Rebirth of the Merchant Woman's Revenge

It turned out that ever since he discovered the discord between Gu Xunwei, Xie Cheng'an and Gu Qiongsi, he had sent people to secretly monitor their movements, and of course discovered some unknown things.

Gu Xunwei nodded, and she cupped her hands and said, "Thank you for your reminder, Your Highness. I will pay more attention to it."

She had known for a long time that Gu Qiongsi was a troublesome person, but she thought that she would be well behaved for a while during this period. Unexpectedly, after only a day or two, she started to make trouble again.

"Well, if you need any help, just ask Bai Zhi to go find Sang Mo. If you can't find him, leave a message for him at Louwailou. He will come over after his shift every day."

Gu Xunwei nodded. Bai Zhi and Sang Mo had a very unique way of communicating with each other, and they could find each other quickly.

"Nighthawk will stay with you as a secret guard for the time being. It should be safer with her protecting you in secret."

Li Junhao seemed to be chatting with Gu Xunwei, and Gu Xunwei was confused for a moment. Was telling her about Gu Qiongsi's situation considered as repaying a favor, or was keeping Ye Ying to protect her considered as, or maybe, both.

"Okay, everything will be done as Your Highness says. Please rest assured." After Gu Xunwei finished speaking, she looked up at Li Junhao. Seeing that he was also looking at her, her face turned red instantly and she quickly lowered her head.

Sang Mo made two expressions towards Bai Zhi, and Bai Zhi also started to smile mischievously.

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Gu Qiongsi's business had just gotten back on track. After the spices for the incense shop arrived, she and Ding Xiang had only been busy here for two days when a few uninvited guests came to the incense shop.

"Si'er, Si'er, it's us..." Gu Qiongsi was called down from the incense-making room upstairs by Jinzi, and saw several ragged people standing at the door.

It was Gu Ziheng and his wife and their son, Gu Qionghua.

"Jinzi, hurry up, let them all come in and close the shop door." Gu Qiongsi spoke quickly.

Then he brought the three of them to a reception room, and then he said anxiously, "Father, mother, didn't I tell you that I don't want others to know that this incense shop has anything to do with me for the time being? You come here so openly, what if someone sees you?"

Mrs. Du wiped her dirty face, then walked to Gu Qiongsi and said, "Si'er, we... really have no other choice."

"Yes, sister. After returning to Liuzhou, my parents sold everything they could. Who knew that the banknotes were snatched away by a few thieves? We wanted to go to the capital with the little money we had left, but who would have known, who would have known..."

When Gu Qionghua reached this point, she was choked up and unable to speak.

"What's going on? Were you robbed on the road again?" Gu Qiongsi guessed when he saw their situation.

Mrs. Du nodded repeatedly. Her hair was disheveled, but she still frowned and said, "Yes, Si'er, we were robbed by a group of bandits not far from Liuzhou. All the valuables on us were taken away. Did you offend some noble in the capital? They must be targeting us."

They encountered such a thing, but they pushed the responsibility onto themselves. Gu Qiongsi couldn't help but resent it in his heart after hearing this.

"That's not the case, mother. How could I offend anyone in the capital? It's impossible."

Gu Qiongsi spoke in a firm tone, and was very sure in his heart that he had been helping Prince An recently, giving advice behind the scenes but not showing up.

How could I possibly offend anyone?

If there are any, it might only be Gu Xunwei and her family. If they wanted to take revenge, they wouldn't have waited until now.

"Si'er, what should we do? We are completely homeless now. We have sold our ancestral home in Liuzhou to raise money for you. Look at this..." When Gu Qionghua heard her say this, he could only tell her the main purpose of their coming to find her.

"Brother, I know what you mean, but I'm having a hard time in the capital right now. You all know what the situation is like in Jianjiayuan, and this shop is even worse. Can you think of other ways? Give me a couple of months, and the situation will get better."

Gu Qiongsi was too lazy to beat around the bush with them and directly rejected their plan.

"Well, then, how are we going to get through these two months?" Gu Qionghua asked anxiously. He spread his hands and looked at his sister helplessly.

At this time, Dingxiang came down from upstairs yawning. She was resting in a room upstairs. Seeing that they were all there, she rubbed her sleepy eyes and went back upstairs without even saying hello to them.

In the past two days, she always felt like she couldn't sleep well at night. She was listless all day and felt sore all over. She didn't want to go downstairs to serve them now.

"This, isn't this Dingxiang? Why is she here?" Gu Qionghua pointed at Dingxiang's back in surprise and asked puzzledly.

This little maidservant has been following Gu Xunwei since she was a child. She is smart and clever, but she has always been arrogant and has never been polite to Gu Qionghua.

When Gu Qiongsi heard his brother asking about this, he was still feeling angry, but he suddenly came up with an idea.

"She is now Xie Cheng'an's aunt, but she is here to help me for a few days." Gu Qiongsi briefly explained, and then continued, "Here is twenty taels of silver. You can find a small courtyard nearby to rent first. Remember, it can't be too far away. It's best to have two houses."

She took out a twenty-liang silver note from her sleeve and handed it to Mrs. Du, "Don't ask for too much. I don't have much money to rent a house now."

Mrs. Du quickly took it in her hand and nodded repeatedly. Gu Ziheng and his son also breathed a sigh of relief. Then they said a few simple words and went out to find a place to live.

Almost at the same time as Gu Ziheng and his friends, Gu Xunwei also welcomed Gu Ziyu and his wife into the yard.

With tears in her eyes, Su held Gu Xunwei's hand, and after walking through the hanging flower gate, she hugged her daughter tightly.

"Weier, I'm sorry for your hardship..."

Gu Xunwei's tears also flowed out. She had done so much, and now the three of them, mother and son, could finally live together openly again.

"Mother, Wei'er is not miserable. I feel very satisfied to be with you again."

Gu Xunwei was crying but she smiled as she spoke to the two of them.

Gu Ziyu felt bad, but she didn't want to show too much sadness in front of the mother and daughter. "Okay, okay, we are finally together. This is a good thing. We should prepare some delicious food tonight and celebrate properly."