A Girl Traveling Through Troubled Times

Since that incident, the rations that Sha Yanxiao should receive in the hospital have been restored, whether it is fruit or other things, they are the same as before.

Because of this incident, Gui'er established an impression among the servants that she was not easy to bully. In the past, Gui'er had always been very easy to talk to the servants, so it was inevitable that some servants would cheat her or do things carelessly. But after this incident, all of them were respectful to her.

Guier thought, so this is the benefit of establishing authority, that’s also good.

Gradually, Guier discovered that Sha Yanxiao seemed to be less busy. He often came back early and sometimes even went to Zhenxiufang to pick up Guier in person.

Moreover, he seemed unhappy recently. Although he was still friendly to Guier, Guier could see that he looked lonely from time to time, and occasionally very irritable.

When Dali came to pick her up from school alone, Guier asked him, "Why do you seem so down lately, brother? Did something happen?"

Dali sighed and said, "The Marshal has been taking the eldest young master to the barracks more often recently. He's made some decisions without even asking the boss, and has simply handed them off to the eldest young master. This is like sidelining the second young master. You know how people are best at reading people's faces and acting accordingly. Some people in the army are already talking about the future young marshal, and who knows who it will be."

Gui'er asked, "Brother has made many contributions in the past few years, accomplished many things, and placed many trusted figures in his positions. Is that nothing at all?"

Dali said, "Yes, there are some, but the owner of this territory and this army is still the Marshal. Those people see that the Marshal values the young master more, so they think the tide has turned."

Guier sighed. Indeed, it was just like a family. There was really nothing you could do when parents favored their children.

However, this way Sha Yanxiao had more time to accompany Guier, either teaching her shooting or horse riding. Guier also wanted Sha Yanxiao to teach her how to drive a car, but Sha Yanxiao refused, saying that he would wait until she grew up a little.

It happened to be Sunday that day, and Sha Yanxiao was free, so he took Guier to Wing On Department Store. They watched a shadow play, ate cream cake, drank Coca-Cola, and picked out some stationery and toys in the store on the first floor.

Gui'er hadn't had so much fun in a long time. Ever since Tong Yujun left, she realized that there weren't many classmates she was really close to, because her classmates all knew that although she was the daughter of a handsome man, she was an adopted daughter. They felt that after growing up, they would not be in the same class after all, so they usually just nodded and said a few words when they met.

He Ruizhu talked a lot, but her father took over the Tong family's shop, but the business was not going smoothly. The main reason was that some big customers were a little skeptical because the boss was no longer the rich and powerful Tong family. Some small customers or individual customers did not dare to buy too much goods due to the unstable situation, so the business gradually became small-scale. He Ruizhu said that her father had to lay off some of the staff in the store, so she rushed back to help after school and had no time to go shopping or have fun with her friends.

Sha Yanxiao and Gui'er were leaving Wing On Department Store and were about to walk towards the car parked across the street when Gui'er suddenly noticed a new dim sum shop had opened diagonally across the street. The sign said "tiao tiao gao". Curious, she pulled Sha Yanxiao towards the shop and said, "Brother, I want to buy some of that tiao tiao gao to try."

Sha Yanxiao had no choice but to turn around and follow. Suddenly, he heard a "crash" sound behind him. Looking back, he saw a flower pot falling just a few centimeters behind Sha Yanxiao. They were both stunned at the same time. The next second, Sha Yanxiao picked up Gui'er and jumped to the side. In a flash, there was another "crash" sound, and a flower pot fell right where they had just stood.

Isn't that the same as aiming to smash it? Sha Yanxiao, holding Gui'er, rushed under the arcade. Dali, who was in the car across the way, heard the commotion, opened the door, drew his gun, and rushed over, firing two shots at the upstairs. The bustling pedestrians on the street suddenly fled in all directions, and some children and women fell to the ground, crying and screaming.

Dali came to their side, and Sha Yanxiao also drew his gun. The two adults formed a triangle and protected Guier under the wall of the arcade.

Soon, the street was empty. Sha Yanxiao winked at Dali, and the two of them looked around. Dali slowly walked forward a few meters, and just some distance away from where the two flower pots had just fallen, he suddenly rushed out of the road and aimed his gun at the building.

After a few seconds, perhaps after observing that the people upstairs had already run away, he walked across the road and drove the car to the bottom of the arcade, the closest place to the two of them. He opened the door from the inside, and Sha Yanxiao quickly pulled Gui'er into the car. He stepped on the accelerator hard, and the car quickly left the scene.

After returning to the Marshal's Mansion, Gui'er was still a little frightened. Sha Yanxiao went to find the Marshal. Dingxiang came over with calming tea and said that Sha Yanxiao asked her to bring it to Gui'er, so that she could drink it to calm herself down.

Gui'er nodded and let her go. The more she thought about it, the more she felt something was wrong. So, quietly, when no one was around, she called Song Xichen's office and told him what had just happened.

Song Xichen was also surprised when he heard this, and asked anxiously: "Are you okay now? Are you injured? Are you safe now?"

Gui'er said, "I'm back at the Marshal's Mansion now. I'm safe, but I don't know if that person is targeting us, me, or Brother Yanxiao. Can you help me check?"

Song Xichen immediately agreed and said, "Don't worry, I'll check it out right away."

Sha Yanxiao returned after more than an hour, looking a little depressed. Gui'er hurried over to ask him, "Brother, how are you? Did father say anything?"

Sha Yanxiao shook his head and said, "Father said it might have been an accident and told us not to take it personally."

Guier knew that this was definitely not an accident, but now she could only wait for Song Xichen's investigation results.

The next day, Gui'er came to Zhenxiufang after school. Song Xichen was already waiting there. As soon as Gui'er entered Zhenxiufang, he came to greet her and looked at Gui'er carefully. Only when he saw that she was not injured did he feel relieved.

Gui'er asked him, "Brother Xichen, have you found anything?"

Song Xichen frowned and said, "There are several suspects, but no evidence."

Guier asked, "Who are these people?"

"The leader is called Zhao Ergou. He usually steals and robs people all day long, and he loves gambling the most. But recently, he has suddenly become very wealthy and has stopped stealing. However, he still goes to the casino all day long, saying that he has received a big business."

"Are you saying that someone bribed Zhao Ergou to come and kill Brother Yanxiao and me with a flowerpot?"

"I'm not sure, but a waiter at the restaurant on the second floor of Wing On Department Store recognized him as the person sitting where the flowerpot fell. I interrogated him, but he refused to admit it. Later, he suddenly changed his statement, saying he might have seen it wrong. So, there's nothing we can do to him now."

Gui'er vaguely felt that something was wrong, but she couldn't put her finger on it.