Rebirth of the Merchant Woman's Revenge

Gu Qiongsi finally struggled to get up, packed up a little, and went to the prison of Jingzhao Yin to meet his parents in person.

There was nothing more to say, so he just told his mother to take good care of his father and brother, and that he would ask someone to send some things to them when he had the chance.

They had all been subjected to corporal punishment. Gu Ziheng and his son each had one ear cut off, while Du and Dingxiang had half of their ears cut off. The gauze wrapped around their ears was now stained with blood.

At this point, Ding Xiang could no longer conceal her hatred for Gu Qiongsi and started cursing.

Gu Qiongsi didn't care at all. At this time, even if she kept scolding him, it wouldn't cause any harm to him.

Not long after Gu Qiongsi left, Xie Chengan also came.

He really felt sorry for her and perhaps had a trace of guilt towards Dingxiang, so he came to see her before they were exiled and left Beijing.

Ding Xiang knew that she was in her current state because of Xie Chengan's indulgence and greed. She hated Xie Chengan more than Gu Qiongsi.

So, when she saw Xie Chengan coming over, she smiled miserably and finally said, "My husband, Ding Xiang and you are still husband and wife. I have something to say, and I hope my husband can listen to it."

When Xie Cheng'an saw Ding Xiang's miserable appearance and thought of the rumors he had heard that she had syphilis, he felt even more upset.

He walked closer and said, "Lilac, tell me what's going on. Even if you are in exile in the future, you can send me a message if you have any questions."

Ding Xiang nodded perfunctorily, "Okay, Ding Xiang got it."

However, she knew in her heart that with her current physical condition, she might not be able to hold on before she even reaches the place of exile.

"There's something wrong with how Aunt Gu treats the young master. I wonder if my husband has noticed it?"

After hearing what Ding Xiang said, Xie Cheng'an looked at her with some surprise, without commenting, and waited for her to continue.

"I once went to Xiangsiyuan to help her take care of the young master for a long time, and I found that her attitude towards the young master was very cold, even a little disgusted. Even when the young master had a rash, she turned a blind eye and even refused to let him call a doctor.

This... all of this is not in line with common sense. I have been unable to figure out what is going on. Later, I figured it out. There must be something wrong with the child."

Ding Xiang's tone was very firm, but she didn't say anything if there was any problem, leaving it for Xie Chengan to figure out on his own.

Mrs. Du, who was standing by, became angry after hearing what Ding Xiang said. "You bitch, you are already in such a state, but you are still trying to sow discord among others. No wonder you got that disease, it turns out you have done too many bad things..."

As she spoke, she made a gesture to take action, but when she saw the officers outside the cell, she stopped in time.

"Haha, whether I am talking nonsense or not, you can figure it out if you think about it yourself, Madam Gu, why is she so anxious?"

After saying this, Ding Xiang seemed to have used up all her strength. She leaned against the bars of the cell and just looked at Xie Cheng'an, but refused to say anything more.

This man, the only one who attracted me, was the one who hurt me the most. If that was the case, how could I let him go? Since it was painful, let's suffer together.

Xie Cheng'an looked at Ding Xiang's helpless appearance, and based on what she said, he recalled Gu Qiongsi's attitude towards Rui'er during this period of time.

In fact, he had already noticed before that, as a mother, Gu Qiongsi could go for several days without seeing Rui'er and she didn't miss him at all. She even went back to Jianjiayuan halfway and didn't even look at Rui'er.

Now, after Dingxiang's reminder, he already had all kinds of guesses about Gu Qiongsi in his mind.

Yes, when the rash appeared, I discovered it myself and went to see a doctor.

But what could be wrong with Ruier? Was she like this because Ruier might become demented? No, that was not right. When the rash appeared, Ruier was not burned.

Xie Cheng'an came out of Jingzhao Yin's prison with a head full of questions. It was already completely dark and he walked on the commercial street in a daze.

We soon arrived at Yipinxiang and saw that they were not open for business at the time. The door was ajar, with only a dim lantern lit outside.

After hesitating for a long time, he finally stepped into the store.

The first floor was quiet, with no one there. Xie Chengan vaguely heard voices on the second floor, so he quietly went upstairs again.

Jinzi was reporting the situation to Gu Qiongsi, but this time it was all bad news.

"Almost all customers who have paid deposits have canceled their orders, and customers who have completed orders in the past have also said that they will not place orders with Yipinxiang again in the short term."

Jinzi's face was filled with anxiety, and she obviously had not expected that the incident at the brothel would have such a huge impact on Yipinxiang.

Gu Qiongsi also had a very ugly expression on his face. Why was it so difficult for him to make money? He had just started to see some improvement, but things were back to square one so quickly.

"It's okay. At worst, we can just start over again, change the storefront, and continue to operate. As long as there is no problem with our perfume, there will always be people who use our perfume."

Gu Qiongsi encouraged Jinzi, telling them not to lose confidence in themselves.

Jin Zi had no choice but to nod, and took the account book in his hand to Gu Qiongsi, and then said, "Boss, please take a look at the situation in the account book. We can't even pay the deposit now."

Gu Qiongsi then remembered that he had just used all the money he earned to buy those spices, leaving only a few hundred taels of silver for his own use.

"No problem, I'll find a way, you can go to bed early."

Gu Qiongsi had no choice but to leave all the problems to himself and asked Jinzi to leave.

Xie Cheng'an was at the door, listening to their conversation, and he began to feel annoyed with his own suspicion. Gu Qiongsi was solely focused on making money and running the incense shop, but he suspected Ding Xiang just because of a few provocative words from her. He really shouldn't have done that.

Even if she really wasn't close to Rui'er, it must be because she put most of her energy into the incense shop.

When Xie Rui got the rash, she was trying every possible way to help herself get in touch with Mr. Nanshan. Moreover, she was still in confinement at that time and her energy was limited after all. It was understandable that she was a little indifferent to Rui'er.

Thinking of this, Xie Cheng'an walked in, just passing by Jin Zi who was leaving.

"Thank you, Mr. Champion." Jin Zi still politely bowed to him.

"Yeah." Xie Cheng'an agreed briefly, then continued to walk towards Gu Qiongsi.