A Girl Traveling Through Troubled Times

After Sha Yanxiao sent Sha Yanyao to the hospital, his wife and Miss Tian also followed him to the hospital. The other people in the mansion helped the Marshal back home.

After settling the Marshal in the main house to rest, the fourth concubine smiled and said to the housekeeper, "Let's not keep gathering here in the main house. It won't solve anything. Let's go back to the courtyard first. Housekeeper Zhao, if there is any news from the young master, please inform us immediately."

Butler Zhao said respectfully, "Yes, please rest assured, Fourth Auntie."

The Third Wife, unwilling to be left behind, said quickly, "Oh, this young master has had this accident. It's really heartbreaking. What should we do? Butler Zhao, if he needs anything, you must let me know."

Butler Zhao also said respectfully: "Yes, Third Concubine."

The third concubine was satisfied and left.

Gui'er also followed the crowd out of the main courtyard. Sha Lili came up to her with a worried look on her face and said, "Brother, now that this has happened, I don't know if it will affect my brother's marriage."

Gui'er, who had studied medicine, comforted her by saying, "Don't worry, I just checked on Big Brother, and he's not seriously injured. He might need to be observed for a couple of days for the head injury, but he seems fine."

Sha Lili breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Really? That's great." The worry on her face vanished. She smiled and said, "You were so busy helping Taohua get married this time that you didn't come to our courtyard to play. Now that you have some free time, come and sit down with us."

Gui'er thought about it. She originally wanted to go to Zhenxiufang, but at this moment Sha Yanyao was in trouble. If she ran outside, she might give people a chance to talk about her, so she agreed.

When they arrived at the fourth room's courtyard, they saw that the previous dowry and betrothal gifts had been put away. Gui'er was surprised and asked, "What's going on? Father didn't agree before, and you all prepared so enthusiastically. Now that Father has agreed to let Third Brother marry, why are you putting them away?"

Sha Lili smiled and said, "Where did I put it? I sent it all to the bride's family. If I wasn't afraid of being accused of being pushy, I would have sent my dowry too."

Then he took her hand and went to his room: "How was the Taohua wedding? Was it okay?"

Gui'er smiled and said, "It's okay." She felt a little strange. Sha Lili usually looked down on others. Not to mention Taohua, she even ignored her half-sisters in the courtyard of the fifth and sixth concubines. Why would she suddenly care about Taohua?

"Alas, I know what you're thinking. Don't blame me for being cold-hearted. Taohua has settled down for life, but we've been sisters for a few years now, and there aren't many holidays. I should give her something. Oh, and I have a pair of silver earrings here. Can you give them to her as a wedding gift?"

As he said that, he opened the drawer, took out a box and handed it to Guier. Guier hesitated for a moment, but still took it and opened it to see that it was a pair of silver earrings, the kind with circles, but the bottom was a wide piece with a chrysanthemum pattern engraved on it. The pair of earrings probably weighed only one or two grams in total.

The gift wasn't too expensive, so Gui'er didn't feel any pressure. She accepted it and said, "Then I thank you on Taohua's behalf."

"Taohua is marrying into an ordinary family. I know you and my second brother will definitely prepare a good dowry for her, but you can't give her too much. After all, if a girl is given too much, the man will feel embarrassed and treat her badly. So it's very troublesome. We still have to find someone of equal status. But Taohua has developed this petty personality after living with the third concubine. It's hard for her to find a wealthy family."

Gui'er felt very uncomfortable after hearing this. Although what she said was true, Taohua was marrying her brother after all.

"It's not bad actually. Although we are an ordinary family, we are also craftsmen. Having skills in this chaotic world makes us much better than ordinary people."

"That's true, but in this era, if you marry a chicken, you follow the chicken; if you marry a dog, you follow the dog. If her husband is a tofu maker, then Taohua will have to be a tofu beauty. If her husband is a shopkeeper, then she will have to help with the accounting. I can't live like this."

Guier smiled. Indeed, Sha Lili had been pampered since childhood. The fourth concubine had been favored early on, and the family was probably quite wealthy. Now her brother had married the daughter of a wealthy capitalist. If she could successfully marry her fiancé, she would probably live a life of luxury for the rest of her life. She just didn't know if she could withstand the impact of the times.

"By the way, tell Second Brother to be careful of the Eighth Concubine. I'm talking about the new one, Zheng Wanyu." Sha Lili said in a low voice, glancing at the door.

"Huh? What's wrong with her?" Gui'er remembered that the eighth concubine always came to her yard to deliver snacks. She wondered if she would be more attentive when she was not around. However, she had too many things to do recently and had no time to take care of it.

"You don't know yet, but I heard a rumor that Boss Zheng first wanted to send his daughter to my second brother as a concubine, but my second brother refused for some reason, so he turned to my father and asked him to send her to be his eighth concubine. My father must have agreed, but the key is that my father was already ill at that time. So in fact, many people outside think that Boss Zheng wants his daughter to go to the Marshal's Mansion first and then build a relationship with my second brother. By then, once my father dies, his daughter is still young and close to him, so it's hard to say anything."

Gui Er scratched her head in annoyance. "It seems that Second Brother has no interest in Eighth Concubine. He even ignored her when she sent snacks to our courtyard."

"Men are all so hypocritical. Look at that Mrs. Song. Whenever my father sees her at a banquet, he never even mentions her. She always runs off to some corner to cuddle and lick her."

Gui'er didn't expect that Sha Lili also knew about this matter, and she said it so bluntly. She couldn't stand it and quickly waved her hands: "Oh, okay, okay, let's not talk about this matter anymore. By the way, how did you know about this?"

"My mom has quite a few friends in the wealthy women's circle in Jiangcheng, and her friendships haven't been just one or two years, but more than ten years. She's aware of any developments. Actually, it's probably going to be very difficult for Dad to get well again with his condition. This family and this city will belong to my second brother sooner or later. But while Dad is still here, we have to pretend. After all, many of his men still listen to him, so I'm reminding you."

"Thank you so much. If there are any rumors in the future, please tell me so that I can remind my second brother. However, I don't think this eighth concubine is a big deal. If my second brother wanted to find a woman, he would have found one long ago. With his looks and conditions, it would be easy."