A Girl Traveling Through Troubled Times

When she returned to the Marshal's Courtyard, Sha Yanxiao was sitting in the hall waiting for her.

Gui'er told him what happened when she entered the house. Sha Yanxiao said nonchalantly, "She is a concubine, she should have gone through the side door."

After a pause, Sha Yanxiao said, "The clothes we made last time are now ready and brought back. Go change into them and we'll go to the Marshal's place for dinner."

Gui'er returned to her room and placed the finished clothes on the bed. After that day, she only followed Sha Yanxiao to Yunshang Tower to measure her size and never went there again.

Guier picked up the dress and couldn't help but marvel at it. It was a cheongsam made of brocade with a pale purple orchid embroidery and a stand-up collar. It was very delicate and luxurious. The buttons on the cheongsam were all made in the shape of a flower, and the buttons were made of pearls. Guier had no doubt that these were real pearls, because there were no imitation pearl buttons in that era.

At the same time, Guier found a jewelry box next to her clothes. When she opened it, she found a pearl necklace. The pink pearls were plump and round, shining with a soft luster, and it was obvious that they were worth a lot of money. There was also a shoe box next to the bed, and inside was a pair of exquisite calfskin half-heeled leather shoes.

After putting on this outfit, Guier looked at herself in the mirror and saw that she looked like an exquisite and gorgeous Chinese-style doll, so beautiful that it was breathtaking.

Gui'er wondered if it would be too ostentatious to wear this outfit to meet the owner of the Marshal's Mansion. Especially since he was getting married today, it would be bad to steal the spotlight.

So he took it to the hall, where Sha Yanxiao was drinking tea. When he heard footsteps, he turned around and asked, "Are you dressed?" Then he widened his eyes and froze in place.

Gui Er said awkwardly, "It's too gorgeous! Today is the Marshal's wedding day. It's not good to wear something too conspicuous. I'd better change back into the cheongsam we bought at Wing On Department Store."

Sha Yanxiao was stunned for several seconds before coming back to his senses and said, "No, no need. This is perfect. The other women in the family will also wear gold and silver. Let's go."

Gui'er didn't expect that she had to take a car from the young marshal's courtyard to the banquet hall of the great marshal's mansion, and the car took a full 5 minutes to get there.

When Sha Yanxiao took her hand and got out of the car, he attracted many people's attention. Gui'er lowered her head a little embarrassedly, but accidentally discovered that Mr. and Mrs. Song, as well as Song Xilun and Song Tingting were also invited to the banquet.

Gui'er didn't see any surprise in their eyes, only embarrassment and awkwardness. Needless to say, they should have known that Gui'er and Taohua had come to the Marshal's Mansion.

Just as he was hesitating whether to greet or talk to them, Master Song Shichang took the initiative to step forward, clasped his hands together, and said to Sha Yanxiao with a smile: "Young Marshal, long time no see, I hope you are well."

Sha Yanxiao also clasped his hands together and said with a smile, "Boss Song, you are too polite."

Song Shichang paused, then smiled awkwardly, "We're so sorry to have Gui'er and Taohua here, thank you for your care." He turned to Gui'er and asked, "How are you doing with the Young Marshal now? Are you all right? The eldest wife acted impulsively last time and regretted it terribly. The family also sent many people out to look for you, fearing something might have happened to you two. I'm glad you're okay now."

Gui'er still felt resentful, but she had no power and it was not convenient for her to conflict with others at someone else's wedding banquet. However, she decided not to appear too weak, so she stared at Mr. and Mrs. Song with a smile on her face but said nothing.

Mrs. Song felt uneasy under her gaze. Mr. Song knew that she didn't want this matter to pass easily, so he nudged Mrs. Song with his elbow. Mrs. Song looked embarrassed and came forward shyly. She smiled and said to Gui'er, "Guier, I lost my mind last time. I apologize to you here. Please don't mind it."

Gui'er wasn't a child after all. She knew full well that the Song couple had apologized to her because of Sha Yanxiao. They were afraid Gui'er would use him to retaliate against them. If it were just Gui'er and Taohua, they wouldn't have taken it seriously. Just now, Sha Yanxiao had greeted them calmly, so he probably didn't intend to do anything to them. So she had to withdraw while she was ahead.

She smiled and said, "It's all a misunderstanding. Mrs. Song and Mr. Song usually treat us very well. I have always remembered it in my heart. Now that the misunderstanding has been resolved, it's good."

Hearing her say this, the Song couple breathed a sigh of relief and spoke a few polite words in a casual manner. During this time, people kept coming up to Sha Yanxiao to greet him and pay him compliments. It can be seen that Sha Yanxiao is indeed a hot figure.

At this moment, the crowd suddenly became agitated, and Guier heard someone whisper: "The Marshal is coming."

I saw a group of people walking into the hall from outside. Leading them was a tall middle-aged man in his forties or fifties, with a burly build, not much hair on his head, a shiny head, thin lips and a mustache, his eyes were bright, but they had three whites in them, small pupils, and a lot of white in his eyes. At first glance, he looked a little scary.

