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

Gu Baijiang had cursed Gu Antong countless times in his heart, because of her momentary jealousy, she had caused such a big trouble for the family.

If I had known, I wouldn't have cleaned up her mess. It's just a dress that's been torn up. Is it any more difficult than leaving him stuck here with no way out?
Now, in order to protect her, we have to grit our teeth and abandon this mess.

The Third Prince is also very cold-hearted. He has done so much for him, even losing his entire family, but he won't help solve these few thousand taels of silver.

He knew in his heart that the man was doubting him, but he had no way to express his grievances.

If he hadn't lost that sum of money, he wouldn't be living such a miserable life.

On the contrary, the Third Prince had to curry favor with this old man again just for that sum of money.

Thinking of this, he gritted his teeth in hatred for the person who had unknowingly taken away his family's wealth. He hoped the person would never find out who it was, or he would skin him alive.

"Lord Gu, stop making excuses. You didn't have any? But your granddaughter certainly did. When she got married, she took a lot of trunks with her. I heard that it took several people working together to move just one trunk. I wonder how many you put in it."

I've seen people who dote on their granddaughters, but no one can compare to Master Gu.

"Giving away so much dowry so easily, making life difficult for your Gu family, is very unfilial."

As Zhou Gang finished speaking, his gaze drifted to Rong Ruiyuan, who was sitting above him. "Your Highness, do you think what I said makes sense?"
Our Emperor governs the realm with filial piety in mind. Why don't we invite that concubine out and clarify things? After all, she was her own grandfather and parents. This matter should be settled back then..."

Even if Rong Ruiyuan was stupid, he knew that this matter was inseparable from Gu Antong. He didn't know what had happened, but he also knew that this matter could not be said. So he interrupted him and said, "What you said makes sense. I will go and have someone inform Consort Gu. I have a lot of things to do. You can handle it yourselves."

After Rong Ruiyuan finished speaking, he turned and left. This was his territory, and he would find out if he wanted to. There was no need to argue with them here.

Four thousand taels of silver may not be much to him now, but it can help solve the problem. However, who knows if it will be like opening a leak, only widening the gap as the water flows through.

Although Zhou Gang had objections, he didn't dare to stop them. After all, he was just a commoner, and his life was nothing more than a matter of a word to them.

As soon as Rong Ruiyuan left, Zhou Gang immediately stood up from the ground and stopped kneeling. "Since His Highness has already spoken, then quickly invite the concubine out."

You brought her hundreds of thousands of taels of silver as a dowry; this little thing I have is nothing to her.

Zhou Gang used to be quite annoyed by Gu Antong, thinking that this woman was malicious and almost damaged his daughter's reputation.

He had hoped that his daughter could enter the First Prince's residence and support their entire family in the future, but now the First Prince was avoiding him, let alone keeping his previous promises.

That path is no longer viable, so his daughter's reputation is no longer that important. Even if he finds a good family for her to marry into now, they won't be able to afford such a large dowry.

It's just a matter of tearing a dress to get four thousand taels of silver; this deal is still worthwhile.

When Gu Antong heard the servant's report, although she was reluctant, she still tidied herself up a bit before leading the two maids to the reception room.

"Grandfather, Father, Mother, what brings you here?" Gu Antong wanted to bow, but when she thought about how much higher her status was now than theirs, she simply walked past them and sat down in the main seat.

Seeing her behavior, Gu Baijiang could only suppress his dissatisfaction, as he still needed Gu Antong's help to resolve the matter. "Your Highness, the Concubine, is truly forgetful and arrogant. Don't you see that besides your Gu family, there is another living person here?" Zhou Gang's mouth was truly foul; even at this point, he still couldn't change it.

That makes sense. Someone who used to criticize even emperors and princes wouldn't be afraid of a mere concubine.

He simply forgot that, given his current status, he wasn't even worthy of appearing before anyone; who would even notice him?

"Oh, so it's Lord Zhou," Gu Antong said casually, a hint of ruthlessness flashing in her eyes. She hadn't even gone to settle accounts with this guy for the humiliation he had caused her that day, yet she had delivered herself to his doorstep first.

"Why are you in such a sorry state? I heard that your Zhou family has some influence in the capital. I heard the other day that Old Madam Zhou took her whole family of children and relatives to choose jewelry, but she didn't pick out a nice outfit for you."

After Gu Antong finished speaking, she covered her mouth and chuckled, "Look at my memory, you actually separated your families a long time ago, and I heard that you are not even from the same clan. I suppose Lord Zhou has now established his own sect and will be the ancestor of your branch in the future. I haven't even had a chance to congratulate him yet."

The Gu family looked at Gu Antong with surprise. When did she become so eloquent?

Is it because she's good at hiding her true nature, or is this backyard really good at training people?

Liu Yun had always known that her daughter was no pushover, and seeing her today, she realized she had improved a lot.

She felt somewhat relieved about this; with her personality and eloquence, she shouldn't suffer too much loss in the backyard.

"Your Highness, even though you live in the inner courtyard, you seem to be quite well-informed about the outside world."

As the old saying goes, a woman should be chaste and quiet...

"Zhou Gang, are you here at the Prince's residence to teach me, a concubine, the rules?" Gu Antong sneered. "Why did you have to call me out here?"

"Don't play dumb with us here," Zhou Gang retorted bluntly since no one was going to hold back. "You can see me, can't you guess who I am?"
Because of you, your elders wrote an IOU to cover up your shame, and you were present at the time.

So much time has passed, and you haven't taken the initiative to repay the debt, so I have no choice but to come to your door to collect it.

The pampered concubine, it's likely, wouldn't want her reputation to be ruined and for outsiders to know...

Gu Antong couldn't let him continue talking; who knew how many spies were around here?
"Grandfather, Father, is this the reason you brought him here?"

The Gu family father and son, who were being questioned, were also very unhappy. Was this how she treated her elders?

Gu Kaiping still wanted to rely on his daughter. Suppressing his discomfort, he explained, "We didn't bring him here. He went directly to the Third Prince's residence."

"My family really can't afford to give him that much money. Why don't you pay him back first?"

Gu Kaiping knew his family's situation; even if they sold everything they owned, they couldn't come up with that much silver. He felt a pang of regret. Why had they doubled the amount back then? If it had only been two thousand taels of silver, they could have saved half.

Upon hearing this, Gu Antong's eyes widened. "Father, what did you just say? Did I hear that right?" (End of Chapter)