Rebirth of the Merchant Woman's Revenge

When Gu Xunwei heard him say this, she understood what he meant. He was thinking about the special smell, so he wanted to see if he could make perfume with iris roots.

So she smiled and said to Li Junhao, "Your Highness, thank you for your trouble. Gu Xunwei is very grateful."

Iris root of this top quality is an extremely scarce product and cannot be bought even if you have money.

After hearing what his daughter said, Gu Ziyu couldn't help but admire her daughter's solid basic skills even more.

Since I was brought up by my father since I was young, I have been exposed to very few varieties of spices and herbs, especially those herbs that I would never use.

I didn't expect that Wei'er actually took to heart what I said to her that year.

I once told her, "If we want to develop new fragrances, there is a shortcut, and that is herbs. Each of them has its own unique flavor."

Presumably, Gu Xunwei has been developing new fragrances since she opened Wangyu Tower, so she must have come into contact with these herbs a lot.

Li Junhao's gaze towards Gu Xunwei was almost tearful, and the smile in his eyes became even deeper. If it weren't for the presence of Gu Ziyu and his wife, he would have reached out and held Gu Xunwei in his arms.

After all, I was still jealous of what she said just now about worrying that Xie Chengan wouldn't be able to survive the winter.

He must be punished anyway.

He hasn't seen me for several days, and he doesn't even think about me. He's still thinking about that damn Xie Chengan.

Although he was complaining in his heart, Li Junhao sat down openly and said to Gu Ziyu,

"Uncle may not know that I may have to live next door in the future. The Ministry of Works will come over to renovate the yard in the next month or so. I hope you will forgive me for disturbing you."

Su looked at Gu Ziyu in surprise. The place where their mansion was located was not Chaoyang Road where high-ranking officials and nobles lived. Would Li Junhao really choose to build his palace next door?

Gu Ziyu said, "Your Highness is too polite. I am honored to be your neighbor."

Although he spoke in official language, Gu Xunwei could sense what her father was going to say next from his words.

As expected, Gu Ziyu then asked, "Your Highness, two days ago my daughter sent a message to Xie saying that Your Highness has already given 40% of the shares to the court. Currently you only have 10% of the shares in Wangyu Tower. Is this true?"

Li Junhao glanced at Gu Xunwei again, then nodded, "Uncle is right, the Gu family is now the largest shareholder of Wangyu Tower."

"This... is absolutely unacceptable. My Gu family is just a merchant family. How dare we take over the majority of Wangyu Tower? Xie and my daughter have discussed it and decided to divide the remaining 60% of the shares equally with Your Highness. How do you think?"

Gu Ziyu was flattered and her heart was beating fast.

And he looked at Li Junhao with hope, hoping to get his affirmative answer.

However, Li Junhao did not answer, but looked at Gu Ziyu, "Uncle, you are worrying too much. We are working together in Wangyu Tower. It doesn't matter who is higher or lower in status. After all, the Gu family has contributed the most.

If we divide it equally, wouldn't the imperial court take the lion's share? Do you still want to go to the palace every month to report to them?"

This sentence immediately blocked Gu Ziyu's next words, but he was still a little nervous about becoming the largest shareholder of Wangyu Building.

So he could only turn to Gu Xunwei for help.

"Father, what His Highness said makes sense. Moreover, His Highness owns countless shops, and this Wangyu Building is just one of them. He will definitely not argue with us too much."

Gu Xunwei noticed Gu Ziyu's gaze, but did not try to persuade Li Junhao. Instead, she advised Gu Ziyu.

Since Li Junhao chose to do so in the first place, he must have thought of these things. She was not sure that she could make him change his mind.

Li Junhao nodded, and then told Gu Ziyu the main purpose of his visit.

"Uncle, the affairs of the court have been settled. I have some free time recently. I would like to travel with Miss Gu to several counties in the south that are rich in spices. I hope you can agree."

"What? This... how is this possible?" Su was the first to disagree, and her eyes kept glancing at Sang Mo who was standing behind Li Junhao.

What would happen if word got out that this man and woman were traveling together? Would she still want to save her daughter's reputation?

Gu Xunwei was also surprised. She didn't expect that she could still remember what he said last time when he was drunk. That means he wasn't drunk at all last time, right?

What about his drunken words at that time, and...

Thinking of this, Gu Xunwei couldn't help but blush.

Sang Mo knew what Su was worried about, and quickly stepped forward to explain, "Don't worry, Madam Gu, Xiao Fuzi and I will protect Miss Gu's safety throughout the whole process."

Su's heart was finally at ease. If Chief Sang also went with them, it would be a good opportunity for the two of them to develop a relationship.

Li Junhao noticed the change in Su's eyes and knew that she still wanted to bring Gu Xunwei and Sang Mo together, and he felt unhappy again.

Su didn't say anything, but Gu Ziyu followed up and said, "People's words are scary. Your Highness should carefully consider such matters."

"Why don't we wait a few months until everything around us is safe, and then we can consider this matter."

It was difficult for him to refuse directly, so he adopted the tactic of procrastination.

"Uncle, to be honest, I was sent by the imperial court to the south to accept the fiefdom. The reason I wanted to bring Miss Gu with me was, first, to look for new spices, and second, to see if I could open two more branches of Wangyulou there."

His words made Gu Ziyu's heart move. If that was the case, this was for official business. If Gu Xunwei was not a girl, such a thing would actually be very common.

Both he and Li Junhao looked at Gu Xunwei, wanting to see what she thought.

"Father, mother, I haven't been away from home for so many years. If possible, I really want to go to the south to have a look. After all, many of the raw materials for our incense making are produced in the south."

She also didn't want to give up this rare opportunity. If she could find some new raw materials for making incense, she would have new ideas to develop incense after this trip.

Of course, she also took into account what Su was worried about, "I will take Chenxiang and Baizhi with me. Oh, and Manager Bai with me, so that we can take care of each other."