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

Chapter 153. Your Highness
Seeing Gu Li holding a pen, Gu Baijiang kowtowed repeatedly, pleading, "Uncle, please, give our branch of the family a way out..."

"Grandpa, please, we promise that from now on we will put the family first in everything we do."

Gu Kaichen, "...Weren't we here to discuss compensation? Why are we being exterminated?"

Gu Kaiyuan glanced at him. It seemed this guy wasn't so stupid after all; he was quite sensible.

Gu Antong's face was ashen. In the past two days, she had also noticed that the Third Prince had developed feelings for her. She was trying to make more efforts to win him over, but she did not expect that her clansmen would come to her rescue.

Why? She doesn't even know these people. They've apologized and offered compensation, so why won't they let her go?

If they are expelled from the clan, will the Gu family still have a place to stand in the future?

Not to mention entering the Third Prince's harem; based on that alone, she would forever remain a lowly concubine.

"Wait a minute," the Third Prince strolled over and saw the group of people crying. His brows furrowed, especially at Gu Antong, whose face was pale and tear-streaked, making her even more pitiful.

“This is a matter of our clan, and no matter who you are, you have no right to interfere.” Gu Li knew the other party’s identity, but as long as he didn’t reveal it, he wasn’t afraid.

Moreover, even if the emperor were here, he wouldn't be able to interfere in their clan's internal affairs, let alone a prince.

“I am aware of the conflict between you two,” the Third Prince said. He came today hoping to curry favor with Gu Baijiang, but seeing Gu Antong’s adoring gaze, he felt even more certain that his intervention was absolutely the right thing to do.

"I think there's some misunderstanding between you, and you need a mediator."

"No need for such a noble person," Gu Li thought angrily, for it was all because of this person that they had ended up in this predicament.

Since you, Gu Baijiang, are an official, why don't you speak up for the people properly and get involved in the royal family's disputes?
These ordinary people already struggle to survive, yet they still suffer undeserved calamities.

He spoke very quickly, and the pen had just dipped into the ink. It looked like he was about to cross out Gu Baijiang and the others when Rong Ruiyuan gave him a look, and a knife appeared out of nowhere, cutting Gu Li's pen in half and splashing ink all over Gu Li.

Gu Li's hands were trembling with anger. These damned high-ranking officials...

Gu Kaiyuan didn't dare gamble on whether Rong Ruiyuan would be so heartless as to harm ordinary people, so he quickly stood up and shouted, "Your Highness, Third Prince, please don't..."

Rong Ruiyuan's pupils contracted slightly. Everyone knew he was coming here, but shouting it out so directly was a different matter altogether.

Looking towards the source of the voice, he saw an unfamiliar face, but the man was behind Gu Baijiang, which reminded him of the third son who was said to be disliked by the Gu family.

"How dare you!" Ming Peifeng was furious. That address of the Third Prince was practically putting his master on the spot.

Why would they choose to walk with exiles instead of taking the proper royal road? It would be strange if there wasn't something fishy going on.

The claim that the chassis was damaged is completely unfounded at this point, because there is a team of guards at the back of the procession who can escort him away at any time.

I was planning to leave quietly tomorrow, but as time went by, I forgot about it. Damn it, why did he shout so loudly? Was he going to kill all of these hundred-plus people?
Rong Ruiyuan immediately denied this idea. If he really dared to do that, his other brothers, who were waiting to find fault with him, would definitely not give him any way out.

“So it’s His Highness the Third Prince,” Gu Li said, trembling as he stood up and knelt on the ground. “Our Gu clan has been wronged…”

With Gu Li taking the lead, the onlookers dared not stand and knelt down in circles.

Even Bai Suihe and the others, who were far away, were affected.

Bai Suihe, using her skirt as cover, squatted on the ground. How did the Third Prince reveal his identity? This is going to be quite a show. His relationship with Gu Baijiang is completely inseparable, and anyone with a brain can figure out the reason.

"Miss, what happened up ahead?" Dongmei was still curious. "Should we send Huang Pingguo over to check?"

Bai Suihe shook her head, "It's because that person's identity has been exposed. I just don't know who has the guts to do this heroic thing."

Gu Kaiyuan, “…” Hehe, it is indeed your husband, and so am I…

"Will this affect us?" Dongmei asked, somewhat worried. "Will it affect his reputation...?"

Bai Suihe said, "Don't worry. His every move is being watched by all sides. It's safest for us if his identity is exposed."

But being the first to stick your neck out isn't easy; you'll probably be held a grudge.

Seeing Rong Ruiyuan's sinister gaze, Gu Kaiyuan knew that this matter could not be resolved peacefully.

But so what? Can the grudges from the previous life be erased in this life?

“Please, Your Highness, be magnanimous and do not harm my people,” Gu Kaiyuan said, glancing at the broken pen tip on the ground. “This is a matter for our clan, and we ask Your Highness to excuse us.”

Gu Baijiang struggled to his feet and walked over to slap Gu Kaiyuan, but to his surprise, the kid dared to dodge. He lost his balance and stumbled, falling directly onto Gu Kaichen.

"You unfilial son, how dare you hide?"

Gu Kaiyuan said, "Father, I just thought there were more assassins. I don't know what I did wrong that you would do this to me?"

Gu Baijiang was stumped by these words. Shouldn't the Third Prince's identity be exposed? But no one had mentioned it before.

To say they shouldn't protect their clansmen? If he dares to utter such a word, even without his uncle exterminating the clan, they will be scorned by the world.

Just as Xu had said, Gu Kaiyuan was born to collect debts; he caused trouble and then had to clean up the mess.

Gu Kaiyuan stepped forward, helped Gu Baijiang up, and whispered in his ear, "Father, the entire exile team knows that the Third Prince and his eldest niece have been alone in a room for a long time. An Tong's reputation is ruined. If he leaves like this, people will deny it later, and we will have to swallow this bitter pill."

Gu Kaiyuan's "I'm doing this for your own good" attitude calmed Gu Baijiang down a bit. What did he want to say?
"Take this opportunity to reveal the Third Prince's identity. If we force him to give the Gu family an explanation..."

Even though we're prisoners now, An Tong is still an innocent girl. For her reputation, for the honor of the royal family, this matter really needs to be made a big deal out of it.

"Then you shouldn't have been so reckless..."

“Father, this is a golden opportunity, and I’m killing two birds with one stone.”

We can't afford to offend the clan chief again; you have to give us brothers a way out.

"Now that we've stepped in to protect the family, out of consideration for this bond, my great-grandfather and the others should reconsider whether their decision to expel us from the clan was the right one."

Gu Baijiang was still somewhat skeptical. "I know your great-grandfather's temper. This matter can't be let go so easily."

"There has to be a chance to ease things up. What if things actually work out?" Gu Kaiyuan reassured him.