Rebirth of the Merchant Woman's Revenge

"Aunt Gu has made a big mistake this time. When she returns, her husband will definitely dislike her. Chunxiu is missing again and cannot be found. So, I came here today to discuss with you about making you an aunt. What do you think?"

Dingxiang looked up in surprise and met Gu Xunwei's eyes with a slight smile, but she felt a sense of uneasiness in her heart.

Even though Xie Cheng'an came out of the prison without any injuries this time, his reputation was ruined after all. It is said that he even lost his official position. But think about it, even if it is not good, it is better than being a slave all his life and then marrying a servant.

So, she nodded and said embarrassedly, "Your servant, I will leave it to the young lady to decide."

This means agreeing.

Gu Xunwei nodded, "Well, I knew that you are a good person, Dingxiang. When you become a concubine in the future, you must remember to serve your husband and parents-in-law with all your heart. They will definitely like you."

Ding Xiang was about to kneel down and kowtow, but because she was holding Xie Rui, it was difficult to do so. Bai Zhi stopped her in time, so she could only say gratefully, "Thank you, Madam. Thank you, Madam."

After leaving Xunxiangyuan, Bai Zhi couldn't help but laugh in surprise. The young lady played a good hand by promoting Dingxiang to be a concubine at this time.

Gu Xunwei saw her upturned mouth corners and asked, "Bai Zhi, you are smiling like this, but have you thought of something?"

"No, that's not true. I'm just surprised by Dingxiang's ambition. She actually wants to be the young master's concubine. She's so stupid." Bai Zhi expressed her thoughts truthfully.

"Do you think she's stupid? In fact, Ding Xiang is a person with her own ideas. She has always wanted to be free from slavery since she was a child, and she has always been working towards this goal. She was able to betray me and choose Gu Qiongsi because Gu Qiongsi must have made such a promise to her."

As Gu Xunwei was speaking, her eyes had already glanced towards the white clouds in the sky. She realised how slow she was in her previous life. How come she hadn't noticed that Ding Xiang had such thoughts? After all, she blamed herself for trusting the people around her too much in her previous life.

"There are many ways to escape from slavery. You don't have to become a concubine. What's more, in my opinion, a concubine is just a slave." Bai Zhi did not accept Dingxiang's idea and still thought she was stupid.

"Yes, extremely stupid." Gu Xunwei repeated it and stopped talking. She was not talking about Dingxiang, but herself in the previous life.

"Young Madam, Aunt Gu and the others have confessed their crimes, so why did you say they would be back in a few days?" Bai Zhi suddenly remembered this and asked quickly.

"They, for attempted murder, should be punished with caning at most. As long as I sign a letter of apology, I will be released." Gu Xunwei and the other person found a stone bench in the small garden and sat down together.

"Young Madam, why do you want to sign the letter of apology? Can't you just not sign it? It would be better to let them stay in jail forever." Bai Zhi asked in confusion. She was a straightforward person and didn't hold back on words. She said whatever she thought of.

This is also the reason why Gu Xunwei likes her.

"In jail? That's so boring. They still have food to eat every day, which is too cheap for them." Gu Xunwei murmured. She wanted more than that.

Bai Zhi stopped talking and looked at the young lady Gu Xunwei who was still calm and composed. She was suddenly excited. "Great, great, let them go and let them live a hard life. Who let them have such evil thoughts and want to murder the young lady and the master? Humph, they deserve it."

Gu Xunwei smiled lightly, and then asked in surprise, "Bai Zhi, I noticed that you have used a lot of idioms in your conversations recently. Where did you learn them from?"

Bai Zhi blushed immediately, and after stuttering for a long time, she said shyly, "It was Chief Sang who said that. I thought these words were good, so I memorized them carefully."

"Well, that's good. But there is one thing I want to tell you. Chief Sang is now also a fourth-rank official. You must not be too presumptuous in front of him. Do you understand?"

Gu Xunwei was worried that she spoke too casually and would annoy Sang Mo again, but she didn't know that the person who was annoyed every time was Bai Zhi.

"I understand, your servant." Bai Zhi didn't know how high a rank a fourth-rank official was, but as long as he was an official, she should just be respectful to him.

At this time, Chenxiang also came back from outside the house and followed them all the way here.

Seeing the two of them sitting on a stone bench chatting, he walked over and helped Gu Xunwei fan to drive away mosquitoes.

"Chenxiang, what did Manager Bai say?" Gu Xunwei didn't let her fan herself, but pulled her to sit down, and asked casually.

"Everything is going smoothly. Shopkeeper Bai said that it must be because His Royal Highness the Crown Prince had given instructions. Many things are going exceptionally smoothly. Next month, the two shops in Liuzhou and Jinzhou should be ready and can be opened on a certain day." Chenxiang looked around carefully and replied only after finding that there was no one around.

"Well, Shopkeeper Bai is reliable, and Shopkeeper Li is behind him. I feel very relieved. Let them do their job freely without asking for permission for everything."

Gu Xunwei smiled and said to Chenxiang that everything seemed to be moving in a good direction now. If what she thought was right, Wangyulou would soon be able to reopen the incense shops in the ten counties that her father had closed. At that time, her and her father's operation of turning the property from open to secret would be considered a success.

Chenxiang nodded, "Yes, I will definitely pass on your message."

"Today is May 24th, right? You guys prepare some things in the afternoon and we'll go see the Lian family. They will leave for the place of exile tomorrow." Gu Xunwei said suddenly.

The two of them agreed, and the three of them talked for a while before returning to Xunxiangyuan together.

At 15:00 in the afternoon, Gu Xunwei brought the two of them to the prison. After Bai Zhi gave the jailer some change, they went in together.

They were in the prison of the government office. Compared with the prison of the Dali Temple, it was even darker and damper, with dim lights burning in the corridors.

It was already late May outside, but the prison was so damp and cold that it gave people goose bumps all over their bodies.

There were a total of twenty-four male members of the Lian family, and they were locked up in four cells respectively. Gu Xunwei and the others went directly to the cell where the head of the Lian family and Lian Jue were held.

Lian Hai, the head of the Lian family, is a middle-aged man over 40 years old. He has a pair of eyes that sparkle with shrewdness. He is completely different from Lian Jue's arrogance and domineering personality. Instead, he is calm and introverted, and looks down on people from the bottom of his heart.

"Sister Gu, why are you here? Are you here to see me?" Lian Jue was full of energy. When he saw someone stopped outside the cell door, he was the first one to notice them.