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

Chapter 15 015. Gu Baijiang

Bai Suihe had been quiet for two days. There had been some movement in the main courtyard during these two days, but she had just pretended to be sick to cover it up.

Dongmei and the others were also busy, and they inquired about the affairs of the mansion.

I heard that Gu Antong attended the princess's flower-viewing banquet yesterday. She stole the show in her clean white dress, but it also attracted some gossip.

I heard that the ladies from prominent families were whispering that Gu Antong was trying to stand out by disregarding taboos and dressing up like everyone else to show off her mourning status.

When Bai Suihe heard this rumor, she almost burst out laughing. Even as a time traveler, she knew that plain and elegant colors were not so popular in ancient times, and were even a bit unlucky.

However, I heard that several vegetarian old ladies had a good impression of her and she caught their eyes.

Bai Suihe had no doubt about this. Gu Antong's face was there, otherwise she would not have been known as the most beautiful woman in the capital.

In addition, the mother and daughter were good at business and had always had a good reputation outside. She had heard of them before she married into the mansion.

If it weren't for what happened later, she would have thought that this was a pure, kind and reserved lady from a noble family.

"I heard that several princes are attending the flower-viewing banquet. I wonder if our eldest daughter will catch their eyes." Everyone has a gossipy heart, and even Dongmei couldn't help but sigh.

"Who can say for sure? I heard that this flower viewing banquet was also held for them. If our eldest lady becomes famous, it will not be a good thing for us." Chunxiang looked at Bai Suihe with some concern.

The young lady's life in the mansion is already very difficult. If the eldest wife gains power, she will probably face all kinds of difficulties in the future.

"Don't worry, even if you're attracted to someone, you'll have to work hard to get them to like you." Bai Suihe murmured. The hero and heroine in the book all had to go through some setbacks, simply because their love and companionship were built up by countless cannon fodder. "We don't care about their affairs. Has any news come in from outside today?"

"It's reported that Nanny Wu has already started working on it. Our Madam will come into the mansion tomorrow. Miss, do you want to make some preparations first?" Chunxiang reminded.

Originally, Mrs. Bai had submitted the visiting card the day before yesterday, and she should have arrived at the mansion yesterday, but the eldest young lady's wife postponed it for two days on the grounds that she had something else to do at home.

She said she had something to do, but it was because her daughter was going to attend a flower viewing banquet. What did this have to do with their third room?
"You guys should go to the front yard early tomorrow and wait for me. By the way, tell the kitchen to prepare some more pastries." Bai Suihe didn't know how to entertain them, so he could only do this for now.

"I remember that Chef Huang in the main kitchen is good at making some delicious pastries. You can take some reward money to her and ask her to make more tomorrow and send some to each room." Bai Suihe knew that the rules in the mansion were strict, but if he wanted to cook for him, he had to pay for it.

Originally, the Gu family should have been responsible for entertaining the in-laws, but according to Bai Suihe's memory, this was obviously not the case.

The Xu family received the highest level of reception when they came to the mansion. As for the eldest wife, she was born as a concubine's daughter in the marquis's mansion, and her natal family basically had no contact with her. The only side they were really targeting was her.

Because of all these things, Bai Suihe couldn't understand where the Gu family's good reputation came from.

Dongmei Chunxiang was very quick and gave the order. Just as she was about to close the gate, Nanny Zhou, who had not been seen for several days, appeared outside the courtyard again.

It was said that Minister Gu had returned and asked people from each courtyard to come over for dinner.

Bai Suihe felt very resistant inside and always felt that no banquet was good.

She came to the main courtyard with her bulging belly, served by two maids. This time it was very smooth. There was even no need to inform them before the maids led her in.

As soon as she entered the room, she found that everyone else had arrived except her.

"I've met my father and mother. I'm late, please forgive me." Regardless of whether Bai Suihe was at fault or not, she admitted it first to avoid criticism. "Bai is here," Gu Baijiang looked at his third daughter-in-law. He hadn't seen her often, and he didn't expect her to be pregnant. He looked at his wife again. He had never heard her mention it before. "Since you're pregnant, just sit down."

"Thank you, father!" Bai Suihe greeted the first and second wives before finding his seat and sitting down.

This was also the first time she met the two young masters of the Gu family.

The eldest son Gu Kaiping passed the imperial examination two years ago and, with the help of Gu Baijiang, he was admitted to the Hanlin Academy as a scholar because of his low ranking. This year, he was promoted to reviewer, the seventh rank, and was responsible for compiling the national history.

Logically speaking, the Assistant Minister of War also has a say in the court. Gu Kaiping, as the eldest son of the Assistant Minister, has not even been able to become an editor in the past two years, which shows that his qualifications are mediocre.

But even so, he is the old lady's treasure, and he comes first in everything in the mansion.

The second young master, Gu Kaichen, has been studying for so many years and has only achieved the title of Tongsheng. He was not outstanding in the mansion, but since he married his cousin Xu Yulan, the second branch naturally received special care from the old lady.

My husband Gu Kaiyuan, whom I have never met, is probably the least valued person in this mansion.

When the old lady heard that he was naughty as a child and had a conflict with the teacher at school, she concluded that he was not a good student and had asked him to take care of household chores a few years ago.

And because he married a merchant girl, he became even more marginalized at home.

But it seemed that Gu Kaiyuan was also happy with this. He spent most of the year running around outside, taking care of the trivial matters of the Gu family.

"I haven't been home for a while. Mrs. Liu is very good and has managed the household in perfect order." Seeing that everyone was present, of course, except for his third son who was away, Gu Baijiang paused for a moment and then spoke again, "The court has been a little turbulent recently. Each branch should control their own people and try to avoid going out as much as possible.

Let's postpone those unnecessary banquets."

When Gu Baijiang said this, he deliberately glanced at his eldest granddaughter, and his meaning was obvious.

"What does this important event in the court have to do with us women in the cabinet?" The old lady was a little unconcerned. "Besides, you are the Minister of War. Even if there is unrest, who would dare to go against our family?"

Except for Xu Yulan who nodded in agreement, everyone else kept their heads down and remained silent after hearing these arrogant words.

Only Gu Baijiang looked at the old wife with a look of disgust. This Xu was really becoming more and more short-sighted. If she had not given birth to three good sons, she would not have been allowed to be the mistress of the Xu family.

This is also why he has kept Xu Huizhen in the backyard for so many years, and has used her poor health as an excuse to prevent her from going out to attend banquets.

If he goes out with such a temper, not only will he not bring help to the Gu family, he may even bring disaster.

The good reputation he has built over the years cannot be ruined because of this stupid woman.

“If you don’t understand what’s going on in the court, just stay in your house peacefully.

If you have any questions, please discuss them with your three daughters-in-law. If you don’t understand, you can ask Kaiping.”

Gu Kaiping raised his head when he heard his name being called. A son should not blame his mother. He was helpless about his mother's character.

(End of this chapter)