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

Chapter 167. Let's Talk It Out
Gu Kaiping had just suffered a humiliation at the Zhou family's place, and before he could even vent his anger, Gu Kaiyuan and his wife added insult to injury, making it impossible for him to feel at ease.

At this moment, he especially hated that his body was so healthy.

If he were in poor health, he should have just closed his eyes, fallen backward, and someone would have taken care of Gu Kaiyuan.

“Gu Kaiyuan, don’t forget, we’re all family. You shouldn’t be gloating at a time like this.”

Gu Kaiping rebuked, not even bothering to take Bai Shi with him.

"Brother, you're wronging us. We weren't gloating at all; we were just stating the facts."

"If you don't believe me, go ask around in our unit. Everyone knows about our family's affairs."

Gu Kaiping closed his eyes and had to admit that what Gu Kaiyuan said was true.

Their situation is different now than before. In the past, they could close the door and handle these trivial matters themselves, and even if there were any problems, they could minimize the impact.

Now their every word and action is being controlled by everyone, and there's really no way to break the cycle for the time being.

“Brother, I think you should hurry up and find a way to make amends,” Bai Suihe echoed. “Even if you want An Tong to enter the Third Prince’s residence, you should advise her to control her temper and not get upset over things that don’t belong to her.”

Bai Suihe believed that once she went back and said this, Liu Yun and Gu Antong would definitely know what she was talking about.

She had been holding back her frustrations for so long and had been enduring the Gu family's behavior, but today she had survived her life-or-death ordeal, her life had changed, and her mindset had taken another step forward.

Gu Kaiyuan said, "My elder brother should know what's going on. This reputation isn't that important to me. I just don't know what my elder brother..."

"Alright, I didn't come here to hear your accusations." Gu Kaiping felt that if he let the couple continue, he would start to doubt himself.

“You have so much firewood here. It’s getting dark now, and we haven’t found any around here, so we’ll take some back from you first.”

Gu Kaiyuan: "Brother, what are you saying?"

"Father is still freezing, how can you bear to..."

“Brother, I can’t bear it,” Gu Kaiyuan said, spreading his hands, “but I can’t make the decision here.”

Gu Kaiping stood up angrily, "Gu Kaiyuan, what exactly do you want?"
How long have I put up with you all this way?

"You clearly sent someone from the Ming family, yet you insist on using this excuse. Are you afraid we'll take advantage of you?"

Bai Suihe rolled her eyes. Everyone knows what's going on, but if you don't say it out loud, at least there's a fig leaf to cover it up. Why do you have to court death?

Gu Kaiyuan said, "Brother, I can't agree with what you're saying. Don't we help the family?"

When did we fail to do our best for the oxcart you rode in, and for Mother's medical expenses?
As your younger brother, I've done just as much as you have.

Gu Kaiping really couldn't refute it. Liu Yun still had some money on her, plus the silver notes her father had given her before, so it was actually the third branch of the family that suffered a loss.

Wait, how did I get caught up in this brat's nonsense again? "That's not what I'm talking about right now. You clearly have the ability to make Father's life better..."

Gu Kaiyuan looked at Dongmei and the others, and Bai Suihe immediately understood.

With just a glance, Dongmei and the others immediately stood far away, guarding various corners for them.

“Brother, shall we talk about the Third Prince…?” Gu Kaiyuan said through gritted teeth. “Let’s discuss why a prince would bother to come all this way.” “Nobody’s a fool,” Gu Kaiyuan said, ignoring Gu Kaiping’s shocked expression. “The imperial edict probably didn’t slander Father, did it?”

I'd like to ask you, where is the money that Father embezzled?

Shouldn't these things be made public so that the three of us brothers can participate as well?

Gu Kaiping's pupils contracted, and he quickly scanned his surroundings. Finding no one around, he breathed a sigh of relief. "Why do you blurt out everything?"

We knew that if these words got out, we'd be dead.

Gu Kaiyuan said, "These are all our own people. I'm not as easily fooled as my second brother."

After Gu Kaiyuan finished speaking, he gave Gu Anwei a meaningful look. Although the boy was playing with a wooden stick with his head down, Gu Kaiyuan knew that he must have been listening intently.

Since he couldn't remain unaffected and couldn't shake off Gu Kaiping for the time being, he decided to stir things up and let Gu Kaichen fight him first.

"Father was truly wronged..."

"Big brother, do you dare to swear on An Tong and An Liang?"

"You scoundrel, those are your own nephew and niece!"

“I didn’t say they weren’t,” Gu Kaiyuan said with a smile, arms crossed, seeing Gu Kaiping getting anxious. “Let me guess, Father probably only told my eldest brother about this.”

My second brother and I are both unlucky souls, dragged into this by you, and kept in the dark. We might not even get a single benefit in the end.”

Gu Kaiyuan was thoroughly annoyed. Whenever he had anything good, it would be coveted. Now, even his firewood was being snatched away.

"Let me guess, that large sum of silver is a bargaining chip in your and your father's hands. The Third Prince will definitely try to pardon our family, and Gu Antong will act as a bridge to be brought into the Third Prince's residence."

"When we return to the imperial court, that will be the time for the three of us brothers to divide the family property."

Gu Kaiping's scheme is unlikely to succeed this time.

The biggest change here is that Gu Baijiang can no longer return to the court, so all hopes will be placed on Gu Kaiping.

So Gu Baijiang knows who to entrust his secrets to. Can Gu Kaiping's plans be kept from Gu Baijiang?
"I didn't..." Gu Kaiping didn't expect Gu Kaiyuan to know all this, and even knew his deepest plans, so he couldn't help but feel unsure when he said this.

“It’s not like you can just say it doesn’t exist and then it really doesn’t,” Gu Kaiyuan said with a hint of seduction. “You can’t hide this for long. Even someone as stupid as me knows this. Do you think Second Brother will guess it? I’m more easygoing and don’t have to compete with you for it.”

Bai Suihe's eyes crinkled with a smile; they didn't need to fight over it, because it was all theirs.

Gu Kaiping looked up at Gu Kaiyuan, then saw Bai Suihe with a smile on her face. It seemed that the root of Gu Kaiyuan's great change during this period was Bai Suihe.

Yes, the money they value most is the least important thing to the Bai family.

Gu Kaiyuan doesn't pursue a career in government, and with the Bai family's support, he has every reason to say he won't compete for anything.

Suddenly, she felt a little resentful towards Gu Baijiang. Why didn't he find her such a marriage back then?
Although Liu Yun is a daughter of the Marquis's family, she has no real support and is now being unilaterally severed ties with the Marquis's family.

Gu Kaichen is different. He doesn't have the support of the third brother. Now that Gu Anwei is here, it also means that the third brother will know.

Gu Kaiyuan deliberately said it at this moment, intending it for Gu Anwei to hear.