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

Chapter 127 Five Illusions Powder

Lu Jinshi looked at the Princess Consort of Jin in front of him, who seemed genuinely sincere, and couldn't help but smile, "I know your intentions, Eldest Sister-in-law, but your intentions are really too heavy. There is probably a pound of gold here, and Zhang'er only weighs twenty pounds. Zhang'er really can't wear this necklace..."

Princess Consort of Jin: "It turns out that my considerations were incomplete."

Lu Jinshi said, "Thank you, sister-in-law, for giving my son Zhang'er such a precious first birthday gift. Zhang'er will always remember your kindness."

Lu Jinshi is the kind of person who doesn't provoke others unless they provoke him. Although Prince Jin is Rong Yi's rival for the position of crown prince, Lu Jinshi has no reason to fight them if they haven't made the first move.

Princess Jin took the initiative to show goodwill, and Lu Jinshi naturally reciprocated by being kind to others.

Princess Jin touched Zhang'er's little face and said, "This is a blessed child, so well-behaved."

Xiao Zhang'er giggled at Princess Jin, who also smiled.

At the banquet, dancers from the Chang'an Music Bureau performed graceful dances.

After several rounds of drinks, the birthday boy fell asleep, so Lu Jinshi carried Zhang'er back to the Jade Palace.

Lu Jinshi patted and coaxed Zhang'er in his arms. When he put Zhang'er on the bed, he saw Rong Yi returning from outside and said, "I had the palace maid weigh it. The necklace that Princess Jin gave to Zhang'er weighs a full 1.8 jin."

Rong Yi asked, "Why did you send such a heavy gift, Eldest Sister-in-law?"

Lu Jinshi said, "I'm also curious. When she saw me a while ago, she always spoke with barbs and sarcasm, but today she's been very polite. It's very unusual."

Rong Yi smiled and said, "Perhaps Qi Li has made some progress in her studies these past few days, so she has sent a 'generous' gift to thank you and me."

Lu Jinshi couldn't help but laugh and said, "Then there's no need for a pound and eight ounces of gold, is there?"

Rong Yi said, "My eldest brother's family is very wealthy, so he can easily take out this pound and eight ounces of gold."

Rong Yi looked at the sleeping Xiao Zhang'er, took out a jade pendant from his bosom, and put it around Xiao Zhang'er's neck.

Lu Jinshi said, "This jade pendant is..."

Rong Yi said, "This jade pendant was specially obtained by my father from the temple when I was young, to protect me and ensure my safety. I am giving it to Zhang'er, hoping that this jade pendant will protect Zhang'er and help him grow up safely and healthily."

Lu Jinshi also looked at Zhang'er. Since Zhang'er was born, her greatest wish was for her son to grow up peacefully and without worries.
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outside the palace.

After leaving the palace gates, Princess Yan caught up with Princess Jin and said, "Sister-in-law, wait, wait..."

Princess Jin stopped and looked at Princess Yan, saying, "Third sister-in-law, what brings you here?"

Princess Consort of Yan asked, "Elder sister-in-law, why are you being so polite to Lu Jinshi today?"

Princess Consort of Jin: "Now that Xiao Qi's birth mother has become the Empress, what are we still fighting with Xiao Qi for? We might as well try to please Xiao Qi's family and protect ourselves out of consideration for the fact that they are brothers after all."

Princess Consort of Yan looked at Princess Consort of Jin in disbelief and said, "Sister-in-law! How can you be content with the fact that our eldest brother has served in the court for five years?"

Princess Consort of Jin said, "Whether I'm willing or not isn't up to me or the Prince to decide. You know how biased Father Emperor is. Look at today, the Seventh Prince doesn't even have a title yet, but his child can have his first birthday banquet in the Taiji Hall. My Li'er is the eldest son and grandson, and her first birthday banquet was also held at the Prince of Jin's residence..."

Princess Consort of Yan said, "That's right, and you're all even more unwilling to accept this! Father Emperor is already so biased, shouldn't the eldest brother strive for the position of Crown Prince? After all, he is the eldest son, and he has many supporters among the literati in the court."

