Rebirth of the Merchant Woman's Revenge

"For the Xie family? Why don't I see what benefit the Xie family got from this incident?" After hearing what Gu Qiongsi said, Qian's tone was not as angry as before.

Gu Qiongsi then hurriedly explained, "Mother, you don't know that Gu Xunwei has only sent those things over these past two days, but has refused to take the silver. There is actually a reason for this."

Her words immediately attracted the attention of Xie Chengan and his mother, and they all looked at her.

"My eldest sister mentioned to me that she had gone to her to get the banknotes, but she said she had given us a box of jewelry. Mother should know about this, but she didn't know that the box of jewelry was taken together with the Xiang Fang. Shuangrui used some tricks to steal it from her storehouse."

Xie Cheng'an knew about this, but Qian Shi was not aware of it. She immediately widened her eyes after hearing this and asked nervously, "Do you mean to say that Gu Xunwei knew that you stole her perfume recipe?"

Gu Qiongsi nodded, "There is no solid evidence to prove this, it's just speculation, but this possibility still exists. If we can't confirm this, I'm afraid that no matter how big our incense shop is, there will be safety risks."

"What does this have to do with the rumors you spread?" Qian still didn't change her mind.

Gu Qiongsi had no choice but to patiently say, "Mother, since you and Sanlang have been busy with father's funeral affairs these two days, I did not discuss it with you. I consulted with my parents and that's why I did this."

"The first is that we made a slight adjustment based on the Gu family's fragrance recipe so as not to affect its fragrance. The second is to find a way to anger Gu Xunwei and see if she will tell you about the fragrance recipe. In fact, there is a third plan, but it seems that it will not be used now."

Gu Qiongsi said with some regret.

"Anything else?" Xie Cheng'an asked.

He really felt in his heart that if this was true, then Gu Qiongsi was being too reckless. There were many ways to anger Gu Xunwei, and he didn't have to choose to do this.

And doing this at this time.

Gu Qiongsi had no choice but to continue, "Because I have collected enough money, after my father's funeral, I will start to develop medium-quality incense. If we can't confirm this, how can we rest assured?"

"I have prepared other things to anger Gu Xunwei, but unfortunately, it seems that it is useless now."

Xie Cheng'an and Qian looked at each other, with many words stuck in their throats that they couldn't speak out.

Qian was also surprised. Gu Qiongsi had already spent no less than two hundred taels of silver notes on the funeral, including the cost of hiring helpers, the cost of the cemetery, and other items besides those sent by Gu Xunwei. But now she said that the money was enough.

"Then what should we do now? Gu Xunwei refuses to send any more things, and we still need a lot of items for tomorrow's funeral." As expected, what Qian was most concerned about was money.

"Mother, haven't I given you a lot of banknotes? Just use them."

Gu Qiongsi felt helpless. The Qian family had the silver bills in their hands but were reluctant to spend them. They were just waiting for Gu Xunwei to send them some.

Qian pressed the banknotes in her sleeve obscurely, glanced at Xie Cheng'an, opened her mouth, and wanted to say something else.

Gu Qiongsi continued, "His Royal Highness Prince An has already said that after my father's funeral, he will let me take Sanlang over. He wants to see him in person."

Xie Chengan's eyes lit up immediately after hearing this, "Did Your Highness really say that? That's great, I thought I would have to wait a long time."

The recent events have really dealt a heavy blow to his self-confidence. He thought he would never be able to wait for that day again.

Gu Qiongsi looked at the two people's excitement and couldn't help but sigh in his heart. He was a top scholar, but he had only experienced a few setbacks. How could he be so useless?

And the fact that Prince An wanted to meet Xie Cheng'an was the reason why she insisted on not kneeling to Qian.

The next day was Mr. Xie's funeral. Since their ancestral home was not in the capital, the entire funeral was attended by only a few of them and a few distant relatives who came from Liuzhou.

Neither Gu Xunwei nor her parents attended the funeral.

It was almost noon when those who had attended the funeral came back from the cemetery one after another. Bai Zhi then trotted in.

Seeing Gu Xunwei chatting with Su, she quickly stopped and saluted, then said, "They all came back from the cemetery. Gu Qiongsi fainted on the way, and the lady also fainted on the way back. They were carrying two people when they came back. There were many people watching the excitement along the way."

Su didn't say anything, just glanced at the sun outside. It was the hottest time of the summer, and he might have suffered from heatstroke.

Gu Xunwei said, "Madam has always been in poor health. She has fallen ill twice. It is not surprising that she fainted. But Gu Qiongsi, at such a young age..."

"Hmph, she is just a restless person. She hasn't taken good care of herself since she gave birth to the child, and she's already been tossing around again before she's even finished her confinement. Her body must be seriously depleted." Su said indifferently.

Young people just don’t know how to take care of their bodies. When they get older, all the diseases they suffered when they were young will come back one by one.

This Gu Qiongsi is still relatively young, but he has already given away the clues.

"Wei Er, you have to be more careful in the future, okay? Women, if you don't take good care of yourself during the confinement period, you will suffer for the next few decades."

Su patted Gu Xunwei's hand and spoke to her earnestly. Seeing her shy face, she didn't know how to respond for a moment, so she continued,

"Yeah, but it doesn't matter. If you didn't take good care of yourself during the first pregnancy, you can make up for it by paying more attention during the second pregnancy."

Bai Zhi was usually quite thick-skinned, but she blushed when she heard this. She quickly helped Gu Xunwei remind Su, "Madam, this is not appropriate to say now."

It is definitely inappropriate. Although Gu Xunwei and Xie Chengan have been married for several months, they have never consummated their marriage. Now she is talking about having a baby.

Su also realized that her words were a bit too much, so she smiled and explained to her daughter, "Mother is also worried that you won't understand in the future, so she just said it about Gu Qiongsi's matter. Okay, mother won't say it anymore."

In fact, Su still had an idea in her mind, which was to let Gu Xunwei divorce Xie Chengan as soon as possible, and then find a good family to marry into.