Reborn as a bride, pretending to be virtuous, the prince held his waist and regretted

Gu Xiling stood up and explained the situation to her mother-in-law, Mrs. Song, "Mother, Sister Rong has returned from the northern border and invited me to the teahouse for tea!"

Song was stunned. "It's so cold, and she actually came back from the northern border? Oh, I remember Xie Jin was beaten with fifty military sticks, and he should not be well yet. How could she come back?"

Gu Xiling chuckled and said, "It must be a sign from the dream that he wants to make a deal with me."

Song was suspicious, "Not really? Your father is in the North, why doesn't she go and tell your father directly?"

Gu Xiling smiled sweetly, "Mother, Xie Jin was greedy and reckless, so father sent the imperial physician for the sake of our relationship. In addition, father has always kept a distance from military commanders, so he needs to avoid suspicion."

Song suddenly realized, "Xi Ling, you are right. Your father is doing disaster relief and has other tasks, so he has no time to care about Xie Jin and Gu Xirong, and he has no time to meet them, and he has to avoid suspicion."

"If you have something to do, just come here. Why do you have to go to a teahouse? It's so cold, and you still have to go out. How can it be as comfortable as home?"

Gu Xiling chuckled, "We have already exchanged New Year gifts. We can't come empty-handed next time. Mother, we can't judge everyone's actions with the mentality of the Marquis' Mansion."

Song was stunned for a moment, then she smiled, "That's right, go ahead. Bring the maids, servants and guards with you."

"Yes, mother." Gu Xiling agreed. She walked briskly, wearing a white fox cloak.

Xiuzhu lowered her voice and asked, "Madam, what does Madam Xie want to talk to you about?"

Gu Xiling smiled and said, "Maybe Sister Rong missed me!"

Xiuzhu's expression is hard to describe. "The Crown Prince's wife is just joking. Rather than saying that Madam Xie misses you, it's better to say that she misses your money."

Hearing this, Gu Xiling laughed out loud, "You are right. It feels like Sister Rong is always making deals with me and trying to take money out of my pocket."

Xiuzhu did not mention these secret matters, but talked about the Xie family's affairs instead, "Madam, you don't know yet, do you? Madam Xie has returned from the farm..."

Gu Xiling was startled, "Xie Jin is not in the mansion, so the Xie family is very lively now."

Xiuzhu thought of the double-faced Gu Xirong and laughed, "Then Madam Xie is definitely no match for Madam Xie."

"Haha, that's the Xie family's business, we don't care about it." Gu Xiling smiled, feeling extremely disgusted with Old Madam Xie in her heart.

In her previous life, she suffered a lot at the hands of the old hag, Madam Xie. Although she did not use the miscarriage to deal with Madam Xie, she also put in some effort.

But after Madam Xie was dealt with, she would be quiet for a while; but after a while, she would jump around again like a cockroach.

This went on repeatedly until finally, in order to satisfy her extravagant lifestyle, Old Lady Xie stole 30,000 taels of silver that was meant for buying food and fodder, went to a big city for a luxury shopping spree, and was robbed by bandits.

That was the military expenditure for buying food and fodder for an army of 20,000, and it was also the money she had raised with great difficulty.

In fact, Gu Xiling could have brought people to rescue the old lady, but she chose not to do so and delayed the time. Old Lady Xie thought that Gu Xiling would not come to rescue her, so she ran away secretly, was caught by the bandits, and hacked to death.

When Gu Xiling learned that Madam Xie had died, she led people to avenge Madam Xie and killed all the bandits.

Not only did they get back the 30,000 taels of silver that were stolen by the bandits, they also robbed the bandits' lair and returned home with a full load.

What made Gu Xiling happiest was not that the money was recovered, but that Old Madam Xie had died.

This shows how hateful this old woman is.

Xiuzhu nodded, "That's true."

When Gu Xiling arrived at the teahouse, Gu Xirong had already ordered the best tea and snacks.

There are still a lot of key points, and I can’t finish them all.

Thinking back to the last time, Gu Xirong also invited her for tea and she paid for it in the end.

"Oh, Sister Rong, I didn't expect to see you before the New Year." Gu Xiling smiled, "It's so cold, why don't you stay at home to take care of the Xie family and Xie Mansion? Why did you come all the way back? What's the matter?"

Gu Xirong winked at the maids beside her, "Everyone, go out and stand guard at the door."

"Yes, ma'am." Xiuzhen and Madam Liu went out.

Gu Xirong looked at Xiuzhu.

Gu Xiling nodded, "Xiuzhu, you can go out too."

"Yes!" Xiuzhu agreed and stepped back.

Gu Xirong raised her eyebrows, "Oh, this Xiuzhu is so brave that she dares to appear in front of me."

Gu Xiling chuckled, "Sister Rong, it's all in the past, why bother about it? If I were to hold a grudge against what you did to me in the past, how could we still sit together and drink tea?"

"Haha!" Gu Xirong smiled wryly, "Sister Ling is right. After all, I can bring many benefits to Sister Ling, so Sister Ling will naturally not make things difficult for me."

Gu Xiling raised her eyebrows, "Sister Rong is exaggerating. You are not doing this purely out of kindness, and you are not doing it just for me. This is mutually beneficial. Okay, let's get back to the point. The New Year is coming soon, and I'm quite busy. Sister Rong, what do you want to trade with me this time?"

Gu Xirong smiled, not at all embarrassed by being exposed by Gu Xiling. Anyway, she couldn't pretend in front of Gu Xiling.

"Sister Ling, if I tell you who is the mastermind behind Honglianfang, what benefits can you give me?"

"Honglianfang?" Gu Xiling was stunned. She didn't hold the teacup firmly and spilled a few drops of tea.

As of last night, twenty-three men who had visited Honglianfang had contracted the disease.

Although it is not fatal, strong drugs have been taken to cure it. Even if she survives, it seems that she will not be able to have children.

This has caused an uproar and a lot of discussion in the capital.

Not only did no one go to look for the young prostitutes anymore, but even the most beautiful courtesan in the brothel had no one to support her anymore.

The brothels were almost deserted.

Gu Xiling blinked her eyes, "Is this another sign from my sister's dream?"

Gu Xiling actually knew it, but she couldn't tell anyone. Besides, the men who went to Honglianfang deserved it.

"Yes." Gu Xirong smiled proudly, "Sister Xiling, don't worry, you can slowly think of something to exchange for this news."

Seeing that she had a chance to expose the mastermind behind Honglianfang through Gu Xirong's "dream prophecy", Gu Xiling certainly did not want to miss this deal.

"Sister Rong, stop beating around the bush. You just want money or help in your career. Tell me, which one it is?"

Seeing Gu Xiling's quick words, Gu Xirong's beautiful eyes turned slightly, "Ten thousand taels of silver, and the Marquis of Changning must help Xie Jin out of trouble in his official career."

Hearing this, Gu Xiling took a deep breath, "Ten thousand taels of silver? Sister Rong, I think you should not tell me about this. Tell whoever you think can give you so much silver."

"As for Xie Jin's career, I still say the same thing. Stability is the most important thing. When you made the deal with me, I reminded you that you must be steady, obey orders, and don't be greedy and reckless. But you didn't listen, and I don't want to waste my breath."