Reborn as a Merchant Girl, the General's Beloved

The servant said, "Madam met him while drinking tea inside just now, and he and the eunuch took people out. Does Madam have something to do with him?"

Anan returned home and went to Hongze's warehouse to find Uncle Da. Uncle Da saw her trying to pick up weapons and asked with a smile, "Madam, what are you going to do?"

"Pick a self-defense item for His Highness the Fourteenth Prince. It doesn't need to be too sharp, but it has to be scary enough, and it'd better have some origin." Anan looked at Uncle Da for help.

Uncle Da took two steps forward, took out a short arrow from a small box, handed it over, and said with a smile: "How about this one?"

The long sword that Hongze usually uses has no decorations, only a cold and eerie light. This short arrow is inlaid with many colorful gems, and the handle is very special, with an eagle carved on it, which looks very exquisite. When he took it out and looked at it again, it had not been used for a long time and was covered with a layer of light fog, and it did not look very sharp. But when Uncle Da reached out his hand, the sword of the guard at the door was cut into two pieces in one stroke.

Anan was shocked, and it took her a long while to come back to her senses. She had to admit that this short sword really met all her requirements. Anan took it and looked at it again and again, then asked with a smile: "This sword is so precious, it must have a great origin, will Hongze be reluctant to part with it?"

Uncle Da chuckled and said, "Madam, just take it away. He won't dare to do that."

Anan frowned and looked at Uncle Da. Uncle Da confessed, "This is when my master was fighting in Yongningwei. The daughter of a tribe leader fell in love with him at first sight. After returning home, she sent this dagger to me. I saw that my master was still trying to win over their tribe, so I couldn't refuse and accepted it. Afterwards, I was scolded by my master."

In fact, he was not only scolded, but also beaten with twenty boards, but he was too embarrassed to say it.

Anan couldn't help laughing and took the dagger.

The next day, he sent a servant into the palace early. He first delivered a note to Concubine Jin's bedroom, explaining the situation. He then paid a visit to He Lang and handed the dagger to He Lang, explaining that it was the Fourteenth Prince who requested it.

Anan naturally knew in his heart that this thing would most likely not reach Fourteenth's hands, but since he had asked him once, he must respond. After the thing was sent in, it would be examined by He Lang and Concubine Jin would make the decision. If there was anything inappropriate, it would naturally be stopped, and there was no need to worry about anything else.

Who would have thought that the dagger was delivered to Fourteenth Prince on the same day. Fourteenth Prince followed suit and asked the nanny to make a scabbard overnight and put the dagger on his waist. After arriving at the academy, the other little princes, some who couldn't stand the sight of him carrying a sharp blade and some who were jealous of the good-looking dagger, all came over to provoke him.

Fourteen was also a young and inexperienced man who was not afraid of tigers. He confronted everyone alone with a sword in hand. During the conflict, his dagger easily cut off the swords and daggers of several little princes. Looking at each other, several little princes were frightened and cried on the spot. Fortunately, the imperial guards arrived in time and stopped the conflict.

When the emperor heard this, he did not get angry but laughed instead, and even praised Fourteenth Prince for being worthy of being a descendant of the Zhu family. He even personally took Fourteenth Prince by his side and taught him from time to time.

The Fourteenth Prince's reputation quickly spread throughout the Forbidden City, and for a time he went from being bullied by everyone to someone no one dared to mess with.

Anan hadn't seen Hongze for another half month. He went out of Beijing on business and didn't even say where he was going.

Officials in the capital seemed to be arrested and imprisoned every day, and some were executed at any time. Anan had never seen such a scene before, and had no idea what was going on. He dared not go out, and even seldom went to Mingxiangju, leaving only two little maids to guard it. Wherever he stayed, he could smell the smell of blood in the air.