Reborn as a Merchant Girl, the General's Beloved

Huaizhu, who was now the prince's biological mother, traveled in a small entourage, dressed in plain clothes, with only Huan'er by her side. She seemed as warm and gentle as when they first met at Xinyun Manor, with a gentle smile in her eyes.

Bai Shao had ordered someone to prepare teacups and bring them in early. She stood behind Anan naturally. Huaizhu held the teacup, sniffed the tea fragrance, nodded and praised: "The maid in your room is very smart. This teacup is so exquisitely made. I haven't seen it for a long time."

Hearing this, Huan'er who was standing behind her rolled her eyes. This woman was not very pretty to begin with, and she was not sure whether it was because she was respected in the palace now that she became more domineering and arrogant, or whether it was because she had aged and her face had gained more wrinkles, making her look even more unsightly.

Huaizhu sipped her tea quietly without saying anything more.

Anan exchanged a few polite words with her and moved his body with some difficulty. She was about to give birth and her belly was as big as a basket. After sitting like this for a while, her waist and knees became sore and she felt a little uncomfortable.

Huaizhu saw it, then put down the teacup, slowly stood up and walked over, stretched out her hand, gently stroked her pregnant belly, seemed to be full of emotion, and seemed to be sad. After a long silence, she smiled and asked: "Look at your belly, I'm afraid the date is near, right?"

Anan nodded, subconsciously shrank back and dodged.

Huaizhu was not angry. She looked at Anan steadily. Her eyes suddenly turned red. She choked up and said, "You know, I am unlucky. My husband left without saying anything. I was left with a big belly. I was on the verge of death several times and almost lost half my life. This is how I left a little bloodline for Your Highness."

As she spoke, two lines of tears began to flow down her face.

Anan was overwhelmed with grief and was about to stand up. Huaizhu was quick-witted and pushed her back to the chair. She then reached out and gently wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes. Her pale face regained its original smile and she chuckled, "It's my fault. You're sad even without me. Sit down quickly! If Yunyu knew you were like this, I don't know how heartbroken she would be!"

Anan couldn't hide the bitterness in his heart, he smiled deeply and said clearly: "Thank you, Madam."

"Okay, I'm also a greedy and talkative person. First, I was greedy for your cup of tea, and then I said some stupid things to myself, causing you to think too much. I almost did a bad thing with good intentions." After saying that, she winked at He Lang.

After Helang entered the house and exchanged greetings, he did not say a word and just stood quietly behind Huaizhu. At this moment, seeing Huaizhu winking at him, he quickly stepped forward, took out a letter from his arms, handed it to Anan, and said respectfully, "Please take a look, Madam."

At a glance, Anan recognized that this was a secret letter from the military. She hesitated and did not reach out to take it immediately, but only looked at Huaizhu.

Huaizhu nodded and smiled: "It's okay, let's take a look!"

Anan took the letter and carefully took out the letter paper. There was only one line of words on it -

"There are disturbances in the southern border, and there are internal factions that are colluding with each other and attempting to overthrow the imperial power."

Anan's hands trembled. If He Lang's killings these days were to eliminate the "Banglu" that colluded with foreign countries, then Hongze's whereabouts were self-evident.

She breathed a sigh of relief, stuffed the letter back into the envelope, handed it back to He Lang, looked at Huai Zhu, and bowed: "Thank you for your consideration, Madam."

"Look at you! Why are you being so polite to me!" Huaizhu hurriedly helped her up, saying with a guilty look on her face, "Now the prince is still in his infancy, His Majesty is seriously ill, and the bandits are colluding inside and outside to plot rebellion and regicide. Fortunately, Helang is suppressing the evil inside, and Yunyu is resisting the powerful enemy outside. Only then can my orphan and widow live in peace, and the people can live and work in peace."

Having said this, Huaizhu held Anan's hand tightly.