A Girl Traveling Through Troubled Times

After the Marshal left, Sha Yanxiao said to Gui'er, "Guier, you don't like that guy named Song, do you?"

Gui Er was stunned for a moment, then quickly said, "How could that be? Director Song and I have known each other for many years, and I have always regarded him as my elder brother."

In fact, Gui'er doesn't care about age, but she has stayed in the Song family before. When she was there, Song Xichen could not protect her 100%, and she was repeatedly in danger of being killed by Mrs. Song. If it weren't for Song Xichen's face, now that she has grown up, she would have to teach her a lesson to repay her for framing herself and Taohua.

Moreover, it was Mrs. Song who proposed this time. She was very sure that Mr. Song and Song Xichen were definitely unaware of it. As for why Mrs. Song wanted to propose to Song Xichen, it was nothing more than benefits.

He originally thought that by marrying his daughter Song Tingting to Sha Yanyao, he would get huge benefits. However, Sha Yanyao failed in the battle for succession, and his development in Nanjing was not smooth. Song Tingting was also a brainless fool who only knew how to enjoy herself. She was actually seduced by a pretty boy, which led to the failure of her marriage.

Maybe Mrs. Song was unwilling to give up and still wanted to continue to be related to the Marshal's Mansion, so she asked for Gui'er to marry her son.

Gui'er looked at Sha Yanxiao. She was curious. Did he know that Mrs. Song was his biological mother? But judging by his usual behavior, he seemed completely unaware of the matter. So she tentatively said to Sha Yanxiao, "Brother, I find the Song family's proposal of marriage very strange. Why isn't it Mr. Song, but Mrs. Song? Maybe they don't have such intentions at all."

Sha Yanxiao laughed sarcastically and said, "This woman has been entangled with father for decades. I don't know why father doesn't feel tired of her. I'm afraid she has always been flattering father. I heard that the Song family's backyard is her world. Anyone who crosses her, whether it's a concubine or a maid, will be killed by her. Come to think of it, when I first brought you into the mansion, it was actually related to her, right?"

Gui'er felt that so many years had passed, and there was nothing to hide. Besides, Sha Yanxiao didn't seem to have any feelings for Mrs. Song, so she nodded and said, "Back then, Mrs. Song thought Taohua and I had bewitched her children and wanted to send us to the kiln for sacrifice, so we ran away."

Upon hearing this, Sha Yanxiao said with a cold face, "Is there such a thing? Ever since my father took over Jiangcheng, he has repeatedly banned human sacrifices and ghost marriages. I didn't expect that the richest family would actually do such a thing. Why didn't you tell me earlier?"

Seeing that he was angry, Gui'er quickly said, "I was young at that time and was afraid that others would dislike me if I told them. Besides, didn't you save me?"

Sha Yanxiao shook his head and said, "That's not the case. If she can use you two to sacrifice to the kiln, she can naturally find someone else. If she knew about it, she could stop it. Do you remember the location of the kiln? We need to send someone to investigate."

Gui'er thought carefully and said, "I think it was in a village east of the city. There was a brick kiln there. It seemed to be run by Mrs. Song's family."

She was worried that this matter would implicate Song Xichen, so she said, "Actually, their family never had a living sacrifice before. I heard Mrs. Song say that they listened to that Jin Suanzi and said that they wanted someone to perform a living sacrifice, so they came to us."

Sha Yanxiao patted her head and said, "Okay, I understand. You don't have to worry about this matter."

Gui'er was still a little worried, and when she went to Manager Liu's shop the next day, she was also absent-minded.

Seeing her like this, Zhang the shopkeeper said, "What's wrong with this child today? She seems absent-minded."

Guier looked around and waited until the last customer who had gotten medicine had left before she told Shopkeepers Zhang and Liu what had happened yesterday.

Shopkeepers Zhang and Liu said in amazement, "How could such a thing have happened back then?"

Shopkeeper Zhang said, "That's true, actually. Director Song is a man of high character, but he unexpectedly has such a mother. It's really unfortunate that she has dragged him down a lot. He still hasn't married. On the one hand, he feels that his status is special and he dares not find anyone to clarify it. On the other hand, it's because Mrs. Song's reputation is really not good, and those young ladies from famous families don't want her as their daughter-in-law."

Gui'er's heart skipped a beat. Could it be that the Marshal and Mrs. Song's affair was an open secret? So she asked, "I was too young in the Song Mansion at that time and don't remember much. How did Mrs. Song get such a bad reputation outside? Was it because she was too strict with the servants?"

Shopkeepers Zhang and Liu both looked a little embarrassed to speak. After a while, they said, "It is said that Madam Song and Master Song have a bad relationship. Master Song likes the second wife. When the first wife was young, she accidentally saved the Marshal's life. Since then, the two of them have been involved in a scandal, which has continued to this day."

Gui'er said, "But Sha Yanxiao said he wanted to check the brick kiln to see if it would lead to anything bad. Should we notify Brother Xichen?"

Shopkeeper Liu thought for a moment and said, "I know this brick kiln. The one who manages it, Zhang Laosan, is quite good. He even covered for us on one or two occasions when transporting supplies. He's not that kind of person. I guess it's just the owner of the brick kiln, that is, Mrs. Song's family and Mrs. Song herself, who want to get those things. Even if you went to that brick kiln back then, I don't think Zhang Laosan would really let you offer sacrifices to the kiln."

Guier finally felt relieved.

Shopkeeper Zhang said, "Just in case, I'd better go and notify Director Song." Then he asked Gui'er to go with her to pick some nourishing and nourishing Chinese medicine that could be used as medicinal food and pack them into two bags. He then prepared to go find Song Xichen under the pretext of delivering the medicine.

After Manager Zhang left, Gui'er became a little uneasy. Sure enough, after more than half an hour, Manager Zhang came back.

He said to Gui'er and Manager Liu, "The young marshal acted incredibly quickly. Director Song said that last night, members of the security team went to the brick kiln to arrest people and seal it off. They searched the place inside and out, but they didn't find anything. However, they still arrested everyone inside and are secretly holding them in the military camp prison."

Gui Er was anxious when she heard this. Wasn't it because of her that Song Xichen was in trouble? Besides, there were people among them who had helped their comrades.

She quickly said, "What should I do?"

Shopkeeper Zhang said to Gui'er, "Director Song told me to tell you, don't argue with the Young Marshal. Since they can't find anything, they'll release him sooner or later."

Guier nodded, but she was still worried.

That evening, when Sha Yanxiao returned to the Marshal's residence to have dinner with the Marshal, the Marshal asked him, "I heard you sealed off a brick kiln in Dongzhuang outside the city. Why?"