A Girl Traveling Through Troubled Times

Finally, the wedding day arrived. Compared with Miss Shen’s wedding, this one was very traditional, following the traditional Chinese wedding process. The bride and groom also wore traditional silk gowns and dragon and phoenix skirts.

Sha Yanyao was wearing a big red flower on his chest as he rode a horse to pick up his bride from the Song family. Gui'er and Sha Lili both found it quite interesting and insisted on taking a photo with Sha Yanyao riding a horse. Sha Yanyao reluctantly agreed with a wry smile.

As the elder brother-in-law, Song Xichen was at the front of the wedding procession. Gui'er saw him talking and laughing with Sha Yanyao, and it didn't seem like there was any conspiracy involved.

Needless to say, the wedding was packed with guests and extremely lively, but the headline in the newspaper that day was: "The Marshal's eldest son marries another beautiful bride." It was full of irony.

After a few days, Gui'er only saw Song Tingting in the main courtyard when she went to pay her respects to the lady. She stayed in the main courtyard all day and never moved around. Except for the days when she accompanied the Marshal for dinner, the other sisters basically would not see her.

Sha Lili said, "This new sister-in-law sounds like she's got a big name and was even kidnapped by bandits, but she seems like a quail, never escaping her nest."

Taohua said to Guier, "It's better if she doesn't come out. I don't know how to face her."

Gui Er found it funny: "What's there to be embarrassed about? She's our new sister-in-law now, so we just have to do what's right."

Taohua shook her head and said, "You won't understand. At first, I really thought of her as my own sister. I thought that after meeting her, I would have someone to rely on in my life. But in the end, she just treated me like a little toy."

Gui Er was silent for a while, then she consoled him, "It's okay. She should be returning to Nanjing with Big Brother. You two won't see each other very often."

Taohua asked, "Will you go back too? You went to Nanjing before because your former sister-in-law asked you to go there to relieve your boredom. Now your sister-in-law has changed. I don't think Miss Song can tolerate you, and you're living with Yulan. It would be really bad if the news got out."

Guier sighed and said, "At first, my former sister-in-law asked me to go and keep them company, but I found that the schools in Nanjing are indeed better than here. They are more open-minded and can be exposed to more things."

Taohua said enviously, "That's great! You can go see the outside world. Your future path will definitely be easier than mine."

Gui'er was stunned for a moment. She suddenly felt a little sad and didn't know what to say.

Taohua smiled and said, "Actually, it's good for you to see more things. If one of us becomes successful, doesn't it all depend on you? If it weren't for you, Brother Dahua wouldn't be able to get married. The two brothers would probably still be working as laborers for his master and his mistress, and I would have nowhere to go in the future." She pinched the corner of her clothes shyly when she said this.

Guier saw Taohua placing the Taohua comb given to her by Wu Dafu preciously on the bedside. It seemed that she was still full of longing for the future.

Gui'er wanted to ask about the progress of Song Xichen's case and whether he was out of danger. However, it was inconvenient, so she made an excuse to go to the bookstore. Then, as she passed by Zhenxiufang, she saw that the sign was still hanging saying "closed."

In the blink of an eye, the holiday was almost over. She was very anxious and decided to take the risk and call Song Xichen.

Gui'er first told Sha Yanxiao that school was about to start and she was going back to Nanjing to go to school, so she needed to buy some school supplies.

Sha Yanxiao said readily, "Then I'll take you to the department store to buy it tomorrow."

The next day, I took Gui'er to Wing On Department Store and bought a bunch of school supplies, toys, and clothes on the first floor. Gui'er quickly said, "You don't need to buy so much. There are also stores in Nanjing."

Sha Yanxiao patted her head and said, "When you go to Nanjing, you'll be living under the care of your wife and your eldest brother and his wife. Your wife is incredibly stingy, and I don't know what kind of person this new sister-in-law is. If you can have more of your own things and not bother others to buy them for you, you'll naturally suffer less."

Gui'er was a little touched and nodded obediently.

After shopping, Sha Yanxiao took Gui'er to the restaurant on the second floor and ordered her an exquisite cream cake. Gui'er took two bites and said to Sha Yanxiao, "I suddenly remembered that I had an appointment to call a classmate. I'll be there soon."

Then he went to the restaurant's service desk and borrowed the phone from the restaurant manager.

She turned around and glanced at Sha Yanxiao, who was looking at Guier with a smile on his face.

Gui'er also smiled. The call was connected, and Song Xichen's voice came. Gui'er hurriedly said, "Brother, are you okay now? Are you safe?"

Song Xichen was surprised and said, "I'm fine now. I contacted Sha Yanyao before, and he didn't seem to say anything. But I did some research, and the Military Commission in Nanjing did issue a document ordering the secret elimination of revolutionaries. Now that white terror incidents are occurring in various regions, we're trying to minimize contact between our various contact points to avoid attracting attention. You should be about to start school, right? When you return to Nanjing, remind Xu Wenjie to proceed with caution."

Gui'er said, "Okay, I understand. Brother, you must be careful. I'm hanging up now."

Song Xichen suddenly said, "Wait a minute, Gui'er, you are still a child. If the situation is dangerous, you can decide for yourself whether to act or not. Your own safety is the most important thing."

After hanging up the phone, Gui'er was overwhelmed with emotions. She felt that the current situation was actually very serious. However, Song Xichen was clearly a suspect, but no measures were taken against him. She found this very strange. Could it be that the authorities wanted to play the long game to catch a bigger fish?

The day to return to Nanjing soon arrived. Sha Yanxiao personally drove Sha Yanyao and his wife, as well as Guier, Yulan and his wife to the station.

Sha Yanxiao said to Gui'er, "I've booked two luxury suites this time so you can sit more comfortably."

After getting on the train, the lady and Sha Yanyao and his wife shared a suite, while Gui'er and Yulan shared another suite.

Yulan looked at the comfortable furnishings in the suite and said, "The young marshal is so good to sister Gui'er. He is handsome, tall, rich, and powerful, and he is so gentle to you. If it were me, I would definitely marry him."

Gui'er was a little speechless and said, "Sister Yulan, as your younger sister, I shouldn't say anything, but haven't you ever thought about your own future? Although my second brother is good to me, he still has to get married and be independent in the future."

Yulan smiled bleakly and said, "Sister, do you think I want this? I have no choice. I have no place to stay. If I leave here to find my relatives, they will just sell me again. It's not that I haven't thought about the future, but I just have no other choice."

Gui'er was actually a little speechless.