A Girl Traveling Through Troubled Times

After coming out of the Fourth Concubine's courtyard, Gui'er was still shocked by what she had just heard them say.

Before they knew it, they had arrived at the main courtyard. After the incident, Sha Yanxiao had arranged two guards to guard the entrance to the main courtyard. Except for the master, no other servants were allowed to enter or leave at will.

Gui'er was from Sha Yanxiao's courtyard, so the guards naturally recognized her and did not dare to stop her.

Gui'er walked into the yard. Butler Zhao stepped forward and said respectfully, "Miss Gui'er, you are so filial. You come to see your father again."

Guier asked, "Father, how are things going today?"

Butler Zhao said, "I can't say for sure. The Madam and the eldest son are in there with him."

Gui'er glanced at Butler Zhao, who was indeed a trusted butler in the Marshal's Mansion for many years and knew how to judge the situation. Now everyone in the Marshal's Mansion felt that Sha Yanxiao was about to gain the upper hand. He also changed from being neither humble nor overbearing towards Gui'er to being warm and polite, but he was not willing to take sides easily.

She knew that she would not be able to find out anything from Butler Zhao, so she went straight to the Marshal's bedroom.

The lady and Sha Yanyao were about to come out when they saw her coming and said, "You are quite attentive, coming here several times a day. Others would probably wish the Marshal would be seriously ill."

Gui'er said quickly, "How could that be? Father is the pillar of support for Jiangcheng and Fengcheng. If he gets better, it will be good for the situation. I haven't seen my second brother since yesterday. I guess he's been running around trying to stabilize the situation."

The lady sighed and said with a smile, "No wonder your father values ​​you so much. You are so clear-sighted. Although the Marshal has a bad temper, if he is gone, the Marshal's Mansion will probably be in disarray. Whether it is the Marshal's Mansion or Jiangcheng and Fengcheng, outsiders will have the opportunity to take advantage of it."

Sha Yanyao also said, "Sister, then you stay here and accompany father." Then he helped his wife out.

Guier walked into the bedroom and sat down beside the bed. At this time, there were only her and the Marshal in the room.

The Marshal looked no different from yesterday. He was awake, but his eyelids were half drooped, as if he was asleep.

Gui'er said softly to the Marshal, "Father, I'm here to accompany you. If you need anything, you can tell me."

The Marshal's eyes turned towards her, but without stopping, they turned back. Then he closed his eyes, as if he had fallen asleep.

Gui'er looked at him and suddenly had an idea. She tucked the quilt for Dashuai, picked up his hand that was outside the quilt and put it back inside. However, while taking the hand, she took the opportunity to feel Dashuai's pulse.

I've heard Shopkeeper Liu say before that in the early stages of a stroke, the pulse is often stringy, slippery, and rapid. A stringy pulse is associated with liver wind, and a slippery and rapid pulse often indicates the presence of phlegm and heat in the body, leading to disordered Qi and blood. As the condition gradually improves, the pulse changes. The stringiness may gradually lessen, becoming gentler, indicating that the liver wind is gradually subsiding. The slippery and rapid pulse will also weaken, becoming gentler, indicating that the phlegm and heat are being dissipated and the circulation of Qi and blood is gradually returning to normal. The pulse will gradually become calmer, from its original rapid and stringy state to a soft and relaxed state, reflecting the restoration of balance between the body's Yin and Yang, Qi, and blood.

Gui'er felt the Marshal's pulse and found it to be quite calm, unlike someone experiencing a severe stroke or stroke. Confused, she silently observed the Marshal's complexion. Besides his occasional drooling and uncontrolled speech, he looked quite good.

Gui'er's heart skipped a beat. Could it be that the Marshal's condition had improved? But why did he appear to be the same? Was he pretending? Or was he never that ill to begin with?

She looked at the Marshal lying on the bed, and the more she thought about it, the more scared she became. If the Marshal was really pretending, then who was he pretending for? The only people in the Marshal's mansion who had a grudge against him were probably the Second Young Master Sha Yanxiao and herself.

Thinking of this, Gui'er really wanted to run and tell Sha Yanxiao immediately, but she was afraid of being exposed, so she pretended to be calm and stayed by the bed for about ten minutes.

Then she stood up and pretended to check on the Marshal. Coincidentally, a doctor came in to check on him. Gui'er quickly stepped aside and asked with pretended concern, "Doctor, my father...had a head injury before this. Will this worsen the situation?"

The doctor glanced at Dashuai's forehead and said to her with a smile: "Oh, don't worry, the head injury is just a skin injury, it won't cause any harm."

Gui'er pretended to be relieved and asked, "When will father recover?"

The doctor thought for a moment and said cautiously, "In my opinion, the Marshal suffered a cerebral hemorrhage. This varies from person to person. Some young and strong people can recover in one to three months. The elderly and frail may take several months or even years. Although the Marshal is older, he has always been in very good health, so I am relatively optimistic."

At this time, the nurse who came with the doctor started to give Dashuai an IV drip, and Guier walked to the side to watch.

Suddenly she found that the Marshal's eyes seemed to be staring at her. When she turned her head to look, the Marshal was looking somewhere else.

This is to protect herself. Guier is more convinced that the Marshal's condition is not as serious as everyone sees.

She didn't want to expose the truth, so she politely said to the doctor and nurse, "Then please take care of the Marshal." Then she turned around and walked out.

When I returned to Sha Yanxiao's yard, Sha Yanxiao was sitting on the sofa, his back leaning against it, his head resting on the backrest, his eyes closed, looking very tired.

In fact, ever since the peach blossom incident, Sha Yanxiao clearly felt that the Marshal's cronies in the army were making things difficult for him and were ready to make a move. Both Dali and other trusted generals were reminding him that perhaps the Marshal wanted to take back power.

The Marshal was now smoking opium and was close to the Japanese. Most of the generals who knew the inside story felt that Sha Yanxiao was more suitable to lead the army and lead Jiangcheng and Fengcheng.

But the Marshal had been in charge for many years after all. He still had some loyal confidants under his command. They had been in the army for so many years and had both soldiers and prestige. If he was not careful and caused civil unrest, the surrounding warlords would take advantage of the opportunity to attack before the Japanese arrived.

So during this period of time, Sha Yanxiao has been comforting the officers and soldiers to pay close attention to the situation in the army to prevent anyone from causing trouble.

Unexpectedly, at this critical moment, the Marshal actually poisoned him. He had no choice but to get Gui'er away first and then think of a solution.

Before they could think of a solution, something happened to the Marshal again, and his confidants became even more suspicious of Sha Yanxiao.

Sha Yanxiao quickly informed his wife and Sha Yanyao. Although they had no real power, they were still the Marshal's spouse and eldest son. Since the Marshal was unable to take charge of the affairs, his confidants would probably take their words seriously.