Reborn as a Merchant Girl, the General's Beloved

The servants in the Governor's Mansion didn't like to perform formalities, but the An family's own people always came to see her with great ceremony. After Anan tried to persuade them several times to no avail, she had no choice but to follow them. Now it seems that his courtesy has come in handy.

Nanny Su often said that no matter whether they were royals or common people, it was always right to treat each other with courtesy.

She stepped forward and bowed, then smiled at Yuan Yi and said, "I wonder how Brother Yi plans to accommodate the dozens of doctors who came with me earlier?"

Yuan Yi frowned slightly and asked her, "How does Anan plan to place them?"

This cousin seemed to be quite cunning. Anan could not guess the purpose of his visit, nor could he see his thoughts, but he could truly feel his love for him, so he was not on guard. He gritted his teeth and tried to test him: "I was thinking, can we ask them to open a branch in Yongningwei in the name of Yishantang?"

Yuan Yi obviously didn't expect her to say this. He stared at her for a long time. The smile gradually spread from the corner of his mouth upwards, lightly touching his eyebrows and eyes, making his already handsome face even warmer and more gentle.

When Annan saw him like this, he realized that he was open-minded and couldn't help but smile.

Yuan Yi lowered his head and took a sip of tea, then asked casually, "Is there anything else you want to tell me?"

Seeing his attitude, Anan instantly realized that the purpose of his trip was not to bring back his own doctor. For a moment, he was a little annoyed that he had acted rashly.

Having lived in Yongningwei for more than a year, treating so many injuries and diseases, and receiving so much subsidy, Anan knew that the doctors stayed behind not for the governor whom he had never met, but for those poor wounded soldiers. If there had not been no war in the past six months, I am afraid that this place would still be crowded with wounded soldiers.

Then he thought again, the Yuan family has never been stingy. If they didn't want to give up these people, they wouldn't have asked them to marry.

Thinking of this, she looked blankly at Yuan Fu, who was smiling brightly beside her. She saw Yuan Fu fiddling with the gadgets in her hands, looking up and winking at her, with a look on her face that didn't seem very smart.

Seeing her so confused, Yuan Yi put down the tea bowl in his hand, his eyes fell on the Metasequoia tree in the yard, and he just smiled and said, "Anan, the osmanthus flowers at home are also so lush."

Anan saw that there was something else in his words, but he didn't mean to say it explicitly, so he just smiled and agreed, inviting him to have tea.

After dinner, Yuan Yi told An Nan that he had some things to take care of and would be away for a few days. The Yongning branch of Yishan Hall would be open for business within half a month and all affairs would be taken care of, so there was no need to worry. He also specifically told her to keep an eye on Yuan Fu and tell her to behave herself before he came back and not to cause any trouble.

However, this warning seemed to be completely useless. As soon as she heard the servant's message, Yuan Fu took An Nan back to her room, took out a scroll mysteriously, and said, "An Nan, can you keep a secret?"

Annan found it funny and shook his head: "I am a big mouth."

She sighed, then said with relief: "My brother is not here anyway, so it's useless even if you want to talk."

Before she finished speaking, she had already unfolded the scroll.

The painting showed a handsome young man in white standing under a red plum tree. The colors were distinct and very pretty. The painting was very carefully done, with every strand of black hair clearly visible, and even the small red mole at the right corner of the boy's eye was clearly visible.

"This is the third young master Nie, Jinyun." Yuan Fu was shy and embarrassed. Before An Nan could ask, she just kept muttering to herself in a low voice, staring at the painting in fascination, as if he was there in person.

Annan was happy to see her like a little girl, thinking she was innocent and cute, so he sat down on the couch, stretched his legs, and looked at her lazily with his eyes squinting.

She looked at the painting, and Annan looked at her in silence for a long time.

"I heard that he is in Yongning now!" Her eyes were wide open, flashing an unusual light but she was unaware of it and just stared at the scroll and talked to herself.

Annan was startled and felt his temple throbbing twice.

Yuan Fu's eyes were fixed on the scroll and she could not pull them away.