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

Chapter 383 383. Entering the Mansion
If Gu Kaiyuan were here, he would only praise Gu Baojiang as cunning and shrewd. Who would have thought that Gu Baojiang had such a mind, knowing to leave a backup plan? It's not unjust that he didn't find the money.

They carried the boxes back to the new Gu residence that very night. Hearing the commotion in their rooms, the masters of the main house all rushed out. Seeing the boxes of silver piled up in the courtyard, with a group of guards standing by, they had a rough idea of ​​what was going on.

Gu Antong was overjoyed; she was finally relieved that she didn't have to bring a meager dowry when she entered the mansion.

Gu Kaiping ran excitedly towards Gu Baijiang, "Dad, these..."

"These are all the dowry I prepared for An Tong. The Third Prince's men will be guarding them these days, so don't touch them."

Looking at all those boxes, Liu Yun couldn't help but swallow hard. How much money must that be?
Is it too much to have your daughter bring so many things to the Three Emperors' residence?

They still need to make a living here. If we give them everything, what will they eat?
Gu Kaiping thought the same thing, but with so many guards around, he couldn't say much. He could only pull Gu Baijiang back to the study and ask, "Father, why did you give it all away?"

"How are we supposed to survive?"

"What can we do? This was never ours to begin with." Gu Baijiang was unwilling to mention the lost batch of silver again. Not only would it offend the Third Prince, but even the eldest brother and the others would probably have a problem with him.

"But there are so many, we can keep one or two boxes..."

Gu Baijiang, "Why don't you go and talk to the Third Prince?"

Gu Kaiping didn't have the guts to do that, and shook his head in fright, "Then let's count it, but how much is there?"

“40 taels of silver,” Gu Baijiang felt a sharp pain in his heart as he spoke of it; it was all his money…

I don't know which damned thief it is, but I urge them never to find out, or I'll tear him to pieces.

After leading the group on such a long tour, Gu Baijiang was both scared and exhausted. Now that he had finally stopped to rest, he didn't even bother to wash up and just collapsed onto the bed.

But the eldest son couldn't sleep. Liu Yun stood by the window, her eyes burning as she looked at the boxes in the yard. "Your father really said he would give all of these to An Tong as her dowry."

At that moment, she truly envied her daughter; what a blessing she was.

More than anything, they felt reluctant to part with it; their family was so poor, yet they weren't leaving anything behind.

“This must have been agreed upon by Father and the Third Prince beforehand,” Gu Kaiping said, his heart also uneasy. Knowing that there was such a sum of money was one thing, but seeing it with his own eyes and knowing that it would soon no longer belong to them was something he could not accept.
"Then do you think your dad might still have a backup plan...?"

Gu Kaiping's eyes lit up; based on his understanding of his father, it was indeed possible.

If that's the case, then it doesn't matter.

As long as you can get on the good side of the Third Prince, there will be many more opportunities in the future.

Gu Antong tossed and turned, unable to sleep. When she learned that so many boxes were for her dowry, she was indeed very excited, but reason quickly returned. The Third Prince must have done all this for this purpose.

The thousand taels of tickets delivered today were betrothal gifts, but also dowry. These boxes will probably be taken away as soon as they enter the mansion, and will have nothing to do with her.

But even if she knew all this, what could she do? In a few days, she would still have to smile and pretend to be someone who had contributed this money to the household.

Judging from the previous assassinations, the women in her backyard probably wish they could tear her apart.

She didn't know if what her grandfather was doing was worth it. If she hadn't touched those salaries and had just stayed as a high-ranking official, would her life have been completely different?

Only then did she realize how dangerous it was to not have her own destiny in her own hands. Lying in bed, her eyes grew increasingly cold as she began to ponder what she should do next.
Third Prince's Mansion
Upon hearing the guard's report, Rong Ruiyuan breathed a sigh of relief; at least he had received the silver.

He had sent people to search for it before, but he never expected Gu Baijiang to be so cunning. Who would have thought that he would hide such a large amount of silver in a mass grave?

The thought of soon having the financial resources to compete with his other brothers made him pace back and forth in his study with excitement.

Soon, he sat down again and began writing furiously. He needed to make a list so that the money could be used wisely.

Three days later, Gu Antong entered the mansion with the boxes.

Apart from the red decorations and festive atmosphere in her small courtyard, the entire Third Prince's residence was unusually quiet.

"Consort Gu, have some pastries first." Caihua, a maid bought by Liu Yun, was also a servant girl in a wealthy family. However, when the family fell into misfortune, these maids had to be sold again. She and another girl were bought by Madam Gu and renamed Caihua and Caili.

They were supposed to serve the young lady, but in just two days, they entered the Third Prince's residence and became maids by the side of the concubine.

This was not a good thing for them. The inner quarters of the master's house they had served before were in complete chaos, let alone the prince's residence.

As servants, they had no right to refuse. Now they could only hope that their new mistress, Consort Gu, would be capable and shrewd so that they could live well.

"His Highness hasn't arrived yet." Gu Antong didn't lift her veil; this wasn't the wedding she had imagined.

Although concubines were also considered concubines, they were registered in the imperial register and had a rank. Although they could not compare to the principal wife and secondary wives, they should still have their own standards.

But to be sent to this small courtyard so quietly, with the maid he brought in by his own hand, is simply not right.

"No one has come yet," Cai Li's eyes darted around, "Should I go out and ask?"

“Don’t go. I was stopped at the door as soon as I got there,” Caihua said, pursing her lips. “They said His Highness the Third Prince has something to attend to and will be here later.”

Gu Antong thought of the boxes that were taken away as soon as she entered the mansion, and guessed what the Third Prince was probably doing at this moment.

He knew that the Third Prince had lofty ambitions, which he could understand, but he felt very uncomfortable at the moment. He was afraid that many people in the mansion would laugh at him tomorrow.

However, in order to leave a good impression, he restrained his temper and let the two girls rest on the side while he sat upright on the edge of the bed.

The day passed very late, and Gu Antong almost collapsed several times before Rong Ruiyuan finally arrived.

Seeing that Gu Antong was still sitting there quietly waiting for him, he was even more satisfied; she had a good character.

She lifted the red veil and dismissed the two maids...

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Bai Suihe felt that she had been particularly popular lately. Just by giving some advice to a few ladies, she received one invitation to visit and another invitation to banquets.

Just as Zhang County was gradually improving, the vanguards of various families had arrived in Lingnan one after another.

The team sent by Madam Bai was also among them. Unlike the others who traveled lightly, it was a long escort team, carrying cart after cart of goods.

(End of this chapter)