Rebirth of the Merchant Woman's Revenge

Before the butler had finished packing, the carriage had already taken them all back to Jianjia Courtyard.

Gu Xunwei knew that they had a large group of people, so she even thoughtfully helped them find two carriages to go over.

Jianjia Courtyard suddenly became very lively, and Xie Rui, who was held by Dingxiang, started crying loudly.

The few people who came back could only lie down. Even Xie Chengan and Gu Qiongsi, who were the most seriously injured, needed to be carried down from the carriage.

After a lot of turmoil, everyone finally settled down. Looking at the cramped rooms and courtyard of Jianjiayuan, everyone felt uncomfortable.

Xie Cheng'an had to grit his teeth and arrange all matters, big and small, while Qian sat in the corner, wiping her tears.

It is hard for anyone to accept that a family of top scholar would end up living in such a small courtyard.

Gu Ziheng saw that there was nothing to say. The situation of both families was not very good, so he moved to Gu Qiongsi's side and said softly, "Si'er, you should take good care of your injuries. Your mother and I will go back to collect money for you and find a way to send it to you in a few days."

Gu Qiongsi nodded, without saying anything more, and asked Ding Xiang to send the three people out the door.

"Gu Qiongsi, you are such a troublemaker. Our Xie family was so blind to take a woman like you into the mansion, causing us to end up in this situation now." When Qian saw that all the people from the Gu family had left, she vented all her anger of the past few days.

He pointed at Gu Qiongsi's nose and started cursing.

Xie Chengan frowned immediately. What was the point of his mother scolding Gu Qiongsi now?

"Okay, mother, don't blame her. You and mother go and have a rest first. I have something to say to her." Xie Cheng'an had to interrupt Qian's words.

Qian was furious, not understanding why her son was still thinking of protecting this woman at this time.

"Brother An, don't listen to this woman anymore. Let's live a peaceful life from now on. As long as you have the ability, you will be able to turn things around." Qian said to Xie Cheng'an angrily, and then she helped Mr. Xie into the inner room to rest.

Xie Cheng'an did not say anything directly to Gu Qiongsi, but asked, "Housekeeper, has anything happened in the capital during the days we were away from home?"

The butler pondered for a moment before replying, "Master, yesterday was the Queen Mother's birthday banquet. It is said that something big happened at the birthday banquet, causing everyone to leave unhappily and end the banquet hastily. However, we have no way of finding out what it was. We only know that it seems to be related to illusion."

"Shuangrui, go to Louwailou in the next two days to find out what happened and whether it affects Prince An." After listening to this, Xie Chengan pondered for a moment and arranged for Shuangrui to go out to find out the news.

Shuangrui was also beaten with a board in prison, but he was just a servant, so his punishment was naturally not as severe as theirs. Now he could walk slowly.

Shuangrui nodded, changed his clothes and went out.

They are all cautious now. It will definitely be right to understand what happened first and then decide what to do next.

Xie Chengan saw that there was no one else in the room, only Gu Qiongsi was still lying on the small couch with her head down, so he said in a bad tone, "Gu Xunwei mentioned the day before yesterday that someone found her and asked her to sign a letter of understanding. I guess it must be Prince An's people."

Gu Qiongsi nodded. Prince An should be in need of manpower the most at this time. Especially since he has always known about the situation of the two of them, he naturally does not want them to stay in prison forever.

"If Shuangrui comes back and confirms that what happened at the birthday party has nothing to do with Prince An, I will find time in the next two days to pay a visit to Prince An. He will definitely want to see us."

Xie Cheng'an saw that the injury on Gu Qiongsi's back seemed to be much more serious than his own, but she was strong enough not to cry out in pain, nor did she show any sign of suffering. He couldn't help but feel a little pity for her.

But it was only a trace of feeling, and it was soon replaced by deep disgust. He remembered the scene where Gu Qiongsi was pressed on the dinner table by two men.

"Okay, then you go back and have a rest. I'll let Dingxiang tell you when Shuangrui comes back." Xie Chengan suddenly lost interest in continuing and let her leave.

Gu Qiongsi did not leave, but raised her sad face and cried to Xie Chengan, "Sanlang, do you still remember the first time we met?"

Xie Cheng'an was stunned. Gu Qiongsi didn't show any pain even though she was seriously injured, but when she saw that he was indifferent to her, she actually shed tears.

Moreover, he naturally had a deep memory of the first meeting that Gu Qiongsi mentioned. After all, she was the one he had loved for so long.

That was when he was in Liuzhou. He once attended a poetry reading organized by his mentor. On that day, Gu Qiongsi dressed as a man and stole the show at the reading. Naturally, he admired her very much.

The other party was very fond of me because of a poem I wrote, so when I later found an excuse to ask her for advice, she also invited me at the same time.

It was because Xie Cheng'an wrote a poem at that time, in which "Sanlang" was used to refer to a young man full of vigor and vitality. Therefore, Gu Qiongsi always called himself Sanlang afterwards.

At that time, I was still ambitious, and Gu Qiongsi was quirky. She always had some novel ideas or poems that made everyone applaud.

But what's the point of saying all this now? No matter what Gu Qiongsi was like in the past, she could never accept that she had been raped by two men. In the future, at most she would be just a tool to help their family make money.

"Sanlang, you must believe Si'er. Si'er was really framed by Mr. Nanshan that time. Si'er really didn't expect that he would be that kind of person. Sanlang, you must believe Si'er."

The more Gu Qiongsi spoke, the sadder she became, but Xie Cheng'an remained unmoved. He let the housekeeper help him out of the room and went to the yard to get some fresh air.

As soon as he walked out of the door, the expression on Gu Qiongsi's face froze. The other party actually reacted like this. After all, can men of this era really not accept themselves as they are now?

Come to think of it, even in her era, this kind of thing was still the most unacceptable thing for men.

It seems that Xie Chengan will no longer be able to be my support. It doesn’t matter. I have plenty of time to find someone to rely on again.

This time I must make a good choice. I can never find someone like Xie Chengan who has no ability and no background.