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

Chapter 148 Abolish the Position of Crown Princess

Inside the East Palace's sleeping quarters.

When Empress Rong saw that Rong Yi had developed a high fever and watched the imperial physicians rushing around, she felt extremely distressed.

Emperor Huiyuan's headache, which had not bothered him for a long time, started to flare up again this time.

The imperial physicians exchanged bewildered glances, and the head physician, Chen, walked step by step to Emperor Huiyuan and said, "Your Majesty..."

Emperor Huiyuan looked at Chen, the Imperial Physician, and said, "Speak!"

Imperial Physician Chen whispered, "Your Majesty..."

Emperor Huiyuan looked at Chen Yuanpan, who seemed hesitant to speak, and said coldly, "Speak your mind directly, don't beat around the bush."

Chen, the imperial physician, said, “Your Majesty, Your Highness, His Highness’s fever just won’t go down. If it gets any higher, I’m afraid… I’m afraid we have to make the worst-case scenario plan.”

Empress Rong stared wide-eyed at Imperial Physician Chen, shaking her head as the hair ornaments in her hair swayed violently. "No...no...my Yi'er, Yi'er! You can't just leave your mother like this."

Outside the Crown Prince's bedroom, Lu Jinshi, dressed as a palace maid, had intended to sneak a peek at Rong Yi under the cover of night.

Little did she know that this would be the answer she heard when she approached.

Lu Jinshi bit the back of his hand and ran all the way back to Shou Kang Palace.

In the sleeping palace.

Emperor Huiyuan said, "What was the name of Yuan Jie's mistress again? She survived with five stab wounds to her abdomen, while the Crown Prince only suffered one. Why are we making the worst-case scenario plan? Someone! Go and fetch the military doctor who treated that mistress!"

Chen Yuanpan wiped the sweat from his forehead with the back of his hand. "Your Majesty, we will do our utmost to treat you."

All the imperial physicians, disregarding their hunger and exhaustion, discussed ways to bring Rong Yi's fever down.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty the Empress, and the Crown Princess request an audience."

Emperor Huiyuan frowned and said, "She still dares to come?"

Empress Rong, with tears in her eyes, said, "Your Majesty..."

"Your Highness the Crown Princess... Your Highness the Crown Princess..."

Lu Jinshi burst into the bedchamber and knelt before Emperor Huiyuan and Empress Rong, saying, "Your Majesty, Your Majesty the Empress."

Emperor Huiyuan glared at Lu Jinshi and said, "What are you doing here?"

Lu Jinshi wiped away her tears and said, "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, I also had a bad luck relationship with my second fiancé, Shen Xing. He was on the verge of death at that time, but as soon as I broke off the engagement with him, he recovered from his illness and later became the top scholar in the imperial examination."

As Lu Jinshi spoke, he wiped away his tears and said, "I beg Your Majesty to grant His Highness the privilege of divorcing me. If you divorce me, His Highness and I will no longer be husband and wife, and His Highness will no longer be implicated by me. I implore Your Majesty to divorce the Crown Prince's wife and depose the Crown Princess!"

Upon hearing Lu Jinshi's words, Empress Rong frowned and said, "Jinshi, the idea that she's destined to bring misfortune to her husbands is utter nonsense..."

Lu Jinshi said, "Although the idea that someone is a jinx to their husband is nonsense, all I want now is for Rong Yi to live..."

Lu Jinshi bit her lip and said, "I beg Your Majesty to abolish my position as Crown Princess and help the Crown Prince divorce his wife!"

Emperor Huiyuan frowned, but he was indeed considering abolishing the position of Crown Princess...

Empress Rong said, "Throughout history, there have been instances of deposed crown princesses, but it is rare for a royal family to divorce their wives, let alone for the crown prince to do so. Moreover, what will happen to Zhang'er if you are divorced?"

Lu Jinshi said, "Zhang'er... If Your Majesty and the Empress wish him to stay in the palace, please take good care of Zhang'er for me. If you do not wish Zhang'er to stay in the palace, then let Zhang'er leave with me... If you two do not wish for Zhang'er to develop any disloyal thoughts, I will only let Zhang'er grow up safely and will not teach him too much."

