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

Chapter 295. With Intention
Bai Suihe looked at these people. Madam Bai really put her heart into it. The heads of these households were all in their prime, and they had many children and grandchildren. Except for the two young children, they could all start working immediately.

"Once you're here, just focus on your work. If you do a good job, I won't treat you unfairly..."

Bai Suihe thought about how these people had traveled a long way and would need to familiarize themselves with the environment later, so she simply made things clear. Gu Kaiyuan added a few more words afterward before letting them go.

Granny Pang did not leave, but stood respectfully to the side. "Miss, Madam specifically instructed me to give these things to you."

As he spoke, he took off the package he had been carrying on his back and carefully sealed it with many layers of oilcloth.

Bai Suihe was a little curious because Madam Bai had already prepared a lot of things for her. Gu Kaiyuan took them, placed them on the table, and opened them.

"This 1 taels of silver is for the young lady to use as a companion; the young lady should not mistreat herself."

These contracts are for estates that Madam arranged to acquire in the Lingnan area. The indentures below are for the managers of those estates. If Miss finds them useful, she can keep them; if not, she can resell them.

Bai Suihe was deeply moved. Madam Bai was not afraid of being implicated and continued to make plans for her daughter. It was truly a painstaking effort.

And the way Granny Pang said these words in front of Gu Kaiyuan at this moment probably had another purpose in mind. She wanted to tell Gu Kaiyuan that even though she was far away from the capital, she was not helpless here.

There was a letter inside, which moved Bai Suihe even more after reading it. Madam Bai had carefully selected Granny Pang to come.

Granny Pang's ancestors ran a medical clinic, and she learned medicine from a young age. However, her family encountered misfortune later, which led to her becoming a slave.

When Madam Bai married, she took her with her. Granny Pang really helped her avoid a lot of schemes in the inner quarters, and she also personally delivered Bai Suihe.

Pang Mama's position by her mother's side was equivalent to that of Wu Qingshui. Her mother had previously wanted to grant her freedom, but she was unwilling to do so, nor was she willing to marry. She even begged her mother to let her work as a manager on the estate.

Over the years, Granny Pang had managed the estate very well, but she rarely returned to the Bai residence, which is why Bai Suihe had no memory of her.

The letter also specifically instructed that if there was anything they were unsure about, they could consult with Granny Pang. The people from the several households that had been brought over were all carefully selected by Granny Pang.

"Thank you for your hard work, Granny Pang," Bai Suihe said solemnly as she rewrapped the items. "Granny, please rest well today. I'll need your help again tomorrow."

“This is all I should do,” Granny Pang said quietly as she withdrew, and Dongmei led her back to the room arranged for her in the front courtyard.

Looking at the fairly tidy room and all the necessary supplies, Granny Pang felt much relieved. It seemed that the young lady's choice of husband was quite reliable, as he was capable of building such a courtyard in this village in such a short time.

Moreover, seeing how he protected the young lady in every way, and the tacit understanding between the two, made her feel much more at ease.

It's good for the host family to be harmonious. They didn't see any other members of the Gu family when they came in. It seems that after they've rested, they must ask Dongmei for more information.

"My lady, I hope you will take good care of me in the future." Seeing that there were only the two of them left in the room, Gu Kaiyuan flattered her by massaging her shoulders. "With so many people around, I can really relax a lot."

He had just looked at them and saw that these people all had thick calluses on their hands, which showed that they were all hardworking people.

Bai Suihe: "Now I'm worried about one thing: will this be too conspicuous?"

They came here to be exiled, and now they have so many people serving them. If someone uses this as a pretext, it could cause a lot of trouble.

"Don't worry," Gu Kaiyuan knew they weren't being exiled. "There's no need for us to suffer unnecessarily. This courtyard, this land, and this mountain are all registered under my mother-in-law's name. She's sent some servants to guard them. Even if we take it to the emperor, they won't have a case." Gu Kaiyuan looked at the package on the table. "As for their indenture, keep it for now. I'm sure my mother-in-law will find a solution."

Wealthy merchants who can secure a place in the capital are no ordinary people.

Madam Bai is a well-known virtuous wife, and she has a presence in many of the Bai family's businesses.

"Did Granny Pang come here in my previous life too?"

Bai Suihe often skips through the content and doesn't really know these things.

Furthermore, Gu Kaiyuan is merely a villain in the book; the description focuses on how he confronts the Third Prince and his allies, without delving into his trivial matters.

“They’ve arrived,” Gu Kaiyuan said, his expression somewhat unnatural. “They brought about twenty people with them, but they haven’t been able to see their master again.”

Thinking of this, Gu Kaiyuan felt a little down. If Bai Suihe hadn't asked him, he wouldn't have dared to bring it up again.

He failed to protect Bai Suihe, so he deserves all the blame he has to bear.

I remember when Granny Pang arrived, travel-worn and exhausted, she almost collapsed upon hearing the devastating news.

But they didn't leave. Instead, they inquired among the exiled prisoners. When they heard about Bai Suihe's ordeal, the old woman, who was over fifty, immediately led the twenty-odd people to surround the Gu family and give them a good beating. If Ming Peifeng hadn't intervened, someone from the Gu family would probably have had to pay with their life.

Gu Kaiyuan was also included in the reckoning. He did not fight back at the time, but silently endured the punches and kicks that fell on him.

Even so, he couldn't get his wife and daughter back. This was all his fault for inaction, and he deserved to suffer the consequences.

Now, when Gu Kaiyuan thinks back to that day, he feels that winter was particularly cold, so cold that it pierced his heart.

The Gu family, having received Ming Peifeng's help, became increasingly unreasonable, clamoring to punish these people.

At that time, Granny Pang stood in front and sternly accused the Gu family of several major crimes. She even stated that the Gu family's prisoners could be beaten to death, and their lives were not even worth as much as those of them who were servants.

At that time, this old woman was truly eloquent, and she scolded the Gu family members so much that they had no way to fight back. Even Ming Peifeng knew that the Gu family was in the wrong, but he stopped them from taking any further action and stopped interfering in the matter.

He thought Granny Pang would leave with her people that day, but unexpectedly, she found him again after nightfall.

Without saying anything, he left some medicine for the wounds, saying, "Considering that you and my young lady were husband and wife, I can't just watch you lose your life like this."

You have too many injuries; they've damaged your very foundation. With proper care and recuperation, you might be able to live to a ripe old age. Otherwise, you won't live past forty.

Gu Kaiyuan still remembers being very confused at the time, "Shouldn't you want to kill me?"

"Killing you would be useful, or it could bring my young lady back to life. In that case, I could tear you to pieces. But you're still useful while you're alive, and I want you to live in regret..."

(End of this chapter)