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

Gu Baijiang acted swiftly this time, likely having made preparations beforehand. Before Gu Kaiyuan's men could even send out the letter, Gu Baijiang had already led his entire family toward Lingnan.

The journey was smooth, and it could be said that the letters from the Gu family and Gu Kaiyuan arrived one after the other.

However, Gu Baijiang was ultimately guilty and did not dare to stay in Zhang County. Instead, he led his entire family to seek refuge with Gu Kaiping.

Gu Kaiyuan was speechless when he received the letter. He had finally found a way to get them away, so why were they back again?

Is he truly destined to be entangled with the Gu family for the rest of his life?

Bai Suihe said, "Then let's not go back for a while, let's see what tricks they come up with first."

Anyway, Bai Suihe felt a sense of peace and tranquility in this small fishing village, so he took the opportunity to stay a little longer and maybe even be the first to see their ocean-going ships set sail.

The points that Gu Kaiyuan marked on the map are still waiting for them to "receive the goods".

Gu Xingyang, however, had a different opinion. "Mother, I want to go and see. There must be a lot of interesting things happening around them."

Bai Suihe really couldn't do anything about her, but she really wasn't interested in the gossip about the Gu family. "Let's not. The way they are now, if you get close to them, they'll swarm you like leeches, which is really disgusting."

If we want to know what's going on with them, we should send more people to keep an eye on them; they'll get all the news.

Gu Kaiyuan said, "Listen to your mother. You've finally got a peaceful life. Staying far away from them is the best option."

Gu Xingyang has no human rights now. Her parents have already said so, what else can she do?
However, she managed to secure that from now on, she would listen to any gossip about the Gu family.

Gu Kaiyuan asked Bai Suihe privately, "What's wrong with our daughter? Why is she so curious about everything?"
"You seem to enjoy watching a spectacle so much, don't you know that some spectacle isn't enjoyable at all?"

"..." Bai Suihe knew how to answer, so she simply pretended to be stupid.

"I heard that the Gu family didn't stay in Zhang County. Should we tell the Gu clan about this?"

Gu Kaiyuan said, "I have already sent someone back to spread the news discreetly. Before, it was too far to reach us from the capital, but now it's just a county away. I expect there will be some interesting things to see next."

Bai Suihe gave him a thumbs up, "Not bad, you even know how to cause them trouble."

Remember to have your people keep an eye on things; your daughter's waiting to join in the fun.

After Bai Suihe finished speaking, she turned and left. Gu Kaiyuan remained where he was, speechless, looking up at the sky. Perhaps the real root of the problem lay here.

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When Rong Ruiyuan received news of the Gu family's departure, he could have sent people to pursue them, but he ultimately gave up.

Regardless of whether Gu Baijiang had any secret stashes, judging from his current appearance, he would never take out another tael of silver to support me. If he stayed in the capital, he would only be a burden to me.

He was supporting the entire family's living expenses on his own. It's better that he left; at least he can save some money.

But still fearing being labeled cold-hearted, he sent someone to make up the story, saying that Gu Baijiang was worried about Gu Kaiping in Lingnan and was going to go over to help keep an eye on him.

He even had a truckload of flashy but impractical items sent over, just to make a show of it. Little did he know that in the days before leaving, Gu Baijiang had complained to some acquaintances, implying, though not explicitly, that he had been betrayed by Rong Ruiyuan and forced to leave for distant lands.

Just as they arrived at the Lingnan border, a shocking topic broke out in the capital. A fierce struggle was taking place in the backyard of the Ning Prince's mansion. Consort Gu, who had just entered the mansion this year, was envied by the other women because of her outstanding appearance and talent. They used underhanded tricks to turn a beautiful young girl into an obese woman weighing several hundred pounds.

This rumor was only spreading in a small circle at first, but who knew that in just two days, various versions of the power struggles within the inner quarters had already spread like wildfire. Rong Ruiyuan's Ning Prince's Mansion was simply a den of dragons and tigers, and no one without some ability could survive.

More than anything, people are curious about what the Gu family daughter, who was once considered one of the most beautiful women in the capital, looks like now.

Everyone was just trying to have some fun, saying all sorts of things, which almost made Rong Ruiyuan furious.

What saddened him most was that his other brothers immediately seized on this as leverage and submitted various memorials, leading the emperor to keep him behind and give him a severe dressing down.

He concluded by saying, "If you can't even manage a stay-at-home girl, how can you expect to gain more?"

I told you about this a long time ago, and you said you had to resolve it quickly. But look what happened! Now you've ruined the reputation and prestige of the royal family.

You don't need to worry about matters of state anymore; go back and take good care of the affairs of the inner quarters."

The emperor had certainly seen Rong Ruiyuan's misbehavior during this period. In the end, he had tolerated Gu Baijiang's various behaviors in order to give him some power, which could be considered as giving him some leverage.

But this good-for-nothing fellow, despite pouring so much money into him, still only has a tiny number of followers.

The matter concerning the Gu family woman was deemed beyond repair by the imperial physician, so he hinted to his foolish son to quickly remove her from the family register. Unexpectedly, the son was only preoccupied with his own affairs, and now the situation is deteriorating further. With so many eyes watching, let's see how he handles the situation.

Rong Ruiyuan knelt down and said, "Father, it is all my fault. Please punish me."

Regardless of whether you are right or wrong, you can't stubbornly argue with them; you must first admit your guilt.

"Look, nine out of ten memorials submitted to the court today are about you. Go out and listen to what people are saying outside."
The entire backyard of the Prince's mansion became the subject of gossip.

"I want you to resolve this matter today. If another memorial from you appears in court tomorrow, you can forget about being the Prince of Ning."

After the emperor finished speaking, he turned and left. He had previously thought highly of this son and wanted to promote him to balance the court. He had paved the way for him, but he still ended up like this. He was truly hopeless.

I had already hinted to him that the royal family would not tolerate any jokes. He should have nipped the joke in the bud long ago. Trying to take action now would only make things worse.

Rong Ruiyuan slumped to the ground. It wouldn't be so easy for him to quell these rumors in a single day; at least his two elder brothers wouldn't allow it.

They were the ones who started these things, so why would they let themselves off so easily?

As for Gu Antong, it has now been determined that she is of no value whatsoever. He had originally planned to choose a day to release her, but now it seems that it is not advisable to take action. Such an obese concubine will only bring him shame.

With everything going wrong, Rong Ruiyuan became even more obsessed. He needed to build up his network of connections as quickly as possible, and before that, he had to accumulate wealth.

At this moment, he even resented his mother. If he had a powerful maternal family like his eldest and second elder brothers, why would he have to suffer so much? (End of this chapter)