A Girl Traveling Through Troubled Times

One day, the family was having lunch when suddenly two servants came running in in a panic to report to the Marshal, "Marshal, something bad has happened! Steward Liu has been captured."

Everyone was very surprised. Although Shanghai was full of important figures and the Marshal's Mansion was not enough to show off here, no one would deliberately come to provoke them like this.

All eyes turned to the Marshal.

The Marshal frowned and asked, "What's going on?"

One of the servants said in a panic, "We don't know either. We were on our way to get custom jewelry for the three Miss Zhangs. The two of us were riding bicycles, and Manager Liu was in a rickshaw. I don't know how, but halfway through, a car suddenly drove up behind us. Two people got out, pointed guns at us, forced Manager Liu into their car, and then drove away."

"Where did the car go?"

"Well, we chased them for two steps, but they had guns, so we didn't dare to chase them. Besides, we have two wheels and they have four, so we can't catch up."

"Get down, trash."

The two servants were about to go down

Sha Yanyao interrupted, "Did you see what those people looked like? What were the license plate numbers on the cars they were driving? Did they have any distinctive features?"

The two men looked at each other, and after a while they stammered, "There were about three or four people, wearing black silk jackets, with weapons on their waists. They looked like gang members. The car they drove was just an ordinary car. They were holding guns, and this, this, we also..."

Sha Yanyao frowned and sighed, then waved his hand and let the two people go.

Everyone started whispering to each other. The lady was the most shocked and said to the Marshal, "Master, this is too much! Report it to the police immediately."

The Marshal said, "What's the point of reporting it to the police? The police these days can't do anything but collect money."

Then he turned to Sha Yanxiao and asked, "What do you think?"

Sha Yanxiao thought for a moment and said, "I don't think it's directed at us. Our family hasn't offended anyone in this area. I'm afraid it's just a personal grudge between Butler Liu and himself. We can find out by asking a few of the servants who usually stay with him here."

The Marshal pondered for a moment and said to Sha Yanxiao, "Then go back and ask the two people."

Sha Yanxiao nodded and said, "Okay."

Then I continued eating.

After dinner, the Marshal went out. Gui'er went to Sha Yanxiao's room and saw that he was about to change the medicine, so she hurried over to help.

Gui'er asked, "Brother Yanxiao, how do you plan to investigate? Have Butler Liu's men gotten any results?"

Sha Yanxiao sighed and said, "Well, let's talk about it later. My hand hurts so much right now that I don't want to bother with it."

Gui'er thought his hand was really hurting, so she checked it quickly and found that it was actually recovering well.

Looking up, he had a nonchalant expression.

While he was wondering, Sha Yanyao came to find him.

Gui'er quickly moved a stool and asked Sha Yanyao to sit down. Sha Yanyao smiled and said, "Sister Gui'er is really sensible. Are you here to change the dressing for my second brother?"

Guier nodded embarrassedly.

Sha Yanxiao stood up and politely asked Sha Yanyao, "Brother, why did you come to see me?"

Sha Yanyao said, "I don't know about Butler Liu's situation. How are you investigating?"

"How could it be so fast? Didn't this just happen? We're from Shanghai and we don't have any roots. I have no idea what's going on."

"Have you asked the servants who are close to Butler Zhang?"

"Not yet. Am I not changing the dressing on my hand?"

"Oh, I just asked, and everyone says that Butler Liu is an upright person and has no enemies."

"So, Big Brother has already asked about this. I'm afraid this line of inquiry is not worth investigating anymore."

"How do you plan to investigate next, second brother?"

"I wonder if Big Brother has any clues? After all, I'm not very familiar with Butler Liu. He has served this family for decades. Big Brother should know something about the inside story."

Sha Yanyao was stunned for a moment and said, "Butler Liu has been loyal to our family over the years. As for who he is dating privately, we don't know much about it."

Sha Yanxiao smiled and said, "I see. Don't worry, big brother. I will definitely find out."

Sha Yanyao smiled and said, "Thank you very much, second brother. Butler Liu has been in our family for many years. Even if he has no merits, he has worked hard. I hope he can return safely." Then he stood up and said goodbye.

After Gui Er saw him walk away, she quietly asked Sha Yanxiao, "Why does the young master care so much about Butler Liu?"

Sha Yanxiao sneered and said, "This villa is said to be Madam's dowry, and Housekeeper Liu is also the wife of Madam's family who has been managing this villa. So you understand, right?"

Gui'er finally understood that Butler Liu was the Madam's man, not the Marshal's.

She suddenly thought of Juxiang's death. If the Marshal really didn't know about it, and she was killed in this villa, then Butler Liu must be involved. Butler Liu is the lady's man, so does that mean the lady is the mastermind behind the scenes?

Gui'er thought about this and pondered for a moment. What Sha Yanyao had just said, could it be that Sha Yanyao knew who had captured Butler Liu? But if he said this to Sha Yanxiao, wouldn't that mean...

Sha Yanxiao looked at her expression and knew that she had figured something out, so he pinched her face and said, "Don't think too much, I'll make the decision for you."

Gui'er swallowed and said, "Will Madam be angry? Will this end badly?"

Sha Yanxiao smiled and said, "You're a child, don't worry about so many things. Just leave this matter to the adults. Think about it, the Marshal doesn't care, which means he must know the reason."

Gui'er thought about it carefully. The Marshal's expression when he learned about Juxiang's death might have shown that he knew the twists and turns of the matter at that time.

That evening, just after dinner, a servant came to report, "Butler Liu is back." Everyone was free, so they all ran to see.

I saw Butler Liu being carried in from the door by two servants. He looked a little confused, with messy hair, dirty clothes, and bruises and scratches all over his face and hands. The most serious one was his left leg, and his blue pants were stained black with blood.

Everyone was horrified when they saw this. The fifth and sixth concubines quickly covered their daughters' eyes and took them inside. The three Miss Zhangs turned pale.

Sha Yanxiao quickly reached out to cover Guier's eyes and said, "Don't look."

The Marshal frowned and said to the servant, "What are you still standing there for? Send him to the doctor right away!"

Sha Yanyao asked his driver and a servant to help Butler Liu drive to the hospital.

Guier heard the servants around her muttering, "It's only because of Steward Liu's extensive experience that he gets such treatment. Look at Juxiang, when she died, they just wrapped her in a tattered mat and buried her in a mass grave."

Another said, "This treatment is for you, do you want it?"

"Don't curse me, I don't have any enemies."

Guier glanced at Sha Yanxiao, and he smiled back at her with an expression as if it was none of his business.

Both the lady and the eldest son Sha Yanyao looked unhappy.

The Marshal frowned and said, "Alright, alright, everyone has been sent to the hospital. Don't gather together. Go do what you need to do."

Then everyone dispersed.