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

Chapter 141. Here it comes.
He is still part of the Gu family, so of course he doesn't want others to see his family make a fool of themselves.

Gu Kaiyuan disdained the Gu family's actions, but he was also aware that this was something he couldn't stop.

Suddenly, a shout and a plea for mercy came from the carriage in front. It was the old lady of the Gu family teaching her son.

"What nonsense are you spouting, you brat? What right do you have to interfere in this matter?"

"Mother, I didn't mean to interfere; I just gave him a strong dose of medicine."

You always said that family harmony is the most important thing, but what did you get in the end for your repeated concessions?
"I told you long ago to separate their branch of the family, but you insisted on doing what they said about not dividing the family while the parents are alive. Our family is in this state because of Zhou Gang."

"So what if the family splits up?" Old Madam Zhou knew that her son and his family had grievances, but they had been mindful of her feelings and hadn't said anything. Was she taking this opportunity to vent her frustrations today?

“Even if we split up, we will end up like this, unless you brothers are willing to be expelled from the clan to avoid being implicated.”

Zhou Fan remained silent. Yes, although they were not brothers born of the same mother, they were all members of the Zhou family and had the same father. How could they possibly make a clear distinction?

"But you shouldn't have given him several hundred taels of silver again." Even after being harmed like this, the mother was still as soft-hearted as ever.

Madam Zhou said, "Although they are not my biological children, in the eyes of outsiders, we are one."

A few hundred taels of silver would be enough to get rid of that whole family; for us, that's the best option.

Looking at her son and daughter-in-law in the car, Mrs. Gu felt that she had to make things clear today, otherwise the family might harbor resentment.

"You all know Zhou Gang. No matter how good you are to him, he won't remember the kindness. But if you're even slightly unhappy, he'll hold a grudge for a lifetime."

I'm getting old, I can't just act on impulse, I have to think about you all.

If something can be solved with money, then it's not a problem. However, after all the trouble he's caused, these few hundred taels of silver can be considered a way of severing our relationship with him.

Once you get to Lingnan, you two brothers should try to stay as far away from him as possible. Gradually, this relationship will break down.

“But I’m still not reconciled,” Zhou Fan said. Hearing his mother’s explanation made him feel a little better, but he still felt uneasy thinking about the grievances he had suffered over the years.

"I'll figure it out slowly later."

After speaking, Madam Zhou closed her eyes. She was not one to meddle in other people's business, but she reminded Gu Kaiyuan in order to curry favor with him.

She's figured out these past few days that the Gu family won't settle down. The more chaotic the whole group is, the better, so that her family can protect themselves.

Fortunately, the troubles of this family stood in front of them, which helped the Zhou family avoid a lot of awkward situations.

As usual, they spent the night in the wilderness. The next day, after traveling only a short distance, Liu Pingkang received a report from the escorts that another group of prisoners had been brought to the scene and were waiting for him to receive them.

Liu Pingkang's face darkened. The addition of people meant a lot of trouble. He had finally managed to train these people, and now another group had arrived. Just thinking about it made him feel irritated.

When the group stopped, Gu Kaiyuan knew they had finally arrived.

"Would you like to go and take a look?" Bai Suihe couldn't help but ask when she saw him lift the curtain twice.

"No need. This is a matter between Father and the Gu family. We, as the younger generation, have no need to get involved."

Bai Suihe nodded. "Although you think so, I'm afraid you can't stay out of it. The Third Prince isn't traveling with them, so I think you could reveal some information to him."

In the previous life, the Gu family kept it a secret, and no one in the Gu family knew that there was such a powerful figure among them.

Later, some incidents occurred, and this third prince had an extremely low impression of the Gu family members. So much so that when he helped the Gu family restore their status, he selectively forgot about the entire Gu family.

This family was truly unlucky; they weren't described further in the book, suggesting they were just another group of cannon fodder.

Since everyone is just cannon fodder, Bai Suihe doesn't mind making some allies. Although he doesn't know if these allies will be effective, it's better to have some than none.

Although Gu Kaiyuan felt that this wouldn't have much effect, it would be a good thing if it could cause trouble for the Gu family. "I'll find an opportunity to go and say hello, and I should also pay my respects to some of the elders in the clan."

It was an hour later when the convoy continued its journey. When Gu Kaiyuan saw Liu Pingkang returning angrily with his men, he didn't go over to provoke them. Instead, he grabbed a handful of dried meat and went to find Ma Zhi.

"Lord Ma, what just happened? Why did it suddenly stop?"

“Speaking of which, this matter is related to you,” Ma Zhi took the dried meat and patted Gu Kaiyuan on the shoulder, “Your people have arrived.”

Gu Kaiyuan looked surprised, "Our people?"

"You don't know? Your family's affairs have implicated the entire clan. As long as they are within five degrees of kinship, they have all been exiled."

Gu Kaiyuan said, "I really didn't know that. I was still confused when I received the imperial edict."

I don't know how many of my clansmen have arrived; I need to go and inform my father.

“You should let your father know, but I guess you don’t need to inform them; they’ll probably come looking for you soon.” Thinking of those menacing men, Ma Zhi kindly reminded him, “Since you haven’t been with the Gu family lately, try to avoid them as much as possible.”

As for your father, don't worry, our boss won't stand by and watch them cause trouble.

As long as things don't get too out of hand, these people won't bother with it.

However, they wouldn't stop the Gu family from suffering any physical pain.

If they were to encounter such unfortunate relatives, they would also feel anger.

"I noticed that Lord Liu seemed to be in a bad mood just now, but what happened?" Gu Kaiyuan was really curious. They were just some prisoners, who would dare to make Liu Pingkang angry?
“This isn’t something the local county yamen runners would do. They just abandoned so many people and didn’t even leave them any food. Feeding dozens of people is a huge problem.”

This naturally involves their interests, and Ma Zhi was somewhat worried.

The food rations for these prisoners should be provided by the local government, but now that the government has left, they have to fill the gap.

Moreover, even if they go back and try to find them, they might not be able to get the food rations back. Anyone would be unhappy if they were in that situation.

Gu Kaiyuan looked down at the ground. This matter was actually easy to resolve. In his previous life, the Gu family was not short of money. In order to keep the peace, Gu Baijiang gave over a thousand taels of silver notes, which prevented him from being beaten up.

This time, Gu Baijiang can be allowed to support them, since he was the one who caused the trouble.

"Don't be too nervous. As long as you follow behind our car, they wouldn't dare to come looking for us even if they had ten lives." Ma Zhi said generously, considering that Gu Kaiyuan often added food to their prey and the Bai family had given them so much silver.