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

Chapter 339. Entering the City
Granny Pang shook her head. "He sent a message through a villager. He didn't go into details, but since he was able to send someone back, it probably wasn't too bad."

"Master, if you don't want to leave, how about I go in your place and check on the situation first?"

Gu Kaiyuan has been staying home a lot these days, and he's been keeping a close eye on Bai Suihe and the child, so it's probably going to be difficult for him to leave the village.

Gu Kaiyuan hesitated for a moment, then said, "I'll go instead. It's more appropriate for you to stay at home."

Although he was skilled in martial arts, he dared not be arrogant when facing Granny Pang, not to mention that she was so good at medicine that he felt more at ease at home.

Granny Pang didn't argue, "Then I'll tell them to prepare the carriage."

After saying that, he immediately went down to prepare, not knowing if he could make it back today, and also to prepare some of the master's usual utensils.

Gu Kaiyuan went back to his room, greeted Bai Suihe, prepared a new set of clothes for himself, and then went out.

Bai Suihe also wanted to go to the city, but could only watch him leave with envious eyes.

Gu Kaiyuan was amused by his adorable appearance. "After you finish your postpartum confinement, let's go to the county town to stay for a while."

Bai Suihe said irritably, "You haven't even bought the house yet, and you're already making empty promises to me."

“I have a feeling that this time, we will have a home in the county town.” Although we had bought a small courtyard house before, it was too small, so we left it for Lin Hua and the others to live and handle their affairs.

"Then I wish you every success," Bai Suihe said, and then closed her eyes to rest. She needed to rest more to recover her health.

After such a long time away, Gu Kaiyuan could clearly sense that the atmosphere in the county town was very strange. There were far fewer people on the streets, and everyone was in a hurry.

The once bustling market now only has a few shops open regularly, and the small vendors are nowhere to be seen.

"What's going on?" Gu Kaiyuan asked Lin Wei. "Has something happened in the county town?"

"It's all because of that person's arrival that everyone's in a panic." Lin Wei whispered in his ear when no one was around. "The county yamen runners are practically rooted in the streets, patrolling back and forth every day. They're not only in charge of security, but also sanitation."

Even the smallest thing on the ground, like a fallen leaf, must be picked up as quickly as possible, or nearby businesses will be held responsible.

"Isn't this a bit too exaggerated?" Huang Pingguo, who had entered the city with him, said in disbelief. "Even when the emperor travels, he doesn't make such a big fuss. What is the Third Prince trying to do?"

Gu Kaiyuan glanced at her, and Huang Pingguo quickly covered her mouth, "Master, I was wrong."

"When you're out there, remember what you can and can't say."

If you truly break a taboo, even we won't be able to protect you, and you might even be implicated.

Huang Pingguo nodded hurriedly. He had been too comfortable these days and had lost his sense of propriety.

Seeing that he knew he had made a mistake, Gu Kaiyuan stopped staring at him and turned to ask Lin Wei, "Were these all orders issued by Magistrate Xu?"

"No, Lord Xu hasn't been to the yamen for several days, saying he's ill."

The yamen is currently under the management of Ming Peifeng.

Gu Kaiyuan said, "This is not nonsense. Ming Peifeng is just a staff member. How dare the Third Prince...?" "Master, Ming Peifeng is a Jinshi (successful candidate in the highest imperial examination). He can still become an official."

In their eyes, the entire country belonged to the Rong family, and it was all just a matter of the Third Prince's word.

Even if Lord Xu is wronged, he can only keep it to himself, because he is a prince.

Gu Kaiyuan: "When did this happen?"

There have been messages coming in and out these days, how come he hasn't heard a thing?

"It happened just yesterday. Before that, Lord Xu had been ill and hadn't been to the yamen, but yesterday the entire yamen was suddenly taken over by Ming Peifeng, so now the whole county is in a state of panic."

As people moved around, the two stopped talking about it and soon arrived at their small courtyard. They closed the door, went into the main room, and then began to speak.

"This Third Prince was trying to win over Lord Xu. He even wanted to stay at Lord Xu's residence, but Lord Xu refused because his home was too simple and arranged for him to stay in the backyard of the county government office."

The Third Prince brought a whole cartload of gifts to visit him, but the very next day, this Lord Xu "fell ill" and has not yet recovered.

Later, the atmosphere in the county town became somewhat delicate, but everyone continued to follow the established procedures, since everyone simply needed to obey Lord Xu's previous decrees.

Gu Kaiyuan quickly guessed what had happened. It was probably Rong Ruiyuan who had started trying to win people over, but who knew that the other party was such a tough nut to crack and showed no respect to him, a prince.

Finally, to express their dissatisfaction, they even went on strike, which was a direct challenge to his authority, so he simply ordered Ming Peifeng to take direct control.

To be honest, the Third Prince does have some power, since he was sent out on official business by imperial decree. If he can just pin some charges on Xu Zitian, his official career will be over.

"Has our Lord Xu really not appeared since he fell ill?" Gu Kaiyuan didn't think that this man would willingly hand over his position without explanation.

This was planned by his mentor. He finally achieved some political success, but now someone else is taking credit for it. I'm afraid he's holding back a big move.

"No, there's even a rumor circulating in the county today that Lord Xu has been murdered, and some people have secretly joined together to seek justice for him."

Gu Kaiyuan smiled and nodded, but he didn't think these ordinary people would dare to take such a risk. He suspected that some people were making underhanded moves behind the scenes.

Let these monsters and demons do whatever they want; the better they can cause a huge uproar and make a big fuss.

"We shouldn't get involved in things that happen outside. By the way, where's Lin Hua? Didn't he say he had a suitable house?"

Lin Wei quickly and respectfully said, "Lin Hua went to have dinner with Tian Bantou to talk about the situation at the county government."

However, I know about the house he mentioned in his letter. It's still in the hands of the real estate agency, and we've all seen it; it's top-notch.

Gu Kaiyuan asked, "Is it convenient to go see the house now?" He was still thinking about getting back to his wife and children as soon as possible.

“Of course, that’s no problem. The brokerage is not far away.” Lin Wei immediately agreed. “It’s a three-courtyard house. It was renovated last year. It’s just that the owner is getting old, and things have been unstable in the county town lately, so he wanted to sell the house as soon as possible and go back to his hometown to retire.”

"We really have to thank Rong Ruiyuan. His arrival has really solved some problems for us. Keep a close eye on things recently. As long as there are houses and land, we should try to acquire them."

Lin Wei hesitated, as they were the master's confidants and knew how much money he had. The journey had been expensive, and the money they were using now was probably provided by the Bai family. Was the master really going to marry into the family?
(End of this chapter)