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

Chapter 549, Section 550: Ideas
"What are Dongmei and Chunxiang doing now?" Those two girls can't stay idle either. Although they were told not to do anything after coming to the county town, they are busy with their own things every day. Bai Suihe is too lazy to persuade them. After all, it is helpful for childbirth to move around more before delivery.

"They should be helping out in the kitchen at this time, but the people in the kitchen don't dare to let them do heavy work. They just let them pick vegetables and do some light work."

When the two families came to my door, I told them right away. Those two girls were quite clever and knew to let Zhuang Datou and the others handle the matter.

Zhuang Datou and the others said something, and the two families have already gone back. Whether they'll come back later is unknown.

Granny Pang lifted the curtain, and when they entered the room, the cool breeze that hit them made them relax completely.

Although the weather outside is relatively cool today, and the Gu family has put out a lot of ice, the quantity is still limited and can't compare to the extravagance at home.

"It's still more comfortable at home," Bai Suihe said as she took off the headdress. Wearing it was really hard on her brain. Luckily, she chose a relatively simple headdress, otherwise her scalp would have been unable to bear it.

"We're leaving tomorrow, will they cause trouble again?" Bai Suihe felt like she was destined to worry, she said she wouldn't care, but she couldn't help but be concerned.

"Don't worry, this isn't Tamura. We have so many people in our mansion. As long as we don't let them in, Chunxiang and the others will be fine!"

The two maids had already helped put the things back in their places and brought her tea. After she finished drinking the tea and had some snacks, Gu Kaiyuan came in from outside.

"I just chatted with Zhuang Datou for a bit, and they said they would handle their family matters."

Gu Kaiyuan specially took Gu Xingyang, who loves watching excitement, with him.

"That's good," Bai Suihe didn't want to ask what had happened between them, since it was just a matter of them continuing to take from each other anyway.

"We've almost finished packing. You two, father and daughter, check if there's anything you've forgotten?"

This immediately brought the topic back on track. After all, they were going on a long trip and needed to bring quite a lot of things. Even if Gu Xingyang packed everything up, it still filled half a carriage.

The next morning, as soon as the city gates opened, their convoy had already left the city.

Little did they know that the Gu family had sent another visiting card today, but they found nothing there.

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Granny Ding frowned. "What a coincidence that you went out today."

The servant who came to report said, "I asked their gatekeeper, and Master Gu and his family were actually supposed to leave yesterday, but they received an invitation from our household a few days ago, so they changed it to today."

Granny Ding waved for the others to leave, then looked at Gu Qianyi and said, "Second Young Master, what do you think?"

"It should just be a coincidence. I heard they've bought quite a few properties elsewhere, so it's only natural for them to go and inspect them."

This time we made a mistake; we thought that proceeding step by step would be enough, but it seems we missed a golden opportunity.

Granny Ding said, "Should I send someone to bring them back?"

After all, he was used to being high and mighty, giving orders at will, but at least he restrained himself a bit in front of Gu Qianyi.

"No," Gu Qianyi quickly stopped him, "Since it's already like this, we can think of a solution later. They still have so many properties here, and I heard they plan to use Tiancun as their old residence, so they can't escape it."

The best course of action now is to resolve the issues in Zhang County. I'll send another message to Xu Zitian.

Ding Mama was unwilling to give up. When she left the capital, she had made a promise to the old lady that she would handle things perfectly in Lingnan and that she would also get the Bai family to transfer their properties in the capital to the Duke's mansion.

Now that Bai Suihe has left ahead of her, making her break her promise, she is already thinking to herself how to get back at him.
"That disciple of Grand Tutor Lu has a foul and stubborn temper. We can't just send him a formal letter of introduction so rashly. You'd better find an opportunity to get acquainted with him beforehand. This matter can't be rushed." Granny Ding knew what it meant to be selective in dealing with people like Xu Zitian, who was capable and had connections. She had to be extra careful when dealing with him.

“I’ll take care of that,” Gu Qianyi said, then brought up another matter, “What should we do with Gu Yeshi and his wife?”

"Although Master Gu is somewhat mediocre, he is quite hardworking. I think it would be better for the Second Young Master to keep him by his side than to use outsiders."

However, I think it's best to send his wife back as soon as possible. I've already found out that she was just pretending when she was in the mansion.

Once they arrived here, they became arrogant; otherwise, they wouldn't have messed things up.

It's best not to keep someone so brainless around, lest you get dragged into trouble by her.

"Then how do you suggest we handle this? If we just send them back like this, Gu Yeshi might object. With such a potential threat around, it's better to get rid of them as well."

"Then leave both of them here for now. I'll keep Ninth Madam confined in the backyard. She's not a peaceful person, so it's best not to let her get involved in anything you're doing." Granny Ding's tone was indifferent, as if she were talking about something insignificant.

Gu Qianyi was already used to her attitude. Anyway, the family sent Granny Ding to come with him to manage the backyard. His wife was currently pregnant, and he couldn't bear to let her come over with her pregnant belly to take over this mess.

“Granny Ding, I don’t think it’s very useful to ask Madam Gu about the Bai family’s affairs. After all, she’s already married and can no longer concern herself with her family’s business.”

"According to the investigation, Madam Gu holds a very important position in the heart of the matriarch of the Bai family, even more so than her two legitimate sons."

The dowry that was brought to the Gu family was confiscated. In such a short time, such a large property was acquired in Lingnan. Who do you think was behind this?

"Just the third son of the Gu family? He's just a kept man."

Gu Qianyi didn't think so, but there was no need to argue with Granny Ding. "Can't we just ask Master Bai and the others directly?"

Given the status of the Duke's mansion, Bai Jingwen should at least give them some face.
"When I left Beijing, I received the latest news that the Bai family has now split up."

Rumor has it that most of the business is in the hands of the two legitimate sons, while all the illegitimate sons combined only account for about 10%.

The businesses in the capital are mostly in the hands of the direct descendants; if we approach Bai Jingwen now, he probably won't be able to make the decisions.

“Then you can go directly to his two legitimate sons,” Gu Qianyi said. “When parents are in charge of the household, it’s different from when they are brothers.”

Granny Ding knew what Gu Qianyi was thinking at that moment. She simply felt that a married woman couldn't control the affairs of her natal family.

But it depends on the person. Even though the Empress is currently out of favor in the palace, would the Duke's mansion dare to disobey her?