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

Chapter 138 Moving into the Eastern Palace
After the palace banquet ended.

Prince Jin frowned as he waited outside the palace for Prince Yan to emerge. He asked, "Third brother, what medicine did the Empress mention earlier? How do you possess this miraculous medicine from India? Did Consort Rong give it to you?"

Prince Yan said, "Your Majesty, that medicine is naturally for treating Father's headache."

The Prince of Jin said coldly to the Prince of Yan, "Third brother! You mustn't make a grave mistake! Otherwise, you won't just be demoted to a commoner again."

The Prince of Yan said, "I am not as cowardly as you, elder brother."

Upon hearing the words of the Prince of Yan, the Prince of Jin frowned deeply.

Prince Yan returned to the Buddhist hall in his Prince's Mansion.

As soon as he entered, an incense burner was smashed towards his shoulder.

Consort Rong, with her long hair disheveled, glared angrily at Prince Yan and said, "How dare you come to see me? Why didn't you stop His Majesty from appointing Qi Yi as Crown Prince? What right does that little bastard have to be Crown Prince?"

Prince Yan knelt on the ground and said, "Mother, I...I...I didn't expect my elder brother to be so cowardly. I couldn't stop him."

"But Mother, don't worry..."

“Father has already asked for the Five Illusions Powder twice. If he takes it for another half month, he will be completely controlled by it. So what if Rong Yi is the crown prince? In another half month, the crown prince position will change hands. Today at the palace banquet, Father was poisoned and couldn’t wait a moment longer for the Five Illusions Powder. In another half month, Father will definitely be inseparable from the Five Illusions Powder, and he won’t have many moments of sobriety.”

Upon hearing this, Consort Rong walked over to Prince Yan, helped him up, and looked at his injuries, asking, "Does it hurt?"

Prince Yan shook his head and said, "It doesn't hurt, Mother. It doesn't hurt. I promised to make you Empress, and I will definitely fulfill your wish."

Consort Rong said softly, "I knew it, you're the best girl."
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Inside the Jade Palace.

On the last night, both Lu Jinshi and Rong Yi suffered from insomnia.

Rong Yi whispered to Lu Jinshi, "I saw that you were very sincere in worshipping the moon just now. What did you wish for?"

Lu Jinshi smiled faintly and said, "I wish the Moon Goddess would grant me a daughter."

Rong Yi grasped Lu Jinshi's hand and said, "Zhang'er is still young, you should rest and recuperate some more."

Rong Yi really didn't understand why Lu Jinshi so longed for a daughter. "As a mother, you shouldn't be so biased. If Zhang'er knew that he was only one year old and you were favoring your sister, he would definitely be heartbroken."

Lu Jinshi said, "I became the Crown Princess for Zhang'er's sake, how is that favoritism towards my sister?"

Rong Yi's face darkened. He looked into Lu Jinshi's eyes and said, "Even now, you still want to be the Crown Princess for Zhang'er's sake? How can your heart be so hard? I thought that after so many days of marriage, you must have developed some feelings for me."

Lu Jinshi didn't dare to look into Rong Yi's eyes. "I'm not heartless."

Rong Yi cupped Lu Jinshi's face, making her look into his eyes, and said, "I know that we both had ulterior motives when we met. It was wrong of me to make you my concubine when we first arrived in Chang'an, but you also had the intention of leaving your father and keeping your son. We are both at fault in this matter."

Lu Jinshi said, "We were both at fault, so didn't we agree not to mention this matter?"

Rong Yi frowned and said, "But you still have a knot in your heart because of this matter. I have explained it to you countless times. Even if I wanted you to be my concubine at that time, it was because I was forced by the imperial power. I could not disobey my father's decree."

Lu Jinshi said, "Let's not talk about this on this joyous occasion."

Rong Yi said, "We've been married for so long, why are you still unwilling to open your heart to me?"

Lu Jinshi took a deep breath and said, "I'm going to sleep."

Rong Yi said, "Lu Jinshi, you are truly heartless!"

Lu Jinshi frowned deeply. She lay down with her back to Rong Yi. How could Rong Yi dare to blame her for being heartless?
It was clear that he had tried to make her his concubine when he first arrived in Chang'an.

How could she dare to open her heart? Her mother's experiences were right before her eyes. Lu Jinshi didn't want to argue with Rong Yi too much, after all, he was now the crown prince, and his status was no longer the same.

Lu Jinshi noticed Rong Yi's restless hands and frowned, saying, "What are you doing? If you calculate the time, today is the day you should conceive..."

Rong Yi took a deep breath and said, "Didn't you want a daughter?"

One son might not be enough to keep Lu Jinshi in check, but with the daughter she longed for, Lu Jinshi would definitely not have any more regrets.

Lu Jinshi's eyes lit up, and he smiled at Rong Yi.

Rong Yi looked at Lu Jinshi's smiling eyes and remembered how she had seduced him into getting pregnant with Zhang'er two years ago.

Lu Jinshi probably still sees him as just a young scholar who wants to have a child through artificial insemination.
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The next day, when the sun was high in the sky, Lu Jinshi finally got up lazily.

Outside, the palace maids were already busy moving items from the Jade Palace to the East Palace.

Caiyun, Yunfeng, and other maids came in to help Lu Jinshi with her washing and grooming.

Lu Jinshi looked at her head maids and smiled, "After we go to the East Palace, you can go to the academy. There are accommodations in the academy. I asked Wan Niang to arrange rooms for you all."

Caiyun looked at Lu Jinshi with reluctance and said, "Miss, we don't want to leave."

Lu Jinshi said slowly, "I will also go to the academy often. After August 18th, I will go to the academy every day. You will be able to see me every day when you go to the academy."

With tears welling up in her eyes, Caixia said, "Miss, what if His Highness the Crown Prince bullies you since we're not by your side?"

Rong Yi carried Zhang'er in and said, "How could I possibly bully her?"

Lu Jinshi reached out and took Xiao Zhang'er from Rong Yi's arms, saying, "Zhang'er."

Little Zhang'er clapped his hands happily.

Rong Yi said slowly, "The preparations at the East Palace are almost complete. Go and see if there's anything that needs to be added?"

Lu Jinshi nodded and followed Rong Yi to the East Palace.

Lu Jinshi entered the East Palace's sleeping quarters, frowned slightly, and looked at Rong Yi, saying, "Am I sharing a sleeping quarters with you?"

Rong Yi smiled and said, "Otherwise what? You and I are husband and wife, do you really want to sleep in separate chambers?"

Lu Jinshi said, "Shouldn't I have a separate rear palace? This palace is connected to the front hall, where court officials come and go..."

Rong Yi said, "That's fine too. This way you can walk less to the academy."

Lu Jinshi smiled upon hearing Rong Yi's words. She entered the bedroom and found that the layout was very similar to that of her room in Tianzhang Academy, with a wall of bookshelves filled with books.

Lu Jinshi put down Zhang'er in her arms and went to the bookshelf. She picked up a book and flipped through it. She was pleasantly surprised when she picked up a book, so she put it down and flipped through another book, and was even more pleasantly surprised.

Each of these books is a unique, ancient copy.

"Wasn't this book, 'Xinwen Shuo,' banned and lost in the previous dynasty? How did it end up here?"

Rong Yi smiled and said, "I have brought all the rare and ancient books from the palace. There are enough books here for you to read for a long time."

Upon hearing this, Lu Jinshi turned around and threw herself into Rong Yi's arms, saying happily, "Thank you, my husband."

She had no idea she was going to marry Rong Yi, and this was such a pleasant surprise!