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

Several maids led them to the backyard. Perhaps because of the limited space and the large number of people present, most of them either stood or sat, and they were all whispering to each other.

Even with so many people, there was still an empty table left there. The maid who led the way arranged for them to sit down there, and several familiar ladies came over to sit down.

"It's quite lively here today," Madam Qian glanced at her three sisters, who were all staring intently at her. She grinned at them and then turned to inquire about the news.

Bai Suihe and the others all pricked up their ears to listen; they were extremely curious about what was happening.

"Don't you all know?" Madam Wu asked mysteriously. "I heard that this time, anyone with a bit of property in their family is invited. It's just that this place is too small to accommodate many people."

The other ladies chimed in, "What's the point of calling so many people over at once if we can't manage them properly?"

"Exactly, look, there isn't even a seat. Are we supposed to stand here and listen to the lecture?"

"Even if it's the Empress's family, shouldn't there be some rules?"

"Isn't this a disgrace to Her Majesty the Empress? What kind of organization is this?"

……

Bai Suihe and the others listened quietly to these people's complaints, and they weren't the only ones; there were many similar voices around them.

Bai Suihe blinked. What was the Gu family planning to do? She seemed to have a guess.

However, this makes it rather unseemly to eat like that.

The Empress is already having a hard time in the palace, and now these families of her own are dragging her down?

However, considering that the child is from a collateral branch of the family, it's understandable that they want to take advantage of the Empress's remaining influence to make a fortune.

It seems today's banquet is anything but pleasant.

No wonder that clever little guy didn't come out today; did he already know this would happen?
Gu Xingyang, “…” Mother, it’s such a huge injustice. She really just didn’t want to run away today, otherwise she wouldn’t have made her suffer along with her.

When the other ladies went off to chat with others, he quickly whispered a reminder to Mrs. Qian and the others, "Let's try to find an inconspicuous place to wait. No matter what happens, we shouldn't be the first to stick our necks out."

These ladies had spent a considerable amount of time with Bai Suihe and had developed some friendship with her, so they knew she wouldn't say such things without reason.

Even her own husband said that Madam Gu was extremely intelligent and advised them to try to befriend her. Her reminder today probably means she has already noticed something amiss.

The group exchanged glances and, in perfect unison, began searching the garden for the most inconspicuous spot.

“Our location is not bad, there are so many people blocking the way in front of us, why don’t we just stay here and not move?”

"No, there's a passageway here. If someone spots me, it'll be hard to escape." This spot isn't bad, but facing the main seat makes me a little uneasy.

"So what do we do? Is it too late to find an excuse to leave now?"

Of course, it was too late. More people kept coming in, making the whole garden even more crowded.

Bai Suihe looked around and pointed to the entrance of the park. "I think that spot is pretty good. Although people are standing or sitting, there are more people standing over there. Let's quietly move over there. The host family will at most stay under the corridor. We can't squeeze to the entrance." Bai Suihe used to avoid crowded places, but now she felt that it would give her a sense of security.

"Then let's go over quietly," Mrs. Qian and the others had no objections. Anyway, they had acquaintances there, so they pretended to go over and say hello, and gradually blended in.

The group moved quickly, unaware that the place they desperately wanted to leave was the place others were trying to squeeze into.

The moment I stood up, someone grabbed my spot.

This relieved Bai Suihe. She didn't know if the position was intentionally arranged or if it was an unintentional act by the girls, but it was none of their business now.

I greeted people along the way and slowly squeezed my way to the entrance of Garden Road. There I ran into several familiar ladies, who were very enthusiastic when they saw me coming and surrounded me.

Most people complained about the banquet, saying that they invited so many people without considering the venue. Luckily, the weather is relatively cool now, otherwise, who could stand it?

The noise outside seemed to have no effect on the host inside; the host wanted to wait until all the guests had arrived before making a grand entrance.

Sure enough, as they stood guard at the entrance, they gradually noticed that no one was squeezing in, and finally, some movement came from the front yard.

“They’re putting on quite a show,” Madam Jiang complained to her sisters in a low voice. “If we didn’t know better, we would have thought we were here to pay our respects to the Empress.”

"You have such a loose tongue," the older Mrs. Qian quickly grabbed her hand and pointed to the maids and old women at the intersection. Although they looked a bit far away, who knew if any of them had good hearing?

Madam Jiang covered her mouth and lowered her voice, "Thank you for reminding me, sister."

Bai Suihe glanced at the people serving over there, wondering if they were there to give the guests instructions or to supervise them.

Madam Gu finally emerged amidst everyone's "great anticipation." Bai Suihe and the others were too far away, and with so many people blocking their view, they couldn't see what was happening at all.

They could only vaguely hear a haughty female voice coming from the front, "I'm so sorry to have kept you all waiting today. Please forgive me if there has been any inadequacy in our hospitality."

Bai Suihe, “…” These words are so insincere. She knows she hasn’t been very hospitable, yet she speaks like this. It feels like she’s only showing up because of charity.

The scene fell silent for a moment, and even those who liked to flatter didn't know how to shamelessly offer a few words of praise.

Perhaps feeling somewhat embarrassed, the other party gave an awkward laugh, saying, "My new house isn't ready yet, so I can only trouble you all here."

It's also the fault of the people below who were incompetent and failed to make preparations in advance, causing injustice to the ladies.

Once my yard is cleaned up, I'll definitely invite everyone again, and then we can have a proper get-together.

"Madam Gu is too kind," there are always people who want to curry favor with you wherever you go, and now someone has come forward to support you. "You must be tired from your journey, and it's understandable that your preparations may be lacking. We can all understand that."

"Yes, Mrs. Gu, we are already extremely fortunate to have received your invitation, but we can overcome this minor flaw."

Hearing the cacophony of flattery, Madam Gu's voice became even more smug, "Then thank you all for your understanding. We are newcomers here and just want to establish ourselves as quickly as possible."

After all, my elder sister, the Empress, is hoping we can make something of ourselves here…” (End of Chapter)