Reborn as a Merchant Girl, the General's Beloved

"If you don't know, you would think that my queen told you these things in person!" Yu Ran was still laughing and pulled Anan aside to chat with him.

At that time, Bai Shao came back from home and handed a small golden nanmu box to Anan.

Yu Ran took it and opened it casually. He saw a pile of neatly stacked banknotes inside, all of which were worth tens of thousands of taels. He was immediately frightened and hurriedly closed the box. Yuan handed it back and frowned, saying, "What is this for?"

Anan didn't even open it, but handed it over directly, whispering, "A few days ago, I overheard Hongze say that His Majesty intends to cut the salaries of all officials to subsidize the taxes of the people, and the royal family will be the first to be affected. With this trend, if you go to the vassal state, the tax revenue will drop sharply, and the annual salary will also drop sharply. It is inevitable that you will need money. Are you really going to eat coarse food like my husband did when he was in Yongning Guard?"

Yu Ran's eyes were red, and he held the box in his hand, unable to say a word.

"Take it!" Anan saw her uneasiness and said to her, "The royal family has given Sixth Master many rewards, but most of them are jewelry, jade, calligraphy and paintings. It's okay to put them on display, but if you really need them urgently, do you have to sell them?"

“This is too much…” Yu Ran stammered.

"You know I'm very rich. This little thing is nothing." Anan patted her hands.

The two looked at each other and smiled.

Hongze and Jinyun rode horses, while Anan took a carriage, and they escorted the couple all the way to the gate of the capital. When the horse team disappeared, Jinyun turned around and glanced at Hongze and said, "My father has had a cough recently, and he needs some high-quality Sichuan Fritillaria, but we don't have any at home. Ask Anan to get some from the Yuan family, and I'll go to your house to get some after the morning court tomorrow."

Seeing that he looked calm, Hongze nodded.

After seeing Jinyun off, Hongze handed Xuanzhu to Bi'an and got into the carriage. Baishao, Jiang Xi and other maids were so scared that they all ran out of the carriage. He leaned on Anan's shoulder, looked tired, and gently closed his eyes.

Anan held his chin with his hand and asked with a smile, "Can't bear to part with Jin Liu?"

He raised the corners of his mouth to smile, put his arms around her waist and buried his head tighter in hers. It was quiet all the way and the air was sweet.

When they were almost home, Hongze suddenly asked her, "Madam, if I am no longer the heir of the Anyuan Marquis's Mansion, would you mind?"

Anan had always thought that he had fallen asleep, and had only carefully protected him, fearing that he would slip and fall. When he heard him say this, he said, "When I met you, you were the owner of Xinyun Manor. Now you are the commander of the Shenji Camp, and you have never had anything to do with the Earl's Mansion. Whether you are a prince or not is never in my consideration."

He didn't open his eyes, but his mouth was completely grinning. He hugged her tighter and said to her in a coquettish way, "If I can't even be the commander-in-chief, and all my achievements are gone, do you mind?"

Anan thought of what Yu Ran had said to her, and thought his mumbling was a bit abnormal, so she kept silent and just let him hug her.

"Do you mind?" He really couldn't hold his temper anymore, slowly opened his eyes and looked at her expectantly.

"Is there something wrong with you?" Anan looked at him seriously.

He smiled and shook his head: "No."

Anan frowned.

He chuckled, and held her in his arms again, burying her head in his arms, and said in a hoarse voice: "I just want to know if you would mind. It's really okay."