Rebirth of the Merchant Woman's Revenge

Two more days passed, and it was the third day of June, and the weather quickly became hot.

All kinds of news in the capital city gradually returned to their previous calm, and everyone seemed to have settled down for a while, except for Gu Qiongsi from Jianjiayuan.

Her life over the past two days could really be described as "worried and exhausted". Not only was the crying Xie Rui sent back by Qian, but he was also left next to her at night. Not only did she have to feed him personally, but she also had to find time to cook for him.

Because she spent a lot of her time studying incense recipes, the meals cooked by Nanny Li and the others were not prepared specifically for her. When she went to eat, there was nothing left.

This made Gu Qiongsi, who had never cooked since traveling through time, feel very helpless. What made her even more helpless was that the money that her parents should have sent her had not yet been sent.

If I had the banknotes in my hands, Qian and others would not dare to treat me like this.

Even so, Gu Qiongsi still simply packed up and went out that day.

This time, she did not dress up as a man, but wore a veil and went to take a look at the shop given to her by Prince An.

Prince An is indeed a royal relative, so how could there be anything wrong with his shop?

The shop was located in the middle of the commercial street, a prime location, and was very large, with two floors. Now both floors were vacant, just waiting for her to take over.

Prince An thoughtfully placed a waiter inside to clean up for her. When he saw Gu Qiongsi coming, he hurried out and asked carefully, "Excuse me, but... Young Master Qingzhu?"

The young man hesitated a little because he saw Gu Qiongsi dressed as a woman today, but he finally asked.

His Royal Highness Prince An asked him to wait for Young Master Qingzhu here.

Gu Qiongsi nodded and asked the waiter to take her to check out the conditions on both floors.

The young man's surname is Jin, and everyone calls him Jinzi. Prince An arranged for him to come and help Gu Qiongsi run the incense shop.

When Gu Qiongsi heard this, she couldn't help but feel warm in her heart. Xie Chengan and the others treated her like that, but His Royal Highness Prince An still considered her so thoughtfully under such circumstances.

Knowing that he was short of manpower, he sent himself a fortune-bringer. Just hearing the name made me feel that it was a thoughtful act.

She was worried about not having anyone to help her with the work, and this young man seemed to be smart and capable, so she was happy to keep him.

She opened this shop together with His Royal Highness Prince An, so logically, she should be the one to find the manager, while His Royal Highness Prince An should arrange the accountant. She can observe and see whether Jin Zi has the ability to be the manager.

"Jin Zi, have you ever been in contact with a perfume shop before?"

"Madam, Jinzi has only been in contact with cloth and grain shops before, but never with incense shops."

Jin Zi answered honestly, "However, after His Royal Highness Prince An told me about it, I have been learning from the old owner of an incense shop these days, and I have learned a lot."

Gu Qiongsi became more alert after listening to it. He started asking some trivia questions and found that Jinzi could answer them fluently. He could even tell him about the regions and channels for purchasing spices and even the suppliers. He felt even more satisfied.

"Very good, Jinzi. I'm in urgent need of the following spices. Please try to get some for me," said Gu Qiongsi as he handed Jinzi a silver note worth one hundred taels and also a list with the names and weights of the spices.

Jinzi opened the list and looked at the spices on it. They were all common spices, so he folded the paper and put it away. Then he said, "I should be able to collect them all before noon tomorrow."

"Okay, I'll come over tomorrow afternoon. You can also find two young men to help you with the work. By the way, tell His Highness to arrange an accountant."

"Yes, little one understands."

When Gu Qiongsi came out of the shop, his mood was no longer as gloomy as it had been in the past two days, and he felt that the future was full of light again.

As she did not have much money, she did not rent a carriage this time but walked all the way here. Now she was walking back as well, and she saw the former Qianxiang Pavilion. The door was actually opened from the inside, and Shopkeeper Li sent out a man who looked like a waiter.

Gu Qiongsi quickly turned around, fearing that he would be recognized by Manager Li.

When the two separated and Shopkeeper Li returned to Qianxiang Pavilion again, Gu Qiongsi then took a serious look at the young man.

It would be difficult for Qianxiang Pavilion to sell its business due to its own malicious propaganda. After all, the businessman would look for a shop that would cause financial loss.

Although Manager Li and his colleagues no longer run the shop, they and their two assistants still choose to stay and continue to help Gu Xunwei sell the shop.

Could it be that the young man just came to check on the shop? But judging from the actions between the two of them just now, it didn't seem like that.

Gu Qiongsi was puzzled, but did not stay for too long and returned to Jianjiayuan.

Before she even walked into her room, she felt something strange. It was so quiet, too quiet that she couldn't even hear Xie Rui crying. This was so strange.

She walked quickly to the room. When she left, Xie Rui was lying on the crib crying. Now she saw that Xie Rui actually fell asleep on the crib, which was rare. He must have been too tired from crying.

Gu Qiongsi didn't think much about it. It was a rare quiet day. She dragged her tired body directly to the couch and fell into a deep sleep.

Just when she was dreaming about something, Xie Chengan suddenly exclaimed, "Mother, Rui'er seems to have a fever, can you come over and take a look?"

She opened her eyes with great effort and felt as if her body weighed a thousand pounds. It took a lot of effort for her to sit up. She saw that the door of the room was opened and Xie Chengan was carrying Xie Rui towards the door.

Qian also walked in nervously and touched Xie Rui's forehead with her hand. "I said something was wrong. Rui'er didn't cry or make a fuss today. It turns out he has a fever."

Gu Qiongsi also walked over and heard Qian had already arranged for Nanny Li to call a doctor, while she herself walked out holding Xie Rui.

Gu Qiongsi looked at the two of them nervously, a mocking smile appeared on the corner of her mouth. Forget it, since they ignored her, she was happy to be free. She turned around and went back to the couch to catch up on her sleep.

Xie Cheng'an turned back at this time and saw that Gu Qiongsi had returned to the couch. He immediately shouted at her angrily, "Your son has a fever, and you are still in the mood to sleep? Is Rui'er your biological child?"

His words forced Gu Qiongsi to sit up from the couch again, "Sanlang, I am relieved that my son is with you, but I need to conserve my energy because the incense shop will start preparing in the next two days, and the spices will arrive around noon tomorrow."