Don't disturb me, I won't be a concubine

Dong Jiafu asked Meng Dong to help her deliver the medicine box to Ji Bai outside the house, and waited for Cui Yaying in the hall.

After two cups of tea, Cui Yaying came out of the room.

"Afu, you must be getting impatient."

Dong Jiafu stood up and said, "No, have you finished talking to the old lady?"

Cui Yaying nodded and said, "Let's go sit in the pavilion outside."

This pavilion in the mansion is a great place to cool off in the summer.

After the two arrived, Cui Yaying looked at the sparkling water in front of her and said, "Remember, you helped me here."

"Of course I remember." Dong Jiafu said with a smile.

There was a gentle breeze and the scenery here was exactly the same as when she first arrived.

Cui Yaying also felt something. "Time flies by so fast. So many things happened in the blink of an eye. You returned to your family, and I left the Duke's Mansion to get married and have children. Now thinking back on it, it feels like a dream."

"I still remember the way you stood in front of me fearlessly that night. You were so thin, but you were so brave." Cui Yaying turned around and smiled at her, "Where did you get the courage from?"

Recalling that night, Dong Jiafu couldn't help but laugh, "To be honest, I was scared too. But when I saw you being harassed by a scoundrel, I didn't have time to think about it. Saving people was the most important thing."

"Fortunately you stood up. If you had come forward, I would have wanted to jump into the river." After many years, Cui Yaying still can't forget the feeling of isolation, helplessness and despair.

This was the first time Dong Jiafu heard her say this. It turned out that no matter what their background was, when faced with such a thing, women would subconsciously choose to protect themselves by risking their lives.

"I'm also glad you didn't go that far. Evil will always be punished. People like that will be dealt with."

"Are you talking about my eldest brother? If it weren't for my eldest brother and father, the Huang family wouldn't have been investigated so quickly."

"Yes, it's only a matter of time before the Huang family violates the law and is investigated and punished."

Seeing that she avoided Cui Qiyan and did not talk about it, Cui Yaying stopped mentioning it.

Before going to her grandmother's house, she talked to her mother for a while and learned that Afu was not engaged. This way, her eldest brother still had a chance, and she was happy for him.

However, the eldest brother did not allow mother to interfere in their affairs. Although she was anxious watching the two of them going around in circles for so many years, she could not interfere too much.

Judging from Afu's attitude at this moment, big brother has a long way to go.

Cui Yaying dropped the topic and said in a relaxed tone: "I haven't had the taro balls and sweet soup you made for a long time. When I came here, I suddenly wanted to eat it. I still remember that time I asked you to make a lot of taro balls and sweet soup, and share it with Qi Yu and others in the pavilion. It was really nice at that time."

Dong Jiafu smiled and said, "If you want to eat it, you can ask Qingdai to make it. She knows how to cook it. But you can't put ice in it when you eat it. You just gave birth to a child, so you should eat less cold food."

"I know. You are a female doctor now. I dare not disobey you." Cui Yaying joked.

Then she asked about the old lady's illness, and the two chatted about some daily trivial matters.

It was almost noon, and the eldest lady sent her maid to look for them.

Cui Yaying glanced at the sun and said to Dong Jiafu, "I have been chatting with you for so long without realizing it. I will stay in the mansion for dinner today. Why don't you eat with me before leaving?"

"I won't disturb you and the Madam anymore," Dong Jiafu stood up from the stone bench. "Someone in the clinic may come to see me, so I'll go back first."

"Okay, I'll take you there." Cui Yaying didn't try to keep her any longer.

"It's too hot. You should go to Ruiheyuan quickly. I know the way and can leave the house by myself."

Dong Jiafu politely declined Cui Yaying's offer to see her off and walked out alone.

Noon was the hottest time of the day. Dong Jiafu walked in the shade at the foot of the wall. When she reached an intersection ahead, she heard a delicate voice.

"This damn weather is so suffocating..."

From the sound, the person was on the road to her right, but she couldn't see him because of the wall.

The voice was also unfamiliar. Dong Jiafu thought it was probably not someone she knew, so she continued walking forward.

But just as she reached the intersection, she heard a scream in her ears, which scared her and she stopped quickly.

"You bastard, don't you have eyes when you walk? You scared me to death..."

I saw a young woman dressed elegantly, holding her chest with her hands, with a big belly. It seemed that she was five or six months pregnant.

Dong Jiafu was confused by the scolding. The two of them were clearly several steps apart, so how could she be scared?

Before she could react, one of the maids in green clothes who followed the woman spoke.

"Who dares to wander around the Duke's Mansion? This is Miss Wan from our Second Master's room. She is very precious. If she gets hurt by you, I won't be able to pay you back even if I sell you off!"

Like master, like servant. What a bullying girl.

From her words, Dong Jiafu knew the identity of the person in front of her. It turned out that this was Cui Qishao's very favored concubine, whom she had heard of from Meng Dong and Lu Yue.

Dong Jiafu didn't want to argue with a pregnant woman, "I'm sorry, I scared you."

After saying that, she raised her legs and was about to leave. She really didn't want to stay in the sun any longer in such a hot day.

"Stop!" The maid in green ran over and grabbed her arm. "You bumped into our Miss Wan, and you want to leave after saying something so innocuous?"

Dong Jiafu looked at the hand that was tightly holding hers, frowned slightly, raised her eyes and asked: "Otherwise, what do you want to do?"

The maid was slightly startled when she met her eyes, and the strength in her hands couldn't help but loosen a little.

When Wan Xiaoniang saw Dong Jiafu's face clearly, she was obviously stunned. She was favored by the Second Master because of her good looks. Apart from several ladies and girls, she didn't expect to see someone more beautiful than her in this mansion.

Dong Jiafu's outstanding appearance made Wan Xiaoniang feel hostile. She looked at her carefully from head to toe and saw that she was not wearing any expensive jewelry and her clothes were ordinary. She was not dressed like a servant in the mansion, nor did she look like a guest. Could she be the daughter of some steward?

Because she was pregnant, it was inconvenient for her to serve the Second Master. She heard that the Second Young Master's wife intended to take a concubine for the Second Master and had been looking for someone to take a look at these days. Could it be this person?

Thinking of this, Wan Xiaoniang became nervous. If she let this man in, wouldn't she lose favor with the Second Master? She had finally won the Second Master over, and now she was pregnant. She was about to gain a firm foothold, and she couldn't let anyone ruin it at this critical moment.

Wan Xiaoniang moved her hand from her chest down to support her stomach, and placed her remaining hand on another maid with a painful expression, "Ouch, my stomach hurts so much——"

The maid who was supporting her was terrified, "Little girl...what should I do? Little girl, please bear with it..."

The maid holding Dong Jiafu also panicked, let go of her hand and ran over, "My dear, are you having a miscarriage?"