A Girl Traveling Through Troubled Times

Gui'er didn't go to Zhenxiufang for the next two days. She drank some ginseng soup and her stomach hurt less. However, because the sanitary belt was removable and her menstrual flow was heavy, she accidentally leaked from the side, which made her very embarrassed. She could only wear dark skirts and cheongsams, and decided to wait until the few days with the heaviest flow had passed before going out.

For some reason, Ji Yiru was particularly concerned about her and ran to the kitchen to ask the chef to make red dates and ginger soup for Guier, saying that it could replenish her blood.

This was truly unusual. Because of the previous incident, Gui'er asked Dingxiang to go to the kitchen to see if anything was wrong. Dingxiang went and came back saying, "It's okay. Perhaps the young marshal told the steward. The steward has been keeping an eye on the soup I made for you these past two days."

Gui'er finally felt relieved. After drinking the red date and ginger soup brought by Dingxiang, she felt a little sleepy and fell asleep.

In a daze, Guier felt as if someone pushed open the door and walked into her bedroom. She wanted to get up, but found that she could not move, a bit like sleep paralysis.

The man slowly walked to Guier's bed, bent down and stared at Guier. Guier closed her eyes and could feel the man's breath on her face.

Suddenly, the other party spoke up: "You little slut, you made a scene about your period and everyone in the world knows about it. You think you're so great just because you can have your period, right? And you're still pretending to be weak, wait and see how I kill you."

Guier suddenly knew who it was. It was Ji Yiru's voice.

She broke out in a cold sweat, struggled desperately, and opened her eyes.

But she found the room empty. After a long while, Dingxiang pushed open the door, walked in, and saw that she was awake. She smiled and said, "Miss, you slept well this morning. You slept from breakfast to the afternoon."

Gui'er was startled and said, "That's impossible! Did I sleep that long?"

Ding Xiang said, "If you don't believe me, go check the time on the wall clock."

Guier hurried to the hall and saw that it was indeed past four in the afternoon. Could it be because she had her first period and was feeling tired?

Ding Xiang said, "It's a bit tiring to have that thing on your body. The kitchen has already prepared chicken soup. I'll bring it over to you."

Gui'er hadn't eaten lunch yet, and she just felt hungry. When she saw the fragrant chicken soup, she ate it all in two or three gulps. After finishing the meal, she felt bored and picked up the newspaper to read. She thought, since her menstrual flow has decreased a lot now, she might as well continue to be an apprentice tomorrow.

"Gui'er, Gui'er."

Gui'er suddenly heard someone calling her from a distance. She wanted to look at the other person, but was startled to find herself lying on a bed. Sha Yanxiao was standing beside her bed, and next to him was a foreign doctor from the hospital.

Gui'er wanted to sit up, but found her whole body weak. Sha Yanxiao saw what she was thinking and quickly helped her up and put a pillow under her back.

"Is this a hospital? What happened to me?" Guier asked curiously.

Sha Yanxiao said, "You've been poisoned again, but don't worry. I discovered it early. The doctor said you need to stay in the hospital for two more days for observation. You can be discharged if you're fine."

Gui'er was stunned for a moment: "Sister-in-law again?"

Sha Yanxiao was silent. Gui'er knew that there was no one else except her. The key point was that she had been very careful and specifically asked Dingxiang to watch over the kitchen while preparing her meals. It was impossible that Dingxiang helped Ji Yiru to murder her.

Guier looked around and didn't see Dingxiang, so she asked, "Where's Dingxiang?"

Sha Yanxiao said: "I am still checking how many servants are involved in this matter. I have hired one for you from outside. She should be reliable. If you need anything or want to eat something, just tell her." He sat down and gestured.

A woman in her thirties or forties came forward, bowed to Guier, and said respectfully, "Miss."

Sha Yanxiao said to Gui'er, "This is Mrs. Zhou. Let him take care of you during your hospital stay. Don't worry, I will take care of the affairs in the mansion."

Then he talked to her for a while before leaving.

After that, Guier fell into a deep sleep again.

It might be because Ji Yiru gave her a larger dosage of medicine this time, or it might be because Guier happened to have her period and her body resistance was relatively low. The treatment effect this time was not as good as last time. After lying in the hospital for two days, Guier was still very sleepy.

Sha Yanxiao was like a volcano poised to erupt at any moment. Everyone around him tried their best not to provoke him, fearing his wrath would eventually be directed at them. Even the foreign doctor stammered, "The overall condition is currently stable and improving. The recovery this time is not as fast as last time. It's likely because the dosage was increased. If it hadn't been discovered early, he would have died."

After hearing this, Sha Yanxiao left without saying a word. Not long after, Dingxiang came to the hospital with a cream cake and the little rabbit sent by Wu Mingqiang.

Gui'er was very happy. She took the little rabbit and petted it for a long time. Then she started eating the cream cake. While eating, she asked Dingxiang, "Why are you here?"

Ding Xiang suddenly fell to her knees and cried, "Miss, it was all my negligence that nearly killed you."

Gui'er was startled, but since Dingxiang could send something over, it meant that Sha Yanxiao had already found out that she had nothing to do with it, so she said, "Get up first and tell me what's going on."

Ding Xiang wiped her tears and said, "After the young lady finished her chicken soup, she fell asleep sitting next to the dining table. I called you twice and asked you to go upstairs to sleep. You responded, but you were dazed and confused, like you were drunk."

"I felt something was wrong and wanted to go find the young master, but I was afraid that if I left, others would do something to me. So I yelled and asked the steward to go find the young master. The steward immediately tied up the cook. Then he wanted to go out to find the young commander, but was stopped by the young mistress's maids. There were so many maids that they actually stopped one of the steward's men."

"I was just getting anxious when Miss Taohua came looking for you. I quickly asked her to help call for help. She ran to report to the Third Concubine. The Third Concubine brought the servants and maids from their courtyard, plus a few from ours, and finally managed to subdue the gang. Later, she called the Young Marshal to come back and take you to the hospital."

Gui'er hadn't expected such a tortuous process. Taohua, who usually wouldn't come to visit her, had come to visit her at this very moment. Gui'er had always had the impression that the Third Wife was stingy and money-minded, but she hadn't expected that she would actually lend a hand during this critical period, which had changed her mind a little.

"So what's going on in the yard now?" Guier asked.

"When the young marshal sent you to the hospital, he asked Brother Dali to lock up and interrogate everyone who had entered the kitchen. Later, we found out that the young lady bribed the cook to put drugs in your soup, and then let her maids into the kitchen. Every time I or the manager went to check, they came to chat with me, making a lot of noise and diverting attention, so we didn't notice that they had poisoned you. Miss, it's my fault. I almost lost your life." After saying that, Dingxiang started crying again.