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

Chapter 129 Rewards
Lu Jinshi curtsied and said, "Then I will dare to treat Your Majesty. This will cause you great pain, so please forgive me."

Emperor Huiyuan smiled and said, "I won't blame you."

Lu Jinshi ordered a eunuch to bring water. She dipped her fingers in the water and then grabbed Emperor Huiyuan's neck hard.

"hiss."

Lu Jinshi heard Emperor Huiyuan gasp, and she immediately knelt on the ground, "Your Majesty..."

Rong Shuang chuckled and said, "Teach me where to twist, I'll do it. You dared to go to the father and leave the son, I thought you were very brave... but it turns out you're not that brave."

Lu Jinshi then stood up and taught Empress Rong the hand gestures and the places to press.

Empress Rong's grip was quite strong; she wasn't afraid of hurting His Majesty, so after a few strokes, petechiae appeared on Emperor Huiyuan's neck.

Lu Jinshi taught Rong Shuang to twist a circle of petechiae on Emperor Huiyuan's neck, and then had Empress Rong pinch petechiae on Emperor Huiyuan's forehead, and then on his arms.

After this ordeal, Emperor Huiyuan was in excruciating pain.

Empress Rong looked at Lu Jinshi and asked, "Jinshi, are you sure this method is truly effective?"

Lu Jinshi said, "I don't know if this method can cure His Majesty's headache, but it is a common remedy among the common people."

Emperor Huiyuan took a while to recover before saying, "My headache is a chronic ailment, and now we really have no choice but to try anything."

Emperor Huiyuan looked at the pills on the desk and said, "These pills... someone, go find a dog."

"Yes, sir." The eunuch beside him replied.

Lu Jinshi's gaze also fell upon the pills sent by the Prince of Yan. Fortunately, His Majesty was alert, and Lu Jinshi had a very bad feeling about these pills.

Emperor Huiyuan paused for a moment and said, "It really is effective. My head was throbbing, but it doesn't hurt anymore."

Empress Rong chuckled and said, "It's good that Your Majesty is no longer in pain."

Emperor Huiyuan looked at Lu Jinshi and said, "Your method is excellent. What reward do you desire?"

Lu Jinshi said in a low voice, "Father, this is what I should do. I dare not ask for any reward. If Father insists on rewarding me..."

Emperor Huiyuan smiled and said, "Speak."

Lu Jinshi knelt down and said, "I would like to ask Your Majesty to grant me the right to freely enter and leave the palace. I also hope that I can teach and educate students at Lingxiao Academy in the future..."

Emperor Huiyuan said, "These past few days, I haven't seen you abide by the palace rules, yet you still freely enter and leave the palace as usual."

Lu Jinshi said in a low voice, "Then the Seventh Prince will be by my side, but after the autumn examination, the Seventh Prince... I'm afraid it will be inconvenient for him to accompany me in and out of the palace."

Although Rong Yi promised her that even after entering the Eastern Palace, she would be allowed to freely enter and leave the palace, His Majesty might not grant that permission.

Emperor Huiyuan said, "After the autumn imperial examination, you will be the head of the Eastern Palace. It is indeed inappropriate for you to freely enter and leave the palace."

Empress Rong smiled and said, "Your Majesty, Jinshi is so talented, it's a real pity to waste her talent in the inner palace. Why don't you allow her to go out and teach... perhaps she can cultivate many pillars of the nation for Dasheng."

Emperor Huiyuan said, "Then let's see if any of the students in Lingxiao Academy can become the top scholar in the provincial examination this time. If they do, I will grant you the right to freely enter and leave the palace, and you can also teach at the academy as the Crown Princess. If they do not become the top scholar, you should still obediently abide by the ancestral rules and remain the Crown Princess in the Eastern Palace."

"Thank you, Father Emperor," Lu Jinshi said, bowing deeply.

Emperor Huiyuan said, "Wonderful, let me make this clear from the beginning: if you don't get the top score in the provincial examination, it won't help even if you beg the Empress Dowager. After all, the ancestral rules are still in place."

