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

Chapter 164. Against
Gu Kaiping felt powerless these past two days. The Third Prince hadn't given him a clear answer, his father seemed to have a problem with him, and his two younger brothers were disobedient and even contradicted him.

Now even my daughter is causing trouble; I really can't live like this anymore.

Zhou Gang is a ruthless man. He doesn't even spare the princes in the court. Of all people to mess with, An Tong had to mess with his family. Now this is really going to be difficult to handle.

"Don't test my patience," Zhou Gang was also resourceful. He could have his stepmother support him, outmaneuver her, and be the head of the Zhou family. Of course, he didn't believe he couldn't defeat Gu Baijiang.

"How about we make some compensation?" Gu Baijiang still wanted to use Gu Antong to climb up to the Third Prince, so of course he wouldn't risk her.

If what the Zhou family said is true, Gu Antong's reputation will definitely be ruined. At that time, let alone entering the Third Prince's residence, she probably won't even be qualified to be a servant or maid by the Third Prince's side.

“Compensation? I’ve put so much effort into raising this daughter, and your Gu Antong thinks she can ruin her with just a push and a pull,” Madam Zhou said, handing her daughter over to her sons to take care of. She stood directly in front of Gu Antong, grabbed her hair, and Gu Antong screamed in fright.

Upon hearing this sound, Bai Suihe quickly covered her ears, thinking to herself, "What kind of female lead is this? This scene wasn't described in the book; it seems the author has embellished it."

Liu Yun immediately rushed forward and grabbed Madam Zhou's hand tightly to prevent her from doing anything.

"You bastard, let go of my Antong right now! It's your daughter who's being unreasonable. The road is so wide, she can go anywhere!"
"And with the weather so cold, she's dressed up so extravagantly. My daughter is just fulfilling her needs, letting more people see her..."

At this moment, Madam Zhou released Gu Antong's hair and went straight for Liu Yun's face with both hands. There was no way to trim nails during exile, and Madam Zhou's fingernails were long and black from being busy these days. After brushing them twice, Liu Yun was already holding her face and wailing.

Xu Yulan quietly moved a little further away, thinking that the eldest son and his daughter were really out of their minds. Of all people to mess with, they had to provoke this shrew. Didn't they see that even though Old Madam Zhou had two sons and a whole bunch of grandchildren, no one dared to go against her, and they were even willing to pay money to avoid trouble?

"Quickly pull them apart," Gu Baijiang shouted at Xu Yulan when he saw that Madam Zhou was still not letting it go and was grabbing Liu Yun's hair and shaking her.

When women fight, it's not easy for the men to get involved. The second son's wife is just standing by and watching. Doesn't she know the difference between inside and outside?
Xu Yulan dared not move forward. She looked around, but was disappointed to find that Bai Suihe had not come over. She had been thinking of pushing Bai Suihe out to take the blame.

“Father, I dare not. After all, it was An Tong’s fault. Let her apologize properly and the matter will be over. Don’t make it so complicated.”

That Madam Zhou is terrifying, and her daughter-in-law is also watching her like a hawk. If she rushes in, she has no chance of winning and will suffer. Just looking at her sister-in-law's face makes her feel ashamed.

Knowing that this daughter-in-law was unreliable, they never expected her to side with outsiders at this time. However, it was really difficult for the men to intervene when the women were fighting, otherwise it would only exacerbate the conflict.

He was unwilling to admit that it was because he was afraid of the Zhou family, which had quite a few men.

Hearing Liu Yun's screams, Gu Antong snapped out of her daze and rushed to help. Just as she tugged at Madam Zhou's sleeve, Zhou's eldest daughter-in-law, who had been standing nearby, moved and grabbed Gu Antong's arm. "You bullied my sister-in-law and even tried to hit my mother-in-law..."

"Lord Zhou, quickly make them stop!" Gu Kaiping was anxious. He didn't care so much about Liu Yun's disfigurement, but he couldn't let An Tong's face be damaged.

Thinking that there were only three women in their family, she couldn't help but resent Bai Suihe. If she were here, along with her two maids, they wouldn't be afraid of the Zhou family.

Little did they know that in their previous life, it was this very fight that dragged Bai Suihe, a pregnant woman who was already exhausted from her long journey, into the fray, resulting in the deaths of both her and her unborn child.

Because of the death, Bai Suihe unwittingly took the blame for Gu Antong, and the Zhou family stopped publicizing the matter.

This conflict ended because of the two lives lost, but no one ever mentioned Bai Suihe again. "Women fighting, how can we men possibly get involved?" Zhou Gang said nonchalantly. Anyway, they had the upper hand now, so it was a good opportunity to vent their anger.

The constables had no objections. No matter how fierce a woman's fight was, she couldn't be that fierce. She was no different from the shrewish women they had seen in the streets before. It was just that these pampered people were good-looking, which made them quite interesting.

This beauty is a sight to behold even when she's fighting; her skills are no less impressive than those of a village woman, making it quite a spectacle.

Gu Baijiang wanted to ask the Gu clan for help, but after opening his mouth, he didn't dare to speak up.

Gu Kaiping was really anxious. He rushed over and knelt down in front of Gu Li. "Grandpa, please help me. Please have someone separate them quickly."

“At this point, you’re still thinking about your empty reputation. As a husband and father, can’t you step forward and help?” Gu Baihe was somewhat disappointed. Gu Baijiang’s branch of the family was truly hopeless.

As for Gu Kaiyuan, the fact that neither he nor his wife offered any help when their father and brother were in trouble shows their selfishness.

"But they are women..."

“You’re a man, so go head-to-head with those men. I don’t believe those women won’t stop.” Even a farmer like him understands this principle, so how could Gu Kaiping not understand it?

“But…” That would be an insult to civility, and he didn’t want to be ruined like his father and Liu Shi. He still wanted to become an official in the court.

The main problem is that he's afraid of pain; he can't take a punch.

His behavior made the Gu clan members dislike him even more; they felt he was a man who lacked any sense of responsibility.

"Alright, stop hitting her," Gu Baijiang saw Gu Antong lying on the ground, tightly covering her face with her hands, and finally couldn't help but shout, "Lord Zhou, we are willing to compensate you."

Zhou Gang then stopped his wife and daughter-in-law, saying, "Now let's discuss how to compensate them?"

Without the lives of Bai Suihe and the baby in her womb to compensate, Gu Baijiang could only let Zhou Gang make exorbitant demands this time.

“Lord Zhou, this is far too outrageous,” Gu Baijiang said, his face immediately turning cold upon hearing the amount. “Do you even know how much two thousand taels of silver is?”

"With your previous salary, Lord Zhou, it would probably take you several years to save up this much."

How could these people have the misconception that he is a piece of easy prey?

He was clearly penniless; all his silver probably amounted to only a little over a hundred taels.

They thought that compensating with two dresses would be enough, but they didn't expect Zhou Gang to be up to something.

"Is that too much?" Zhou Gang sneered. "You can choose not to accept it."