Rebirth of the Merchant Woman's Revenge

Before Mr. Xie finished speaking, Xie Chengyu had already walked out of the inner room. She put the quilt in her arms over her mother and said to Xie Chengan with an embarrassed expression, "Brother An, don't blame me. I came here with good intentions to remind you. I didn't expect that mother would faint like this."

"Reminder? Did the pawnshop owner go to urge you?" Xie Cheng'an asked.

"Yes, they mean well. If we can't redeem it on time, we will be the ones who suffer the loss." Xie Chengyu quickly defended the shopkeeper.

Mr. Xie and Xie Cheng'an looked at each other, and then turned their gazes to Qian.

Thinking that the Xie family's old house and cloth shop would be turned into pawnshops, both of them felt extremely unwilling.

But where could they raise more than a thousand taels of silver?

Gu Qiongsi was anxious to go back to Acacia Court to rest, but it was difficult for her to leave now, so she suggested, "Sanlang, let's go find Wei'er now. After all, the silver was given to her."

Xie Cheng'an nodded immediately. When the housekeeper and Nanny Li called a doctor to treat Qian, the two of them quickly came to Xunxiangyuan.

After not seeing each other for a few days, they were also surprised when they saw Gu Xunwei again.

Gu Xunwei's face was pale and she was lying weakly on the couch. When she saw the two of them coming in, she didn't even have the strength to speak.

Chenxiang was beside her bed, wiping away tears with worry.

The whole room was filled with a strong smell of medicine. Judging from the time, the medicine had only been used for a few days. I didn't expect it to have such an obvious effect.

"Wei'er, how have you been these past two days? Do you feel something is wrong?" Gu Qiongsi asked knowingly.

Gu Xunwei did not answer, Chenxiang answered for her, "Can't you see, Aunt Gu, that the young lady's mental state is much worse than the past two days? If I were to ask you, it would be better not to use the famous doctor's medicine."

Gu Xunwei immediately stopped her, "Chenxiang, don't be rude. The diagnosis of that famous doctor is obviously very accurate, and it is also Aunt Gu's good intention. Let's wait a few days before we talk about it."

Gu Qiongsi also quickly agreed, "Yes, yes, what's more, the young lady's current condition may not be a problem with the famous doctor's medicine, but the previous doctor's diagnosis was delayed."

Chenxiang stomped her feet in anger, turned around and ran out of the house angrily.

"This Chenxiang is becoming more and more ignorant of the rules." Gu Qiongsi walked over and sat beside Gu Xunwei's couch, then took her hand and said, "I thought you should have taken medicine for a few days, so Sanlang and I came to check on you."

Gu Xunwei looked helplessly at Xie Chengan who was standing behind Gu Qiongsi and looking at her indifferently. Then she said to Gu Qiongsi, "Thank you for your concern, Wei'er is much better now."

"Young Madam may not know yet, but just now, mother also fainted, and the doctor is treating her now." Seeing that Xie Cheng'an had no intention of speaking, Gu Qiongsi had to say this.

"Mother... cough cough, why did mother suddenly faint?" Gu Xunwei became anxious and started coughing again. Chenxiang ran in again to help her pat her back to help her calm down.

"Well, it's all because of the matter with the old house and the cloth shop. You know, I pawned it at that time. Today, the shopkeeper came to urge us, saying that if I don't pay the money to redeem it, it will be pawned alive. Mother was also very angry, well..."

Gu Qiongsi stared at Gu Xunwei's eyes without blinking, hoping to see even a hint of guilt, so that she would have some confidence and be able to get some money from her. Unfortunately, she was disappointed.

"Alas, I also know that the mansion is in a difficult situation now, so it is not easy to ask Gongzhong to pay back the money. I didn't expect that such a thing would still happen." Gu Xunwei sighed helplessly and shook her head weakly.

What? The two looked at each other, obviously not expecting Gu Xunwei to say such a thing.

"Gu Xunwei, how can you say such things? Given the situation in the mansion, there is no way we can have the money to pay you back. It's just a daydream. Don't even think about it." Xie Cheng'an shouted angrily.

"Don't worry, my husband. Wei'er has no other choice. The incense shop has no income now. Wei'er needs medical treatment. She can't run back to Liuzhou to ask for money, right?" Although Gu Xunwei was angry, she softened her tone and explained to him.

"Wei'er, why don't you give me the recipe? I've been idle these days anyway, and I can help to earn some profits before you sell your shop. Life here and in the mansion will be better." Gu Qiongsi finally mentioned the recipe again.

"Fragrance recipe?" Gu Xunwei looked at Gu Qiongsi with a puzzled look, as if she remembered something. Her eyes seemed to be alert for a moment, but she directly refused, "Auntie Gu, you are overthinking. Gu's fragrance recipe is a secret that cannot be passed on to others. You should know that. Don't mention it again in the future."

Gu Qiongsi's eyes dimmed. Gu Xunwei was already so sick, but she still held the Gu's incense recipe tightly in her hand. Was she going to take it into the grave even after her death?

Then, without waiting for Gu Qiongsi to explain further, the two were sent out by Gu Xunwei.

When they reached the door, Gu Qiongsi stopped and said to Shuangrui, "My husband, ask Shuangrui to keep an eye on Xunxiangyuan at night. Gu Xunwei's fragrance recipe might be taken out tonight for inspection. Then we will be able to find out where she put it, and then we can find a way to get it."

When Xie Cheng'an heard this, his eyes lit up immediately. "Okay, Shuangrui, then you should keep an eye on things in secret today. If you find anything that the young lady is checking, write it down. Got it?"

Shuangrui nodded. If he wanted to see those, he had to ambush on the roof in advance, so after bowing, he disappeared behind the house of Xunxiangyuan.

Xie Cheng'an accompanied Gu Qiongsi back to Rongdeyuan. Qian had already been given silver needles by the doctor, some of which actually fell on the top of her head. She looked very painful.

Qian had also slowly woken up at this time. After letting out a long breath, she nodded to Xie Chengan and said, "Brother An, it is your mother who is sorry for you."

Xie Chengan saw that Qian Shi was emotionally unstable as soon as she woke up. After saying this, tears began to flow from his cloudy eyes. He hurried to her bedside, took her hand, and said nervously, "Mother, the doctor just said that you can't get emotional, so please think more positively."

The doctor had already put away the needle and was led by the housekeeper to write a prescription. Xie Chengan then continued,

"The old house and the cloth shop are gone, but we still have this house, right?"