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

Dong Jiafu was led by Cui Qiyan to the gate of the villa. As soon as she opened the door, she saw Cui Yaying.

"Brother!" Cui Yaying was very excited to see Cui Qiyan, "I heard from mother that..."

She paused and looked at their clasped hands.

Dong Jiafu quickly shook off Cui Qiyan's hand.

Cui Yaying seemed to have discovered some big secret and pointed at the two of them excitedly, "You..."

"You guys chat, I'm going home first." Dong Jiafu left quickly.

"Go in and wait for me. Lend me the carriage."

It was not until she saw Cui Qiyan catch up with Dong Jiafu and half coax and half pull her into the carriage that Cui Yaying came to her senses and covered her mouth with her hands and laughed.

In the carriage, Cui Qiyan came over to pull Dong Jiafu's hand again, but she slapped him away and said angrily, "Pay attention to the impact, Yaying saw it just now."

Cui Qiyan leaned back and said indifferently: "So what if she saw it? Our relationship is not shameful, and she is not an outsider. She will know it sooner or later anyway."

"Cui Qi Yan, I regret it. I didn't expect you to be such a shameless person..." Dong Jiafu wanted to cry but had no tears. How could this person change so much?

"Dong Jiafu, tell me clearly, who else has been as rude to you as I have been?" Cui Qiyan narrowed his eyes dangerously, "Feng Jiyuan? Or that Lu Siheng?"

Dong Jiafu turned her head away and asked the heaven in silence, why is this man so childish?

When they arrived at Dong's house, the two people got off the carriage and Dong Jiafu turned around to see them off.

"I'm home now. You can go back now. Yaying is still waiting for you."

Cui Qiyan looked at the gate of Dong's house and said, "Now that I've been sent here, there's no need to rush. I'll go in and pay my respects to my uncle and aunt."

Dong Jiafu was afraid that he would say something shocking in front of her parents, so she pushed him away with her hand, "You should go see your parents first. By the way, the old lady is waiting for you too, let's go--"

Seeing that she really didn't want him to go in, Cui Qiyan was about to agree when Dong Jialin came over from the other side.

"Afu——"

Dong Jiafu quickly put her hand down and pretended nothing had happened, "Second brother is back so early."

Dong Jialin came over and looked at Cui Qiyan next to him. "I heard that Lord Cui was infected with the plague. Is he fully recovered?"

"It was suspected at first, but it was finally confirmed to be a cold and not the plague."

"Oh," Dong Jialin noticed that something was not right between the two of them, and said casually, "Master Cui, would you like to come in and sit down?"

Before Dong Jiafu could even open her mouth, Cui Qiyan said, "It's time to go in and pay our respects to Mr. and Mrs. Dong."

"Well, then please come in."

Three people walked in together.

"Mr. Dong, Mrs. Dong." Cui Qiyan stepped forward to greet them.

Today is a day off and Dong Jingtang is also at home.

Even though there were outsiders around, Xu Yiwan still controlled her emotions when she saw Dong Jiafu and only let her come to her side.

Dong Jingtang asked, "Is Lord Cui alright?"

"Yes, because the symptoms were similar, I initially thought I was infected with the plague. In order to avoid causing unnecessary panic, I didn't tell anyone and went to another hospital for treatment. Later, I found out that it was a cold, so I felt relieved to go out and walk around."

In front of others, Cui Qiyan still looked cool and self-respecting.

"Thanks to Miss Dong, the cause of the illness was discovered in time. Miss Dong was unable to return home for several days because of my illness, which made Mr. Dong and Mrs. Dong worried."

After understanding the whole story, Dong Jingtang nodded and said, "I'm glad that Master Cui is okay."

It was Dong Jingtang who was talking to Cui Qiyan. After Cui Qiyan left, Xu Yiwan got up impatiently and pulled Dong Jiafu to the room.

"Afu, nothing happened to you these days with him?"

Dong Jiafu knew she was thinking the wrong thing when she heard it, and quickly explained, "Mother, what are you thinking? There are not only the two of us in the other courtyard, but also Doctor Fan and Ji Bai."

Xu Yiwan breathed a sigh of relief. "You are too bold. If he really has the plague, you will be infected if you go there. I have been looking forward to your return from the camp for a long time, but you are exposed to these things again within two days. I am really worried."

"Don't worry, mother. I'm back safe and sound." Dong Jiafu said gently, "I mentioned to you before that when Daniu died, if it wasn't for Prince Cui who helped me block the blood stain, I would have been infected. I learned that he had isolated himself and there was a possibility of contracting the plague. If I didn't go, wouldn't it be too ungrateful? Then would I still be your and father's daughter?"

"You are always right." Xu Yiwan gently scratched her nose with her curved finger.

“My father taught me to repay kindness.”

Xu Yiwan looked at her smiling face and all the worries and anxieties she had felt in the past few days suddenly disappeared.

The next day, Dong Jiafu went to the clinic and found that there were not as many people coming to the clinic as before.

Doctor Tan told her that maybe because of the plaque a few days ago, many people rushed to see it, but in fact many of them had minor illnesses. It was normal for the number of people to gradually decrease after the novelty wore off.

This is what they want to see now, to provide treatment to those who really need it, so they don't have to be so busy.

However, there are more people coming to the clinic to see doctors and get medicine now than before. Doctor Tan and his son are discussing recruiting a few more apprentices, and if there are suitable people, they would like to hire two more doctors to sit in the clinic.

As Hui'an Hall became famous, Dong Jiafu's deeds also spread throughout the capital.

Ordinary people know that there is a female doctor in Hui'an Hall who is superbly skilled, beautiful and kind-hearted. All noble families know that the only daughter of Mr. Dong from the Censorate made great contributions in the recent plague incident and was highly praised by the emperor.

Tan Hao told Dong Jiafu that during the days she was away, there were patients who came to see her every day.

She felt this today.

On the first day after returning, Dong Jiafu saw five patients. There was also a man who wanted to see her, but she turned them all down. Unlike when she was in Linqing County, even if some people didn't know her identity, no one dared to act rashly under the plaque bestowed by the emperor at Hui'an Hall. Those who knew her identity were even more afraid and were all polite to her.

After a busy day, Dong Jiafu went to see Doctor Tan before leaving.

"Master, I want to learn more about gynecology in the future. I will only treat women in the clinic."

Doctor Tan nodded in agreement. "That's entirely possible. It will be more convenient for you this way."

"Not only that, I found that many women are conservative and don't want to see men for treatment for some illnesses. Those from poor families can't afford female doctors, so I treat them."

"Those women are blessed to have met you." Doctor Tan sighed.

"Master, you are too kind. There is a limit to what I can do alone. Maybe it's because we are both women, so I can empathize with them more. I will help as much as I can."

"Okay, Master supports you. By the way, here are a few gynecological books. Go back and take a look. If you don't understand something, feel free to ask me."

Doctor Tan turned around and took out a thick stack of medical books from the cabinet and gave them to her.

"Thank you, Master." Dong Jiafu reached out to take it.

As soon as she left the clinic, Dong Jiafu heard someone calling her.

"Miss Dong——"

Looking up, it was Ji Bai.