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

Chapter 317 317. Zhou Family
"Then how did they get back? Did they set off on their own?" Bai Suihe didn't think their family had that much courage.

“The people who were exiled here before hired two escort agencies together,” Chunxiang said quickly. “Most of the people who came with us before have left.”

After saying that, she looked at Bai Suihe cautiously and said, "It seems like they made a special arrangement, and we were the only ones who weren't notified."

Bai Suihe immediately understood what was going on; they had been dragged down by Gu Baijiang.

Most of the robberies and killings along the way were caused by the Gu family. The fact that they chose not to inform Tamura must have been pre-arranged.

The only family that had any connection with the exiled convict from Tamura was the Zhou family. They didn't even come to inform him, because they were truly fed up with Zhou Gang. Zhou Gang had been so cold and unapproachable before, which had extinguished the last bit of affection they had for him.

"I'm really curious to see how Zhou Gang and the others will react when they find out this news."

Chunxiang touched her nose, "Her expression was distorted; it looked quite frightening at the time."

Bai Suihe looked up at her, "You saw it?"

Chunxiang nodded vigorously, "The Zhou family also went to the city to buy things today. We happened to be there when we heard the news."

I always thought Lord Zhou looked so dignified, I never imagined he could be so intimidating.

After saying that, Chunxiang imitated Zhou Gang's expression at the time, "He just kept a straight face and listened to the others leave, including Old Madam Zhou. His fists were clenched tightly, his eyes were wide open, and he looked like he was gritting his teeth. I was really afraid that if Old Madam Zhou and the others were in front of him, he would tear them to pieces."

Bai Suihe sneered, "That's because he went too far. Instead of looking for his own problems, he blamed everything on others. He's really two-faced."

“That’s what we thought too,” Chunxiang said, pursing her lips. “He even grabbed the person who gave him the news and loudly questioned why these people didn’t inform them?”

The person who relayed the information had no idea what was going on. He stammered and couldn't get a word out, and was even pushed to the ground. If his wife hadn't stopped him, she probably would have kicked him.

Thinking of this, Chunxiang became gossipy again, "I just find it strange that the Zhou family seems to have made a fortune. They bought a lot of things in the county town today."

I remember the silver that Old Madam Zhou gave them back then; although it was a considerable amount, it wasn't enough for him to buy so many things today.

Bai Suihe became interested. "What did they all buy?"

"That's quite a lot, especially his wife and daughter. They even went into the biggest jewelry shop in the county and came out carrying several boxes of jewelry."

Dongmei, out of curiosity, went inside to ask. She found that she had spent nearly a thousand taels of silver inside, not to mention other things; the cart was completely full.

Along the way, Zhou Gang stayed in the village every day, but no one brought them anything. Where did they get so much money?

"Miss, where do you think their money came from?"

Bai Suihe said, "It couldn't have been to steal or rob."

Now, their family is the richest in the entire Tian Village, but Bai Suihe hides all the valuables very carefully.

"Could it be that the Gu family has paid back the money they promised to owe them?" Bai Suihe thought for a moment, then felt it was impossible. If they had that much money, Gu Baijiang would have hired several escort agencies to escort them back.

Bai Suihe carried this question with her until nightfall, and finally couldn't help but ask Gu Kaiyuan.

Gu Kaiyuan said, "This Lord Zhou has now been recruited by the First Prince."

"How could the First Prince have taken a liking to him?" Bai Suihe wondered. Was the First Prince blind? Or was there something wrong with his brain?

After all, this person's personality is really unlikable. He can challenge all the royal family members by himself, which shows how low his emotional intelligence is. "It's not that we have no one to use," Gu Kaiyuan said with a light laugh. "In order to win over Zhou Gang, the First Prince promised to bring Zhou Gang's daughter into his household when she comes of age."

Bai Suihe frowned. The little girl from the Zhou family was still a child, while the eldest prince already had a large number of wives and concubines, and it seemed that all the children in the mansion were older than the little girl.

However, living in this dynasty, Bai Suihe could only sigh in her heart and not interfere no matter what.

"How did you get this information?" How could you find out such confidential information?

Gu Kaiyuan said, "I have been having the managers in the capital collect information everywhere. Don't be fooled by the fact that the Prince's Mansion is high and mighty. In fact, as long as there is money, they will sell any information."

"It's like a sieve," Bai Suihe exclaimed in surprise. "If I remember correctly, the First Prince has a princess consort, right?"

How can a mansion with a mistress of the house be so riddled with flaws?

"There are too many infightings in the inner quarters, which gives those with ulterior motives an opportunity to take advantage."

Sometimes, news can't be hidden just because you want to, and often, the person who stabs you in the back is someone closest to you.

It was because of these people that Gu Kaiyuan was able to successfully collect more information.

"Then what do they want Zhou Gang for?" To do someone else's work and send one of their daughters in, I really don't know how the ancients calculated this deal.

"Keep an eye on the Gu family, and try to find out anything about that sum of money."

Gu Kaiyuan looked at Bai Suihe by the moonlight outside. She had her eyes closed and a mischievous smile on her lips. "These people went to so much trouble. They must have had a lot of trouble."

"Now that the notice has been issued, everyone's hearts are restless again. Everyone wants to go back as soon as possible. Even if they can't be reinstated, they can go back and ask their relatives by marriage for help. Maybe they can still be reinstated."

Zhou Gang probably had considered trying to get through to the old lady, but he seemed to have forgotten how badly he had offended her before; she wouldn't even give him a chance.

Gu Kaiyuan would never admit that he was involved. Since each party had its own agenda, they would stay together to keep each other in check.

"Is Madam Zhou's family well-off?"

"Several of his brothers in his maternal family are officials; otherwise, they wouldn't have sent so many gifts."

Bai Suihe was puzzled, "Then why would she marry Lord Zhou as a second wife?"

“I actually know that,” Gu Kaiyuan knew what Bai Suihe liked, and saw that her eyes were wide open, looking at him with curiosity.

"I heard that before she married Mr. Zhou, Madam Zhou had a childhood sweetheart, but unfortunately, he had an accident before the marriage. When Madam Zhou heard this, she was very sad and refused to marry him again."

Later, as he grew older, his nieces from his maternal family grew up, and having an unmarried aunt like that always made people talk about him.

Although her parents and brothers didn't say anything, her sister-in-law on her mother's side still had objections, and Madam Zhou had no choice but to nod in agreement.

But given her age, she could only choose between becoming someone's second wife or a concubine.

At the time, Old Lady Zhou had a good reputation and only had one eldest son, so her family chose the Zhou family.

"Getting married is truly like being reborn, a change of fate," Bai Suihe sighed.

(End of this chapter)