drinking.

From then on, banquets became popular in the capital, with a big banquet every three days and a small banquet every two days. Anan never refused. As long as she received an invitation, she would gladly attend the banquet. She was always generous when preparing gifts, and did not act like a close minister of the emperor when getting along with others. Gradually, she became very popular in the circle of officials' wives.

The more popular she became, the more restless Mrs. Wei became.

At almost every banquet, she would give Hong Cu some advice, but Hong Cu remained calm and watched from a distance, showing no intention of getting closer to Anan.

So, Mrs. Wei became annoyed and decided to personally host a buffet to entertain several princes and duchesses.

This was Anan's first visit to the Right Prime Minister's Residence. Yu Ran beside her smiled at her: "I thought you didn't want to come!"

Anan smiled and said, "I didn't want to come at first, but I've been to every banquet hosted by someone else during the day. If I don't eat at the Right Prime Minister's Mansion, I'm afraid it will cause trouble for my husband."

"Come on! You should save that pitiful face of yours for later! I won't be fooled by that!" Yu Ran mercilessly exposed her. "Your husband is not someone who is afraid of trouble. I'm afraid he wouldn't even frown if you set fire to the Forbidden City."

Anan grinned and shook his head, saying, "Princess, please forgive me!"

"Is it you who can't do it, or is it him who can't do it?" Yu Ran was still laughing and just glanced at her.

Anan clasped his hands together and kept begging for mercy. As they were already at the door, Yu Ran just smiled and passed it by.

Mrs. Wei had been waiting at the gate herself. When she saw the two of them, she immediately came over with overwhelming enthusiasm and started chatting with them.

After entering the Right Prime Minister's Residence, Yu Ran nudged Anan with his elbow and said with a smile: "Have you seen the sisters-in-law in their family? Each one is smarter than the other, and their little mouths are as sweet as honey. They seem to be closer to you than anyone else. It's funny to say that your talented and beautiful younger sister is the only one missing."

Anan raised the corner of his mouth and smiled, followed Yu Ran, and slowly walked inside.

The courtyard of the Right Prime Minister's Mansion is neat and elegant, and is decorated with many stones. This time, Anan brought a red coral ornament for Madam Wei. Bai Shao was afraid that the servants would carry it improperly, so she personally watched them carry it. When Madam Wei heard about it, she immediately ordered people to carry the box, which was one person tall, directly to the banquet hall.

Therefore, as soon as the box was put down in the warehouse, it had to be carried out again. At that time, several of them were moving the boxes in the yard and were seen by Yu Ran's personal maid. She asked two maids who were in charge of the yard about it for half a day and only then did she know that Mrs. Wei was hosting a banquet today. She hurried back and told Hong Cu about it.