Rebirth of the Merchant Woman's Revenge

When Xie Cheng'an entered the west wing, the child was being held by Mother Wu, and there was a temporary peace.

However, Gu Qiongsi was sitting on the bed wiping her tears. She had heard what her uncle and aunt had said just now. Her parents were punished to kneel in the ancestral hall because of her. After all, her plan went wrong and she implicated her parents.

"Tsk, what are you doing? You just gave birth, why are you wiping your tears here?"

When Xie Cheng'an saw Gu Qiongsi's look, the softest corner of his heart suddenly ached. After all, she was his favorite person, and he couldn't blame her for all the things happening in the officialdom.

"Sanlang, you finally came to see Si'er. Si'er thought you didn't want us mother and daughter anymore..." Gu Qiongsi wiped her tears and leaned over to hug Xie Cheng'an.

However, the west wing was so cramped that Xie Chengan, with his tall body, couldn't even turn around inside. He stopped halfway through his walk.

"Si'er, don't worry too much. It's just that things in the officialdom have been more difficult these two days, so I haven't come here as often." He finally turned around and sat on the edge of the bed, holding Gu Qiongsi's somewhat cold hand.

"Before, Sanlang would discuss everything with Si'er, but now he refuses to say anything, which makes Si'er think too much."

Gu Qiongsi knew that Xie Cheng'an was worried about official affairs, so he felt a little relieved, but he still said what was in his mind.

"Okay, Si'er, it's all my fault. I'll come to see you and your son when I have time. By the way, I've given my son a name. How about Xie Rui? It's composed of the characters for "eyes" and "valleys", which means understanding and wise."

"Xie Rui, Rui'er? Yeah, that sounds good." Gu Qiongsi finally smiled, and then asked Mother Wu to bring the child over. "Rui'er, your father gave you this name, do you like it?"

Gu Qiongsi gently touched the child's face. The child, who was about to fall asleep, opened his eyes again, wrinkled his face and started crying again.

Xie Chengan, whose expression had eased somewhat, became annoyed again when he heard Xie Rui crying. "Okay, you guys take care of yourself. We'll arrange to move to the new house in the next few days. Then you'll have your own small yard."

"Sanlang, have you encountered a difficult problem? Why don't you tell us and Si'er will help you think of a solution?" Seeing Xie Cheng'an was about to leave as soon as he arrived, Gu Qiongsi hurriedly tried to keep him.

"No need for that. You should just take good care of yourself after the confinement. We can talk about anything after you're done with the confinement." Xie Cheng'an really couldn't bear to hear the baby crying, so he lost the interest to have a chat with Gu Qiongsi.

After he finished speaking, he lifted the door curtain and walked out. He didn't let out a long breath until he reached the door with hanging flowers. The smell and the cramped environment in the west wing were so oppressive that he couldn't breathe.

Shuang Rui had been waiting in front of the Chuihua Gate. When he saw him come out, he quickly stepped forward and said, "Master, Hu Er has been found. Someone saw him at Ruyi Casino on West Street."

"What, Ruyi Casino?" When Xie Cheng'an heard the name, he immediately had a bad feeling. How could Hu Er go to that kind of place?

"Hurry, let's go there now." There was a hint of panic in Xie Cheng'an's tone, and he and Shuangrui quickly walked out the door.

But unfortunately, when they arrived at Ruyi Casino, there was no sign of Hu Er. After asking around, they found out that just a quarter of an hour ago, Hu Er not only lost all the money he had, but also owed a huge sum of money and was captured by debt collectors.

As for where they went and who the debt collectors were, no one could tell for sure. They only said that they seemed to be government officials and yamen runners.

Xie Cheng'an suddenly felt a headache. He hoped that nothing would happen to Hu Er. Even if he died, it would be better than being caught.

While Xie Chengan was getting overwhelmed, Gu Xunwei was already sitting in the reception room of Yaxiangzhai with her parents.

"Wei'er, what exactly are you planning to do? Why make it so complicated?" Su couldn't wait to ask.

