A Girl Traveling Through Troubled Times

That day, Gui'er had just returned to her room after school and sat down at the desk. Just as she was about to do her homework, Jinbao came in. Gui'er thought that Jinbao was going to complain about Miss Tian's servants mistreating her again. She sighed and to be honest, she felt that she was just a clay Buddha crossing the river, unable to save herself. Moreover, she had long been pessimistic about Jinbao's path. It was Jinbao herself who was afraid of hard work and coveted wealth. She insisted that being pregnant would make her famous. She actually didn't have a good impression of this kind of person.

Jin Bao carefully sat down next to her and said, "Guier, I really don't know what to do now. I know you are actually powerless, but this time it's going to cost me my life."

This was a bit serious, so Gui'er had to comfort her, saying, "Don't worry, tell me slowly what happened. I believe your sister-in-law wouldn't kill anyone."

Jin Bao shook his head and said, "I heard it myself. The New Young Madam's personal maid said it. She said, 'Actually, the New Young Madam fell in love with the Eldest Young Master when they first met on a blind date. It's just that she can't control her temper for the time being. She actually likes the Eldest Young Master very much. And when she miscarried with the Cousin Young Master, she suffered heavy bleeding and couldn't have children. That's why they allowed me to get pregnant. After I give birth to the child in my belly, they will drive me away.'"

Gui'er felt a little numb watching her crying, but she couldn't just ignore it. After all, it was she who brought her to the Sha Mansion and really wanted to force her to death. She couldn't get over it.

She said to Jinbao, "Don't worry, I'll go and find out for you."

But the house is now full of Miss Tian's people. If I say something to Sha Yanyao, it will definitely reach Miss Tian's ears within two hours.

Gui'er came up with an idea. After dinner that night, when she saw Sha Yanyao getting ready to go out, she said to him, "Brother, are you getting ready to go out? Why don't you take me to Teacher Shen's place? I have a question I want to ask her. The streets are so dark at night, and I'm a little scared."

Miss Shen's residence is not far from Sha Mansion. It only takes about ten minutes to walk and a few minutes to drive. No matter where Sha Yanyao is going, she can just take a detour to send him there and then leave without any delay.

Sha Yanyao nodded readily and said to the housekeeper beside him, "The young lady is going to the teacher. In half an hour, you can ask Ah Cheng to pick her up."

Miss Tian smiled and said, "Sister Gui'er is really hardworking."

Gui'er felt a little guilty, so she smiled and said nothing.

After getting into Sha Yanyao's car and stepping out of the gate of Sha's mansion, Gui'er breathed a sigh of relief.

Sha Yanyao looked at her and smiled: "Gui'er, do you think the house has been too noisy recently? There's nothing we can do about it. Your sister-in-law just likes the hustle and bustle. She says the house is deserted when there are fewer people."

Guier smiled and said, "Big brother really loves big sister-in-law."

Sha Yanyao said, "I feel like she's quite similar to your teacher Shen, but she's more spontaneous."

Gui'er was stunned for a moment. She didn't expect Sha Yanyao to compare the two of them. But now that she thought about it, it was true that Miss Tian was beautiful, knowledgeable, and good at socializing. In a sense, she was indeed like Miss Shen, beautiful and talented. However, Gui'er felt that Miss Shen was more thoughtful, while Miss Tian was purely indulgent and selfish.

After Sha Yanyao said this, Gui'er didn't know how to bring up Jinbao for a moment. The car quickly drove to the gate of Shen's house. The gatekeeper was surprised to see Gui'er coming in Sha Yanyao's car, but he still quickly opened the door.

Before getting off the car, Gui'er hesitated for a moment, but couldn't help but say to Sha Yanyao, "Brother, Jinbao has complained to me several times, saying that my sister-in-law's servants are always bullying her. Today, she came over and said that they said they would drive her away after she gave birth. She cried and said that if this continued, she would have no choice but to die. I originally thought that I shouldn't interfere in your marriage, but I'm also a little scared. It wouldn't look good if she got upset and caused someone's death."

Sha Yanyao was stunned for a moment, then smiled helplessly and said, "It's hard for you to take care of such things for a child. Let me handle it."

Guier finally breathed a sigh of relief, nodded and got off the car.

At this time, Miss Shen and Xu Wenjie came out. Xu Wenjie politely greeted Sha Yanyao and invited him to come in and sit down.

Sha Yanyao also politely declined and drove away.

Miss Shen asked curiously, "Gui'er, what brings you here so late?"

Gui Er had no choice but to tell them both what had happened. She then said to Xu Wenjie, "I'm sorry to have embarrassed you with my family's affairs. I hope you won't spread them around. After all, it's a family scandal."

Xu Wenjie smiled and said, "Sha Yanyao is considered an official. In fact, this is very common among high-ranking officials in the Nationalist government. It is also rumored in the bureau that this Miss Tian is actually the daughter of Director Tian and his eldest sister-in-law. Therefore, she is very spoiled. Even Director Tian's own children are not treated so well."

Miss Shen rolled her eyes at Xu Wenjie and said to Gui'er, "Since you've come here with your textbooks, let's go to the study to study. Actually, I've heard that the neighbors are saying that your yard is so noisy all the time, like a theater. I'm afraid your studies have been affected."

Gui'er could only nod helplessly.

Miss Shen took her to her study and helped her review the learning content and do some preview.

As the half-hour was almost up, Gui'er suddenly remembered that Wu Mingqiang had been assigned by Sha Yanxiao to investigate Director Shen's antiques. Thinking that Miss Shen was Director Shen's daughter after all, she said, "Sister Feng Shu, I recently heard a rumor that before Director Shen passed away, he moved some of his personal collection of antiques to a warehouse, intending to escape with his wife and children. Are you aware of this?"

Miss Shen was shocked when she heard this and said, "I don't know. My father never mentioned it to me. Who told you this?"

Gui'er said, "The Marshal has always suspected that he has a private collection of antiques. When he married into the Shen family, the Marshal gave Director Shen a batch of antique calligraphy and paintings, which he was never happy about. Later, after Director Shen's accident, my eldest brother helped to handle the funeral and discovered that all the antiques our family had given him were missing. So he suspected that he might have added those antiques to his own collection. I don't know where he hid them, and I have been asking my second brother to investigate."

When Miss Shen heard this, she asked anxiously, "Did you find out anything?"

Gui'er shook her head. "But didn't Director Shen find a concubine and have an illegitimate child? My second brother found her and confirmed that these things were there. He also said that Director Shen was planning to take her and their youngest son away when the time came, but something happened to him before the date. She doesn't even know where they are."