A Girl Traveling Through Troubled Times

However, one advantage of Madam asking Gui'er to call Sha Yanxiao now is that she can chat with Sha Yanxiao for a while every other day.

Gui'er felt as if she had returned to the modern era. She would call Sha Yanxiao every few days to tell him about her situation at school, or what hot topics were happening in Nanjing recently. She would even tell him about a nice piece of clothing she saw while shopping with classmates, or about her physical therapy session for Zhou Huifang's mother. This made up for the fact that she didn't dare to call Sha Yanxiao without permission before.

Sha Yanxiao was also very happy and would always tell her about the situation in the Marshal's Mansion, mainly in the third concubine's room and the fourth concubine's courtyard.

The main reason the third concubine went with him was because he knew Gui'er cared about Taohua, and she was also good friends with Sha Lili.

However, the wife would always answer the phone to ask about my well-being, as if they were really mother and son, with a loving mother and a filial son.

Gui'er was very puzzled and told Miss Shen about this matter.

Miss Shen smiled and said, "Madam is still so shrewd and calculating. Think about it, even if the Marshal recovers from his illness, he probably won't be able to return to his previous state. Under such circumstances, who will be in charge of Jiangcheng and Fengcheng? Of course it's Sha Yanxiao. I guess Sha Yanxiao has probably taken over most of the affairs by now."

Gui'er suddenly realized that the lady was trying to show goodwill to the new person in charge.

She smiled and said, "It's a pity that I'm not in Jiangcheng now. If I were in Jiangcheng, I would have to walk sideways."

Miss Shen chuckled and scratched her nose, saying, "That's true. Your brother loves you so much. Now that he's in power, you can really do whatever you want."

Gui'er felt happy for a moment, then sighed softly. "But I don't know why, every time I mention Song Xichen to Sha Yanxiao, he always reacts strongly, as if he really dislikes him. I'd like to bring him into our team someday, but because of this, I've never been able to make any progress. I've analyzed the international situation and the problems of our contemporary society with him, but he hasn't expressed a clear opinion."

Miss Shen sighed and said, "I heard from Sha Yanyao before that you were originally under Director Song's command, and were later brought to the Marshal's Mansion by Sha Yanxiao. Was there a conflict between the two of you when he took you away, or was there some misunderstanding?"

Gui Er shook her head in bewilderment and said, "Impossible. I left the Song Mansion because of Madam Song's persecution. When I left, Song Xichen was sent out by Master Song on business and wasn't in Jiangcheng at all. If that wasn't the case, I wouldn't have had to flee. Song Xichen would have stopped me."

She suddenly thought that Song Xichen and Sha Yanxiao were half-brothers. She wondered if Song Xichen would monopolize his mother. But it didn't seem like that. Sha Yanxiao had been in Jiangcheng for so many years. If he really had this idea, he could have contacted Mrs. Song privately. Mrs. Song herself had gained benefits by having an affair with the Marshal in private. If Sha Yanxiao really recognized her, wouldn't that be more beneficial? She would definitely agree. However, Sha Yanxiao seemed to sneer at not only Song Xichen, but also Mrs. Song.

Miss Shen smiled and said, "You don't have to think too much. Some people are just naturally incompatible with each other. But I've had some interactions with him before at the Marshal's Mansion, and he seems like a reasonable person. If the time comes when something big happens, I believe he will make a wise choice."

That day, when Gui'er called Sha Yanxiao again, Sha Yanxiao said to her in a happy tone: "I have good news to tell you. Sanmei is getting married."

Gui'er was stunned for a moment before she realized what was happening. She said happily, "Really? That's great! Why did Dad suddenly agree to this?"

"Because he hasn't been in the mood to take care of it recently. Someone has presented him with a new eighth concubine." Sha Yanxiao said with a helpless tone.

"This..." Gui'er was speechless. Why did the Marshal become so terminally ill? At that time, everyone was shocked. It was really embarrassing. As a result, he has not fully recovered yet, and his old illness has recurred.

Before Gui'er could say anything, his wife, who had been sitting next to him, suddenly grabbed the phone and shouted, "Yanxiao, don't you know your father's health? Why are you still stuffing people into his room?"

"...You should accept those gifts for him. He can't even walk steadily now. What's the point of marrying an eighth concubine? If you have that spare money, you might as well put the money for marrying a concubine into our first house and let your eldest brother go around making friends and managing it. Then you two brothers can benefit from it. Whether your father can give birth to a child by marrying a concubine is one thing, but even if she does, it will be a little kid. When will it grow up? What good will it do to the Marshal's Mansion?" The lady seemed very angry. She even said these words that she would not say easily in normal times. She always acted pretentiously in the past.

Seeing that the situation was not good, Gui'er quickly sat a little further away, and then moved outward little by little. By the time the lady hung up the phone angrily, she had moved to the seat in the living room farthest away from the lady.

The wife slammed the receiver back onto the landline and said angrily, "Your brother is such a jerk. He doesn't know how to manage a household at all. Your father is such an old man who can barely walk, and you still let him take in other women."

Gui'er wanted to say a few words for Sha Yanxiao, but she didn't dare to, so she could only stammer for a long time without saying a word.

Sha Yanyao, who had been sitting nearby reading a newspaper, put it down and said, "What can he say? He's just a son, but his father wants to bring a bride into the mansion, so there has to be a ceremony. It should wait until we get back, right? Then, mother, you can just try to persuade him."

The lady was silent for a long time, then she said, "If he could stop your father, then I wouldn't have to do anything. Your father has such a bad temper, he might not listen to my advice."

It seems that the Madam was also afraid and didn't want to take action herself. Come to think of it, over the years, so many new people were taken in, and it seemed that the Madam had never stopped it. Even when Mrs. Song was flirting with the Marshal under her nose, she didn't dare to say anything. Now that she knew that the Marshal wanted to take in a new person, she suddenly opposed it. I'm afraid it was because she saw that the Marshal was in poor health and she thought that she might succeed in her opposition.

Sha Yanyao was obviously aware of the situation. He gently comforted his wife, saying, "Mother, since the new bride hasn't entered the house yet, we can go back and take a look at the situation. If we can persuade her, we will."