Carrying the little lucky star, leading the villain on the road to exile

Chapter 127. Each Calculating Their Own Schemes
Liu Yun took it and examined it, somewhat dissatisfied. "This is too plain. Isn't there anything else?"

“Young Madam, this is already the best I could find,” Dongmei said calmly. “If you’re not satisfied, please give it back to me. This is still my favorite dress.”

Liu Yun was unwilling, but she didn't dare to make any more demands. She knew that Dongmei wouldn't give her any face now and there was a high chance that she would take the clothes back.

Looking at Dongmei again, he noticed the silver hairpin in her hair. "Dongmei, lend me your hairpin too. Don't worry, I'll return it to you in perfect condition when we get to Lingnan."

Dongmei adjusted the silver hairpin in her hair. "It's not that I'm stingy, but this was given to me by my grandmother before she passed away. I wouldn't dare lend her belongings to others so easily."

Now I understand why the young lady asked her to wear this hairpin; it turns out she was waiting for this.

Miss is truly prescient now; she'll definitely wear this hairpin every day from now on.

Upon hearing that it was an object belonging to a dead person, Liu Yun felt extremely unlucky, snorted coldly, and left with her skirt in her arms.

Dongmei watched this scene calmly and without emotion. The more they acted up, the further they would push their son-in-law away.

Only if the son-in-law stays away from the Gu family will their young lady no longer have to suffer.

Although life is tough now, Miss Gu has something to look forward to, so the confiscation of the Gu family's property doesn't seem like such a bad thing after all.

It wasn't that she, as a maid, lacked a sense of the bigger picture; rather, she knew that since her mistress married into the Gu family, she hadn't had a single good day.

On the contrary, these days on the road to exile, the young lady's complexion is much better than when she was at the Gu family, and her smile is also bright.

Bai Suihe was unaware of Dongmei's thoughts; otherwise, she would have been very happy. These days, Dongmei has been slowly making changes, and one day she will be able to return to herself.

As Liu Yun returned to the campfire wearing her dress, Gu Antong's eyes lit up; it was a success.

"Tong'er, hurry up and change your clothes. There's still some time. Let me help you get ready."

Gu Antong touched her slightly tangled hair. "Mother, should I go and wash up?"

Liu Yun frowned. "How am I supposed to wash and groom myself like this?"

Gu Kaiping stood up at this moment, "I'll go get some water and boil it, so you don't catch a cold."

Seeing Gu Kaiping's cooperation, Gu Antong felt conflicted. Between her future and her daughter, her father made his choice.

"Thank you, Father," Gu Antong said softly.

Gu Kaichen opened his eyes at this moment, sat up from the ground and said, "Big brother, let me help."

The brothers exchanged a knowing glance and got to work together.

Carrying the pot on his back, he went to the water source, cleaned the pot, and then filled it with water.

Xu Yulan also stood beside Gu Antong with a smile, saying, "My sister-in-law and I will help you close the curtain."

With the two families working together, Gu Antong was transformed in no time, regaining about 50% of her former charm.

"Tong'er is so pretty," Liu Yun said, pleased with her daughter's face, though the clothes didn't quite match.

But there was no other choice at the moment, so she could only make do for now. Once they reached the next post station, she would definitely find a way to buy Tong'er a nicer outfit.

“Our An Tong is one of the most beautiful women,” Xu Yulan chimed in, “and our younger brother will need An Tong’s help in the future.” Liu Yun’s eyes flashed with displeasure, but thinking that she would need the help of her second brother and his wife, she smiled and replied, “We’re all family, siblings, and we’ll support each other in the future.”

“That makes sense,” Xu Yulan smiled broadly. “It’s getting late, An Tong should get some rest so she can look healthy.”

As she spoke, she even took the initiative to put the blanket that had been placed on the ground on top of Gu Antong's bed, saying, "Make it thicker so you can sleep warmer."

Gu Antong covered her mouth and chuckled, "Thank you, Second Aunt, but what are you going to do with this cushion if you give it to me?"

“It’s alright, I’ll squeeze in with your second uncle,” Xu Yulan said with a smile, pointing to Gu Kaichen’s cushion. “I’ll add some more firewood so we won’t be cold.”

Gu Antong nodded and sat down on the cushion. Liu Yun quickly covered her with a blanket, her voice gentle, "Mother will watch over you from here. You should rest well."

Silence fell over the area, and Gu Baijiang opened his eyes, peering through the firelight at the sleeping Gu Antong. The conditions here were simple, and it was already quite good that they had managed to tidy it up like this. He hoped that Antong could live up to expectations so that she could be better bound to the Third Prince.

Rong Ruiyuan, sitting in the carriage, glanced at the interior with disdain. "Didn't I ask you to deliver some silver notes to Gu Baijiang before? Why is this so shabby?"

"Yes, Master, I did send silver notes, and I sent them twice." Ming Peifeng could easily detect the suspicion in his master's tone, so he quickly explained, "The prices at this post station are several times higher. I only bought this carriage after sending two hundred taels of silver notes the first time."

The second time, I gave him another two thousand taels of silver notes, but they were stolen the next day.

"Stolen?" Rong Ruiyuan looked at Ming Peifeng with suspicion. What kind of coincidence is that?

"Yes, it was stolen. I've been keeping an eye on Lord Gu these past few days, but I haven't noticed anything unusual. It's just so strange that the silver notes I gave him the night before just vanished."

Ming Peifeng knew that Rong Ruiyuan would suspect him of crying wolf, and that he would suspect the same thing if it were anyone else.

"These banknotes can't be exposed to the light of day. If they're lost, Lord Gu will have no choice but to swallow the loss."

Rong Ruiyuan, "Who do you think could have done this?"

"I don't know about that, but the fact that they were able to avoid my people shows they must have some skill. However, I do have a guess."

"Say!"

"I think this matter is related to the third young master of the Gu family."

"If I remember correctly, Gu Baijiang's third son seems to be quite unremarkable."

"It's possible that even Lord Gu was deceived. Our people saw him go into the mountains to hunt before, and he had a great harvest, but we don't know why he has remained inconspicuous all these years."

Rong Ruiyuan, “…” I suspect you’re implying something about me…

"Furthermore, the entire Gu family is not close to this Third Master Gu. Should Master investigate whether this man is a biological son of the Gu family?"

Rong Ruiyuan: "Do you think all my subordinates are so idle?"
What does it matter to us whether we are biologically related or not?

"You still need to cooperate with me. Finding out the address of the hidden silver as soon as possible is our top priority."

Ming Peifeng nodded in agreement and busied himself tidying up the carriage again. Only after his master had fallen asleep did he quietly leave the carriage.

He didn't go over and squeeze in with the Gu family. Instead, he returned to the dilapidated carriage, tidied it up a bit, and found it much more comfortable than sitting around the fire.