Rebirth of the Merchant Woman's Revenge

Mother Wu walked a few steps to the door and asked through the door, "Who is it?"

"Mom, I'm a clerk at Muxin Craftsman's House. A customer ordered a baby crib and a rocking chair from our shop. They were completed today and are being delivered here." A young man outside the door shouted loudly.

Gu Qiongsi lifted the door curtain and nodded at Mother Wu. It should be something Xie Chengan had ordered in advance for the child. It was quite thoughtful.

Mother Wu opened the door and looked at the man outside with a smile on her face. "Thank you for your hard work, little brother. Just put it in the yard."

When Mother Wu saw the two ready-made rocking chairs and cribs behind the man, her eyes lit up with joy. One could tell from the workmanship of these two items that they must be very expensive.

The man smiled and agreed. He bent down and was about to move the two items to the yard, but he heard a voice suddenly come from behind him, "Hey, isn't this Mother Wu? Why are you in Beijing?"

When Mother Wu heard the voice, her heart trembled. She didn't have any acquaintances in the capital, so she was at ease being sent by the lady to serve the young lady. How could someone call out her name?

At the entrance of the alley outside the courtyard, a warm-hearted old woman appeared. When she saw Mother Wu looking at her, she waved at her and quickened her pace to walk over here.

Mother Wu frowned, turned around and covered half of her face, wanting to close the door on the grounds that the other party had mistaken her for someone else. However, the man was holding a crib at the gate of the yard, and she could not close the door.

So Mother Wu had to greet the visitor with a wry smile, "Hey, isn't this Aunt Li?"

But she couldn't stop cursing in her heart. This Aunt Li was an old acquaintance of hers. Because in Liuzhou, when Mother Wu accompanied Madam Du to a banquet, they had a dispute with this Aunt Li's master, Madam Mou, the legitimate wife of the Liuzhou County Magistrate.

From then on, every time she attended such a banquet, Mrs. Du would be targeted by Mrs. Mou in various ways. Correspondingly, Mrs. Wu and Aunt Li would also slander each other in various ways.

"Oh, I didn't expect to see Mother Wu here. Oh..." Aunt Li hadn't finished greeting her when she saw the man carrying a crib into the yard and shouted in surprise.

"This, this is? Is Miss Gu pregnant? That's not right. I haven't heard that Miss Gu got married?" Aunt Li's voice got louder and louder. Although it was just speculation, she could not hide the gloating in her tone.

"No, no," Mother Wu was so scared that she quickly waved her hands, and her cheeks turned red with anger in an instant, "Aunt Li, don't say anything nonsense, this is the home of a distant relative of mine, and I am here to visit my relatives."

Mother Wu's explanation was obviously very weak, and she was too guilty to dare to look into Aunt Li's eyes.

"What a coincidence! I'm here to visit my relatives, too. They live next door. I'll prepare some gifts and go over to visit them later. You must be pregnant and about to give birth, right?" Aunt Li pretended to believe what Mother Wu said and continued speaking along with her words.

"No...you don't have to be so polite, Aunt Li, we..." Mother Wu was still racking her brains to think of an excuse to evade Aunt Li when she saw another figure appear at the door.

Mother Wu’s eyes suddenly widened. Why did Xie Chengan come here at this time?

"Mother Wu, how is Si'er?" Xie Cheng'an ran over breathlessly. He was drinking tea with his classmates and mentor when a little kid ran over and said to him without any context, "She had spotting this morning. She must be giving birth soon. Please go quickly, Master Xie."

He did not suspect anything. After all, they were the only ones who knew that Gu Qiongsi was pregnant. It must be Mother Wu who sent someone to find him.

When he arrived at the door, he saw Mother Wu and a middle-aged woman together. He thought she was the midwife and asked without any hesitation.

Mother Wu immediately groaned in her heart. She should have warned Xie Chengan at all costs just now, but now it was too late.

"Si'er? What? Is that really the eldest daughter of the Gu family, Gu Qiongsi?" Aunt Li shouted in surprise. When she turned around and saw Xie Cheng'an, her eyes almost popped out.

"Oh, isn't this... isn't this Mr. Gu's brother-in-law? What's going on?" Aunt Li felt that it was wrong after she shouted, and she covered her mouth and was about to leave.

But she was stopped by Mother Wu, "Aunt Li, it's not what you think. Please listen to my explanation."

Mother Wu had no time to explain to Xie Cheng'an at this moment. She grabbed Aunt Li's sleeve and wouldn't let her leave. If she left, the news would surely spread back to Liuzhou soon. In that case, the young lady would lose all her face.

The situation on the Second Master and Second Lady's side wasn't much better. The drama of a cousin seducing her cousin's husband was the favorite topic of conversation for those bored ladies.

Xie Cheng'an soon realized something was wrong. He looked at Mother Wu in confusion, and seeing her anxious face, he roughly guessed the current situation.

"Auntie Wu, who is this?" Xie Cheng'an asked directly without waiting for Aunt Li to speak.

As he spoke, he winked at Shuangrui to quickly close the gate to block out any prying eyes from outside.

"Aunt Li is... a servant of Liuzhou County Magistrate's wife, Ms. Mou." Mother Wu said this with difficulty and didn't know how to continue. She could only stand aside, rubbing her hands.

Xie Chengan's heart skipped a beat. It turned out to be an acquaintance from Liuzhou. How could it be such a coincidence?

Aunt Li was not shy and went straight up to greet Xie Chengan, then said with a smile,

"I have met Mr. Xie. I didn't expect that Mr. Xie would have a double blessing and a baby boy. This makes it a triple blessing. I congratulate Mr. Xie in advance."

Then she opened a bundle on her wrist and took out a red envelope, "I originally came to visit my relatives, but I didn't expect to meet Mother Wu. This is a little gift from me, please accept it, Mr. Xie."

The red envelope was not big, and it certainly couldn't contain any silver bills or the like. Moreover, the gifts and gifts between the servants were not that valuable.

Xie Chengan's thoughts turned over and over in his mind, but he finally gave up the idea of ​​killing to silence the witness. Tomorrow was the Qionglin Banquet, a critical juncture in the capital. He was not 100% sure that he could cover up the matter completely.

At Xie Cheng'an's signal, Shuang Rui stepped forward and took the red envelope from Aunt Li's hand. At Xie Cheng'an's signal, he took out a silver note from his bosom and said in a cold voice, "Aunt Li, here are fifty taels of silver notes. Thank you for your congratulations."