Reborn as a Merchant Girl, the General's Beloved

"Please come in." Hong Shilang waved his hand. The heavy rain hit the huge rocks in the yard, making a series of muffled sounds and rippling countless water splashes, making the whole yard a white mist.

The prefect of Jingzhao personally delivered the news of Ge's death and the contract. He seemed a little surprised to see Hongze there, but he didn't say anything on the surface. He stood up and said goodbye. Hong Shilang saw him off, and then Yuan came back, still holding the two wet contracts in his hand, and looked at Hongze intently.

Both of them had expressionless faces. After a long silence, Hongze walked away.

Hong Shilang didn't stop him, nor did he see him off, he just watched him quietly. He came like a gust of wind and lightning, and left like a torrential rain.

"Sir." Qiu Rong said solemnly, "Now, are you satisfied, Master?"

"This is the best explanation." Hong Shilang smiled coldly, "If he is still dissatisfied, what else is he going to do? Kill his father?"

Hong Shilang's voice was very loud, and as soon as he finished the word "patricide", a burst of muffled thunder roared past.

Qiu Rong was startled and lowered his head, not daring to say anything. He felt a little calmer inside, thinking that a child of only seven years old, no matter how smart he was, would not be able to guess the twists and turns.

"Let Concubine Yang come out to take care of the affairs of the inner courtyard, and you assist her." The mistress of the Earl's Mansion is gone, and the next thing to come is a great funeral. Over the years, he has only had one concubine, Yang, by his side. Naturally, he knows that she is a lazy and incompetent person. But now, one of his two sisters-in-law is gone, and the other is alienated, so naturally there is no one to help.

After thinking about it again, he said, "Go to the Yan family and ask the eldest daughter to come back to preside over the funeral for her mother."

Qiu Rong nodded in agreement. Hong Shilang stuffed the two contracts in his hand into his hands and turned back to the house. Qiu Rong seemed to have just remembered something and said hurriedly, "We've heard the bad news about Madam. The eldest girl is in great grief. I think she had a miscarriage and is giving birth now! Someone from the Yan family said that she hasn't gotten better in half a day. The situation is not good. I'm afraid she had a difficult birth."

Hong Shilang pondered for a moment and whispered, "Take my name tag and go to the palace to ask the imperial physician for treatment..."

Having said this, he was silent for a moment before he looked up and said, "Ask Aunt Yang to pick out some precious medicinal herbs from the warehouse and send them over to see if she can help."

"Yes." Qiu Rong bowed and left, leaving Hong Shilang alone and going straight to the study.

There was a heavy storm with thunder and lightning.

The woman's shrill wails echoed throughout the house, and the servants coming in and out were in a panic. When they went in, they brought clean warm water, but when they came out, it was all covered in blood. When Aunt Yang arrived, her clothes were half wet. She had never seen such a scene before, and she was so scared that her legs went weak. Fortunately, Madam Yan was in charge of the situation and was very efficient. Yan Xianzhi had been waiting outside.

As the night deepened, the rain stopped, the whole yard was filled with the smell of blood, and finally, a baby's weak cry was heard.

The child was born, a son.

The Yan family was naturally happy to have the eldest son and grandson of the eldest house. Yan Xianzhi immediately ordered people to tell the good news everywhere. Aunt Yang, with trembling legs, went into the house with the help of a maid and peeked inside.

Hong Chu's face was pale and he had fainted. There were only a few little girls beside him.

Aunt Yang was overwhelmed by the bloody smell in the room, and resisted the urge to vomit, and took two steps forward. The Ge mother and daughter were always barbaric and rude, and they would beat, scold and humiliate her and her illegitimate son Hong Huang at any time, and they were never in a good mood. She should have hated the mother and daughter, but now seeing Hong Chu's miserable appearance, and thinking that no matter how annoying Ge was, she was gone, she felt a little pity.