A Girl Traveling Through Troubled Times

Chapter 864 Facing Alone

Gui'er originally just wanted to trick her, but she didn't expect that even the old woman who took care of the children knew about it. It can be imagined that they were discussing this matter semi-publicly in this courtyard. In this case, it is even more impossible for her to leave here.

She pretended to be shocked and said, "I had only heard some rumors that my sister-in-law was very dissatisfied with me and wanted to take advantage of this opportunity to deal with me. I didn't expect it to be true. Jinbao, when we were in Nanjing, you and I were like sisters. I cared so much about you, how could you treat me like this?"

Jinbao felt ashamed and afraid, and said, "It's not me, it's really not me. I also wanted to find someone to tip you off, but I was afraid that a fight would implicate my child. I don't know what to do." As he spoke, he burst into tears.

Gui'er asked, "What exactly do Big Brother and Big Sister-in-law want?"

Jin Bao replied tremblingly, "They actually just want Second Uncle to hand over Quan Bing. They also said that if Second Uncle doesn't agree, they will threaten you. You are the apple of his eye, and he will definitely give in for your sake."

"What did mother and eldest brother say?"

"Husband, Madam and your eldest brother haven't made up their minds yet, so they haven't expressed their opinions. Your eldest brother said it might not succeed. He also said that when you were young, Gui'er, you stayed with him for a while, and he couldn't bear it. Yes, yes, yes, that's what he said. Your eldest brother doesn't want to harm you."

Gui'er thought about it. She had no way of judging from Jinbao's words what stage they were at or whether they had any plans to proceed.

But she didn't dare to take the risk. Now that she had broken the window paper, there was no turning back. She had to go all out.

She pretended to be shocked and surprised, wiping her tears and said, "My eldest brother and mother watched me grow up, and I never thought it would come to this. Now that it has come to this, I will stay in this big house and wait for my eldest brother to come back. I will die here anyway. If my eldest brother and mother want my life, just take it." After that, she burst into tears.

It was almost midnight at this time, and the shrill crying suddenly broke the tranquility of the main room. Coupled with the white curtains everywhere in the main room, it was even more terrifying.

Jinbao was at a loss for a moment, but after all, they were in the wrong in this matter.

She quickly stepped forward to comfort him: "Oh, my dear sister, please don't cry. It would be so embarrassing if it got out late at night. People would think we did something to you."

Gui'er burst into tears and said, "What else can I do? My father just died and this happened. I've been with my mother and elder brother in Nanjing for so long, sharing the good and the bad. Why is it like this?"

At this time, the lady came in, coughed, and said awkwardly, "Gui'er, your father just died. What are you doing here in the middle of the night? You are so ignorant. Go back to your courtyard."

Gui'er wiped away her tears and knelt down in front of the lady. She said, "My daughter treated the Marshal and the lady as her own parents. Now that the Marshal has just passed away, I heard that there is no room for me in the mansion. I really don't know what to do."

The lady was a little caught off guard. She coughed and said, "Who said that? Who said that? Your father loved you the most when he was alive. How could he not have room for you? Don't listen to the nonsense of those people below. If I find out who said that, I will kick you out of the house immediately."

Jin Bao, who was standing by, said quickly, "Yes, yes, sister, now that mother has spoken, stop crying and get up and go back to sleep. It's getting late now. If you wake everyone up, the other courtyards will know about it, and it will cause a commotion. It might even spread outside the mansion, and then our family will become a laughing stock in the whole city."

Gui'er sneered inwardly. The people she had sent out had all been beaten back. How could she possibly spread the news? Unless someone specifically told the outsiders, the only thing she could do now was to stall for time. She stayed here with her wife, Jinbao, and their children. If anyone really wanted to harm her, she could just grab one of them as a hostage.

So she stood up, wiping her tears as she said, "Thank you, mother, and thank you, sister-in-law Jinbao. Now that my second brother is away and my eldest brother can't find anyone, I'm really worried. I'll just stay here today."

When Jinbao heard Gui'er calling her Jinbao's sister-in-law, she couldn't help but feel secretly happy. She smiled and said, "Sister, why are you so formal? We are all family. Although your second brother loves you, he is very busy with official duties. It would be better if you moved in with us."

The lady was speechless at her confusion, but she couldn't send her away, so she frowned and said, "Alright then, I'll ask Butler He to arrange a room for you. You still have to go to the memorial service tomorrow, so go to bed early."

Gui'er hesitated. If she went to a room by herself, she would be isolated from other people and could be controlled at any time. She racked her brains to think of how she could stay with her wife or the children.

"Where is my elder brother? He had already left when I came out of the main courtyard just now, and I didn't see him here either. Now is an extraordinary period. What's going on? Did something happen?" Gui'er tried to delay time as much as possible.

"Yes, where is Yan Yao?" The lady also felt strange and turned to ask Jin Bao.

"Mother, I don't know either." Jinbao said timidly.

"You are such a useless thing that you can't even keep an eye on a man." The lady said angrily.

Jinbao lowered his head and dared not say a word, and the atmosphere remained frozen.

"Mother, why don't you send someone to look for big brother? Don't let anything go wrong at this time?" Gui'er said. She suspected that Sha Yanyao might have taken people out to ambush Sha Yanxiao, but she couldn't protect herself, so there was nothing she could do. She could only pray that Wu Mingqiang and the team that went out from the small road would notify Sha Yanxiao first.

"Guier." Suddenly a call came from downstairs. It was a familiar voice to Guier.

"Second brother." Gui'er immediately recognized Sha Yanxiao's voice and turned around and ran downstairs.

It was indeed Sha Yanxiao. He was dressed in military uniform and followed by several soldiers.

"Master, you are finally back." Ah Cheng had been following Gui'er on high alert, and now he felt relieved.

"Second brother, what are you doing back at this time?" The lady came downstairs and asked with a frown.

"In reply to Mother, I have already taken care of things outside. I think we will send out the obituary for Father tomorrow, and there will definitely be many people coming to pay their respects. So I thought of strengthening the security of our mansion. I brought a team of elite soldiers with me. They will be responsible for the security of our mansion, both inside and outside. There will be absolutely no problem."