Rebirth of the Merchant Woman's Revenge

"You... Gu Xunwei," Xie Chengyu's smile froze immediately, and he pointed at her nose angrily and yelled, "What do you mean by mother owes it? Isn't this all to save face for Xie Chengan? As his daughter-in-law, shouldn't you show some appreciation?"

Xie Chengping also said, "Yes, isn't tomorrow's housewarming party all for An'er? Otherwise, we wouldn't have rushed here so eagerly."

"An'er? Isn't he your younger brother too?" Gu Xunwei's words immediately silenced the two people's complaints.

"Haha, I've really opened my eyes. Merchant women are not presentable. I'll let my brother..." Before Xie Chengyu could finish the rest of the words, she saw Bai Zhi walking towards her with a feather duster in her hand.

She was so scared that she immediately shut up and pulled Xie Chengping out of Xunxiangyuan.

"Sister, what should I do? I have spent all the money I brought with me this time. My husband will scold me when I go back." Xie Chengping said worriedly.

I had originally thought of getting some good things from Gu Xunwei so that my husband wouldn't make things too difficult for me. But now it seems that this won't work.

Xie Chengyu was also helpless. She was no different. However, she really didn't expect that Gu Xunwei would behave like this. She was at a loss for a moment. "Let's see what's left after the banquet is over tomorrow."

The two left in disgrace, but they were both very resentful towards Gu Xunwei in their hearts, and they planned to embarrass Gu Xunwei in front of their mother and brother tomorrow.

It was the first time that Qian planned such a banquet, and the guests were all officials and their wives, so she felt uneasy. Fortunately, she had arranged everything she could think of, but she did not sleep well that night, as she always felt that something was missing.

The next morning, she had dark circles under her eyes again and took her two daughters for another check-up. Only then did she feel a little relieved.

At about three quarters past the hour of Si, guests had already arrived one after another, and Gu Xunwei also appeared beside Qian at the right time.

Although she had put on exquisite makeup, she still looked a little weak. Fortunately, she didn't need to do anything and just helped Qian to welcome guests.

Most of the people who came were Xie Chengan's classmates, mentors, colleagues and superiors in the officialdom. Gu Ziyu naturally did not come because he claimed to be ill. However, Gu Ziheng and his wife actually came from far away with such a proud look on their faces.

As a concubine, it would have been unreasonable for Gu Qiongsi to invite her parents over, but Xie Cheng'an still asked someone to send them an invitation.

"Oh, Wei'er, Second Auntie misses you so much." Mrs. Du came over with a smile on her face, while Mrs. Wu beside her was carrying large and small bags of things in her hands.

There were problems with the business of Gu’s perfume shop, and she was so happy.

"Second Aunt has lost a lot of weight. Was it because those servants didn't have good eyesight when she was kneeling in the ancestral hall and let her starve?" Gu Xunwei felt sick when she saw the other person's smile and she mocked him directly.

"Hey, look at this child..." Mrs. Du was suddenly embarrassed and turned to greet Mrs. Qian.

Gu Ziheng was led by the servant to the men's seats in the front yard.

"It's good that you're here, it's good that you're here." Qian smiled and asked someone to take the gift from Mother Wu's hand. Then she quickly had someone take them through the hanging flower gate and first took them to Gu Qiongsi's yard.

She didn't want to let them start fighting at the gate, so as not to bring shame to the Xie family.

Speaking of which, Xie Rui is almost one month old, but as a concubine's son, he is not qualified to hold a full-month banquet. In addition, the Du couple has been punished to kneel in the ancestral hall, so they have not seen their grandson yet.

Just when most of the guests had arrived, Xie Cheng'an finally saw the person he had been waiting for - Mr. Nanshan.

He was a man in his sixties, with white hair and beard, and he looked like an immortal.

Since they were all welcoming guests at the door, Gu Xunwei also looked at Mr. Nanshan twice more. It seemed that a white light flashed in her mind, but she didn't catch anything.

"Mr. Nanshan, I am Xie Cheng'an, a student, and I am here to greet you." Xie Cheng'an hurriedly stepped forward and politely performed the salute as a junior.

"Well, I came here today at the invitation of Qingzhu, uninvited. I hope you don't mind." Mr. Nanshan stroked his beard and teased with a smile. His eyes swept over Gu Xunwei, and a strange color flashed in his eyes, and then quickly disappeared.

"No, sir, it is a great honor for me to have you come to my humble home. Please come in quickly." Xie Cheng'an said hurriedly.

"Well, I've heard that the number one scholar is handsome and has brilliant writing skills. After seeing him today, I find that he is indeed extraordinary. Haha..." Mr. Nanshan said as he walked into the front yard under the guidance of Xie Cheng'an.

Qingzhu? Haha, Gu Xunwei felt cold in her heart. This Qingzhu must be the name that Gu Qiongsi used when she disguised herself as a man.

Because of this cousin of mine, I don't know when she started to change her handkerchiefs and clothes to green bamboo ones as if to show off her taste.

I didn't expect that a woman dressed as a man would use this as her name. I believe she will also take some action at the banquet today. Thinking of this, Gu Xunwei actually felt a little excited.

At one o'clock in the afternoon, the guests took their seats and the banquet officially began. Gu Xunwei and Qian were entertaining the ladies in the backyard, so they naturally had no idea what had happened in the front yard. However, Bai Zhi went out two or three times and had a general understanding of the situation.

They were not very familiar with each other, especially the people who came today, many of them met for the first time. Qian was not in this circle before, and Gu Xunwei was even less so.

So no one was too relaxed, but a girl about 13 or 14 years old said to her mother, "Mom, look, there's a patch on this table. Hehe, this is the first time I've seen a table with a patch on it."

Her mother looked in the direction her finger was pointing, and saw an inconspicuous spot on the side of the table. It was actually repaired with a piece of wood of the same color, but the growth rings were different, so some places could not be connected, and the color looked lighter.

I can't help but complain in my heart, a top scholar, he could have done well with his talent, but he had to pretend to be rich and hold such a shabby banquet, "Aman, don't talk nonsense."

Her mother sneered, and the little girl was so frightened that she quickly stopped laughing and dared not make fun of him anymore.

However, the other lady sitting next to her, who must be an acquaintance of the little girl's mother, covered her mouth with a handkerchief and whispered to the little girl's mother, "Madam Liu didn't see it just now. There is something more conspicuous on the hanging flower door of Xie's mansion..."