A Girl Traveling Through Troubled Times

Everyone returned to the Marshal's residence from the hotel and gathered in the main courtyard, waiting to greet the Marshal before returning to their own courtyards.

Sha Yanwen came over with his bride.

This time, the bride prepared gifts for all the brothers and sisters in the Marshal's Mansion, all of which were relatively expensive jewelry.

Sha Yanxiao and Sha Yanyao wore platinum tie clips inlaid with diamonds, Gui'er and Sha Lili wore gold and jadeite necklaces. Sha Lili's jadeite had better water content, and Gui'er's was not bad either. The fifth concubine, the sixth concubine, and the daughters in the courtyard each wore a pair of gold earrings, and even the married Sanmei had one. Sha Yanyao's son had a pure gold longevity lock, and Sanmei's son also had one, but it was made of silver.

From this, it can be seen that the bride's family has a relatively thorough understanding of the relationships between the people in the Marshal's Mansion, and they have prepared gifts according to the importance of the gifts. The third, fifth, and sixth concubines, although they were unwilling, could not say anything. Moreover, the bride's family is wealthy, and they will inevitably benefit from their family's influence in the future, so they were all very happy and kept thanking the marshal.

By this time, the bride had removed her heavy makeup and changed into casual clothes. She introduced herself gracefully, "Dear brothers and sisters. I've been busy entertaining guests tonight and neglected you. I'm sorry for neglecting you. My name is Shen Defang, you can just call me Defang."

Gui'er looked at the bride. She had a round face, almond eyes, single eyelids, thick lips, and a dimple on each side. Although her appearance was not particularly stunning, she gave people a very amiable feeling. She spoke neither slowly nor quickly, and was very calm. It was obvious that she was used to big occasions.

The Marshal was extremely satisfied with his daughter-in-law. He weighed his newly grown beard with his hands and said with a smile, "Old, the third son is blessed. Live a good life in the future."

After the wedding, Sha Yanyao was ready to return to Nanjing, and Guier hurried to see the peach blossoms before leaving.

Taohua had just married into the Wu family, and everything was going well. Sha Lili sweetly told Guier that everything was fine here, and Wu Dafu loved her very much. Apart from helping with cooking, she didn't have to do anything else. When she had free time, she would embroider more pieces and exchange them for money. Her life was much more hopeful than when she was in the Marshal's Mansion.

Gui'er was finally relieved.

She ran to tell Shopkeepers Zhang and Liu, and Shopkeeper Liu took advantage of the fact that Ah Cheng no longer asked her to deliver medicine to Song Xichen.

As expected, Gui'er realized that Song Xichen must have something to tell him, so she quickly picked up the medicine bag for cover and went to the police station.

As expected, the moment Song Xichen saw her, he said, "Guier, are you going back to Nanjing? It's all right, but there's one thing I need to tell you. Last time, you said Sha Yanyao and Director Tian were planning a massive roundup of our comrades to save face. Actually, our colleagues in Nanjing have reported that they've already started. They say there have been a lot of suspicious people appearing in the market lately, suspected spies snooping around. When you go back, in addition to helping Shen Congzhi and Comrade Xu with their work, you must also be mindful of your own safety, especially since you're living under Sha Yanyao's watchful eye. Do you understand?"

Gui Er hadn't expected the situation to be so dire. She couldn't help but feel a little worried, but she still managed to brace herself and said to Song Xichen, "I understand. I'll be careful. Don't worry."

Back at the Marshal's Mansion, Sha Yanxiao had already ordered people to buy a bunch of things for Gui'er to take back to Nanjing. He said excitedly, "Guier, come and see if these things are enough. If not, we can buy more."

Gui Er thought about what Song Xichen had just said and had no mood to look at the pile of things. She forced a smile and said, "It's all fine. Thank you, brother."

Sha Yanxiao noticed that she was not in a good mood and asked with concern what was wrong. She went out for a while and came back looking dejected. Is she reluctant to leave Taohua? She should be much more comfortable now than when she was staying in the Marshal's Mansion, right? You gave her so much dowry, she won't be able to use it all in a short time.

Guier smiled.

Ding Xiang said, "Miss, it's not that I'm worried about Miss Taohua. It's more that of the things you bought, I'm afraid that less than half will be in our hands by the time the time comes."

Sha Yanxiao was stunned at first after hearing Ding Xiang's words, but then he understood and couldn't help but laugh, "You are quite quick-witted, little girl. But if that's the case, I'll have someone prepare an extra portion."

Gui'er glanced at Sha Yanxiao gratefully and said quickly, "Brother, there's no need to buy more. Since I'm staying at Big Brother's house, my things belong to everyone else. If they need them, just give them what they want. Besides, didn't Big Brother marry Jinbao? Jinbao is pregnant with their second child. I saw Big Brother redecorate his apartment. It's very luxurious, and he doesn't look like he's short of money. I think he thinks that since I live with him, we'll all use my things together, so it doesn't matter."

Sha Yanxiao pondered for a moment and said, "If you need anything, just give me a call and I'll have someone deliver it to you."

Gui'er nodded, her mind still occupied by the serious situation Song Xichen described, and it was difficult for her to smile.

Seeing that she was still worried, Sha Yanxiao felt a little worried, but he couldn't guess the reason. He could only secretly decide to pay more attention to Gui'er's actions.

A few days later, everyone set off for Nanjing. Along the way, Gui'er was preoccupied, watching the scenery passing by outside the car window, her mind filled with Song Xichen's instructions and her worries about the safety of her comrades.

Back at the Nanjing Marshal's Mansion, everything seemed the same, but Gui'er knew that undercurrents were brewing. She was always alert, paying attention to any disturbance around her.

Before school started, Gui'er went out on the pretext of buying some school supplies, but in fact she wanted to contact Miss Shen and Xu Wenjie to find out about the situation in Nanjing.

As she reached the alley entrance, she felt as if someone was secretly watching her. Her heart tightened, but she pretended to be calm on the surface and continued walking forward.

In Xu Wenjie's bookstore, Gui'er cleverly connected with Miss Shen. Miss Shen told Gui'er with a serious expression, "The situation has become increasingly tense recently. Sha Yanyao and Director Tian's men are searching everywhere, and many comrades have been forced to relocate. You must be extremely careful in Sha's mansion, and be even more cautious in passing on information."

Gui'er nodded and said, "I understand. You guys must be careful here too. If you need any help, just let me know."

After leaving the bookstore, Gui'er became even more cautious. She deliberately circled the market several times, making sure there was no tail before hurriedly returning to the Sha Mansion.

However, as soon as she entered the gate of Sha Mansion, she saw Sha Yanyao and Director Tian talking with the Marshal in the living room. Gui Er was startled and subconsciously slowed down her pace and quietly approached the living room, wanting to listen to what they were talking about.

All I could hear was Director Tian gritting his teeth and saying, "Yan Yao, we must increase our efforts this time. Those revolutionaries are too rampant. If we don't eradicate them completely, there will be endless troubles."

Sha Yanyao frowned and said slowly, "We can't act too hastily. If we cause public outrage and the higher-ups blame us, we won't be able to explain ourselves."

"In fact, I have already arranged a lot of manpower to secretly keep an eye on those suspicious individuals. Once we get any clues, we will be able to catch the revolutionaries in one fell swoop."

Guier listened to their conversation with great anxiety. She knew that her comrades were in danger and she had to find a way to inform them as soon as possible.