Princess Consort of Jin said, "I've already said I'm biased. How can the Prince possibly win? Rather than fighting to the death, it would be better to get along well with my seventh brother and sister-in-law now, so that my Li'er can have a bright future."

Princess Jin is now glad that her daughter, Li'er, had insisted on going to Lingxiao Academy with her seventh aunt.

Princess Consort of Yan frowned as she looked at Princess Consort of Jin: "Sister-in-law..."

Princess Jin said, "Third sister-in-law, I advise you to befriend Seventh sister-in-law as soon as possible." Princess Yan frowned, looking at Princess Jin with great confusion, and said, "Sister-in-law, relying on others is ultimately not the way to go. Only self-reliance and strength are the true path. The eldest prince has been in court for five years. How can the Seventh Prince trust him? He might as well fight to the death..."

Princess Consort of Jin: "The Prince and I only wish for Li'er to grow up safely, that's enough."

After Princess Jin finished speaking, she went to the carriage in Prince Jin's residence.

Princess Consort of Yan County frowned and stamped her foot behind her.

Princess Consort Jin got into the carriage and said to Prince Jin inside, "I think Princess Yongjia's belly seems to have grown quite a bit. Is she already pregnant?"

Prince Jin said, "My sister's marriage is in such a hurry, she must have been pregnant before getting married."

"That's wonderful," Princess Jin said with a relieved smile. "She hadn't conceived for six years, and now she's pregnant. It's truly a blessing from heaven. However, she hadn't been divorced from that beast Yuan family not long before her marriage, so this child is..."

Prince Jin said, "It must be a child from the Lu family, otherwise, why would she marry into the Lu family so hastily?"

Princess Jin smiled and said, "Then Grandmother will be very pleased."

The Prince of Jin nodded and said, "Yes."

Princess Jin patted her son's head and said, "Li'er, you must listen to your seventh aunt more often in the future."

Qi Li nodded and said, "I always listen to my Seventh Imperial Aunt."

Princess Jin smiled. Although her dream of becoming the Crown Princess was shattered, her current ordinary and peaceful life was not bad. She no longer needed to plan and worry about things every day, nor did she need to force Qi Li to study more. She only hoped that he could study and understand reason.
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Inside the Prince of Yan's residence.

Inside the Buddhist hall.

Upon hearing the words of the Princess Consort of Yan, Consort Rong frowned and said, "Useless fool! I have spent so much effort on him over the past five years. How can I let him decide not to compete for the position of Crown Prince? This matter is not up to him!"

"Mother concubine."

Prince Yan also entered the Buddhist hall and said, "Mother, at the palace banquet today, I saw that Princess Yongjia seemed to be pregnant, about four or five months along!"

Upon hearing this, Consort Rong frowned and said, "Where is the Guanyin statue I asked you to give to Yongjia?"

Princess Consort Yan said, "I included a Guanyin statue when I delivered the dowry that day, but I don't know if Yongjia worshipped it daily..."

Consort Rong, furious, exclaimed, "They're all useless idiots!"

Prince Yan knelt on the ground and said, "Mother, please calm down."

Consort Rong said coldly, "Your good brother is just like your mother, without any ambition. If your mother had any ambition at all, she would have been the Empress long ago! You two brothers are also legitimate sons. Now that things have come to this, it's not up to Prince Jin to just withdraw from the struggle for the crown prince..."

“Mother. My brother is incompetent. I am willing to compete with Qi Yi.”

Consort Rong took a deep breath and said, "You? You are neither the eldest son nor the legitimate heir, how can you compete with that little beast Qi Yi for the position of crown prince?"

Prince Yan said in a low voice, "Qi Yi is just relying on Father Emperor's favoritism. I heard these past few days that Father Emperor has been summoning the imperial physicians every day because he has headaches and can't sleep at night... Don't you have the Five Illusions Powder?"

Consort Rong was taken aback and said, "But the food and medicine given to His Majesty are very strict. I'm afraid this Five Illusions Powder will not be used on His Majesty."

Prince Yan said, "None of the imperial physicians in the palace know about the Five Illusions Powder. I simply added the Five Illusions Powder to my headache medicine, so Father Emperor naturally wouldn't notice."

Consort Rong smiled and said, "Alright."