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

Chapter 139. Don't even think about it.
Gu Kaiyuan thought something had happened, but unexpectedly Liu Pingkang asked him about the whereabouts of the money Gu Baijiang had embezzled.

Are people always asking questions this directly these days?

"Lord Liu, I really don't know these things. You can see the relationship between my father and me. If there were such important news, it would be impossible for you to tell me."

"Brother Gu, you've misunderstood. I just want to know if any of these items were taken into the palace during the confiscation of your property?"

"I don't know about that. The raid came suddenly, and we didn't even have time to pack up before we were taken to prison."

"Besides, given my position in the family, do you think I can be informed of some important matters?" Gu Kaiyuan smiled bitterly. If they wanted to take what the Gu family had, those masters would definitely protect the Gu family.

It's a pity that all these chips are now in Suihe's space. I wonder how interesting their expressions will be when they fight to the end and find that it was all for nothing?

"You really don't know?"

Gu Kaiyuan shook his head. "If there really was such a sum of money, it was probably confiscated during the raid on our home. Otherwise, our entire family wouldn't be able to pay for it with our lives."

After hearing what Gu Kaiyuan said, it seemed to make some sense. If the embezzled silver had not been found, the emperor and the court officials would certainly not have given up. Since Lord Gu and his family had not been punished, the case should have been closed.

Could it be that Gu Baijiang possesses some unknown extraordinary talent that has attracted the attention of several factions vying for him?

Although he was not in the court, he spent most of his time in the capital. This Lord Gu's reputation was not prominent, and judging from the actions of his family during this period, he did not seem to be an extremely intelligent person.

This whole fog of confusion left Liu Pingkang completely bewildered. "Then do you know why the Third Prince insists on staying with your father and the others?"

Gu Kaiyuan said, "How would I know? But my older brother and the others probably have ulterior motives."

Liu Pingkang, “…” It’s time to find an opportunity to see what this Miss Gu looks like that could attract a prince to leave the city to pursue her.

It seems we should be more polite to the Gu family in the future, because no one knows when they might turn their fortunes around.

Ugh, all this damn mess, how come there are so many things happening every day?

Why not just send them to exile like before, collect the reward money, and be done with it? Why create so much trouble?

“Then perhaps a distinguished person will soon emerge from the Gu family,” Liu Pingkang said to Gu Kaiyuan, his voice softening. “In the future, we may have to rely on Brother Gu for help.”

“We wouldn’t dare,” Gu Kaiyuan quickly said, cupping his hands in greeting. “We wouldn’t dare to have such a wish. We just want to arrive in Lingnan safely and live as ordinary people.”

“It’s hard to explain how things turn out,” Liu Pingkang stood up and patted Gu Kaiyuan on the shoulder. “Brother Gu, you still need to maintain good relations with your family in the future. After all, they are all blood relatives, and you can’t get around them.”

Gu Kaiyuan knew what he was talking about, but didn't want to explain further, so he just nodded perfunctorily, "Yes, we're all family..."

So he was waiting for Gu Baijiang and the others to receive the decree of pardon so that he and Bai Suihe could extricate themselves from this quagmire.

Back in the carriage, Gu Kaiyuan took the water Bai Suihe handed him and gulped down two large mouthfuls before saying, "A cavalry unit has arrived, probably heading for that person. Liu Pingkang, fearing trouble, called me over for questioning."

Bai Suihe said, "They say they're protecting them, but these people actually have several factions involved, and it's very complicated. We shouldn't get involved."

Gu Kaiyuan nodded. "I've already used this opportunity to shift Liu Pingkang's attention to Gu Antong, making him think that the Third Prince came for the beauty."

“You’re not wrong, the Third Prince did indeed win the heart of the beauty in the end,” Bai Suihe teased. “It’s just that there were some twists and turns along the way, and we were the cornerstones of their relationship.”

"I don't think the Third Prince is very smart. Several attempts to negotiate failed to get Gu Baijiang to agree. How come he thinks that his charm will work?" Gu Antong was no pushover either. Even when she finally had the secret, she only revealed it after she had climbed to the position of concubine and given birth to the emperor's grandson.

"Let them do whatever they want, as long as we get tangible benefits."

Bai Suihe nodded. After today, Gu Baijiang would negotiate with the Third Prince so that the Gu family could be pardoned upon arrival in Lingnan.

"Gu Kaiyuan, do you think we've forgotten something?"

Gu Kaiyuan lifted the curtain and looked at the scenery outside. "The Gu family will arrive tomorrow."

Bai Suihe slapped her thigh hard, startling Gu Kaiyuan, who immediately looked at her stomach. Such force! Wasn't she afraid of scaring the baby?

Bai Suihe chuckled twice before holding her belly and saying, "The baby is still resting, it's okay."

It's really not her fault. Before she transmigrated, she was still single. Even though she had been traveling with her belly for so many days, she couldn't remember that she was pregnant.

"I've been thinking about what I forgot. You old Gu family members should have gathered here."

These are just unfortunate casualties; they didn't benefit from your family at all, yet they're still dragged into this mess.

You said the clan chief was exiled, yet he still carries the clan genealogy; it seems he was already prepared to expel your branch from the clan.

As a modern woman, Bai Suihe did not have such a strong sense of family, and in later generations, it was not customary to exclude someone from their clan.

“Leaving the clan is not a good thing,” Gu Kaiyuan said, looking into the distance with a deep gaze.

Whether it's a good thing or not is not something you can decide.

If your father had been more willing to contribute to the clan, the Gu family members wouldn't have had such strong complaints.

I heard that when your father was studying, the clan spent a lot of money on his education.

Later, the scientific expeditions became too expensive, and the clan could no longer afford them, which is when the Bai family had the opportunity to provide assistance.

Who knew that this group would end up losing one of their legitimate daughters? This losing proposition was probably something the head of the Bai family hadn't anticipated.

Bai Suihe thought about this and tried to find some humor in her misery, wondering if her cheap father would regret it.
It seems that Bai Jingwen and his two younger brothers have not appeared since he came into this world.

Perhaps the coldness of the Bai family affected Bai Suihe's acceptance of this body to some extent. Apart from Madam Bai, she did not want to have any contact with the Bai family members and had never mentioned them.

“However, if you don’t want to leave the clan, there are other ways,” Bai Suihe knew that the clan was of great significance to the ancients and had a great influence on the future of their descendants. Seeing the pregnant belly, Bai Suihe’s heart softened and she said, “Do you think it’s possible to have you adopted out?”

Gu Kaiyuan: "...How could you have such an idea?"

Bai Suihe, of course, wouldn't say something she'd read in a book before. She smiled awkwardly and said, "This isn't a sudden idea. The only way we can separate ourselves from this big family is through adoption, besides dividing the family."

Gu Kaiyuan said, "Don't even think about it, this path won't work."

Bai Suihe, "...Why?"