Rebirth of the Merchant Woman's Revenge

Just when they were enjoying themselves and toasting each other, a maid suddenly came to report that Xie Cheng'an wanted to see them.

Several people stopped what they were doing, and even the expressions on their faces were slightly frozen.

It's already three quarters past midnight. Why did Xie Cheng'an come here?

Gu Ziyu didn't want her birthday party to be disturbed by someone she didn't like, so she said to the maid, "It's too late today, let him come tomorrow."

The maid showed an embarrassment on her face, and then said, "Xie Zhuangyuan said that he had something very important to report to the master."

Gu Xunwei breathed a sigh of relief. She had just thought that Xie Cheng'an had come to give Gu Ziyu a birthday gift and was still thinking about how to refuse. But when she heard that it was an important matter, she realized that she had been overthinking.

How could someone like Xie Chengan remember Gu Ziyu's birthday?

"Take him to the study, I'll be there in a minute." Gu Ziyu said unhappily, and then he apologized to Li Junhao.

"Your Highness, I am so sorry. I will be back soon."

After saying this, he nodded to Su and Gu Xunwei, then he supported the servant and hurried to the study with somewhat unsteady steps.

Li Junhao winked at Sang Mo and asked him to follow him, fearing that Gu Ziyu was drunk and would be led astray by Xie Chengan.

Gu Xunwei and Su were worried that Xie Chengan came here to borrow money.

Xie Cheng'an, who was waiting in the study at this time, was so shocked that he didn't know what to say, because when he was asking for a meeting at the gate of the mansion just now, he seemed to see a man who looked very much like a eunuch walking in and out of the hanging flower gate.

Eunuch? How could there be eunuchs in the Gu Mansion? This was too unbelievable.

Just as he was thinking wildly and guessing various possibilities, Gu Ziyu walked in, supported by a servant.

It was obvious that he had drunk some wine and was a little tipsy.

Is he having a drinking party with someone from the palace in the backyard right now?

Before he could think about it, Gu Ziyu sat on the chair and asked impatiently, "What do you want to talk to me about?"

Gu Ziyu was now too lazy to even call Xie Zhuangyuan. He really looked down on people like Xie Chengan.

What he felt more was regret. He wondered how he could have been so blind to fall in love with such a man and ruined his daughter's life.

Xie Chengan quickly collected his thoughts, and said to Gu Ziyu, "Oh, uncle, it's like this. Xie Chengan has a favor to ask, please agree to it."

"How ridiculous! You and Wei'er have already signed the divorce agreement. Why are you coming to me for help now? Our Gu family is just a merchant family. We can't afford to ask for help from Mr. Xie. Butler Zhu, please show him up."

When Gu Ziyu heard that he had something to ask for, he immediately got angry. Why did he say he had something important to ask him just now?

Zhu Da immediately appeared at the door and extended his hand to Xie Chengan, inviting him in.

When Xie Chengan saw this situation, he immediately weakened, his legs softened and he knelt down, "Uncle, for the sake of my relationship with Wei'er, please save me."

"Save you? What happened?" Gu Ziyu asked in surprise when he heard Xie Cheng'an's words.

Zhu Daye stopped at the right time.

Xie Cheng'an burst into tears immediately. After signing the divorce agreement with Gu Qiongsi, he moved with his mother and son to a small courtyard in the north of the city. Gu Xunwei also gave him all the remaining several hundred taels of silver as promised.

This matter was completely over. If it wasn't really difficult, he would never have come to Gu Ziyu for help.

He really didn't know how to ask Gu Xunwei and Su, so he came to find Gu Ziyu overnight.

"There's something wrong with Yipinxiang's incense. Gu Qiongsi left and we don't know when he'll be back. Now all the customers are gathered at our door, demanding compensation. They said if we can't pay 1,000 taels of silver today, they'll start fighting tonight."

"We rented that small courtyard. The landlord wants to evict us if he sees this situation. Please help us, uncle."

Xie Chengan was crying as he spoke, and Gu Ziyu then realized that there were bruises on the corners of Xie Chengan's mouth and the backs of his hands. It was obvious that someone had assaulted them, so he had to come to him overnight to borrow money.

"Where did Gu Qiongsi go?"

"She said she was going to find a solution. I don't know where exactly she went. Otherwise, she wouldn't have allowed those people to make trouble over there." Xie Cheng'an still chose not to tell the truth.

He naturally knew that Gu Qiongsi went to Jinzhou to visit His Royal Highness Prince An, but there was no way he could tell Gu Ziyu about this.

Zhu Da saw that Gu Ziyu's face was somewhat relaxed, as if he wanted to lend money to Xie Chengan, so he hurriedly asked, "I wonder how much money Xie Zhuangyuan wants to borrow?"

"Eight, eight hundred taels will be enough. I have already given two hundred taels." Xie Cheng'an said immediately, secretly happy in his heart. It turned out to be the right decision to find Gu Ziyu.

"Does Mr. Xie know how much money Yipinxiang owes those customers? If it's eight hundred today and one thousand tomorrow, does Mr. Xie want us to help Yipinxiang pay off the debt?"

Zhu Da continued to ask in a bad tone.

"No, no, that's not it. As long as Gu Qiongsi comes back, they will definitely not cause us any more trouble. Besides, after I get the money this time, they will definitely be quiet for a while."

"What if Aunt Gu never comes back?"

"Ah, that won't happen. She just went out to borrow money. Besides, a shop as big as Yipinxiang is still worth a lot of money even if she doesn't come back."

"Humph, I'm afraid that Mr. Xie is just thinking too well. That shop doesn't belong to Aunt Gu. Can she make the decision?"

Zhu Da has been very concerned about this matter recently, so he knows a lot about it, and naturally he also knows a lot of inside information that Gu Ziyu doesn't know.

However, Gu Ziyu's always shrewd mind, even though he had drunk a little, still enabled him to understand what Zhu Da meant.

Xie Cheng'an's place is a bottomless pit. After I borrowed money for the first time, there will definitely be a second time. The key is that Xie Cheng'an is in this situation now. What can he use to pay back the money?

"Mrs. Gu is a restless woman. I dare not say anything about Xie Zhuangyuan's promise. It is better not to waste time here and borrow money from somewhere else.

The Gu Mansion has no shops now, and they have opened a Chengshan Hall that only spends money but does not earn money. How could they have extra money to help you fill this hole?"

Gu Ziyu's expression changed immediately. He sat up straight, looked at Xie Chengan kneeling on the ground, and directly rejected his request.

Xie Chengan was still unwilling to give up, and shouted loudly, "Uncle, please save me. If I can't borrow the money, they will beat me to death when I go back."