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

The room where Jiang Ru lived was in the most remote location in the courtyard, and the servants trotted over.

"Sixth Miss, there are guests in the mansion. Madam wants you to go to the front hall."

Jiang Ru was practicing calligraphy. Hearing this, she looked up and asked in confusion, "Who is coming?"

In the past few years since she returned to the mansion, except for some important days when she needed to attend, there was no need for her to go out and meet people at other times.

"It's the wife of Duke Dingguo. There are three others who look like they are from the same family. I have never seen them before, but I vaguely heard that their surname is Dong." The maid replied.

Qing He's eyes lit up, "Miss, it's Dong..."

Jiang Ru looked at her, stopped her from continuing, put down her pen, stood up and said, "I'll go over after I change my clothes."

"Yes, the slaves retire."

After the maid left, Qing He was overjoyed and lowered her voice and said, "Miss, it's Master Dong who's here to propose marriage!"

Ever since learning about Dong Jialin's identity, Qinghe's attitude towards him has become completely different.

Jiang Ru was surprised, happy, and a little nervous.

"Qinghe, quickly get me some clothes."

"Hey——" Qinghe happily went to the closet to look for clothes.

Jiang Ru came to the mirror and fixed her hair, then heard Qing He complaining.

"Girl, these clothes are old and out of date..."

"It's okay, as long as you dress appropriately." Jiang Ru stood up and walked over, choosing a lake blue dress from the selection, "Just wear this one."

While changing her clothes, Qing He said, "Mr. Dong is really trustworthy. He came to ask for marriage from his family so soon. The girl has finally gotten her wish after all the hardship she has endured."

"That's not what you said about him before." Jiang Ru put on her clothes quickly.

"I mistook pearls for fish eyes before. It is because you are kindhearted that you can get such a good marriage. In fact, even if I say it now, if Mr. Dong is really just a merchant and not the son of a third-rank official in the court, I still think you can't be with him."

"If that's the case, the people in this mansion will look down on you even more."

"I don't care what others think. Even if he is just Boss Dong, if my father doesn't interfere, I am willing to follow him." Jiang Ru changed her clothes in a hurry. "Okay, let's do this. Don't make people wait anxiously."

Jiang Ru walked quickly to the hall and adjusted her breathing outside before slowly walking inside.

She looked straight ahead and saluted, "Father, Mother."

Madam Jiang said in a gentle voice: "Ru'er, come and meet the princess, Lord Dong and Madam Dong."

Jiang Ru turned around and greeted everyone one by one, her behavior was graceful and elegant, without any mistakes.

Seeing her, the eldest lady and Xu Yiwan also remembered that she had also attended the celebration for the old lady that day.

The eldest lady smiled and said, "Madam Hou, the girls in your family are all very pretty. No wonder the noble families in the capital are all rushing to marry you."

"Your Highness, you are too kind. They are no match for the girls in your house." Mrs. Jiang was very happy that her own children were praised.

Xu Yiwan stood up, took off the jade bracelet she had prepared earlier, gently took Jiang Ru's hand and put it on her, looked at her and said softly: "Child, this is our first meeting. This is a little gift from Jialin's father and me."

The heavy and slightly cool jade bracelet on her wrist was no match for the sincere look in the eyes of the beautiful and gentle woman in front of her. Jiang Ru felt warm in her heart and did not refuse.

"Thank you, Madam Dong, and thank you, Mr. Dong."

After they met, the engagement was tacitly agreed upon. Madam Jiang said, "Ru'er, go back first. We still have something to discuss."

"Yes, mother."

Jiang Ru walked out as she was told. When she turned around, she quietly raised her eyes to look at Dong Jialin, then quickly looked away.

In front of their elders, Dong Jialin also knew his limits. Even though he saw that she was very happy, he couldn't show it too obviously.

After the marriage was settled, both parties became more relaxed and talked about their two children.

When they left, Marquis Jintian and his wife personally saw them out of the house.

After their carriage drove away, Madam Jiang said, "Master, just agreed to them directly. Doesn't it seem that we are too eager?"

Marquis Jintian walked back, "So what? Since they all know the Sixth Girl's situation, what's there to argue about? The Sixth Girl is marrying up to the Dong family. Becoming a relative of Dong Jingtang is also a good thing for our Marquis' Mansion, so of course I agree."

Madam Jiang followed and said, "I was still worried about Ru'er's marriage, but I didn't expect that she was so capable that she was favored by the son of Lord Dong."

"It doesn't matter how she did it, as long as she doesn't bring shame to the Jiang family." Marquis Jintian said with his hands behind his back, "Give her some more dowry. We can't let the Dong family think we are shabby."

Madam Jiang nodded, "Master, don't worry. I know that I won't let them find fault with me for the sake of face."

When Dong Jiafu came back from the clinic, she saw Dong Jialin's mouth was almost grinning from ear to ear, and she knew that the proposal went smoothly today.

"Congratulations, second brother, you are finally getting married to my future second sister-in-law."

"Afu, you're teasing me again." Dong Jialin was so happy that he waited here just to tell her the good news. Unexpectedly, before he could say anything, she had guessed, "Ruer's parents agree to our marriage, but the wedding will have to be next year at the latest."

"Why do I hear some regret in second brother's words? Is he so impatient that he wants to marry second sister-in-law this year?" Dong Jiafu teased.

Dong Jialin touched his nose and said, "I think about it, but I also know that getting married is a big deal. It only happens once in a lifetime. I don't want to rush it and let Ru'er have any regrets. It's better to prepare slowly."

"My second brother is so considerate. I'm a little envious of my second sister-in-law."

"If you're envious, just find someone to marry. As long as you're willing, Brother Lu and Lord Cui are both ready-made. We can all see clearly what they both think of you."

The smile on Dong Jiafu's face slowly faded, "Second brother, you don't understand."

She didn't want to continue this topic, so she sniffed and said, "It smells so good. Mother Guo is cooking fish again tonight. Second brother, I'm going back to my room first."

Dong Jialin looked at her fleeing figure and shook his head helplessly, saying loudly: "Afu, you always see things clearly and are confident in everything you do. Why are you so timid when it comes to your feelings? What are you afraid of?"

Dong Jiafu paused slightly. Even her second brother could see that she was indeed not brave enough in this matter.

Dong Jialin's marriage was finalized, and the whole family was very happy. They even sent a letter to Dong Jiabai who was far away in Suzhou to tell him the good news.

Although it was still a long way off for Dong Jialin's wedding, Xu Yiwan had already started preparing. This was the first of her three children to get married, and she was always worried about mistakes, so she wanted to start early.