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

Chapter 562, Section 563: Ideas
"Don't be so pessimistic," Rong Ruiyuan said, suppressing his nausea as he stepped forward and grabbed her large hand. He didn't know how the maids below served him, but as soon as he got close, a strange smell hit him.

Caihua wasn't here, otherwise she would really cry foul. With such a huge body, it's difficult for her to even move around. If she wanted to wash up, how much water could a mere maidservant like her possibly carry?
The old women who used to clean this courtyard had long ago spent money and used connections to be transferred to other places. Now, she is the only maid who is busy inside and outside. Gu Antong is able to be in this state now because she has done her best.

Gu Antong stared blankly at his palm. Now her palm was on her thigh, and Rong Ruiyuan was only holding two of his fingers.

"If you're sick, we'll get medical treatment; if you don't have money, we'll find a way. It's just a pity that I've spent too much money these past few days trying to appease those who follow me, so I really can't help you anymore."

If the Gu family is capable, I think we should let them know and ask them to help us find a solution. Don't worry, all your expenses should be covered by my Prince Ning's Mansion. We'll just ask them to help pay in advance, and I will definitely repay them double later.

We're both still young, and I hope that in the future you'll be there to accompany me to climb to high places and enjoy the scenery.

After this period of time, Gu Antong has seen the coldness of human relationships and realized that everyone in the backyard of the Ning Prince's Mansion is scheming, including herself.

Rong Ruiyuan mentioned the Gu family several times, and considering his previous statement that the family's treasury was insufficient, it was clear that they were targeting his grandfather again.

She had also suspected that her grandfather could not have given all the money to Rong Ruiyuan, and that he might have hidden some money somewhere unknown to them.

She now understands that her grandfather didn't take out any money during the family's most difficult time, probably because he was keeping an eye on Rong Ruiyuan.

She is in this state now, but she has to think about her father and younger brother at home.

Although she harbored resentment towards the Gu family, they had still raised her to adulthood and even helped her plan her marriage into the Third Prince's household.

Most importantly, her current enemies are definitely the women in the backyard of the Third Prince's mansion. Even if the Gu family has money, she has to persuade her grandfather not to spend a single penny more, so as not to embolden her enemies.

He said with a guilty expression, "I don't know how many more days I have left to live in this state."

Even if I manage to survive, I will only bring shame upon Your Highness.

Look at my courtyard. Now, apart from you, Your Highness, who still cherishes old feelings, it has become desolate.

Even the maid who serves me has vanished somewhere; she didn't even come to offer me a cup of tea when she saw Your Highness arrive.

Rong Ruiyuan's face froze. He had only been thinking about how to persuade Gu Antong to help him again, and hadn't really noticed these things.

Taking this opportunity, I quickly let go of his hand, stood up, and looked around from outside the door. There used to be people serving here, but I didn't see a single one.

That damned princess, how does she manage the inner quarters?
Even if Gu Antong is not favored now, she is still his woman. No wonder Gu Antong is not as easy to talk to as before. Today's matter is probably not going to work out.

Suddenly, she remembered the maid he had ordered dragged away outside the courtyard earlier. She seemed to be one of Gu Antong's dowry maids. Seeing her ugly face, covered in blood, she hadn't quite recalled her. "Caihua," Gu Antong finally remembered her personal maid. She held the maid's indenture in her hands, so even if the maid had ulterior motives, she wouldn't dare go too far. But what was going on today? She hadn't even shown her face?
She wasn't unaware of the girl's ulterior motives. She had brought two maids in before, thinking they could be useful in helping her secure favor with the emperor. She couldn't possibly let such an opportunity pass her by.

In the past, whenever Rong Ruiyuan came to this courtyard, that girl would be exceptionally attentive. It was just a pity that her appearance did not meet Rong Ruiyuan's standards, so Gu Antong could tolerate it and sometimes treat it as a joke.

She only has this one girl by her side. If she doesn't stay in this courtyard, what will happen to her life?
Could it be that the women in the inner quarters are still unwilling to let her go and are trying to find a way to deal with Caihua?
Upon hearing this conjecture, Gu Antong breathed a sigh of relief. If that were true, what could she do?
With all that flesh on her body, was she really going to take those women down with her?

Don't be ridiculous, she'll probably have trouble even leaving this courtyard.

Thinking about all this only strengthened his resolve to die. Living like this was worse than a quick death.

Thinking it over, she struggled and knelt down again, "Your Highness, please give me a quick death."

"I know my current appearance brings shame to the Prince's mansion, but I have not done anything heinous. I beg you, in consideration of the time I have served you, please grant me some dignity."

Gu Antong wanted to bend over, but because of her size, she couldn't bend down at all, so she could only kneel there awkwardly and look at Rong Ruiyuan.

This ridiculous scene made Rong Ruiyuan furious. He was angry at the troublesome women in the backyard. Even if they had a grudge against Gu Antong, they should have just given her a quick death. Why torture her like this?

And the person who administered the drug hasn't been found yet. Who knows if there will be a second or third Gu Antong like this, or even if she uses it on herself?

"Get up and speak. I'll take care of this for you." A few days ago, he might have just stormed off, but now he had no choice; he still needed Gu Jia's help.

Even if Gu Antong were to be sent away, it couldn't be at this time; at least we should wait until Gu Baijiang returns the last bit of silver.

"Your Highness, in my current state, if even my eldest maid is dealt with, I'm afraid I won't live for more than a few days in this backyard. I wonder if I could see my mother one last time?"

Gu Antong guessed Rong Ruiyuan's intentions and was willing to go along with his ideas. As for how to say it, that was up to her.

She can't get any news out now. If she can take this opportunity to bring Liu Yun over, she believes that with her mother's intelligence, she will be able to see the current situation clearly.

Rong Ruiyuan was in a dilemma. His original intention was to have Gu Antong write a letter and make some promises to the Gu family, which would probably solve the problem. However, if the Gu family came and saw Gu Antong in her current state, they might make other plans.

"Let me think about this some more," Gu Antong said. Since she had already spoken, it was not appropriate to ask her to write another letter. The most important thing now was to revitalize the courtyard and bring in a few more doctors to make it a show of things, so that Gu Antong could at least see hope and be of use to us.

In this foul-smelling room, Rong Ruiyuan felt he had reached his limit and was also angry with those damned servants. If they had taken good care of this backyard, he wouldn't have to endure this.

So he readily promised, "You stay here and rest assured, I'll go find the Princess and demand an explanation..."