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

Chapter 244. The Feast
Could it be that the Gu family only has one son, the eldest, who is Gu Baijiang's biological son, while the other two sons were adopted?
The third brother has always been neglected, and everyone knows that. Even now, his relationship with Lord Gu is only superficial.

Gu Kaiyuan had never accomplished anything and was not worth the Third Prince and his group trying to win him over, so they just let him do whatever he wanted.

He had investigated the second son of the Gu family quite a bit these past few days, but he was just a smooth-talking guy who was actually nothing special.

But no matter what, he's still his own son. How can someone treat their own son like this?

Aren't you afraid your second child's life will be in danger?

Gu Baijiang: "What can a weak woman do?"
Moreover, my second son is also very willing to do this, and I hope that Lord Ming will grant him this favor.

Ming Peifeng nodded. It was time to speak, and he said he couldn't be like Gu Baijiang either.

He gave the order, and his attendant quickly brought back a doorplate, and even informed him that a table of fine food and drink had been reserved with the innkeeper.

"Then congratulations on your joyous occasion today, Lord Gu. I have other matters to attend to, so it is inconvenient for me to come and offer my congratulations," he said, reluctantly pulling out a fifty-tael silver note from his pocket. "It is just a small token of my appreciation."

"You're too kind, Lord Ming," Gu Baijiang said without any embarrassment, after all, it was a gift from Ming Peifeng personally, and it was a pleasant surprise.

"I wonder if the Third Prince has sent any other messages," Gu Baijiang thought that so much time had passed, it was impossible that no messages had been sent at all.

"I know what you want to ask, Lord Gu, but you also know how difficult this matter is."

After all, this goes against the emperor's wishes, so Your Majesty must consider this carefully.

Seeing that he had not received any further information, Gu Baijiang did not linger and turned to go out to make arrangements.

Xu Yulan was holding a cup of hot tea, watching Fan Meibao bustling around, occasionally gesturing wildly.

"Quickly carry this thing to that bed, don't put it on the floor, what if it gets dirty?"

"If you can't even do such a small thing, how will you serve your husband in the future?"

“I’m telling you two, although I feel sorry for your sister and daughter, you can only help them for a while, not forever. You should have been prepared when he started seducing my husband. This is just the beginning.”

Gu Antong put her quilt on the bed and heard Liu Yun muttering, "She's so arrogant now, isn't she afraid of offending people to death?"

"Mother, are you saying that Fan Meibao will gain power in the future?"

Liu Yun pulled her daughter aside, this was a great opportunity for a live lesson, "Look at Fan Meibao, how does she compare to your second aunt?"

"Younger and prettier..."

"Then what advantages does your second aunt have?"

"She was my second uncle's first wife, his cousin, and also the mother of his legitimate son..."

"You silly girl, your second aunt seems to have the upper hand, but men are all lustful. If Fan Meibao were to lower herself, all of your second aunt's advantages would become her death warrant..."

Liu Yun quickly seized this opportunity to properly teach Gu Antong the ins and outs of this.

She certainly wouldn't explain the solution based on Xu Yulan's situation, but instead focused on analyzing for her where Fan Meibao should start and what she should do to rise to power as quickly as possible.

Gu Antong was an intelligent person, and she felt a pang of sadness. She knew that her future situation might be even worse than Fan Meibao's.

"Don't worry too much. Royal family members still have some pride. As long as you behave yourself and don't give anyone any leverage, no one can do anything to you. But before you do anything, you should think carefully about whether it will leave any loose ends, and if you get caught, what your way out is..."

The mother and daughter were openly cricketing in a corner, which greatly annoyed Xu Shuanghong. She felt that the mother and daughter were pointing fingers at them from the sidelines, so she could only make a mental note of it and settle the score with them properly later.

After tidying up the things, Gu Baijiang came over and said, "Now that you've tidied up, let's eat first."

There are so many things here; someone needs to guard them. Liu and Xu are already here guarding them.

Now that Liu Yun is a daughter-in-law, of course she can't say anything, but Xu Yulan has a lot of objections. "Father, I just remembered that there are still some things to buy. Why don't we have Madam Fan stay here and keep watch?"

“How dare you question what I say?” Gu Baijiang said coldly. “With so much luggage, it’s best for you two sisters-in-law to stay here and guard it. I’ll have the children bring you food later.”

Since Gu Baijiang had already said so, Xu Yulan and the others had no choice but to endure it, no matter how much they objected.

Seeing Xu Shuanghong and her two daughters following behind, Xu Yulan clenched her fists. "Sister-in-law, do you think those three women have bewitched your father-in-law?"

Liu Yun said, "No matter what, they are outsiders. Are you comfortable letting them stay here and guard the luggage?"

Xu Yulan, “…”

As soon as the Gu family entered the private room, they saw a table full of dishes, and everyone couldn't help but swallow their saliva.

These past few days, they've been living outdoors in the elements, and Liu Yun's cooking has become increasingly perfunctory. Sometimes it's too salty, sometimes too bland. Heaven knows how they've managed to get through these days.

Seeing this table full of delicious food, with so much meat and vegetables, how could their eyes not light up?

"Father, should we go and call Gu Kaiyuan?" Gu Kaiping thought of the unpleasant experience last time and finally remembered to remind him.

"Brother, you're so kind-hearted. Gu Kaiyuan is probably eating better than us now, so why would he care about our meager earnings?"

"Kaichen, have you forgotten what happened before when the table was overturned? We're still family, after all. If others find out that we're eating here and avoiding Lao San and his wife, what will become of our family's reputation?"

"What reputation do we have left?" Gu Kaichen asked, seeing that Gu Baijiang had already taken his seat. He quickly followed and sat down.

"Let's eat first. Besides, none of you noticed that Gu Kaiyuan didn't come into the inn with us. He's probably gone to stay somewhere nice again."

Gu Baijiang beckoned to Gu Kaiping, gesturing for him to sit to his left. "You're a good older brother, but we have other things to do today. If we can't finish this, we'll pack some up and take it to them later."

Gu Kaiping agreed with this, so he sat down and then greeted the others.

Gu Antong was quick to react, bringing her younger brother to sit next to Gu Kaiping, while Xu Shuanghong sat to Gu Baijiang's right.

Gu Anwei, who ended up at the very back, could only sit next to Fan Meibao.

He knew, of course, that this Miss Fan was about to become his father's concubine, and he felt a little uncomfortable about it, which was naturally reflected on his face.

"Anwei, switch places with your father," Gu Baijiang suddenly said.

Before Gu Anwei could react, Gu Kaichen had already lifted him up and changed his position inexplicably.

Seeing Gu Kaichen's genuine joy, Gu Anwei instantly felt a little wronged.

(End of this chapter)