Rebirth of the Merchant Woman's Revenge

A person who has talent but no virtue, his talent is enough to help his evildoers, but he is not put to good use.

This sentence was like a loud bell, resounding in Xie Cheng'an's ears. For a long time he was unable to recover from the shock. When he finally heard Qian's worried call, there was no trace of Gu Xunwei in front of him.

Even the dethronement document was thrown at Bai Zhi's feet. They had already left.

"Ang'er, An'er, are you okay? Don't listen to that bitch. Nothing will happen. Wait until we get out and explain everything. I'm sure everything will be fine." Qian was in the cell next door, shouting to her son through the wooden fence.

Xie Cheng'an bent down and picked up the dethronement document that had fallen on the ground, then squatted on the ground and cried silently. More than ten years of hard study finally earned him the title of number one scholar, but now all of it was gone.

Even if I am lucky enough to get out, what can I do?

"Ang'er, don't worry, we can definitely get out, don't be like this..." Looking at her son squatting on the ground and curled up in a ball, Qian's heart also shrank into a ball, and she helplessly comforted her son.

However, at this moment, Xie Chengan was no longer able to listen. He just felt vicious towards Gu Qiongsi in his heart. It was she who pushed him into this situation step by step.

Gu Qiongsi and her parents and brother were not imprisoned in the same place with Xie Chengan, so she had no idea what was going on here, but she was still waiting confidently for Xie Chengan to bring her good news.

Her brother Gu Qionghua was getting impatient at this point, and he walked up to her and asked in a low voice, "Sister, how are we going to resolve this matter? I can take part in the imperial examination next time, so nothing can go wrong..."

Gu Qiongsi was unhappy in her heart, but she still comforted him, "Don't worry, brother. Our parents have already acknowledged everything. This matter has nothing to do with you, and it will not affect your next scientific examination."

"I hope so. But when my classmates and teachers hear about this, I'm afraid they will have other ideas about my brother. I still have to help him." Gu Qionghua said worriedly. What he meant was that he hoped Gu Qiongsi could help him write two more poems so that he could become famous.

"Si'er knows about this. I will give it to you after we get out of here. But I'm not in the mood to do that now." Gu Qiongsi evaded the question. She could barely protect herself now, so how could she have the mood to help her brother write poetry?

"Okay, fine then. I'll just remember it, sister." Gu Qionghua seemed to have finally put her mind at ease. She lay down on the haystack beside her and fell asleep.

"Sir," Gu Qiongsi's attention returned to the prison gate. A patrolling jailer happened to pass by, so she hurriedly called out to him, "Sir, may I ask, what time is it now?"

The prison was dark, and it was dark regardless of day or night, so they had no idea what time it was.

The jailer glared at her, paused for a moment, and then began to move again, but he still replied, "It's already three quarters past midnight."

Hai Hour? Three quarters? How could it be so late? Why is there still no news from Xie Chengan? Doesn't he know that he should have informed me whether it succeeded or not?

Gu Qiongsi began to get annoyed with the fact that the ancients did things without finishing them. If this happened in the workplace, such a subordinate would have been fired long ago.

But even though she complained, she still had to cheer herself up and wait for news from outside. The worst news was that they failed to kill Chunxiu to silence her, and the Dali Temple captured Chunxiu for interrogation.

Even if Chunxiu confessed the truth, as long as he refused to do anything, they would be helpless. After all, the things that Tang Feng passed on to him were all given to him by Chunxiu.

As she thought about this, she felt a little more relaxed. She returned to her mother's side and fell into a deep sleep.

Early the next morning, Yan Nangui brought all of them to the hall for trial. Among the crowd was Shuangrui, who was tied up like a dumpling.

Gu Qiongsi also saw Xie Chengan with a lonely face here, and then looked at Shuangrui's situation, and his heart skipped a beat. Could there be a worse outcome?

"After all this trouble, it's time for you to tell the truth. I'm putting this here. If you tell the truth, no one will be spared physical pain. If you don't, Lieutenant General Niu has a hundred ways to make you talk." Yan Nangui said with a solemn expression, and then there was a "bang" and the gavel was slammed down heavily.

Everyone in the hall was so shocked that they trembled in their hearts, and they didn't dare to say the words they had prepared.

In the end, it was Deputy General Niu who called out Xie Cheng'an and asked him to speak first, "Xie Zhuangyuan, you should think carefully before you speak this time. You will not regret it after you speak."

Xie Cheng'an was in a state of panic. He had lost his official position and even his title of number one scholar would be stripped away. If he did not tell the truth this time, he might even lose his life.

"Lord Yan, I'll tell you everything." Xie Cheng'an finally couldn't stand the pressure anymore. He collapsed and yelled, then knelt on the ground.

Gu Qiongsi knew that he was going to give himself away. This hopeless person, didn't he know that the only person who could help him turn the situation around was himself?

"It was her. She instigated it all. I was confused for a moment and believed her nonsense. Please have mercy on us, sir, and spare our lives." Xie Cheng'an pointed at Gu Qiongsi and finally said this.

Gu Qiongsi had a shocked expression, "Sanlang, how could you do this? Even if you wanted to protect your mother, you shouldn't have pushed me out... I don't know anything."

She spoke hesitantly and with an expression as if she was wronged, which even Lieutenant General Niu could not help but sigh that this woman had first-rate acting skills.

"Sanlang, have you forgotten what I told you yesterday? I really didn't do that. It was Chunxiu, the servant, who was bribed and gave those things to my parents. I really don't know anything..."

She said so much, but in fact she just wanted to remind Xie Cheng'an what she had told him yesterday, that Prince An had agreed to meet Gu Qiongsi, implying that if he still wanted to reverse the situation, he had to find a way to protect himself.

Xie Cheng'an naturally understood the meaning of her words, but he no longer had any hope for Gu Qiongsi. How could His Royal Highness Prince An really be interested in a woman who had been caught having an affair by those ladies in public?

However, when he looked at Gu Qiongsi, through her tearful eyes, he actually saw the determination in her eyes.