A Girl Traveling Through Troubled Times

But the lady is the mistress of the Marshal's Mansion after all, and Guier came here this time to get her support.

Gui'er adjusted her mindset and tearfully said to her wife, "Taohua and I will never forget the Marshal's kindness in saving our lives and raising us. We would repay him even if it meant our own death. This time, Taohua and I resolutely resisted because we didn't want to let our mother down. Unfortunately, I was young and the incident happened suddenly. I didn't know what to do, so I let things turn out like this. Please forgive me, mother."

Taohua was also crying.

The lady sighed and said impatiently, "Well, it's not even the end of the first lunar month yet. Why are you yelling about mourning here? It's so unlucky."

Guier quickly took a handkerchief to help Taohua wipe her tears, and said to the lady, "Mother, I want to go to the hospital to see my father. Do you want to go with me?" In fact, she wanted to drag the lady along because she saw that the lady had no intention of blaming her. If there was a conflict, the lady could help say a few words.

"You two went to the hospital with your second brother last night. I've done my best. As for me, your brother's child is still young and his mother isn't around, so I have to help take care of him. I can't leave. I heard the condition isn't serious and he'll be discharged in two days, so I won't be going anymore."

The lady's meaning was very clear. She would not hold Gui'er responsible, but she would not speak for her in front of the Marshal either. I'm afraid that other concubines in the Marshal's Mansion who knew about it had the same attitude.

"I understand. Was it my youthful recklessness that caused this disaster? I will try to spend more time with my father so that he can calm down."

The lady nodded and said, "I'm glad you think so. If there's nothing else, you two can go back first. I have to go to morning class."

Gui'er had no choice but to pull Taohua out. As soon as they reached the yard, they ran into Sha Yanyao. Gui'er smiled and called out, "Big Brother."

Sha Yanyao glanced at Taohua with a complicated expression, nodded, and said, "Come to pay your respects so early?"

Guier immediately pretended to be full of guilt and said, "I have hurt my father so badly that I can't sleep or eat well."

Sha Yanyao sighed, "I heard from the hospital that father's injuries weren't serious. I'll go check it out later. This is all an accident, so don't take it personally." He glanced at Taohua, hesitated, and said, "You've always been a worrywart, but sometimes you have to take care of yourself."

Taohua lowered her head after hearing this. Gui'er was afraid that she would mind, so she quickly said, "It's all my fault. It was my hands that hurt Father, not seriously. I will go to the hospital more often to take care of him when I go back."

Sha Yanyao nodded, and Guier quickly pulled Taohua out.

As soon as she got to the main courtyard gate, Taohua started crying and said, "It's all my fault that I've gotten you into trouble. I really don't want to stay here anymore. Gui'er, when can we leave?"

Gui'er sighed. She had already experienced Sha Yanxiao's ability since last night. At first, she naively thought that if she could run back to her hometown in the countryside, she would be fine. Now it seems that unless she leaves Jiangcheng and Fengcheng, she will be found sooner or later. Besides, in order to protect herself, Sha Yanxiao may have offended the Marshal. Although most of the people in the Marshal's Mansion can guarantee that they will not add insult to injury, there are not many who are willing to lend a hand. If she runs away at this time, won't she be letting Sha Yanxiao down?

She patiently soothed him, "Don't think like that. Our relationship is more like family than anyone else in the Marshal's Mansion. If it weren't for you, I might not have been able to survive so many years in the Marshal's Mansion. But for now, we can't leave yet. Don't be afraid. The Marshal is injured now and can't do anything. You should go back to the Third Concubine's courtyard first. By the way, when we ran away yesterday, I just heard from my wife that my second brother announced to the public that we went to the hospital to see the Marshal. Don't let it get away from you."

Taohua nodded, wiped her tears, and said a little angrily: "When the Marshal asked me to go to his place yesterday, I was reluctant at first. It was only when the Third Concubine said she would come too, and even went out with the Three Beauties first, that I went. I didn't expect..."

Gui Er was afraid that if she had such thoughts, she might conflict with the Third Concubine when she returned, so she quickly said, "Taohua, all you have to do now is be patient. Before we leave here, you have to be more careful to protect yourself, and don't conflict with the Third Concubine, understand?"

Taohua nodded sadly. Gui'er pulled her back. When they were almost at the Third Concubine's courtyard, she suddenly remembered that her pocket pistol was still in her hand, so she said, "Give me back my gun."

"Can I stay for my own safety?"

Gui'er's heart softened a bit, but she was still worried about Taohua's current thoughts. If she had a conflict with the Third Concubine, she might take out the gun and shoot someone, and then it would be out of control. So she said, "Don't worry, the Marshal is not in the mansion now, and the Third Concubine is also a timid person. You just need to be careful. This gun was given to me by my second brother. It will be very troublesome if he finds out that it is gone."

Taohua then reluctantly returned the gun to her.

Back in Sha Yanxiao's courtyard, as soon as I looked up, I saw Sha Yanxiao standing at the door, looking out. Seeing Gui'er, he breathed a sigh of relief and said with a smile, "You went to pay your respects to mother so early?"

Gui'er nodded and said, "I've gotten into such a big trouble, I have to behave better. By the way, brother, when can I go see father?"

Sha Yanxiao patted her head and said, "He will be discharged soon. You don't have to go. Just wait until he comes back to pay your respects. I plan to tell the Duanmu family to postpone the engagement. You should stay at home for the next two days to avoid being run into by Duanmu Heng and getting harassed again."

When Gui'er heard this, she was of course happy and quickly said, "Okay, thank you, brother." This was probably the only good outcome of this incident.

After breakfast, Guier went back to her room to read. At this time, Dingxiang pushed the door open stealthily.

Guier knew that she was reporting to her about what she had inquired about, so she asked anxiously, "How is it?"

Dingxiang said, "I've walked around the mansion for a long time and asked all the maids of the Xiang generation who are familiar with me. In fact, except for the fifth and sixth concubines, almost everyone in the other rooms knows about this matter, but everyone tacitly doesn't say it out loud. As for the Madam and the Eldest Young Master, it is said that the Madam had heard a long time ago that Marshal Feng wanted to take Miss Taohua into the house. She was furious and annoyed, and cursed the Marshal in the courtyard as an old thief with no sense of shame. Later, I heard that you, Miss, prevented this matter, and I was quite relieved. I said that my love for you was not in vain."

When Gui'er heard this, the corners of her mouth twitched. She had just been slapped in the lady's room. This old lady was so hypocritical.