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

Since that day, Cui Qiyan would always wait for Dong Jiafu at the clinic in the evening and send her home. This was basically the only time they would see each other in a day. So no matter how much they did during the day, they were very happy to see each other.

But sometimes you can't find him in the clinic.

If Cui Qiyan was held up by something and couldn't come, he would let Ji Bai take Dong Jiafu home first.

Sometimes Dong Jiafu would leave Cui Qiyan in vain. Some women from noble families would find it inconvenient to go to the clinic for treatment, so they would ask her to come to their homes for treatment.

Cui Qi Yan felt empty inside when he didn't see her for a day. He missed her so much that he climbed over the wall of Dong's house. He saw from afar that the light in her room was off, and he could only fall asleep after he went back.

If the noble ladies in the capital knew that the handsome and elegant Prince Dingguo, whom they admired, was wearing black and lying on the wall of someone else's house in the middle of the night just to see his beloved, they would probably be shocked.

Naturally, Cui Qi Yan also wanted to save his face. No one knew about this matter, and even Ji Bai didn't know what he had done.

On this day, Cui Qi Yan and Dong Jiafu finally met each other after two days. When the carriage arrived at the gate of Dong's mansion, the two were reluctant to leave and stayed in the carriage for a while. As it was getting dark, they had to part.

Dong Jialin came back from the teahouse and just happened to see Dong Jiafu getting off the carriage. He also saw Cui Qiyan extending his hand to say goodbye to her from the carriage.

Watching the carriage leave, Dong Jialin caught up with Dong Jiafu.

"Afu——"

Dong Jiafu still had a smile on her face when she turned around, "Second brother."

"You and Master Cui, you..."

"It's just what my second brother thought."

Dong Jiafu's frankness caught Dong Jialin off guard.

"Do you really like him?"

Dong Jiafu nodded, "Does Second Brother think he is not good?"

"That's not the case."

In the past, Dong Jialin was indeed hostile to the prince of Dingguo, because he had wronged Afu. However, after several contacts, he had unconsciously changed his mind about him, especially in Ru'er's matter, he had helped a lot.

Dong Jialin was speechless and could only say, "If he dares to let you suffer again, you must tell me and I will make him pay."

Seeing him clench his fists, Dong Jiafu smiled and said, "He doesn't dare to do that because my second brother is protecting him. But he knows some martial arts. If there's something that needs my second brother to step in and use force against him, what if my second brother can't beat him?"

Dong Jialin looked at his fist and felt unsure, but he couldn't shrink in front of Dong Jiafu, so he clenched his fist and said, "I'll lose the fight but not the battle. Second brother has money, and I can't beat him alone. I can hire people. If five are not enough, I'll hire ten, if one is not enough, I'll hire twenty. I don't believe I can't beat him!"

Cui Qiyan, who was resting with his eyes closed in the carriage, sneezed without warning.

"Second brother is so generous!" Dong Jiafu held back her laughter and gave him a thumbs up.

"That's natural."

Dong Jialin strode with his head held high, and the two of them walked towards the mansion.

After entering the room, Dong Jiafu reminded: "Second brother, don't tell our parents about me and him yet. I will tell them when I find a suitable time."

"Don't worry, my second brother is tight-lipped."

"Has the location for the Second Brother's restaurant been chosen?"

The bookstore and teahouse business was good and had stabilized, so Dong Jialin was thinking about opening a restaurant, which was what he had wanted to do from the very beginning.

"Not yet. Don't worry. I'll take my time to look for a suitable store. I'll rent it if I find one. A restaurant requires a lot of money and preparations. I'm thinking of opening it this winter. It should be in time."

"My second brother's business is really growing bigger and bigger."

None of them had thought that Dong Jialin's business would achieve this one day.

Dong Jialin was delighted, "You have contributed to this, too."

Dong Jiafu was not polite either, "Of course, I will also invest 10% in the restaurant when the time comes. It makes more money than the teahouse."

Dong Jialin knew that she wanted to give him the money she had saved.

"Even if you don't invest, you will get some money when you make money in the future."

"That won't do. I need to have a legitimate reason to take it."

The two of them went home chatting and laughing.

At Duke Dingguo's Mansion, Qin Fangsui accompanied the old lady for a walk in the garden.

Qin Fangsui looked at the chrysanthemums in the garden and said, "The chrysanthemums are in full bloom, and the old lady's birthday is coming soon."

"The years go by so fast." The old lady sighed.

"Now that you have recovered from your back disease, you will surely live a long and prosperous life."

The old lady was delighted to hear this and remembered that she had something important to tell her.

"I have inquired about it recently. The third son of Marquis Jiyong is 26 years old this year. He has good character and good looks, and is a rare choice for a son-in-law. The Marquis Jiyong's family is upright and you are a good match. Although this child cannot inherit the Marquis's family in the future, he is very talented and has passed the imperial examination. With the support of the Marquis Jiyong's family in the future, he will be able to make progress and his future will not be bad."

"But there is one thing. He is now working in Yuyang, which is a bit far away, but you can't say for sure whether he will be transferred back to Beijing in a few years." The old lady was talking to herself, not noticing Qin Fangsui's slightly frowned brows. After she finished speaking, she asked her, "Sui'er, what do you think?"

Qin Fangsui smiled appropriately, "The person the old lady likes is naturally good, but Sui'er can't make a decision so quickly at the moment."

"This is a lifelong event, so we should be careful. Sui'er, if you have any concerns, just tell me directly. If there is anything else you want to know, I will ask someone to find out."

"After all, this is someone I've never met, and I don't know where to start to get to know him."

"That's easy. If you can accept everything else, I'll ask their family for a portrait of him."

Seeing that the old lady was so concerned about this matter, Qin Fangsui hesitated and asked, "Is this a good idea?"

"That's nothing. Two families should have seen each other first before discussing marriage." The old lady thought she was shy and still considered her. "Don't worry, I won't tell them that I'm looking for you. I'll just tell them that I'm looking for a marriage for Sanlang. This way, both of your families will look good."

Qin Fangsui stepped forward and held the old lady's arm. "I feel really bad for letting the old lady worry about all these things for me when her birthday is approaching."

The old lady patted the back of her hand lovingly, "Birthday celebrations are held every year, and your lifelong event cannot be delayed. You don't have to worry about telling me anything, just tell me what you think, and I promise to find you a marriage that will satisfy you."

"Madam, you care so much about me. I really don't know how to repay you."

"What's the use of repaying? As long as you and your husband live in harmony and have children, and Yu'er inherits the title and supports your Qin family, that's what your grandmother, your parents, and I want to see."

Qin Fangsui smiled and said, "Don't worry, old lady. Yu'er and I will definitely do it."

"Okay, okay, I'll wait for that day." The old lady was looking forward to it earnestly.