Rebirth of the Merchant Woman's Revenge

After hearing what Gu Xunwei said, Qian stood up again, "What happened?"

"Alas," Gu Xunwei sighed before she spoke, "I was counting on the revenue from the two shops this month to supplement my family expenses, but who knew that since more than ten days ago, the income has been decreasing day by day. This will definitely not work."

"How could this happen? Then you should go and take a look." When Qian heard that her income had decreased, she immediately stopped talking and urged Gu Xunwei to go out.

Li Junhao was taking a walk in the courtyard of the East Palace at this time. Sang Mo trotted in, and when he saw Li Junhao in the courtyard, he hurriedly stopped and stepped forward to salute.

"Greetings, Your Highness. I have just received news that Jinxiu Pavilion, no, its name is now called Wangyu Tower, and it will open tomorrow." Sang Mo reported hurriedly.

Li Junhao just paused for a moment and then continued walking. It was not a big deal, but Sang Mo came to report the progress to him every day.

"Well, Madam Xie sent someone to tell your Highness that he needs to arrange an accountant." Sang Mo scratched his head and said hesitantly.

Logically, this is a routine operation for two people to work together. It is also reasonable for Gu Xunwei to suggest that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince arrange an accountant, but it is always a bit too formal.

Li Junhao stopped and fixed his eyes on the ginkgo tree at the door. "No."

"Okay, I'll reply right away." Sang Mo was delighted after hearing the reply from His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. This showed that he fully trusted Madam Xie.

"Wait," Sang Mo was stopped by Li Junhao again.

"What happened to the Suzhou governor Jian Liangce?"

"I have been secretly investigating this matter these days, and it is clear that it is a trap." Sang Mo replied somewhat depressed.

"Those who came to file a complaint were killed outside the capital city without any explanation. After that, there was no news at all. The evidence they carried that was said to be that Lord Jian had taken bribes and embezzled money also disappeared."

The situation became increasingly clear. It was a trap set for His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. As long as they were caught, they could frame the Crown Prince for murder and silence him. Even if they had a hundred mouths, they would not be able to explain themselves.

These are minor matters. It would be terrible if it affected His Highness' position as the crown prince.

Although the incident was within his expectations, Li Junhao still felt a little angry. The other party had set up a trap to frame him, and more than a dozen lives were lost.

"It's time to give them some trouble. Go and call the Shaoqing of Dali Temple over." Li Junhao waved his hand, and Sang Mo immediately grinned.

"I understand. I'll arrange it right away." Sang Mo said and left quickly.

Li Junhao's eyes flickered. He had always known how heartless the royal family was. He didn't expect that while his father was still in good health, someone could no longer hold back and was eager to take action against him.

When Gu Xunwei hurried to Yaxiangzhai, Shopkeeper Li was in the front hall dealing with two customers' returns, saying that the scent of the incense they bought was not as long-lasting as before.

Shopkeeper Li had a thin layer of sweat on his forehead. He carefully explained to the customer, but he did not get the other party's understanding. Finally, he had no choice but to return the goods to the other party and compensate the customer double.

When I returned to the back hall, I saw Gu Xunwei drinking tea leisurely, so I hurried forward to greet her.

"Young Master, we have controlled the proportion of defective incense sold in our shop to about 10%. Even so, we have almost achieved the effect you wanted." Shopkeeper Li wiped the sweat off his forehead and said to Gu Xunwei.

"Well, that's great. Liuzhou has already started working on this matter. My father is ill, and the ten incense shops in the five counties under his control are in almost the same situation." Gu Xunwei was very relaxed. She was able to make a decision so quickly because she was well prepared.

Bai Zhi walked in and whispered to Gu Xunwei, "The other side replied that there is no accountant."

Gu Xunwei's expression froze for a moment, but she quickly adjusted herself. Was His Royal Highness the Crown Prince asking her to let go and do her job well? Did he mean that he trusted her?

How much points should be given can be decided by Gu Xunwei?

She didn't dwell on this question too much, but asked Shopkeeper Li, "Is Wangyulou already open?"

"Yes, Shopkeeper Xiaobai has already started the preliminary publicity. I believe everyone should know about it in the next few days." Shopkeeper Li replied with a smile.

Shopkeeper Xiaobai was a child he brought up personally. He had a quick mind and was active, so he was very relieved about him.

"Well, that's good. The Xie family will hold a housewarming party tomorrow. Remember to do this..." Gu Xunwei nodded and whispered a few instructions to Shopkeeper Li.

Seeing Manager Li nod, Gu Xunwei took Baizhi and Chenxiang out of Yaxiangzhai.

On the street, Gu Xunwei saw the Wangyu Building which had opened with great fanfare. Not only were the exterior and interior decorations brand new, but even when passing by its door, one could smell the pleasant scent of cold plums.

"Young Madam, this smells so good." Bai Zhi shrugged her nose hard, took two deep sniffs, and couldn't help but sigh.

Yes, this flavor is exactly what Gu Xunwei did based on the Gu family's fragrance recipe, using the preparation method in the recipe book given by Sang Mo, so that the flavor of cold plum fragrance can be spread over a wider range, while the taste is still elegant.

"If you like it, I'll give you two boxes when we get back home." Gu Xunwei smiled and got into the carriage with them.

Chen Xiang said worriedly, "Madam, when we return home, if Madam and Young Master know that our two shops have no profit, will they make things difficult for you?"

"Don't worry, we still have the IOU of three thousand taels from the Xie family. They dare not do that." Gu Xunwei patted Chenxiang's hand to comfort him.

She herself began to think about tomorrow's banquet.

When they returned to Xie's house, they found that they had indeed worried too much, because Qian no longer had much energy to pay attention to them.

Xie Chengan's two sisters, Xie Chengyu and Xie Chengping, both returned to the Xie Mansion with their children.

Thinking it was the housewarming party tomorrow, Qian had someone send invitations to both of her daughters in advance, and the two of them returned to Xie's house a day in advance.

As soon as Gu Xunwei got off the carriage, a servant came to report. She nodded slightly and let Bai Zhi reward her with two silver melon seeds. She did not go to Rongdeyuan, but went directly back to her own Xunxiangyuan.

She didn't have a good impression of Xie Chengan's two sisters.

In their previous life, the two would also return to the Xie Mansion during the holidays. Xie Chengyu was the eldest sister, five years older than Xie Chengan. She married a Jinshi at an early age, and all the betrothal gifts she received were used to support Xie Chengan's studies.

Xie Chengping is the second sister, two years older than Xie Chengan. Her husband is a seventh-rank official in the Imperial College, twelve years older than her, and she is the second wife.

Unsurprisingly, all of her betrothal gifts were used to support Xie Cheng'an's studies.