A few days ago, she and her husband received a letter from their daughter, asking them to arrange for someone to reveal the news that Gu Qiongsi was pregnant and hiding in the west of the city to the Liuzhou County Magistrate's legitimate wife, Lady Mou. That Aunt Li was sent by Lady Mou to cause trouble for Lady Du.

Su had naturally heard about the conflicts between the two of them, and they had even had a quarrel at a banquet. Unexpectedly, Mou was very efficient in her work, and Aunt Li went to see her the next day.

The letter also asked them and their spouses to go to Beijing in the next two days and make a bigger fuss about the matter so as to get an explanation from the Xie family.

But they had a big fight today, and no one knew what Wei'er was going to do.

"Don't worry, mother. Let your daughter tell you in detail." Gu Xunwei asked Bai Zhi to go to the restaurant to pack a few plates of wine, dishes and meals, and then she began to tell you in detail.

The lecture lasted until 1 p.m., and Su was completely confused.

Gu Ziyu understood, he nodded and said, "Father has long planned to reduce our business performance. Without support and power, the more wealth we accumulate, the more people will be jealous.

But Wei'er's idea is more far-reaching than what I have considered. Very good, I will definitely support it."

"But why did Wei'er suddenly have such a plan?" Gu Ziyu and Su were very curious as to why Gu Xunwei suddenly changed from a simple and quiet girl into a far-sighted person.

Gu Xunwei's eyes dimmed, but she still told her story of her past life word for word. However, she was only talking about the scenes she saw in her dreams, which was before she knew about Gu Qiongsi.

After waking up from the dream, I didn't take it seriously, but I still sent someone to look for my cousin. I didn't expect that things would develop just as I saw in the dream. Therefore, I took everything that happened in the dream seriously.

"Since you know they will treat you like this, why do you insist on staying in the Xie family? Why don't you come back to Liuzhou with us?" Su said worriedly.

"Don't worry, mother. I still have some things to settle with them. Also, I can take this opportunity to gain a foothold in the capital, which will also pave the way for the development of our Gu family in the capital in the future." Gu Xunwei patted the back of Su's hand soothingly.

"Yes, ma'am, when we go back this time, we have to give twice as much to the second brother and his wife. In fact, I know in my heart that they have been coveting our recipe, but we didn't take it seriously before. Now it seems that we have to be on guard." Gu Ziyu sighed and shook his head.

When Gu Xunwei heard her father say this, she was very moved by her parents' unconditional trust in her. She took out the recipe from her arms and gently pushed it in front of her father.

Gu Ziyu reached out and picked up the book with puzzled eyes. He only glanced at it twice and couldn't take his eyes off it. "What is this recipe...?"

Gu Xunwei didn't say much, just said that she accidentally saved a person and this was that person's gift of gratitude to her.

"Hahaha, this recipe should be the secret recipe and refining method of making incense in the palace of the previous dynasty. If it is combined with our Gu family's recipe, our Gu family's incense-making skills will only become more mature. I'm afraid their Lian family will be surpassed by us."

Gu Ziyu laughed happily, but then felt something was wrong, so he continued, "Just as you said, Wei'er, we will shrink and start a new business, but you must be more careful in the Xie family, understand?"

Gu Xunwei nodded, "After father returns to Liuzhou, he will also study the refining method of this incense recipe carefully. Wei'er will also study it herself. Then we can compete with each other to see who makes the better incense."

"Okay, for half a year." Seeing his daughter's innocent smile, Gu Ziyu couldn't help but feel distressed again. What kind of heartbreak had she experienced that made her plan so many things? His daughter had finally grown up.

When Su saw the father and daughter clapping their hands together after they finished talking, she couldn't help but be curious about the contents of the incense recipe, but Gu Ziyu quickly hid it in his arms.

"It's getting late. Your father and I are going back now. You should go home early too." Although she was reluctant, Su still said her farewell words.

At this time, Bai Zhi walked in from outside, holding two cages in her hands, each with a few pigeons.

"Father and Mother, these are carrier pigeons. I have asked Bai Zhi to feed them at the new house for a few days. You can take a few back with you. If there is anything urgent, you can send them by carrier pigeons." Gu Xunwei handed one of the cages to the servant behind her father.