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

Bai Jingwen actually felt somewhat guilty towards his legitimate daughter.

On the day that old scoundrel Gu Baijiang came to ask for his daughter's hand in marriage on behalf of his son, he actually hesitated.

The Gu family had a decent reputation at the time, but he had also investigated and found that although they were all legitimate sons, the third son was somewhat neglected.

If a daughter marries a man like this, she has no future and will have to rely on her husband's family for the rest of her life, which may be a bit stifling. However, they are a merchant family, and if they were to find someone of equal social standing, it might not be much better than Gu Jia.

At that time, Gu Baijiang had just been promoted to Vice Minister of War and thought that he would have an extra backer in the capital, so he agreed. Who knew that it would harm his daughter.

Although he has many children, he actually values ​​the direct line more, so he let his wife do whatever she wanted a few days ago. Even when she brought over a whole truckload of things for this daughter, he didn't say anything.

He personally drafted today's gift list, selecting only valuable items suitable for his daughter's needs.

"Thank you, Father." Compared to Madam Bai, Bai Suihe was not as close to Bai Jingwen. After regaining her memories, she knew that her father did not dislike them, but was always too busy to be seen. They spent more time with their mother.

“Gu Kaiyuan is a decent man,” Bai Jingwen said. He had also investigated his son-in-law and found him to be quite commendable. “Live a good life together from now on. If anything goes wrong, just come back. Your brother and I will take care of things for you.”

Bai Suihe nodded heavily. After merging her memories, she no longer had any barriers with the Bai family, who were her true blood relatives.

“Yes, sister,” the twin brother chimed in, “if your brother-in-law bullies you, we’ll beat him up for you.”

Gu Kaiyuan, who was about to step through the door, felt a moment of awkwardness. The family was having a heart-to-heart talk. Should he go in or not?

However, when he caught a glimpse of Xu Zitian out of the corner of his eye, he could only cough lightly and say, "My two younger brothers are right. If I have done anything wrong, you are welcome to reprimand me."

When Bai Jiannan was caught talking badly about someone to Bai Jianbei, he wasn't embarrassed at all. Instead, he said seriously, "It's good that my brother-in-law knows. He also remembers what he said when he welcomed my sister into the family. We two brothers are watching closely."

The siblings, born of the same mother, naturally set aside their other half-brothers.

As for the concubines, illegitimate children, they had already wisely found a place to stay and didn't want to get in the way.

Gu Kaiyuan didn't care that outsiders were present, and cheerfully replied, "From now on, I'll leave it to my two younger brothers to keep an eye on things."

"Oh, by the way, father-in-law, mother-in-law, this gentleman is Magistrate Xu, the county magistrate of our county. He happens to be visiting."

Gu Kaiyuan's words sounded nice, but Bai Jingwen knew they were aimed at him.

Once they left the capital, they no longer concealed their itinerary. Along the way, many officials tried to befriend them, hoping to recruit them to their posts, but he politely declined them all.

This Zhang County is different. My daughter will be living here permanently in the future, and they may also settle here. So he smiled and said, "This humble subject, Bai Jingwen, greets Lord Xu."

Just as the family was about to exchange greetings, Xu Zitian quickly helped them up, saying, "Master Bai, please don't stand on ceremony. We are relatives, after all."

Bai Jingwen was puzzled, as he didn't seem to have any relatives with the surname Xu among his many in-laws.

"My uncle-in-law, Wang Li."

Bai Jingwen was a little stunned when he heard the name; it was actually him.

I remember my younger sister who died young; her husband had this name. It's a pity she was short-lived; an illness took her life. Her husband later remarried, and it turned out he was Xu's aunt.

What kind of relatives are they? They're not related at all.

"Lord Xu is too kind. I would never presume to be worthy of Lord Wang."

After my sister left, the two families severed ties. However, Wang Li was a man of considerable stature. My sister did not leave any children, so he returned the dowry, and the two families completely lost contact.

Now, when this is mentioned, Bai Jingwen sees the vivid image of his younger sister in his mind again. What a vibrant person she was! He used to dote on this little sister the most, but now they are separated forever.

Was Lord Xu deliberately trying to disgust himself by revealing this relationship?
Seeing Bai Jingwen's expression, Xu Zitian guessed that he had accidentally stepped on a landmine.

Ever since my aunt married into the Wang family, she still performed the concubine's rites in front of the Bai family's memorial tablet during every festival, so according to the rules, they really were related by marriage.

However, it seems that the Bai family is somewhat wary of this matter, and it is not the right time for him to bring it up.

So he changed the subject, "I heard today that the Bai family has entered the city. I wonder if they are just passing through or if they plan to stay here permanently."

As he spoke, his gaze involuntarily swept over the entire room, young and old, suggesting that this family outing was probably more than just a simple visit to relatives.

“We came to see our daughter first. She has never suffered since she was a child, but she has endured a lot of hardship along the way. We finally managed to settle down, so we thought we would come and see if this place is suitable. If it is, we can settle down here, so that our family can be reunited.”

Bai Jingwen, holding the prepared excuse, wanted to get rid of this person first.

"Of course, Mr. Bai can take a good look at our place. Our place is beautiful with green mountains and clear waters, and it's quite nice in all aspects." Xu Zitian had a general idea in mind. The other party wanted to say that if the place was suitable, they could stay, and if not, they could leave. Then, he would have someone keep a close eye on it and try to make the Bai family have a good impression of this place. If they moved all their businesses here, then the people of this city would be very fortunate.

Bai Suihe never imagined that attracting investment was so important in ancient times.

However, whether he has foresight or not is secondary; what he really lacks is his lack of discernment. He doesn't even consider that this family has traveled a long way and could have visited another day, but instead he insisted on coming to block their way today.

But now that he's an official, ordinary people like them really can't refuse.

Bai Suihe looked at Gu Kaiyuan, who nodded slightly and immediately stepped forward. "I've already instructed someone to prepare tea. Why don't we sit down and talk?"

There are women and children here; so many people should rest.

Wu Xingshun, who had followed Xu Zitian in, quickly reminded him and turned to Gu Kaiyuan, saying, "Master Gu, your courtyard is quite elegantly decorated. Would you mind if we took a look?"

He felt there was no need to rush, but his senior was afraid things might change, so he thought he should come over and say hello first, forgetting that the other person had just arrived and needed to catch their breath first.

Gu Kaiyuan has already offered a ladder; if we don't take it now, when will we?

"Please." Gu Kaiyuan led the people to the pavilion in the courtyard, where Granny Pang had already had tea and snacks prepared.

Seeing her son-in-law lead the people away, Madam Bai smiled and shook her head, whispering to her daughter, "Now our family is in high demand; wherever we go, we have to go through this." (End of Chapter)