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

Chapter 242. Preaching
Gu Antong carefully considered this possibility, but finally shook her head. "No matter what we do, it's obvious, and Fan Meilin won't let us manipulate him."

Liu Yun said, "Of course we can't use overt methods, and we really can only start with Fan Meilin."

"..." Gu Antong couldn't understand how Liu Yun could say something so confident. Did he already have a plan in mind?

"Silly child, haven't you noticed these past few days that whenever your third uncle appears, these two sisters' eyes are practically glued to him?"

Gu Antong shook her head. She really hadn't noticed. "They're all quite normal. After all, they've never met Third Uncle before, so they were just curious and took a few extra glances."

“That look in his eyes was off, and we can’t deny that your third uncle is the best-looking person in the entire Gu family. He has been suppressed by the mansion all these years. Otherwise, with his looks and skills, he would have a place on the list of famous figures in the capital.”

"You'll cooperate with me now, and I'll figure out a way to make things work out."

The mother and daughter exchanged a smile, both determined to shift the blame elsewhere.

As for the conflict between the second wife and the Xu family mother and daughter, they simply sat aside and waited to see what would happen.

Hearing the noise coming from inside the carriage, Gu Baijiang impatiently jumped off the carriage shaft and walked side by side with the listless Gu Kaichen.

"Dad, why don't you go inside the carriage and rest for a bit, and let the two children come out for a walk?"

Gu Baijiang hadn't felt any tenderness from his son these past few days. What was he doing today? Did he have a fever?
The second son, who always only cares about himself, actually cares about his old father; it's like the sun rising in the west.

"It's so noisy inside, this woman needs to be kept in check, otherwise she'll become quite unruly."

"Father, weren't they all under Mother's care before? How would I know anything about the affairs of the inner quarters?"

"Don't understand? Then you still know how to take concubines. You've ruined our family's reputation."

Gu Kaichen was speechless. Xu Yulan had indeed predicted it, and the blame had been placed squarely on his head.

"Father, what are you saying? If it weren't for your permission, would I dare to take a concubine?"
That's their women's battlefield; if I tried to squeeze in now, I'd just get kicked out.

"Besides, I'm really wronged. I was only thinking about saving her, but I didn't expect to be blamed for this. You need to have a good talk with Mrs. Xu about this. I saved Fan Meibao's life, so can you please stop giving me the cold shoulder?"

Gu Kaichen now felt more and more that Xu Yulan's analysis was correct. He should have been more forceful back then and not let Fan Meibao become a concubine. Taking her as a maid would have been fine. Now that the crime had really fallen on him, he couldn't refuse some benefits.

"You should be secretly happy that someone raised their daughter to be your concubine. What more do you want?" Gu Baijiang was actually calculating in his heart. It wouldn't be bad for Fan Meibao to be the second son's concubine. Those two girls didn't seem like decent people at all. If they really tried to climb the social ladder, it would probably be their Gu family that suffered.

"Father, you've really wronged me. I told her before that she should stay with Yulan as a maid for now, and her status could be decided later."

"You were all afraid Fan Meibao would suffer, so you forced me to take her as a concubine. Look at this godforsaken place, what use is a beautiful concubine to me?"

Everyone was sleeping on the ground; how shameless must he be to accept Fan Meibao at this time?

It's not worth it to be able to see it but not be able to eat it, and to get a name attached to it only to get a crime. I'm not as excited as I was before.

"..." Gu Baijiang took a deep breath before saying, "When we get to the next post station, I'll get you a room."

Gu Kaichen's eyes lit up. That's right, how could he have forgotten about this?
Fine, let him bear the infamy. If it happens once, it will happen again. He won't have to feel so stifled anymore.

"Father, you said it yourself..."

"Look at your spineless state. Since you're his person, remember to teach him proper manners. Also, remember to distinguish between legitimate and illegitimate children. Don't wrong the Xu family mother and son." He still remembered Xu Huizhen, who died for him. He knew how biased she had been before. This was the last thing he could do for her.

"Don't worry, Father, I know," Gu Kaichen replied happily, and then began to think about whether he should inquire when they would arrive at the post station.

Seeing that he was lost in his thoughts, Gu Baijiang shook his head and walked to the front. Gu Kaiping was leading the ox, his face terribly gloomy.

"Who are you trying to impress with that long face?" Gu Baijiang felt that all his sons were a burden, none of them were easy to deal with.

“Dad, I was thinking about something,” Gu Kaiping said, somewhat surprised. “Why did you come here? It’s so cold outside.”

“It’s incredibly noisy inside that car, so it’s a good opportunity for my son and me to have a chat.”

"If there's anything, Dad can just make the decision."

Hearing his eldest son's spiteful words, Gu Baijiang didn't take it to heart. "Are you angry that I let the second son take a concubine?"

"That's not the issue. Even if our family returns to the capital, we can't just take concubines whenever we want like before."

"It's just that the Fan sisters aren't good enough; I just don't understand why Father did this?"

Knowing full well that others have ulterior motives, they still try their best to plunder into their homes.

"It just so happens that we arrived here. If the second brother hadn't rolled around with Fan in front of everyone, this matter could have been discussed behind closed doors."

But what's done is done, and all I can do is push things along and make sure the second son gets what he wants.

"My son still doesn't understand..."

"We all suspect that the mother and daughter were sent here by someone else, but we don't know who is behind them."

Xu Shuanghong is not a major concern, but her two daughters definitely wouldn't approve of you two brothers.

Although Gu Kaiping had no feelings for the Fan sisters, he still felt uncomfortable hearing his father belittle them like that.

"Although they keep pulling strings behind the scenes, there are no secrets in this team."

These two sisters are probably after the Third Prince, trying to use An Tong as a stepping stone. Liu Shi and your daughter should know this; they've been assigning her many tasks these past few days, probably intending to train her. If she's useful, they'll keep her around; if not, they'll have to find a way to get rid of her.”

Gu Baijiang knew that his eldest son had become somewhat dull from studying, but he never expected that he was even inferior to his wife and daughter.

Gu Kaiping's expression finally changed at this moment, and he felt somewhat embarrassed. At the same time, he was also secretly blaming himself for not informing him about such a big matter.

"Don't blame the mother and daughter for this; it's just their guess."

If this were made clear, it would be truly detrimental to our family.

"Are we afraid of those three, mother and daughters?" Gu Kaiping didn't understand why his father was doing this. "You could have just driven them away."

"Why drive them away? We're free anyway, so having them as whetstones for An Tong is the best option."

(End of this chapter)