I was chased by my sickly junior brother who had two lives

Chen Jia smiled and nodded, looking at Wei Lang who cared about her. Even though it was impossible for her to have a marriage with the eldest son of the Hedong Wei family, it was still great that he gave her a ride and helped her to rise to the top.

As long as she achieved military merit before Yang Xiu did, she would be qualified to come to the table and let His Majesty investigate Sima Fei'er.

Only when she got to the table and had the merit of a female general, could she and Wei Lang talk on an equal footing, and she would dare to hope to have a relationship with him.

"I am nothing. If you treat me too well, Hedong Wei will think I am trouble."

Wei Lang's fingers loosened, but he did not let go.

Chen Jia felt the force on her hand loosen, and she laughed, "See, you also know what I mean."

"You are the daughter of the Duke of Zhao, they..."

"Although Ajue is the Junior Minister of the Dali Temple, he is still a toothless tiger in the eyes of the Hedong Wei family. He is not a help, but a burden at best."

Wei Lang moved his fingers a little further and fell silent. It must be said that Chen Jia was damn sober.

"Ajue still has four years before he reaches adulthood. In four years, I will be twenty-four. At such an old age, will the Hedong Wei family be able to accommodate me? Or do you plan to make me a concubine for you and bring shame to the Zhaoguogong Mansion?"

Wei Lang lowered his eyes, but he still refused to let go of her hand, but it was already loose.

Chen Jia's voice was calm, and no emotion could be heard. "I have understood your feelings towards me in the past few days. But the Hedong Wei family may not be willing to marry into the Zhaoguogong Mansion, which is at the center of the storm. You are the eldest son and the future patriarch. Are you willing to fight against the family that has given you prestige in public for the sake of me and Ajue, a pair of orphans?"

"I can find a way to put you in a better position."

"What can I do? Use banquets to show that I am smart? Use poetry to show that I am a talented woman? These are just empty names that are meant to show off one's taste. If I were unmarried and had just reached the age of 15, this would indeed be useful to me, but... I am twenty years old this year."

Wei Lang took a deep breath and stared at Chen Jia. He had to say, she was just like the words in the letter, sharp and upright.

"I am a second-married woman who was divorced. My current status and reputation do not allow me to be your clan wife. You know this very well, and I know it too."

Wei Lang raised his eyes and looked at Chen Jia. Chen Jia's voice was like a clear pool of water, without any impurities.

"Rui Qing, I cannot seek false reputation at the moment. I must have real achievements. No one can erase my achievements. Only when I have military achievements will Master's former subordinates remember that I am also their ally. Only then will His Majesty realize that Master's former subordinates are the core force and Yang Xiu is not important enough."

Chen Jia took a deep breath and held Wei Lang's hand. Wei Lang looked at Chen Jia persistently and still refused to let go.

"You and I are both wise people. Your family will not tolerate a second-married girl like me. I want revenge and will not allow Yang Xiu to advance further. Therefore, I must go to the military camp and fight for the honor that belongs to me, so that I can fulfill my filial duty to my master and protect my junior brother Ajue."

Chen Jia gently but firmly persuaded Wei Lang, "I'm telling you this not because I want to break up with you. On the contrary, I want to give it a try with you."

Hearing the words "try it", Wei Lang held Chen Jia's hand tightly again, "You want to try it with me?"

Chen Jia smiled and nodded. "As you said, you are a good candidate. Why don't you open a door to your own happiness? But I have to open this door myself, and stand in front of it in gorgeous clothes."

"I understand. In a few days, I will hold a party and try to find an opportunity for you."

"I don't want to push you into doing useless work for me."

Chen Jia held Wei Lang's hand tightly and lifted his hand and her own hand a little higher so that he could see clearly their fingers intertwined.

Chen Jia continued, "I want you to know that if you lend me a helping hand, I will never betray you."

"I don't want an alliance."

Chen Jia smiled again, "I don't know if I can enter the Hedong Wei clan and become your clan wife in the end. You don't know either. So, you can't take my promise. You and I don't have to have it. But I know very well that if I have honor, the alliance between you and me will be decided by you and me."

"Aren't you afraid of the vicissitudes of life and the changes in people and things?"

"I believe that Jue is not stupid. There is no need for him to stand against you. As long as he is not your enemy, I am not your enemy either."

Wei Lang sighed. Chen Jia was right. If he hadn't fallen out with the Zhao Mansion, there would be no need for them to be enemies.

"I am very glad today that you are sober, but I am also helpless that you are so sober."

"I can't help it. You are so good that I can't bear to give up on you. You are good enough to help me realize my wish."

"I hope you have a good result in the military camp."

"I will definitely do it."

Chen Jia and Wei Lang walked side by side on the street. After they opened their hearts, they had a lot to talk about. The relaxed and comfortable shopping brought them closer.

But the happiness didn't last long, and troubles came one after another.

Yang Xiu was bored and went shopping with Yang Hui. For Yang Xiu, who was on vacation, he wanted to read quietly at home, but he didn't expect that his sister insisted on dragging him out to buy jewelry for the party the next day.

Yang Xiu had been listening to Yang Hui's constant nagging, either about meeting Chen Jia and Chen Jia not buying her jewelry, or about Chen Jia shooting her in public and Chen Jia being a vicious woman. Yang Xiu was too lazy to pay attention to this uneducated sister who had been raised in the countryside since childhood.

"You're so good, Chen Jia, you still said you have nothing to do with him! You two even went shopping together!"

Yang Hui's loud voice brought Yang Xiu back to his senses. Yang Xiu looked carefully and saw Chen Jia and Wei Lang walking and laughing on the street.

Yang Xiu's eyes narrowed slightly, but Yang Hui shouted regardless, "You are a divorced daughter who married twice, and you are with the legitimate son of the Hedong Wei family. Do you think you can fly up to the tree and become a phoenix? Bah, you are not even worthy of being the Wei family's concubine!"

Chen Jia frowned when she saw Yang Hui, who stretched out her arms to stop her like a pheasant, "Why are you here again?"

"Why me again? Why, you're hanging out with your lover and you won't allow others to tell the truth?"

"Lover?" Chen Jia glanced at Yang Xiu behind Yang Hui and smiled, "Are you sure?"

"Yesterday, you were at the Duke of Zhao's mansion together, and he..." Yang Hui pointed at Wei Lang and continued angrily, "He even stood up for you in front of the Duke of Zhao's mansion, saying that the lotus seeds from last night were very refreshing and he wanted to eat them tonight. Tsk tsk, have you forgotten what you said?"

Yang Hui turned around and dragged her brother forward. Yang Xiu was pulled over like this. "How did my brother do you wrong? The day after the divorce, you couldn't wait to find someone else?"

Yang Xiu looked at Chen Jia. After meeting her this morning, he saw that she looked radiant. For some reason, he felt very uncomfortable.

Especially when he subconsciously knew that she was better off without him, he felt very sad.

"You should say that your brother has married Fei'er and has a legal wife, so don't think about anything else. After all, Fei'er doesn't want to be a concubine, and I don't want to have anything to do with this man who demoted his wife to a concubine, so shut up and stay away."

Chen Jia turned around and was about to leave, but Yang Xiu suddenly asked, "Are you so impatient to leave?"

Wei Lang and Chen Jia both looked at Yang Xiu.