Rebirth of the Merchant Woman's Revenge

"You, come with me to the study and talk." Xie Cheng'an didn't want to explain Hu Er's matter in front of everyone, so he was about to leave.

Chen Xiang's voice sounded at the right time, "Please ask the housekeeper to write an IOU to the young lady."

Xie Cheng'an staggered and would have fallen if Shuangrui hadn't held him up. He turned around to look at Chenxiang, and saw her bowing to the housekeeper with a calm face.

"You, Gu Xunwei, are really a good housewife." Xie Cheng'an was so angry that his whole body was shaking, but he couldn't say anything else. In the end, he still flicked his sleeves and went into the study.

Although Gu Xunwei took out the silver bills to help him out, Xie Cheng'an did not feel the slightest gratitude towards Gu Xunwei at this moment.

Gu Xunwei was listening to Chenxiang's narration in Xunxiang Courtyard, especially when she saw Xie Chengan's expression at that time, she finally sorted out a lot of the unhappiness in her heart these days.

"Why hasn't Bai Zhi come back yet? You should go to the gate to pick her up. Nothing else should happen." Gu Xunwei then remembered that Bai Zhi should be back by about time, but there was no movement yet.

"Madam, I'm back." Bai Zhi's voice sounded at the door at the right time, and then the door was opened.

Gu Xunwei's upturned mouth corners paused slightly when she saw Bai Zhi's expression, "What happened? Why do you look a little unhappy?"

Bai Zhi closed the door, pouting a little frustrated, but still said to Gu Xunwei, "Well, the people who came to make trouble today were not the ones my brother had arranged. It was Chief Sang who heard about this and insisted on replacing them with his people pretending to be from Ruyi Casino. I had no choice but to do this."

As she spoke, she handed back to her the three hundred taels of silver that Gu Xunwei had given to those big men.

Chen Xiang's expression also turned ugly. "I was wondering why the people that Brother Zhu is looking for look so much like people from the gambling house. They all have thick faces and a bandit vibe. It turns out that they are the people that Chief Sang is looking for."

Gu Xunwei crumpled the handkerchief in her hand into a ball, not knowing how to react to this matter. She could only comfort Bai Zhi, "Chief Sang is kind-hearted. This is fine. You can help me send some thank-you gifts to Chief Sang in the future."

Bai Zhi was reluctant. How could one do good things without thinking and then be thanked in the end? But she still nodded and went to the side to sulk.

Gu Xunwei shook her head and could only say to herself in her heart, "Alas, I owe His Royal Highness the Crown Prince another favor, so I can only work harder to make money for him."

"Young Madam, there is one more thing I don't know..." Chenxiang spoke hesitantly, interrupting Gu Xunwei's thoughts.

"Go ahead."

"Yes, during the banquet, Mr. Nanshan's servant secretly inquired about Qingzhu and you, the young madam. Fortunately, the servant was smart and didn't say anything. He also told me in time." Chenxiang felt that this matter was related to the young madam, but he didn't know whether the other party's intentions were good or bad, so he hesitated for a moment.

Gu Xunwei was also stunned after hearing this. It was within her expectation that Mr. Nanshan would inquire about Qingzhu, but why did he inquire about her?

Mr. Nanshan?

Gu Xunwei repeated the name silently, trying to find information about this person in her memories of her previous life, but unfortunately, she still found nothing.

At the same time, Gu Qiongsi in the study opened his eyes wide in horror, "Sanlang, what did you say? Is it the letter that Hu Er handed to you?"

Xie Chengan angrily took the letter out of his arms and threw it hard on the desk.

Gu Qiongsi didn't care about anything else. She quickly opened the envelope and read the contents of the letter carefully. Then she began to shake her head, "Sanlang, no, this is not Hu Er's handwriting."

"What?" Xie Cheng'an jumped up from his chair in disbelief, walked to Gu Qiongsi's side, and looked at the letter paper again. He was so scared at the time that he forgot to observe the handwriting carefully.

"Are you sure this isn't Hu Er's handwriting?"

"Yes, and Hu Er will definitely not disclose your relationship with him to others. There must be something fishy about this matter." Gu Qiongsi said anxiously.

She had put so much effort into inviting Mr. Nanshan, but she didn't expect that the housewarming party would be ruined in the end. She was afraid that after this incident, Xie Cheng'an's official reputation was almost ruined, and it would be difficult to turn it around.

"Shuangrui," Xie Cheng'an turned around and shouted outside the door, and Shuangrui soon appeared in the study.

"Go check and see if the people who caused trouble at home today are from Ruyi Casino." Xie Cheng'an ordered angrily.

Shuangrui took the order and quickly left the study.

Then, Xie Cheng'an walked back and forth in the study anxiously. Everything that happened today was weird, and it was similar to the situation in Tongluo Lane in the west of the city that day. The person behind the scenes must be the same person.

But who is this person? He actually knows the relationship between me and Hu Er, but he does not make it public. Instead, he hides in the dark and waits for an opportunity to act. It is really terrifying when you think about it carefully.

Only about a cup of tea later, Shuang Rui rushed in. He was a little out of breath because of his haste. "Master...Master, this is not good."

After he entered the room, he saw Xie Chengan's anxious expression, and without caring about anything else, he said directly, "When I went to Ruyi Casino to inquire, they clearly said that they did not send anyone to our Xie Mansion today."

Although he had expected this situation, after hearing it, Xie Cheng'an still punched the corner of the table, causing the pens, ink, paper and inkstone on the table to move out of place.

"Sanlang, don't be anxious. We have to think carefully about how to deal with the following things. Since the other party knows about what happened between us and Hu Er, they have grasped our vital point. This matter can be big or small, so we have to be on guard." Seeing that Xie Cheng'an was impatient, Gu Qiongsi had to calm him down first.

"Of course I know what you said, but how can we find out who is behind this now?" Xie Cheng'an frowned and began to pace around the study anxiously again.

"Don't worry, Si'er will get ready and go to Nanshan Academy to explain to the teacher and see if we can salvage something." Gu Qiongsi had to say.

Xie Chengan stopped immediately after hearing this, then stepped forward and held Gu Qiongsi's hands, saying gratefully, "Si'er, you are still the best to me. I will let Shuangrui accompany you there."

Gu Qiongsi nodded. Mr. Nanshan was a person who attached great importance to his reputation. He didn't know whether he was still willing to give Xie Chengan and himself a chance after what happened. If he didn't want to see him again, it was understandable.

"Si'er has to go back to Xiangsiyuan first. She needs a poem as a stepping stone." Gu Qiongsi leaned over and saluted Xie Cheng'an, then left the study with a serious face and returned to Xiangsiyuan with her mother, Mrs. Du.