Rebirth of the Merchant Woman's Revenge

Lian Jue hadn't recovered from his shock when he heard Elder Yang announce the results of the perfume and ointment competition in a powerful voice, "The first place winner is Wangyu Tower's Eli Zhangzhongxiang."

"Next is the perfume and powder competition. Please get ready, the three shopkeepers." Lord Yang raised his voice and spoke to them.

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Xie Cheng'an didn't return to Xie Mansion until the end of the 3:00 p.m. He patiently watched the entire game.

After returning home, he found that his mother Qian was ill and Gu Qiongsi was taking care of her. Xie Rui beside him was crying non-stop, but Gu Xunwei had not returned home yet.

He couldn't keep up his composure and dropped a set of teacups on the table.

"Sanlang, don't be like this. Wei'er doesn't want this to happen. She has tried her best." Gu Qiongsi came over quickly to persuade Xie Cheng'an. He felt extremely sorry in his heart. The Gu family's perfume shop might not do well in the future. They might really withdraw from the capital. Shops in other counties and cities would also inevitably be affected.

My father has always been jealous of the shops owned by my uncle, but now it seems there is no need to take them away.

"Ah, Wangyulou is still more skilled..." Xie Cheng'an sat down on the chair helplessly, saying with a sigh.

Gu Qiongsi just listened to what Qian said. Wangyu Tower won the first round. "What happened next? Is Yaxiang Pavilion really going to withdraw from the capital?"

Xie Cheng'an shook his head, thinking of what Shopkeeper Bai had done at the meeting just now. He really felt that there must be an expert guiding him behind the scenes, which not only raised his own status and popularity, but also did not really offend anyone.

"The winner of the second round was Wangyulou again, but Wangyulou's shopkeeper Bai said that he was very grateful to the two shops for attending their fragrance tasting competition, so he decided to give each shop an adjusted fragrance recipe. In the future, the fragrances in the other two shops will definitely be much better than they are now."

"In this way, even though Wangyulou won this competition, the business of the other two incense shops should not be greatly affected. There will be a slight decrease."

Gu Qiongsi was very surprised. She had heard that if you lose the perfume tasting competition, you will have to withdraw from the capital. She didn't expect this to be the result.

"Even so, why is Saburo still so angry?"

"Humph, Gu Xunwei should have returned home before noon, but she hasn't come back yet. I don't know where she went. She is so despicable and shameless."

Xie Chengan gnashed his teeth in hatred. He had already lost the game, but he was still hanging around outside? Didn't he know that his mother-in-law was already sick from anger at home?

Gu Qiongsi acted like a virtuous and generous cousin at this moment, and she defended Gu Xunwei, "I heard that she fainted. She might have gone to a clinic. Sanlang should stop being angry with Wei'er and check on mother's condition first."

Xie Cheng'an glanced at Qian lying on the couch. He could hear Xie Rui's crying and felt even more annoyed. He wanted to go up to Qian to comfort her, but he didn't feel like doing that at all. After making sure that Qian was fine, he took Shuangrui to the study.

Gu Qiongsi was helpless. She looked at Qian and walked over. She said softly, "Mother, don't be angry. You just heard what Sanlang said. Wangyulou didn't kill them all. Instead, they gave Yaxiangzhai a chance. After some time, they will slowly recover."

Qian snorted twice, and finally sighed helplessly, "It's all my fault. I trusted that bitch Gu Xunwei too much. She sent the money over so eagerly. I have to go and get my money back..."

As she spoke, she struggled to go out, but was pushed back onto the couch by Nanny Li and Gu Qiongsi.

Nanny Li frowned and said, "Madam, you should take care of yourself first. The young mistress is still outside and hasn't come back yet."

"Bitch, you really have no manners at all. You've brought shame to our Xie family. I...I'm going to ask An Ge'er to divorce her." Qian was extremely angry, but she didn't have the strength to move. She could only lie on the couch and utter harsh words.

"Mother, why are you divorcing her now? She has not committed any of the seven grounds for divorce. We are not legitimate. If we divorce, her remaining dowry will all be taken away."

Gu Qiongsi didn't say it directly, but it gave Qian an idea and guided her to think along the lines she had thought of.

After hearing this, Qian fell silent. Yes, although she and Xie Chengan both felt that Gu Xunwei had brought shame on them, they didn't have to divorce Gu. Instead, they would be criticized for taking advantage of the situation, which would be a loss.

"Then, what should we do?" Qian felt a pain in her heart and was unable to concentrate on thinking of a solution. She could only look at Gu Qiongsi.

"Well, mother is not in a hurry. Didn't she faint from anger? She might be seriously ill and then all the dowry will be gone..." Gu Qiongsi felt helpless, but did not say it directly. After all, in the end, it was still them and their son who had to do the work.

Xie Rui's crying stopped for a while, but then started again. Gu Qiongsi was interrupted by him, so she had to stand up and walk to Chunxiu and hold Xie Rui in her arms. "Mother, you should have a good rest. I will take Rui back to get some food."

Qian waved her hand and let her leave, but she was thinking about what Gu Qiongsi had just said, "I will never be able to recover from the illness?"

Nanny Li also showed hesitation on her face, but she did not say anything, just waiting for the lady to speak.

"Madame Li, was what she said just now what I thought it meant?" Qian was unsure. She seemed to be asking Madame Li, but also seemed to be asking herself.

"This... old slave, I don't know."

"Mother, what are you talking about?" Gu Xunwei, supported by Chenxiang, stepped into the main hall of Rongde Hall and heard the conversation between the two.

Qian was following Gu Qiongsi's thoughts and thinking about what to do next, when she suddenly heard Gu Xunwei's words. She was so frightened that she grabbed Li Ma's wrist tightly and looked at the figure who came in with horror.

"No, nothing. Please take a seat, Madam." Nanny Li endured the pain in her wrist and took the lead in answering Gu Xunwei's question.

Qian also reacted and found her proper reaction, "How dare you come back? Didn't you say you would definitely win? I even gave you all the money I got from pawning my old house and the cloth shop, but this is the result. Gu Xunwei, how are you going to compensate us?"

Gu Xunwei also looked very weak at this time. Her face and lips were pale and weak, and her eyes were a little distracted. After listening to Qian's words, she sighed sadly and then said, "Mother, Wei'er never said that she would definitely win."