Rebirth of the Merchant Woman's Revenge

Li Junhao's heart sank when he saw Gu Xunwei's silence. Could it be that something uncontrollable really happened at the birthday party?

Gu Xunwei thought for a long time, and finally raised her head and looked at Li Junhao opposite her. She said hesitantly, "I heard it from a third party, so I can't guarantee whether it's true or not."

"Okay, it doesn't matter if I'm wrong." Li Junhao picked up the tea and took a sip, then spoke slowly.

Gu Xunwei then spoke slowly. She did not dare to speculate too much and only repeated what Manager Li had said to her that year.

"The Queen Mother arranged marriages for His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and His Royal Highness Prince An respectively. In the end, the one arranged for His Royal Highness the Crown Prince's tutor's legitimate daughter, Sun Wanqing, disagreed with the marriage with His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, who had already made a mistake, and protested by hitting a pillar. Although she did not die, she was seriously injured. Although the Queen Mother and the Emperor were furious, they had no choice but to call off the marriage."

"The marriage between His Royal Highness Prince An and General Huqi's daughter Wei Yunluan has been finalized."

After Gu Xunwei finished speaking, she raised her eyes to look at Li Junhao, and then she found that the Crown Prince opposite her was looking at her with disbelief.

How could she have imagined that Li Junhao had already met the Empress Dowager and knew that she would insist on arranging a marriage for him and Sun Wanqing no matter what. He said that he had asked the Imperial Observatory to match their horoscopes and that they were a match made in heaven.

He also knew Sun Wanqing. She was the youngest daughter of Grand Tutor Sun Weizhen. She had an older sister and three older brothers, but her older sister died at the age of eight. So the whole family gave her twice as much love as they did to her. So she was raised by her parents and brothers and had never suffered any grievances. She especially liked men who went to war.

If someone really does something like touching the pillar to resist marriage, it is not impossible.

The point is that the Queen Mother is a little confused now, and what she says is incoherent. When he tried to persuade her, he found that the Royal Grandmother, who was smiling just now, had fallen asleep, and he had no chance to say what he had prepared.

With that said, Gu Xunwei's dream did seem quite interesting. After hearing this, Li Junhao was not angry, but instead curled his lips.

"And then?" he asked in a deep voice.

Gu Xunwei could only continue to ponder, gathering relevant information from the words of the people around her in her previous life. "The Queen Mother was seriously ill and passed away less than two months after the birthday banquet. His Highness the Eleventh Prince asked to keep vigil for the Queen Mother for three months and was given the title of Prince Xiaoyi. The marriage of Prince An and Wei Yunluan is scheduled for the sixth day of the sixth lunar month one year later."

Why was she so impressed by the sixth day of June? It was because the next day was the day when Gu Qiongsi came to visit her for the first time after her marriage, and Xie Cheng'an even rushed back to have lunch with her.

At the dinner table, they talked about how yesterday was the wedding of His Royal Highness Prince An, how grand it was, and how generous the dowry of Princess An was.

Only then did she realize that yesterday was the day of His Royal Highness Prince An's wedding. Unfortunately, she had just taken care of Xie Rui and had no time to take care of these things. She was in a state of panic.

Although Li Junhao appeared calm on the surface, he was extremely shocked in his heart. Her dream was too real. Those things that he had only thought about in his mind actually happened, and they happened in a reasonable and logical way.

This made him pay more attention to the dream. What kind of opportunity could allow him to have such a dream?

For the next period of time, the two of them did not speak, and Gu Xunwei did not dare to mention leaving. She sat there anxiously for another quarter of an hour. Finally, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince spoke,

"Madam Xie, these matters are of great importance. Please do not tell others about them for the time being."

Gu Xunwei quickly stood up and saluted Li Junhao solemnly, then said, "It's not my fault, Your Highness, please rest assured."

"Well, if you think of anything else, please ask Chief Sang to send a message to me in time. You go back first." Only then did Li Junhao let Gu Xunwei leave.

He turned around and walked to the desk, and wrote down all the information Gu Xunwei had just said on the rice paper, but his brows furrowed more and more as he wrote.

These things were full of weirdness, especially the Queen Mother's illness, which came very suddenly and her words were a little incoherent, but she was determined to arrange a marriage for the two of them.

He originally thought that it was just the Empress Dowager who was worried about their life-long affairs, but now it seems that there are some problems.

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After leaving Louwailou, Gu Xunwei did not go directly back to Xie Mansion, but took a carriage to the prison of Dali Temple.

After giving the jailer some change, she was taken to the cell where Xie Cheng'an was.

"Gu...Gu Xunwei, what are you doing here?" Xie Cheng'an asked in surprise. He really didn't expect that Gu Xunwei would come to the prison to see him at this time.

"What are you talking about, my husband? When something like this happened to you, how could I, as your wife, not come to visit you?" Gu Xunwei said in a flat tone.

I came to see you guys and saw that you weren't doing well. I'll be able to be happy for a few days when I go back.

"Look? What's so good about this place? You'd better find a way to get us out. If I stay here for another day, I will lose my official position, and you will not get any benefits from that either." Xie Cheng'an still had a bad tone, and his words were full of threats.

If he was not well, how could she, Gu Xunwei, be any better? She could no longer be a good official's wife, and her husband was in prison, which was also bad for her reputation.

Qian and Mr. Xie from the neighboring prison also ran to the nearest corner and stretched their necks to listen to their conversation.

Qian also said, "Yes, Wei'er, you should think of a way to get An Ge'er out quickly."

"Official position? My husband is probably overthinking it," Gu Xunwei waved a handkerchief across her nose, but the pungent stench did not diminish at all.

"It's already the best outcome for my husband to be able to escape from here unscathed. He will definitely lose his official position."

"What? How is it possible? I haven't even been convicted of the crime yet, how can I not be saved?" Xie Cheng'an naturally didn't believe Gu Xunwei's calm and indifferent words, but he was already feeling uneasy in his heart.

The Hanlin Academy is full of old-fashioned people. Someone like me who has been to the Dali Temple would probably be expelled by them.

"Not long after my husband was taken away by the guards from the Dali Temple today, someone delivered a document of dethronement. Wei'er also brought it here today. Let me show it to my husband." After Gu Xunwei finished speaking, Bai Zhi had already presented a document in her hands to Xie Cheng'an with both hands.

"My husband, please take a closer look. They also asked me to tell you that they have collectively written to the emperor, requesting that you be deposed as the top scorer in this imperial examination. You have talent but no moral integrity. Your talent is enough to help your evildoers, and you are not worth using it."