A Girl Traveling Through Troubled Times

Chapter 167 The Marshal takes Guier back to the hospital

Sha Yanxiao understood Gui'er's meaning. He watched as the cook said, "Even if he didn't poison her, it was his negligence that allowed others to take advantage of him. Furthermore, he neglected his master, so he can't be kept here. Come, give him 50 lashes and expel him from the house."

After saying that, he took Gui'er's hand and went into the house. Soon, the sound of crackling boards and the screams of the cook came from outside. Gui'er was actually not calm in her heart, but she knew that this era was different from the legal society she came from. She had to kill the chicken to scare the monkey, otherwise everyone would think she was a softie and step on her when Sha Yanxiao was not around, so her face did not show any fluctuation.

But she saw different expressions on the servants' faces. The servants and maids under Ji Yiru looked terrified. Miss Lulu had specially put on makeup and put on a beautiful cheongsam, standing among the servants to welcome Sha Yanxiao. Now, seeing how harsh Sha Yanxiao's discipline was, she was so scared that her face turned pale, and she lowered her head and dared not speak.

Ji Yiru smiled and said, "My dear, it's because I'm young and just entered the mansion. I don't know how to manage my subordinates, which is why this happened. I have to reflect on myself."

Sha Yanxiao glanced at Gui'er, then at Ji Yiru, sighed, and said, "Be careful next time. Although Gui'er is my sister, I was the one who brought her into the mansion. If she doesn't live well, wouldn't that be like a slap in my face?"

Ji Yiru quickly said, "I see. I'll be careful next time." Then she poured Gui'er a glass of milk and handed it to her with a smile. Gui'er was a little hesitant to take it. Ji Yiru said, "Sister, you just don't want to forgive me as your sister-in-law?"

Gui'er glanced at Sha Yanxiao, and Sha Yanxiao nodded at her, so Gui'er took it and drank it.

At this time, someone outside came in and said to Sha Yanxiao, "Master, the beating is over. What should we do next?"

Sha Yanxiao frowned and asked, "Didn't I just tell you? Just kick him out of the house and throw him onto the street."

Guier quickly said, "Brother Yanxiao, let him take his things as well." Guier knew that the chef must have valuables. Now that he had been beaten with 50 boards, his legs were probably broken. He had no money on him, so he would probably starve to death in the street.

Sha Yanxiao understood Gui'er's intention, smiled, and said, "Guier is merciful. Well, let him take his things."

Gui'er felt relieved after hearing this. Then Sha Yanxiao asked the servants to go back and rest. Gui'er originally wanted to chat with Sha Yanxiao, but Ji Yiru kept pestering Sha Yanxiao to talk, so she had to go back to her room.

Dingxiang followed in and wanted to help her organize the clothes in the bag, but Guier said, "No need, you are tired too, go and rest."

After Dingxiang left, Guier took out the clothes, pocket pistol, and hidden weapon pen from the bag.

After hanging the clothes back into the closet, Gui'er opened the drawer and wanted to put the pocket pistol in, but she found that the things inside seemed to have been touched. She quickly counted them and found that a jade and diamond necklace was missing. It was bought by Sha Yanxiao when he helped her buy clothes before her wedding not long ago. Gui'er thought it was too luxurious and had never worn it once, so she kept it in the drawer and locked it. She left in a hurry last time, and Gui'er felt that such a priceless thing would easily be lost if she carried it around, so she didn't take it with her.

Unexpectedly, the lock in the drawer and the door were locked, and it disappeared. Gui Er did not dare to delay for a moment for such a valuable thing. She knocked on Sha Yanxiao's door and said anxiously: "Second brother, second brother, it's me."

Sha Yanxiao opened the door and saw how anxious she was. He quickly asked, "What's wrong? What happened? Are you feeling unwell again?"

Guier said: "The jadeite and diamond peacock necklace you gave me is gone."

As he was speaking, he saw Ji Yiru out of the corner of his eye, wearing gorgeous silk pajamas and sitting on the sofa with an unhappy look on her face.

Guier realized that she had disturbed others and said quickly, "Why don't I go look for it myself."

When Sha Yanxiao heard that she was talking about the jade-encrusted necklace, his face turned pale. He said with a hint of embarrassment, "Oh, your sister-in-law saw this necklace and really liked it, so she borrowed it for herself to wear for a while."

Gui'er was stunned for a moment, then turned to look at Ji Yiru. This time she looked more carefully and saw that Ji Yiru was wearing a deep V-neck lace embroidered silk nightgown, and the emerald and diamond peacock feather necklace was right around her neck. If you didn't look at her face, this outfit and jewelry combination was really amazing.

Gui'er was originally afraid of losing such an expensive necklace and didn't know how to explain it to Sha Yanxiao. Now in this situation, she was stunned and didn't know what to say.

Ji Yiru walked over slowly and said to Gui'er with a smile, "Sister, I'm so sorry. I was helping you tidy up your room the other day and saw this necklace. I really liked it. I should have told you about it first, but I'm a new married woman and I'm shy. I didn't want to go to my uncle's yard. I figured you wouldn't be so stingy, so I took it with me."

Guier smiled awkwardly and said, "Oh, it's okay. We are all family. If sister-in-law likes it, you can take it. I'm sorry to disturb your rest." Then she turned around and prepared to leave.

Sha Yanxiao quickly stepped forward, grabbed him, and said, "Guier, I'll buy you a new one in a couple of days."

Gui'er was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said, "Brother, I feel like I'm still young and can't wear such expensive jewelry. A pearl necklace is enough. Thank you, brother."

When she got to her room, Guier quickly checked all the things in the cabinets. Sure enough, everything showed signs of having been moved. Guier was glad that she took the pocket pistol and the hidden weapon pen with her when she left, otherwise she didn't know what kind of trouble it would cause.

Also, the money that Guier put in the dictionary was not missing. I don’t know whether Ji Yiru looked down on it or she never thought that there was money hidden in the book.

After that, although Gui'er also lived in Sha Yanxiao's yard, she only ate and slept there. Most of the rest of the time, Gui'er went to Sha Yanyao's yard to ask him for tutoring on her homework. Sha Yanyao also really began to teach Gui'er to recite the soup recipe song.

Gui'er felt that although Sha Yanxiao didn't dare to act up in front of Ji Yiru, Ji Yiru's family was too powerful and Sha Yanxiao would be in trouble sometimes. It would be better for her to reduce her contact with Ji Yiru.

She asked Dingxiang if anyone had troubled her since she returned. Dingxiang smiled and said, "Ever since I beat up the cook who neglected you and kicked him out of the house, everyone has been very polite to me. I heard that the former steward of our courtyard will be back in a few days."