A Girl Traveling Through Troubled Times

For the next few days, Sha Yanxiao searched for the car that hit them, but couldn't find it, which made him very angry. The Marshal and Sha Yanxiao became more cautious when traveling and brought more guards with them.

Ji Yiru was recuperating in the small courtyard, and her four personal maids had already been arranged to go there. Out of courtesy, Gui'er still paid her a visit. She also bought two cans of malted milk from Wing On Department Store and asked the kitchen to stew a soup and bring them over.

The moment she saw Ji Yiru, Gui'er was still shocked. She had a bandage on her head, her face had many scratches from glass, and one of her arms was fixed with a splint, probably a fracture.

Ji Yiru saw Gui'er's eyes sparkling and she wanted to get up, but when she moved, she bared her teeth. Gui'er quickly said, "Sister-in-law, there's no need to get up. I just came to see if you're feeling better."

Ji Yiru opened her mouth and said something in a weak voice, but Guier couldn't hear it at all because of her soft voice.

Ji Yiru's maid was standing nearby. She explained, "It's said that our young lady broke two ribs and her vitality was severely damaged, so she has difficulty speaking now."

Gui'er said "oh" and quickly asked Dingxiang to give the malted milk she bought and the soup she had cooked in the small kitchen to Ji Yiru's maid, saying, "I bought this at the mall. Give it to my sister-in-law to nourish her body."

A maid came forward, brought the soup to a table, and said with a smile, "Miss, this is really thoughtful. I will definitely let our young lady drink it later."

Then he took a look at the malted milk and found it was packaged in a tin can, which had never been opened. He said happily, "Thank you, Miss Gui'er."

Gui'er looked up at the room. The small courtyard was uninhabited all year round, so the furnishings and furniture inside were rather simple. Ji Yiru was now sleeping on a hard bed made of a few wooden boards with a mosquito net hanging over it. There was not even a mattress, just a mat on top.

Guier remembered that when she came to visit the three daughters of Marshal Zhang, there was clearly a mattress on the bed and at least some decorative furnishings around. Now, there was only a bed, a square table, and a few long benches.

Ji Yiru's maids took the malted milk given by Gui'er and were trying to figure out how to open the can. They didn't even pour Gui'er a cup of tea. Seeing that they had done their best to save face, Gui'er said, "Then sister-in-law, you should take good care of your injuries. I'll go back first. If you need anything, just send someone to let me know." For some reason, Gui'er felt proud after saying this.

After saying goodbye, he walked out with Dingxiang. Just as he reached the door of the small courtyard, he heard someone shouting from behind: "Miss Guier, please stay."

Gui'er turned around. She was one of Ji Yiru's maids. She was often seen following Ji Yiru around. She should be quite respected. However, when Ji Yiru was proud, this maid was also arrogant to other servants.

"Is there anything else?" Guier asked.

The maid walked up to Gui'er, fell to her knees, and said to her, "Miss Gui'er, please have mercy on me and save my young lady."

Gui'er thought she was going to ask Sha Yanxiao for help. Honestly, seeing Ji Yiru's current situation did make her feel a little sad, but she could only do her best not to add insult to injury. If she offered her help now, wouldn't she be like Mr. Dongguo? Wouldn't everyone treat her like a soft persimmon from now on?

She pretended to be confused and said, "My brother has already arranged for the hospital to treat my sister-in-law. She needs to rest now. We have good doctors in our house. Don't worry, just take good care of her."

The maid said, "I know our young lady has harmed Miss Gui'er before, but after what happened this time, she will never dare to do it again. She said she is willing to divorce the young marshal, just to save her life."

Gui'er was stunned for a moment and said, "What are you talking about? You make it sound like our family is going to harm your daughter."

The maid was also stunned for a moment, and quickly corrected herself, saying, "I was wrong. I'm just a servant and I don't know how to speak. Please don't mind my words, Miss. What I meant was that Miss Gui'er should do her best to treat our young lady."

Gui'er guessed that she saw Sha Yanxiao bringing Ji Yiru to this simple little courtyard and was afraid that he would leave Ji Yiru to fend for herself.

Gui'er hesitated for a moment and said, "What's your name?"

The maid said, "My name is Qiuyan."

Gui'er said, "Qiuyan, you know best how your young lady and my brother feel about each other, but my brother has never been too accommodating to her. He's letting her stay in the courtyard temporarily just to let her recuperate in a quiet environment. You don't have to worry too much, just take good care of her. After all, she's my brother's first wife."

In fact, Gui'er also thought so in her heart. No matter how bad Ji Yiru was, Sha Yanxiao never did anything to her. Moreover, in this era, people with a little power can really do whatever they want to the lower class people. Back then in the Song family, Mrs. Song wanted to sell herself to a brothel. Although she was lucky to escape in the end, Mrs. Song still did not receive any punishment. In the eyes of others, she was still the compassionate mistress of the house, but Ji Yiru was much more cruel than Mrs. Song.

Qiuyan was silent for a moment, then suddenly looked at Gui'er firmly and said, "I know my young lady has hurt Gui'er many times before. I'm afraid it's unlikely she'll be forgiven. I just want to ask Miss Gui'er to heal our young lady. If Gui'er wants to vent her anger, I can take my young lady's life and give it to her on her behalf."

Guier smiled and said, "You think too seriously. As long as you take good care of your young lady here, she will slowly recover." After that, she turned and left. Although she would not add insult to injury, she would forget it if she was asked to help.

Back in Sha Yanxiao's courtyard, Dingxiang made a cup of milk tea for Guier. Guier took a sip and sighed, "I didn't expect that a tyrannical person like my sister-in-law would have such a loyal servant!" She thought of Concubine Hua in "The Legend of Zhen Huan", who was arrogant and indifferent to human life, but was still nice to the people around her. Ji Yiru was probably such a person.

Ding Xiang, who was standing next to her, curled her lips and said, "No way! They are the young lady's personal maids. If anything happens to the young lady, and with the Ji family in this state now, they will probably end up being sold off. They used to be very powerful, like half the master, so they have to fight to the death to protect their master."

Guier thought about it and it made sense.

When Sha Yanxiao came back, Guier told him that she had visited Ji Yiru and what she had said to her maid.

Sha Yanxiao rolled his eyes and said, "They are just too busy. You don't have to worry about them, and you don't have to go there often. The mansion will make arrangements."

Guier smiled obediently and nodded.