Rebirth of the Merchant Woman's Revenge

"What mother said makes sense. I will ask in detail tomorrow morning. It's a rare day for me to come back. The two temples are not far away. My mother and I will go to my cousin's place to burn incense and light a long-burning lamp for my grandmother. It's also a good opportunity to bring some food to my cousin."

Gu Xunwei held her mother's hand. Since they lived far away, she could return the day after tomorrow, so it was reasonable for her to go to burn incense with her mother.

"It's rare that you are so filial, Wei'er. You've been on a bumpy day today. You should wash up and rest early." Seeing the fatigue on her daughter's face, Su patted her arm, agreeing to her suggestion.

Gu Ziyu and Su were childhood sweethearts and had a son and a daughter. Gu Xunwei also had an older brother, but unfortunately he died when he was less than three years old.

After that, her parents never conceived a child again, and her father had deep feelings for her mother, so he naturally refused to take a concubine. In other words, in such a large Gu family, there was only one daughter, Gu Xunwei. That was why the ancestral incense recipe of the Gu family in the previous life was passed down to her by her father.

However, considering what her second uncle's family had done to her parents in her previous life, there was no guarantee that her second uncle and second aunt had not done something to her parents, so she had to be more cautious.

The next morning, after she had dinner with her mother, Chenxiang and the others began to prepare the items and carriage for burning incense, while Gu Xunwei accompanied her mother to her second uncle's yard.

Second Aunt Du saw the mother and daughter coming over and said with a smile, "I heard you were back last night. I knew you were tired so I didn't want to bother you. I was just saying I wanted to go see Wei'er. Why didn't the son-in-law come?"

As soon as Mrs. Du finished speaking, Mrs. Su's expression turned unhappy, but she didn't say much, but smiled awkwardly.

"Last time you said Si'er was in Lingyin Temple. We happened to go there to burn incense today. Let's confirm with you again and visit Si'er on the way."

"Oh," Mrs. Du immediately put down the small scissors she was using to tend to the flowers and plants, rolled her eyes, and then said, "No, you don't have to go see her. She needs to fast and recite scriptures every day. I'm afraid she doesn't have time. I haven't even gone to see her."

"That's what I said, but my sister-in-law also knows that Wei'er and Si'er have been close since they were young, and she misses you so much. I'm afraid it won't be easy for her to go back to Liuzhou after returning to the capital this time. She pestered me all night last night."

Su looked at Du with a smile. Why did she feel that Du seemed to be feeling a little guilty today?

Mrs. Du naturally felt guilty because Gu Qiongsi was not in Lingyin Temple at all, but what should she say to prevent them from going to see Si'er? She couldn't find a suitable excuse for the time being.

At this time, my second uncle Gu Ziheng had just woken up and walked out of the house.

"Oh, isn't this Wei'er? She came back last night?" Gu Ziheng smiled gently and yawned while speaking.

"Uncle, is my cousin in Puhua Temple? My mother and I want to go burn incense, so we might as well go and see my cousin." Gu Xunwei also politely saluted her uncle and asked with a harmless smile.

"Ah, yes, that's right. You don't have to go see her. She, she, she...she is not convenient to see guests." Gu Ziheng also stuttered suddenly.

Mrs. Du pinched him and said, "Hey, let me tell you the truth. Si'er did make a mistake. I asked her to go to Puhua Temple to reflect on her mistakes so that she can learn her lesson. You'd better not go to see her, lest she think I gave in to her."

"Oh, how big a mistake has this been that you need to go to the temple to reflect on your mistakes for half a year?" Su's face was full of heartache. Seeing the embarrassment on Du's face, she knew that this was their second branch's family affair. She was just asking casually and naturally shouldn't interfere too much.

"In that case, that's fine. We can give the things to the master in the temple and let them pass them on to my cousin." Gu Xunwei compromised and turned to her mother.

Su nodded, but before she could speak, Du continued, "No, it's really not necessary. How about you put the things here, and I'll give them to her when she comes back from there."

"In that case, then okay." Gu Xunwei spread her hands helplessly, and let Chenxiang bring in a few small packages of snacks and two sachets.

After putting it down, Gu Xunwei and her mother Su left her second uncle's yard and went to Puhua Temple to burn incense together.

Gu Ziheng looked at the several packages of snacks and sachets placed on the stone table in the yard, and his expression suddenly changed. He kicked Du's calf and said, "Look at your good daughter. She is really embarrassing herself."

After he finished yelling, he spat and walked out of the yard. There was a cockfighting competition this morning, so he had to go there early to get a good position.

Mrs. Du was caught off guard and was kicked by Gu Ziheng, falling to her knees. She shed tears of grievance, but she did not think it was her daughter's problem. Instead, she hated Gu Xunwei and her daughter in her heart.

The mother and daughter, whom she hated, were now sitting in the spacious carriage of the Gu Mansion. Gu Xunwei put her head on Su's shoulder, just like before she got married.

After thinking about it all the way, Su finally came to her senses, "Something is wrong with your second uncle and second aunt. They are not usually like this."

Gu Xunwei curled the corners of her mouth imperceptibly. Her mother was too simple-minded. She was raised in her previous life to be completely ignorant of the secrets of the rear house. This time, she wanted her mother to start to doubt her second uncle and second aunt. As long as she was wary of them, many things could be avoided.

"Yes, they usually call my cousin out happily when they hear that I want to send something to her. I just don't know what mistake my cousin made to be punished like this by Second Aunt?"

Gu Xunwei pretended to be very worried about Gu Qiongsi's situation and asked her mother in confusion.

Su was not wary of others, but she was not stupid. She thought for a moment and said, "Your second aunt has always favored your cousin. Why don't we go to Puhua Temple and ask around. If your cousin is really there, we won't see her."

Gu Xunwei nodded. Her mother had already guessed that Gu Qiongsi might not be in Puhua Temple.

Puhua Temple is a temple three miles outside of Liuzhou City. Their carriage arrived in less than half an hour.

Since today is February 22nd, which is not a day for burning incense, there are not many people passing by, especially when entering the courtyard of the temple, there are only a few devout believers.

"Amitabha, please follow me." Since the Su family had already informed Puhua Temple in advance, as soon as they entered the temple, a young monk came forward to greet them and led them to the main hall to burn incense.

In her previous life, Gu Xunwei never believed in these things about gods and Buddhas. Even when her mother brought her here, she always did it perfunctorily. But this time, she had a different mentality.