A Girl Traveling Through Troubled Times

Seeing that Dingxiang was crying so sadly, and that it didn't seem like she was pretending, Gui'er smiled and said, "You've been deceived by them, too. They're not only trying to harm me, they're actually trying to harm you too."

Dingxiang raised her head and said to Guier, "Yes, that's why the young commander didn't punish me severely. He just deducted my monthly salary for six months."

Gui'er wanted to tell Dingxiang that she would ask Sha Yanxiao for help later, but then she thought, wouldn't that make her seem too easy to talk to? After all, she had indeed neglected her duties and someone had taken advantage of her situation, so she decided to wait a few days before discussing it.

She asked Dingxiang, "So how are the people involved in the hospital being dealt with now?"

Dingxiang said, "All the young mistress' maids who were involved in this matter were sold off. The cook was a servant born into the family, and he betrayed his master for the sake of profit. Not only the young marshal, but even the commander-in-chief sent the steward to tell him that such a person could not be kept alive. So after the interrogation, he was immediately taken away and shot. His parents and brothers, who had previously served in the various courtyards of the marshal's mansion, were also sold off."

After hearing this, Gui'er felt a chill in her palms, but she felt that in this era, there was nothing wrong with doing so. After all, this was the second time she had been poisoned. If she let him go, there might be a third time.

"What about my sister-in-law?" Guier asked.

"The young commander found out that the young mistress had bribed the cook and her maids with a large sum of money to get them to help him with this matter, so he immediately confiscated all her money and the farm she had."

"Is that all?" Gui'er was very surprised. The subordinates were either sold out or shot, but the mastermind was let off lightly?

Dingxiang immediately understood what Gui'er meant and hesitated to speak, "After all, she is the young lady of the Marshal's Mansion. When he found out it was her, the young marshal slapped her in front of everyone, her mouth bleeding. The young marshal also has his difficulties. Don't be too sad. The most important thing is to take good care of your health."

Gui'er suddenly realized that Dingxiang was most likely sent by Sha Yanxiao to persuade her. He knew that Gui'er would definitely be dissatisfied if he did not hold Ji Yiru accountable.

To be honest, Gui'er was really unhappy, but after all, Sha Yanxiao saved her, and he did have his own difficulties. It was impossible for him to kill or sell his wife. After all, the young marshal's wife was a public figure in this city, and so many eyes were watching her. And she really needed his continued protection now.

Gui'er sighed inwardly and said to Dingxiang with a smile, "Of course I understand my brother's difficulties. It's not easy for him either."

Ding Xiang seemed relieved after hearing this and said with a smile, "Young lady, you are very sensible. Oh, don't you know? The young lady was clearly caught, but she was still shouting and cursing. She said you seduced the young marshal first and kept shouting about it for a month, afraid that no one would know that you are a woman and can sleep with men..." At this point, she quickly stopped talking and said awkwardly, "Young lady, don't pay attention to her. Even the young marshal said she was crazy and now she is locked up in the small courtyard."

Gui'er smiled and said, "I don't mind. When you go back, help me with two things. Tell Brother Yanxiao that I want to reward Third Concubine and Taohua well. Also, I was supposed to go to the Zhenxiu Workshop tomorrow, but now it's probably going to be a few days later. I'll have to trouble Brother Yanxiao to have someone notify Zhang, the owner of the Zhenxiu Workshop, to prevent him from thinking that I've suffered a little and being unwilling to go and teach me in the future."

Ding Xiang nodded quickly and said, "Yes."

In fact, Gui'er did not want to ask for leave from Manager Zhang, but wanted Manager Zhang to tell Song Xichen. She believed that Manager Zhang and Song Xichen must have some close connection.

This time, perhaps because of her menstrual period, her recovery was particularly slow. Gui'er stayed in the hospital for another two days. She regained consciousness, but her hands and feet were still weak. Sha Yanxiao came to see her three times a day. He would visit her in the morning before leaving for the barracks, come again after lunch, and come again before returning to the Marshal's residence in the evening. Each time he came, he would check on Gui'er and see how she was recovering. In the evening, he would stay with her in the hospital, chatting until bedtime.

Gui'er was very touched. Although she was a little dissatisfied with him for not dealing with Ji Yiru before, she let it go now because he took such good care of her.

That day, Gui'er was reading a newspaper in the ward when she suddenly heard a noise at the door. She opened the door and found that Song Xichen was arguing with the servants arranged by Sha Yanxiao to guard the door.

When Song Xichen saw Gui'er, he said, "It's you, after all. I sent someone to the hospital and heard someone say that the young lady from the Marshal's Mansion was hospitalized here. Also, Shopkeeper Liu said you'd been on leave for several days. I was worried it was you, so I came to check on you."

Gui Er said to the gatekeeper, "It's okay. This is Chief Song from the police station. Brother Yan Xiao knows him. Let him in."

The servant had no choice but to let him go. Song Xichen walked into the ward with fruits and malted milk in his hands. Gui'er knew that Song Xichen had done some research before coming here.

Gui'er asked Mrs. Zhou to wash and cut some fruit for him to eat, and then only he and Song Xichen were left in the ward.

Song Xichen looked at her. Seeing that her face was still pale and she looked listless, he frowned and said dissatisfiedly, "I have investigated everything. It was this young lady from the Ji family. Because the Ji family fell, the Sha family robbed her property. She was dissatisfied and poisoned you to vent her anger. The Sha family did not dare to punish her because they were short-sighted."

This analysis angle is quite novel. Gui'er said, "Is that so? I thought it was because I recently had my period and was suffering from frequent abdominal pain, and Brother Yanxiao's extra concern caused her to go crazy."

Song Xichen smiled and shook his head, saying, "How can there be any love in a marriage between wealthy families? Besides, this Miss Ji has been in love with a Boss Jin, an actor outside, for a long time. Everyone in the city knows it." As he said that, he took out an envelope from his pocket, took out a small stack of photos from it, and handed it to Gui'er.

Guier took it and looked at it. They were some photos of Ji Yiru gathering with noble ladies. In almost every photo, there was a middle-sized man wearing a long gown next to her. He had thin almond-shaped eyes and lips, and looked a bit feminine. Standing next to the rough-looking Ji Yiru, it gave people the feeling that the two were born of the wrong gender.

Song Xichen pointed at the man and said, "This is Mr. Jin, the opera singer. Miss Ji spent a lot of money to support him."

Gui'er was a little confused. So, by poisoning herself, she was taking the blame for the Sha Mansion?

Song Xichen sighed, "I'm telling you this just to make you more cautious. After all, the Young Marshal is a bandit. Qingfeng Village has been entrenched in Jiangcheng for decades. After I took office, I also wanted to wipe them out, but at the critical moment, I was stopped by the higher-ups. There are many hidden dangers here."

Only then did Guier realize that although Song Xichen was very respectful and polite to Sha Yanxiao on the surface, he had always harbored a grudge against him in his heart.

But Gui'er didn't want the two of them to be at odds with each other. After all, they were both very good to her, and they were half-brothers with the same mother. It was just that she couldn't say this out loud.