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

Chapter 583, Section 584: Writing a Letter
Seeing this, Gu Baijiang was so frightened that he quickly backed away. The woman also saw his face clearly, and her eyes widened in shock. "Where did this monster come from? How dare you frighten my grandson..."

"It's all a misunderstanding," Gu Baijiang said, covering his face with his hands. Although his face also had some scars, it wasn't that scary. It was just that the child was startled when he suddenly opened the door and saw it.

The family's behavior angered him, but he also knew that times had changed and it wasn't the time for him to act arrogantly.

"Sister-in-law, we are new neighbors next door. We forgot to buy firewood and wanted to come and see if we could borrow some?"

Gu Baijiang was afraid of attracting more people, so he quickly explained.

"So you're the new neighbors next door," the old woman said, looking Gu Baijiang up and down. The clothes he was wearing were of decent quality, so why would he be thinking of taking advantage of such a small thing?

These past few days, his family has been living in constant fear, afraid that they might be implicated by their neighbors. They never expected that the person standing before them would be a hero.

She didn't want to get too involved with such a person, so she waved her hand impatiently, forgetting that she still had a kitchen knife in her hand, which startled Gu Baijiang so much that he quickly took a few steps back.

This cowardly appearance improved the woman's mood a bit. Sure enough, with a kitchen knife in hand, she could also be a pillar of the household. "No, no, we don't even have enough for ourselves. Go ask someone else."

As she spoke, she pulled her grandson behind her with one hand, hooked her foot, and slammed the door shut with a bang.

Gu Baijiang, "..."

After this ordeal, he lost all interest in asking others and returned with a droopy expression.

Seeing him return empty-handed, Gu Kaichen wanted to laugh, but held it in. "Dad, how about we just grab a bite outside?"
"If you don't want to leave, give me the money, and I'll go buy it back."

Gu Baijiang lost interest in going out again. He took out a tael of silver and gave it to Gu Kaichen, saying, "Go and pack some food and remember to buy me a pot of wine while you're at it."

Gu Kaichen's eyes lit up. He couldn't even remember the last time he had drunk alcohol. He quickly agreed and hurriedly left.

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Gu Antong only learned of her family's passing when Rong Ruiyuan specifically sent someone to inform her.

On that very day, the people who had been sent there not long ago were called away again. The only difference was that two burly old women were left to guard the door.

Caihua tried to go out to fetch vegetables today, but was stopped at the door. "His Highness has instructed that we two old women will handle anything from now on. You two shouldn't wander around unless you need to, lest you offend some important person."

Caihua's face turned deathly pale. Even if she was stupid, she knew what this meant. Terrified, she turned and ran towards the inner courtyard without saying a word.

"What's the panic?" Gu Antong said calmly. She had known this day would come, but she didn't expect Rong Ruiyuan to turn his back on her so quickly.

Thinking of the few boxes she had brought into the mansion, she felt even more sorry for the Gu family.

"Your Majesty, what should we do now? We can't even leave the house." How could she not panic? Her life had only just begun, and she hadn't even had a chance to enjoy it yet.

"If you can't get out, then don't," Gu Antong said calmly, as if it had nothing to do with her. "Just clean this yard inside and out properly, and I won't treat you badly."

Caihua broke down, "Your Highness, please stop lying to me now. Although I am just a maid, I am not stupid. I'm afraid the two of us will not be able to leave here alive."

My life has been miserable. I was sold by my own mother when I was a child and sent to a small estate to be trained. It was a life that was simply inhuman.

Just when they were finally old enough to enter the household, the previous head of the family had their property confiscated.

He was bought back by Madam Gu and served by the Empress's side. She thought her bad luck had turned into good fortune, but she never expected that her future would be bleak again.

"Why is my life so miserable? You might as well just kill me; that would be quicker." Gu Antong looked at her, unmoved. These servants, weren't they all destined for misery?
Everyone's misfortunes are different, yet largely the same; she had heard this countless times.

"Misfortune? Who isn't miserable?" Gu Antong used to think she was lucky and a favored daughter of heaven, but all of that was ruined because of her grandfather's one wrong step.

Rong Ruiyuan has really harmed the Gu family a lot. If it weren't for him, she might already be the daughter of the Minister of War, or even the principal wife of a prince.

She brought a generous dowry into the mansion, yet she still received such treatment.

"Alright, stop complaining here. Nobody's here to help you. I'm barely holding on myself right now." Gu Antong picked up a piece of pastry. "Enjoy yourself while things are still relatively good."

Caihua burst into tears, disregarding the rules taught by the wicked old woman, and turned to run outside.

Gu Antong didn't bother with her. Even if her life was about to end, she still needed someone to take care of her.

It's all fate, my own fate, and that girl's fate too.

It's impossible and unfeasible to pity her or help her.

Looking up at the wall outside, his eyes were filled with despair.

He walked with difficulty to the table, raised his hand to grind the ink, and a cold smile appeared on his lips.

The courtyard was deathly silent, except for the sound of the two old women talking outside.

But Gu Antong had no time to pay attention to that now, and wrote down her thoughts word by word.

When Rong Ruiyuan received the letter, he found it a bit strange. Given Gu Antong's intelligence, she shouldn't be making things difficult for herself at this time.

However, since the letter had followed him all along, he still opened it.

He glanced at the letter, crumpled it into a ball, glared menacingly at the backyard, and finally unfolded it again.

“Consort Gu,” Rong Ruiyuan arrived quickly, which did not surprise Gu Antong at all. This time, she did not get up to greet him, but calmly leaned against the bed.

"Your Highness has arrived, but unfortunately my place is now dilapidated and I cannot even afford to offer you a cup of water. Please forgive me."

"Don't try to be sarcastic with me," Rong Ruiyuan said, not buying it. He had already done what he was doing, and in his eyes, Gu Antong was nothing more than a dying person just waiting for the right moment to die.

What did you mean in your letter?

"Haven't seen you for some time, Your Highness? Can't you even read a letter anymore?"

"You have a lot of advisors; surely they can answer your questions."

"I'm not sure if this is a deliberate act of retaliation or an attempt to shift the blame. What evidence do you have to prove that the drugs on us were given to us by my father?"

Gu Antong: "Evidence? What evidence do you think I can get?"
The prince has been investigating for so long, yet he hasn't found a single clue.

Who in the world could achieve this?
Don't forget, those who came to investigate before were all his men.

Although she didn't believe it verbally, her arrival showed that her words had indeed had an effect.

Even if she's just cannon fodder in this drama, she'll still tear a piece off the main characters.