A Girl Traveling Through Troubled Times

After Gui'er came out, Sha Yanxiao stood up and said goodbye.

After leaving the hospital and getting in the car, Guier told Sha Yanxiao about the fourth concubine's gift and the child's jaundice.

Sha Yanxiao remained silent. After a while, he said to Gui'er, "You're not a doctor when it comes to children's affairs. If you're unsure, don't tell anyone. Otherwise, if something goes wrong, they'll blame you."

Then he turned around and asked Dali, "How's Fourth Concubine doing?"

Dali said, "I heard she was rescued. Her uncle from her mother's side works in the Shanghai Municipal Government and he sent someone here specially."

Sha Yanxiao frowned and said, "In that case, go to Zhouji Chinese Medicine Store tomorrow and get another batch of wild ginseng and send it to her at the hospital."

Gui'er suddenly understood that although Sha Yanxiao was the second young master of the Marshal's Mansion, it was not easy for him to be in this mansion. Looking at the gifts in the eighth concubine's room, they were all sent by other concubines and wives. Only Sha Yanxiao had no mother, so the gifts were sent in his own name. Although she didn't know how much money the Marshal's Mansion gave Sha Yanxiao every month, a few dozen or a hundred was probably not enough. Even if the Marshal valued Sha Yanxiao, he suddenly returned from a young leader to a huge warlord family, and he was probably walking on thin ice.

Thinking of this, Gui'er couldn't help but feel grateful. Sha Yanxiao was willing to protect her even when she was still cautious. She said, "You helped the Eighth Concubine this time. Will the Fourth Concubine hold a grudge against you? Otherwise, I'll go find Sha Lili to find out the situation."

Sha Yanxiao thought for a moment, patted her head, and said with a smile, "Forget it. It's not good for you to come empty-handed now. Besides, we don't know what their attitude towards me is yet, so it's better not to act rashly."

Soon it was the day of the fourth young master's full moon banquet in the Marshal's Mansion. Gui'er felt that this was not only a happy event for the Marshal's Mansion, but also a hot topic of discussion in the whole city.

It is said that on the day of the full moon, the Marshal planned to open a porridge factory to give alms to the poor, and anyone who saw it would be rewarded. So not only some poor families, but even ordinary people were asking about the exact day and time, so that they could come and have a look. Of course, it would be best if there was something there, but if not, it would still be a lively and interesting sight.

On that day, it was extremely inconvenient for Guier to walk when she went out by car in the morning. As soon as the car left the gate of the Marshal's Mansion, she found that a group of people waiting for porridge and other things had already surrounded the gate of the Marshal's Mansion.

Later, the guards came out with guns to drive them away, and the person in charge also came out to explain that the porridge distribution was usually carried out at the venue designated by the relief association. Today, not only porridge was distributed, but also large white steamed buns, and they were distributed three times a day. Children and the elderly also received rewards. When those who were gathered heard this, they rushed to the soup kitchen with a bang.

Gui'er and her friends had to drive their car forward, but the soup kitchen was on the way to school, and the car got stuck halfway.

Gui'er sighed, it seemed that she would be late today. She looked around in the car and found that the cars stuck on the road like hers were all from her schoolmates. The car behind her had the same license plate as the one that took Tong Yujun to and from school every day. She quickly opened the window curtain of the rear car and saw that Tong Yujun was looking at the grand occasion of the soup kitchen very happily.

When they arrived at school, Tong Yujun happily told Guier, "Because my aunt has given birth to a son for the Marshal's family, our family business has benefited greatly from his care. My father also told me this morning that our family has opened three new textile factories in Shanghai."

Gui'er thought about the baby's physical condition and saw that she was so excited, she didn't know whether to say it or not. Then she remembered what Sha Yanxiao said, so she held back and didn't say anything.

After school, she returned to the Marshal's residence. Many guests had already arrived. Gui'er hurried back to Sha Yanxiao's courtyard, took off her school uniform, changed into something nicer, and put on her newly bought pearl necklace. When she came out, Dali said, "The young marshal has already gone there. He asked me to take you there."

When they arrived at the banquet hall, they found that the scale of this party was larger than any previous one. All the relatives of the Marshal's concubines were there. Guier saw Taohua and the third concubine entertaining the third concubine's relatives. The third concubine also asked Taohua to call her brother uncle.

Even the eldest young master was entertaining guests with the help of a cane. The eighth concubine, the mother of the host of the banquet, had a rosy complexion and was sitting there in gorgeous and fashionable clothes to receive the guests' congratulations. However, there was no baby to be seen. Gui'er also heard a guest ask about it, and the eighth concubine only said that the baby was weak after being born, so she did not take him out.

Tong Yujun's family all arrived. Gui'er went over to greet them and then went to pay her respects to the lady. The lady was still very kind and smiled sweetly as she touched her head and said, "Why haven't you been to my place so often lately?"

Gui'er quickly smiled and said, "Brother Yanxiao said that there's been a lot going on in the mansion lately, so it would be nice if I could just stay in the courtyard."

Sha Yanxiao did say such words. After Gui'er learned that the Madam knew that the Eighth Concubine was imprisoned in the water dungeon but remained indifferent, she understood that the Madam would only do things that benefited her. If she was in real trouble, she, as the mistress, might not help her. So she no longer wanted to please the Madam.

Madam smiled and said, "Yan Xiao is still so cautious. God has mercy on him. Don't think too much. You don't have a mother in this mansion. As the mistress, I am your mother. If you have any problems, just tell me."

Guier smiled and said, "Thank you, mother."

After paying her respects to the lady, it was not yet time to sit down. Gui'er felt bored and started wandering around. She walked to a corner of the garden, which was relatively secluded and few guests would come. Here, she could finally take a break.

"Don't do this."

Suddenly, a woman's voice came from a corner. Gui'er was startled and quickly retreated behind a pillar to hide.

"I've been looking for you all these years, but I didn't expect that you were not far away from me. You should have come to the Marshal's Mansion for the last wedding banquet, but I didn't notice you. Are you deliberately avoiding me?" It was a man's voice, but Gui'er always felt that it was very familiar.

She thought to herself, "These two are so bold! The banquet hall is right in front of them, and they dare to have a tryst here."

At this time, the woman said: "This happened decades ago, why are you still talking about it?"

The man said, "I have never forgotten you. I have found the son you gave birth to for me and have brought him back home."

The woman said, "What... Is it the Second Young Master?"

The man said, "Yes, you know it right away. He looks a lot like you. I never doubted that he wasn't my son."

After a while, the sound of a woman crying softly was heard.

Gui'er pondered the content of the conversation carefully and felt that she had learned a shocking secret. She finally recognized that the man's voice was that of the handsome man.

She suddenly felt something was wrong, so she sneaked back to the banquet hall, calmed herself down, and pretended nothing had happened.

Soon, the Marshal came back and was chatting and laughing with the guests as usual, with no sign of anything unusual.

Gui'er was really curious about who this woman was, because based on their previous conversation, that woman was Sha Yanxiao's biological mother.

At this time, the steward invited the guests to take their seats one after another. Gui'er also sat at the same table with the young ladies from the Marshal's Mansion. She had no intention of chatting with the other young ladies. She pretended to eat the fruit on the table and then pretended to drink tea, but her eyes were fixed on the entrance from the garden to the banquet hall.

As the guests took their seats one after another, a figure finally appeared at the door. It was Mrs. Song.