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

After proposing marriage, he just waited for Dong Jingtang and Xu Yiwan to agree.

Dong Jingtang spoke first: "Prince Cui is a man of both civil and military talents. He can fight in battles and serve as an official in the court. He is entrusted with important tasks by the emperor. He is a rare pillar of talent. I naturally admire him very much. It is a blessing for our Dong family to have such a good son-in-law."

The first lady and Cui Jun looked at each other happily. The marriage was settled!

At this time, Xu Yiwan's eyes turned red unconsciously as she said, "We only have one daughter, Afu, and she was also spoiled when she was little. Later, her family suffered a disaster, and she was left alone outside, and she suffered a lot."

"Now I have nothing else to ask for. I just hope that her future life will be smooth and free from disasters, that she can do what she wants to do, marry the person she wants to marry, and be happy..."

After hearing these words, Dong Jiafu felt a lump in her throat and tears welled up in her eyes.

The eldest lady said in a gentle voice, "We are all mothers, and I understand Mrs. Dong's love for her daughter. When my daughter was getting married, I was also very reluctant, and I was always worried that she would be wronged in her husband's family."

"Don't worry, when Miss Dong marries into our family in the future, I will treat her like my own daughter and will not let her suffer any grievances."

Cui Qiyan stood up at the right time and said, "Uncle, Aunt, I promise you that I will be devoted to Afu, love her, respect her and protect her for the rest of my life."

Xu Yiwan nodded with tears in her eyes.

The two families exchanged engagement letters, and the marriage between Dong Jiafu and Cui Qiyan was settled.

That night, Xu Yiwan came to Dong Jiafu's room and talked to her for a long time. The mother and daughter sat on the couch and talked until midnight. It was also on this night that Dong Jiafu felt that she was going to get married.

But after this day, the family started to get busy again.

As the twelfth lunar month approaches, Xu Yiwan is busy preparing things for the New Year, and also making preparations in advance for Dong Jialin's wedding the following year.

That day, Dong Jiafu went to the clinic and met Lu Siheng in front of the door.

"Are you waiting for me?" Dong Jiafu asked.

Lu Siheng smiled and said, "Besides you, who else can let me wait here?"

He still loved to tell jokes, but the look in his eyes was very different from before. There was no cynicism anymore, but something more incomprehensible.

"Do you want to go in and talk?" Dong Jiafu pointed at the clinic.

"I'm not going in. I know you're now a famous female doctor in the capital. I'll just say a few words and leave. You and Cui Qiyan are engaged, congratulations."

Dong Jiafu didn't expect that he was waiting here just to say this, "Thank you, you knew it so quickly."

"Your fiancé would like everyone to know that he is engaged to you. I think it's hard for him not to know."

Childish! Dong Jiafu finished criticizing Cui Qiyan and smiled awkwardly.

Lu Siheng looked at her in the red cloak and thought that if he were the old him, he might be more excited than Cui Qiyan if he could get engaged to her.

But that is all in the past after all, and they will probably drift further and further apart in the future.

"By the way, should I address you respectfully as 'Marquis' now?"

Not long ago, the emperor issued an edict that Lu Siheng would inherit the title of Marquis Zhongjing.

"We are not friends, so don't worry about these false names."

"I just think that this title is more than just an empty name to you. You are a person with great ambitions. Your previous identity restricted you. Now you can let go and fly in the sky to realize your ambitions."

Lu Siheng murmured in a daze, "My ambition..."

Yes, now he has resolved his worries, Zhou is no longer an obstacle to him, and even the father who used to make him angry is gone. He has gone from being a concubine who was pointed at behind his back to the new Zhongjing Marquis. He needs to think carefully about his future path.

After a long while, he came back to his senses and said, "Thank you for waking me up."

Dong Jiafu smiled and waved her hand, "That's too much, you should think it through yourself."

At this time, a carriage stopped beside them and a woman in blue jumped out of the carriage.

"It's really you two--" Du Manting walked towards them in surprise.

Dong Jiafu turned around and said, "Miss Du, what a coincidence."

"Yes, I saw you two when I was in the car," Du Manting looked up at the plaque of Hui'an Hall, "Is this the clinic where you usually treat patients?"

"Well, this is the clinic opened by my master."

Du Manting retracted her gaze and fell on Lu Siheng's face, "We meet again."

"Has the arrow wound on Miss Du healed?" Lu Siheng asked.

"It's just a minor flesh wound. It will heal soon."

"That's good. If you need me in the capital, you can come to the Marquis Zhongjing's mansion to find me."

"I just helped you block an arrow. You don't have to look so anxious to repay me. I have done this kind of thing many times, and you are not the only one." Du Manting didn't like him being in a hurry to repay a favor as soon as they met.

"No matter what Miss Du thinks, I will repay the favor," Lu Siheng said to Dong Jiafu, "I'm leaving first."

Du Manting looked at his back as he left and stomped her feet in anger.

Dong Jiafu said, "Miss Du, if you don't have anything important to do, would you like to come to the clinic and have a seat?"

"Okay, I'm bored anyway." Du Manting followed her into Hui'an Hall with a hint of anger on her face.

Dong Jiafu introduced her, "My senior brother who went to Xizhou with me originally also practices here. He was blessed by His Majesty a few days ago and was appointed to the Imperial Hospital."

Then she took Du Manting to see Doctor Tan and Tan Kai, and then the two went to her clinic.

Du Manting looked around and saw the medical books and some things she used to treat patients on her desk. She said with a sigh, "I didn't expect you to be a serious female doctor."

Dong Jiafu raised her eyebrows when she heard this. "What else? In your eyes, am I just a jerk who knows a little bit?"

"Not really..." Du Manting sat down opposite her.

"It's cold, have a cup of hot water." Dong Jiafu poured her a glass of water and asked casually, "You came out alone, where are you going so early in the morning?"

"Just wandering around, no one's accompanying me."

"Don't you have any cousins ​​in your maternal family?"

"Yes, but those who are about my age are all married, leaving a few little girls. I won't take them with me."

"Isn't there still Miss Qin?"

Du Manting drank a sip of hot water. "She is busy taking care of the family's land and shop. She has no time to accompany me."

"Then wouldn't you be very bored?" With her love of fun, she would probably feel uncomfortable without anyone to accompany her in the capital.

"Yes, I have also finished reading the book "The Fairy Sword", and listened to some more stories in the teahouse." Du Manting sighed, "Why hasn't Future Guest published a new book yet? It's too hard to wait like this."

Dong Jiafu couldn't help but said, "Wait a little longer, the second part will be out soon."

"How did you know that?" Du Manting's eyes lit up, and before she could speak, she answered herself, "Yes, you must have heard it from your second brother."

"Yeah." Dong Jiafu nodded, and she didn't need to smooth things over.

Dong Jiafu thought of the newly opened teahouse again, "If you are really bored, you can go to the teahouse on East Fourth Street and sit down. There are also storytellers telling stories there."

"You mean the Mingxiang Teahouse? I've been there." Du Manting said disdainfully, "It's just a copy of your second brother's teahouse. Everything is the same. The name is taken from Mingxin Teahouse. It's really bad. The most annoying thing is that he even imitated the "Sword Fairy" by the Future Guest, and it was so weird. I don't want to go to that kind of place again."