Rebirth of the Merchant Woman's Revenge

They shouted, "Thank you, Your Majesty, thank you, Your Excellency."

Lord Niu gave a bitter smile. They should thank Wangyu Tower the most, not the Emperor and himself.

The disaster relief grain arranged by the emperor has not arrived yet, while the grain gathered from the ten states in Wangyu Tower has already arrived. What an irony.

Although he was reluctant, he still rushed back to the prefect's mansion and reported what had just happened to Li Junze. "I have arranged for the guards to set up porridge stalls outside the four city gates. We can start distributing porridge tonight."

Li Junze's eyes were sinister. What was the origin of Wangyu Tower? Why did they come here to show off at this time? Wouldn't this just cause trouble for themselves?

Moreover, at a time like this, if I use their grain to provide porridge, if this gets to the ears of my father, he will definitely think that there is something wrong with my relief grain. How should I explain this matter?

Thinking of this, he looked at Wen Jiaxiang, but Wen Jiaxiang shook his head almost imperceptibly. There was still no news about their grain, and the people who went out to purchase grain had not been contacted for the time being.

Seeing this situation, Li Junze still wanted to stop Niu Penghai from distributing porridge tonight, or even wait until tomorrow morning. He had to wait until his disaster relief food arrived.

However, Niu Penghai just said that he had already arranged people to set up the porridge stall, and it was too late even if he wanted to stop it now.

"Setting up a porridge stall and distributing porridge, such a big thing, why did Lord Niu take the initiative to do it? Does he treat it as a decoration of the royal family?" Li Junze asked in a cold tone.

After hearing this, Niu Penghai immediately knelt on the ground timidly and kowtowed repeatedly, saying, "Your Highness Prince An, please calm down. It was my fault for not thinking carefully. I was so happy about the food that I lost my mind. Please punish me."

He took all the responsibility on himself and accepted it even if he was punished.

This was also the reason why he insisted on arranging the setting up of the porridge stall before coming to report to Li Junze. At this time, it was too late even if he wanted to stop it.

Li Junze grabbed the teacup beside him and smashed it to the ground. He was so angry that he couldn't vent it, because apart from what he had just said, there was nothing wrong with Niu Penghai's matter.

After all, Wangyu Tower provided food and entrusted the government office to set up a porridge stall to distribute porridge. Lord Niu had no reason to postpone this matter until tomorrow.

Seeing that he was angry, the others also knelt on the ground and asked him to calm down.

"Get out, all of you get out." Li Junze roared, and Lord Niu left the mansion with his adjutant and went directly to the north gate to continue supervising the guards setting up the porridge stall.

The grain sent by Wangyu Tower this time amounted to thirty carriages. The grain collected from various states was also marked with different brands. It was obvious that they were doing their best to do this.

This touched Niu Penghai's heart even more. As the saying goes, when one side is in trouble, all sides will come to its aid. Now that Jinzhou has suffered such a great disaster, only Wangyu Tower has come to donate. Even the nearby county and prefecture governments are worried that they will be affected, so they all hold on to their grain bags tightly and refuse to let go.

The more times like this, the more precious Wangyulou's behavior becomes. After all, they were able to receive so much food. If they transported it to Jinzhou and sold it at a high price, they would have no way to do anything about it. However, they donated it unconditionally.

"Regarding this matter, I must write a memorial to the emperor, begging him to grant me the Wangyu Tower." Niu Penghai whispered to the adjutant beside him.

The adjutant nodded repeatedly, "Such a heroic act is indeed rare. These disaster victims are saved."

Gu Qiongsi had no idea that so many things were happening outside. He slept soundly and when he opened his eyes again, it was already around 11 p.m.

Li Junze still hadn't come back. The maid had considerately put some food on her table. She must have seen that she was asleep so she didn't wake her up.

Gu Qiongsi was a little confused. After eating a few bites of food, he called the maid who was serving outside the door.

"Has His Royal Highness Prince An ever come back?"

"Reply girl, never come back."

Gu Qiongsi became even more confused after hearing this. Perhaps she should have had some feeling since she entered the palace that Prince An's disaster relief efforts did not seem to be going smoothly. Now it seems that it has come true.

"Then do you know where His Highness is now?" Gu Qiongsi asked.

"This seems to be the study in the front yard."

So after washing up, Gu Qiongsi went to the study in high spirits. After knocking on the door and entering, he saw Li Junze, Wen Jiaxiang and Cao Xingwen discussing something.

The faces of the three people seemed to be not looking good.

"What happened? What happened to you?" Gu Qiongsi asked in confusion after he and Li Junze finished their greetings.

Wen Jiaxiang stood up from his chair and gave her the chair closest to Li Junze. He then briefly told her what had happened today.

"Food donated by Wangyu Tower?" Gu Qiongsi couldn't help but frown. She didn't expect such a thing to happen, and she didn't expect that Wangyu Tower, a mere merchant, could do such a thing.

The key point is that it has only been in business for a short time and it is not even a royal merchant. Where does it get such strength?

"I have always been wondering who the manager behind Wangyu Tower is, but after searching for a long time, I still can't get any definite information. I wonder if Your Highness knows?" Gu Qiongsi looked at Li Junze.

After all, the people I know are all mixed, and the sources of information are all from the common people. The information from His Highness is much more reliable.

Li Junze still shook his head. Wen Jiaxiang replied, "There are so many small shops like this in the capital. Your Highness's main focus is not on business, so naturally he won't pay too much attention to them."

Gu Qiongsi also thought of this, so she continued, "The rumor among the people is that the owner behind Wangyu Tower is very powerful and seems to have some relationship with His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, otherwise the Eastern Palace would not be their biggest customer."

"What? Is it Li Junhao again?" Li Junze asked viciously.

"Your Highness," Gu Qiongsi said as she sat beside him, "This is just some speculation among the people, it may not be true, but I have secretly investigated some information."

Li Junze immediately raised his eyes and stared at Gu Qiongsi, waiting for her to tell him the news.

"Gu Ziyu, the owner of Wangyu Tower, must know about it, because all the ten or so incense shops he has run over the years have been sold to Wangyu Tower. This is also the reason why Wangyu Tower was able to expand rapidly and open stores in ten states and counties in a short period of time."