Rebirth of the Merchant Woman's Revenge

At the same time, in the Bachelor's Mansion, Wang Zhuo also heard the news.

In a noble family like theirs, there are people who go to find out all kinds of gossip every day, so it is normal for Wang Zhuo to know about this matter.

Because now, there are basically various versions of the topic about what happened last night on the streets, in teahouses and taverns.

However, no matter which version it is, the outline of the story will not change.

"No, this matter must have been framed by someone. Go to Prince An's Mansion now and call the housekeeper over. I want to ask him personally."

Wang Zhuo didn't believe it either. He thought that the Li Junze he knew would never do such a thing as snatching someone else's concubine, especially when the other party was a woman with a bad reputation and had given birth to a child.

Sun Xingzhi, however, showed a sinister smile. Li Junze was a hopeless person after all. His father had planned so much for him, but such a thing happened.

Even if this is not true, his reputation has been ruined.

The possibility of reaching that position is very small.

Sure enough, less than an incense stick of time had passed when the housekeeper of Prince An's Mansion was called over.

Of course, the butler was worried that what he said was not comprehensive enough, so he brought Cao Xingwen along as well.

However, the words of the two completely extinguished Wang Zhuo's last bit of hope.

The rumors turned out to be true, and he was really involved with Gu Qiongsi.

"Confused, really confused..." After listening to this, Wang Zhuo was speechless for a long time, and finally uttered these words.

Cao Xingwen said nervously, "Master, in fact, your highness is very serious about disaster relief in Jinzhou. The disaster has been effectively controlled, and the refugees have been resettled reasonably, without causing any casualties."

"What's the use? Just this one thing can wipe out all his efforts in Jinzhou." Sun Xingzhi said coldly.

After hearing this, Cao Xingwen wanted to argue a few more times, but in the end he opened his mouth and didn't say anything more.

At times like this, the more you say, the more mistakes you make. After all, His Royal Highness Prince An really did a lot of wrong things this time.

Even so, Mr. Wang still didn't know that His Highness was selling disaster relief grain privately. If he knew, he would probably be even more angry.

"When will Ze'er return to Beijing?" Wang Zhuo didn't care about the verbal dispute between them. The most important thing now was how to resolve this matter.

"The letter sent back by His Highness said that he would go to the capital tomorrow and should be on his way back now." The butler bowed and said.

"Are you going back to Beijing tomorrow? Well, okay, you guys go back first." Wang Zhuo is indeed a master of emotion management, and he has completely calmed down at this time.

After hearing his words, Cao Xingwen and the housekeeper felt as if they had been pardoned. They quickly bowed and left.

They were also worried that Master Wang would ask them more details about what happened in Jinzhou. If that happened, it would be wrong for them to answer, but it would be even more wrong not to answer. That would be a difficult situation.

Fortunately, the scholar had not thought of asking those questions, but instead focused all his attention on the matter between Prince An and Gu Qiongsi.

Sun Xingzhi looked at the two men's backs as they walked away quickly, his eyes full of disdain, which was also noticed by Wang Zhuo.

"Hey, Zhi'er, your father has planned so much just to pave the way for you, but now it seems that Zhi'er will never achieve anything great." Wang Zhuo sighed and held Sun Xingzhi's hand.

"Father, you worry too much. Zhier can pass the imperial examination with his own ability and make a name for himself in the officialdom. Father, you don't have to worry about Zhier."

Sun Xingzhi is usually very cautious in front of Wang Zhuo, but he is actually very arrogant and proud of his talent, especially in his own abilities.

Unfortunately, Wang Zhuo shook his head and said, "You still don't understand. In the officialdom, can you just rely on your ability to get ahead?"

"Alas, Yucheng is a good-for-nothing. He has no ability and no brains. But you are the complete opposite of him. You lack a good background. This is what father feels most sorry for you for."

If Sun Xingzhi's identity were swapped with Yucheng's, he would have pushed him to a higher position by now.

Now, I can only rely on my status as a student and my own efforts to climb up.

Unfortunately, Wang Zhuo knew too well what the officialdom was like. If it weren't for Li Junze's high position, he would at most have stopped at the fourth rank.

And you have to spend your whole life scheming.

"Father, you..." Sun Xingzhi completely disdained Li Junze's style of doing things, so he didn't get close to him on weekdays. He didn't know how to explain his father's arrangements.

And this was the first time my father had spoken such words to me.

"I have been paving the way for you for the rest of my life, but unfortunately I chose the wrong person. Ze'er has always been guided by me, but unfortunately, his mind is the same as his mother's, always thinking about showing off his abilities, ah..."

"I should have thought of this earlier. Even if I sent Ren Yongchang to accompany us, this kind of thing still happened. The only thing we can do now is for the two of us to try our best to help Ze'er. After all, he is the hope of all of us in the Wang family."

After Wang Zhuo said so much, Sun Xingzhi finally understood that his father was worried that he would not help him support Li Junze, so he praised him again.

However, he said obediently, "Father, don't worry. No matter what happens to Ze'er, he is a prince after all. His status is there. Zhi'er will fully support all your decisions."

"Well, good boy, if Ze'er had been half as obedient as you, this wouldn't have happened today."

"What does father plan to do?" Sun Xingzhi thought about it and felt that the current situation was very tricky for Li Junze. He wondered how Wang Zhuo planned to help Li Junze break the impasse.

"You just need to help your father pass a message to Ze'er. At the same time, you will truly become Ze'er's right-hand man and help your father support Ze'er to take the throne in the future." Wang Zhuo held Sun Xingzhi's hand, as if he had made a great decision.

Sun Xingzhi nodded, and Wang Zhuo stood up and walked to the desk. With the effect of the pill, Wang Zhuo now felt no different from his younger self, and he no longer felt as uncomfortable as he did in the past few days.

He picked up a pen and wrote down his thoughts on a piece of paper, then put it into an envelope and carefully sealed it with wax.

Then he wiped the cover with his sleeve and turned to hand it to Sun Xingzhi.

"Leave the city now and go along the official road to meet Ze'er. Just give him this letter. I told him what happened in the capital and how to deal with it. After you give him the letter, return quickly."

Wang Zhuo gave serious instructions, and Sun Xingzhi took the letter and nodded.