A Girl Traveling Through Troubled Times

Shopkeeper Zhang listened, nodded, and said, "Okay, I'll go talk to Old Song later. Is there anything else?"

Gui'er lowered her head, trying to recall what had happened in the past few days. After gathering her thoughts, she said, "Marshal, the situation isn't good right now. Doctor He, who came to the Marshal's residence, has already told Sha Yanxiao that the Marshal won't have much time left."

Shopkeeper Zhang was stunned for a moment and said, "I see. Old Liu hasn't come back these past few days, and I was just worried. Is there anything else?"

"Sha Yanxiao is now wary of his wife and Sha Yanyao's potential attack on him after the Marshal's death. So, he hired someone to follow and monitor those close to Sha Yanyao, including the people he brought from Nanjing, and Brother Song."

Shopkeeper Zhang frowned. "Even Old Song is being monitored? That's a bit troublesome."

Gui'er nodded and said, "Yes, see if you can find an excuse to inform Brother Song and remind him not to contact Zhou Tong or Lao Meng. Otherwise, with Wu Mingqiang's ability, he will immediately find out that he is connected with these people. Then it will be disastrous."

"Are there any other situations?"

"No more." Gui'er subconsciously kept in mind the fact that Sha Yanxiao attacked the Marshal.

Shopkeeper Zhang nodded and said, "Okay, after dinner, I'll go to the police station to find him."

As he spoke, he deftly served the cooked noodles, one bowl for each person, added seasoning, and then they moved them to the table and started eating.

Shopkeeper Zhang picked up a piece of chicken for Gui'er and said, "I heard from Old Song that he suggested you leave Jiangcheng and follow Old Meng to the base. What do you think?"

Gui'er paused. She hadn't really thought it through yet: "I..."

"You are reluctant to leave this place, aren't you? You have so many relatives and friends here." Shopkeeper Zhang touched Guier's head lovingly.

"Yeah." Gui'er did not deny it. On the one hand, she was reluctant to leave Sha Yanxiao, and on the other hand, she was reluctant to leave these people in Jiangcheng. She felt lonely at this time, and she finally met some like-minded people here. If she had to leave and go to an unfamiliar environment, she would feel a little reluctant.

"But Old Song is also doing this for your own good. He's thinking that you might get caught up in the conflicts of interest within the Marshal's Mansion in the future. If you leave, you might be able to find a new world."

Gui'er quickly shoveled the noodles into her mouth, finished eating, put down her chopsticks, sighed and said, "Shopkeeper Zhang, I can't bear to leave you, and I can't bear to leave my brother. He has no relatives in the Marshal's Mansion. I feel that if I leave, he will be left alone and it will be very pitiful." After saying this, she felt a little guilty. This was the first time she had revealed her personal feelings to Shopkeeper Zhang, but Sha Yanxiao was a warlord after all, and the political positions of both sides were opposite.

"Ah, my dear, I guessed it. The young marshal treats you so well. You two are like family together. How could you just leave him and go away? Don't worry. We can think of other ways when the time comes."

In order to allow Manager Zhang to find Song Xichen to report the situation as soon as possible, Guier said goodbye as soon as the meal was over.

Before leaving, Zhang, the shopkeeper, took Gui'er by the arm and whispered to her, "If the situation is really as you've described, things are definitely not going to be peaceful at the Marshal's Mansion these days. You should be careful." He paused and said, "If you need anything, you can go to you, Shopkeeper Liu, and Doctor He. Although Doctor He is not a comrade, he is very friendly to our Party and has helped us many times. He also knows Director Song. If you mention this relationship in times of crisis, I believe he will be willing to help you."

Only then did Guier realize that Doctor He was a non-partisan person who was quite friendly to the Revolutionary Party.

Back at the Marshal's Mansion, Sha Yanxiao was sitting in the hall reading a newspaper. He asked casually, "Did you go see Shopkeeper Zhang? Is she okay?"

Gui'er said in surprise: "Not bad, brother, how did you know? I haven't told you yet."

Sha Yanxiao smiled. "Acheng called me a while ago and told me, and I told you too, that this is an extraordinary period and we should all be more sensitive. Tell me where you're going and don't act on impulse."

Gui'er said obediently, "Okay, brother, I will pay attention next time." But she was secretly worried that Sha Yanxiao would find out about the transportation sooner or later.

Seeing that her expression was not right, Sha Yanxiao thought that his tone was too harsh, so he quickly said: "Gui'er, I'm not blaming you, I'm just worried about your safety. I won't stop you from going anywhere, as long as I ensure your safety, okay?"

Guier smiled and said, "I know my brother is worried about me, I will pay attention." In order to change the subject, she suggested going to see the Marshal.

The two of them came to the main courtyard, only to find that no one from other rooms was there. Only the seventh concubine was sitting alone in the dining room.

Gui'er asked curiously, "Seventh Aunt, why are you sitting here alone? How is father?"

The seventh concubine still had very beautiful makeup on, wore an expensive cheongsam, and wore a pearl necklace and earrings.

She smiled sadly and said, "The concubines in the other courtyards all have children. The Marshal is in this state now, so it's not convenient for anyone to come up and disturb his rest. I'm the only one without children and nowhere to go, so I come over more often to visit him. It doesn't mean I'll let down the Marshal for his kindness to me in the past."

Guier understood that the Seventh Concubine was actually worried that she would be left with no one to rely on when the Marshal passed away. After all, the Madam was in charge of the accounts, and the share they were entitled to was not given to them. Others could also use the children's name to ask the Madam for money. Even if the Madam cared about her reputation, she could only give a little to the childless woman. She might be forced to remarry.

In Gui'er's opinion, although the Seventh Concubine usually dressed like a dancing girl, she was not a nosy person to her. Her current situation was indeed worthy of sympathy. She comforted her by saying, "Don't worry, Seventh Concubine. The mansion has hired these famous doctors for your father. I believe he will recover soon."

Sha Yanxiao has always been too lazy to care about these things and went straight upstairs to see the Marshal.

The Seventh Concubine looked at his back and quickly walked over to Gui'er and said, "Guier, you've been in the mansion for so long, and I haven't loved you much, but I haven't hurt you either, right? I'm not the type to get into trouble. I'm not blessed to have children, so I know I can only rely on the Marshal's love and compassion to survive. But I didn't expect that these good days would end like this after just a few years. Can you help me?"

Gui'er wasn't very familiar with the Seventh Concubine, and didn't want to meddle in her affairs, so she feigned ignorance and said, "Auntie, I'm just an adopted daughter. In terms of status and status, I'm not as good as you. How can I help you?"