Rebirth of the Merchant Woman's Revenge

Gu Qiongsi looked at the greedy faces of the two mother and son, and couldn't help but sneer in his heart, but he didn't show it on his face. He smiled and said, "Okay, I'll do as you say, mother. What about Dingxiang...?"

Xie Cheng'an glanced at Ding Xiang this time. Seeing her looking haggard and collapsed on the ground in a listless state, he couldn't help but recall the time when she was with Gu Xunwei, when she was so quirky and lively. He felt a little reluctant.

Seeing her son's expression, Qian said without waiting for his answer, "If you are short of help, let Dingxiang follow you. Nanny Li is enough at home."

Gu Qiongsi nodded, slowly stood up from the ground, and supported her aching knee. She then said to Dingxiang, "Here is fifty taels of silver notes. Mother, please take it for daily use. Rui'er seems to have recovered a lot better than before. Thank you for your concern, mother."

As she spoke, she took out a fifty-liang silver note from her bosom and handed it to Qian with both hands. Then she said to Dingxiang, "Aunt Dingxiang, please come back with me to Yipinxiang."

Ding Xiang was a little stunned. Her good life had been ruined by this hateful Gu Qiongsi. Now she wanted her to continue cooperating with her and selling her body to help her make money. How was that possible?

"No, I don't want to go. I won't go, husband, husband, I am your concubine, husband?" Ding Xiang cried. A few days ago, the two of them were still in love, but now Xie Chengan actually accepted Gu Qiongsi's proposal and let her be a secret prostitute?

"My husband, you can't listen to Gu Qiongsi anymore. My husband, I don't want to be a concubine anymore. I am willing to be a slave and serve you and your wife for the rest of my life. Please have mercy on me."

Ding Xiang's words could not move Qian and Xie Cheng'an at all. Although they felt a little reluctant, she agreed when Gu Qiongsi promised to give them 20% of the profits, which showed that she was not someone who could stay at home.

Even if they didn't say it, wasn't it her own choice? Why did she come here to cry again?

Qian looked at Dingxiang viciously and winked at Xie Chengan, who then forcefully pulled the hem of his clothes out of Dingxiang's hands and walked out of the courtyard with Shuangrui.

This was a complete disregard for the previous friendship, and Dingxiang's life and death were completely handed over to Gu Qiongsi.

Gu Qiongsi watched coldly, and only then did he speak and continue to say to her, "Aunt Dingxiang, please come back with me to Yipinxiang."

Ding Xiang was helpless. Seeing that no one spoke up for Qian and Xie Chengan anymore, she felt extremely regretful. She should not have chosen to follow Gu Qiongsi, and even more so, she should not have chosen to be Xie Chengan's aunt. They were not human beings.

But no matter how much she thought about it, there was no such thing as a regret pill in this world. No matter how sad she was, she had no choice but to follow Gu Qiongsi in the end.

Mr. Xie, who was lying on the hospital bed, watched the whole farce. He had been ill for a long time, and finally after Qian and Xie Cheng'an made their choice, he closed his eyes in disappointment and never opened them again.

That afternoon, the bad news came that Mr. Xie had passed away.

When Gu Xunwei heard the news, she was still a little surprised, but she soon realized that Mr. Xie must have known about Ding Xiang's affairs and was angered to death by them.

She couldn't help but sigh in her heart. After hearing about it, Mrs. Du and Gu Ziyu called her to Mingde Hall to discuss what they should do about this matter.

After all, no matter what their relationship is, Gu Xunwei is still Xie Chengan's legal wife on the surface. It would be inappropriate not to speak out about such things, and they don't want to give people something to gossip about.

Completely different from their thoughts, Gu Qiongsi couldn't help but feel a headache when he heard about this matter. Why didn't he die earlier or later, but chose to die at this time.

If we follow the rules of the capital of Da Chu, this funeral, from the cemetery to the funeral, to the banquet and burial, this whole process will definitely cost a huge sum of money.

It seems that I am going to lose some of the money I saved with great difficulty. This Xie family is really never at peace.

"No, how can Gu Xunwei stay out of this matter? As Xie Chengan's legal wife, she should be the one to pay all this money." Gu Qiongsi said to Shuangrui.

Afraid that he wouldn't understand, she asked again, "Have you gone to the young lady to express your condolences?"

Shuang Rui nodded immediately and said, "I've reported it. The first place we'll go is the young lady's."

"What did she say?"

"This... the person who came to report the misfortune did not see the young lady, he just told the housekeeper." Shuangrui lowered his head, a hint of embarrassment in his eyes.

Gu Qiongsi did not ask any more questions. He called Jinzi over and gave him some instructions before returning to Jianjia Courtyard.

A mourning tent had been set up in the cramped courtyard, and everything was white. Xie Chengyu and Xie Chengping also rushed here as soon as possible, and at this time, there were already cries of grief.

The two sons-in-law also came here, met with Xie Chengan, and then left in a hurry.

Anyone can see that Xie Cheng'an is in such a miserable state now that it will be difficult for him to achieve anything significant in the future. They don't want to be implicated by his bad luck.

Xie Cheng'an was also sad and upset, and when he saw the contempt in their eyes, he felt even sadder.

Ever since his official position and the title of number one in the imperial examination were taken away from him, and those rumors started to spread, not only those people who used to have little contact with him, but even his mentor and those classmates who he got along well with, have stopped contacting him.

Even if they occasionally met in a teahouse, they would pretend not to see each other and turn around and leave.

He had seen these scenes too many times these days and had become somewhat accustomed to them.

It doesn't matter if they look down on me now. When I turn things around in the future, I will definitely make them regret it.

When Qian saw Gu Qiongsi coming back, she said to her with red and swollen eyes, "We didn't expect to encounter such a thing. Look, how much silver can you give us?"

Gu Qiongsi looked around and found that there was no one around, so he said, "Mother, you know the situation here. If you really want to take it, you can take it, but many things will be postponed. I wonder if mother can wait for a while?"

"Wait. What else can you do if you don't wait when encountering such a thing?" Qian spread her hands helplessly. She understood what Gu Qiongsi meant, but she couldn't care too much about the current situation.

Just now, he had asked his two daughters for money, and they both said that they came here in a hurry and did not bring any silver with them.