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

Dong Jiabai asked about his mother's condition and Dong Jiafu's search for medicine after arriving in Xizhou.

After listening to this, Dong Jiabai also looked solemn, but he still comforted Dong Jiafu, "Don't worry, we will look for the medicine together, and we will definitely find it."

Dong Jiafu nodded, "Well, we're almost done here, let's discuss it and then leave."

"Mother wrote to say that Jialin and the sixth daughter of the Marquis of Jintian are engaged, and they will be married next year."

"Yes, our family is going to have a wedding." When Dong Jiafu mentioned this, the worry in her eyes faded a little. "When my second brother gets married, will my eldest brother come back?"

"I don't know either, but I will try my best to get back." Dong Jiabai paused and said hesitantly, "You and Lord Cui, you..."

Dong Jiafu knew he would ask, so she said frankly, "We are together."

"Afu, have you thought it through?" Dong Jiabai couldn't help but worry when he thought of the past.

"Brother, this is the decision I made after careful consideration."

"In that case, Big Brother believes in your choice. It can be seen that he cares about you very much."

Dong Jiafu asked with a smile: "When will big brother find us a sister-in-law?"

Dong Jiabai cleared his throat and turned his eyes to the outside of the tent. "For things like this, we should just let fate take its course."

Lu Siheng rested for an hour and when he learned that Dong Jiabai had arrived, he went to meet him.

After the greetings, Lu Siheng said to Dong Jiafu, "I'm sorry, I have to break my promise. The Northern Di have withdrawn their troops, and I will take my father and the army back to the capital tomorrow. I can't help you look for herbs."

"It doesn't matter. Your matter is more important. Now my eldest brother is here, and we have a lot of people here." Dong Jiafu waved her hand.

Lu Siheng still looked apologetic, "I hope you can find the herbs soon. We'll see you in the capital."

"Will do."

Dong Jiafu, Cui Qiyan and Tan Hao discussed that they would send Lu Siheng away tomorrow and then go back to continue looking for the Snow Spirit Grass.

Early the next morning, Lu Siheng led the army to break camp.

Dong Jiafu and others stood outside to see them off.

At this time, Du Manting came out of the tent, and Dong Jiafu went over to support her, "Your injury hasn't healed yet, why are you out?"

During these two days, Dong Jiafu changed her dressings, delivered medicine and food to her, and the relationship between the two had eased.

"It's okay, I came out to get some fresh air."

Lu Siheng bowed and said goodbye to the others. When he saw Du Manting coming over, he said, "Take care, Miss Du. I always keep my word."

Sui Gang and other Xizhou soldiers knelt on the ground together, saying sadly: "Send the Marquis away--"

Lu Siheng was dressed in plain clothes, mounted his horse and slowly left.

After the army left, Cui Qiyan turned around and said, "General Sui, we have important matters to attend to and cannot stay for long. We will take our leave now."

"Thank you Lord Cui and everyone for your help. If you need my help in Xizhou, please let me know." Sui Gang said.

Dong Jiafu sent Du Manting back to the tent. "I can't change your medicine anymore. Your wounds haven't healed yet. Let General Sui find a woman for you."

"Do you want to continue looking for Snow Spirit Grass?" Du Manting knew the reason why she came to Xizhou.

"Yes, we have been delayed for a few days and can't wait any longer."

"Will you return to Beijing immediately after you find it?"

"Well, my mother should take the medicine as soon as possible. Miss Du, do you have anything to say to me?" Dong Jiafu saw that she seemed to be hesitant to speak.

"What can I say?" Du Manting moved to the side of the bed.

"If nothing happens, I'll leave."

Just as Dong Jiafu turned to leave, Du Manting's voice came from behind her, "Um...thank you."

Dong Jiafu smiled knowingly and didn't look back.

The urgent news from Xizhou had not yet been delivered to the capital. Qingyan sat in the pavilion in the garden of the Marquis' Mansion in a daze, and did not even notice someone approaching.

Lu Wenchen looked at her profile, unconsciously a little obsessed. She was different from the women he had seen before. Even if she was sitting quietly like this, her whole body revealed infinite charm.

"What are you thinking about?"

Lu Wenchen lowered his voice subconsciously, but even so, it still startled Qingyan.

She quickly stood up and saluted, "Qingyan greets the master."

Lu Wenchen reached out to help, “Did I disturb you?”

Qingyan didn't dodge and stood up.

"No, Qingyan just came out for a walk because she had nothing to do."

"Third brother often doesn't come back, which really makes you feel neglected. If I had someone like you by my side, I would definitely stay with her every day."

"You are joking, sir." Qingyan took a step back calmly, "The young master is going to the war, and he can't come back even if he wants to. Besides, Qingyan has a poor family background, and never dares to hope to get a person's true heart."

Lawrence Lu was stunned, “Didn’t the third brother treat you very well, why did you say such a thing?”

"The young master treated me very well, but that was in the past. In the past, it was inconvenient for outsiders to know the young master's identity. He was often unhappy and often came to my place to drink and listen to music. I was also able to comfort him."

"Later, the young master rose to prominence and became successful. He had many people fawning on him, so he no longer needed me." Qingyan's eyes turned red as she spoke. "If the Madam hadn't brought me to the mansion, how could I have entered the young master's courtyard? Even so, the young master was unwilling to give me a status, making my status in the mansion awkward."

Lu Wenchen looked at her beautiful eyes with tears in them, and felt his heart being gently moved by something. He said with his remaining rationality, "But Third Brother still protects you in front of others."

"Master also said that it was in front of others. Young Master used me to anger Madam." Qingyan wiped away the tears on her face with her fingertips. "In fact, since I entered the mansion, Young Master has never stayed overnight in my room..."

A crystal teardrop on the slender jade fingers makes people feel pity.

Lu Wenchen said angrily: "It's hard to change a person's nature. A bad person is a bad person! He has been like this since he was a child. He is used to acting and using his lowly biological mother to make his father feel guilty about him. He looks cynical on the surface, but he is actually plotting in secret. Now he is using you to disgust my mother!"

"Qingyan shouldn't have said this to the master," Qingyan showed a panic expression, "Fortunately, I am still of some use to the master, so he didn't kick me out. If I was no longer useful, the master would definitely not keep me. I don't want to go back to Baihua Tower and live my old life."

"Please, sir, just pretend you haven't seen me today." Qingyan looked at Lu Wenchen and begged.

Lu Wenchen couldn't stand Qingyan's eyes at this moment, and couldn't help but pull her hand, "Don't be afraid, if he dares to drive you away, I will definitely not stand idly by."

"Qingyan thanks you for your kindness, but I am your man. He can do whatever he wants with me, and you can't interfere."

Qingyan wanted to pull her hand away, but Lu Wenchen held it tighter, "Who said you belong to him? You were redeemed by my mother. He doesn't give you a name and doesn't touch you. How can you be considered his?"

"But...but apart from you, Qingyan has no one else to rely on..."

"Whether he can come back or not is another matter. I will be your support in the future." Lu Wenchen blurted out.