Rebirth of the Merchant Woman's Revenge

Especially after arriving in Jinzhou, they were placed in a carriage at the city gate and left.

Gu Qiongsi couldn't help but frown. Jinzhou City was so big, how could he find King An?

"Sister, I'm home. Where do you want to go? I'll take you there first and then home." The elder sister saw Gu Qiongsi's confused face and knew that this was her first time in Jinzhou. She probably couldn't even tell the directions.

"I, elder sister, can you help me ask around and see if we can find out where His Royal Highness Prince An is?" Gu Qiongsi finally asked her elder sister for help. She had been observing this elder sister for two days and found that she was a kind-hearted person and not a nosy person.

It is certainly possible for me to ask her for help.

The eldest sister was stunned when she heard this. This woman had suffered so much with her and traveled such a long way just to come to Jinzhou to find His Royal Highness Prince An.

"You, you want to look for His Royal Highness Prince An?" the eldest sister asked in surprise.

Gu Qiongsi nodded without further explanation.

Along the way, especially when they arrived near Jinzhou, they saw the bare crops in the fields. After the locusts, all the trees were dead, and even the big trees that were as thick as an embrace had no green left.

It can be seen how serious the locust plague in Jinzhou is. His Royal Highness Prince An was entrusted by the Emperor to come here specifically to help Jinzhou with disaster relief. They had already heard about this in the capital.

Therefore, the eldest sister did not delay too much and took Gu Qiongsi to the city, asking questions as she walked, and finally took her to the residence of Niu Penghai, the prefect of Jinzhou.

Gu Qiongsi was worried that if His Royal Highness Prince An saw her current condition, he would feel it was inappropriate, so she washed up in advance and changed into clean clothes.

The eldest sister looked Gu Qiongsi up and down, and then said, "Well, you look much better now. My family lives in the third house in Gaodi Lane. If you have time, you can come to me. I won't accompany you because I have an old father at home."

Gu Qiongsi thanked her profusely again and took out some change and stuffed it into her eldest sister's hand. Only then did she say goodbye to her eldest sister.

Turning around, she walked to the gate of the prefect's mansion and said to the gatekeeper, "Please help me pass a message to His Royal Highness Prince An, saying that Qingzhu wants to see you."

As she spoke, she handed a silver ingot and a waist badge of Prince An's Mansion to the young man.

When the other party heard that it was to look for His Royal Highness Prince An, his expression immediately changed, he agreed with a smile, took the badge and trotted to the palace to reply.

After a while, Wen Jiaxiang walked out of the mansion. When he looked up, he saw Gu Qiongsi standing in front of the mansion gate.

Although he had changed his attire and looked much more haggard, his standing posture still allowed him to recognize him at a glance.

"Mr. Qingzhu, why...why did you come to Jinzhou?" He didn't believe it just now, but now he was surprised when he saw her in person.

"Brother Wen, I have something to discuss with His Royal Highness Prince An. Is it convenient for him to see me now?" Gu Qiongsi bowed to him before speaking.

Wen Jiaxiang looked at the scorching sun above his head and said, "Let's talk first."

As he spoke, he led Gu Qiongsi into the mansion, and then slowly walked to the back room to wait.

"Your Highness is now discussing disaster relief plans with the prefect and others. It may take a while before he can see you. Please wait a moment." Wen Jiaxiang explained to her, and the servant also poured some tea for Gu Qiongsi.

"Okay, I came all the way here from the capital and found that the disaster is much more serious than I imagined. I wonder if the disaster relief work is going smoothly?" Gu Qiongsi asked about the disaster relief work as a matter of course, and he also took a sip of tea.

She was very thirsty after walking all the way.

"Oh, don't mention it. Even though Jinzhou is His Highness's fiefdom, many things are still difficult to do."

Wen Jiaxiang said briefly, and seeing Gu Qiongsi waiting for him to continue with his eyes wide open, he could only say, "Your Highness will tell you the details later."

He didn't know what His Highness's attitude towards Gu Qiongsi was now, so he didn't know how to say many things. After all, Xie Cheng'an was sent back to the capital from Jinzhou by His Highness Prince An, and that was all the idea of ​​Master Wang.

Gu Qiongsi nodded, then lowered his eyes and stopped talking about this topic.

The news from the capital should not reach Jinzhou so quickly. His Highness is busy with disaster relief here, and it is impossible for him to go back and inquire about those things. I have to think carefully about how to talk about those dirty things.

Wen Jiaxiang did not disturb her thoughts. He opened his folding fan and fanned herself gently.

About half an hour later, His Royal Highness Prince An finally finished his discussion and met Gu Qiongsi in the study specially arranged for him by the prefect.

Although they had only been apart for a few days, when Li Junze saw Gu Qiongsi for the first time, he felt an inexplicable pity in his heart. "Why did you come here in such hot weather? There was a disaster and there are refugees everywhere. What if something happens?"

He asked in surprise when he saw that there was no one else in the room.

Gu Qiongsi didn't wait for him to finish his words, and knelt on the ground with a plop, saying in tears, "Your Highness, Your Highness, Qingzhu came here to ask Your Highness to make the decision for Qingzhu."

From the first moment Li Junze saw her, he had a vague feeling that she seemed to have been wronged and had been holding it in. Only after he asked her did she couldn't help but speak out.

He waved his hand, asking the others to leave, and then reached out to pull Gu Qiongsi up himself, "Tell me what happened slowly."

"Our Yipinxiang was originally doing well, and the incense was well received by customers. But I don't know who tampered with it, and the incense went wrong after only a few days of sales. Now, just because of this incident, we need to compensate those customers with more than 40,000 taels of silver."

"What? There's something wrong with the incense?" Li Junze was shocked. He knew that most incense shops would hang a sign saying "Ten times compensation if the product is fake", which was a symbol of self-confidence. But now such a thing happened.

"Do you know who did this?"

Li Junze narrowed his eyes slightly, murderous intent flashed through his mind. Anyone who could do such a thing must have a big grudge against Gu Qiongsi, and such despicable means also showed that the other party was not a good person.

"Qingzhu doesn't have any evidence, but she speculates that it was done by Xie Chengan's legitimate wife Gu Xunwei."

Gu Qiongsi still decided to throw the dirty water on Gu Xunwei, because she was the one who dared to admit that she had deceived him with the fake perfume recipe.

"Gu Xunwei? Your cousin?"

"Yes, he has always been brooding over the matter between Xie Chengan and me. He used to run an incense shop, so it would be easy for him to do something. We are doomed this time."