Reborn as a Merchant Girl, the General's Beloved

But just a few words were enough to tell the whole story.

I think Hongze must have been young and naive, and was spoiled. He took advantage of his family's power and wealth to get into trouble everywhere. In addition, he didn't have the ability to bury his poop, so he became notorious.

A playboy has no talent, therefore it is impossible to teach him to pass the imperial examination.

Because of my bad reputation, I cannot discuss family matters calmly and respectfully.

The Earl loved his son so much that he used his position in the army to find him a border guarding post. He also took the opportunity to link his son's marriage with state affairs and used his royal status to bless him.

No wonder, I caught a fish that was full of wealth and glory but had no idea of ​​the immensity of the world.

For the Earl, his son had been rewarded and married a daughter of the eldest branch of the Yuan family. He was satisfied with both the material and the appearance.

Who knew that the girl from the An family was dying and didn't seem to have many days left to live? It would be better to send her directly to her son's residence. If anything happened to her, it could be said that it was an accident on the way. This would save the family from having a bad reputation and the son wouldn't have to bear the sin of being a wife-killer.

Hongze was not at home and the bride was in a coma. After the Earl's Mansion had arranged the wedding in a grand manner, he did not delay and directly ordered someone to send her to Hongze's residence, calling it a "visit to her parents."

No wonder everyone has been following her closely since she woke up. Dongqing had even suggested that everyone run away together earlier, and there are such twists and turns in the story.

Because of Su Ma's insistence, the team had to stop and go, and the journey that was supposed to take half a month actually took more than three months. When the group arrived at Yongningwei, they were sent directly to the Governor's Mansion in Hongze by the deputy general of the Hong family.

Perhaps because he was afraid of further complications, the deputy general did not even come over to say hello, but directly led his men to the border garrison.

No one would have expected that although this place was called the Governor's Mansion, it was actually so simple and shabby inside. All the houses had only basic facilities, barely meeting the needs of life and not leaking wind or rain.

There is something even more unexpected.

The Governor's Mansion was a well-behaved three-courtyard compound, pitifully small, but filled with wounded soldiers and disabled generals. There was only one steward in the house, an honest, lame old man named Uncle Da. Except for calling her "Madam" at the beginning, I never heard him say a word again.

Nanny Su was already resentful of her master's poor treatment, and his attitude made her feel that the Hong family was arrogant and rude, so she disliked him very much.

At first, he managed to keep silent, but after asking several times where the young mistress was placed and he didn't respond, he simply didn't have any reservations and turned stern. Nanny Su looked a bit fierce, and normally she would be able to intimidate the little girls in the room without saying a word. When she turned stern, everyone was silent.

The room was eerily quiet.

Uncle Da rubbed his hands, looked down at his toes, and frowned.

Anan guessed that he had never thought that he could make it this far, so he must not have even prepared a basic house. He just found it funny and said with a smile: "Uncle Da, the small courtyard we passed by just now is quite good. If it's not too much trouble, we will stay there for the time being."

Uncle Da was stunned when he heard this, then his face turned red. He was not good at speaking, so naturally he couldn't say anything decent, so he hurriedly led everyone over.

The small courtyard is located at the end of the Governor's Mansion. I think it was used by the servants of the previous governor's family for night duty. There are only three side rooms, which are empty and leaky. There is nothing in the rooms, and there is not even a door. When the wind blows, smoke and dust rise up.

In the courtyard stood a Metasequoia tree, with twisted branches and luxuriant branches, so tall and luxuriant that it covered half of the courtyard. Under the tree stood a simple little stone table and two stone benches, huddled there in loneliness.

Nanny Su had been holding it in for the whole journey, but when she finally saw this courtyard, she completely broke down. She angrily asked Uncle Da, "What do you mean, son-in-law?"

Uncle Da didn't dare to speak and looked up at Annan. Although he was old, his eyes were very clear, even with a bit of inappropriate immaturity.

Madam Su pointed at the empty house, becoming increasingly annoyed. "Although our daughter is not as noble as her husband, she was raised by my wife. She has been treated like a treasure since she was a child. How could she have suffered such injustice? Now she has come all the way here with her sick body to meet her husband, and he has avoided her, but he really treats her so casually?"

After hearing this, Uncle Da's ears turned red instantly. He still didn't say anything, but just looked at Annan as if asking for help.