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

Chapter 260. Involvement
Bai Suihe's entry into the battle surprised Liu Yun and Xu Yulan. They knew that since the exile, Bai Suihe had always left everything to Gu Kaiyuan unless it concerned him. But for some reason, they felt that Bai Suihe was not someone to be trifled with.

Unexpectedly, this time, regarding her father-in-law's situation, the couple actually stood with everyone else.

After thinking it over carefully, Liu Yun understood that if Xu Shuanghong were to rightfully stand beside her father-in-law and become his second wife, the three daughters-in-law would be the first to suffer.

They didn't want to have another mother-in-law, and Bai Suihe must have thought the same way.

“Since ancient times, marriage has been a major event for the whole family. We have to follow the rules, including the formal betrothal ceremony, matching birth dates and dates.” Liu Yun immediately understood that Bai Suihe was planning to use delaying tactics. Once they reached Lingnan or returned to the capital, there would be many ways to deal with the three of them, including her mother.

Xu Shuanghong and her two daughters looked at the Gu family members with grief and indignation, "You are bullying us. Do you really think I wouldn't dare to report this to the authorities?"

Gu Kaiyuan said, "Madam Xu, please do as you wish. Anyway, my father already has so many crimes on his hands. Adding one or two more will only result in him being exiled to a farther place. It won't make much difference."

This isn't a capital offense. If we really investigate, how innocent can Xu Shuanghong really be?
The Fan sisters watched quietly. Xu Shuanghong had previously told them not to get involved, but seeing that the situation was turning against them, the two sisters became anxious.

Mother was so confident before, how did the winds change?
Seeing Gu Baijiang remain silent, Xu Shuanghong knew that all her previous plans had failed and that she could not expect to secure a formal title today.

After weighing the pros and cons in her mind, her attitude softened. "I only said this in a fit of anger. Given my relationship with Baijiang, how could I possibly harm him?"

Since you say you want to wait, then I can wait too. But Baijiang, this mistake has already been made, you need to give me some kind of guarantee. Write me a contract.

Gu Baijiang looked puzzled. "What contract?"

"If you just write down everything that happened this morning, and state that you will take responsibility and marry me, then this matter can be put on hold for now."

Seeing that Gu Baijiang still wanted to object, she said softly, "I can serve you on the road ahead. You can't make me feel insecure."

After saying that, she used her robe to cover herself and gently hooked her fingers around Gu Baijiang's hand. Seeing his eyes become glazed over, she leaned forward slightly and said, "You wouldn't refuse such a small thing, would you?"

Gu Baijiang thought it was just a piece of paper, so he could give it to him and nodded in agreement.

Paper and pens were easy to borrow. Ming Peifeng was always nearby, and now Gu Baijiang would come to him for anything he needed. Although he had been annoyed by it a few times, he had gotten used to it. It was just a matter of paper and pens, and he provided them quickly.

Gu Baijiang picked up his pen and wrote down the entire piece in one go. Xu Shuanghong recognized the words, but she didn't understand the whole thing when put together. It wasn't until Fan Meilin next to her nodded to indicate that there was no problem that she carefully put it away.

Gu Kaiyuan watched Gu Baijiang court death with a cold smile, leaving behind such a huge handle against him. He was too lazy to remind him and was about to leave with his wife when Xu Shuanghong actually stopped them.

"We'll be family from now on, so why don't we have dinner together tonight?"

Bai Suihe asked curiously, "Madam Xu, do you have authority over the Gu family now?"

Xu Shuanghong's expression changed. She had just received the contract written by Gu Baijiang and hadn't even had a chance to warm it up before she became anxious. "Of course not, but it was only a matter of time."

“Then we’ll talk about it on that day,” Gu Kaiyuan said coldly. “Since there’s nothing else going on, let’s go back.”

After saying that, he helped Bai Suihe leave.

Xu Shuanghong looked aggrieved. "Baijiang, I just wanted to take this opportunity to make sure our whole family is together."

Gu Kaiping glanced at them, then took Liu Yun to find their children. The third son was right; she was nothing yet. They could talk about these things once she truly became the matriarch of the Gu family. "Are we really just going to let her have her way?" Liu Yun was confused. They had clearly disagreed before, so why give her the contract?
"What should we do then? Are we just going to let her go and complain?"

"Didn't the third brother say..."

"That was just to bluff her. If we really investigate, she might not be sent to Lingnan, but directly exiled to Ningguta..."

Liu Yun shivered. They had already reached their limit on the journey so far, and if they continued north, it would be the death of them.

"Let's stall for now. Once things settle down with the Third Prince, she's just an unknown woman; we can deal with her easily," Gu Kaiping said coldly. "Not just anyone can be the matriarch of the Gu family."

Liu Yun: "Then how should we get along in the future?"

"We'll treat each other the way we always have. She's nothing now."

Liu Yun understood and breathed a sigh of relief. Who could stand it if the other party kept pointing fingers at them?

When Bai Suihe came out, she found that everyone's attitude towards them was a bit strange, and many more people greeted them.

"When did we become so popular?"

“Because of those two escort agencies,” Gu Kaiyuan said, who had more dealings with these people, “you didn’t see how quickly these people moved whenever something happened, trying their best to get closer to us. Sometimes the escorts would even help them block some attacks.”

It was no secret who these two escort agencies were accompanying the group for, so everyone attributed this favor to Bai Suihe.

“Many things are different now,” Bai Suihe recalled from the book that these assassinations were not as frequent.

"That's because the Third Prince's identity was exposed before, and Gu Antong also came to the ears of some people. The women in the Third Prince's harem all wanted to get rid of this hidden danger first."

"They didn't even enter the manor?"

"That's why it's easy to handle. If it were to enter the manor, it wouldn't be so easy to deal with."

"She really has a knack for attracting trouble," Bai Suihe clicked her tongue and said, "I hope she's lucky and survives..."

Bai Suihe wasn't being sarcastic. Only when Gu Antong entered the Third Prince's residence would the Gu family be restrained, allowing them to soar freely.

Once we were fully in Lingnan, the mountain roads became even more rugged, and even the so-called official roads were narrow and steep.

Many times, everyone had to get off and push the cart, which increased the workload for the security company. Although they were all strong and powerful men, they all lost a lot of weight after working so hard every day.

That day, the two镖头 (bodyguards) approached Gu Kaiyuan again, wanting him to take them into the mountains overnight to see if they could hunt some game to replenish their strength.

It wasn't that they didn't want to go in, but everyone realized that as long as Gu Kaiyuan went into the mountains, his luck would be much better than theirs; at least he wouldn't come back empty-handed.

Gu Kaiyuan thought about it for a moment and then agreed.

(End of this chapter)