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

"Honestly, she brought so much dowry into the mansion of the Three Emperors, and when she knew that her uncle and aunt were coming back, she didn't even come back to visit," Xu Yulan spat as she left the courtyard, cursing, "After I flatter you a few times, you really think you're some important person. In the end, you're just a lowly concubine, yet you put on airs in front of me."

The more he thought about it, the more uncomfortable he felt. Back then, when Gu Antong entered the Third Prince's residence, they were not in the capital, otherwise they wouldn't have allowed her to empty the house.

As soon as she returned to the manor today, she heard that Gu Antong's head maid had come back and was grabbing the maid to ask her for information. She didn't expect her sister-in-law to return so quickly.

She hasn't gotten any information or benefits yet, and she's been kicked out like this. She can't swallow this insult.

Turning around, she walked towards the backyard and saw Gu Kaichen lying on the bed sighing. She walked over and slapped him hard on the back, and Gu Kaichen immediately jumped up from the bed.

"You crazy woman, are you insane?!" Gu Kaichen felt a piercing pain in his back again, probably because his wound had reopened. "Go quickly and get me a doctor, my wound is getting worse..."

"What do you mean by 'invite'? Don't you know your own status?"

Believe it or not, if word gets out, your dad will probably come over with saline solution to clean your wound again.

Sometimes I wonder, they're all the same sons, so why are they treated so differently?

Gu Kaiping wanted to marry off his daughter, and his father-in-law sold everything he owned to prepare such a large dowry for her when she left the manor. But we've been back for so long, and we haven't even touched a single copper coin. Is this acceptable?

"Of course it's outrageous," Gu Kaichen thought to himself, but he didn't have the courage to refute it. He knew his father well; he meant what he said, and he definitely wouldn't like him for a long time to come, let alone give him any money.

"When I first heard that he had sent a maid back, I thought she was bringing back something nice, but when I went there, I found that she came empty-handed."

"You know, she's a concubine now, how can she be so ill-mannered?"

"She's just a concubine of a prince; the prince's residence isn't under her jurisdiction." Gu Kaichen understood this better, but he still sat up. "You said she sent the maid back; did that maid go to my father or my sister-in-law?"

“When I went there, that girl was in my sister-in-law’s courtyard,” Xu Yulan even wondered if she was secretly giving her sister-in-law something nice. If she was just secretly giving her a few silver notes, none of them would know.

"What did you say she brought back for her sister-in-law?"

When Gu Kaichen heard that they weren't looking for his father, he wasn't too concerned. "Maybe the mother and daughter have something to say. Let me tell you, you can't afford to offend the eldest son's side right now."

"You're so idle all day, always running around aimlessly. Why don't you make some clothes for our son? He came back the other day, and his old clothes were a bit too small."

This lazy woman, though not very good at needlework, can still manage to make clothes for her child.

"How could I not know my son's clothes are too small? But even a skilled cook needs rice, and where's the fabric?"

"Go find your sister-in-law, or if that doesn't work, go find my father. After all, he's his grandson. If he dresses inappropriately in public, it's their reputation that's damaged." Ever since he made a fool of himself a few days ago, Gu Kaichen has completely given up. He's lost all face and dignity, and now it's a battle of who's more shameless.

“You’re right. If we don’t ask, they’ll really think we don’t need anything.” Xu Yulan looked around the courtyard. Apart from the most basic amenities, there was nothing there.

"Are you saying our family is really on the verge of collapse? Why don't the eldest son's family have any maids or servants to serve them? We don't have any either."

Having stayed here for so long, even if Xu Yulan were slow-witted, she would have noticed something was amiss. The servants in this courtyard were easy to manage, as the steward kept everything in perfect order. However, these servants didn't seem to like getting close to them; they just focused on doing their own jobs. When she gave them instructions, as long as they were reasonable, they would get them done quickly. Sometimes, when she made unreasonable demands, they would just glance at her and turn away.

She had complained before, but instead of getting her father-in-law's support, she was scolded and told to stay quietly in the yard...

"I don't know what the reason is, but as long as we have enough to eat and drink here, it's fine." Gu Kaichen is still injured, and apart from not being able to go out and have fun, he is quite happy to have food and clothing provided for him every day.

Anyway, he didn't want to go back to that godforsaken place, Lingnan. He wanted to wait until he recovered before trying to win his father's favor, so that all the benefits would go to his older brother in the future.

"That's easy for you to say. You have no worries about food and drink, but why don't you think about my difficulties?"

"What difficulties could you possibly have?" He wouldn't want to talk to this stupid woman if he had someone else to talk to.

"How come I don't have any difficulties? I went back to my parents' home today, but I was kicked out as soon as I walked in." Xu Yulan felt wronged. In the past, she was always warmly welcomed when she went back. It was only because she didn't bring anything with her. It didn't feel like she was going to her parents' home, but rather like she was there to beg for money. No wonder her family didn't like her.

"Why are you going back?" Gu Kaichen said irritably. They used to treat the Xu family so well. When his mother was alive, they would transport them back by the truckload during festivals. But now that the Xu family had fallen on hard times, they couldn't even bear to come to see them off.

A few days ago, they even came to our house and caused a scene, using my mother's passing as an excuse to try and get a large sum of money from the Gu family.

It's better to have no relatives like that than to have none at all; only this stupid woman would still think of going back.

“That’s my family after all,” Xu Yulan said, raising her voice. “I know they’ve done some things wrong, but that’s only because they’re having a hard time.”

Once my younger brother and his classmates pass the imperial examinations and become scholars, they will be a strong support for us.

Seeing his wife still having a sweet dream, Gu Kaichen decided to go back to bed and lie down for a while. Maybe if he propped up his pillow a little, he would have a different sweet dream.

He could never dream of such a dream as the Xu family's. It's not that he looks down on them; if he were to take the exam, he would probably do better than those other kids.

He was at least a student of the Imperial Academy, while his brothers-in-law probably couldn't even read properly.

"What's your expression?"

"I'm in pain all over, I want to sleep," Gu Kaichen said, not wanting to talk to her, afraid that talking too much would affect his intelligence.

"We're husband and wife, who am I doing this for? Isn't it all for our little family..."

Gu Kaichen closed his eyes, listening to her rambling, while his mind wandered to his own affairs.

The Xu family, her maternal family, is completely unreliable, and after this incident, her father is somewhat disgusted with them and will probably cut off all contact with them in the future.

He couldn't be bothered to see that woman, Xu Shuanghong; she always acted like an elder.

As for Fan Meibao, who hasn't shown herself since he returned home... (End of Chapter)