A Girl Traveling Through Troubled Times

After some chatting and laughing, the Marshal said to Sha Yanxiao, "Son, you are tired from the journey. Go and rest for a while. I will give you a grand banquet tomorrow."

Sha Yanxiao nodded and went back to rest, and everyone else dispersed.

Gui'er originally wanted to chat with him, but when she thought that Sha Yanxiao was indeed tired from the journey, she obediently returned to her room.

Not long after returning to the room, someone knocked on the door. Gui'er opened the door and saw that it was Sha Yanxiao. Gui'er hurriedly welcomed him into the room.

Sha Yanxiao said that he had not originally planned to come out so soon, but Song Xichen sent him a telegram telling him about Gui'er's kidnapping and Juxiang's incident. He thought Gui'er might be in danger, so he came out early.

Gui Er was very moved and said, "Thank you, Brother Yan Xiao." She talked about Ju Xiang's death and said that Ju Xiang was probably murdered.

Sha Yanxiao said nonchalantly, "Don't think too much about Juxiang's affairs. It was her own restlessness that brought about her own death. Father didn't pursue the matter, so even if we found out who it was, we probably wouldn't be able to do anything."

Gui'er was surprised that Sha Yanxiao would say this. She felt that Sha Yanxiao must know who did it.

Sha Yanxiao continued, "But if anyone dares to bully you, I will definitely not let him go. Just wait and see."

Guier smiled and said, "I wasn't bullied either." She felt that at least everyone was nice to her on the surface.

Sha Yanxiao didn't say anything, touched her head, and went back.

The banquet on the second day was very grand. The Song family, the Tong family, and the four concubine's two brothers all attended. Sha Lili and Sha Yanwen had both returned. There were also some people that Guier didn't recognize. They should be the Marshal's friends and old acquaintances in Shanghai.

Sha Yanxiao stole the show at the banquet. Everyone praised him in front of the Marshal for being young and promising, and saying that he was better than his teacher. Those who had girls at home all vied to introduce him to him, saying that they were optimistic about him and believed that he had a bright future.

Gui'er was really frightened by this scene, and also a little bit puzzled. Logically, in a place as big as Shanghai, there should be many important people. Why would they value Sha Yanxiao so much?

Song Xichen also came over. He quietly chatted with Gui'er for a while and asked her, "Is it safe now?"

Guier smiled and said, "Brother Yanxiao is back, everything should be fine."

Song Xichen breathed a sigh of relief and said, "I was shocked when you put a cross on the calendar that day. I couldn't come here in person and couldn't take care of so many things, so I had to ask Director Zhou to come and take a look."

Gui'er had long suspected that Director Zhou's arrival was related to Song Xichen, and sure enough, she was right. "But Director Zhou was just a quick visitor, collected some money, and then ran off," she said.

Song Xichen smiled and said, "Actually, he can't do much. They say the military and police are one family, but the warlords are still more powerful. I'm just using him to ensure your safety and prevent those people from doing anything too reckless. Director Zhou has made a lot of money this time."

Gui'er then realized that Director Zhou had also accepted money from Song Xichen. She remembered that she had been kidnapped, so she asked, "Did you also pay Director Zhou when I was kidnapped last time?"

Song Xichen smiled but said nothing

Guier sighed, not knowing what to say.

Suddenly, she noticed Tong Yulan in the distance glancing at Song Xichen from time to time, so she became curious and asked Song Xichen, "How did your blind date with the eldest daughter of the Tong family go?"

Song Xichen smiled and said, "You're really out of touch with the news. The eldest daughter of the Tong family is about to get engaged."

Gui'er was shocked: "When did this happen? I haven't heard Tong Yujun mention it at all."

Song Xichen smiled and said, "Now the affairs of the eldest daughter of the Tong family have become a joke in the upper class society. She has been entangled by an ordinary man pretending to be a young master."

"So your blind date with her...?"

