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

Chapter 560, Section 561: The Small Courtyard
Rong Ruiyuan smacked his head, still unable to come up with a solution.
He had supported so many staff members and given them so many opportunities, but it was all for nothing.

As for the women in the backyard, having not yet borne him any children, they would certainly not offer their dowries to support him at this time, and might even obstruct their own families...

Now that things are at their doorstep, the things that could be sold in the mother's palace were already sold during the last theft. If they are brought out again, it will be difficult to maintain her dignity in the palace.

In the end, having no other choice, he focused his attention on the Gu family.

He always felt that Gu Baijiang, that old fox, couldn't possibly have left nothing unsaid.

Not revealing it is probably a test for himself. It's just a pity that he is now disfigured and Gu Kaiping is mediocre. Even if he wanted to support him, he couldn't silence the gossip.

After all, the old masters from before are still around, and they know why Gu Kaiping also passed the imperial examination. It's just that everyone has the same interests, so no one has exposed it.

Previously, with Gu Baijiang backing him up, Gu Kaiping was relatively well-behaved and didn't make any fools of himself, which is why he was allowed to sit in that position for so long.

But things are different now. Those old foxes in the court all know what's really going on. Why would they give me face?
After all, once Gu Kaiping vacated his position, they had already arranged for their own people to fill it. Which family doesn't have one or two mediocre people?

He did want to favor Gu Antong to strengthen the relationship between the two families, but given Gu Antong's current behavior, he really couldn't bring himself to do it.

How to get Gu Baijiang to reveal his final secrets is a real challenge for him.

Of the rest of the Gu family, only the two children still at the academy had any intelligence, but due to their age, it would be difficult for him to do anything.

Rong Ruiyuan was feeling annoyed and didn't want to stay in the study, so he walked towards the backyard.

Ever since they learned that he was temporarily infertile, the women in his backyard immediately changed their tune and stopped trying to appear in front of him. He had a period of peace and quiet, but his self-esteem was also greatly trampled.

He's infertile, not that he's lost his masculinity. These damn women, they're all so materialistic.

He'll remember this debt anyway, and when he becomes the crown prince, he'll definitely choose some caring and considerate people for himself.

As they walked, they unexpectedly arrived at Gu Antong's courtyard again. Before they even got close, they saw a maid dozing off against a doorpost. Upon closer inspection, they recognized her as Caihua, Gu Antong's personal maid.

"What's wrong with you? Instead of serving your master in the house, you've come here to slack off."

Thinking of the lazy women in the backyard, Rong Ruiyuan directly took his anger out on this little girl.

Caihua was having a sweet dream, in which she was receiving Rong Ruiyuan's favor. Who knew that Rong Ruiyuan would suddenly yell that she was slacking off? Startled, she immediately jumped up, her legs, which were originally crossed, caused her to fall directly to the ground, her face hitting the ground. She then let out a wail, covering her face with her hands, feeling as if her nose and teeth were being torn off.

"What kind of behavior is this?" Rong Ruiyuan looked at her foolish appearance, and all his dissatisfaction for the day exploded at this moment. He walked over and kicked the unseemly maid away. "How can someone as reckless as you serve your master here?"

Rong Ruiyuan shouted, "Guards, take her away and hand her over to your Princess Consort. How did she train such a girl?"
Sell ​​off all the people who aren't doing a good job.

Caihua had regained her senses by then and was horrified to discover that what had happened before was just a dream, and what was in front of her was reality.

Ignoring the pain on her face and the blood dripping down her cheeks, she kept kowtowing and begging for mercy, "Your Highness, spare me! It's all my fault, please give me a chance..." "Give you a chance? Your worthless lives don't deserve a chance!" Rong Ruiyuan waved his hand impatiently, and the two guards didn't dare to delay and immediately dragged her away.

Caihua panicked. Was they going to beat him to death? "Your Highness, spare me! Your Highness, spare me..."

Concubine, save me! I'm so sorry, Liangliang, save me!

Two guards dragged her away expressionlessly. The girl's face was covered in blood; they didn't want her to offend any of her masters.

Gu Antong, who was lying in the inner room, heard Rong Ruiyuan's voice and Caihua's cries for help. She tried to sit up, but she was too weak. She struggled to turn over and then slowly sat up by holding onto the corner of the kang (a heated brick bed).

"The prince has arrived," Gu Antong said with difficulty as she got out of bed. Every step was extremely difficult, not to mention that she had not eaten for two days and had only drunk some tea to fill her stomach.

Even so, Gu Antong felt as if she had gained some weight today.

This time, she wasn't going out to reminisce with Rong Ruiyuan; she was seeing if he could give her a quick death.

Rong Ruiyuan hesitated for a moment outside before pushing the door open and entering. Since he was already there, he wanted to get some information from Gu Antong and see if she knew about Gu Baijiang's other plans.

As for whether he could find out how much money Gu Baijiang still had, Rong Ruiyuan didn't think Gu Baijiang would let a married woman know.

He went in just to probe the situation. Even if he didn't know the general outline, he could still catch something. As long as there was a clue, he could make his move.

As soon as they pushed open the door, they saw a mountain of flesh moving toward them.

Gu Antong's delicate and beautiful face looked as if it had been inflated; the only feature that was somewhat similar to hers was her eyes.

However, her once bright and charming eyes are no longer there; they have lost their original luster.

“Your Highness,” Gu Antong’s voice was melodious and hadn’t changed much, but with her enormous body and distorted features, Rong Ruiyuan instinctively took a step back.

"Consort Gu," Rong Ruiyuan could no longer utter the words "beloved consort," and even regretted stepping into this place. He feared that he would have nightmares for a while after returning home today.

And look at her now, if her other brothers knew, who knows how much ridicule she would receive, and they might even spread the word about it.

I really wanted to destroy the whole place, including the people inside, but then I remembered the purpose of my trip and held back.

At this moment, Gu Antong suddenly knelt down on the ground. Her huge body and the sudden fall made Rong Ruiyuan feel the whole house tremble. He didn't know what was happening and thought it was an earthquake.

Gu Antong was no longer aware of the pain in her legs. She said in a sorrowful voice, "Your Highness, please save me. If you can't cure my illness, please give me a quick death."

Rong Ruiyuan wanted to show that he still had feelings for her and hoped to move her, but when he reached out to help her up, he suddenly felt a little awkward...