A Girl Traveling Through Troubled Times

When everyone was having dinner with the Marshal that day, he suddenly announced: "I'm almost done with things here, let's set off in three days." Then he told the butler to buy train tickets.

Gui'er was stunned for a moment. They didn't have a holiday for three days, so why were they leaving? She glanced at Sha Lili and saw that she was calm, and the others didn't seem to react either. She didn't dare say anything.

After returning to the courtyard, Gui'er said to Sha Yanxiao, "Our school hasn't even had its final exams yet. I heard it's going to be in half a month."

Sha Yanxiao sighed and said, "There's nothing we can do about this. In our family, father is always the most important person. How about I call the principal for you and ask how to solve this problem?"

So around six or seven in the evening, the principal showed up at the residence and respectfully said to Sha Yanxiao, "I've asked Miss Gui'er's homeroom teacher. Since she's already passed the advanced placement exam, she doesn't need to take the final exam. It's okay, she has excellent grades. If she's busy, she can skip the next classes. I brought some textbooks with her for the next semester. I can come over and teach her a few lessons over the next three days so she can catch up quickly next semester."

Sha Yanxiao said: "We only have two days left, so we'll set off on the third day."

The principal nodded and said, "I see. Okay, okay. Shall we start now or tomorrow?"

Sha Yanxiao turned around and asked Gui'er, "Do you still want to go to class today?"

Gui'er was feeling uneasy about the principal's visit in the evening. When she heard this, she wanted to refuse, but then she thought, since everyone was already here, she decided to go ahead.

The next day at school, Guier told Tong Yujun that she would be leaving in two days. Tong Yujun said, "My family will also be leaving in six days."

Guier asked her how she solved the exam problem?

Tong Yujun blinked and smiled, saying, "Have the school mail the test paper to me. I'll take it and do it myself, and then mail it back when the time comes." Then she whispered in Gui'er's ear, "Actually, I had someone do the test paper for me last year. It cost me three yuan."

Gui'er was stunned.

Afterwards, Gui'er wondered whether she should inform Song Xichen. It seemed inappropriate to leave without saying goodbye, but it was not convenient for her to sneak out to find him.

Suddenly she had an idea and went to the principal's office, saying she wanted to borrow a phone to call back to the Marshal's residence and asked her to do it.

She picked up the phone, adjusted it to an angle so the principal couldn't see it, and dialed the police station's number.

"Hello, brother, it's me, Gui'er. I don't have anything to do at school. I can leave the day after tomorrow."

Song Xichen immediately understood what she meant: "Gui'er? Are you leaving for Shanghai the day after tomorrow?"

"Yes, I came back after the New Year and was able to skip a grade and be in the same class with Tong Yujun at the start of the new semester. Their family will be leaving in a week."

"Okay, I get it. Be careful on the road. If you have a chance, give me a call when you get there."

"Okay, brother, you should also be careful when the time comes."

After hanging up the phone, Guier suddenly had a familiar feeling. In her original world, every time she went on a long journey, her parents would tell her to call home and report her safety when she arrived. She didn't expect Song Xichen to play this role. She didn't know how her parents were doing now?

The principal saw Gui'er looked a little worried after she hung up the phone, so he asked with concern, "What's wrong? Gui'er, are you unhappy with your brother?"

Gui'er quickly put away her thoughts and said to the principal, "No, I'm a little nervous because it's my first time traveling far away. Thank you, Principal." Then she quickly slipped away.

On the day of departure, Sha Yanxiao only had a small suitcase, and Gui'er only packed a small bag. Sha Yanxiao asked someone to bring a wooden box over. Gui'er said, "I don't need such a big box. I only have a few sets of clothes."

Just as he finished speaking, Dali drove into the yard and took out a box from the car. Inside was a piece of Jinhua satin, a pomegranate silk cheongsam and a silver fox fur double-breasted cloak with an eight-treasure necklace pattern that they had ordered at Yunshang Tower.

As soon as the clothes were taken out, everyone present was amazed at how exquisitely made they were. In addition to the luxurious material, there were also embroidery and beads on them, and the pearls and crystals were all real.

Sha Yanxiao took out a pomegranate silk cheongsam and a silver fox fur cape and said, "It's windy on the road, you should change into these two."

Gui'er obediently changed her clothes. As soon as she came out, she attracted all the attention in the yard. Sha Yanxiao asked Juxiang to put the changed clothes and the Jinhua satin cheongsam into a wooden box and lock it. He said to her, "Take good care of it on the way, okay?" Juxiang nodded repeatedly.

Only then did Guier realize that Juxiang was going with them.

They arrived at the meeting courtyard, where people and belongings from various courtyards had gradually gathered. Sha Yanxiao said to Gui'er, "Come with me in the same car."

It turned out that they were going to Shanghai by train this time, but the train station was not in their local area, but in the next city. It would take most of the day just to take the bus, and they would have to pass through some sections where bandits were active along the way.

Therefore, the Marshal specially arranged for the car they were riding in to be guarded by a military vehicle in front and behind. The military vehicles were those big trucks with more than a dozen soldiers armed with live ammunition in each car. The luggage and servants who followed them were also arranged on these big trucks. There were three cars in the middle. The first one was for Sha Yanxiao and Guier, and Dali was responsible for driving. The second one was for the Marshal, his wife, the eldest young master and their driver. The third one was for the fifth and sixth concubines and their daughter, two adults and four children, which was quite crowded.

The courtyard was bustling with activity, with luggage being loaded onto the carts, soldiers getting on, servants getting on. Gui'er and Sha Yanxiao were also getting ready to board.

Suddenly there was a commotion, and a man who looked like a housekeeper ran in and said to the Marshal, "Marshal, the car in the Fourth Concubine's courtyard can't be repaired for a while."

There were supposed to be four cars, belonging to the Fourth Concubine's family. Although the Fourth Concubine didn't allow them to go, her two children, Dashuai, still allowed them to go. But when the Fourth Concubine asked the driver to check again last night, she found that the brakes were broken. They have been repaired since last night and it still hasn't been fixed.

The Marshal said impatiently: "Yanwen, go take the third car."

Sha Yanwen hesitated for a moment and said, "Okay, father." Then he sat in the passenger seat of the third car.

Seeing that there was no room for another person in the third car, Sha Lili headed for the middle car that belonged to the Marshal. However, halfway through, she was blocked by the maidservant next to the Madam. She said, "Miss, the Madam is carsick. She can't have too many people in her car. Please go to another car."

Seeing this, Gui'er glanced at Sha Yanxiao, who nodded helplessly. Gui'er quickly said to Sha Lili, "Lili, come and sit in the back with me."

Sha Lili hurried over and got on the back seat with Guier. Guier saw tears in her eyes, but seeing Sha Yanxiao was there, she forced herself to hold back her tears.