Rebirth of the Merchant Woman's Revenge

When Gu Xunwei heard that Xie Chengyu and Xie Chengping had an unhappy argument because of the uneven division of the leftovers from the banquet, her attitude towards them became even more disdainful.

How stupid was I in my previous life that I didn't notice the cold-bloodedness of this family and kept hoping that my efforts would be appreciated by them. Haha, it's ridiculous.

"Young Madam, it's almost the first day of April. Do you want to prepare for burning incense in advance?" Chenxiang saw that Gu Xunwei was in deep thought, so he reminded her.

In the past, when Gu Xunwei was still unmarried, she would go to the temple with her mother to burn incense on the first day of April and October every year. I wonder what her plans are this year.

Gu Xunwei's thoughts were still struggling with the experiences of her previous life. When she heard Chen Xiang's question, she slowly raised her head, "April 1st? Oh..."

A look of panic suddenly appeared on her face, and the teacup in her hand slipped off the table. Chenxiang hurried forward to pick it up, but he didn't know that Gu Xunwei remembered the first day of April after she got married in her previous life.

She accompanied Qian to burn incense at the Fahua Temple near the capital. The sky was clear when they went there, but it started to drizzle when they came back. There was nothing serious at first, but the rain lasted for ten days. The drizzle at the beginning turned into heavy rain, and then into a rainstorm.

Although there was no major flood disaster in the capital, the city of Xiangyang under the rule of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was hit by a dam burst, causing three villages downstream to be flooded at night, resulting in more than 40 deaths and injuries, and more than 100 missing.

The prince was naturally punished by the emperor for causing such a big accident due to his lax governance. Although she had no contact with the prince in her previous life, she heard that this incident had a great impact on the prince, causing his prestige in the court to be questioned.

In this life, the prince is her backer, and there is no way Gu Xunwei would allow this to happen. Moreover, after this incident in the previous life, Xiangyang City became the jurisdiction of Prince An. She would not believe it if someone said that it had nothing to do with Prince An and his men.

"Baizhi, come, help me pass a message." Gu Xunwei didn't have time to think about it, and she started looking for Baizhi. There are still seven or eight days until April 1st. If she starts preparing now, she will probably be able to recover some of the losses.

However, she was at a loss as to what kind of reason she should use to make His Royal Highness the Crown Prince believe her.

At the end of the 3-hour period, Gu Xunwei asked Bai Zhi to bring her letter to Sang Mo. At the first quarter of the 4-hour period, just as Gu Xunwei had finished her dinner, Sang Mo appeared in Gu Xunwei's incense-making room.

"Thank you, Madam. His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has seen your letter. He wants to see you." Sang Mo bowed. He came here in a hurry this time and there was no time to ask Bai Zhi to pass on the message, so he just climbed over the wall and came in.

Fortunately, his skills were good enough and he was not discovered.

Gu Xunwei was actually prepared in her heart, but she thought that the prince would probably find an opportunity to meet tomorrow. It happened that she was going back to Liuzhou tomorrow, so she could meet him on the way. She didn't expect that he was so anxious to meet tonight.

"Well, it's not convenient for me to go out now." It was already completely dark, and a backyard girl like Gu Xunwei would never go out now no matter what the reason was.

I guess it's not convenient for His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to leave the palace now.

"Your Highness is very worried now and has been waiting for Madam Xie in Louwailou. I have brought a female guard with me who can help Madam leave the house." Sang Mo gave a brief explanation and extended his hand to make a gesture of invitation.

Gu Xunwei did not hesitate and just said a few simple words to Chenxiang. After Baizhi led Dingxiang away, she left Xunxiang Courtyard and walked all the way to the back door of Xie's mansion.

There was already a female guard waiting by the door. When she saw them coming, she hurried forward and bowed.

Gu Xunwei looked back and saw nothing unusual, then nodded to the female guard. After feeling dizzy for a while, she was led over the wall by the guard.

In fact, if it weren't for this female guard, Bai Zhi could also help her get out of here. However, Bai Zhi is still young and not as strong as the female guard, so it would definitely not be as easy for her to do it as for her.

Li Junhao had been waiting for more than half an hour before Gu Xunwei hurried over. Since this was their first meeting, Gu Xunwei felt that although the prince was a man of few words, he was not a difficult person to get along with, so this time she was not as restrained as last time.

She walked forward and saluted Li Junhao according to etiquette, "Greetings to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."

Li Junhao asked her to stand up, and asked Sang Mo to place a chair for her opposite the tea table. Then he let Sang Mo and Bai Zhi go out first.

Gu Xunwei didn't dare to sit down like that, but she didn't dare to disobey, so she had to sit in a corner of the chair with her back straight.

"How much do you know about the matter between Hu Er and Xie Cheng'an?" Li Junhao still did not ask directly about the content of the letter, but asked about Hu Er.

Thinking about what Gu Xunwei planned when he heard Sang Mo talk about the housewarming party at the Xie Mansion today, and when she first wrote a letter to Xie Cheng'an in the tone of Hu Er, he had some vague guesses that this Mrs. Xie might know something about what was going on between them.

"I don't know much about this matter. I only know that they must have known each other before the imperial examination, but it has never been made public. I also found out about it accidentally from other channels." Gu Xunwei answered truthfully. She still didn't understand why His Royal Highness the Crown Prince suddenly asked about this.

"Hu Er might be related to Prince An. What did you say to him when you helped Hu Er escape last time?" Li Junhao spoke briefly and to the point. These few words really shocked Gu Xunwei.

His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was already investigating the matter between Hu Er and Xie Cheng'an, and it turned out that the person who arrested Hu Er last time was actually the Crown Prince. In this way, I could say that I had accidentally helped His Royal Highness the Crown Prince.

"I...I just told him that the people chasing him seemed to be...Prince An's men."

Gu Xunwei felt a little uneasy, fearing that her good intentions might lead to something worse.

Li Junhao looked straight at the embarrassed woman opposite him. Her behavior was incomprehensible to him, but she had inadvertently helped him a lot.

This story started from the Qionglin Banquet. He guessed that there might be something unusual between Prince An and Xie Chengan, so he asked Sang Mo to investigate, and he found a lot of abnormal situations.

For example, Xie Cheng'an was studying in Liuzhou a year ago, and Liuzhou was the ancestral home of King An's maternal grandfather. When he went to Liuzhou to investigate, he found more clues.

Among them, the one who puzzled Li Junhao the most was this man named Hu Er. He was a commoner with no achievements and no status, but someone discovered that he had unusual contacts with Prince An's maternal grandfather's family.