Now, Lu Jinshi no longer wanted to fight for anything for Zhang'er. Lu Jinshi only wished that Rong Yi would live peacefully, and that her Zhang'er could also live peacefully.

That's enough.

Emperor Huiyuan looked at Lu Jinshi and said, "Miaomiao, although your mother is my sworn sister, she is no different from my own sister. Don't blame me for blaming you this time. It's just that I didn't want Yi'er to die so young at just twenty... I don't want an old man to cut short another old man's life..."

Lu Jinshi said, "Your Majesty, I do not wish for you. I only wish that I am destined to be cursed. Your Majesty shall decide Zhang'er's fate. But I beg Your Majesty to allow the daughter in my womb to follow me..."

After Lu Jinshi finished speaking, she couldn't stop her tears. On the one hand, she was worried about Rong Yi, who was still in a coma on the bed. On the other hand, how could Lu Jinshi bear to part with her son, who was so young and whom she had carried for ten months?

However, Lu Jinshi also understood that if Rong Yi really died, Emperor Huiyuan would definitely take his anger out on her, and even the Empress Dowager probably wouldn't be able to appease Emperor Huiyuan.

At that time, she will also implicate Zhang'er.

Emperor Huiyuan said, "Issue my decree: effective immediately, Lu Jinshi's position as Crown Princess is hereby abolished."

Lu Jinshi kowtowed and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty. Please write a letter of divorce on behalf of His Highness the Crown Prince."

Empress Rong glanced at Lu Jinshi kneeling on the ground. She felt a pang of pity, but seeing the anxious imperial physicians pacing around the bedside, she, as his mother, just wanted to give it a try.

Empress Rong could only look at Lu Jinshi with apologetic eyes and say, "Jinshi, I'm sorry."

Emperor Huiyuan wrote a letter of divorce and ordered his men to bring the Crown Prince's seal and Rong Yi's private seal, which were then stamped on both letters of divorce.

Emperor Huiyuan gave one of the divorce letters to Lu Jinshi and said, "Take this letter and leave. Zhang'er is a descendant of the emperor and cannot leave the palace..."

Lu Jinshi felt as if his heart was being torn apart. He knelt on the ground and kowtowed three times, saying, "I beg you, Your Majesty and Your Majesty, please take good care of Zhang'er. Zhang'er is becoming more and more naughty. I beg Your Majesty and Your Majesty to be more tolerant..."

Lu Jinshi felt a tight, sour soreness in his throat, so tight it hurt.

Empress Rong said, "Jinshi, don't worry, I will take good care of Zhang'er. You can go in peace."

Lu Jinshi looked at Rong Yi on the bed, closed her eyes, and resolutely left the East Palace gate.

Qiaozhen and Huizhen hurriedly followed Lu Jinshi.

Lu Jinshi looked at the two palace maids who had followed her and said, "You are palace maids. I am no longer the Crown Princess. You do not need to follow me."

Qiaozhen said, "His Highness the Crown Prince has already bestowed us upon you; we are now your maids."

“Your Majesty, you will need someone to take care of you even after you leave the Eastern Palace.”

Lu Jinshi said, "I appreciate your loyalty. My dowry is in the East Palace. You can choose any of the jewelry that can be sold. From now on, you just need to take good care of Zhang'er for me and secretly send me messages to let me know about Zhang'er's situation. You don't need to follow me anymore."

After Lu Jinshi finished speaking, he continued walking out with the letter of divorce in his hand.

It was pitch black outside. When Lu Jinshi arrived outside the East Palace, he leaned against the wall and slowly slumped to the ground. He hugged his knees and buried his face in his hands, sobbing.

She cried for a long time, then felt waves of pain in her abdomen.

Lu Jinshi then got up and headed towards the Prince An's residence.

There was a curfew at night, but since the Prince An's residence was not far from the Eastern Palace, Lu Jinshi was not subjected to any questioning.

Lu Jinshi knocked on the gate of the Prince An's mansion and entered, startling the gatekeeper on night duty. "The Crown Princess?"

Lu Jinshi said, "I am no longer the Crown Princess. Go and inform my uncle and aunt that I need to speak with them."