Rebirth of the Merchant Woman's Revenge

Although Chen Xiang was calm, when she and the young lady were alone, she still asked carefully, "Young lady, what are your plans for the future?"

"Discredit these two people, make it impossible for the Xie family to survive in the capital, make them live in hardship and difficulty, and make sure they will never get what they want." Gu Xunwei seemed to have recalled the painful memories of her previous life, and her tone became cold.

Such words made Chenxiang feel unfamiliar. Although the young lady had not been very enthusiastic about Xie Cheng'an before, she had never had such hatred. However, thinking about what had happened to the young lady in recent days, the young lady who had been pampered since childhood was deceived by them in collusion like this, anyone would have a drastic change in temperament.

"Young Madam, I understand." Chenxiang nodded and said no more.

As long as she understood the young lady's intentions, she would wholeheartedly help her achieve her wish.

Gu Xunwei stayed in the new house for a whole day. The more she looked at her own yard, the more she liked it. After she had finished the things at hand, she would settle down and study the second half of the Gu family's fragrance recipe.

When she rushed back to the Xie family courtyard before dark, she saw Xie Cheng'an sitting below Qian with a gloomy face, and she didn't know what he was saying.

Seeing her come in, Xie Chengan just snorted and turned his head away, not even wanting to look at her again.

"Hello, mother and husband." Gu Xunwei walked forward to greet the two of them as usual.

"Weier, have you had your meal?" Qian greeted Gu Xunwei patiently. Seeing her nod, she felt even more unhappy.

The family was barely able to make ends meet, but she still ate out every day.

"Huh, the food at home is bad, so you want to eat out every day?" Xie Cheng'an mocked.

"Well, there are some...foods that I can't get used to, but it doesn't matter," Gu Xunwei said, turning her gaze to Qian, "Mother, my daughter-in-law has already found a cook, and she will be employed when we move into the new house. In addition, I have also found a few maids and servants, and you and father will also need to have more people to serve them."

Her words immediately made Qian's gloomy face brighten up again, and she said with a smile, "Wei'er is really thoughtful. For such a big house, she should remember to arrange some maids to clean the house."

"Yes, my daughter-in-law has also arranged two guards and a groom. Please review them one by one when the time comes." Gu Xunwei also agreed with a smile.

Gu Xunwei knew that the Qian family was the most worthy of her surname and was obsessed with money. No matter how much they complained about her, as long as there was benefit, they would immediately smile.

They were talking animatedly here, but none of them thought of arranging someone to serve Xie Chengan. Now he only had Shuangrui serving him.

So he coughed quietly, Qian understood, took Gu Xunwei's hand and sat on the chair, then said, "Brother An will be a fifth-rank official in the future, so we have to add more people to his side."

"What? Zhishu Shiyushi?" Gu Xunwei was shocked. In her previous life, Xie Cheng'an was the sixth-rank Sima of Liuzhou. He was sent to Liuzhou for more than a year before returning to Beijing. How could he be Zhishu Shiyushi this time?

It is actually one level higher than the previous life.

"Although the documents haven't arrived yet, it has basically been finalized." Although Xie Cheng'an was reluctant, he still explained.

"This is a good thing. We can hold a housewarming party on the occasion of the appointment." Gu Xunwei said happily.

In her heart, she was wondering why Xie Cheng'an's official position was even higher than in his previous life...

At this time in the East Palace, Crown Prince Li Junhao was listening silently to Sang Mo's report.

"That's what happened. Xie Cheng'an is really going too far. It is said that the concubine is now eight or nine months pregnant, and she gave birth to the child before she even entered the mansion." Sang Mo was angry.

"Now the storytellers in the teahouse have compiled this incident into a storybook, telling a mixture of true and false stories. After listening to them, I really think that Xie Chengan is not a good person."

Sang Mo's words were naturally filled with his own emotions, but the bottom line was that Xie Chengan was nothing.

Li Junhao frowned, but still didn't say anything. However, he didn't turn the page on the book in his hand for a long time.

"Your Highness, I want to teach Xie Cheng'an a lesson in my personal name, so I'd like to inform you in advance." Seeing that the other party didn't say anything, Sang Mo told him the purpose of his coming here.

"No need, just call the Minister of Personnel Simaode over." Li Junhao directly rejected what he said, but asked him to call Simao over.

Sang Mo knew without thinking that the appointment documents from the Ministry of Personnel would come down after the Qionglin Banquet, and the Crown Prince would probably demote Xie Cheng'an's official position.

So he agreed and ran away happily.

Li Junhao still sat in his seat and finally put down the book in his hand.

During the Qionglin Banquet today, he had already sensed something was wrong. Xie Cheng'an, as the top scorer in this imperial examination, had met and toasted several princes, but he had not toasted the third prince Li Junze.

Were they deliberately creating the illusion that they were not very familiar with each other? Had they already been in contact with each other before the imperial examination?

If that was true, then he would have a lot to investigate.

The reason why he asked Sang Mo to inquire about Xie Cheng'an after the Qionglin Banquet was because at the banquet, someone mentioned that his aunt was pregnant, and he tried his best to cover it up. He thought there must be something wrong, but he didn't expect to dig out such a secret.

Sang Mo was very efficient when doing things he liked. After only about an incense stick of time, Minister Si entered the East Palace.

As for what they talked about, although Sang Mo had some guesses, the prince did not say it clearly after all, so he was itching to find out and kept circling around the entrance of the hall with Xiao Fuzi.

"Chief Sang, you seem to be in a bad state. What happened today? You look like... an ant on a hot pan." Xiao Fuzi teased him in a low voice, then covered his mouth and laughed.

"Tsk tsk, how can you talk like that?" Sang Mo straightened his waist, then stopped, sighed indignantly, and continued to turn around.

He was a man who could clearly distinguish between good and evil. Madam Xie saved his life that time, which was also considered as saving the prince. He gave the incense recipe to Madam Xie, and the prince also agreed to let Madam Xie manage Jinxiu Pavilion, but he still felt it was not enough.

If the prince really arranged for Xie Cheng'an to be a minor official in a remote place because of what he did today, then it would be a relief for Madam Xie.

However, he was really unsure. The prince had never done things in a regular manner. Sigh...

Early the next morning, the appointment document from the Ministry of Personnel came down. Xie Cheng'an, along with his parents and wife, had been waiting in the courtyard of the front hall in advance. He received the document and kowtowed to thank the emperor for his grace.

Shuangrui promptly presented a bag of silver to thank the official who came to deliver the appointment documents, and carefully escorted them out of the Xie family.