A Girl Traveling Through Troubled Times

Chapter 188 The Reason Why Madam Matched Them

Sha Yanxiao forced a smile at his wife's matchmaking and said, "Yes."

Then the group ate a vegetarian meal at Guanyin Temple and returned. This time, the Marshal did not come, so Guier did not know what the Marshal's attitude was.

Back at the Marshal's Mansion, Gui'er and Sha Yanxiao were discussing that they had not eaten enough at the temple, so they asked the kitchen to cook some porridge for them.

Seeing Ji Yiru and his maid entering the yard, Sha Yanxiao's face turned black and he yelled at the maid, "What's going on?"

The maidservant nodded in agreement. A steward from the Madam's courtyard stepped forward, cupped his hands, and said to Sha Yanxiao with a smile, "Second Young Master, Madam said that love grows stronger when you meet. Now that the misunderstanding between you and the Madam has been resolved, you should spend more time together so that you can have children soon."

It turned out that the Madam had sent the steward from their courtyard to bring Ji Yiru back. Gui'er couldn't live under the same roof with the culprit who poisoned her. Who knew if she would do it again? So she looked at Sha Yanxiao worriedly.

Sha Yanxiao's face was cold, and the situation remained tense for a moment. The steward showed no sign of giving in, and continued to smile, "I'm only following orders. Madam is the mistress of the Marshal's residence, and I, a mere servant, cannot disobey her. Master, if you have any ideas, please go and tell him yourself. Don't make things difficult for us servants."

There was no other way, so Sha Yanxiao gestured with his head. The manager saw it and quickly turned around and said to Ji Yiru, "Madam, the young master asked you to come in. Come on, come on." Then he sent Ji Yiru to the room and settled her down.

Gui'er felt that this was not a solution and said to Sha Yanxiao, "Brother, I'm scared."

Sha Yanxiao touched Gui'er's head and said, "I'll take good care of him, don't worry."

But Gui'er was not at ease. Ji Yiru had done so many bad things in the past, but she had always brushed them aside. Now that she was back, the couple slept together every day. If Ji Yiru changed her personality and was not as aggressive as before, maybe she would not pursue the matter. However, human character cannot be changed. Her nature is that she regards human life as worthless.

After finishing the seafood porridge cooked in the small kitchen, Gui'er returned to the bedroom and called Dingxiang in. She said to her, "Do you have any familiar maids in the Madam's courtyard?"

Ding Xiang said, "There are one or two who are about my age. We are all servants born in the family and have known each other since childhood."

Gui'er took out 50 coins and handed them to Dingxiang, saying, "Since you've known each other since childhood, you should visit more often. Here's the money for you to treat them to some snacks. And by the way, you can find out why Madam suddenly wants to reconcile my second brother and his wife."

Then he took out another silver dollar and said, "Brother has deducted six months' salary from your monthly allowance. This is his decision, and I cannot go against it. However, it is difficult for you to have no money to spend for six months. During this six months, I will give you one silver dollar per month. I am not well off financially either, so please don't despise me."

Dingxiang took the silver dollar and said gratefully, "My parents blamed me for not doing my job well. As a result, my monthly allowance was deducted and our family income was reduced. I didn't expect that the young lady would be so kind. I will definitely serve her well in the future."

Gui'er nodded and said nothing more. She felt that she was growing up now, and if she wanted to gain a firm foothold in the Marshal's Mansion, she still had to win over the hearts of the people.

As expected, money talks. Dingxiang came back the next day and, while no one was around, told Guier, "Miss, great news! It turns out Madam has found a match for the eldest young master. It's with the daughter of a central government official. It's said they've already corresponded and exchanged photos, and they're both quite satisfied. Madam has even invited the other young master's wife and daughter to come visit us next month. Besides her father being a government official, the other young lady also has several uncles who are wealthy businessmen. Her family is very wealthy, and she's well-connected. Madam is worried that others might find out about the marriage discord between the second young master and the young mistress of the Marshal's Mansion, which would damage their reputation, so she wants to bring them together."

Gui'er suddenly realized that it was no wonder that the lady was so nervous about such a good marriage. She didn't care about Gui'er's life or death just to make the Marshal's Mansion have a good reputation to facilitate her son's marriage. This was really inconsistent with the lady's usual compassionate image.

Gui'er asked, "Are they keeping the news so secret over there? How come I haven't heard anything about it, and my father hasn't said anything either?"

Dingxiang said, "That's right. I've known a few of the girls in their courtyard since we were kids and we're good friends. Plus, I used the money you gave me to buy them each a handkerchief, so they told me about it. They specifically told me not to tell anyone."

Gui'er was originally afraid that the lady suddenly helped Ji Yiru because she had reached some kind of agreement with her, but now it seems that it was just for a good reputation, which is not so bad.

But Gui'er already knew that Ji Yiru was only temporarily forced by the situation and would not do anything to her. Once the incident was over, she might try to kill her again. Thinking of this, she said to Dingxiang, "What has sister-in-law been doing at home these past two days? Has she been out?"

Dingxiang said, "No, but the Second Madam has repeatedly asked the kitchen to prepare delicious food for the Young Marshal these past two days."

Gui'er was surprised and said, "What? She wants to repeat her old tricks so soon?"

Ding Xiang quickly waved her hand and said with a smile, "Don't worry, Miss. The cook has been replaced, and the steward has also told everyone that the maids around the young lady are not allowed to enter or leave the kitchen. They can only report at the kitchen door, so it should be fine."

Gui'er finally breathed a sigh of relief, but this person had hurt her many times, and she could never feel at ease living under the same roof with him.

That day, after finishing work at the Zhenxiufang and returning to the Marshal's Mansion, I suddenly ran into He Ruizhu at the entrance of the alley. She said in surprise, "Wu Guier, you didn't go to Shanghai for vacation."

Guier smiled and said, "No, I'm an apprentice at a pharmacy this summer. Where are you going?"

He Ruizhu said: "I went to Wing On Department Store. My father finally got his salary and asked me to see if there was any discounted fabric to buy for making clothes."

At this time, most of the summer vacation had passed, and they hadn't been in touch with their classmates for a long time, so naturally they had a lot to talk about. He Ruizhu invited Guier to go shopping with her at Wing On Department Store. Guier readily agreed, and asked Dali to park the car in front of the door of Wing On Department Store and wait, and she accompanied He Ruizhu in to shop.

In the discount area of the mall, He Ruizhu picked out a roll of plain homespun cloth. She said with surprise, "This cloth has patterns. It's such a big roll for only one dollar, enough to make two cheongsams."

Guier nodded. She touched it and found that the material was indeed good and very soft. It should be fine-spun. It was just that the pattern was too plain and it was not selling well, so it was discounted.

Gui'er bought three boxes of sanitary napkins and a pack of toilet paper. She used one box as a replacement for herself and planned to give the other two boxes and toilet paper to Taohua.

After they finished shopping, they went to the dessert shop on the second floor to eat ice cream. Seeing that it was almost time, they prepared to go back.