Gu Kaiyuan was a bit regretful, "Not for now, I’ll take you to other nice places in the future."

Bai Suihe’s eyes sparkled, "Even better than this? Is it safe?"

Gu Kaiyuan touched the pouch at his waist, "Let me think of a way."

After all, the Third Prince Mansion is not like an ordinary estate, it is guarded by guards.

"Then forget it," Bai Suihe thought of the boxes stacked in the space, "I understand the principle of being content, no need for us to take risks."

Bai Suihe had already guessed Gu Kaiyuan’s next plan, the real enemy was that one person, but he wasn’t an easy bone to gnaw.

"If it’s not foolproof, I definitely won’t take action," Gu Kaiyuan held Bai Suihe’s hand and opened the side door.

Bai Suihe quickly shook off his hand, "Pay attention to our current situation, keep some distance."

Trying not to admit feeling a bit uncomfortable, it must be because of their current outfit.

In modern times, two men holding hands would attract attention, it would cause a sensation here.

Gu Kaiyuan touched his nose, also feeling that his recent behavior was a bit inappropriate.

The two returned to the courtyard, changed their clothes, and outside it was already lively, feeling like there were a lot of people coming and going.

"How much stuff did you have Lin Hua and Lin Wei buy?" Bai Suihe opened the window, seeing the courtyard full of things, especially those steamers, basket after basket, still steaming.

"Better to be prepared, I had various restaurants send some banquets over, you put them in the space, eat whatever you want later." Gu Kaiyuan was unwilling to let his wife cook every day.

Moreover, in the later stages of pregnancy and during exile, these ready-made meals could supplement their strength and nutrition.

"I also had them stew some bird’s nest, you will have two bowls every day from now on." Ever since Gu Kaiyuan knew the space could keep things fresh, he had already instructed people to prepare them, these were all pre-ordered, and some would be sent over every day.

"That’s a lot," Bai Suihe looked at the courtyard full of food, "How many tables did you book?"

"Seven restaurants, ten tables each, this is just a part of it, more will be sent over daily."

"Will it cause suspicion?"

"Don’t worry, I rented several small courtyards like this in advance, they rotate daily." In Shangjing, there are many households having banquets every day, be it birthday parties or other feasts, these restaurants and taverns don’t care what you use them for, as long as they make money.

Besides, who would book a banquet for no reason? No one would suspect anything.

Smelling the aroma of food wafting in the air, Bai Suihe was once again glad to have confided in Gu Kaiyuan, who thought of everything more thoroughly than she did, and having people to handle things was convenient.

"Third Young Master, everything has been delivered." Lin Wei and Lin Hua, although puzzled, wondering what the purpose was of ordering so much banquet food, followed orders without asking too many questions.

"Go prepare the carriage, we’re returning to the mansion now, someone will come to take these things later." Gu Kaiyuan said calmly to them, and they immediately went out to prepare.

Bai Suihe understood and put all the food into her space.

Gu Kaiyuan closed the door and helped Bai Suihe onto the carriage.

They needed to hurry back in time for the meal, otherwise, the kitchen might skip another meal.

The first thing to do back at the mansion, of course, was to pay respects at the main courtyard.

Seeing the two of them return, Xu Huizhen didn’t say much, only told them they had worked hard outside all day, and urged them to go back and rest quickly.

The two complied easily, leaving swiftly under the surprised gazes of Liu Yun and Xu Yulan.

"This sister-in-law really is lucky, Third Brother took her around outside, I wonder where they went to play."

"Alas, I don’t have such luck, Kai Chen is always at the academy, not even having time off."

"Second Brother has serious matters, the autumn examination is about to begin, once he passes as a scholar and becomes a juren, your good days are ahead." Liu Yun, knowing what the mother and daughter-in-law liked to hear, spoke with ease.

"Then thank you for your kind words, Sister-in-law, when Kai Chen enters officialdom later, we still rely on Father and Brother’s support." Xu Yulan sat straight with pride, yes, her husband would have a career path, Gu Kaiyuan was at most just a merchant, by then he might have to rely on them.

Liu Yun lowered her eyes to hide her sarcastic look, Gu Kaicheng was already in his late twenties and still just a student.

It was already difficult before, evidently not cut out for reading.

Even if by luck he became a scholar, who knows how many years it would take to become a juren.

By that time, her husband might have already been ennobled.

This second daughter-in-law was truly ambitious but had a life as thin as paper, sometimes even less than Ms. Bai.

The third brother might not study, but at least he could earn silver and handle affairs, unlike Gu Kaichen who only knew a few ancient phrases and nothing else.

"The eldest and second sons are all good," Xu Huizhen was truly satisfied with her two sons, "It’s getting late, go see if the kitchen has prepared everything?"

"Today your father probably won’t return either, you can eat here with me."

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Gu Baijiang stood outside the new Gu Mansion, looking at the chaos inside, his brows furrowed.

Although his requirements here weren’t as strict as at the Gu Mansion, necessary rules were still needed, how did it become like this?

"How could it be like this?" As Gu Baijiang entered the gate, just after uttering these four words, he was instantly speechless, was this supposed to be his place of relaxation?

Where were the two Money Trees placed at the entrance?

Why were the lanterns along this corridor all gone?

And why was it so bright? The tiles were gone...

Gu Baijiang even stepped back out, looking around to confirm, the Gu Mansion sign was still hanging above, indeed it was his mansion.

"What happened here?" He clutched his chest, shouting angrily.

His attendant hurried over, grabbing the steward of the mansion, "What’s going on? Didn’t you see the master returned?"

The steward, as if finding support, staggered to kneel before Gu Baijiang, "Master, this is terrible, our mansion was robbed."

"Master, I see that with my own eyes, but what thief would be so bold? This isn’t theft, it’s dismantling the house.

Why were so many of you just eating and drinking here? Quickly tell me the truth."

"Master, we don’t know either, everything was fine two hours ago, then suddenly we were all unconscious.

Yes, it must be that the thief used a sedative, we were completely unaware.

When we woke up, the entire mansion was like this."

"Where is Mrs. Li?" Gu Baijiang gritted his teeth and asked, he wasn’t at the mansion, but was Mrs. Li not managing things either?

"Madam Li went to the countryside, back to her parents’ place today, and hasn’t returned yet." The steward nervously replied.