A Girl Traveling Through Troubled Times

Sha Yanyao glanced at him, walked straight to the head of his bed and knocked on the bricks with his hands. After trying a few, he finally found that the sound of one of them was different. He pulled it out and took the account book.

Guier took a look and found that it was indeed the one she took out, but now there was only one account book left.

Sha Yanyao was delighted when he got the account book. He said to Manager Zhao, "I got it. Please come with me to the main room to check the amount."

Manager Zhao nodded and said with a smile, "No problem, no problem."

Gui'er finally figured out what was going on. It turned out that Boss Jia and Manager Zhao had switched places. Normally, Manager Zhao would never be so fawning. She coughed quickly.

"Manager Zhao" heard it and seemed to have thought of something. He stood up straight and said, "Okay, Master, please."

Sha Yanyao turned and walked out. At this time, the Marshal rushed out from somewhere, looked at them for a few seconds, and said, "What are you doing in my bedroom?"

As soon as he finished speaking, he saw the account book in Sha Yanyao's hand. The veins on his bald head suddenly popped up and he shouted hysterically: "Someone come here! This rebellious son actually dared to steal the account book privately! Someone come here!"

When the servants in the Marshal's Mansion heard the noise, they thought something had happened and all rushed over.

The Marshal pointed at Sha Yanyao and said, "This rebellious son, tie him up for me."

One or two of the servants in the main house took two steps forward, but when they found that no one else moved, they stopped and looked at each other.

The Marshal stared at them with wide eyes and said, "What are you doing? Hurry up and tie him up! Are you going to rebel too? I'll shoot you."

"Father, you have been feeling unwell recently and many accounts have not been checked. I am just helping you check them." Sha Yanxiao said.

The Marshal suddenly turned around, stared at Sha Yanxiao, and said sinisterly: "You rebelled too? If it weren't for me, you would be a bastard, a bandit, a rat in the gutter."

Sha Yanxiao's face looked unhappy, and he said patiently, "Father, you are not in good health, and I am just helping you."

"Hmph, I think you're all in cahoots!" The Marshal's voice was as sharp as sandpaper, and his cane thumped loudly on the ground. "I'm the Marshal! I have the final say in this family! If anyone dares to disobey me, I'll kill him!"

As he spoke, he actually reached for his waist, but it was empty—the pistol he usually used for self-defense had long been stored away by Sha Yanxiao, saying, "Father is recuperating and it's not appropriate to use force." He looked even more disheveled now, his bald head glistening with oil, and veins crawling across his forehead like earthworms.

The servants lowered their heads, their feet nailed to the ground, and no one dared to step forward. The old servants in the main house still remembered the Marshal's power in the past, but when they saw Sha Yanxiao standing there with his eyes as calm as a pool, and then looked at the account book in Sha Yanyao's hand, they knew that the Marshal's situation was hopeless, so they dared not move.

"Father, calm down." Sha Yanyao frowned, his tone filled with unquestionable determination, "You are weak, so you should go back to your room and rest."

"I won't stop! I think you're just trying to steal my property!" The Marshal jumped up and down, spitting on the floor in front of him. "Sha Yanyao, you ungrateful bastard! I've raised you for all these years in vain!"

Sha Yanyao's face darkened, but he didn't argue anymore. He just winked at the two strong servants beside him. The two men understood, stepped forward, and whispered, "Marshal, you are tired. Let me help you back to your room."

"Get out of here!" The Marshal swung his cane at him, but the servant dodged it deftly. Two men, one on each side, half-supported, half-carried him up. The Marshal, like a pinned-down old hen, flapped his arms and legs, cursing, "Rebellion! All of you! I'm going to shoot you! I'm going to..."

His voice faded away as he was carried by a servant into the inner room. Sha Yanyao winked at the servant at the door, "Watch out! No one is allowed to let the Marshal out without my order."

The servant straightened his back and said, "Yes, Master."

The cursing in the inner room gradually faded, leaving only a few mumbled murmurs. Gui'er stood there, gazing at the empty corridor, unable to explain the feeling within. The Marshal, who had been so aggressive just a moment ago, had suddenly become the target of scrutiny. It was as if the world of the Marshal's mansion had quietly changed at that moment.

Sha Yanyao put the account book in his arms and said to Sha Yanxiao, "Let's go to the main room to check the accounts. Some things need to be settled."

Sha Yanxiao nodded, his eyes swept over Gui'er, and seeing her pale face, he whispered, "Sister, you are tired too. Why don't you go back to the courtyard and rest first?"

Upon hearing this, Sha Yanyao turned around and looked at Gui'er, saying gently, "Sister, you're still young. You've been frightened by what's happening at home these past few days. Go back and rest. Your brothers will take care of the rest."

Gui'er thought about it and felt that what would come next would be nothing more than wrangling and dividing the family property. She was not interested in it and she estimated that not much would fall on her shoulders, so it would be better for her not to get involved.

However, she was a little worried that this fake Manager Zhao would be discovered. Once exposed, Sha Yanxiao would be in danger.

Seeing her looking at him with some concern, Sha Yanxiao naturally understood what she meant and said with a smile, "Don't worry, I'll be back soon. If you feel tired, go to sleep first."

Sha Yanyao smiled and said, "Why? Gui'er is so old now, does she still need her brother to coax her to sleep?" When the account book was in his hands, he felt that he had won the game and was in a particularly good mood.

Guier smiled and said, "No, I'll go back first. My two brothers are busy." Then she turned around and went back to her own yard.

Back in the yard, she asked Dingxiang, "Where's Dali?"

Ding Xiang said, "He said he had something to do and went back to the barracks. He left with the new servant."

Gui'er returned to her room. She thought about what had happened in the mansion in the past two days, and the actions arranged by Song Xichen. She went over the plan over and over again to make sure that nothing went wrong.

While I was lost in thought, Dingxiang came and knocked on the door and said, "Miss, Miss Lily is here to see you."

Gui'er was very surprised and hurried downstairs.

Sha Lili smiled and said, "Have you eaten yet?"

Guier smiled and said, "You didn't come here to have dinner with me, did you?"

"Alas. Mother has been worried about Father's affairs these past two days, and I haven't been able to go out and play. But I'm really bored at home, so I came to you to relieve my boredom. Let's go for a walk."

Gui'er readily agreed. She actually wanted to see what Sha Lili was up to, and at the same time, test what the other concubines in the mansion were planning. Although they did not have the strength to compete with the young marshal Sha Yanxiao, it would be quite troublesome if they did something bad.