Chapter 679 Extra 4
Chapter 679 Extra 4
The first thing he did after returning from the village was to arrange a wedding for Dingxiang and Qi Xiaoshenyi.
Dingxiang didn't want to get married, otherwise the four maids around Lu Zhenzhen, except her, Haitang, Moli and Ruixiang, would have all married, and Lu Zhenzhen would have given them generous dowries.
All three of them married people close to Fu Zhiyi.
After marriage, the people around Fu Zhiyi were in charge of the affairs outside, while they were the housekeepers in the inner courtyard.
Their daily life is extremely harmonious.
Dingxiang was actually very popular at the time. Everyone knew that she was the princess's dowry maid and she had a good personality.
Many people around Fu Zhiyi were watching him.
Daman first took a fancy to Dingxiang and had secretly mentioned it to Fu Zhiyi.
Fu Zhiyi was not the kind of person who would randomly arrange marriages for his subordinates, not to mention that Dingxiang was his wife's maid who came with her as a dowry. If he really wanted to arrange a marriage, it had to be his wife who did it.
I told Daman that even if you like someone, they may not like you back. If you have the ability, make someone like you before you come and talk to me about it.
After hearing this, Dama wanted to show off in front of Dingxiang and tried to please her in various ways, both openly and covertly.
It’s a pity that Dingxiang never got the idea at all.
In addition, Daman didn't dare to do it too obviously, and only tried to please Dingxiang, and every time the four big girls were together.
Ding Xiang didn't even notice.
Over time, Haitang and Daman fell in love with each other.
Three of the four girls were married off. Lu Zhenzhen also asked Dingxiang if she had found any one she liked.
But Dingxiang thought, what's so good about getting married? Once you're married, you have to revolve around your husband and children. If you do it well, that's your due. If you don't, you'll be called unvirtuous. And if you have difficult in-laws, sisters-in-law, and brothers-in-law at home, life will be even more chaotic.
It is better to follow the master. You only need to take good care of the master. Not only will you get monthly wages, but you will also get rewards if you do a good job.
Besides, her master had said that it didn't matter if she didn't want to get married. She could stay with him as a nanny in the future, and he would naturally take good care of her. When she got old, the mansion would also provide for her.
Dingxiang wasn't worried at all.
She had long ago worshipped Madam Ye as her godmother and promised to take care of Madam Ye until the end of her life.
At worst, when she reaches Madam Ye's age, she can find a girl she likes to adopt as her goddaughter, so that when she dies, there will be someone to break the pot and kneel down at her funeral.
When Nanny Ye knew her idea, she sighed and just told her to think it over carefully and not regret it in the future.
How could Dingxiang regret it?
Especially after seeing Haitang and her friends get married, although the men they married were relatively reliable, their in-laws were not too troublesome.
After all, even though Haitang and the others were married, the princess still trusted them quite a bit.
They became housekeepers and were very respected in front of the princess.
Even a fool knows to praise them, or at least not to neglect or bully them.
But even so, Haitang and the others couldn't help but complain when they talked in private.
Complaining about the in-laws being unfair, or that there are many trivial troubles in the husband's family.
Sometimes she would worry whether her husband was having an affair with another woman or having an affair with the maids in the house.
Just listening to it makes me feel tired.
Dingxiang, Haitang and the other two girls were not much different in age. Although they served Lu Zhenzhen, their daily living expenses were no less than those of ordinary young ladies.
They are all as pampered as flowers and are all beautiful ladies with delicate features.
But now when the four of them stood together, Dingxiang looked as if she was seven or eight years younger than them, with clear eyes and a calm and peaceful demeanor.
Haitang and the others had a look of fatigue on their faces, and even their tempers became much more irritable.
Even so, the other three, Haitang, have already been considered to have married well and are living a good life.
Having learned from the previous experience, Dingxiang naturally avoided getting married as much as possible.
In the first few years, Haitang and the others would advise Dingxiang and occasionally gossip about her.
But Dingxiang was a carefree person and pretended not to hear the gossip.
Of course, I never take Haitang and the others' advice to heart.
In the words that Dingxiang and Lu Zhenzhen secretly complained about, what kind of life is it after getting married? She is not blind, how can she not see whether it is good or not?
It's obvious that he is jealous of her because she lives a good life without getting married, and wants her to suffer with him.
She won't do it.
Lu Zhenzhen just smiled.
Later, everyone got used to it and accepted it.
Dingxiang's life became more comfortable, and she felt more confident when she took inventory of her private property at the end of each year.
Dingxiang initially thought that Dr. Qi was just a fool, but then she found out that he had good medical skills and was quite useful.
I don't feel anything else.
However, over the years, I have received a lot of help from the great doctor Qi, who gave me pills to help with digestion and strengthen the spleen and stomach, medicinal tea for my daughter when she was not feeling well, and ointment for her hands on a daily basis.
Dingxiang always has a few more points than other girls.
After this happened so many times, the other girls noticed something and used it to tease Dingxiang.
Dingxiang went straight to ask the young doctor Qi without any hesitation.
