My husband, who abandoned his father and kept his son, actually wants me to be his concubine.

Chapter 104 A Murder Under the Emperor's Feet

Lu Jinshi and Rong Yi stood up together and said, "Elder brother, elder sister-in-law."

Lu Jinshi smiled and said to Princess Jin, "I was on my way to teach at Lingxiao Academy today. When I passed by Jinming Academy, I heard Xiaoli crying. When I asked, I found out that Xiaoli did not want to study at Jinming Academy. He was also afraid of Teacher Qian. I asked him if he would like to study at my Lingxiao Academy. He said yes, so I came to tell you that Xiaoli can come with me to study at Lingxiao Academy."

“This!” Princess Consort of Jin glanced at Prince Jin and said, “No need. Jinming Academy is quite good. The teachers there were originally the famous teachers from Lingxiao Academy. Now, Lingxiao Academy has no teachers left…”

Lu Jinshi smiled and said, "We still have teachers. There's my senior brother Mu Yan, and me. And since we've added the girls' school, we've also invited two female teachers. Although the academy is still lacking teachers, we do have some."

Princess Consort of Jin said, "Li'er is naughty, so I won't let him bother you."

"Mother, I want to study with Seventh Imperial Aunt, I don't want to study with Teacher Qian!"

As Qi Li spoke, she went over and hugged Lu Jinshi.

Princess Jin frowned.

Prince Jin said to Rong Yi, "Then I'll have to trouble Seventh Brother and Seventh Sister-in-law. This child is difficult to discipline. My mother and I have been busy and have been too indulgent with him, which has led to his constant gluttony and playfulness..."

Lu Jinshi smiled and said, "Li'er is quite smart. I taught him three times and he could already recite a line of ancient poetry."

Prince Jin then laughed and said, "He had already been taught to read by many tutors before, but he was naughty and was not afraid of his tutors at all because he was a young prince. I am always busy, so it would be a blessing for Li'er if she could be properly taught by my seventh sister-in-law. You can take Li'er away."

Rong Yi said, "Then, Your Majesty, Your Majesty, we will take our leave now."

As Princess Jin watched Rong Yi and Lu Jinshi leave, she said to Prince Jin, "How could you entrust Li'er to them? Qi Yi has always wanted to compete with you for the position of Crown Prince, and you still let them teach Li'er? How can you be so heartless?"

Prince Jin said, "I can only truly feel at ease entrusting Li'er to them. If they dare to treat Li'er badly in the slightest, they will have no chance of becoming the crown prince. Going to Lingxiao Academy may not be worse than Jinming Academy."

“Your Highness, Qian Jianing has been in the manor for so long, and you have never been to her room. In the past, you were busy with official duties, but now you are confined to the manor. You can go to Sister Qian’s room.”

"Our royal family only has one heir, Li'er, which is indeed too few..."

Prince Jin frowned as he looked at Princess Jin in front of him, somewhat helpless. He held Princess Jin's wrist and said, "It's good that you're under house arrest. Li'er has also left with Xiao Qi and the others. We can indeed have a few more younger brothers and sisters for Li'er."
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On the carriage.

After Qi Li came along, Lu Jinshi felt no sleepiness at all.

Qi Li was quite talkative and could keep up with any topic. When she learned that Lu Jinshi came from Shanyin, she insisted on going to Shanyin.

Rong Yi was getting a headache from all the annoyance. He rubbed his temples and said, "My elder brother, who is usually so quiet, actually managed to have such a talkative child."

Lu Jinshi smiled and arranged for Xiao Qili to be placed in the girls' Kaiyang class.

The girls' classes in the academy are now divided into three classes: Yaoguang Class, Tianxuan Class, and Kaiyang Class. The girls in Kaiyang Class have never studied before and are just beginning their education. Qi Li is only five years old now, so there is no need to strictly separate boys and girls. It would be appropriate for Qi Li to go to Kaiyang Class.

