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

Chapter 385. Incitement
Granny Pang ordered someone to open the door. Gu Kaichen looked up and saw the person who came in, but found it was just an old nanny. He didn't want to pay attention to her and continued to sit there and shout loudly, "The Bai family is just greedy and snobbish. When my Gu family was powerful and influential, they eagerly married their eldest daughter into the family. Now that our Gu family is in trouble, the Bai family is cutting ties with us..."

My good-for-nothing brother, for the sake of a so-called better life, has abandoned even his parents and siblings..."

Granny Pang watched his performance quietly. When she saw that he had finally run out of words, she asked in a cold voice, "Have you said enough? If not, please continue."

Then we can have a proper talk about how your aunt's family has ruined our daughter.

You almost drove our son-in-law to the brink of despair. It's not the Bai family's fault that you ended up like this.

Who allowed your father to embezzle? It was His Majesty who punished him. If you have grievances, you can go to the government office up ahead. Why are you trying to show off your power here?

"Did you rack up another huge gambling debt at the casino? What happened? Did you sell everything in the house? Sell your wife and children too? Are you here to beg for money?"

Upon hearing this, passersby who had initially felt some sympathy or were being swayed by the narrative all turned their attention to him.

The drunken man in front of me was not only the son of a corrupt official, but also a gambling addict. All my previous sympathy vanished, and I even looked at him with disdain.

Gu Kaichen was pretending to be drunk, and of course he knew that the rhythm had been swayed by Granny Pang. "Don't talk nonsense, don't accuse me of anything. If Bai Suihe wants to get rid of our whole family, just say so. Why be so despicable?"

"You're making baseless accusations. Isn't your father Gu Baijiang, who was exiled before? Hundreds of thousands of military pay—it can't just disappear into thin air, can it?"

Think of those soldiers on the frontier. Without this pay, they would have to go to the battlefield hungry to fight the enemy. They are the sons of the people; are their lives worth less than your wealth?

Everyone was furious when Granny Pang said that.

Most of the people present were ordinary citizens. Even those with some assets were still exploited by the government.
"Those are taxes paid by the common people. Soldiers from ordinary families risk their lives to protect everyone's peace. Why should they all suffer hunger and cold on the frontier because of your family-oriented ways?"

Seeing that the fanning had worked enough, Granny Pang added fuel to the fire, and this time, everyone could no longer hold back.

They thought about how they saved every penny they spent on growing crops, only to have a large portion of the grain taken away. They had finally raised their sons, only to have them go to serve in the military. Many families never saw their sons again, and some even died without a trace. How could they not feel heartbroken?

It's unclear who threw the first stone at Gu Kaichen, but soon more stones followed.

Granny Pang had noticed something was wrong and immediately retreated inside. The gatekeeper quickly closed the door, and several servants pressed their ears against it, listening to the sounds outside.

Before Granny Pang could say anything upon hearing the sound of stones hitting the door, the gatekeeper couldn't take it anymore. "These people are throwing stones at people, but can't they aim a little better? They're all hitting the door!"

Granny Pang smiled and said, "It's alright, our gate is sturdy enough. We'll have someone repaint it later."

I originally wanted to give Gu Kaichen some of the new medicines that Miss had developed, but after thinking about it, it didn't seem worth it. Sure enough, this kind of revenge is more satisfying.

Gu Kaichen, standing outside the door, no longer cared that the wine jug in his hand had already been smashed in the corner. He curled up in a ball, covering his head, and said, "Stop smashing it, she's just talking nonsense..."

That damned Bai Suihe! How could he have such a cunning servant? When he returns to the capital, he'll make his father deal with the Bai family and resell all those unruly slaves back to the brothels...

But then, he couldn't think about any of that anymore. The stones were falling more and more densely, and he could only hide in a corner by the gate. Fortunately, the place wasn't far from the yamen (government office), and the commotion quickly attracted the yamen runners. He was spared, but he was bruised and battered, with not a single part of his body unharmed.

Upon seeing the constables approaching, the passersby who had just been enjoying their misfortune scattered in all directions. With so many people, the constables didn't know who to arrest, so they could only cautiously approach the door and ask, "Are you still alive?"

Gu Kaichen didn't feel the pain of the stone hitting him, and the noise outside also disappeared. Only then did he cautiously raise his head, see the constable, and feel relieved. He then fainted on the spot.

“He’s still alive,” a constable stepped forward and checked his breath. “Who is this? What heinous crime has he committed?”

Throwing stones at everyone would be like not leaving anyone a way to survive.

Even those death row inmates were at most treated to some rotten leaves and rotten eggs.

"Take him to the clinic first," said Tian Zhuang, who was in charge. He glanced at the sign above the Gu residence and saw that the commotion outside was so great, yet the gates inside were still tightly closed. It was probably related to them.

However, he has received many benefits from open source in his daily life, so of course he wouldn't knock on the door so rashly.

Several constables stepped forward, picked up the man, and carried him away. They smelled the alcohol on him and wanted to abandon him.

I guess this drunkard somehow offended everyone, which is why they threw stones at him in retaliation.

Take the person to the clinic and let the doctor there give them some basic treatment so they can wake up. Don't even think about paying upfront.

"These are the few copper coins we found on him," Tian Zhuang thought, realizing he couldn't make things difficult for the doctor. He had someone search him, and seeing only a few copper coins, he simply tossed them to the doctor, saying, "You can treat him as you see fit."

The doctor looked at the few coins and felt a headache coming on; even his consultation fee was more than that.

But facing the few constables, he didn't say much. He just considered it a good deed and used his silver needles to prick the Gu family a few times, paying special attention to Hegu. This made the unconscious Gu Kaichen jump up in pain and regain his senses.

Seeing the doctor finishing the acupuncture and several constables nearby, he breathed a sigh of relief, finally able to escape.

"Sir, he's awake." The doctor breathed a sigh of relief. He was a penniless man with only a few copper coins to his name, and he didn't know what he had done wrong, so he dared not touch him.

After the doctor finished speaking, he stepped aside, hoping that the constables would take the person away quickly.

"Who are you? Why are you being attacked by so many people?" Tian Zhuang still had some impression of Gu Kaichen, after all, he was the one who took over those exiles back then.

"My lord, I must report this to the authorities," Gu Kaichen said, recalling his previous ordeal and the near-death experience, and began to sob aggrievedly. "Gu Kaiyuan had his lackeys incite the people to beat me up like this."

I want to sue him, I want him to compensate me for my losses, I want him to treat my illness…

"Do you know that making false accusations can land you in jail?" It really was related to Gu Kaiyuan. He winked at his brother, who quietly slipped away and ran towards the Gu family's residence.

(End of this chapter)