"Of course it doesn't count, and we haven't even met yet."

Gui Er sighed and looked at Sha Yanxiao, who was surrounded by many wealthy daughters in the distance, and said, "I wish I could share some of Brother Yanxiao's romantic luck with you."

When Song Xichen heard this, he burst into laughter, attracting the attention of the people around him.

Song Xichen finished laughing, patted her head and said, "He's a wealthy and powerful official. My family is just a businessman, and I'm just an ordinary civil servant. How can I compare to him?"

Gui Er pouted and said, "I think Brother Xichen is not bad at all. When looking for a partner, you can't just look at family background."

In fact, Song Xichen's family is the richest man in Jiangcheng after all, so the Tong family wanted their daughter to marry him. However, in a big city like Shanghai, being the richest man in a small place is really nothing.

Song Xichen patted Gui'er's head comfortingly and said, "Anyway, I don't want to think about these things anymore. If you have anything, just come to me according to our family's original agreement. I'll also take you out for a walk and see Shanghai when I have the chance. Didn't you say you wanted to study in Shanghai in the future?"

Guier nodded happily and agreed.

At this time, Sha Lili suddenly came to find Guier, and Song Xichen tactfully walked away.

Gui'er was surprised that Sha Lili would come to see her on her own initiative, but she still smiled and said, "Lili, how have you been lately?"

Sally glanced around, pulled her to a corner and said, "You're still asking me? I should be the one asking you. I heard that your personal maid died. Someone murdered her. My uncle won't let my brother and I come back here, fearing something might happen."

Gui'er didn't expect that Juxiang's story had spread, so she said, "Juxiang is indeed dead. I don't know how she died. She was already in the well when she was found. The police came to take a look but didn't say anything."

Sally's face showed a look of horror when she heard this. She quickly covered her mouth and said, "That was your personal maid. You must know who killed her."

Gui'er said helplessly, "I really don't know. If I knew, wouldn't I tell the police?"

Sha Lili suddenly looked at Gui'er's face: "Could it be you?"

Gui'er said speechlessly, "How can I kill her? And what reason do I have to kill her?"

"That's right," Sally bit her lip and said, "Is that the Madam?"

Gui'er said quickly, "Don't talk nonsense. Be careful of your words."

Sally sneered and said, "It seems you have an idea. Everyone knows it. Madam appears kindhearted, but in reality, she is a snake at heart. If my mother hadn't given birth to my brother, I don't know what she would have tortured her to death."

Gui'er was afraid that others would hear and implicate herself, so she quickly said, "Okay, okay, stop making these unnecessary guesses. So many delicious foods can't stop you from eating? I'm going to get some food too." Then she walked away.

This banquet was a bit like a buffet. Dashuai said, "Since we are in Shanghai, we have to make it more modern, so we specially invited the Western chef from the hotel to prepare it, and the dishes he made were quite delicious.

Gui'er took a cake and had just taken two bites when Tong Yujun came to her and asked, "How have you been lately?"

Gui Er was startled, thinking that she also knew about Ju Xiang. She looked at her with a little surprise.

Tong Yujun said, "You suddenly stopped wanting to play with me these past few days. I thought something had happened to you."

Gui Er finally breathed a sigh of relief and said, "I can't go out to play every day. I've been reading at home these days."

Tong Yujun then sighed and said, "You're still free. My family said they want to arrange a marriage for me these past few days."

"What? Isn't it your sister who's in the marriage discussion? How come it became you?" Gui'er blurted out without thinking much.

Tong Yujun felt a little embarrassed after hearing this, and said helplessly: "Maybe it's because my father feels that my sister's marriage is not good and he is disappointed in her, so he wants to arrange a marriage for me in advance."

Tong Yujun was only 12 years old. Guier said, "Then you can't object?"

I also want to object, but my parents say that I can get married at the age of fifteen or sixteen, so it’s not too early to discuss it now.

Guier was shocked again.