He was followed by two attendants in military uniforms, and then a row of five or six gorgeously dressed, pretty women, ranging in age from 40 to teenagers. Needless to say, these were definitely his wives and concubines.

Then the servant pushed a wheelchair in. In the wheelchair sat a man about 27 or 28 years old. He looked a bit like the Marshal, but he had thick black hair and no beard. He looked neat and tidy, but now he was sitting in the wheelchair with an expressionless face.

As the wheelchair passed by Sha Yanxiao, he called out softly, "Brother."

The man nodded. Gui'er heard people around him whispering, "This seems to be the Marshal's eldest son, Sha Yanyao. He's quite a handsome man, but unfortunately he had an accident and his leg is broken."

"Second brother." A fair-skinned boy in a suit, about 1.7 meters tall, walked up to Sha Yanxiao and called out. Then he turned to look at Gui'er and said, "Is this the orphan you brought back? He's quite an iconic boy."

Gui'er couldn't hear the people around her whispering, "This is the Third Young Master, Sha Yanwen. I heard he's unlearned and uninterested in military affairs, so the Marshal has given up on him."

Sha Yanxiao smiled and nodded to Sha Yanwen without saying anything else. He took Gui'er's hand and said, "Come on, I'll take you to see my father."

He pulled her to the Marshal and said to him, "Father, this is the Gui'er I told you about."

Seeing that the Marshal was wearing a traditional long gown, Gui'er thought he must be an old-fashioned person, so she clenched her fists, placed her right hand on her left hand, located in the center of her abdomen, bent her knees slightly, lowered her head and eyebrows, and said, "Greetings, Marshal." She bowed deeply.

Marshal Sha looked at him, nodded approvingly and said, "Well, you are a man who knows the rules. Go and sit down."

So they took their seats, the Marshal took the main seat, but the seat next to him was empty because the Marshal's wife was not there.

There were two rows of deputies next to them, one row was occupied by concubines, and the other side was occupied by three young masters. Sha Yanxiao asked Gui'er to sit in the row behind him. After Gui'er sat down, she saw Sha Lili smiling at her, and realized that the people in the same row were all young ladies from the Marshal's Mansion.

Those sitting further back are wearing military uniforms, and they should be the Marshal's subordinates. The further back and outwards they are, the lower their status.

Tong Yujun and her father were almost squeezed to the door. Guier thought that it seemed that the eighth concubine was not given any special attention.

At this time, the best man came out and shouted to the outside: "Please come in, Eighth Concubine."

Tong Yujun's aunt appeared at the door, supported by two maids. A steward took a brazier and placed it behind the threshold, muttering, "The bride has stepped over the brazier, and the coming year will be prosperous and she will have many children."

The embarrassing thing was that the bride was wearing a Western-style white wedding dress with a very large skirt. In order to prevent the skirt from being burned by the fire, two maids helped her lift the skirt up. However, they were rather rude and lifted the skirt directly to the height of her thighs.

Guier knew that this was nothing in modern times, but in this era, if someone wore a short skirt on the street, it would probably be immoral. She looked around and saw that the guests all looked like they were enjoying a good show. Some men even leaned forward and looked at the bride's thighs with lustful eyes. The Marshal's face was as black as the bottom of a pot.

Finally, he stepped over the brazier and walked in front of the Marshal. The best man shouted beside him, "Serve tea."

The maid handed a cup of tea to the bride, who then toasted it to the Marshal. The Marshal did not take it immediately, but looked at the bride coldly from head to toe for a long time before saying, "Very good." He took the tea and handed a red envelope to the bride.

Then it was time to serve tea to the wife, but she was not there. The best man called out, "The wife is ill. The bride will serve tea tomorrow."

Gui Er thought that was the end of the matter, but unexpectedly, the best man called out from the side: "Serve tea to all the concubines."

Then a new round of tea-serving began. When serving each person, they would call out, "Second sister, have tea. Third sister, have tea." Then the concubines would give red envelopes.

When it was the Fourth Concubine's turn, she deliberately didn't take the teacup for a long time. After a while, she took it and said, "Eighth sister, your legs are really beautiful."

Guier glanced at the fourth concubine. Although she should be over 40 years old judging by Sha Yanwen's age, she looked no more than early 30 years old. She was plump and beautiful, with a rosy complexion, phoenix eyes and willow-shaped eyebrows. She wore a red cheongsam with a pattern of gold and white butterflies and flowers, and a huge jade necklace around her neck. The quality was very good. If it were in modern times, it would probably be priceless. No other concubine had it, so she must be particularly favored.

After the bride had served tea to all the concubines, she was supported by two maids and taken to her room.

At this time, the best man came over to announce the start of the banquet, and everyone took their seats. Gui'er was once again sitting at the same table with the daughter of the Marshal's family. Gui'er felt a little uncomfortable at first, but Sha Lili took the initiative to chat with her, and the other ladies of the Marshal's family also politely exchanged a few words. Gui'er found that everyone seemed to be considering Sha Lili's face. So this dinner was quite pleasant.