Rebirth of the Merchant Woman's Revenge

Yan Nangui was also surprised that the emperor came in person, but in this situation, hey...

Without time to think about it, he hurried over to greet them. After welcoming the emperor and the prince in, Yan Nangui knelt on the ground and told them everything that had just happened.

Crown Prince Li Junhao did not look overly surprised, but the emperor looked not angry but shocked.

Yan Nangui had to say, "Your Majesty, please punish me. I didn't realize it until now. It turns out that there are spies in the Dali Temple. If Your Majesty is willing to give me another chance, I am willing to find them and give Your Majesty an explanation."

The emperor let out a long sigh, and then he said angrily, "Humph, this is really outrageous. I didn't even know there was such a daring person in the court who could cover up the sky with one hand. Investigate, investigate for me. The person behind this incident is really abominable."

Li Junhao saw the emperor's angry expression, so he could only comfort him, "Father, please don't be angry. They must have known that this incident could not be resolved peacefully, so they could only try to silence Li Ma and others. However, they didn't know that the more they acted, the more loopholes they would have. This is not a bad thing."

The emperor glanced sideways at his son, and Yan Nangui also carefully raised his head to look at His Royal Highness the Crown Prince.

"They are now panicking, and their actions are bound to reveal their true colors. There must be more than one or two people doing this, so there will be more and more breakthroughs. We just need to follow this line."

Yan Nangui immediately understood what Li Junhao meant and ordered Deputy General Niu to go down and make preparations in secret.

Since the emperor left the palace quietly, he stayed for a while and then hurried back to the palace. However, he set a three-day deadline with Yan Nangui before leaving.

"Your Highness the Crown Prince is wise. I know what we should do." Yan Nangui said respectfully to Li Junhao.

"Even if they are all dead, I know who is behind this, but there is no solid evidence. You don't have to be too stressed. They are hiding deep and have deep thoughts, but there is no guarantee that some of them will lose their patience."

Li Junhao's words gave Yan Nangui another bold guess. The person who lost his temper seemed to be about to appear in his mind.

"Your Highness is wise. You know me. If they dare to take action in the Dali Temple, I will definitely take action. I will give Your Highness a satisfactory answer within three days."

Yan Nangui gnashed his teeth in hatred, although he seemed cold-tempered on weekdays, he was a vindictive person and was especially protective of his people. Anyone who dared to touch him would naturally be prepared to bear his wrath.

Li Junhao naturally understood his personality. Not only that, but they were also very similar.

Sang Mo coughed, then whispered, "Your Highness, it's getting late, we should go back to the palace."

They had to hurry back to the palace to appease the emperor. If they delayed any further, the palace gates would be locked.

Li Junhao nodded and threw a token to Yan Nangui, and then the two left one after another.

Yan Nangui held the token, which allowed him to enter the East Palace directly without being informed. This meant that if he had any problems within three days, he could go there and ask for support at any time.

Deputy General Niu and Xuanjizi both stood behind him cautiously, waiting for his instructions on what to do next.

"Take an inventory and start checking all the people in the Dali Temple, including the jailers and the people who come to deliver meals." As soon as Yan Nangui gave the order, the entire Dali Temple started moving and launched a vigorous inspection campaign.

Gu Qiongsi had a very difficult time these past two days. Not only did Xie Rui cry every day, but Xie Chengan also came to check on her injuries twice a day, to see if she was able to get out of bed and whether she could be arranged to go to Prince An's Mansion.

She was caned with twenty sticks and whipped. Her back was torn and bloody. The wounds had just scabbed over and Xie Chengan lost his temper.

In addition to these, the food in Jianjiayuan is so simple that it is difficult to swallow.

As there was no one to cook, the meals had to be prepared by Nanny Li and the housekeeper. They were the worst meals Gu Qiongsi had ever eaten, except for those in prison.

Because of what Gu Xunwei had said at the beginning, that she would make her a concubine, Dingxiang felt less awe towards Gu Qiongsi. After all, they would both be concubines in the future, so there was no need to distinguish between master and servant.

Therefore, the care for Xie Rui was not as attentive as before. Sometimes, when Gu Qiong wanted to ask her to do something, she couldn't find anyone after calling her several times.

"Gu Qiongsi, please take out some of the money that Shuangrui got from selling his jewelry. Our family is really struggling to make ends meet." Xie Cheng'an came over again and spoke before he even entered the door.

Gu Qiongsi raised his head with difficulty. The pain in his back had eased a lot, but he could still only lie on the small couch to rest. Any slight movement would hurt the wound.

"Sanlang, that's the money we used to start our incense shop. We only used some medicine for our injuries and were reluctant to spend the money to see a doctor. If we spend the money now, what will happen to our incense shop?"

It's not that Gu Qiongsi didn't want to take it, but she knew too well that if she really took it out, the more than one hundred taels of silver would be spent in a few days. Especially since Xie Chengan always wanted to go out and make arrangements, or treat his former classmates to dinner, so this money would only be enough for a few times.

"People are almost starving to death, what's the point of opening a shop? If you stay here for another two days, your family will really have trouble making ends meet. Besides, I have to find a way to find my former mentors and classmates, which one doesn't require money?"

"Sanlang, the furniture we moved from Rongde Courtyard can never be used up in Jianjia Courtyard, and it just takes up space. It would be better to sell it first to get some money to use."

"How can we do this? We spent a lot of money to build this in the first place. If we move back to Rongdeyuan in the future, do we have to buy new things? Besides, if we sell the furniture, will we still be able to save our reputation if this gets out?" Xie Cheng'an shook his head and refused. He would definitely not sell the furniture unless it was absolutely necessary.

Gu Qiongsi sighed helplessly, "Move back to Rongdeyuan? If Gu Xunwei really asks you to go back in the future, will you really consider going back? If so, where will your face be?"

Xie Cheng'an didn't say anything, but Gu Qiongsi continued, "Don't worry, Sanlang. Si'er feels much better today. I will go out to visit Prince An's mansion in a while. If everything goes well, Prince An may summon Sanlang tomorrow."