Lu Jinshi arranged for Caiyun and Yunfeng to look after Qi Li, while she went to teach in the boys' class.

Lu Jinshi looked at the group of students in front of him and said, "There are only three months left until the autumn examination. During these three months, you must work even harder. Starting today, I will give you a topic every day, and you will need to write an essay every day."

"what?!"

A commotion erupted in the classroom, with even Qin Ke saying, "Sister, isn't your request a bit too much..."

Lu Jinshi: "Practice makes perfect. Those who can reach the autumn examination are all students who have studied hard for ten years. If you want to pass the exam, you need to be more diligent than others. If you want to get the exam easily, you might as well go home and rely on your ancestors' protection to take a leisurely job."

Rong Yi chuckled and looked at Lu Jinshi, saying, "Mr. Lu is right." Yuan Fei, Jiang Yin, Xu Yang, and the others all looked at Rong Yi with complicated expressions; this wasn't how you protect your wife.

Where do they get so many ideas to write a policy essay for the autumn imperial examinations every day?

My wrist is probably going to hurt.

Lu Jinshi looked at the desolate scene in the school and said, "You only have to write one article a day, and I still have to correct it every day. Some of your articles are unbearable to read. I am not having an easier time than you. Cheer up and study hard."

After Lu Jinshi finished speaking, he began to talk about the topic of the article he was to write today.
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In the girls' class.

Despite being pregnant and nearing her divorce, Princess Yongjia continued to teach the female students etiquette.

"aunt!"

In the Kaiyang Class, Princess Yongjia saw Xiao Qili and smiled, "What brings you here?"

Xiao Qili said, "I'm here to study."

Princess Yongjia smiled and said, "Auntie is here to teach you etiquette, but Auntie will teach you etiquette for women... Would you like to learn along with me?"

Xiao Qili said, "Then I'll go find Aunt Qi to play."

Lu Jinshi had just come over from the school and was guessing that the Kaiyang class was going to learn etiquette when he heard what Xiao Qili said.

Lu Jinshi took Xiao Qili's hand and said, "Auntie will take you to play in the fields."

Seeing Qi Li's chubby appearance, Lu Jinshi thought that it was no wonder that the Princess Consort of Jin didn't give him pastries anymore. He was too fat. But it wasn't right to just not let him eat pastries. Children should run around and play outside more. He thought he would lose weight soon.

Lu Jinshi met Rong Yi and took Xiao Qili to the fields. There were already frogs in the fields. As a royal prince, Xiao Qili had never caught frogs in the fields before, so he entered the wheat field with great interest.

Lu Jinshi looked at Rong Yi and said, "The wheat is almost ripe; time really flies."

"Little sister." Qi Li saw the little girl in the field and ran over to her.

Lu Jinshi and Rong Yi followed closely behind. The beautiful little girl walking barefoot on the ridges of the field looked somewhat familiar to Lu Jinshi.

Rong Yi said, "The daughter that Yuan Jie had with his mistress."

Lu Jinshi looked at the barefoot two-year-old girl in front of him and said, "Why are you here all alone? Where is your mother?"

Rou'er stared blankly at Lu Jinshi, who then had Rong Yi hold Xiao Qili's hand while she hurried towards the manor.

As soon as she entered the manor, she smelled blood. Inside, she saw many servants and women lying dead. Inside the house, she saw her stepmother lying on the ground, still breathing, her hand outstretched in a bloody mess, crying, "Rou'er, save Rou'er..."

Seeing that Wan Niang was still alive, Lu Jinshi noticed the wound on Wan Niang's waist and abdomen. She tore off Wan Niang's dress and used it to tie up the bleeding wound on Wan Niang's abdomen.

Rong Yi led Xiao Qili into the manor and quickly covered Xiao Qili's eyes with his hands.

Rong Yi had his guards lead Qi Li and Rou'er outside the manor. Once inside, he said to Lu Jinshi, "Under the Emperor's nose, someone actually dared to commit such a murder?"

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