Free Web NovelChapter 289: Chapter 289: Letter
Gu Kaiyuan heard this, frowned tightly, afraid that the old man would be bewitched by this person again and then come to trouble him.
Gu Baijiang, "Lord Ming, don’t mention that unfilial son, I’ve already disowned him and struck him from the family tree."
Ming Peifeng sneered, "If that’s the case, I won’t say more, just hope Lord Gu won’t regret it in the future."
"I certainly won’t regret it," Gu Baijiang said resolutely, even deciding in his heart to make the Bai Family look bad once he returned to the capital.
Gu Kaiyuan, separated by a wall, breathed a sigh of relief, hoping he continued to maintain this stance.
Thinking there wasn’t much good to hear anymore, just about to take a good rest, another sound came from next door.
"My lord, news has come from the capital."
Ming Peifeng glanced at Gu Baijiang, "Lord Gu isn’t an outsider, go ahead."
"This is a letter delivered swiftly by the Third Prince," the person said respectfully while presenting the letter.
Gu Kaiyuan pricked up his ears, waited for a moment, and then came the voices indicating both had finished reading the letter.
"These bastards, when I return, it won’t be over for them." The furious voice of Gu Baijiang came through, "If I remember correctly, these people are all in-laws of the Third Prince, why would they do such a thing?"
Ming Peifeng didn’t know what to say, he initially thought highly of the Gu family’s daughter connecting with the Third Prince, and treated her with some courtesy.
Yet he didn’t expect that she hadn’t even entered the manor, but the entire capital was full of her stories.
Now she has alarmed several women in the back courtyard, even their families have stepped in, this wave of hatred is truly...
"Didn’t the Third Prince say in the letter that he would find another way and asked us to await good news?"
Ming Peifeng calmly comforted, "Lord Gu, be patient."
"How can I be patient?" Gu Baijiang was so angry his face twisted, Ming Peifeng quickly turned his head to the side, truly unable to watch.
Gu Baijiang picked up the teacup on the table and drank two large gulps, "Everyone is in the camp of the Third Prince, why are they doing this? They are excluding dissidents.
I must write a personal letter to His Highness the Third Prince, this matter cannot be left at that."
He must get an explanation from the Third Prince, what benefit is there to them by blocking his way back to the capital?
A lightbulb suddenly went off in his head, and he understood what was happening.
"It’s those women in the back courtyard..."
Ming Peifeng, of course, did not discuss these things with him, "I wouldn’t know about that, since Lord Gu is replying to His Highness, I’ll have someone prepare the pen and ink."
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Gu Kaiyuan hearing this, his mouth curled up, it seemed Manager Chen was reliable, this fire was well fueled.
Gu Antong’s reputation has been ruined in this lifetime, and coupled with losing her cards, it won’t be as easy to dominate the Third Prince Mansion and become the Third Prince’s right-hand person again as it was in the previous life.
With this good mood, Gu Kaiyuan bought a large pile of goods to take back to the village.
When the night fell silent, he couldn’t wait to share this great news with Bai Suihe.
Bai Suihe, knowing the plot had completely altered, couldn’t help but worry, "Will the Gu family still be granted amnesty?"
"Don’t worry, the Third Prince will put in effort, if not for anything else, at least for that silver.
But it probably won’t be as glorious returning to the capital as before, there’ll be some hard bargaining."
Bai Suihe, "No wonder things have been quiet these days, turns out they’re putting effort on the court.
Wonder if your father will regret it once he figures it out?"
"There’s no choice left for him, by the way, I also got another piece of news today, the people sent by mother-in-law are about to arrive."
Bai Suihe, "Actually, we have enough people around us now."
Gu Kaiyuan, "Not enough, with our current identity we can’t buy people, the people sent by mother-in-law are just right."
He didn’t dare to bring in people from outside easily, fearing some would take the opportunity to plant spies.
But people sent from the Bai family in the capital are different, they’re all Mrs. Bai’s loyal followers, with their indentures and families in her control, the chances of them betraying are very low, making it safer to use them.
"Then I’ll have Dongmei and the others tidy up the front house later, we’ve already reclaimed our land, they can help manage the several mountains at the back when they arrive."
Mrs. Bai had long informed Dongmei and the others about the people coming.
They didn’t come along because they were mobilized from the manor, and those manors are a bit far from the capital, taking time back and forth.
The heated brick bed in the house was always burning, so you couldn’t feel the chill from outside.
But people need hydration, and Bai Suihe always kept a cup of warm water by her side.
Drinking water, listening to the wind outside, "It seems particularly cold today, after brewing for days, will it snow today?"
They hadn’t stopped bringing things from the village these days, so even if they were snowed in today, they wouldn’t fear going hungry.
"That I’m not sure of, the village chief mentioned snow a few days ago, yet several days have passed, the weather here is truly unpredictable."
As the two were talking, they suddenly heard a scratching sound, "Is this hail?"
"This is sleet, they call it ’sand-snow’ here," without going outside, Gu Kaiyuan knew, "Looks like a heavy snow is indeed coming."
"Sand-snow," Bai Suihe was curious and walked to the door, thinking of going outside, but was pulled back by Gu Kaiyuan.
"Dress warmly before you go out," inside, it was warm from the heated bed, but the wind outside was biting.
Bai Suihe was fully armed, standing in the courtyard, hands catching the tiny ice particles falling from the sky, "This is what you called sand-snow, it truly lives up to the name."
"You’ve seen enough," Gu Kaiyuan watched her marvel for a while, then helped her back inside, "Should I ask Dongmei to brew some ginger tea?"
Bai Suihe quickly waved her hand, "Just a moment’s stint, it’s not necessary."
She felt like she’d been imprisoned since the house was built, like putting down roots indoors.
Nevertheless, life was much better compared to rushing through wind and rain on the road before, no matter how well-prepared Gu Kaiyuan was, the carriage wasn’t entirely airtight.
She also knew as a pregnant woman, she couldn’t afford any carelessness, as catching a cold could harm the child.
Therefore, she remained disciplined, trying not to cause trouble for herself or others.
"Fortunately, we arrived a few days earlier, if entering the village now, building a house would be a big hassle."
Gu Kaiyuan also felt his luck had improved greatly since living another life.
The village wasn’t far from the county town, much better than the remote nook chosen last time.
In that village, it took two days to reach the county, even a small market was held only after many days, and the weather then was the darkest time.
"It’s so warm inside, it makes you want to sleep," Bai Suihe yawned, sat by the heated bed, took off her shoes, and prepared to burrow back into the bedding.
