A Girl Traveling Through Troubled Times

Sha Yanxiao smiled, nodded and said, "I didn't expect you to be more open-minded than me."

The two were chatting and laughing when the housekeeper suddenly ran over in a panic and said, "It's not good to be short. There's news from the main courtyard. The Marshal..."

When Sha Yanxiao heard this, he quickly said, "How is it?"

"The Marshal is in a very bad condition. Why don't you go and see him right away?"

Sha Yanxiao handed the watch to Guier, locked the safe, turned around and ran towards the main courtyard.

Gui'er knew that it must be a change in the Marshal's illness, and without even bothering to put away her watch, she hurriedly chased after him.

Arriving at the main courtyard, as soon as he entered the gate, he heard the crying of the seventh concubine. Sha Yanxiao asked, "How is father?"

The seventh concubine didn't say a word and just kept crying. Sha Yanxiao had no choice but to turn around and run to the second floor. Gui'er followed her breathlessly.

When I arrived at the door of the Marshal's bedroom, I saw that he looked thinner than yesterday, his eye sockets were sunken, and there was an oxygen mask covering his mouth and nose. I could hear his breathing, but it was not very smooth, as if he was exhaling but not inhaling.

Manager Liu was standing beside his bed. When he saw the two people come in, he quickly stood up and bowed to Sha Yanxiao.

"Doctor Liu, how is father?"

"Reporting to the young commander, the commander just stopped breathing for a while, but now he has recovered." Manager Liu said calmly.

Sha Yanxiao finally breathed a sigh of relief. The two of them were sweating profusely after running all the way here, and Manager Liu quickly asked the nurse to wipe their sweat with towels.

"Mantian, Mantian, please wait for me, don't leave so quickly." It was the lady's voice.

She stumbled up, supported by Sha Yanyao and a group of maids, and rushed to the Marshal's bed as soon as she entered the room.

"Madam, please don't worry. The Marshal just stopped breathing, but he has been rescued now." Manager Liu said hurriedly.

The lady pressed her chest, as if she had no strength left. Her legs gave way and she was about to fall. The maids and servants hurriedly supported her. Manager Liu also hurriedly said, "Hurry, help her sit over there."

He helped the lady sit down, pinched her Ren Zhong acupoint, and took her pulse. Finally, the lady recovered.

Shopkeeper Liu bowed and said, "Madam, you are just too anxious and angry. You are already weak. You must not get too excited, nor worry too much and harm your body."

The lady sighed and said to Shopkeeper Liu with a smile, "Everyone says that Doctor Liu is a skilled doctor. He saw the crux of the matter at first sight. How can I not be worried about the Marshal's condition? Doctor Liu, please do your best to treat him. Even if there is only a glimmer of hope, please give it your all."

Shopkeeper Liu bowed and said with a smile, "This is my duty. Even if Madam doesn't tell me, I will do my best. Please rest assured."

Sha Yanyao asked worriedly, "Doctor, is mother really okay?"

Doctor Liu smiled and said, "Master, please rest assured. Madam is in very good health. She just needs to rest more and not worry too much."

After hearing this, Sha Yanyao quickly said to his wife, "Mother, there's a doctor here to see us. Let's go back to the house and rest."

The lady sighed and said weakly, "Okay." Then a group of people hurriedly helped her out.

Shopkeeper Liu said to the two nurses, "You two go with her and see if Madam needs anything. Come back when Madam's condition stabilizes. I'll be watching over her here."

Sha Yanyao turned around and said to him gratefully, "Thank you, Doctor Liu."

For a moment, the originally lively room was left with only the Marshal, Gui'er and Manager Liu.

Gui'er walked to the door and looked outside. No one had come up to the second floor yet. She turned back to look at the Marshal, who was still unconscious. She asked Manager Liu, "How is the Marshal? Can he really be saved?"

Shopkeeper Liu smiled and shook his head, saying, "It actually happened in the past few days. Doctor He had already told the two young masters about it. It seems that the lady is unwilling to accept the reality, or the two young masters didn't tell her because they were afraid that she would be upset."

Guier glanced around and didn't see Doctor He, so she asked, "Where's Doctor He?"

"He's old, and he's been guarding here day and night these past few days. His body can't take it anymore, so he asked for leave and went back to rest."

Gui'er thought about it for a moment and felt something was wrong: "Manager Liu, why don't you ask for leave too? The Marshal is only here for the next two days. If he's not able to, won't Madam and Big Brother get angry with you if you stay here? Doctor He and the Marshal have been friends for many years. He's suddenly asking for leave now. Could he be going to avoid some free time?"

Shopkeeper Liu was stunned for a moment and said, "I haven't thought about that. Old Meng is going to arrange a move in the next two days, and I thought I would be the first to know the movement since I am in the Marshal's Mansion."

Gui'er said quickly, "I'll investigate the Marshal's movements. I'll tell my brother that the Marshal's condition seems to be poor, so I'm taking a few days off. If anything happens, I'll let you know immediately. You better find a way to get out of here."

Before Manager Liu could say anything, a loud voice came from the stairs: "Marshal, what's going on? Marshal, Marshal, we're here."

Gui'er looked in the direction of the sound and found that it was the concubines of the Marshal's mansion. They must have heard the news and hurried over to see the Marshal.

They rushed in one after another. Some ran to the Marshal's bed and cried, while others asked the doctor what was going on. The scene suddenly became a mess.

Sha Lili quietly pulled Gui'er aside and asked, "What's going on? We suddenly received news that Dad was dying, but he's fine now, isn't he?"

Guier said, "He wasn't breathing just now, but the doctor resuscitated him."

When the concubines heard this, they stopped crying immediately. The fourth concubine asked, "Why are you here alone? Where is your brother? Madam didn't come."

"My mother came to see me. She was so heartbroken when she heard that my father was not feeling well that my two brothers sent him back to the courtyard to rest."

"Oh, really? What should we do? Lily, come on, let's go to the main room and take a look." The fourth concubine called out to Sha Lili anxiously again.

"Yeah, okay." Sha Lili quickly responded and pulled Gui'er with her: "Guier, you come too."

Gui'er turned around and winked at Manager Liu, asking him to get away as soon as possible, and then she followed the Fourth Concubine and Sally.

The third concubine also came to her senses and followed, leaving the fifth concubine who was confused about the situation. The sixth and seventh concubines were still at a loss in front of the Marshal.

Sha Lili whispered in Gui'er's ear, "Didn't I tell you to get closer to the eldest wife? The Marshal is only two days away from death, so why are you still so stupid?"

Guier smiled bitterly and said, "This is too sudden. Haven't you reacted yet?"