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

Gu Kaiyuan's eyes lit up. "You know what, it's actually possible."

The more he thought about it, the more he felt that Bai Suihe had probably guessed Rong Ruiyuan's true purpose.

If that's the case, then it really makes sense.

In the previous life, the Gu family returned to the capital. Perhaps because they only handed over a portion of the silver and kept a large portion for themselves, Rong Ruiyuan wanted to get more, so of course he had to help them wholeheartedly. Soon, the father and son returned to the court as officials.

It wasn't that the Gu family father and son were particularly capable, but rather that everything went too smoothly, failing to trigger this series of chain reactions.

Rong Ruiyuan did not cause such a commotion in Zhang County, nor did he attract the emperor's reprimand. In fact, he was even rewarded by the emperor for handling several tasks well.

Everything is in chaos because of them.

Now that the Gu family has fallen on hard times, Rong Ruiyuan has realized that he can no longer get any benefits from them, so he can only look for other ways.

Lingnan has become his new target.

Perhaps in his previous life, he also arranged for people to be stationed here.

At that time, Gu Kaiyuan had already joined the army and was only thinking about revenge, so he did not investigate these trivial matters.

"Although most of those sent to Lingnan now are from collateral branches of various families, these people still have some say in their families."

Moreover, starting with them wouldn't attract the emperor's attention. Gu Kaiyuan suddenly had a new idea. "Rong Ruiyuan made a really good move. If you hadn't just pointed it out, I would have almost misunderstood too."

I'm afraid everyone is shrouded in this fog, and by the time they truly understand, Rong Ruiyuan will have already succeeded.

Bai Suihe: "I was just saying that casually, maybe he didn't think that much about it."

Even so, both of them knew in their hearts that the princes of the royal family were incredibly cunning, and with the advisory groups around them, they were likely being analyzed by many people for every step they took.

"Now that we've roughly guessed their scheme, do you think we should..." Bai Suihe looked at Gu Kaiyuan.

“I will have someone take care of it,” Gu Kaiyuan thought for a moment and also felt that they couldn’t just let it go like this, as Rong Ruiyuan’s rise to power would not benefit them.

It's even possible that Rong Ruiyuan's rise to power will lead to some preferential treatment for the Gu family, since they are considered "meritorious officials." In that case, their situation will become somewhat precarious.

If things don't go well, Gu Baijiang's previous actions have already offended several princes. If those princes rise to power, the Gu family will definitely be purged.

No matter how much he did before, in the eyes of outsiders, they are still father and son, and he will definitely be implicated.

The best course of action now is to let them fight amongst themselves, drag it out for a few more years, and wait for those young princes to grow up.

"Be discreet. We don't need to invite a major enemy upon ourselves," Bai Suihe reminded him.

"Don't worry, I know who's on whose side and who's on whose side. No one will dislike this free credit."

Gu Kaiyuan had been away from home for so long, and after talking for so long, his hands had started to wander.

"It's been a while since I visited your space. How about we go in and take a look?"

Even with ice basins placed outside, it's still a bit hot; it can't compare to the spring-like atmosphere of the space all year round.

Bai Suihe rolled her eyes at him, but still brought him to the space... Gu Xingyang, who was forgotten on the bed, stared at the sky speechlessly. She had heard all the gossip, so she decided to rest by herself.

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The following days were uneventful for Gu Kaiyuan and Bai Suihe. Due to the weather, business at several shops was also affected and became much less busy.

Bai Suihe hasn't been going to the pharmacy lately, because one young apprentice is enough to handle the daily deliveries of medicinal herbs.

"Madam, Sister Dongmei, they're here." Zisu rushed in after breakfast. "They don't look quite right."

They all knew that Dongmei and Chunxiang were called maids, but in fact, the madam treated them like sisters.

"What's going on? They're pregnant." Their due dates are approaching, why are they coming at this time?
Bai Suihe, filled with doubt, stood up and walked outside.

As soon as they entered the courtyard, they saw Dongmei and Chunxiang, both heavily pregnant, struggling to walk towards them.

"What's going on here? Don't you know what time it is? Why did you make this special trip? If there's anything wrong, just have them come." Bai Suihe called out from afar, "Is something wrong at home?"

“Miss,” Dongmei called out habitually, her voice full of grievance, having forgotten the rules she had changed.

Chunxiang was also wiping away tears, saying, "Miss, you must stand up for us."

"Did Zhuang Datou and the others bully you?" Bai Suihe walked between them and helped them up on either side, and Zisu and the others also quickly helped.

Dongmei and Chunxiang's eyes were swollen like walnuts, and their faces were pale.

Bai Suihe took the opportunity to examine them, saying, "Tell me, why are your emotions so volatile? No matter how important the matter is, you should take care of the baby in your belly first."

Fortunately, the previous treatment had gone quite well and had not had much impact on the fetus, so I was relieved.

In ancient times, childbirth was a life-or-death affair, especially in the final stages. She had been thinking of taking Granny Pang back to the village to stay for a while and help them out.

He led them to a side room, and after they were seated and had a sip of water, he asked, "What's on your mind? Speak calmly and slowly. If anyone bullies you, I'll stand up for you."

Dongmei bit her lip, not holding back her words. After all, they had come here today to ask Miss to stand up for them. "Miss, Zhuang Datou's family has come looking for us."

"Their family?" Bai Suihe suddenly remembered that Zhuang Datou and the others had come to Lingnan when they were also looking for their families.

Later, when she heard that the item had been found, she didn't ask any more questions, since Zhuang Datou and the others should be able to handle it.

“Yes, they did manage to go back and find their family before,” Chunxiang continued. “I only found out later that they were separated from their parents on their way to escape due to natural disasters and banditry.”

I came to Lingnan hoping for the best, but to my surprise, my family returned and settled down there. Now the whole family lives together.

Bai Suihe became curious upon hearing this, "Do Zhuang Datou and Huang Pingguo's parents live together?"

"They were from the same village and got lost together. They were later taken in by the kind-hearted Granny Wu, which ended their days of wandering." As each other's spouses, Dongmei and Chunxiang naturally knew more.

I didn't mention it before because I didn't want these trivial matters at home to bother Bai Suihe.

"So you could say their entire village went back?" Bai Suihe couldn't help but say. "Then the village is still quite united." (End of Chapter)