strictlysupreme Chapter 712 Director Tian prepares to arrest the revolutionaries
Chapter 712 Director Tian prepares to arrest the revolutionaries
As the Eighth Concubine watched the Young Marshal's hurried departure, her obsession intensified. She vowed to impress the Young Marshal. In the days that followed, the Eighth Concubine continued to court the Young Marshal. Every day, she meticulously prepared a variety of delicacies and personally delivered them to the Young Marshal's courtyard. Even though the Young Marshal often merely responded politely and ignored her, she remained undaunted.
Once, the young marshal was practicing wrestling with Dali and Acheng in the garden. Gui'er and the maids, old women and servants in the yard gathered around to watch the fun and cheer loudly. The eighth concubine slipped in at some point and waited by the side early. When Sha Yanxiao finished practicing, she immediately stepped forward to hand him a towel and tea, and praised the young marshal for his extraordinary skills with a smile on her face.
Sha Yanxiao simply took it and said thank you briefly before leaving in a hurry, leaving the eighth concubine standing there alone, her smile gradually stiffening.
Even Dingxiang whispered to Guier, "Miss, you have to be careful of the Eighth Concubine. How did the previous Eighth Concubine die? Everyone knows. She's courting death, but don't let her bring us down with her."
However, the Eighth Concubine did not give up, but found another way. After much inquiry, she learned that Gui'er had a close relationship with the Young Marshal, and decided to find a breakthrough through Gui'er.
One day, the Eighth Concubine took advantage of Gui'er walking alone in the garden and quietly approached her. "Gui'er," the Eighth Concubine called softly with a seemingly friendly smile on her face.
Gui Er was startled. Turning around, she saw that it was the Eighth Concubine. She couldn't help but feel a little surprised, but she still responded politely: "Eighth Concubine, what's the matter?"
The eighth concubine looked around and saw that there was no one around, so she took Gui'er's hand and said shyly, "Guier, I want to tell you something from my heart."
Gui'er was confused and frowned slightly, but she couldn't break free, so she had to listen patiently.
The Eighth Concubine took a deep breath and said, "I know that the Second Young Master went to school in Shanghai. At that time, one of my cousins also went to school in Shanghai and was a classmate of the Second Young Master. I met him when I went to visit my cousin. I was still young at that time. The Second Young Master was young and handsome. I only took one look at him and my heart was moved. My cousin is a photography enthusiast, so I stood near the Second Young Master and asked her to take a photo. Look."
Gui'er was genuinely surprised by her blunt confession and instinctively took the photo. Sure enough, Zheng Wanyu looked childish in the photo, with Sha Yanxiao standing two meters behind her. Zheng Wanyu smiled shyly, her eyes fixed on the camera, but her attention seemed to be on Sha Yanxiao.
Gui Er was so shocked holding the photo that she didn't know what to say. She didn't expect that Zheng Wanyu and Sha Yanxiao had such a story. If it were in modern times, it would probably be a very romantic story, but in this era. She was still the eighth concubine of the Marshal. Not to mention anything else, as long as this photo was discovered by the Marshal, she would be in trouble.
At this time, the Eighth Concubine whispered in Gui'er's ear: "Guier, you have a good relationship with the Second Young Master. Can you help me say a few good words to him? I really like him. As long as you are willing to help me, I will definitely repay you well."
Gui Er came to her senses and quickly pulled back her hand, saying sternly, "Eighth Concubine, what are you talking about? You are the elder and Second Brother is the younger. How can this be spread out? If you really can't let it go, go and find out how the original Eighth Concubine died."
The Eighth Concubine refused to give up and continued to plead, "Of course I know she's pursuing love, but isn't that normal? Isn't it the fault of the Marshal and those who sent her to the Marshal's residence for personal gain? And now the Marshal is in such a bad state. What's the point of getting a wife? Gui'er, I'm sincere. Please help me. I promise I won't cause you any trouble."
Gui'er shook her head firmly and said, "Eighth Concubine, this is absolutely impossible. You'd better give up this idea as soon as possible." After that, Gui'er hurried away, leaving the Eighth Concubine standing there.
To be honest, Gui'er was shocked by the Eighth Concubine's courage to pursue love at all costs, but she was not willing to sacrifice herself for someone else's love.
After a while, Director Tian and the eldest son were discharged from the hospital. Although their injuries were not serious, they still needed to rest. Director Tian simply stayed in the Marshal's Mansion for convenience, preparing to return to Nanjing with the people from the first house.
That day, the Marshal held a banquet in the living room to welcome Director Tian and the young master. During the meal, Director Tian's face was full of sorrow, and his words revealed that his superiors were extremely dissatisfied with the failure of their operation.
"This operation has gone this way, and I'm terrified of being blamed by the higher-ups," Director Tian said with a bitter face. "I've thought about it over and over again. When I return to Nanjing, I must intensify my efforts to hunt down the revolutionaries and restore my reputation, otherwise I'll lose my job."
The Marshal frowned and said, "Tian, Brother Tian, don't be too anxious. This search and arrest matter needs to be carefully considered. Don't rush into it, so as not to cause unnecessary trouble."
Director Tian nodded helplessly and said, "What the Marshal said is absolutely right, but I am now in a difficult situation and there is really no other way."
Sha Yanyao also said, "Director Tian, don't worry too much. After I recover from my injuries, I will do my best to assist you. We will definitely be able to wipe out the revolutionaries in one fell swoop."
Director Tian looked at Sha Yanyao with admiration and said, "You were very brave when the assassination attempt happened that day. This operation failed, and Yanyao was injured. You must have worked hard."
The group chatted for a while, the atmosphere growing more serious. Gui'er listened to their conversation, feeling a surge of worry. She knew that if Director Tian intensified his search, the comrades in Nanjing would be in danger.
So early the next morning, she came to Zhenxiufang on the pretext of being an apprentice, and took advantage of the time when there were not many people in the store to tell the shopkeepers Zhang and Liu about the matter.
Both were shocked. Manager Zhang said angrily, "These spy chiefs are really not doing their jobs. In the face of national crisis, they are still thinking about how to harm their own people. They are simply lawless."
Shopkeeper Liu quickly said to her, "Alright, alright, calm down. Don't be so excited. I'm going to deliver a package of medicine to Old Song today. I'll let him know when the time comes." Then he asked Gui'er, "Did they talk about anything else, or any specific plans?"
Gui'er thought about it carefully, shook her head, and said, "That wasn't mentioned. It was actually Director Tian who said that because he was assassinated this time, the operation in Shanghai was delayed, so Sha Yanyao took over. It didn't work, so he planned to take action to regain the trust of his superiors."