A Girl Traveling Through Troubled Times

Wu Mingqiang laughed and said, "How is that possible? When the Marshal asked you to hand over the mine, you told me to take all the valuables, not to mention something as valuable as a car. Most of them were transferred to make military vehicles, but the barracks didn't need so many, so I found a place to store two of them."

Gui'er smiled and said, "I see. It just occurred to me that my classmate's family seems to have some business and needs a truck. She mentioned it to me before, but I didn't think much of it at the time. I recently contacted her to see if I could get a few truck trips from her. You can send someone or drive the truck yourself, and all the money you earn will be yours. You don't have to tell my brother about it. It's also a reward for your hard work."

Wu Mingqiang was surprised when he heard this, but after a few seconds he said with a bit of trepidation, "I'm afraid this isn't a good idea. If the young master knew about this, he'd think we have ulterior motives."

"Brother, I'm busy with military and political affairs right now. I also have to worry about Father's affairs. How can I care about so many things? If he finds out, I'll go and explain it to you. But I'm just giving you a heads-up. This may not work out. If it doesn't, I'll find another way to compensate you later."

"Oh, Miss, you are so polite. Miss, you really don't have to mind it. It is our duty to help you share your worries."

Gui'er smiled and cut the gauze for him. Wu Mingqiang quickly took it and swiftly changed the medicine on his leg injury. He stood up and said, "Miss, if there is nothing else, then I will leave first. If you need to find me for anything, please tell Ah Cheng. He knows where I am."

Gui'er nodded, sent him away, and returned to Manager Liu's department.

She said excitedly, "We have made a great discovery. The people Wu Mingqiang sent out actually found the residence of the spies that Sha Yanyao brought from Nanjing. He even asked someone to find out the names of some of them and took photos." Then she handed the envelope to Song Xichen.

Song Xichen was a bit surprised and said, "I didn't expect this gang leader to be so capable." He poured out the contents of the envelope. Inside was a piece of paper with an address and a hand-drawn map with the surrounding area marked. In addition to the floors where the people lived, who lived above and below them was also noted. There were also photos of several people. On the back were written their names and which dancer they were close to.

Shopkeeper Liu smiled and said, "That's a bit too detailed. Is this thug so talented? If Sha Yanyao knew about this, he might even want to recruit him to his own team."

Song Xichen raised his head and asked Gui'er, "You asked him to check these things, didn't he get suspicious?"

Gui'er thought for a moment and said, "I don't think he did, but to be on the safe side, I told him that since the Marshal is confused, the eldest wife might want to compete with Sha Yanxiao for power, so it would be good to know his background sooner rather than later. By the way, you can make a copy of these things. I'm going to take the originals back to Sha Yanxiao to prevent the truth from being revealed and making it difficult to cover up the lie."

Song Xichen nodded, put the things into the envelope and put it in the inner pocket of his clothes, then asked Gui'er, "Is there anything else?"

Gui'er thought for a moment and said, "We were just discussing the plan of action. Didn't I suggest using Wu Mingqiang's truck? To make it seem more reasonable, I laid the groundwork with him. I told him that for doing something for me, I wanted to reward him by introducing him to my classmate's trucking business. But I needed to see the situation first and ask if my classmate was willing. He was quite happy to hear that. This way, whether we make this move or not, at least we have a reason to do it."

Song Xichen smiled appreciatively and said, "Very good, Gui'er is very thoughtful. I'll go copy the information and have Manager Zhang bring it back."

After get off work, Gui'er returned to the Marshal's Mansion and went to the main courtyard first to see how the Marshal was doing. However, she saw the third concubine, the fourth concubine and the servants sent from her own courtyard all wandering around in the courtyard.

She walked over and asked, "How is Dad today? Is he feeling better?"

The servant said with an embarrassed look on his face, "Miss, it's not that we want to be lazy. It's the people sent by the main house who won't let us into the house at all. They just let us do some cleaning outside."

The other servants echoed this sentiment. The Fourth Concubine's maidservant complained indignantly, "I'm the Fourth Concubine's maidservant who came with her as a dowry. I usually just comb her hair and wait on her. This time, the Fourth Concubine wanted the Marshal to be well taken care of, so she sent me over here and told me to take good care of him. But she wouldn't even let me in, and instead made me water the flowers outside. How could I have done such rough work?"

Guier smiled. It was not appropriate for her to express her opinion at this time, so she turned around and walked into the house. She found that almost all the people in the house were from the big house. They did not come forward to say hello, but stood far away, glancing at her from time to time. It was obvious that they were monitoring her.

She ignored him and asked the servants in the main house, "Where is my father? Is he feeling better today?"

A maid from the main house said in panic, "To answer my lady, the Marshal ate as much as usual today, but he often forgets things. And just now when my wife came over, he suddenly stared at her and called her "Big Sister."

"Big sister? Why? Are father and mother joking?"

"I don't know either. Madam didn't look too happy either. She watched the servants wait on him until he had lunch before leaving."

"Where is father now?"

"The Marshal is practicing calligraphy in his study now."

Gui'er then came to the study. She was not too worried that the Marshal would do anything dirty to her, after all, the whole house was full of servants.

When I opened the door of the study, the Marshal was indeed inside, and so was Zhao Yingwu.

Gui'er walked up to the Marshal and said, "Father, are you feeling better today?"

The Marshal raised his head and said, "You're back. I'm fine. I just don't have a good appetite. I can't eat. Look, I wrote a calligraphy."

Gui'er looked down and saw it was the Thousand Character Classic. However, the handwriting was average, and for some reason, the font size got smaller and smaller. She didn't bother asking, so she just said something flattering, "Father, you're in such good spirits. Your handwriting is really good. We children should all learn from you."

When the Marshal heard this, he became proud and said, "I'll have someone send it to your courtyard so you can copy it."

Guier said, "Okay." Then they chatted for a few more minutes and left.

Zhao Yingwu quickly caught up with her: "Miss Guier."

Gui'er was no longer afraid of him and said with a smile, "Butler Zhao, what's going on?"