sjar Chapter 861: Changing Weather
Chapter 861: Changing Weather
Sha Yanxiao said no more, turned around, and strode out. As he passed Gui'er, he paused and whispered, "Take care of yourself. Don't wander around." Gui'er bit her lip and nodded. She watched his back disappear through the courtyard gate, then looked back at the chaos in the main courtyard. She felt a heavy weight on her chest—with the Marshal's departure, the world of the Marshal's Mansion was about to change.
As soon as Sha Yanxiao left, Sha Yanyao went upstairs to see the Marshal. Although the other concubines were a little scared, they still followed him upstairs, and Guier also followed.
Walking into the Marshal's bedroom, he saw him lying on the bed, his face pale. Sha Yanyao walked to his bedside and called softly, "Father."
The Marshal naturally did not respond. Sha Yanyao stood dejectedly in front of his bed, looking like a child for a moment, at a loss.
Guier walked up to him, took his hand, and said, "Brother, our father has passed away. Please accept our loss." Then she turned to the dean and asked, "Thank you for your hard work, dean. What did our father say before he died?"
The dean stood aside in panic, his voice trembling as he said, "Marshal, he passed away peacefully. Our nurses gave him a nutritional injection, and two hours later we came to check on him and found he wasn't breathing, as if he were asleep."
Miss Tian said, "That means you didn't even know when the Marshal passed away. Maybe you didn't take good care of him, so you didn't notice when he needed to be resuscitated."
The director's face turned pale with fear, and the two nurses beside him were also startled. They quickly said, "Well, that's not the case, Madam. The Marshal was almost dying and was relying on the nutrient solution to stay alive. It's amazing that he's been able to hold on until now."
Miss Tian said, "Earlier, Doctor He and Doctor Liu both said he was almost recovered. How come when he came to you, he was already dying? This is clearly your excuse. Someone, come and lock them up in the dungeon first. Let Doctor He and Doctor Liu come and see the cause of death first."
The servants, who were already in mourning, came up and dragged the three people away, pushing and shoving.
Gui'er frowned as she watched the scene, feeling relieved that she had asked Manager Liu to run away earlier, otherwise Manager Liu would inevitably be implicated.
But these two nurses and the director were her colleagues after all. If anything happened to them, how would she survive in the hospital? So she went up to Sha Yanyao and said, "Brother, this isn't good. Imprisoning someone right after Father passed away, if word gets out, people will think there's something fishy about his death. It's not a big deal, but I'm worried that other warlords or the central government might think we have an opportunity to take advantage of it, which would be troublesome."
Sha Yanyao's eyes flickered as he said, "Sister, don't worry. They're really neglecting her by saying this now. Let's wait until Doctor He and Doctor Liu come over to see her."
Gui'er didn't feel comfortable saying anything more, and the other concubines were also silent. For a moment, the atmosphere was extremely dull and depressing.
At this time, Chief Steward He came in and said to Sha Yanyao, "The eldest young master has arranged for Yunshanglou to make funeral clothes for the Marshal. They will be ready in two days."
Sha Yanyao said: "My father is a soldier, so I can just wear his military uniform."
Manager He was stunned for a moment, then quickly said with an embarrassed smile, "Oh, yes, how could I have forgotten about that? Haha. I'll have someone bring out the Marshal's formal attire and put it on him. Everyone, please wait outside."
Everyone returned to the first floor.
Gui'er saw Wu Mingqiang walking in from outside with his head bent, looked at everyone, and quickly turned sideways and walked out of the yard.
Wu Mingqiang said, "Miss, Dali asked me to come over, and the others are here too..."
Gui'er understood that Sha Yanxiao asked them to come to the mansion to keep an eye on things in case anything unexpected happened while he was away.
She said to him, "Go back to our courtyard and tell everyone to wear mourning clothes. Also tell Dingxiang to prepare my mourning clothes. I will go back and change into them later. Father has passed away. During the mourning period, no laughing or playing is allowed. You must observe the rules."
Wu Mingqiang agreed and turned back.
At this time, the servants in the main courtyard were making their preparations in an orderly manner. On her way back, she passed by the corridor and heard servants in the corner, who were stacking gold ingots, whispering, "Now the Marshal is gone. And Steward He is trying to take the credit. In fact, it was Steward Wang who was busy with all this. Just look at what happened to Steward Zhao. I'm afraid we won't have a good ending after the funeral. What should we do?"
"We are just ordinary servants. We do whatever we are told to do. At worst, we can just move to another place and continue working. What else can we do?"
"I heard that when Marshal Zhang of Fengcheng died, his family in Fengcheng buried several of his familiar servants, maids, and servants with him."
"No way? Then aren't we..."
"Hush, I've got all the money I saved with me anyway. If things don't look good, I'll just leave right away."
"If you hadn't told me earlier, I would have gone and gotten it too."
Gui'er was too lazy to care and pretended not to hear. Just as she was about to go into the house, she saw concubines from various families walking out one after another.
Sha Lili said, "We're busy with our father's funeral. Let's go back to the courtyard to change into mourning clothes and eat something before coming over. I'm afraid we'll have to keep vigil tonight, so you should go back and rest before coming over."
Gui'er nodded and said okay. She thought about going upstairs to say hello to Sha Yanyao and his wife before leaving.
She walked up the stairs to the second floor. A few steps further, she found the Marshal's bedroom. The door was ajar. Just as Gui'er was about to enter, she heard a voice from inside the room: "Mother, Yan Yao, are you still unable to make up your mind? This is your last chance."
"Your idea is too risky. If it goes wrong, everyone will lose their lives."
"What's the big deal? Just say the second son was too sad and followed his father. Anyway, there are rumors that they had a very good relationship, so this is a good reason. Then, Yan Yao can legitimately take over as the next commander-in-chief."
Gui'er felt as if she was struck by lightning. It was the eldest wife who was planning to kill Sha Yanxiao. She knew that if she was discovered at this moment, she would definitely die, so she quickly and tiptoed back.
At this time, voices were heard again from inside.
"You think too simply. My second brother's ex-wife is a gangster. They usually stay out to watch. I just saw their leader, Wu Mingqiang, appear on the first floor. I'm afraid my second brother has called them back. This means he's already prepared."
"Then didn't you also bring troops from Nanjing? The soldiers all obey you and your son. You can lure him back and kill him. No one will know. Who would dare to disobey you? Besides, those gangsters are probably no match for the troops we brought from Nanjing."