Rebirth of the Merchant Woman's Revenge

Li Junhao in the hall naturally didn't know about the conversation between the two people outside the hall, but continued to read the memorials on the table calmly.

He is now eighteen years old and has been the crown prince for more than ten years. What he must do every day is to read the memorials reviewed by his father, understand the key events, and understand his father's attitude towards these matters.

There is so much to learn from this, and it is something that the teachers in the Imperial College cannot teach him, so he spends most of his time every day studying these memorials, but today he can't concentrate on them at all, let alone think about them.

Although he had arranged for people to observe secretly and try to avoid the things that Gu Xunwei said, he was actually laughing at himself in his heart.

How could I believe that woman's nonsense, saying that she saw it in a dream? It would be fine if the women in the backyard believed such a thing, but what on earth was wrong with me?

After thinking about all this, he recalled the time when Gu Xunwei told him about this matter. At that time, she looked very serious and didn't seem to be pretending at all. And the look in her eyes when she looked at him actually contained a hint of imperceptible pity.

Perhaps it was because I caught a hint of pity in her expression that I felt a little warm in my heart, and that's why I believed her words.

"Xiao Fuzi, come in." He said loudly, and Xiao Fuzi pushed the door and walked in.

"Your Highness, what do you want me to do for you?" Xiao Fuzi asked cautiously.

"Chief Sang just mentioned that Wangyu Tower in the capital has issued a challenge to other incense shops and will hold an incense tasting competition the day after tomorrow. You and Chief Sang should work together to find a way to get me out of the palace." Li Junhao thought about it and decided to go and see this incense tasting competition hosted by Wangyu Tower in person.

"Yes, yes, I will arrange it right away." Xiao Fuzi bowed and left, but she was very puzzled. Why did the prince tell her what to do outside the palace today? In the past, he always said coldly, "I am going to leave the palace, you go and make the arrangements."

When did I need to explain these things to a servant like me? I don’t know what has happened, but His Highness is indeed a little strange today.

After Li Junhao gave Xiao Fuzi instructions, he still couldn't concentrate on reading the memorials. He angrily put the one in his hand back, then stood up and prepared to move around.

But at this moment, a light bulb suddenly flashed in my mind. April 9th? How could it be April 9th? Gu Xunwei mentioned when they met last time that the river bank in Xiangyang City burst on the night of April 9th. If this is true, then their intentions are really abominable.

The look in his eyes instantly became fierce. Gu Xunwei definitely didn't know what was wrong at this time, so her words still made Li Junhao take it more seriously - send another thousand people to Xiangyang City, no, he would go there in person to take charge...

It was already the end of the third hour of the second day when Gu Xunwei received the silver note handed over by Qian.

Although Qian had already handed over the banknote, she kept staring at it, feeling extremely distressed.

She had saved money for so many years, and with the addition of the betrothal gifts for her two daughters, she had managed to scrape together this little fortune, but she couldn't just let it go to waste.

"Wei'er, mother has taken out everything that can be taken, you must win the competition." Qian reminded her worriedly.

Gu Xunwei looked at the banknotes in her hand, then frowned and asked, "Mother, why are there only these? Seven hundred taels? This is not enough. The spices I ordered will be delivered soon. This is only enough to pay half of the payment. What should I do?"

"This, this is all I have. Because of the tight time, the prices offered were too low, so I found an acquaintance of your sister and pawned it in a pawnshop. Although the price is about the same, fortunately I can redeem it when I have money in the future and slowly look for a buyer." Qian explained in embarrassment.

Chen Xiang interrupted and said, "Madam, the young mistress has sold all the valuables in the dowry. You are still worrying about these things. If we lose the competition, we will have nothing."

After hearing this, Qian was also anxious, "What should I do, Wei'er, how much more is left?"

Gu Xunwei didn't say anything, her eyes fixed on the banknote in her hand. Chenxiang saw her expression and answered for Gu Xunwei, "At least another five hundred taels are needed, otherwise we can only return some of the spices."

The Qian family was as anxious as an ant on a hot pan. If they couldn't win the competition, where would they get the money to redeem the house and the shop?

So she hurried to Rongdeyuan again to find Mr. Xie and Xie Cheng'an to discuss countermeasures, and she even forgot to ask Gu Xunwei to return the title deed of the new house.

After hearing this, both of them looked unhappy.

"You found a merchant girl to marry you, but you ended up investing all our belongings into her. Qian, you are a very good manager of the household." Mr. Xie spoke first, his tone full of complaints.

"Master, now is not the time to talk about this. Besides, you were the one who nodded when we decided to do this." Qian had suffered too much injustice in the past few days. After hearing what Master Xie said, she couldn't help but argue a few words.

Mr. Xie immediately glared at Qian, and just as he was about to explode, he heard Xie Cheng'an's voice, "Alright, the two of you stop being so aggressive. Now is not the time to pursue anyone's responsibility. I need money to run things outside, so why don't we pawn the remaining shop? This way, we can still have some extra money."

"This...what if we lose?" Qian had naturally thought of this method, but she was not brave enough and did not dare to take such a gamble.

"Do we have any other choice now? I heard that Gu Xunwei has sold all the previous items in her dowry. This matter has caused a lot of uproar in the capital. They have said before that the Xie family used her money. If we hinder them now, it will not look good." Xie Cheng'an said with a headache.

There are those people in the capital who have nothing to do and go to teahouses and taverns every day to spread the news about these big mansions. Some of the stories are so detailed that it is hard not to believe them.

What's more, at the housewarming party, Gu Xunwei brought some money to save the situation, and many people saw it at that time.

It is such a critical moment for him now, and it is the time to accumulate word of mouth. He should stand behind Gu Xunwei and give her support in every possible way.

"Hey, you guys..." Seeing the expressions of the mother and son, Mr. Xie shook his head and sighed. Isn't it better to study hard? As a scholar, he naturally disdained to be associated with such people. So he didn't say anything else, but just shook his head and left Rongde Hall.