Reborn as a Merchant Girl, the General's Beloved

The news came unexpectedly.

The wife of the Earl of Anyuan sent her beloved son out of the capital to Yunzhou to take up his post. On the way back, they encountered a rainstorm and the carriage overturned into the turbulent river beside the road. The people in the Earl's Mansion searched for half a day in the rain, but only found the wreckage of the carriage. It was confirmed that no one survived, and the matter has now been reported to the government and is being verified.

Anan felt his heart skip a beat, and looked up at Hongze, only to see that he seemed to be thinking about something, with deep eyes. He frowned and asked, "Did you know about this a long time ago?"

He just hugged her tightly without saying anything. He just reached out and gently stroked her hair, with an unclear expression on his face.

Jiuling left, and Bi'an came again, shouting: "My lord, the servants of the Earl's Mansion are here to report the death!"

A meaningful smile appeared on the corner of his mouth and he nodded.

Anan felt that something was not right. He had just told her not to go if she didn't like drinking with others.

Anan suddenly felt a little angry because she guessed something that frightened her, and also because she couldn't see through him.

"I'll go take a look, you go to sleep first." He rubbed her head gently, his eyes full of tenderness and tenderness, and bent his head to caress and kiss her lips.

He carried her to the bed and was about to leave when he found that she was pulling at his sleeve, staring at him with her two deer-like eyes without blinking: "You..."

"It's okay, don't worry." He reached out his hand, patted her head gently, and sat down beside the bed to look at her.

Outside, there were the sounds of Bi'an's hurried footsteps. Anan subconsciously let go of his sleeves, only to realize that he had wrinkled his cuffs. He walked to the door, turned back and looked at her with a soft smile, as if to comfort her.

As soon as Hongze went out, there was a flash of lightning and thunder outside.

Anan felt increasingly uneasy. She sat up from the bed and stared blankly at the door.

Bai Shao brought over some hot tea, and seeing her like this, she asked hurriedly, "Were you startled by the thunder? Or was it a nightmare?"

Anan shook his head quietly, took a sip of tea from Bai Shao's hand, and asked lazily, "It's going to rain soon, I wonder if he will get wet while riding his horse."

"Cai Bian has driven the carriage over. The son-in-law will not get wet in the rain. Don't worry, young lady." Bai Shao gently lifted the messy hair on her forehead and said softly, "Young lady really needs to eat less sweet cakes these days."

"Ah?" Anan came back to his senses and looked at Bai Shao.

"The dress I made half a month ago is a little too small for me today." Bai Shao couldn't help but smile, "My dear girl, it's good to live a comfortable life, but you must not forget your body. It's better to lose some weight."

Anan blushed, and suddenly remembered that Hongze had said the same thing to her that day, and she felt a little angry.

At this time, Jiang Li was also teasing outside: "Girl, why not use some tricks tomorrow!"

Dong Qing laughed and knocked her head: "What kind of tricks are you using! Have you forgotten what our family does? How dare you say that about a young lady? Go find a reliable doctor in the hall and prescribe some medicine for her."

As they chatted and laughed, Anan's doubts were dispelled.

Hongze sat in the car, with Bi'an and Jiuling sitting on either side. He lowered his head in thought and did not speak. Just as Bi'an was about to speak, Jiuling kicked him and shook his head at him.

There was another rainstorm, and the Earl's mansion was in chaos.

Hong Shilang stood in the corridor outside the study, staring at the expressionless Hong Ze coming in from outside, with lightning tearing through the sky and terrifying thunder behind him.

The father and son stood side by side in the corridor, one on each side, without saying a word.

Qiu Rong, the steward beside Hong Shilang, stepped forward and said, "Sir, Lord Wu is here."