Reborn as a Merchant Girl, the General's Beloved

She thought it was time to leave, but Hong Chu didn't wake up for some reason. In desperation, she had to order the old woman serving her to instruct several little maids to make Hong Chu's bed and tidy up his appearance. She then watched the Yan family bring in some tonic soup, and then she leaned back on the soft couch in the outer room.

Since Aunt Yang was in the Yan family, all matters in the inner house of the family fell on the head of her daughter-in-law Jiang Siling. She came from a small family and had never seen such a scene before. She was panicked for a moment, and was not able to take good care of the guests who came to the funeral. She was so anxious that she cried several times in private. Fortunately, her husband Hong Huang was a good-tempered person. He took leave from the official and helped her to handle the affairs.

People outside also knew that the mistress of the mansion had died and that it was the concubine who was taking care of things, so there was no gossip and everything was peaceful for a while.

At the Yan family, after receiving Hong Shilang's name tag, a familiar imperial physician hurried over, took Hong Shilang's pulse, and said that because of the difficult labor, Hong Chu had injured his body, and he might fall into a coma and might not wake up.

The Yan family came twice. After hearing what the imperial physician said, they were a little anxious at first, but then they dispersed. They knew that when the eldest daughter got married, she brought three or four trusted maids with her, but now that she was so sick, there was no one available around her. Aunt Yang had no choice but to leave her own maid to take care of her for the time being, and went back to ask Hong Shilang for advice.

I thought Hong Shilang would be anxious and angry, but he didn't say a word after hearing her. He just said to her calmly: "Since we have left someone over there to look after it, just take good care of the things at home."

Jiang Siling followed her mother-in-law and got into trouble one after another while taking care of household affairs these days. However, she didn't dare to raise her head in front of her father-in-law. Hong Shilang just glanced at her lightly and went outside to greet the guests without saying much.

Seeing Aunt Yang looking a little dazed, Jiang Siling asked in a low voice, "Mother-in-law, what are you thinking about?"

Ge is gone, and seeing the current situation, her father-in-law has no intention of remarrying, so her mother-in-law should be out of trouble. Therefore, this time she did not call her aunt, but called her mother-in-law directly.

Aunt Yang suddenly came to her senses, pulled her back and said, "Speak softly! Don't let anyone hear it!"

Jiang Siling was a straightforward person to begin with, and the question of why was on the tip of her tongue, but seeing that Aunt Yang was facing a powerful enemy, she did not dare to say another word and just followed silently.

No matter how chaotic or disrespectful it was, the Countess's funeral was finally completed.

Aunt Yang had been idle for a few days, and suddenly she thought of Hong Chu. She hesitated again and again, but in the end she didn't say anything. Jiang Siling had also heard a lot about Hong Chu these days, so she asked her hurriedly, "Since mother-in-law wants to go and see him, just go. Do you have any concerns?"

Aunt Yang did not answer, but nodded solemnly, rubbed her aching temple, and said to the maid beside her: "Go and get a doctor for me."

In the evening, news came out that Aunt Yang had caught a cold and someone needed to take care of the household affairs. Naturally, this matter fell on Jiang Siling. She was extremely upset. She stared at Aunt Yang lying on the bed and asked pitifully, "Mother-in-law, I, I can't do anything..."

"You don't have to act tough. We don't have the ability to do that. As long as we can keep our face, it's fine." Aunt Yang shuddered and gritted her teeth, "Anyway, our Earl's Mansion needs a mistress."

"But..." Jiang Siling was silent for a long time before asking timidly, "My father-in-law is not a person who attaches great importance to family background. Otherwise, with Ge's status, it would be impossible to make her the legitimate wife, right? Now is the best opportunity. Doesn't my mother-in-law want to be the legitimate wife of the Earl?"