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

Chapters 546 and 547. Choice
Gu Kaiyuan thought it made sense, but it wasn't the safest option. "Let's go to the shipyard and see. They've already prepared everything and started construction."

"You drew those blueprints; you can go there and help those craftsmen resolve their doubts."

"You don't need to be so nervous. They won't be here anytime soon." Bai Suihe patted his hand reassuringly, looking at what the Gu family had done to scare Gu Kaiyuan like this.

Gu Kaiyuan wasn't scared; he just didn't want to get into any more trouble.

Yes, now all that's left for Gu Jia to do is trouble.

"I know that, I'm just taking you to see that small fishing village. Although it's a bit remote, the scenery is quite nice."

"Don't you like going to the beach and going beachcombing? Let's go there and stay for a while, and if it's suitable, we can settle down there."

Anyway, the properties left here can be kept under surveillance by sending people to check on them every now and then.

As long as the three of them are together, anywhere is home.

Gu Baijiang will probably be too ashamed to come looking for me then, but I'm afraid Liu Yun and the others will come and cause trouble again.

It's not like we have to move right now; let's go see if there's a suitable place first.

Bai Suihe then stopped saying anything, only saying to arrange things here first and talk about it again in a few days.

As soon as Gu Xingyang heard that she was moving, she immediately perked up, muttering about several places that Bai Suihe had taken her to before.

"Don't be so greedy," Bai Suihe said irritably as she rattled off several place names. "Your father and I won't let you suffer."

Gu Xingyang nodded in agreement, believing this point, "But I'm also a member of our family, and I want to feel involved..."

"Okay, I'll definitely let you participate. You'll choose the location, and you'll decide what the house looks like when it's built," Bai Suihe said casually.

Even though she's grown up a bit, she still has a lot of ideas. So let's make some big promises and see how much she can keep, so she won't be so greedy next time.

Gu Xingyang, unaware of the trap involved, readily agreed.

Forget that she can't do anything else except communicate with her parents in her mind.

Just as they were making their trip preparations, they received several more invitations.

Among them was Master Gu Jiu. Bai Suihe picked up the invitation and handed it to Gu Kaiyuan, saying, "This is the date of our trip. See how you will refuse."

Gu Kaiyuan was about to say that he was going on a long trip, but he changed his words and said, "It seems we have to postpone our trip by a day."

What did the post say?

Bai Suihe had no good feelings towards the Gu family, so she didn't even look at the contents.

"They've invited us to a banquet. Tomorrow, the Gu family from the capital will be coming to celebrate their housewarming."

"This is using the Duke's mansion to pressure people," Bai Suihe sighed. There was really no way to refuse.

It seems that this Master Gu Jiu knew that their last banquet was somewhat of a rip-off, and fearing that others might not want to attend this time, he specially sought out a powerful backer.

“If we had already left, we could ignore it, but we’ve already received this invitation. If we leave on that day, we’ll truly become enemies.”

Gu Kaiyuan wasn't afraid of that Ninth Master Gu, but he couldn't afford to offend the Duke's Mansion behind him for the time being.

"Then let's go. Hopefully, they won't cause any more trouble this time." Bai Suihe took the invitation and saw that the whole family had been invited; that was quite a generous gesture.

Last time, they only invited the women; it seems they're in a hurry because they haven't bought much land or shops lately.

They'll let it go soon; how exactly? We'll find out on that day.

Unexpectedly, Madam Qian and the others treated this as a major matter and invited her out the next day.

The group then went to the teahouse and began to discuss the matter.

"Do you think we'll be forced to sell our land again this time?" Madam Qian was a little nervous. Everyone present had some assets, but now, no matter how high the price offered, they would hold onto their land tightly.

If they really sell these things at a high price, it won't be long before they move to Zhang County.

"Probably not," said Madam Jiang, who owned several estates where mulberry trees were planted and silkworms were raised, so she asked fewer questions and wasn't as nervous.

The most nervous person among them was Madam Qian. After all, most of their family's grain shop relied on the production of their estates, and they had previously purchased two more estates, so they were genuinely quite afraid.

Madam Li reassured her, "I heard that people from the main family have also come. They are said to be the Duke's grandson and the Empress's nephew."

We sent people to inquire before, and the people on the main branch are quite decent..."

Bai Suihe said, "If he is indeed the eldest grandson of the Duke's mansion, then everyone doesn't need to be too nervous."

Regarding the incident caused by Madam Gu Jiu, someone has already reported it to the court, and the Duke promised to send someone to investigate. It seems that this is the person he will send.

"Really?" The ladies all looked at Bai Suihe, as her source of information was the most accurate among them.

"Of course it's true, don't worry. The Empress's position in the palace is somewhat awkward, but the Emperor hasn't moved her, which is already quite meaningful."

Moreover, the last time the Duke's mansion was impeached, it was by the families of several other imperial concubines. With so many people watching, even if the Duke's mansion wanted to force a sale, they would have to think twice.

Bai Suihe reassured them, thinking that they had been called out in such a hurry because of something important, but it turned out to be nothing to worry about.

"That's good," Mrs. Qian patted her chest. "You have no idea, ever since I received the invitation yesterday, I've been restless and couldn't sleep all night."

Bai Suihe and his group have already dealt with most of their businesses, and the remaining estates and shops are not particularly eye-catching. In comparison, their family is now in a more dangerous situation.

Last night, Mrs. Qian even discussed with her husband whether they should take advantage of the next few days to quickly sell off all their assets.

Master Qian was reluctant to part with any of the estates. He had carefully selected each one, and he had hired people to meticulously maintain the fertile fields. He was unwilling to give up any of them.

However, since ancient times, commoners have not fought with officials, let alone a behemoth like the Duke's mansion. How could a small merchant like them afford to offend it?
So we asked Mrs. Qian to come over today to sound out what everyone else was doing.

He also tried to get things moving, hoping that all the merchants in Zhang County would agree on a single story and work together to resist.

They did not hide what they were doing, and the Gu family also heard about it.

Gu Yeshi didn't know how to curse in his heart, but he still had to put on a smiling face in front of the young master of the main family. "Qianyi, these unruly people are simply lawless. They still hold a grudge against me for the stupid thing my stupid wife did before."

I've already gone to apologize in person, and they said it was all in the past. I didn't expect them to bring it up again.

He and Gu Qianyi are of the same generation, and he is even a bit older, which is why he can address him by his given name.