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

Chapters 586 and 587: Chaos
Caihua was almost going crazy. She gave away all the loose silver before she was able to escape.

But as soon as she left the manor, Gu Antong set herself on fire. As her personal maid, how could she escape alive at this time? Wouldn't that make her a prime suspect?
The guards were like madmen, searching for her every day. She was so scared that she didn't dare stay in the city and hid in a dilapidated temple at the city gate, thinking of finding a chance to escape far away.

However, there were so many soldiers coming and going on the official road that she couldn't find an opportunity and could only continue to hide.

"What exactly is going on in the capital? Martial law is hereby declared."

"Don't you know? The entire capital is in chaos right now."

Those once-prosperous and glamorous families have begun to investigate themselves, and it's rumored that even the seemingly kind and compassionate ladies have blood on their hands.

"No way, don't scare me. They seem fine. Last time, a lady even handed me a steamed bun, and it was made of white flour!"

"Hehe, you're really lucky, you ate it and nothing happened."

I've heard that these ladies' houses aren't filled with silver, but rather with all sorts of poisons.

Is it that scary?

"Of course, do you remember the former Minister Gu's family?"
"It's that guy whose face is disfigured, but he's always hanging around on the street."

"Oh, you mean him? Of course I remember him. Last time, one of the kids next door was so scared he cried."

With a face like that, yet still hanging around outside all the time, it seems they've become utterly shameless.

"Don't say that, they are pitiful people too."

His granddaughter and the Third Prince were not mutually in love, and the Third Prince even traveled a long way with the exile corps for her sake.

"Oh, it's her. I've heard a lot about her before, but I didn't know who she was."

Caihua hid in the alley, listening to the voices outside, shrinking herself even smaller.

"She was a pitiful person, but she and the Third Prince were in love and eventually got her wish and entered the Third Prince's residence, oh, now the Ning Prince's residence."

"Isn't that good?"

"What's so good about it? The Prince Ning's mansion caught fire a couple of days ago, did you know?"

"Of course we know that. We were thinking of going to put out the fire, but we were stopped by the guards of the Prince Ning's mansion. They said that people had already gone to put out the fire and that we didn't need so many people."

"So, while enthusiasm is important, it's also important to consider the context."

What kind of place is the Prince Ning's Mansion? How could they possibly let ordinary people like us in?
Next time you encounter something like this, remember to stay far away, so you don't get involved someday.

"Weren't you talking about the Gu family's granddaughter?"

"As I was telling you, I've gone off-topic again. This fire was started by Gu Jia's daughter."

"She's so powerful, she dared to burn down the Prince's mansion."

"Shh, she didn't burn it. Someone burned her alive."

The audience members nearby covered their mouths in shock. "How is this possible? That's the Prince's residence. Doesn't the Prince care?"

"How can we manage this? How can those women in the back courtyard possibly stand by and watch the Third Prince favor only one person, so..."

Caihua felt a chill run through her body upon hearing this. Gu Antong wasn't giving her a way out; she wanted to keep her around to stir things up.

The fact that her personal maid disappeared when the Prince's mansion caught fire already says a lot.

At this point, Prince Ning probably thought that she had been bribed by someone and that she had set the fire.

Those powerful families, in order to prove their daughters' innocence, would definitely want to catch her as soon as possible.

No matter who takes her away, she will not have a good ending.

Looking at the box she was holding, it now felt incredibly hot to the touch. But it was the very thing she had used to escape death and secure her livelihood, and she couldn't bear to give it up.

"Moreover, I heard that the head maid of Consort Gu has disappeared. Now, not only the Prince Ning's mansion, but many families are looking for her."

"Could it be that girl betrayed her master..."

When the voice came, Caihua felt her head go blank; she had indeed guessed correctly.

"Isn't it obvious? He must have been bribed by one of the empresses."

Otherwise, how could a mere young girl have managed to escape through layers of guards?

"Now that you mention it, that little girl might already be dead. How could she possibly have such a weakness left over? And who would she be showing it to?"

"Shh, this has nothing to do with us anyway, let's just watch the show."

Caihua couldn't listen anymore. She quietly retreated to the alley, squatted in the corner, and silently shed tears.

She had previously thought that Gu Antong had a change of heart, but she never expected that he would still use her even on his deathbed.

Because she escaped unscathed, she completely muddied the waters. What could have been resolved as an accidental fire has now become known throughout the capital as the dirty deeds in the backyard of the Prince Ning's mansion.

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Rong Ruiyuan was furious; one thing after another was happening, and there was never a moment of peace.

"Still haven't found them?"

"Your Highness, all the guards in our manor have been dispatched, but there is still no trace of them."

"Pass down the order: we must see him alive or dead. I refuse to believe that such a grown man could simply disappear from the mansion."

"Investigate for me, see who's been guarding the gate these past few days. I refuse to believe she can fly or disappear."

How did the people trapped in the courtyard, with the old woman guarding them, manage to leave?

“They’ve all been locked up, but they all deny it, saying they’ve never seen Caihua.”

"Are you sure Gu Antong and those two old women perished in the fire?" Rong Ruiyuan asked again to confirm.

"Yes," the butler replied helplessly, having answered this question countless times.

“That’s impossible. I believe Gu Antong can’t get out of that door.” Even if given the chance, Gu Antong wouldn’t be able to escape.

"But those two old women were perfectly healthy and able to guard the door, they could have escaped at any time, how could they have perished in the fire?"

"Your Highness, the fire started late at night. Perhaps those two old women were being lazy and didn't have time to escape."

Rong Ruiyuan didn't think such a reason was tenable. "Go check those two old women's houses and see if there's any money or valuables of unknown origin that's been coming in recently."

Family scandals should not be aired in public, and Rong Ruiyuan did not want the government to get involved, so he always told the outside world that it was a fire.

Just then, a guard rushed in, "Your Highness, something terrible has happened..."

"I'm perfectly fine," Rong Ruiyuan said. He was already feeling unlucky enough, and now the repair of the mansion would cost a lot of money, which was like adding insult to injury. Damn it, he was just making trouble for himself again.

“Your Highness,” the guard knelt down, “there is a lot of talk outside that the fire at the Prince’s mansion was caused by internal strife.”

Moreover, several other groups have appeared on the streets, also searching for that girl, Cai Feng. This matter has already escalated.

"How do you do your job? I didn't tell you to investigate secretly."

The butler had a long story to tell. Rong Ruiyuan was only concerned about the courtyards that had been burned down at the time, and did not issue a gag order, so the news could not be blocked in time.