Rebirth of the Merchant Woman's Revenge

Mrs. Du was so surprised that she wanted to go over and tell Gu Ziheng the great news. However, she was reminded by the pain in her back, so she asked again,

"Si'er, you didn't make a mistake this time, did you? Are you sure you didn't fall into Gu Xunwei's trap?"

Gu Qiongsi rolled his eyes in his heart. It turned out that Mrs. Du didn't trust him at all.

"Mother, this incident was an accident. That girl Chunxiu must have betrayed me, which is why this happened. You should know what kind of person Gu Xunwei is better than your daughter."

Gu Qiongsi's words made Mrs. Du silent for a while, and she recalled the situation before Gu Xunwei got married.

Yes, she was a brainless person, and was fooled by her own daughter. She gave all those good things to her daughter as if they were free. Even her marriage with Xie Chengan was her daughter's plan.

"Well, if that's the case, let alone the ancestral home, even mother's dowry can all be sold and given to you. You are really the lucky star of our second house."

Mrs. Du happily began to praise her daughter again. The Gu family perfume recipe was something she and Gu Ziheng had coveted for decades. She never expected that her daughter would get it in her hands like this.

As she said this, she turned around with difficulty and crawled towards where Gu Ziheng was lying, her heart full of joy.

Gu Qiongsi had never considered the possibility that his father would disagree. As long as it was related to Gu's incense recipe, his father would support it unconditionally, because over the years, it had almost become a concern for his father.

Gu Qionghua suffered the least punishment, but also suffered the greatest blow. He had worked hard for so many years and was about to take part in the imperial examination, but such a thing happened. His path to the imperial examination was completely ruined.

He buried his face in the dry grass, and even when Mrs. Du crawled past him, he didn't react at all.

A dead heart, that's probably it.

It was not until he heard his father's exclamation that his attention was focused again.

Gu Ziheng asked again excitedly, "Are you serious? Are you serious?"

His voice was not suppressed at all, and even Gu Qiongsi who was not far away could hear it clearly.

Mrs. Du was also excited and nodded while she shed tears, "Husband, it's true, our Si'er has always been the best."

"Yes, yes, okay, that's great." Gu Ziheng's voice rang out again. This time, Gu Qionghua raised his head in confusion and looked at his parents.

"What happened? What happened to my sister?" he asked puzzledly. The whole family had been beaten like this, what else could be worth making them so happy?

Gu Ziheng glanced at his son and didn't say much. The fewer people who knew about this matter, the better. His son was a talkative person, especially when drunk, he liked to brag to his classmates, so he just restrained his joy a little, and then crawled to Gu Qiongsi's side with difficulty.

"Si'er, will Gu Xunwei help us sign the letter of understanding tomorrow? What if she refuses to sign?" Gu Ziheng's concerns are not unreasonable.

After this incident, Gu Xunwei has completely broken off relations with their second branch. If she is unwilling to sign the letter of apology, won't they have to stay in jail forever?

If this is true, then what can they do with Gu's incense recipe?

Gu Qiongsi said confidently, "Father, you are worrying too much. Gu Xunwei will definitely sign it."

Even if she didn't want to sign, Xie Cheng'an would find a way to make her sign. He was still waiting for her to go out and help him get in touch with Prince An.

"Then...how much silver do you need to start the incense shop?" Gu Ziheng finally got hold of the Gu family's incense recipe, so he couldn't wait to plan for the incense shop.

Gu Qiongsi had naturally thought it through. She lowered her voice and said, "I had originally planned to take over Gu Xunwei's two incense shops directly, but now it may not be possible. Five hundred taels to buy spices, six hundred taels to buy a shop, and fifty taels to hire a shopkeeper and a clerk should be enough."

What she said should be about two hundred taels more than she had budgeted. With the money she got from selling Gu Xunwei's jewelry, she could use it as her own money and do other things.

"Five hundred, six hundred, fifty, that's about one thousand two hundred taels. Chengcheng, when we get out of here, your mother and I will go and get you some money. Won't Mr. Xie give you some support?"

Gu Ziheng was a little confused. With so much money, at least Xie Chengan and the others should have contributed some of it. How could it all come from her mother's family?

Don’t they plan to make money from the incense shop?

Gu Qiongsi sighed helplessly, "They have been sucked dry by Gu Xunwei. All the money we could get from the last fragrance testing competition was given to her. Later, the money for bribery was collected by Sanlang from selling his pens, ink, paper and inkstone. I guess it's not worth it anymore."

"How could it... come to this?" Gu Ziheng was surprised, but he could only shake his head helplessly. Now was not the time to lament about these things.

"Okay, in that case, your brother and I will come to your shop to help." Gu Ziheng asked carefully.

"Si'er doesn't want to open this incense shop openly. She just wants to be the shopkeeper behind the scenes. If father and brother go to the shop, wouldn't Si'er's identity be exposed?" Gu Qiongsi did not refuse directly, but explained to him.

"Gu Xunwei should have closed down both shops. Uncle's incense shops should have had a hard time recently. If we can take over their previous businesses, won't we be able to recover our capital quickly?"

"But before that, we must not let Gu Xunwei and my uncle know anything. If they know that the incense shop is related to us, they may suspect the incense recipe."

After hearing what Gu Qiongsi said, Gu Ziheng nodded repeatedly, "Yes, yes, Si'er is still thoughtful. Let's wait and see."

Gu Qiongsi knew very well in her heart that her father had already begun to covet the recipe in her hands, and he would definitely try his best to ask for it in the future. She had to find a suitable excuse.

If I gave them the recipe, how could they be willing to give me the money?

Just as the father and daughter were thinking about their own things, a prison guard came over on patrol and yelled at them unhappily, "Why are you shouting? You're still not quiet after being tortured. Was it not enough? Or was it too light?"

After hearing this, several people were so frightened that they immediately fell silent. The voices they spoke just now were not too loud and would not disturb them, but these jailers seemed to be determined to make them unhappy and would come to trouble them from time to time.