Lu Jinshi chuckled and said, "Yes, Father, I understand." Lu Jinshi carried Zhang'er back to the Jade Palace, feeling rather nervous.

Emperor Huiyuan's requirement was extremely demanding. Although Lu Jinshi also wanted Rong Yi to pass the provincial examination with top honors, it was not so easy for a top scholar to pass the provincial examination in Chang'an.

Besides, Rong Yi is still quite young.

Lu Jinshi thought about going to the temple to pray for Rong Yi, and also about the Guanyin statue that Zhang'er had broken, but she had been putting it off.

So the next day, Lu Jinshi went to the Prince An's residence, hoping to find her two cousins ​​from the residence to accompany her to the temple.

Upon learning this, Princess An instructed Lu Xiao to take Princess Yongjia to the temple to pray for peace.

Among the students of Lingxiao Academy, only Lu Xiao did not participate in the autumn examination. After all, as the heir of Prince An and the son-in-law of the emperor, Lu Xiao indeed did not need to participate.

Lu Xiao accompanied them to Guiyuan Temple to pray for blessings.

When the abbot of Guiyuan Temple arrived and learned that Lu Jinshi wanted to cast a gilded statue of Guanyin, he quickly put his hands together and said, "Amitabha, the female benefactor will surely have immeasurable merit."

Lu Jinshi smiled gently, and she held Xiao Zhang'er and bowed to Guanyin.

Princess Yongjia, who was standing to the side, also prayed to Guanyin with a devout expression, saying, "Thank you, Bodhisattva, for your blessing that I have a child. I hope that you will bless me so that I can give birth to the child safely."

Lu Xiao also kowtowed and said, "May the Bodhisattva protect the princess and her child and ensure their safety."

After the two got up, they followed Lu Jinshi into the side rooms of the temple where guests could rest.

As Lu Jinshi was discussing the pregnancy with Princess Yongjia, they saw the Zhenguo Duke's family coming out from inside.

Yuan Fei is now the heir of the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion. In principle, he should no longer need to participate in the autumn examination to obtain official rank, just like Lu Xiao. However, since he had previously studied at Lingxiao Academy, he also participated in the autumn examination.

Although the Yuan family of the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion did not need Yuan Fei to obtain another official title, Madam Yuan still hoped that her son could become a Juren (a successful candidate in the imperial examinations) so that his reputation would be better.

When Madam Yuan saw Princess Yongjia's protruding belly, she was momentarily dazed and forgot to bow. It was Yuan Yunjiao, who was standing beside her, who gently reminded her, "Mother, it is the Seventh Prince's Consort and Her Highness the Princess."

Madam Yuan then bowed and said, "Greetings to the Seventh Prince's Consort, Your Highness the Princess, and Your Highness the Prince Consort."

Lu Jinshi smiled faintly and said, "Madam, you may dispense with the formalities."

Madam Yuan looked at Princess Yongjia's abdomen and said with deep emotion, "Congratulations, Your Highness."

Princess Yongjia glanced at Madam Yuan. In just a few months, it felt like two lifetimes had passed. Princess Yongjia felt the strength of Lu Xiao's grip on her hand and smiled gently at him.

Yuan Yunjiao helped Madam Yuan leave the temple and said, "Mother, do you think the child in the princess's belly is my brother's? Looking at the princess's belly, shouldn't it have been the time for her to divorce my brother when she was pregnant?"

Madam Yuan said, "This child can only belong to the Lu family. It's also because your brother is foolish. He had a bright future, but he has ended up in this state."

Yuan Yunjiao scoffed and said, "Brother really deserved it."

In the wing room.

Lu Jinshi and Princess Yongjia took their seats. She frowned upon smelling the incense in the room and instructed her maid to take it out and put it out.

Princess Yongjia looked at Lu Jinshi and said, "You sculpted the golden statue for the Bodhisattva. This time, I think my seventh brother will surely achieve great success."

Lu Jinshi smiled and said, "I hope it will be as you say, sister."