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

After the joint persuasion of Dong Jingtang and Dong Jiafu, Xu Yiwan finally agreed.

Dong Jiafu smiled and said, "I have checked. Xizhou is not far from Suzhou. After we have prepared the pills, we can also go to see big brother on the way. If mother wants to send something to big brother, I can bring it with me tomorrow."

"You're leaving tomorrow. Why are you in such a hurry?" Xu Yiwan asked in surprise.

"Well, we plan to leave as soon as possible."

Dong Jingtang nodded, "It's better to leave early. The weather is getting colder. The sooner you go, the sooner you can return."

"Then I have to pack your things quickly..." Xu Yiwan said as she immediately stood up and asked Mother Guo to pack her bags.

After she left, Dong Jingtang said, "Afu, I'm sorry for the hard work you've put in this time because of your mother's illness. Please be careful on the road, your safety is the most important."

"Don't worry, father. I will come back safely with the medicine." Dong Jiafu said confidently.

"Afu, wait for me..."

Dong Jialin ran out in a hurry and quickly brought back a stack of banknotes and a bag of silver. "A poor family is rich on the road. Take this money with you. You must eat well and stay well on the road. Don't be reluctant to spend money. I, your second brother, have plenty of silver."

Dong Jiafu wanted to laugh but was also touched. "My second brother needs money to open a restaurant. I can't take these. I have enough money in my hand."

"What's yours is yours. As an older brother, I should be the one to do this kind of thing. I was wrong to let you, a girl, go. The only thing I can do now is to make your journey as comfortable as possible. You must use my money." Dong Jialin stuffed the silver directly into her hand.

Dong Jingtang said from the side: "Afu, keep it."

Dong Jiafu accepted the money and said, "After I leave, father and second brother should spend more time with mother and stop her from having any unplanned thoughts."

"We are at home, so you don't have to worry."

After the family finished dinner, Dong Jiafu and Dong Jialin came out of the main room.

Dong Jialin hesitated for a long time and said, "Afu, there is something I think I shouldn't hide from you."

Dong Jiafu turned her head and said, "Second brother, tell me, what's the matter?"

"Yesterday I accidentally heard the shopkeeper of the Qin family's shop say that they are now under the management of Miss Qin, and their future son-in-law is...Mr. Cui."

Dong Jiafu paused, then chuckled and said, "I'm afraid that Miss Qin asked them to say so."

"But they said it with details, saying that Master Cui often followed Miss Qin and accompanied her to various shops." Dong Jialin said anxiously, "I asked around, they are not lying, and people around the Qin family's shop also saw it."

"Second brother feels sorry for you. You trust him so much, but he is with another woman and spreads such rumors."

Dong Jiafu was silent for a moment, "Second brother, I still choose to believe him. The first thing to do now is to find medicine for mother, let's put other things aside for now."

"Just make sure you know it yourself."

Early the next morning, the family saw Dong Jiafu off.

Maofeng drove the carriage with her to Xizhou.

"Remember to put on more clothes when it's cold. Don't rush on the road and take good care of yourself." Xu Yiwan held Dong Jiafu's hand and reminded her.

"I've taken note of it. Mother must take medicine on time at home. When I come back, you won't have to take such bitter medicine." Dong Jiafu said with a smile.

Xu Yiwan's eyes turned red, "Mother is waiting for Afu to come back..."

After saying goodbye to them one by one, Dong Jiafu got on the carriage.

She had not yet told Cui Qiyan that she was going to Xizhou. She left early yesterday and did not even see Ji Bai. She opened the curtain and said to Mao Feng, "Let's go to the Dingguo Mansion first."

"Okay, girl." Maofeng responded.

When they arrived at the Duke's Mansion, Dong Jiafu got off the car. At this time, she didn't know whether Cui Qi Yan was there.

As she was thinking about it, she saw Cui Qi Yan coming out of the mansion in a hurry.

Dong Jiafu was delighted and hurried forward.

Cui Qiyan was very surprised to see her, "Afu, why are you here?"

"I have something to tell you."

As soon as Dong Jiafu finished speaking, she heard a steady beat of horse hooves coming towards them.

A group of well-trained people dressed in black soon came to them.

The first person got off his horse and saluted Cui Qiyan, "Sir, it's time to set off."

Cui Qiyan nodded slightly, and then said to Dong Jiafu: "Afu, I'm sorry that I haven't been able to see you these days. I have to go to do something urgent now, and I will come to see you when I come back."

Dong Jiafu swallowed what she wanted to say, took something out of her body and put it in his hand, "Take care."

Cui Qiyan picked it up and saw that it was actually a purse, and she made it herself. The pattern on it could not be embroidered by anyone except her.

His chest was filled with joy, and Cui Qiyan looked at her deeply, "Afu, wait for me to come back."

Dong Jiafu smiled as she watched him mount his horse and walk away.

This was considered a farewell to him, Dong Jiafu thought as she got into the carriage.

They went to the clinic, met the master, picked up their senior brother, and then set off for Xizhou.

Cui Qi Yan returned four days later. It was already evening when he came out of the palace. Thinking that Dong Jiafu should be home by now, he went straight to Dong's house.

When he arrived at Dong's house, Cui Qiyan dismounted from his horse.

The gatekeeper recognized him and bowed, "Master Cui, do you want to see my master?"

"Is Miss Dong here?"

"My girl is not here."

Cui Qiyan thought Dong Jiafu was still on her way back, so he went to wait for her at the foot of the wall.

After waiting for half a quarter of an hour, Dong Jiafu didn't show up, but Dong Jialin came back.

"Jia Lin." Cui Qi Yan took the initiative to go over and say hello.

Dong Jialin glanced at him and asked, "What is Lord Cui doing here?"

"I came to look for Afu. I heard she hasn't come back yet."

"Yes, Afu will be back in a month. Lord Cui, do you want to wait here forever?" Dong Jialin's anger came out from his heart, and there was unconscious sarcasm in his words.

Cui Qiyan was stunned. "Where did she go after a month?"

"Xizhou."

"Why did she go to Xizhou? Who did she go with? When did she leave?"

His series of questions annoyed Dong Jialin, and he said unhappily, "Master Cui didn't even know that she went to Xizhou, and you keep saying that you like her. Is this how you like her?"

"I've been a little busy lately and haven't been able to see her..."

Dong Jialin sneered, "Master Cui is such a busy man, what are you busy with? Are you busy accompanying Miss Qin?!"

When he mentioned Qin Fangsui, Cui Qiyan frowned, "Is there any misunderstanding here?"

"Misunderstanding? Miss Qin has already found Afu and asked her to leave you. She also said that she is your childhood sweetheart and the most suitable person to be your wife. In order to make Afu leave you, she is willing to spend a lot of money. As long as Afu agrees, she will give me the shop that I like."

Cui Qiyan's eyes gradually became sharp. "I have no idea what she did. I will find out and give Afu an explanation. Did Afu go to Xizhou just because of what she said?"

"Afu believed in you from the beginning to the end. When the manager of the Qin family said that you would be their son-in-law in the future, Afu chose to believe you." The more Dong Jialin thought about it, the more he felt sorry for his sister. "But what about you, Lord Cui? Where were you when Afu needed you?"