A Girl Traveling Through Troubled Times

Gui'er took advantage of Sha Yanxiao and Dali's absence to visit Dahuchun. Before leaving, just in case, she pretended to call Tong Yujun to ask her out to Sincere Department Store. In reality, she had just dialed a fake number and spoke into a beeping microphone. The goal was to make Dingxiang think she was actually out with her classmates.

Originally, she was still hesitating whether to call Song Xichen directly, but then she thought that Director Shen would know about such a private matter as the safe being found in the Marshal's Mansion immediately, which meant that the place must be under close surveillance, so it was better to be cautious.

She took a rickshaw to the Sincere Company and walked around the company. Then she went to the restaurant on the second floor and had a drink. She looked down from the second-floor window and found that no one was following her. Only then did she feel relieved and went to Dahuchun. The shopkeeper smiled and said, "Miss, you are here. Please sit inside. It's the same as before, right?"

Guier nodded, walked to the seat she had been sitting in before and sat down. The waiter brought her a cup of soy milk and a dozen fried dumplings with fresh meat.

Soon Song Xichen came over. Seeing that she looked unhappy, he asked with concern, "What happened?"

Guier nodded and said, "It's not a problem on my side. Something happened in the Marshal's villa, and I think it's necessary to tell you." Then she told Song Xichen about the discovery of a large amount of treasure in the safe in the villa, and the things that Director Shen mentioned when he came to test the house.

Song Xichen said, "So, you suspect that Director Shen is still colluding with the Japanese?"

Gui'er said, "Even Brother Yanxiao thinks so."

Song Xichen nodded and said, "I understand. I will keep a close eye on it. You must be careful. Our comrades have noticed that there are many more Japanese spies in Shanghai recently. They suspect that after occupying our Northeast, Japan's next target will be Shanghai, so you must be careful."

When Gui'er traveled through time, she could no longer remember the time of many historical events. Now, after hearing what Song Xichen said, she seemed to remember a little bit, and it should have been very close to the war.

Song Xichen said to Gui'er, "If you have nothing else to do, go back first. It's quite chaotic outside right now. Take one of our comrades' rickshaws back."

Guier nodded and said, "Then you should be careful too."

When I got back to the Marshal's villa and just got off the rickshaw, I saw a well-mannered male student in a Zhongshan suit standing at the door. He said politely to the gatekeeper, "Hello, I have an appointment with Mr. Sha."

Gui'er was puzzled. Whether it was the Marshal, Sha Yanxiao, or Sha Yanyao, it was unlikely that they had student friends.

At this time, the gatekeeper saw Guier, bowed quickly, and opened the door for her. The male student turned around and saw Guier, smiled and nodded.

Guier also smiled at him and went in.

The gatekeeper questioned the boy for a few more questions before taking him inside, so he fell behind Gui'er.

Gui'er hurried back to the third floor of the mansion. Sha Yanxiao had already returned. Seeing Gui'er, he said, "You came back alone? Even if you went out with your classmates, it's quite chaotic out there right now. Next time you go out, tell me. Dali is busy, so I can arrange for someone else to accompany you."

Gui'er nodded and said to him, "Brother, who is that student-looking guy downstairs looking for? Could he be your classmate?"

Sha Yanxiao frowned and said, "Which male student?"

Gui'er quickly pulled him to the balcony and looked down. Just then, she saw the servant leading the male student inside. Sha Yanxiao took a look, shook his head, and said, "I don't know him. Who is this?"

Gui'er asked doubtfully, "He's not here to see you? Then he's here to see Big Brother. He can't possibly be here to see Father, right?"

By then, the male student had already entered the house and they were out of sight. Sha Yanxiao pulled Gui'er from the balcony back into the house and said, "We'll have to find someone to investigate later. Could these be other sons father had outside? He recently made a fortune and has become much richer. Maybe he can find them."

Gui'er glanced around and whispered in Sha Yanxiao's ear, "Let's hide half of the stuff in the safe. If Father finds out, he won't be angry, right?"

Sha Yanxiao blinked and said, "He doesn't know anything. Besides, in the safe at that time, besides the pile of gold bars, there was also a stack of silver bills. I saw them at the time. They were from the Central Bank, with a face value of 1,000 yuan."

Gui'er was stunned. She didn't expect the Ji family to be so rich. That stack of money must be worth at least tens of thousands.

The two were discussing when they suddenly heard a quarrel. They quickly stood up and walked to the balcony, where they saw two servants pushing and shoving the male student out of the house. The eighth concubine rushed out like a madman, trying to hold the male student back.

"What are you doing? Hold her." The Marshal's voice.

The two old maids came forward and pulled and hugged the eighth concubine back into the house.

Gui'er had no idea that this male student was actually related to the Eighth Concubine. Suddenly, she remembered that Tong Yujun had mentioned that a male classmate had a crush on his aunt. Could it be this guy? Gui'er suddenly had a very bad premonition.

The servants pushed the male student onto a grassy area at the edge of the yard. The student turned around and said a few words, and judging from his mouth shape, he seemed to be expressing protest. But the next second, the servant picked up a gun, pointed it at his head, and pulled the trigger.

With a "bang", the male student fell to the ground without reacting and did not move.

Everything happened too fast. Sha Yanxiao hurriedly picked up Gui'er and walked into the house. He frowned and made a sound of sighing. Gui'er looked up at Sha Yanxiao, her eyes full of fear and shock. Although she had killed bandits herself, it was to save her life and she did it in a panic. Afterwards, she was just glad that she survived. Now was the first time she saw the process of being shot to death from the perspective of an observer.

At this time, the heart-wrenching cry of the eighth concubine came from the first floor. The surroundings were quiet and no one spoke. One could only feel the cold winter wind blowing across the face, and the cries sounded particularly sharp.

But she only cried for a dozen seconds before suddenly falling silent. Gui'er broke free from Sha Yanxiao's arms. Sha Yanxiao said, "Father is angry, don't worry about it." Then he turned around and called Dingxiang, "Go and pour the young lady a cup of calming tea."

When it was time to eat, the eighth concubine looked as if nothing had happened. She sat next to the Marshal, her whole body pressed against him and she smiled coquettishly. Usually, this position was occupied by the ninth concubine or the fourth concubine. Guier glanced at the ninth concubine and it was obvious that she was very unhappy.

She suddenly felt a little dazed, as if what had happened before had never happened.