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

Gu Antong sat quietly in the room, and of course she heard the commotion outside.

Although Caihua has been by my side these days, she has become increasingly perfunctory in her work. It's good that those old women taught her a lesson, which can be considered as indirectly helping me vent my anger.

Looking around the room, all the decorations had been completely renewed. In the past, she might have felt happy and moved looking at these things, but now she only felt a desolate feeling in her heart.

Then came another cold laugh. It seemed that her flag still had some value, but unfortunately, it was too late now.

As for Caihua, that girl, she needs to be dealt with. She's already in this state, how can others be better off than her?

Thinking of this, Gu Antong suddenly thought of Bai Suihe again. A few days ago, she was secretly pleased with herself, fantasizing that one day, if she had some power, she would definitely call Gu Kaiyuan and Bai Suihe back to the capital and show them how short-sighted they were.

He imagined being high above them, trampling those two underfoot, making them do as they pleased, and letting them experience what it means to regret it too late.

But such a beautiful fantasy was shattered. I heard that the Bai family has moved to Lingnan. With the Bai family's wealth as a foundation, Bai Suihe and her good third uncle are probably living a more comfortable life.

Her fat face contorted for a moment. Why? She had such a bright future ahead of her. Who ruined it? She didn't even know who her enemy was.

If she had known that going to the capital would lead to such a dead end, she would have preferred to stay in Lingnan. No, Gu Antong knew she would not accept her fate and would not be content to stay in Lingnan.

All of this can only be attributed to her carelessness; she inadvertently fell into a trap.

But time cannot be turned back, so she had to vent her anger in her final moments.

If she could see her family, would they be willing to offend the Prince Ning's mansion for her sake?
That's probably impossible. The Gu family still has to rely on Rong Ruiyuan. Even if they're angry, they can only swallow it down.

As for the silver that my grandfather hid? That's something we could make a big deal out of.

Rong Ruiyuan was truly in dire need of a large sum of money to fill the hole, so he came over as soon as the courtyard was tidied up.

"I have someone prepare pen, ink, paper and inkstone for you. Now write a letter to your grandfather. If he is willing to help me through this difficult time, I can give you the position of a concubine."

Gu Antong struggled to lift her head and look at him. "Your Highness, you are joking. In my current state, even if you gave me the position of principal wife, I am afraid I would not be able to enjoy it."

After enjoying two days of pampered care, she's now not watching what she eats. She figured she'd gain weight anyway, so why make things difficult for herself?

It's a pity that such days will probably never come again, but so what?

"Then what do you want?" Rong Ruiyuan felt he had done enough; otherwise, given Gu Antong's current state, the royal family would not tolerate her.

"I want to see my mother. Sometimes, even a few words are not as good as a face-to-face meeting."

Rong Ruiyuan hesitated, "Looking at you now..."

"Don't worry, my mother won't go around saying anything. If I could, I would actually prefer to see my grandfather."

Rong Ruiyuan didn't want to agree. If the Gu family saw Gu Antong in this state, they would probably be even less willing to help him, let alone give him money.

"Let's wait a bit longer. I've already sent someone to invite a renowned doctor. Once you've recovered, you can even go back to your parents' home for a while; I won't have any objections."

Rong Ruiyuan was making empty promises, after all, even the princess and the others didn't have this honor.

"But my body..."

"Stop worrying all the time. I asked the imperial physician, and he said there's absolutely nothing wrong with your health. You can live to be a hundred years old." Rong Ruiyuan was utterly shocked when he heard this conclusion. Even healthy people like them couldn't live to be a hundred, yet Gu Antong, in her condition, had such a life.

Gu Antong, “…” Screw living to a hundred years old, what’s the point of living to a hundred like this? It’s just prolonging my life.

"Does Your Highness believe this?" Gu Antong laughed shrilly. "So much time has passed, and the mastermind behind this has still not been caught. If she can drug someone once, she can drug them a second time. She may even have other dangerous things in her possession."

Moreover, the prince didn't find it strange that only the two of us in the entire palace had taken Chinese medicine.

Perhaps their real target is the prince?

Gu Antong decided to muddy the waters a bit. "I've only been in the prince's residence for a short time, and I haven't made any life-or-death enemies with the sisters in the back courtyard. They have no reason to risk being exposed by attacking me."

But in the period leading up to my abnormal behavior, the prince was frequently in my courtyard…

Rong Ruiyuan also guessed that Gu Antong was probably implicated because of him, but so what? He was just glad that he wasn't the one who had been drugged with the fat-inducing drug, otherwise, he really wouldn't have had any hope at all.

Now, he insists that people try everything that comes into contact with him.

But this still didn't put his mind at ease, since they hadn't noticed anything about what they had eaten before, which was something he was deeply wary of.

"I have been having people investigate this matter. As for your wish to see your mother, we can discuss that later."

"You should first write a letter to Gu Baijiang, asking him to hand over his last remaining possessions to me."

Rong Ruiyuan only needs a test letter to see how Gu Baijiang chooses.

The reason Gu Antong wrote the letter was to try and trick that old man. After all, they were family, so it was normal for him to know some secrets.

He won't leave until he gets the letter today, nor will he let Gu Antong off easily.

Gu Antong sighed and said helplessly, "Since Your Highness insists, then so be it."

As she picked up her pen to write a letter home, Rong Ruiyuan occasionally offered guidance, which Gu Antong followed. Once the ink had dried, she personally folded the letter and placed it in an envelope. "I hope Your Highness will allow my mother to come and see me."

Rong Ruiyuan replied dismissively, "I'll arrange it."

Once he got the items, he didn't linger and turned to leave immediately.

Seeing his heartless attitude, she waited until he left before a cold smile appeared on her lips. Her letters were not so easy to obtain.

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Rong Ruiyuan was eager to solve the problem at hand, so the letter was placed on Gu Baijiang's desk before dark.

Gu Baijiang glanced at the steward who had delivered the letter, "Does Prince Ning have any further instructions?"

The steward replied respectfully, "I only instructed them to send this one letter; I know nothing else."

"Alright, I'll take a look first. You can go now." Gu Baijiang waved him away. This was a handwritten letter from Gu Antong. Gu Baijiang thought he would never have the chance to see his granddaughter again in this lifetime, but he didn't expect to receive a letter from her. His expression was somewhat unpredictable.

The butler left, glanced back at the study door that had closed behind him, shrugged, and headed towards the backyard. (End of Chapter)