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

Jiang Ting's outspokenness made the matter clear.

Jiang Ru stopped making excuses and said frankly, "Brother, I don't know what to do either."

"So do you like the kid from the Dong family?" Jiang Ting asked.

"I..." Jiang Ru struggled internally.

"Okay, I understand." Jiang Ting stood up. "Sixth sister, it's not easy to meet someone you like. Some people never meet someone in their entire life. If you don't know what to do, then you might as well think about it. If you give up, will you regret it in the future?"

Jiang Ru twisted the handkerchief in her hand together. Will she regret it? Of course she will!

Jiang Ting didn't want to hear her answer. It was enough for her to know the answer herself.

"Mother has been keeping an eye on your marriage. To be honest, the family they found for you is definitely not as good as the Dong family. As for what kind of person they are, it's even harder to say. If you were willing to marry the person your family arranged for you, you wouldn't be so entangled."

If she had not met Dong Jialin, Jiang Ru might have just obeyed the arrangement and got married. But now when she thought about it, she felt resistance.

With this feeling, Jiang Ru knew that she might not be able to live in hiding like before.

Seeing her lowering her head in deep thought, Jiang Ting did not urge her and waited quietly for her decision.

After a moment, Jiang Ru put away the handkerchief in her hand, raised her head, and said without hesitation, "I will go with my brother tomorrow."

Jiang Ting smiled and said, "Okay, I didn't pay attention to him last time at Duke Dingguo's Mansion. This time, let me give that kid a good look and see what he has the guts to dare to set his sights on my sister."

“Brother——” Jiang Ru’s cheeks turned slightly red.

In the evening, Dong Jialin went to the clinic to pick up Dong Jiafu.

On the way home, Dong Jialin said with a smile: "Afu, I need your help with something."

"Second brother is being polite to me. What do you need me to do?"

"Lord Cui has arranged to go to the farm tomorrow. Miss Jiang is the only woman there, so he wants you to go with her to keep her company."

It was indeed inappropriate to leave Miss Jiang there alone. Dong Jiafu nodded and said, "Okay, I also want to get to know Miss Jiang and establish a good relationship with my future second sister-in-law in advance."

"The son of Marquis Jintian will also be there tomorrow, but you can't say that." Dong Jialin said this, but he couldn't hide the smile on his face because of Dong Jiafu's words.

"Don't worry, second brother, I won't hold you back."

Dong Jialin was talking happily when he suddenly sighed.

"What is second brother worried about?" Dong Jiafu asked.

"I don't know what Miss Jiang is thinking."

"It's useless for you to worry about this problem now, second brother. You will know when you meet the person tomorrow. In fact, if Miss Jiang goes there tomorrow, it will probably show her attitude."

Dong Jialin immediately perked up after hearing this, "You mean if she goes there, I'll have a chance?"

"Of course, if she doesn't want to see you, she doesn't have to come. No one is forcing her."

"Great!"

Dong Jialin just got over his excitement and started to worry about another thing, "Afu, do you think Miss Jiang will come tomorrow?"

"Second brother has always been carefree, why is he so worried now?"

"Alas, I never thought that love affairs would be so exhausting and make people become unlike themselves."

Dong Jialin also felt that he became indecisive whenever it came to matters related to Miss Jiang, but he couldn't control it.

And so, the second day arrived in anxiety.

Cui Qi Yan was afraid that they couldn’t find the place, so he came to Dong’s house to pick them up in person.

The carriage traveled for more than half an hour before it stopped.

The steward of the manor had been waiting outside to greet him. When he saw Cui Qiyan dismounting from his horse, he immediately bowed and said, "This old man greets the prince."

"Uncle Huang, please stand up." Cui Qiyan helped the manager, who was in his fifties, to stand up.

Steward Huang looked at Cui Qiyan with a kind face, "Your Highness, you haven't been to the farm for a few years. We heard that you were coming today, so we prepared several dishes. They are all grown in the farm, so they are absolutely fresh."

