Rebirth of the Merchant Woman's Revenge

"But, but," Gu Xunwei seemed to have no idea what words to use to describe this matter. After a long pause, she finally said,

"Could it be that when I fell into the water and my husband saved me, you two were together? But why did my cousin keep persuading me to discuss marriage with my husband?"

Gu Xunwei still couldn't believe it, but she finally asked what was in her mind, with confusion all over her face.

Her question left Gu Qiongsi speechless. Yes, the fetus in her belly was this big now. Counting the days, she had been pregnant seven months ago.

Then, why have I been urging Gu Xunwei and Xie Chengan to get married?

"I...Weier, I..." Gu Qiongsi looked at Xie Chengan for help. She really didn't know how to respond to this matter.

"Why are you talking so much? There's no need to ask so many whys. Just tell me whether you agree or not." Xie Cheng'an still said in a cold and hard tone.

Even if he did something wrong, he still refused to lower his posture or soften his tone.

"I don't agree. I have been close to my cousin since childhood, and I naturally know that my cousin has always been unwilling to be a concubine. Why don't you take charge and give Wei'er a letter of divorce? Wei'er will voluntarily give up the position of the legitimate wife to my cousin."

"No, no," Gu Qiongsi was shocked and shouted in horror. If Gu Xunwei divorced, then all the wealth of the Gu family that he had planned for for so long would be wasted.

After she finished shouting, she realized that her reaction was too intense, so she calmed down and said, "Weier, it's all my fault. I shouldn't have concealed it from you. I was wrong first, so how could I let you divorce? I am sorry for you, please forgive me. If it weren't for the child, I really wouldn't have the face to see you again, woo woo..."

Gu Qiongsi's voice was filled with tears, and all she said were words of apology. Gu Xunwei had known her for such a long time, but she had never said as many words of apology as she did today.

"Cousin, please get up soon. The baby looks like it's almost full-term. It would be terrible if anything happened to it. I'll tell you the truth, my husband and I haven't consummated our marriage yet, so I'm willing to leave on my own accord to make the two of you happy..." Although Gu Xunwei said this, she did not go up to support Gu Qiongsi.

It would be bad if something unexpected happened and it got to me.

"Gu Xunwei, that's enough. Si'er has already said so much, why are you still saying this? Are you so hard-hearted?" Xie Cheng'an couldn't bear it anymore and had to interrupt her.

"Husband, how could you understand? My cousin has been close to me since childhood. How could I insist on occupying this position when I know that my husband and I don't like each other? Moreover, if people knew about my cousin's current situation, it would be considered as running away. The child is also born out of wedlock. How can my cousin deal with it?"

Gu Xunwei did not consider Xie Chengan's words this time, but insisted on her own idea, "My cousin just didn't want me to be wronged. How could she give up being the first wife and become a second wife? What's more, my husband just won the first place in the imperial examination, and he married two wives one after another. This is not good for his reputation."

"Also, although a co-wife is still a wife, the government does not recognize her as such. It just sounds nicer, but in the end, she is only slightly better than a lowly concubine."

Gu Xunwei's words made Xie Cheng'an and the others silent for a while, but Xie Cheng'an still hesitated and said, "After the Qionglin Banquet is over tomorrow, my appointment edict will come down soon, and it won't be too late to bring him to the palace then."

Gu Xunwei said firmly, "I don't agree."

Her determination, combined with what she had just said, meant that she was considering her cousin, Xie Cheng'an, and the Xie family, and that was why she could not agree to this matter.

However, the concubine must obtain the consent of the main wife before entering the mansion. Gu Xunwei refused to agree, and even Xie Chengan could do nothing about it.

Xie Cheng'an's eyes darkened, as if he had made up his mind, and he gritted his teeth and said, "If you agree to let Si'er enter the mansion, your husband is willing to consummate the marriage with you."

Bah, Gu Xunwei felt disgusted. Why did she think this person was pretty good in her previous life? Although he looked like a decent human being, after experiencing a tragic death in her previous life, how could she still have any liking for him?

Some are just disgusted.

"No need, I have no intention of embarrassing my husband." After saying this, Gu Xunwei stood up from the ground and said to Chenxiang behind her, "Chenxiang, pack up your dowry and return to Liuzhou tomorrow."

There was a flash of astonishment in the eyes of Xie Cheng'an, Qian, and Mr. Xie. They didn't expect that Gu Xunwei, a merchant girl, had the confidence to divorce the number one scholar.

Gu Qiongsi, who was kneeling on the ground, rushed forward, hugged Gu Xunwei's legs, and said with difficulty, "Cousin, I...I don't want to be a co-wife anymore. I want to be a concubine. Please don't do this."

As soon as she finished speaking, she ran out of breath and fainted.

Mother Wu stood aside and didn't dare to say anything. When she saw Gu Qiongsi fainted, she immediately stepped forward to support her, "Miss, Miss, what's wrong with you? Oh... You're bleeding. Hurry, hurry, call a doctor..."

Suddenly, everyone was in a panic. Fortunately, a midwife had been found in advance. However, the Xie family was so small that apart from the main house and the east wing, there was only a west wing used as a storage room in the backyard.

It was naturally impossible for Gu Qiongsi to go back to that small courtyard to give birth, and it was even more impossible for her to give birth in the main house or the east wing.

So in the end they had to temporarily set up a wooden bed on the floor of the west wing and lit a brazier in the room, and then they allowed her to go to the west wing to give birth.

Gu Xunwei still stood there, watching these people busying in and out, and looking at the nervous looks on Qian and Xie Cheng'an's faces, with a hint of sarcasm at the corner of her mouth.

Haha, that’s great. Their child is going to be born after all. She wants to see what Gu Rui, who was arrogant, unambitious, greedy and playful in his previous life, will look like in this life after she spent three years to turn him into a well-educated, smart and lovely child.

Ding Xiang then asked in a low voice beside Gu Xunwei, "Madam, are we really not going to help?"

Gu Xunwei glanced at Dingxiang sideways, but said nothing.

Dingxiang was so scared that she quickly shut up.

Gu Xunwei knew that Ding Xiang had betrayed her in the end and joined Gu Qiongsi, but she didn't expect that she had shown signs of falling in love with Gu Qiongsi so early. Unfortunately, she didn't notice it in her previous life because her mind was not there.

"Gu Xunwei, if anything happens to the child, I will not let you go." Xie Cheng'an said this viciously, then turned and left the main house, and went to the door of the west wing, anxiously waiting for the birth of the child.