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

Chapter 559, Page 560: Headache
The trip didn't yield much, but Bai Suihe felt that these supplies were a bit too much to handle. If they were ill-gotten gains, she wouldn't feel guilty using them, but these things involved the lives of an entire village.

After telling Gu Kaiyuan his idea, Gu Kaiyuan pondered for a moment and then said, "Later, put these things in the warehouse, and I will have someone deliver them to those who need them."

"That's fine too. It can be considered as doing good deeds for that village. If there is an afterlife, I hope they can all be reborn in a prosperous era."

"A prosperous era..." Gu Kaiyuan murmured these two words, something that so many people dream of.

He looked at Bai Suihe and asked, "How is life in this prosperous era?"

He wanted to know, but he was also afraid. He was afraid he might also have that kind of greedy thought; who doesn't want a peaceful life?
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The following days were peaceful, and their ocean-going vessel began to take shape. During this time, they received several letters, some from the capital, some from Zhang County, and some from the Bai family in Quanzhou...

When he went to the capital, the letters he wrote were all about family matters.

I heard that the Gu family has become quiet now, and Gu Baijiang stays at home all day, no longer going out to run connections whenever he has free time, unlike before.

There's plenty of news from the Ning Prince's residence, but nothing can be found out about Gu Antong's little courtyard.

Even when they occasionally encountered servants from the Prince Ning's mansion who were out shopping, they avoided the topic, and would turn and leave as soon as it was mentioned.

However, the imperial court was bustling with activity every day, and the princes' confrontations became increasingly undisguised.

In Zhang County, everything was as usual, except that the mansion had received many more invitations. The Gu family, the Duke's mansion, had visited several times, even giving the gatekeeper a bribe, inquiring when they would return.

In response to this, Bai Suihe felt that they could stay here for a long time.

The weather is cool now, and she goes to the beach every few days to enjoy a life she never dared to dream of before. She doesn't want to go back and get involved in trouble.

The letter from the Bai family in Quanzhou brought some greetings and mentioned that the Bai family had now established themselves there, and that the cement formula that Bai Suihe had given them earlier had been a great help.

The two small cement workshops they've set up don't produce much each day, but they get a lot of requests...

The letter also included an invitation from Mrs. Bai to visit their new home, saying that it was already settled and they should come and get acquainted with the place.

Bai Suihe was somewhat tempted, but they had a lot on their plate right now, so they could only discuss it later.

Bai Suihe picked up his pen and wrote a letter back to the Bai family.

Gu Xingyang, who can now sit up, sat to the side and said, "Mommy, the weather is starting to cool down, shall we go for a walk?"

It rained yesterday, and the temperature dropped today. Gu Xingyang likes this kind of weather the most. Otherwise, she would find it hard to stand being held every day because of the heat.

"After your mother finishes replying to your grandmother's letter, we'll go out. But aren't you tired of staying by the sea every day?"

Gu Xingyang bit her little finger and said, "If Mommy likes me, I like her too. And this place is pretty good. Our family can live peacefully. It would be nice if things could stay like this forever."

Bai Suihe knew it was impossible; at least the issue hadn't been completely resolved with the Gu family, and a sword was still hanging over her head.

The chances of them being implicated have decreased a lot now, but as long as Rong Ruiyuan and Gu Baijiang don't completely fall from grace, they will still be at risk of being implicated.

“If you like it here, we can stay here longer,” Bai Suihe promised, looking out at the sea through the window. “Maybe we’ll find a big island and live a secluded life.” Although Bai Suihe said this, it was only a fallback plan. Humans are social animals; how could they possibly shut themselves out from the world?

Granny Pang returned from the back mountain at this time, seemingly to make good use of those medicine figures again. Judging from her furrowed brows, she had probably encountered some problem again.

Sure enough, as soon as Bai Suihe put down her pen, Granny Pang called her to go to the temporary medicine room together, and Gu Xingyang was handed over to two maids to take care of her.

"I've discovered that this antidote still needs to be improved..."

With such excellent test subjects, Bai Suihe and Granny Pang were able to work even more freely, and they began to research medicines that they hadn't previously had the antidote for.

Were they cooperative today?

They would resist at first, but if you let them go hungry for a few meals, they would behave.

"They've all been quite cooperative," said Granny Pang. She was very kind to these medicine patients. "Today I even brought them some seafood as a treat. They've been testing medicine every day, so their bodies need to be recuperated."

Later, you should also give them some health-preserving pills; we can't let them collapse.

Granny Pang really likes this place now. The whole village is now under their control, and she can finally act freely.

Bai Suihe wholeheartedly agreed, "I'll make it for them myself this afternoon, and I guarantee they'll all be lively and energetic again."

After the master and apprentice finished speaking, they became engrossed in making medicine, occasionally pausing to discuss how to adjust the formula.

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Rong Ruiyuan is now in a terrible predicament. Whether he wants to have children or not is one thing, but the fact that he cannot has children is making him very upset.

They had been thinking of stabilizing the situation before considering having children, but now they've fallen victim to this.

He had searched inside and out countless times these past few days, and he had also arranged for people to investigate the residences of several princes, but he had not found any information at all.

In the imperial court, the words of his two elder brothers became increasingly cutting, almost to the point of mocking him, as if only by doing so could they clear their names of suspicion.

Yes, the Emperor also suspects that it was one of the other princes who did it, and he has warned them many times these days.

These people then turned their anger on themselves and rallied many ministers to sabotage them in court.

I received news from my mother today that all the women in the harem are watching her make a fool of herself.

The families of all the women that my mother had carefully selected had also made a fuss. If my mother hadn't repeatedly assured them that her body was only temporarily affected by the medicine and that she would still be able to have children in a few years, their anger would have been barely appeased.

This is just what his mother has encountered. He also has many other matters to attend to. In order to appease these people who have come to him for help, Rong Ruiyuan has been spending a lot of money these days. The hundreds of thousands of taels of silver that Gu Baijiang had given him are now all gone. He urgently needs money to pave the way, otherwise all his previous efforts will probably be in vain.

But where can he get another sum of money now? Before, Gu Baijiang had only managed to siphon so much money from the national treasury at his behest. He knew the amount was wrong, but now, with his men watching Gu Baijiang, he hasn't made any other moves.

He even wondered if he had misremembered, or if he had bribed officials and really used that much.

But if they can't squeeze any more money out of Gu Baijiang, where else can they get money?