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

Madam Gu Jiu glanced at their clothes again. She recognized the silks and satins from the main branch of the family; they were gifts from the palace. She quickly took a deep breath and instantly transformed into a humble and respectful person. "Greetings, ladies!"

Bai Suihe was looking forward to a good show, but she was somewhat disappointed to find that this person had some discernment.

Knowing there was no point in staying any longer, he said goodbye to them and left.

The ladies exchanged glances, none of them wanting to deal with such a fool, so they pretended he wasn't there, nodded as a greeting, and started chatting.

Madam Gu was slightly embarrassed, secretly resenting Bai Suihe for digging such a pit for her, but she could only force a smile and squeeze in. There was no one present who she could afford to offend.

Fortunately, the guests this time were quite accommodating. Although there were some minor issues, nothing embarrassing happened.

After seeing off the last guest, Bai Suihe put his arm around his shoulder and got into his own carriage.

Once inside the carriage, she leaned back without any regard for her image; she really wanted to go back to the manor immediately.

Granny Pang kindly massaged a few acupoints for him to relieve his fatigue.

"Madam, you've had a hard day," said Granny Pang with some concern, as Bai Suihe was even more tired than the servants.

"Sigh, I never expected so many people to come and congratulate me. It was so much better before, when things could be done quietly." Just thinking about all these social obligations gives me a headache.

"This shows that the master and madam are well-liked. They have won everyone's approval in just a short time since they arrived in Lingnan." Granny Pang poured Bai Suihe a cup of tea. "They didn't even send out invitations, and people came to congratulate them. Others wouldn't have the face to do that."

For some reason, Bai Suihe thought of Madam Gu Jiu, "Madam Gu Jiu was quite quiet today."

"She must have been instructed before going out, and the seat arranged for her by the madam meant that even if she wanted to show off, she wouldn't have the guts."

As Bai Suihe had expected, even if Madam Gu Jiu had a restless heart and wanted to cause trouble, she was also quite cunning. Indeed, she was weak when facing the strong; this was the rule of the world.

"Do you think she'll be grateful to us for giving her this opportunity to curry favor with someone important, or will she hold a grudge against us for embarrassing her today?" Bai Suihe couldn't help but tease.

"That's hard to say," Granny Pang said. She wasn't really interested in the power struggles in the inner quarters; otherwise, she wouldn't have preferred to stay on the estate years ago.

“She might be grateful to the madam,” Granny Pang guessed. “According to the information we found, Madam Gu Jiu’s branch of the family has never been given important positions in the Duke’s mansion and has not had many opportunities to communicate with others. This is a circle that she cannot access in the capital.”

“Well, I have a different opinion,” Bai Suihe said with a raised eyebrow. “Having finally escaped the days of being subservient and having finally left the capital, with the status of being born into the Duke’s family, one can certainly act arrogantly and domineeringly in this remote border town.”

But this was not what she had expected. It turned out that there were people of higher social standing than her everywhere. Just because she hadn't invited them before didn't mean she wouldn't have any dealings with them.

This time I granted her wish, which can be considered a good deed. It helped her wake up and perhaps she'll realize her true worth.

Bai Suihe didn't think the other party would be grateful to them for this arrangement, or even hold a grudge against her.

But so what? They hadn't followed the other party's arrangements before, making the whole of Zhang County laugh at them. This enmity had already been formed. Although they seemed to be coexisting peacefully on the surface, who knew when they would stab them in the back?

Since they were all destined to have a bad relationship, Bai Suihe naturally did whatever pleased her. If these families hadn't been so powerful, they wouldn't have sold off all their assets so quickly; if they had held on longer, the prices would definitely have gone up even further.

Just when they thought they could finally enjoy the life of the first batch of property speculators, they had to take profits while they were ahead. Don't be fooled by the high prices they're buying now; it's actually cheap for them. In just a few days, their families arrived and drove the prices up again.

Regardless of the era, the herd mentality is still very strong. Now everyone is rushing to Lingnan, and I believe it won't be long before they can revitalize the local economy. I must say, this emperor is quite something. So I hope he doesn't leave the stage so soon and can stay in that position for a few more years.

Bai Suihe knew that only when the country was stable could the people live a good life.

After reviewing today's arrangements, Granny Pang and the others felt there were no major problems. It was already quite good that Bai Suihe had hosted such a banquet for the first time.

The carriage swayed back to the manor, and then the gatekeeper delivered a message that a letter had arrived from the capital.

Bai Suihe initially thought the message was sent to Gu Kaiyuan by the shopkeepers, but then she realized that wasn't right. It seemed that the messages were delivered via a dedicated line and wouldn't be sent directly to the gatehouse.

"Where did this letter come from?" Bai Suihe asked casually, not believing that the letter was addressed to her.

"It wasn't mentioned. The courier delivered the letter to the gatekeeper, asking him to pass it on to the lady." The gatekeeper respectfully handed the letter to Zisu.

Zisu glanced at it and saw that it indeed only contained the lady's name, addressed to Bai Suihe! There was nothing else.

Bai Suihe took the letter, lost in thought. "Granny, who do you think would write to me?"

Granny Pang wasn't sure either, but she had a guess in her heart: "It's probably the Gu family in the capital."

"That's interesting. If it was them, why did they bypass the open-source code and give it to me?"

Bai Suihe waved for the gatekeeper to leave. The manor had its own set of reward and punishment rules, and she wouldn't give generous rewards at the drop of a hat, for fear of making some people too arrogant.

Bai Suihe picked up the letter. There wasn't even a signature. Was she afraid that she wouldn't open it?
But now that it's been delivered, Bai Suihe also wants to know what's inside.
Upon opening the letter and glancing at it, Bai Suihe laughed in exasperation, "Granny, you should take a look too."

Bai Suihe made no secret from Granny Pang and wanted to show her the shamelessness of the Gu family.

Granny Pang looked at it carefully, and finally shook her head and said, "No matter how much they scheme, if Madam doesn't pay attention to them, there's nothing they can do."

Look at these, what have you written?

Oh, by the way, the letter was from Liu Yun, my former sister-in-law with whom I have no further connection.

The entire opening section recounts the hardships their family has endured, interspersed with a line expressing their longing for Bai Suihe and the others.

The second half of the story boasts about how favored Gu Antong is in the Third Prince's harem and how she will become the new hope of the Gu family.

Finally, the family is currently facing difficulties and needs support. If Bai Suihe can offer some assistance at this time, Gu Antong will surely remember her kindness when she achieves great success in the future. (End of Chapter)