Rebirth of the Merchant Woman's Revenge

After Gu Qiongsi finished speaking, tears started flowing again. This woman who was always calm and composed and could take everything in stride, this time showed her weak side in front of Prince An, and really won Li Junze's heartache.

"Okay, okay, I get it. Don't worry too much. When the King of Japan returns to Beijing later, he will definitely help you vent your anger." Li Junze took the opportunity to put his arm around Gu Qiongsi's shoulders and patted him soothingly.

Gu Qiongsi's eyes moved. She didn't expect that Li Junze would have such thoughts about her. She thought that her reputation was ruined, and as a prince, Li Junze would definitely look down on people like her.

She had never expected that he would have such intentions towards her. This was something she had never even dared to think about before.

However, this is also a good thing, as her next plan will become much simpler.

So she pretended to be extremely sad and hugged Li Junze's waist, "Thank you, Your Highness. Thank you, Your Highness."

Li Junze felt Gu Qiongsi's dependence on him. He looked outside the door inconspicuously and found that no one was coming. So he made up his mind and pressed Gu Qiongsi on the table in the study...

Wen Jiaxiang and Cao Xingwen were waiting anxiously in the back room, and Wen Jiaxiang was pacing back and forth anxiously.

"Could it be that Your Highness has listened to what that woman said again?" Wen Jiaxiang said uncertainly.

He has always had a perception in his mind that this woman, Gu Qiongsi, is not a simple person. Her tricks are one thing after another, and it is not a good thing for His Highness to get too close to her.

On this point, he very much agreed with Mr. Wang's opinion.

Cao Xingwen asked him not to turn around, pointed to another chair, and said, "If they were discussing official matters, His Highness would definitely call us over. In this case, it must be a private matter."

"Private matter? What kind of private matter could there be between His Highness and her?"

"I don't know, it's probably something about Yipinxiang." Cao Xingwen was a thoughtful person. The only private matter between the two of them that he could think of now was Yipinxiang, in which they jointly held shares.

"Oh, that makes sense. Why don't I arrange for someone to go back to Beijing to see if anything happened? Otherwise, this Gu Qiongsi wouldn't have come to Jinzhou for no reason."

Wen Jiaxiang asked uncertainly. This was just a guess.

"Oh, the affairs in Jinzhou are already a mess. Do you still have the energy to take care of those trivial matters? His Highness will definitely have an idea." Cao Xingwen immediately rejected his proposal.

"Besides, there are so many people left in the capital. When we return to the capital, won't we know everything?"

Wen Jiaxiang thought about it and it made sense. Although the two of them argued a lot, it was all because of their different political views. In fact, they had a good relationship in private.

Wen Jiaxiang would listen to Cao Xingwen's opinions on many small matters. After all, Cao Xingwen was five or six years older than him and thought about problems more carefully.

However, the two of them had just sat down and had not even taken two sips of tea when they heard the sound of someone laughing outside the window.

They must be the maids in the prefect's mansion. They didn't know there was someone in the room, so they hid under the window and whispered to each other.

"Your Highness Prince An is so lucky. It's only been a few days since we started providing disaster relief, and now a confidante has come after you. Tsk tsk..."

"What confidante? I think she is just an ordinary woman. Your Highness would not be interested in her, right?"

"Hush, what do you know? The butler just asked me to go in and refill His Highness' tea, but... but..."

"What's the result? Why are you keeping us in suspense at this critical moment? Tell us quickly..."

"Hey, don't pinch me. I heard that noise and I was so scared that I ran out right away."

"Which...what kind of sound?" There must have been two or three little maids who spoke curiously, urging her to continue.

"It's just that kind of sound. Just prepare some hot water later..."

"Oh," several maids immediately understood, and Wen Jiaxiang and Cao Xingwen also understood.

The two of them looked unhappy. In a family like this, the servants taught them no rules. If what they said was true, it seemed that Gu Qiongsi's status was going to change drastically.

Cao Xingwen waited for the maids to leave, and still shook his head in disbelief, "This shouldn't be the case. Your Highness has seen all kinds of women, so how could he fall for a woman whose reputation has been ruined?"

"Oh, Brother Cao, this is not a question of whether or not we should do it, this is a question of how to deal with it." Wen Jiaxiang slammed the table anxiously, and the folding fan in his hand was thrown onto the table with a "bang".

Although they still don't know about Gu Qiongsi's secret brothel in the capital, nor do they know about Yipinxiang's current reputation, they still feel that it is not a good thing for Gu Qiongsi to be with their prince.

"What's so easy to deal with? If His Highness agrees, then we can take that woman as a concubine. If His Highness disagrees, then we can just pretend that nothing happened."

Seeing Wen Jiaxiang's big reaction, as if something big had happened, Cao Xingwen spoke out to comfort him, saying that His Highness is now at an age of vigor and vitality, and it is understandable that he occasionally does something out of line.

"But, she is still Xie Cheng'an's concubine, and I heard that she even gave birth to a son."

"What's the problem with this? Even if she is Xie Cheng'an's legitimate wife, Xie Cheng'an probably wouldn't dare to say a word if Your Highness said so. What's more, she is just Xie Cheng'an's concubine. Who knows, Xie Cheng'an might be hoping that Your Highness would do so."

What Cao Xingwen said was rough but true. Given Xie Chengan's current condition, he really didn't dare to say anything.

Wen Jiaxiang shook his head repeatedly. "It's not an exaggeration to describe a woman like that as notorious. How could Your Highness..., ah..."

In his heart, his loyalty to His Royal Highness Prince An was somewhat shaken at this time, especially when he heard that Gu Qiongsi had done some dirty things with Mr. Nanshan, and her notoriety was known to the whole capital, but His Royal Highness still fell in love with such a person.

Is such a prince worthy of my loyalty and worth my life?

Although Cao Xingwen didn't say it, he actually despised it in his heart. However, he still had a glimmer of hope in his heart, that is, when he returned to the capital, Master Wang would certainly oppose His Highness taking Gu Qiongsi as a concubine.

By that time, the matter between them would have come to an end.

This will not have much impact on the reputation of His Royal Highness Prince An, but Scholar Wang will definitely be angry again.