A Girl Traveling Through Troubled Times

Gui'er was enjoying the song and dance performance when two officers came out of their suite. They lit cigarettes and walked to the balcony railing, also enjoying the song and dance performance below.

"Did you see Old Duan like that? He looked so miserable. Even the eldest son suspected him for saying anything to the Marshal's daughter."

"Yes, when the Second Young Master came back, the Marshal personally appointed him to lead the team. He thought he had become the Grand Tutor, but now he is sitting on the bench."

Gui'er was very surprised. How could these two people discuss such things in front of her? Turning around, she realized that it was because she was standing next to a pillar. The pillar was very large and completely obscured her thin and small figure. They probably didn't notice Gui'er standing there.

"Hey, how is the Second Young Master doing now? Is there any chance he can come back?"

"Why? You want to stand on the side of the Second Young Master?"

"Screw you, what's your point of standing on the side? I'll side with whoever becomes the Grand Marshal. Speaking of which, the Grand Marshal didn't say he wouldn't let the Second Young Master inherit the throne. It's just that the First Young Master's leg has healed, and the Grand Marshal's wife wants to exclude the Second Young Master. In my opinion, the Second Young Master's leadership ability is better than his brother's."

"Your statement is still on the side of the Second Young Master, isn't it?"

"I'm just speaking the truth. Marshal Zhang has been giving us a hard time for years. It was only after the Second Young Master arrived and prepared for war that he was brought down. Even the Marshal didn't have the ability to do that. Many people in the army actually support him in their hearts. But after all, it's their family affair, so we shouldn't get too involved. We don't want to end up with a torn body, haha."

"What you said makes sense, but you mustn't be too explicit. I'm telling you, I've received orders to cut supplies to Fengcheng. Isn't that like strangling the Second Young Master?"

"Who told you to do that? You're doomed. The Second Young Master will definitely hold a grudge against you."

"Well, it's a shame, it's just such a tough job, but it's just my bad luck that I have to do it. I'm going to..."

Gui'er was just about to listen when the door of the suite suddenly opened and someone from inside came out and said, "Why did you two run out? We're short one person, come back quickly."

The person outside said, "We just came out to smoke a cigarette and get some fresh air."

"Hey, what's the point of being transparent? You can still smoke inside. Come in quickly."

So the two people who had just been talking went in again. Guier dared to come out only after seeing the door closed. She didn't even see who the two people who were talking were, but she got an important piece of information, that is, Sha Yanxiao's supplies might be affected.

After a while, Guier saw that it was almost time, so she was about to turn around and go back to the suite. As she was about to go back, Miss Shen came out and said, "I couldn't see you anywhere, and I thought you had gone somewhere."

Guier smiled and said, "I just went to the bathroom. When I came back, I saw there was a song and dance performance, so I stood there and watched for a while."

Miss Shen also came to the balcony railing, looked at the extravagant dancing and the listless crowd below, sighed and said: "This is not the life I want."

Gui'er was a little surprised. In her opinion, Miss Shen's treatment after marriage was much better than that of many women in this era, and she had much more freedom. She asked with concern: "Sister-in-law, what's wrong with you? Are you unhappy? Can you tell me about it?"

Miss Shen smiled and said, "I really envy you. You can go to school every day and be an apprentice. I am like a canary, locked in a cage."

Gui'er asked her, "Are you bored? Then you can tell your brother to go out and find something to do, or do some charity work. The ladies here do this kind of work from time to time."

Miss Shen smiled and nodded.

After a while, Sha Yanyao came out to look for them and said with a smile, "I didn't see you two in the room. It turns out you came out to watch the fun."

Guier quickly said, "I went to the bathroom, and when I came back I saw the girls dancing so beautifully, so I watched for a while."

Miss Shen said, "I'm going to put on some makeup." Then she turned around and walked towards the bathroom without looking back.

Sha Yanyao came over and touched Gui'er's head and said, "Have you finished reading? Come on, let's go in."

After entering the house, Sha Yanyao continued to play cards, and Guier returned to her original position and began to read the newspaper and eat snacks. It seemed that she had eaten enough food for the whole day.

When she looked up at Sha Yanyao again, she found that there were two young and beautiful women beside him. They seemed to be the wives of the officers brought over. They looked like they were sitting next to him watching the card game, but in fact, one of them was using her foot to lift Sha Yanyao's feet under the table, and although the other one's hand was on the back of Sha Yanyao's chair, her breasts were actually pressed against Sha Yanyao's arm.

In addition to the two women, some officers gradually gathered around, so it didn't look so abrupt, but anyone with a discerning eye could still see it.

Gui'er glanced at Sha Yanyao. He had a blank expression on his face, but he did not avoid the two women's teasing and their advances.

Gui'er frowned, thinking, "As expected of the Marshal's son, he has exactly the same personality. He's been like this for only a few months after marrying his wife. I wonder if Sha Yanxiao was always like this before?"

Just as she was thinking about it, Miss Shen pushed the door open and came back. The two women immediately sat up straight, and after sitting for a while, they found various excuses to sit at other tables. Many people surrounding Sha Yanyao also dispersed. Guier realized at this time that the people who had just surrounded them were actually covering for the two women.

She couldn't help but feel a little curious about the identities of those two women.

Captain Duan happened to be wandering around the suite, rarely sitting down to play cards or mahjong. No one paid any attention to him. Now he wandered over to Gui'er, and Gui'er took the opportunity to say with a smile, "Captain Duan, you walk around all day, why don't you play cards?"

Captain Duan smiled awkwardly and said, "I like watching others fight. It's fun."

Guier handed him a chocolate and said, "Try this, it's delicious."

Captain Duan felt that having a little kid talking to him could help relieve his boredom, so he became interested and simply sat down next to Gui'er.

Guier nudged the two women with her mouth and asked Captain Duan, "Who are these two?"

Captain Duan was stunned for a moment. "As expected of the Marshal, she's called the Tiger Girl. She truly has a sharp eye. In just a moment, she's seen through everything." Then, lowering his voice, he said, "One is Adjutant Pang's sister, and the other is Quartermaster Liu's concubine."

Gui'er smiled and said, "Won't Quartermaster Liu be unhappy?"

Captain Duan smiled and said, "What do you know, little kid? This is called tribute. But Adjutant Pang's sister really wants to get ahead. It depends on whether your brother is willing to give her a chance."

Gui'er thought to herself, "Do you often get together here? I've never heard my second brother mention it before."

Captain Duan smiled and said, "Your second brother doesn't like this very much. I heard before that he had a brief affair with a girl named Lulu, and didn't he take a concubine later? Usually he only comes here once in a while, shows up and then leaves. Your brother has been focusing on the defense and governance of this city in the past few years. But in the end we found that no matter how we take precautions and strengthen our efforts, there are limits. The Japanese are too good and too advanced." He sighed.