A Girl Traveling Through Troubled Times

Chapter 689 Taohua’s marriage is set

Sha Yanxiao said respectfully, "Father, this is a famous fortune teller. I heard that your recovery is too slow, so I came to check your fortune."

The Marshal looked at the fortune teller doubtfully and said, "Oh? Then take a look... Look, what's going on with me?"

The fortune teller looked at the Marshal pretentiously, counted on his fingers, and then said in surprise, "Marshal, your slow recovery is indeed due to an inexplicable evil spirit. After careful calculation, I found that this evil spirit actually comes from a girl in the mansion."

When the Marshal heard this, his face changed drastically and he quickly asked, "Yes, which girl is it? Tell me."

The fortune teller looked around and said in a low voice, "General, this girl lives in the northwest corner. She's just turned 21. She has a special fate, having grown up without a father or mother. Of course, I'm talking about her biological parents. People like her are doomed to be unlucky, and they clash with your fortune. If you don't marry her off quickly, I'm afraid your health won't recover. Also, she can't marry too well, otherwise, it will have a greater impact on you."

The Marshal's face darkened after hearing this. After a moment's contemplation, he said, "If you put it that way, then isn't that Taohua from the Third Courtyard? I said she was so beautiful. As expected, roses have thorns. So, let's do as the master says. Yanxiao, go and make arrangements and marry Taohua off as soon as possible."

Sha Yanxiao was secretly delighted and quickly said, "Yes, Father, I'll do it right away."

When Sha Yanxiao told her that the Marshal had agreed to Taohua's marriage, Gui'er couldn't believe her ears. She said in surprise, "Really? Brother, you're so kind."

Sha Yanxiao chuckled and said, "Your idea is the best. I found a fortune teller who said that Taohua would bring bad luck to my father. My father is worried about his health not being able to recover, so when he heard this, he immediately agreed. In order to smoothly marry Taohua to your brother, I specifically asked the fortune teller to say that only by marrying her to an ordinary family can this disaster be avoided. So my father also agreed to marry her to Wu Dafu. However, I didn't tell him the specific relationship between Wu Dafu and you, just that he is from an ordinary family."

Gui'er said happily, "As long as they can get married smoothly, nothing else matters. I want to thank you on their behalf for taking so much trouble for their affairs, brother."

Sha Yanxiao blinked and said, "Then how do you thank me? You're not just saying it, are you?"

Gui'er said happily, "How is that possible? Then I'll embroider a sachet for you."

Sha Yanxiao's face immediately grew long upon hearing this. He said, "Stop talking about that sachet of yours. I noticed Song Xichen actually has one that's almost identical to mine. Are you selling it wholesale? How many people have you given it to?"

Gui'er was stunned. This happened so many years ago, and she hadn't expected Song Xichen and Sha Yanxiao to still be using the sachets she had given them. She thought for a moment and said sheepishly, "I didn't have much money back then. How about this? I'll make you a purse this time. I've never made a purse for anyone before, really."

After hearing this, Sha Yanxiao's expression brightened a little and he said, "Well, I'm waiting for your wallet."

Gui'er agreed as she came to the Third Wife's courtyard. The Third Wife complained as soon as she saw her: "Guier, have you heard? The Marshal agreed to let Taohua get married. Alas, she is unlucky. I wanted to find her a respectable family to marry off with honor. I didn't expect this child to marry the Marshal. I can only find a random family to send her away. I raised her for so long and got nothing in return. Alas, don't blame me if she lives a good life in the future."

Gui'er knew immediately that this must be an excuse Sha Yanxiao made up to fool the third concubine. This was a good idea, as the third concubine didn't know that Taohua's in-laws had any relationship with Gui'er.

If she knew about the relationship between Wu Dafu and Gui'er, she might come up with some evil ideas and even try to blackmail him every few days.

Gui'er came to Taohua's room. Taohua was packing things. Seeing Gui'er coming, she came forward happily, took Gui'er's hand and said, "Second brother asked someone to send some things over, saying it was my dowry. I took a look and they are very good. I didn't expect that Second Brother, who is usually so smiling, would be so kind to me. You must thank him for me when you go back."

Gui'er hadn't expected Taohua to describe Sha Yanxiao as such a serious person, so she smiled and said, "Second brother, he's actually a very nice person. He's probably just busy with military affairs, so we don't see each other very often, so we're just unfamiliar. Besides, we live in the same mansion, so why don't you go and thank him in person?"

Taohua backed off when she heard that, but after hesitating for a long time, she nodded solemnly and said, "I'll find a chance for you to go with me. I still don't dare to face him alone."

Gui'er nodded. She looked around to make sure no one was eavesdropping and then told the story of how Sha Yanxiao persuaded the third concubine to lower the bride price and how he hired a fortune teller to lie and get the Marshal to agree to let Taohua marry into an ordinary family.

Taohua was stunned for a long time after hearing this. She stood there with her mouth wide open, but didn't react for a long time. After a while, she finally came to her senses and said, "Thank you so much, Second Brother. However, if he asked the fortune teller to say that I am unlucky for the Marshal, wouldn't that be like telling others that I have a bad fate? If this gets out, it will be bad for my reputation."

Gui'er smiled and waved her hand, saying, "Once you marry into the Marshal's Mansion, you'll definitely have very little contact with the families that interact with them. The explanations aren't important. What's most important is that the Marshal agrees to marry you off to an ordinary family. Otherwise, you'll have to pick and choose between those merchants, which would be counterproductive. That's the most important thing right now."

Taohua didn't care anymore after hearing that. She nodded and said, "You're right."

Gui'er said to Taohua again, "Second brother said that since you are marrying into an ordinary family, the betrothal gift I prepared for you cannot be very grand. It can only be similar to that of ordinary families. I asked my brother for three silver dollars that day, which were originally intended to be your betrothal gift. Since second brother has paid for it, I will give these three silver dollars to you. You can save them as private money or take them back as dowry." Then he took out three silver dollars and handed them to Taohua.

Taohua took it and said with a smile, "Actually, I've saved 10 silver dollars over the years, so it makes 13 dollars in total. Second brother also prepared this dowry for me. It's worth quite a bit of money. When I was little, I saw my mother's dowry at home, and it wasn't even half of what's here. Now it's very good. I never thought I would marry so grandly. If only my parents were still alive, they would definitely be happy. I have you and second brother to thank for this."