A Girl Traveling Through Troubled Times

At this time, the fourth concubine said to Gui'er, "Guier, you little kid, go play outside first, and we adults will discuss things."

Sha Yanxiao said, "No need. If it weren't for her, we wouldn't have discovered this. Besides, I want her to see it so she can learn from it in the future."

When the Fourth Concubine heard this, her face looked a little unhappy, but she didn't dare to say anything.

Sha Yanxiao said to Tang Yaozu, "Boss Tang, I've already caught that guy outside. I don't need to tell you what's going on, right?"

Tang Yaozu was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said, "That guy outside does drive me and stuff, but I don't really know what he does in private. I'm not a gossipy person and I don't really care about the private affairs of these servants."

The Fourth Concubine's face changed when she heard this. She suppressed her anger and said, "Boss Tang, some things are done and you have to admit it like a man. It's no big deal. My daughter is stupid, and I admit it myself."

Tang Yaozu smiled awkwardly and lowered his head, still refusing to admit it. He simply said, "If he has done anything to offend the Marshal's Mansion, I will apologize to you two on his behalf."

"Pa, pa." The concubine suddenly rushed forward and slapped Tang Yaozu twice. She grabbed his collar and said, "You beast, you dared to take pictures of my daughter and now you still refuse to admit it. Do you believe I will shoot you right now?"

Tang Yaozu was stunned for a moment, then glanced at Sha Yanxiao, not daring to fight back. After a long pause, he finally said with a dry smile, "We had both had a few drinks at the time, and your daughter didn't object. We just thought it was a joke. We were getting married anyway."

Sha Yanxiao said sternly, "Boss Tang, that's wrong. My family may not be a family of scholars, but it is still a prestigious one. How can we swallow your humiliation when you treat my sister the way you treat a prostitute?"

Tang Yaozu said, "For now, I am willing to take full responsibility and marry Miss Sha."

The fourth concubine clenched her fists in anger, but she kept a smile on her face and said, "Boss Tang, is this the solution? We are not the daughters of a humble family. We bully you and then marry you home to be abused. We are the daughters of the Marshal's family and will never have trouble finding a husband. However, this matter cannot be let go like this. I will give you two options: the first is to hand you over to the authorities for punishment, and the second is to apologize."

Only then did Tang Yaozu finally panic a little. He quickly said with a smile, "Madam, I really like the young lady. Why do you have to be so cruel? You can do whatever you want with the person outside. How about letting you vent your anger?"

This time, not only Sha Yanxiao and the Fourth Concubine, but even Gui'er was about to laugh out loud. Who didn't know that the person outside was following his orders? Isn't this a typical scapegoat?

Sha Yanxiao smiled and said, "Boss Tang, it's meaningless for you to say that. Everyone knows he's just your dog. You're really unmanly for resorting to this trick when something goes wrong."

Tang Yaozu smiled awkwardly and said, "Of course, we are very sorry about what happened to Miss Sha. We will try our best to find a solution that satisfies everyone. I still really want to marry Miss Tang."

Sha Yanxiao smiled and said, "Don't even think about it. There's no such possibility anymore."

The fourth concubine said, "How about this: you give me 600 small yellow croakers, and from now on, you can go back to your own way and never mention this matter to anyone else."

Tang Yaozu smiled and said, "Isn't this a bit too much? It's just a few photos."

"That's my daughter's lifelong reputation. She's the daughter of a prominent family, isn't it worth it?"

Tang Yaozu lowered his head and thought for a moment before saying, "Okay, but raising that much money will take me some time, and I'll have to go back to Shanghai myself. Don't worry, I'll remit it to you as soon as I get back."

Sha Yanxiao and the fourth concubine both smiled without saying a word, looking at him, obviously not trusting him.

After a pause of more than ten seconds, Sha Yanxiao smiled and said, "The Tang family is wealthy and has many elders. There must be someone in your family who can handle this for you. You can stay at my humble abode for a few days until this matter is resolved."

Tang Yaozu said, "Okay, then can I call home?"

Sha Yanxiao smiled and said, "Of course you can. It doesn't matter where you fight. We are not at fault in this matter anyway."

Tang Yaozu was stunned for a moment. It was obvious that he actually wanted to call his backer and ask him to come forward to solve the problem, but after hearing what Sha Yanxiao said, he seemed a little discouraged.

He smiled and said, "What are you talking about, young marshal?"

Sha Yanxiao said, "The two followers can go back now. I don't have enough rooms to accommodate them both."

Tang Yaozu was a little panicked when he heard this, and quickly said, "They can just share a room with me. It won't take up much space."

Sha Yanxiao smiled and said, "Don't they need to go to the hospital?"

Tang Yaozu was a little puzzled: "Which hospital?"

"Bang, bang" two gunshots were heard from the yard.

Tang Yaozu was startled and looked outside. He saw that the driver who was tied up in the yard had two bloody holes on his body and blood was oozing out.

Tang Yaozu's two followers drew their pistols, and there were about a dozen servants in the yard who also drew their pistols. The two knew they could not win, so they looked at each other and slowly raised their hands.

Sha Yanxiao smiled and said to Tang Yaozu, "Let your two followers take him to the hospital. This is a favor to you, otherwise he would have died long ago."

Tang Yaozu's face twitched as he tried to put on a smile that was uglier than crying. He said, "Thank you, Young Marshal, for your magnanimity. I'll ask one of them to take him there. Dazhuang, you take him to the hospital."

Tang Yaozu still didn't dare to let both of his followers go. The one called Dazhuang was in a panic. Sha Yanxiao gave a wink and two servants got a cart, helped the driver onto the cart, and helped pull him out.

Sha Yanxiao said to Tang Yaozu, "After talking for a while, I think Boss Tang must be tired. Let's go downstairs and have something to eat and rest."

Dali came up and took him away. They didn't put him in a room in the main building, but in a servant's room in the yard. The remaining attendant was also taken there. There were people guarding the door and his pistol was confiscated.

After Tang Yaozu left, the fourth concubine stood up and said to Sha Yanxiao, "Yanxiao, thank you so much this time. When he pays the money, you only need to give me 400 gold bars. I will leave these gold bars to your sister. If she can't find a good family in this life, she can use this money to live comfortably."

Guier noticed that the fourth concubine's voice was a little trembling. Maybe she was scared by the two shots just now. Guier didn't think it was a big deal. After all, she had fired a gun before.