Kai Yuan walked to the rice fields and saw the ears of flowers above, "With these lands, we needn’t fear going hungry."

"Once these rice mature, madam, just give the orders; I will handle these menial tasks."

Bai Suihe also saw the ears of flowers above; the growth seemed quite rapid, but why did it seem smaller last time?

Although she had doubts, now was not the time to mention them, "Did you see the last warehouse? I only placed a small portion of things. However much you have, I can fit them here."

Thinking of an uncertain future, Bai Suihe considered that the more, the better. Unfortunately, many things in the mansion couldn’t be taken. Watching such a large space go unused only made her envious.

"Leave it to me," Kai Yuan also considered Bai Suihe’s entire dowry in that warehouse; to let it go was indeed hard.

But the dowry list was filed at the yamen; missing a few items was okay, but missing too many would definitely lead to investigation.

"I’ll find a way to retrieve your dowry in the future," Kai Yuan promised earnestly, "even if it can’t be retrieved, I’ll compensate for it."

Bai Suihe didn’t hold much hope, "Let’s deal with this later. For now, think of a way to get me out of the mansion."

Being a woman of the inner residence and not the head of the household, leaving the mansion wasn’t simple.

To return to one’s maiden home requires a plausible reason.

Kai Yuan, "I’ll find an excuse to take you out, but it has to be delayed for a couple of days. I need some time to prepare."

Kai Yuan had just arrived in the capital today, and some matters were only newly assigned.

Bai Suihe couldn’t leave the mansion frequently, so it was necessary to seize this chance to leave.

Bai Suihe nodded, "That’s fine, we have some days, but we should settle these matters early to prevent any changes."

After saying that, Bai Suihe tentatively asked, "Did you know your father embezzled that silver?"

Kai Yuan took a deep breath; having the Gu Mansion exiled for life was not without reason, "Of course I know, Father has a house outside, I’ll take you there next time."

Although it’s the silver from the national treasury, Kai Yuan wasn’t generous enough to let it go, treating it as a compensation for the wife’s dowry.

Moreover, if they don’t take it, eventually the Third Prince would benefit.

His parents were consistently biased, and even until death, entrusted such secrets to the main branch, becoming the trump card against him. This time he wouldn’t be blamed.

Bai Suihe was merely probing but ended up discovering Kai Yuan indeed knew, "You didn’t think of hinting it to your father?"

"It’s too late; the border dispatch has already been rapidly sent back. Besides, though he wasn’t the mastermind, he’s not innocent."

Initially, Kai Yuan sought every means to save him, but there was no way to resolve it.

The Emperor knew the Assistant Minister Gu wasn’t the mastermind, but chose between his son and a subject.

"Could you reveal how much your father embezzled?" Bai Suihe relaxed a lot in the space, casually asking about her curiosity.

Kai Yuan closed his eyes, and Bai Suihe almost thought he wouldn’t answer or didn’t know, but he opened his eyes complexly gazing at Bai Suihe, "Hundreds of thousands of taels of silver."

"Your father was that greedy?" Bai Suihe felt weak in the knees, indeed, officials were wealthier than merchants...

"But most of that silver wasn’t his, it was hidden for the Third Prince."

Bai Suihe, "...That makes sense then why the Third Prince would secretly protect him during exile."

Not sure if it’s psychology or some agreement with Assistant Minister Gu, the Gu Family’s main branch was their significant protection target.

Otherwise, as a Prince, sparing a family wouldn’t be difficult, and the three branches wouldn’t end up in such a dire situation.

"Your father’s mind seems quite dull," Bai Suihe couldn’t help but criticize, couldn’t he just continue being an official? His reputation outside was quite good, could he not just be a loyal subject? Yet he had to get involved in royal politics.

"He was blinded by power, wanting to achieve the merit of supporting a dragon, always thinking even if failed, when the Third Prince ascended, he wouldn’t be mistreated as a contributing subject."

It turned out to be a miscalculation, the hardships in exile, coupled with political enemies adding insult to injury, prevented him from living to see that day.

Bai Suihe sneered coldly and bluntly revealed, "If your father lived to that day, there wouldn’t be anything left for your niece?"

Thinking about it, the female lead entering the Three Emperors Mansion was likely a signal from the Third Prince to remind those who followed him that he’d remember every contributor, seeking more followers.

Dragging the entire family down for personal gain, what a disgrace.

Of course, Kai Yuan understood all this, without mentioning it, wanting to leave some dignity for his father, only surprised his wife saw through it all.

"But how could the Third Prince confidently leave so much silver in his hands without knowing its whereabouts?"

"Maybe it’s to win hearts or to remain untouched; either way, it eventually circles back into his hands."

Bai Suihe, "That’s true, this high-level game is only playable by those ambitious princes.

But your father knew he could stumble into eternal damnation and still dragged the whole family in, making it hard to comprehend."

After all, it was his family’s mess, and Kai Yuan could only awkwardly accompany, "Speaking of which, did you take the fruit from here?

Seeing lush fruits on the mountain, this space seems to lack seasons?"

The lychees and apples taken out previously, one from the south, the other from the north, yet both could grow here, yielding results, showing its extraordinary nature.

Bai Suihe summoned a large bunch of longans, directly stuffing them into his hands, his stunned look unexpectedly cute, "Isn’t it amazing? I rule here; don’t mess with me, or I can instantly throw you out."

Kai Yuan glancing at the longans in his hand and then the mountain opposite, "It’s indeed impressive, later I’ll rely on madam to grant some food."

"Gladly," Bai Suihe took him beside the vegetable garden, "Even in exile, with the harvest from here, you won’t go hungry."

Looking at Kai Yuan, Bai Suihe thought of another matter, instantly taking him outside the space, "I’m unsure about the flow rates inside and outside, watch the time out here, verify it for me."

Before Kai Yuan could reply, Bai Suihe vanished from his sight.

Seeing the abruptly disappeared figure, Kai Yuan felt a sudden panic, the space was too mystical, would he be cast aside if he angered his wife? Truly, if that happens, he won’t even have a chance to explain.