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

As the days passed, it was soon the beginning of autumn. The autumn heat began to show its power, and the sun was particularly strong at noon. Fortunately, it was much cooler in the morning and evening.

That day, Dong Jingtang stood under the corridor, looking at the continuous heavy rain and sighing from time to time.

Dong Jiafu walked over and said, "Father has been standing here for a long time. Be careful not to let dampness or cold enter your body."

Dong Jingtang turned around, his brows relaxed slightly, "It's okay, I'll go in later."

"Father has been worried these days. Is it because of the rain?"

Heavy rain like today's has been falling for three consecutive days, and it will rain every now and then.

Dong Jingtang stretched out his hand, and the raindrops as big as beans hit the palm of his hand with extra weight, and soon his hands were all wet.

"There has been too much rain this year, especially in Jizhou, which is close to the capital. It has been raining intermittently for more than a month. If it continues like this, there may be a famine."

The flood more than four years ago caused great damage to their family, and they were separated for several years before they were reunited. But compared with those people who lost their families, they are already very lucky.

Dong Jiafu did not experience the flood that year personally, so she could only stay by his side silently, hoping that the rain would stop.

However, their expectations were dashed. Half a month later, the thing they least wanted to see finally happened.

The continuous heavy rains in Jizhou caused the crops that should have been harvested to be either submerged or rot and sprout because they could not be dried in the sun. In serious areas, the houses of villagers were washed away by the floods, and the victims were displaced.

A large number of disaster victims could not wait for relief and flocked to the capital.

When the emperor learned of this, he was furious. He first ordered the Censorate to investigate the officials in Jizhou who concealed the disaster and then ordered the Jingzhao Yin to resettle the victims.

The Jingzhao Yin immediately found a place for the victims to stay and provided them with porridge and food.

But there were too many victims, and Jingzhao Prefecture was unable to take care of them all at once, so some kind-hearted officials and merchants spontaneously set up tents outside to distribute porridge.

After discussing with Dong Jingtang that night, Dong Jialin immediately went to buy food. On the next day, he set up a pot near the bookstore and gave porridge to the victims who passed by.

Xu Yiwan felt the same way and took Mother Guo and others from the mansion to help.

In addition to hunger, another more troublesome issue is illness.

Doctor Tan also wanted to help, which was the same as Dong Jiafu's idea. The clinic couldn't be left unattended, so it was finally decided that she and Tan Hao would treat sick disaster victims for free at the entrance of the clinic.

There were not many people coming to see the doctor in the first two days, but the news spread quickly among the victims, and soon everyone knew that there was a doctor providing free medical services at Hui'an Hall, and more and more people came specifically to see the doctor.

The clinic had limited staff, so in addition to Dong Jiafu and Tan Hao, Meng Dong and an apprentice were helping out. Facing the patients who came, the four of them were very busy.

"Line up, everyone line up!" Meng Dong shouted to maintain order.

A ragged middle-aged man leaned on a wooden stick and begged, "Girl, please be kind and let me take a look first. My leg was hit by a rock and I will become lame if I don't get treatment."

He stretched out his injured leg, and Meng Dong took a look and frowned. The man's calf was seriously injured, with the skin and flesh turned upside down, oozing pus and blood, which looked really scary.

Meng Dong's heart softened, and he was about to let him go to the front, when a woman holding a child rushed over and begged, "The child has had a fever for two days, and she is less than three years old. Please have pity on us, my dear. We have been separated from our family. I can't lose another child, please let us treat it first..."

As the woman spoke, she was about to kneel down to Meng Dong.

Meng Dong hurried to help her up, "Don't be like this, get up quickly."

With these two leading the way, the others followed suit.

"My stomach hurts so badly, let me see first—"

"Show me, my arm is broken!"

"Let me see first..."

"Show me!"

……

Meng Dong was pushed back repeatedly and could not help but shouting: "Stop! You all want to be treated first, who should I let go? Let's line up as before and show it to whoever's next in line. Otherwise, you'll be delayed if you keep crowding here. Go back and line up!"

Although she had a loud voice, she was only a teenage girl after all, and could not calm down these people who were already waiting impatiently.

No one listened to her and some even pushed forward, and the situation suddenly got out of control.

There were two tables in the front. Dong Jiafu and Tan Hao were busy seeing patients. They stopped when they heard the noise behind them.

Seeing that trouble was about to happen, Dong Jiafu quickly bandaged the patient's wound, stood up and said, "Brother, you watch first, I'll go help Meng Dong."

Tan Hao hadn't finished examining the patient yet, so he warned, "Be careful, don't let anyone get hurt."

"Well, I'll pay attention."

Dong Jiafu asked the next patient to wait and walked quickly to the back.

She wanted to go to Meng Dong, but was blocked by a group of people and no one was willing to give way.

"Stop pushing!" Meng Dong's voice became hoarse and he was about to cry out of anxiety.

Dong Jiafu saw that this was not a solution, so she ran back and moved a stool, stood on it and said loudly, "I am the female doctor who treats you. Everyone please be quiet and listen to me."

Her words finally worked. Those people stopped what they were doing and turned around to look at her.

Dong Jiafu heaved a sigh of relief when she saw this. "I know that everyone who comes here wants to see a doctor. Everyone thinks that their illness is the most serious and wants to see a doctor first. But as you can see, we only have two patients, and we really can't treat so many of you at the same time. Please be patient and line up one by one. This will be faster. I promise you that I will see you all today before you leave."

The crowd quieted down and some people went back to line up. Just when Dong Jiafu thought she had calmed them down, a young man suddenly rushed towards her.

"I can't wait any longer. My head hurts so much it's about to explode. You're a female doctor, please save me!"

The man ran very fast and hurriedly, and when he reached Dong Jiafu, he fell down and hit his body on the stool.

The stool swayed back and forth, and Dong Jiafu was unable to dodge. She lost her balance and fell backwards.

Surprisingly, the body did not fall to the ground, but fell into a strong arm.

Dong Jiafu, who was still in shock, turned her head and what she saw was Cui Qiyan's stern face.

Cui Qiyan supported her with one hand and pointed at the crowd with the other. His official uniform, which he had not yet changed, and his aura of commanding presence made the victims step back unconsciously, not daring to move.

Dong Jiafu stood up straight and moved a few steps away.

Cui Qiyan looked over, his eyes full of worry, "Are you okay? Are you hurt?"

Dong Jiafu shook her head, "I'm fine, thank you, Prince."

Cui Qiyan was relieved and ordered Ji Bai, "Go and watch. If anyone dares to cause trouble again, tie him up and throw him out."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

Ji Bai walked over aggressively, knife in hand.