A Girl Traveling Through Troubled Times

Sha Yanxiao smiled and said, "It's not a big deal. If you don't want to go with them, you can study in Jiangcheng. I'll feel more at ease with you by my side. But if you want to continue studying in Nanjing, I'll talk to them and see what they think. If they don't want you to stay with them, they can rent you a house or buy you an apartment. But you're too young, and I'm worried about you living out there alone. I'll definitely have to find you a nanny."

Gui'er was still a little uneasy. Sha Yanxiao really seemed to be raising her as his own child, which was good for her. However, the people in the Marshal's Mansion were complicated. She had to be careful in the future after offending the people in the eldest house. After all, even Sha Yanxiao almost fell into their hands in the past.

After dinner, Guier returned to her room, and Dingxiang came back stealthily.

Holding a glass of milk, she excitedly said to Gui'er, "Miss, I found out."

Gui'er quickly asked, "How is it? What's going on?"

Dingxiang put the milk down and said, "Oh, I heard from the maid in the Madam's room that the Second Young Master said he was here to pay his respects, but his face looked extremely bad. I've never seen him come into the main courtyard with such a gloomy face before, so Madam was very upset. She said he dared to come here and act wildly in broad daylight, and she pointed at him and started scolding him."

Gui'er was stunned. Sha Yanxiao was always calm and experienced in his actions. It was rare to see him act impulsively. Moreover, he was so pleasant before leaving today. How could he be so unhappy once he arrived? She also became nervous and asked hurriedly, "So what happened next?"

Ding Xiang then described the situation vividly: "Isn't the eldest young master here? He came out when he heard the noise. He's the eldest lady's son, so he must be helping her. So what do you mean by questioning the second young master?"

Gui'er said nervously, "What does second brother say?"

Ding Xiang covered her mouth and smiled, "The Second Young Master directly scolded the eldest brother in front of everyone for being shameless. He even had the evil thoughts of a child. Besides, he doesn't care if the eldest young master wants to touch others, but he can't touch you, young lady."

Gui'er originally thought that Sha Yanxiao must have been involved in some high-end game, and maybe even reached some kind of exchange of interests, but it turned out to be such a hot-blooded and tough fight. Sha Yanxiao himself had established a very smooth and comprehensive personality in the Marshal's Mansion, but he didn't expect that this time he would directly offend the lady and the eldest master.

She hurriedly asked Dingxiang: "What did they talk about later?"

Ding Xiang said, "The eldest young master was a little confused and angry at first. He turned around and scolded the second young master, saying that he was being unreasonable. But according to my sisters, the eldest young master didn't seem to be completely unaware of the matter, so he seemed a little insecure. Later, they went to the study to talk."

"What did they talk about? How did they talk about it?" Gui'er was very anxious. She felt that things were not as easy as Sha Yanxiao said.

Ding Xiang spread her hands and said, "I don't know either. There were a lot of servants present at the time, and everyone wanted to know. But after the discussion, no one looked too happy. But it was relatively calm anyway. They gathered all the servants in the main courtyard and told them not to spread the news. I arrived early, so my sister told me. When I left, the housekeeper specifically told me not to tell anyone."

Guier sighed.

Ding Xiang said strangely, "Miss, everything has been resolved, why are you still not happy?"

Gui'er said worriedly, "How can we solve this? Isn't this offending the entire First House? I thought Second Brother was very calm when he went over to talk to them. I guess they must have had a big argument. Madam is a face-saver, you know that, and when the time comes, the reckoning will fall on us. I'm very grateful to Second Brother, but I'm afraid that Madam will hold a grudge against him for helping us. Wouldn't that be like me harming Second Brother?"

Ding Xiang comforted her, "Miss, you're worrying too much. The Second Young Master is actually in control now. If it were a few years ago, it would have been hard to say. But the Marshal has been in poor health these past few years, and many military and political affairs have been decided by the Second Young Master. I heard from the servants in the mansion that now our Marshal is just eating, drinking and having fun every day."

Gui'er was a little confused and couldn't believe it. She had been in the Marshal's Mansion since she was a child. Although the Marshal was a bastard in all aspects, he was competent as a local chief at work and was also very considerate of the people. Even though Sha Yanxiao had conquered Fengcheng without a single soldier, he didn't dare to take credit for it. The Marshal was still in power, and she didn't believe that the Marshal would give up his authority.

Now, because of her own affairs, the two brothers Sha Yanxiao and Sha Yanyao have been in such a quarrel. Gui'er is a little afraid that the situation will get out of control. It seems that she still needs to discuss it with Song Xichen.

The next day, Gui'er came to Shopkeeper Liu and Shopkeeper Zhang, told them what had happened, and asked them to find a way to make an appointment with Song Xichen.

When Zhang, the shopkeeper, heard this, he was in disbelief at first, then he was so angry that he was shaking all over. He slammed the table and cursed, saying, "Shameless thing, how could you think of such a shameless thing? Gui'er, don't go back to the Marshal's Mansion. Just stay here with us. Tell them you want to study medicine. We have a place to stay here anyway. If you go back to such a filthy place, you might get killed one day."

Shopkeeper Liu was also very angry, but he still maintained his rationality and said to Shopkeeper Zhang, "What are you saying? Have you forgotten who gave us this place to live in? Don't let anything else happen later. Gui'er is right. We should quickly call Director Song over to discuss this."

Shopkeeper Zhang finally calmed down a bit, thought for a moment, and said, "Before, Director Song told us to stay quiet for a while. During this time, we just need to do business honestly and not worry about the mission. Now, is it a violation of discipline for us to call him over to discuss it?"

Shopkeeper Liu sighed and said, "You just can't tell the difference between the important and the unimportant. Besides, this isn't a discipline at all, it's not about the mission. We just asked Young Master Song to come over to discuss things because he was Gui'er's adoptive father. Now that she's in trouble, isn't that the right thing to do?"

After hearing this, Shopkeeper Zhang smiled and said, "That's right. Look at me, I forgot about this in my haste. I'll go find him right away." Then he hurried off.

Gui'er asked Shopkeeper Liu a little worriedly, "Is this okay?"