Doctor Qi's face turned red, and he stammered for a long time before he finally uttered a word. He said that he knew Dingxiang was the princess's most trusted and confidant maid, and he wanted to establish a good relationship with her, as he might need Dingxiang to say something good about her in the future.
When Dingxiang heard this, she realized it was because of this. She immediately patted her chest and promised that she would say a few good words for him in front of Lu Zhenzhen in the future.
Then I collected all the things given by the little doctor, and I felt so at ease.
After all, she had spoken well of Qi Xiao, the divine doctor, in front of her own princess, hadn't she? What was this called? Her own princess had said it was called an equal exchange!
Although Dingxiang didn't know why her princess smiled strangely when she said this.
But it didn't stop her from believing that what her princess said was right.
So, after the young doctor Qi returned from the capital with his master, he ran over shyly with a blushing face and said that he wanted to marry her.
Dingxiang was confused.
The look he gave Doctor Qi was full of disbelief: I treat you as a brother, and you treat me as your wife?
Doctor Qi knew Dingxiang. If he didn't explain clearly, he was afraid that she would still treat him as a brother and think that his kindness to her was an attempt to get her to speak well of him in front of the princess.
He immediately said: "Lilac, I have liked you for a long time. Please listen to me first——"
"My parents passed away a long time ago. I only have one uncle, the imperial physician Qi in the palace, as you know. Our Qi family is a family of imperial physicians, but I don't want to enter the palace as an imperial physician. I have already told my uncle that I will stay in the mansion of the Lord and the Princess as a palace physician."
"But don't worry. My parents left me a family business, and the annual dividends from my business with the princess are enough for you to live a good life."
"I only want to marry you. Our Qi family has a family motto that says if you are over forty and childless, you can take a concubine. But I can promise you, even if I am childless for the rest of my life, I will never take a concubine."
"Marry me, and we won't live in the Qi family, but in the Princess's Mansion. You won't have parents-in-law to serve you, and I can buy maids and servants to serve you in the future! All my property will be given to you for safekeeping. After we get married, you will have the final say in the family."
"Although I am not as powerful as Master Fu, I can still imitate how Master treats the princess and treat you the same way!"
"Lilac, would you consider me? I'm a pretty good doctor, and I'm not lustful, I don't spend money recklessly, and I don't like dealing with outsiders. I just want a wife and children and a warm bed..."
Dingxiang didn't react at first, but after hearing what Dr. Qi said, even though she was a carefree person, she couldn't help but blush.
He pointed at Doctor Qi and remained speechless for a long time.
Doctor Qi finished what he wanted to say in one breath, then looked at Ding Xiang pitifully, "I'm done. You, what do you want to say?"
Ding Xiang managed to utter only one sentence after a long while: "You are so much older than me, yet you want to eat young grass?"
Doctor Qi's eyes dimmed, and after a moment's hesitation, he couldn't help but defend himself: "Only an old man knows how to love his wife! Besides, I'm a good doctor and I take good care of myself. I don't look that old, do I?"
Ding Xiang frowned and walked around Divine Doctor Qi, looking him over before snorting, "Your age is there, there's no point in pretending to be young."
Without waiting for Doctor Qi to say anything, he turned around and ran away.
Leaving Doctor Qi standing there, no, do you agree or not?
Dingxiang ran to Lu Zhenzhen and told her the conversation between her and Dr. Qi without reservation, looking puzzled.
Lu Zhenzhen laughed so hard that her stomach hurt.
She had long noticed that Doctor Qi was interested in Dingxiang. With his silly personality, it was rare for him to show such goodwill.
She was still wondering when the young genius doctor Qi would be unable to hold it back any longer.
Looking at Dingxiang's inexplicably clever expression, I couldn't help laughing again.
Meeting someone like Dingxiang who doesn't understand unless she speaks directly, I think Doctor Qi must be very depressed.
After laughing, Lu Zhenzhen asked Ding Xiang seriously, "So what do you really think? Don't worry, if you don't want to get married, even if the young Divine Doctor Qi comes, it won't help."
Ding Xiang had a worried look on her face: "Princess, of course I don't want to get married. He's old and dull, and it's a bit too good to be true. He's an old cow wanting to eat a young grass like me."
Lu Zhenzhen was about to speak when she heard this.
Dingxiang spoke again, "But if I don't agree to marry him, will Qi Xiaoshen Doctor cut off my supply of digestive pills? And that sweet medicinal tea and hand ointment?"
Lu Zhenzhen was speechless. It’s already this time, and you’re still worried about this?
However, judging from the fact that Dingxiang had directly rejected all those who showed kindness to her before and never showed any worry, it seems that Dingxiang does have some feelings for Qi Xiaodiyi as well?
Lu Zhenzhen decided to wait and see.
As for reminding Dingxiang, that would definitely not happen.
Men are such cheap bones! They never cherish what they get too easily.
Only those things that you have obtained after going through hardships will be treasured.
Regardless of whether the two of them can succeed in the future, they cannot let Doctor Qi get his wish easily.
I watched it again and again for another two years.
In the past two years, Dr. Qi had already opened up about it, so he didn't keep it to himself.
