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

After nearly a month of hard work, plus another half a month of experimentation, Bai Suihe finally saw some results.

Bai Suihe felt there were still many areas that needed improvement, so she continued to learn as she worked.

Granny Pang couldn't understand it before, since it was different from what she had taught and learned.

But the apprentice wanted to innovate, which was a good thing, so Granny Pang helped out. Now, seeing the finished product, Granny Pang was quite surprised.
After all, it works so well on rabbits and mice, if it were used on humans...

Thinking of this, Granny Pang's eyes flashed with a shrewd light. If this thing succeeded, wouldn't Bai Suihe be remembered in history?

So now there's another old man helping out, and he's happy to do it every day, not even feeling ashamed, and he has endless questions for Bai Suihe every day.

Bai Suihe was very patient and answered all the questions she could.

Sometimes, when they encounter problems that they can't solve on their own, the two of them will discuss them together.

They lived like this for an unknown amount of time until one day an uninvited guest came to visit, and Bai Suihe finally came out of the medicine room.

"You said Gu Kaiping is here?" Bai Suihe asked Gu Kaiyuan again, somewhat uncertain.

Gu Kaiyuan nodded with a dark face, "It's him. He's currently working as a clerk for the newly appointed magistrate of Shao County."

Bai Suihe: "Why were you given such a tiny position?"

In their previous life, the Gu family father and son were very prestigious, having re-entered the imperial court.

Now that Gu Baijiang's face is ruined, they can certainly understand.

But how did Gu Kaiping, the father-in-law of the Third Prince, end up like this?
"It all comes down to money," Gu Baijiang said. By handing over all his silver, he had lost one of his trump cards. Rong Ruiyuan, being a profit-driven man, would certainly not consider their future anymore.

"That's such a pity," Bai Suihe felt sorry for them. Without a high position, Gu Antong's life would definitely be difficult, and with her current weight, it was only a matter of time before she fell out of favor.

"So, are you going to see him?"

Gu Kaiyuan said, "They've already come knocking on our door; they probably won't give up easily if we don't see them."

"Don't worry, although he now has the new magistrate of Shao County to rely on, I'm not afraid of him." He really gets arrogant just because he has a little power, but he doesn't know that there are always people more powerful than him.

“Then I’ll go with you,” Bai Suihe said, also wanting to know how much face the other person had.

Gu Kaiyuan stopped him, saying, "There's no need for that. He's just an uninvited guest, not worth treating with courtesy."

Bai Suihe rolled her eyes at him. "What are you talking about? I just wanted to go see what the fuss was about."

"Then you can stay in the next room," Gu Kaiyuan came up with a compromise, because it couldn't ignore Gu Xingyang waving her little hands. Although the little one didn't say anything, the gossip in her eyes was exactly the same as her mother's.

"That's fine then," she said. Although she couldn't see any change in the other person's expression, she could accept it.

Bai Suihe, carrying Gu Xingyang, led the group to the room next to the banquet hall, telling Zisu and the others to go downstairs first. With her and Gu Xingyang's hearing, the distance next door was more than enough.

However, Zisu and the others' hearing is not as good as hers, and staying here would only affect the mother and daughter. It would be better to send them away so that they could enjoy listening to the story more.

separated by a wall

Gu Kaiping couldn't even remember which cup of water he had drunk. The gatekeeper had just said that he was going to inform their master to bring him here, which meant that Gu Kaiyuan was at home. It was already this late and he still hadn't come over, which meant that Gu Kaiyuan didn't respect his elder brother.

He took another sip of water and was about to go to the door to urge them when he saw Gu Kaiyuan enter with two guards. He recognized the two men as Lin Hua and Lin Wei, who had previously been by Gu Kaiyuan's side.

He snorted. He didn't even have anyone to serve him yet, but Gu Kaiyuan was putting on quite a show of power and prestige.

As soon as I entered, I saw that there were many servants coming and going. The Gu family had never been this grand before.

"Third brother, I'm not trying to criticize you, but your household is so unruly. You brought me in and then just left me hanging here."

"I wonder what brings Master Gu here?"
"If it's because of these trivial matters, then I don't have time to entertain you." Gu Kaiyuan walked straight to the head seat and sat down, with Lin Hua and Lin Wei standing behind him.

"You bastard, how dare you talk to me like that? I'm still your older brother, aren't I? Don't you even want to call me 'older brother' anymore?" Gu Kaiyuan's sitting in the main seat already made him very uncomfortable, and now hearing him address him like that, he couldn't hold back his temper any longer.

"No way, all these years, you've never treated me like a brother. That title is unnecessary." Gu Kaiyuan had just sat down when a maid brought him tea. "We've already made things quite clear between our two families that we won't have any further dealings. So why are you here?"

Gu Kaiyuan's sarcastic tone made Gu Kaiping feel somewhat embarrassed, but when he thought that he was no longer the sinner he once was, he became bolder. "I'm here to tell you that I'm now working in the neighboring Shao County. We're brothers, after all. If you ever have any trouble in the future, just come to me."

When I left the capital, my father only gave me one hundred taels of silver. Half of that was already spent on the journey. If I had to rent a place, I would have to live a very frugal life.

Gu Kaiyuan has acquired many properties in Lingnan, including several in Shao County. Rather than leaving them vacant, it's better to look after them myself.

If Gu Kaiyuan is sensible and gives me some settling-in allowance, I might as well take care of him a little more in the future.

"Then congratulations," Gu Kaiyuan said indifferently. "We are just a small business owner, law-abiding, and certainly won't trouble you."

As for this talk of brotherhood? Do you think I'd believe that?

“Gu Kaiyuan, let me teach you a lesson: don’t be so selfish. You’re just a merchant now, and an ordinary person who relies on the Bai family for survival. What right do you have to challenge the government?”

Gu Kaiping is now confident. Even if he is just a minor official, he is still an official. So what if Gu Kaiyuan has a wealthy in-law family to rely on? Gu Kaiping's status is something he can never reach in his entire life.

If you don't appease him now, don't blame him for teaching him a lesson later.

"You should worry about yourself first. Do you really think you've landed a good job? Lingnan is more complicated than you imagine," Gu Kaiyuan sneered. "Don't think you can just use your connections. Lingnan used to be full of exiled criminals, but it's different now. Didn't you notice how different things have become since you came to the city this time?"

Zhang County is a necessary stop on the way, and there's still a mess to clean up in Shao County. To be so eager to come here and seek attention is utterly foolish. (End of Chapter)