Rebirth of the Merchant Woman's Revenge

After sending Li Junze away, Wang Zhuo instructed Ji Ping, "Go to Fengyue Pavilion in Liushui Lane. If you can find the woman named Gu Qiongsi, kill her without mercy."

Ji Ping opened her eyes wide in surprise. The master had just agreed with the Third Prince to take her into the harem.

But before he could ask, Wang Zhuo urged, "Why are you still in a daze? Go quickly and do it cleanly. Don't let Ze'er find out."

"Yes." Ji Ping agreed, turned around and left.

A woman like that is not even worthy of carrying shoes for Ze'er, yet she still dreams of entering the harem. It's really ridiculous.

My son will be the most supreme person in the Great Chu State in the future, and he deserves the best woman in the world.

Thinking of this, Wang Zhuo couldn't help but relax a little. As long as Li Junze had such enthusiasm, he would be willing to do anything.

Just when he sat down and wanted to have a sip of tea, Ji Ping came back again.

"Master, a source in the palace has leaked a piece of news that the twelve-piece folding screen in the storeroom of the East Palace of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was given to Gu Ziyu of the Gu family."

"what?"

Wang Zhuo was surprised. That screen was a rare treasure. He and Li Junze had coveted it for a long time. Finally, the screen was awarded to Li Junhao by the emperor.

If Li Junhao really gave such a treasure to Gu Ziyu, then the relationship between them might be more than just a cooperative one.

After all, no matter how profitable Wangyu Tower was, it had only been open for a few months. The money it earned was no match for the value of the twelve-piece screen.

Ji Ping quickly added, "It happened in August. At that time, they only knew that the twelve-piece screen was taken out of the palace. They only found out in the past two days that it was sent to Gu's house."

After hearing this, Wang Zhuo couldn't help but frown and ponder. It seemed that there was some other hidden secret in this matter, which forced him to take it very seriously.

Especially at this time, every decision may affect the final outcome of the matter.

"Okay, I see. It seems that we have underestimated the position of the Gu family in the heart of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince..." Wang Zhuo muttered in a low voice.

Next came those who were sent to assassinate Gu Qiongsi, who returned to report after the assassination failed.

This result was not unexpected, and was not even as shocking to him as the previous news.

"Re-deploy the personnel in the capital, especially the Gu Mansion. Send me a few people to monitor it day and night. If anyone from Li Junhao comes in or out, report it immediately."

Wang Zhuo was not angry because he let Gu Qiongsi run away. After all, this could be done at any time. Instead, he had to find out what was going on with the Gu family.

"Yes, sir." Ji Ping agreed, looked at Hu Ziping, and the two left together.

Hu Ziping asked in confusion, "What's the situation at the Gu Mansion? We are already seriously short of manpower. How many more people should we send over?"

Ji Ping shook his head and said nothing more. After all, if Wang Zhuo didn't tell him about the Gu Mansion, he certainly wouldn't tell him. "The master must have his reasons for making such an arrangement."

As he was speaking, Wang Yucheng walked in from the door, holding a birdcage in one hand, with a Wuxi Mahe starling in the cage.

Seeing the two of them coming over, Wang Yucheng smiled and said to the starling, "Come on, come on, say hello."

Both of them stopped and greeted Wang Yucheng, and then they heard the mynah bird shouting in a loud voice, "Good luck, good luck..."

Wang Yucheng smiled and handed the myna a pumpkin seed. "How is it, Steward Ji? I spent a lot of money to buy this myna. How is it?"

Ji Ping's face was full of black lines. The master has reached such an important moment, and this gentleman is still playing with birds?

"Okay, very good." Ji Ping replied perfunctorily with a smile on his face.

Wang Yucheng had already entered the reception room carrying the birdcage. Wang Zhuo was sitting on a chair with his eyes closed, resting, while also thinking about and deducing every step of their plan.

Suddenly, a strange cry was heard, "The fire is coming, the fire is coming..."

He was startled at once, and when he opened his eyes he saw Wang Yucheng holding a birdcage and scolding the starling.

"Not this sentence, not this sentence, it's wrong..."

"Cheng'er, what are you doing? Where did you get this bird?" Wang Zhuo looked at the starling unhappily.

"Father, this is a pet of one of my colleagues. He had other things to do and couldn't take care of it, so I took it. It can say a lot of auspicious words. Come on, come on,"

As Wang Yucheng spoke, he lowered his head to tease the starling, "Come on, say a few auspicious words."

"Master, this is disgusting..."

When the mynah bird spoke, it was actually imitating the voice of a concubine, which was full of seduction, making Wang Yucheng a little anxious.

Wang Zhuo also closed his eyes and suppressed his anger. He thought that his stupid son must have been cheated out of a lot of money again.

"Okay, Cheng'er, take him away. Father has met him." Wang Zhuo didn't have time to be angry with him. He only had that much money anyway, so he could spend it however he wanted.

"Well, okay," Wang Yucheng agreed, and just as he was about to leave, he stepped back and asked cautiously,

"In half a month, it will be my mother's death anniversary. I would like to take a few days off to go to Lingyin Temple to chant sutras and pray for my mother. Would you like to go with me?"

Wang Zhuo was stunned. Was it so soon the anniversary of his wife's death? He was so busy that he had forgotten about it.

However, after counting the days, I'm afraid I won't have the time in half a month.

"Cheng'er, your father has some important matters to attend to this year and needs to stay in Beijing. He may not be able to go. I will accompany you next year." Wang Zhuo said apologetically.

Wang Yucheng was a little disappointed, but he nodded anyway. He was about to go out with the bird cage when he heard the starling in the cage yelling again, "You little goblin, you little goblin..."

Gu Qiongsi saw that, through his unremitting efforts and persistence, the operation of Fengyue Pavilion had been getting more and more on the right track, with the daily turnover also increasing steadily.

Everything was moving in a good direction, but at this time, news suddenly came out that Li Junze was in contact with her.

This is not a rare thing, but once it is spread by those with ulterior motives, her identity will definitely be exposed.

So, when the person sent by Li Junze came to deliver the message, Gu Qiongsi had already simply packed his bag and was preparing to leave.

After hearing those rumors, she felt even more helpless. Why did something like this happen to Fengyue Pavilion, which she had worked so hard to run and finally had some revenue?