I still give gifts as usual, but I always make it clear that it is for the girl I like.
In addition to the ones I gave her before, whenever I came across delicious snacks or beautiful jewelry outside, I would buy them and give them to Dingxiang.
Dingxiang loves to eat, so the young doctor Qi searched all over the capital to collect various snacks and sent them to her, and even thoughtfully prepared some digestive meatballs.
Dingxiang said she had gained weight, so Doctor Qi prescribed a slimming soup so that Dingxiang could eat and drink well without worrying about gaining weight.
Every six months when I receive dividends, I have to report to Dingxiang.
If I want to invest in something else, I will also complain to Dingxiang.
Dingxiang listened to his unreliable investment ideas and invested in them. She was afraid that her wife would lose all her money.
He couldn't help but give a few pointers, and Doctor Qi immediately took advantage of the situation and came to see Dingxiang every few days using this as an excuse.
He coaxed Dingxiang to give him advice.
In the end, when the dividends were distributed, he insisted on giving half of it to Dingxiang.
After two years of perseverance, the constant practice of water dripping through a stone finally made Dingxiang nod her head.
Doctor Qi finally saw the light at the end of the tunnel.
He immediately couldn't wait to marry Dingxiang.
This time when Lu Zhenzhen asked again, Dingxiang finally showed a bit of girlish shyness and nodded.
Lu Zhenzhen teased Dingxiang, asking if she didn't mind that the young doctor Qi was old?
Ding Xiang replied very arrogantly: "Don't worry! I'm old and I'll die early! After he leaves, I will continue to come back to keep the princess company!"
It is said that when the young doctor Qi found out, his mouth was twisted with anger.
After returning home, he studied medical knowledge and sought help from the old genius doctor Qi, and began to focus on taking care of his health.
I secretly take care of myself at night and apply facial masks, trying to make myself younger and live longer.
Dingxiang is Lu Zhenzhen's maid and one of the people Lu Zhenzhen trusts the most.
After so many years of relationship, when Dingxiang got married, Lu Zhenzhen treated her like she was marrying her own sister.
First, he cancelled Dingxiang's slavery and then prepared a generous dowry for her.
A small shop, a small farm with a hundred acres of land, five hundred taels of silver as a dowry and six sets of full dowries.
Her dowry is much more generous than that of the daughters of ordinary minor officials.
Dingxiang was married off in a grand and lively manner.
After Dingxiang got married, the one who was least used to it was Lu Zhenzhen.
I always call Dingxiang out of habit.
The three children were also a little uncomfortable and felt a little lost without Dingxiang to play with them.
They kept pestering Lu Zhenzhen, asking when Sister Dingxiang would come back.
Lu Zhenzhen could only say that she would be back in a few days.
Dingxiang was married out of the Duke's Mansion, so naturally she would return to her parents' home on the third day.
Early in the morning, several carriages were parked in front of the Duke's Mansion.
Lu Zhenzhen had just gotten up when she heard the servant come to report.
It was said that Dingxiang had returned home and the carriage was already parked at the door.
When Lu Zhenzhen came out after washing up, Dingxiang and Dr. Qi had been waiting in the flower hall outside for a long time.
He was chattering with a few children.
"Sister Dingxiang, now that you're getting married, are you going to move out?"
Doubao and Tangyuan looked at Doctor Qi with unfriendly eyes, thinking that he was the one who abducted their sister Dingxiang.
Ding Xiang waved her hand carelessly: "How could that be? I just got married, I wasn't sold off. From now on, we'll all live in the mansion just like before."
The three children were satisfied.
Lu Zhenzhen came out and greeted them.
When asked about this, Dingxiang said, "We agreed before we got married that he would definitely live with me in the mansion. We've moved all our things back, and the princess has given us a small courtyard so we can settle in today."
Are you in such a hurry?
Lu Zhenzhen said this, but quickly ordered someone to take Doctor Qi to the small courtyard prepared for them.
After Dr. Qi left, the master and servant had a private conversation.
Lu Zhenzhen asked Dingxiang, "Are the Qi family members easy to get along with? No one said anything sarcastic, targeting her, right?"
Ding Xiang didn't take it seriously at all: "The only person in the Qi family who has a say is the old doctor Qi. For the sake of the princess and the lord, he is also polite to me. No matter what other relatives think in their hearts, they are always polite on the surface."
"Besides, Dr. Qi has also agreed to let us live in the Duke's Mansion, so naturally others would not dare to say anything."
"Whether they get along well or not is none of my business. Anyway, I don't need to get along with them. Princess, don't worry, I remember your words. Let him handle the affairs of the Qi family. As long as he doesn't come to me, I will pretend I don't know."
Dingxiang's rosy complexion and cheerful tone showed that she had indeed not suffered any injustice in the Qi family.
Lu Zhenzhen looked at Dingxiang with a gentle smile. That was good. Such a good girl like Dingxiang should live a happy life like this.
Unlike in the previous life, in order to protect the original owner, both the master and the servant died in a foreign land, and there was not even anyone to collect their bodies.
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