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

The two imperial physicians made their routine rounds, said a few seemingly useless words, and left as if they had completed their mission.

Left alone in the room, Gu Antong could only rage helplessly.

After venting her frustrations, she felt flustered and hungry, so she said to Caihua, "Breakfast hasn't been delivered yet. What are you good for? Can't you even do this simple thing?"

Caihua looked troubled. "Your Highness, His Highness has ordered that we only be given one meal a day. If we take it now, then what about today...?"

“I’ve only been eating a little bit each day for the past few days, but it’s still the same. I haven’t lost any weight. If this continues, my body won’t be able to take it.” Gu Antong felt weak all over. Thinking about it, it made sense. She hadn’t eaten much all day and still had to support such a large body. How could she possibly stand it?

“But this is His Highness’s order,” Caihua said with a bitter face. She could bring the food now, but Gu Antong would still be hungry in a few hours.

She herself was unwilling to go out and face things, and she took on all the burdens herself. She was just a girl.

"..." Gu Antong was indeed suppressed by this move. After all, Rong Ruiyuan still had the final say in the Prince's Mansion. She didn't know if things would return to normal in the future, so she didn't dare to go too far.

After thinking for a moment, he took out a handful of copper coins from his box and said, "Go outside and buy some for me."

Caihua did not reach out. "Your Majesty, I cannot get out."

“Then give the gatekeeper some benefits,” Gu Antong thought for a moment, then took out two pieces of silver, “and buy some more pastries to keep on hand.”

"Your Highness, aren't you afraid of gaining weight?" Caihua knew that if she refused again, she would definitely be subjected to another round of insults, so she could only bite the bullet and accept the silver first. As for whether it would work out, she would have to wait and see.

If she could leave the manor, she would certainly like to go back to the Gu family home; perhaps they would have other ideas.

Otherwise, she, a young girl, wouldn't be able to bear so many things on her shoulders.

"Even in this state, I don't want to starve to death," Gu Antong said. No matter how ambitious she had been before, at this moment, all she wanted was to save her own life.

After sending the person away, Gu Antong slowly walked to the dressing mirror. Looking at the distorted giant face reflected in the mirror, tears welled up in her eyes, but almost flowed back because of the excess fat on her cheeks. She quickly wiped them away with the corner of her clothes, and then a resentful look flashed in her eyes.

It's best not to let her know who did this to you, otherwise you'll have to pay them back a thousandfold.

But when I think about my current situation, I feel dejected again.

She has no money and no manpower, and with her current wretched appearance, how can she possibly fight against the women in her backyard?

It's infuriating! The Third Prince was finally willing to put more effort into me, and now it's all ruined.

……

Liu Yun was unaware of Gu Antong's current situation. Now, apart from some trivial matters, she was extremely bored in the mansion.

"Have you written to that Bai family member before? Has she replied yet?" Xu Yulan, having nothing to do, strolled over to Liu Yun's courtyard again.

Since her brother-in-law took office, Liu Yun's life has become more leisurely, and she is more willing to pay attention to herself, so Xu Yulan likes to come over whenever she has nothing to do.

It was her idea to write to Bai Suihe; they were barely surviving, what use was saving face? "No, I think that letter will probably disappear without a trace," Liu Yun had only held onto a sliver of hope before, but after sending the letter, she felt she had done something foolish.

Sending a letter costs money; I should have used that money to buy a few chickens to make a good living.

“You’ve been in contact with your family before,” Liu Yun asked Xu Yulan. “Our family has always taken good care of the Xu family. Now we’re going through a very difficult time. Why don’t you go back and ask if they can help us? Don’t worry, we will remember their kindness.”

After all, your niece is now in the Prince's residence; she's the legitimate granddaughter of the Xu family.

Although the Xu family is somewhat poor, they have been quite well-off in the past, so they can still be used to make ends meet.

Xu Yulan said, "Sister-in-law, you must be joking. You know better than I do what kind of relationship the Xu family has with our family."

When we were exiled before, they didn't come to see us off. They even caused a scene before. Everyone knows what's going on. How could they possibly help us?
I think it would be better to write more letters to Bai Suihe. Maybe one day she'll soften her heart and slip in a little something, which would benefit us immensely.

Liu Yun sighed. She had heard that the Bai family had gone to Lingnan and sent Bai Suihe a large amount of supplies and money. She heard that Bai Suihe was doing very well in Lingnan and had acquired many businesses.

She mentioned this to her father-in-law, and that old geezer kept a dark expression on his face for days.

She knew this was an attempt to pin the blame on them, but what did it have to do with her? It was clearly her mother-in-law who started the backlash.

If the mother-in-law hadn't gone too far while she was alive, these daughters-in-law, no matter how bold they were, wouldn't have bullied people like that.

That old woman is fine; she's dead and that's it. They'll have to take the blame for this.

"I'm afraid it won't be that easy. Those two are completely unyielding. I've already said all the nice things in my letter. If they still refuse to help, then I will never bow down to them again."

Xu Yulan said, "Sister-in-law, you're talking so fluently now, but without money, how will this whole family live?"
"You shouldn't have let your father-in-law let An Tong take so much money with her back then. Otherwise, we could have lived a comfortable life as wealthy idlers."

"Don't say that to me," Liu Yun said irritably. "Our father-in-law didn't leave the mansion today; he's been staying in his study the whole time. Why don't you go and talk to him now?"

Xu Yulan fell silent instantly. Despite their good behavior during this period, the old man remained the same, never giving them a kind look.

If you go forward and cause trouble at this point, you'll probably be kicked out.

Liu Yun glanced at her disdainfully, thinking that she was being used as a pawn without considering whether she was even worthy.

"Will the household expenses be able to be sustained?"

Liu Yun said, "Anyway, we won't starve to death. His Highness the Third Prince will always send some food over. But I think Kai Chen's health has almost recovered. He has studied for so many years. Why don't we find a place to work?"

"How can that be?" Xu Yulan jumped up instantly. "Sister-in-law, we're all family, how could you have such a thought?"
"If I make my husband go out to do odd jobs, what about the reputation of our Gu family?"

"What face do we Gu family have left? We're just an ordinary family now," Liu Yun said angrily. "We can't even make ends meet. How can we survive without being more diligent?" (End of Chapter)