"Thank you, Uncle Huang."

At this time, Dong Jialin and Dong Jiafu came over, and Huang Bo's eyes lit up, "Who are these two?"

"My friend Mr. Dong and his sister." Cui Qi Yan introduced.

"Mr. Dong, Miss Dong," Huang Bo bowed to the two of them, "You two have extraordinary looks, and you are obviously not ordinary people."

Dong Jialin returned the greeting, "Thank you for your compliment, uncle. We are sorry to bother you today."

"No way, you are the prince's friends. We are so happy that you can come to this farm." Manager Huang smiled and said, "Prince, the wooden house and the shed by the river have been cleaned up. I will take you there."

"No, we can go there by ourselves. Prince Jiang and Miss Jiang Liu will be here later. You can bring them here."

"Don't worry, my lord. I'll be waiting here."

Cui Qiyan turned around and said, "Let's go first."

Dong Jialin and Dong Jiafu followed him to the river.

The three of them walked not far before they saw a river. There was a pergola on the bank where people could cool off. Not far away was the wooden house that Manager Huang had mentioned.

Cui Qiyan said to them as they walked: "When we were young, our grandfather would bring a few of us here every year to teach us. He taught us how crops are planted and grow, and whether watermelons and apples grow on the ground or on trees. He also taught us that food is hard to come by and we should know how to cherish it."

"After my grandfather passed away, we would still come to visit and bring friends. But in recent years, we have all grown up and have our own things to do, so we don't remember to come here anymore."

Dong Jialin was surprised to hear this and said, "The old Duke's way of educating his descendants is really special. If Lord Cui hadn't said it, I would have thought that noble children like you don't know the sufferings of the world."

Cui Qi Yan smiled and took them to sit under the pergola.

There were two tables under the pergola, one with a chessboard and the other with washed fruits, tea and snacks.

"Try it. The fruits grown here are very sweet."

"It looks delicious." Dong Jialin plucked a grape and put it in his mouth. "It is very sweet indeed."

"Have some peaches," Cui Qiyan brought a plate of sliced ​​peaches to Dong Jiafu. "In previous years, the peaches in the mansion were sent by the farm. I remember you liked them."

Dong Jialin's eyes widened, and he was about to spit out the seeds, but he swallowed them down in one gulp.

Dong Jiafu was also stunned by Cui Qi Yan's actions. Looking at the fresh and juicy peaches in front of her, she couldn't help but think of the past.

At that time, she was still serving in the study. A plate of peaches was placed on Cui Qi Yan's desk, but he didn't eat a single bite.

She was reading a book nearby, and her eyes would occasionally glance at the plate of peaches. Although the clothes and food of a maid were provided by the government, they all had their quotas. Needless to say, what to wear was not important, and the food to eat was the same all year round, and fruits were rarely available.

If you really want to eat it, you either have to have a good relationship with the people in the kitchen and get a share of it secretly, or you have to pay for it yourself and ask someone to bring it to you. Even if you buy it yourself, you can't show off and have to eat it in seclusion.

Of course there is one exception, that is when it is a reward from the master.

Maybe it was because the way she looked at Taozi was too obvious, but Cui Qiyan was handling matters and didn't even raise his head to ask her to take the plate away, saying that it was disturbing his work.

She hurriedly brought the peach to her, and when he wasn't paying attention, she ate a few pieces with her back to him. She still remembers the taste.

That night, Cui Qi Yan said that the peaches were going to go bad, and asked Bi Tao to share them with the others.

The servants in Chenglin Pavilion each received three peaches. The peaches were not bad at all and could be kept for two days. I don’t know what Cui Qiyan thought of this. But they had a delicious meal.

At this moment, Dong Jiafu couldn't help but think that he had discovered her eating peaches a long time ago, and he even asked her to take the plate away so that she could eat. And later, he asked Bi Tao to share the peaches, was it also for her?