Gu Kaiyuan's eyes lit up. "You know, that really is a possibility." The more he thought about it, the more he felt that Bai Suihe had probably guessed Rong Ruiyuan's true purpose. If that was the case, it really made sense.
In his previous life, the Gu family followed them back to the capital. Perhaps because they had only handed over a portion of their silver and kept the majority for themselves, Rong Ruiyuan wanted more. To get it, he naturally had to offer his dedicated assistance, and soon both father and son returned to court as officials. It wasn't that the Gu family's father and son were particularly capable, but rather that everything went too smoothly without triggering this series of chain reactions. At that time, Rong Ruiyuan didn't cause such a huge commotion in Zhang County, nor did he attract the Emperor's reprimand. In fact, because he handled several errands beautifully, the Emperor even rewarded him.
