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

Chapter 162 Consort Rong Appears
Rong Yi said, "If the emperor leaves the palace, the Imperial Seal of the State will also leave the palace. I'm afraid it might be assassinated, so you should keep the Imperial Seal of the State safe."

Lu Jinshi looked at Rong Yi and said, "Aren't you afraid that I'll take the imperial seal and not pass the throne to Zhang'er, but instead ascend the throne myself?"

Rong Yi smiled and said, "If you have the ability to ascend the throne and become the empress, that's fine too. After all, you will definitely love Zhang'er more than I do. I believe you will give Zhang'er the best of everything in the world. Before you pass the throne to Zhang'er, it's okay for you to be the empress. But you are not allowed to keep male concubines! Otherwise, I will haunt you even after I die!"

Lu Jinshi threw himself into Rong Yi's arms and said, "You have to come back safe and sound, understand?"

Rong Yi said, "I will definitely come back safely, because I can't bear to leave you either."

Rong Yi lowered his head and kissed Lu Jinshi's red lips before walking out.

Lu Jinshi stayed in the secret room, looking at the Imperial Seal of the State in his hand, his fingers constantly stroking the seal.

This year has truly been a turbulent one.

Lu Jinshi gripped the imperial seal that had been passed down for thousands of years, which had made countless heroes bow down. It looked exactly like this. Through the ages, the imperial seal had remained as good as new.

Lu Jinshi thought that Rong Yi must return safely, otherwise she would really have a hard time suppressing her ambition.
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Rong Yi deliberately went out through the side gate of East Street, circled around to the chaotic main street, found a fast horse, went to the palace, and ordered one of the two palace guards to go to the royal garden, and the other to arrest those who set fires in the street, so as to calm down the panicked people.

After giving his instructions, Rong Yi rode off to the tiger enclosure.

The magic show was still going on inside the tiger enclosure.

The performance at this moment is a magic trick: a man goes into a box, and a woman wearing a veil and dancing gracefully emerges.

The woman's dance was deeply moving. She even picked up a sword from the side. As soon as she picked up the sword, the bodyguards who were close to Emperor Huiyuan drew their swords and stepped forward.

The veiled woman smiled gently and said, "This knife is for magic tricks."

The woman slowly placed the knife towards her abdomen, and the knife went past her stomach, yet she was indeed unharmed.

The veiled woman displayed the retractable sword, smiled gently, and stepped forward, showing the sword in her hand; it was indeed a retractable sword.

Only then did the guards in front of His Majesty feel relieved.

The veiled woman continued dancing. When she jumped to Rong Shuang's side, her eyes revealed a sinister look, and the sword that had been extending and retracting instantly transformed into a dagger.

The veiled woman plunged the dagger deep into Rong Shuang's heart. After removing the dagger, she swiftly pressed it against Emperor Huiyuan's neck.

"Aunt!" Rong Lang was startled by the sudden turn of events and rushed forward to support Rong Shuang as she fell.

Rong Shuang gazed at the bright moon in the sky and whispered, "Save...save His Majesty..."

"Don't come any closer! If you do, I'll kill His Majesty!"

The veiled woman saw the guards and officials beside her shouting for help, and she pressed the dagger against Emperor Huiyuan's Adam's apple.

"Shuang'er, hurry and save Shuang'er!" When Emperor Huiyuan saw Rong Shuang's pale face, he completely disregarded the fact that his own life was in danger.

Rong Lang helped Rong Shuang into his arms. Bai Banxia, ​​who had arrived at the very end of the banquet, quickly stepped forward with a pill and gave it to Rong Shuang. The veiled woman lifted her veil with one hand and said to Bai Banxia, ​​"Don't waste your time. My dagger is poisoned. She won't survive!"

Bai Banxia was busy taking Empress Rong's pulse, glaring at the woman under the veil. She then took out all the medicines from the porcelain bottle and fed them all to Empress Rong.

"Consort Rong!"

Rong Shuang whispered, "It was you..."

Consort Rong chuckled and said, "Rong Shuang, you've finally lost to me. Who told you to have such a foolish nephew? Hahaha, he brought us in without any precautions. If it weren't for your nephew, we would have had to go through a lot of trouble to get in!"

Rong Lang cried and said, "Auntie, Auntie, I'm so sorry."

"Mother!" When Rong Yi entered the garden, he saw Rong Shuang lying in a pool of blood.

Rong Yi rushed over and held Rong Shuang in his arms, crying, "Mother, Miss Bai, please save my mother!"

"The knife is highly poisoned; I can only do my best and leave the rest to fate."

Rong Yi glared at Consort Rong, who was holding Emperor Huiyuan hostage, and said, "Consort Rong, do you know what crime it is to hold His Majesty hostage?"

Consort Rong laughed and said, "I don't know what crime it is to hold His Majesty hostage, I only know that today is the day you and your mother die! Hahahaha, you bastard, you are finally going to die today!"

Consort Rong spoke fiercely, and seeing Prince An below making a move, she said, "None of you are allowed to move, or my knife will be plunged into His Majesty's throat."

Emperor Huiyuan angrily said to Consort Rong, "Consort Rong, don't make one mistake after another. If you have any grudges, come at me. Why do you have to take them out on Shuang'er and Yi'er!"

Consort Rong roared, "If it weren't for those two, I would already be Empress! My child wouldn't have been unable to be born! Your Majesty, do you still remember how much you favored me back then? You even gave me the title of Rong, bestowed upon me the title of Consort Rong, and you were already planning to give me the Empress's position! Why was it taken away by this vile woman?"

Emperor Huiyuan frowned and said, "I never said I would give you the position of Empress. Before I met Shuang'er, I didn't know who to appoint as Empress. If I really had to choose, I should have chosen one between Consort Xian and Consort Shu. How could I give you the position of Empress?"

Consort Rong shook her head in disbelief and said, "I don't believe it! You yourself said that you would give the Empress position to Consort Rong, but unfortunately, not long after, this wretch brought her bastard child into the palace. This bastard child wasn't even born in the palace, so why can he become the Crown Prince?"

Emperor Huiyuan said, "The Consort Rong I mentioned back then was Rong Shuang, not you! After meeting Shuang'er, I stopped favoring you and haven't been to your palace for two years. How could I possibly want to make you empress?"

Consort Rong shook her head repeatedly, saying, "I don't believe it, it's impossible!"

Emperor Huiyuan said, "When I discussed this with the Empress Dowager, the Consort Rong we were talking about must be Yi'er's mother. How could it be you? And how are you worthy of being the Empress?"

Consort Rong glared angrily at Emperor Huiyuan and said, "Although I am not the Empress, I can still be the Empress Dowager! Issue an edict to pass the throne to Qi Duo, and I may spare your life! Otherwise, you will go and become a ghost couple with that vile woman Rong Shuang!"

Emperor Huiyuan frowned and said, "I would never pass the throne to Qi Duo. My throne will only go to Yi'er!"

Consort Rong said, "That's not up to you to decide! That little bastard Qi Yi must die today!"

Rong Yi frowned and looked at Consort Rong, wondering where Consort Rong got such confidence. Did she really think that by infiltrating the magic troupe, she could coerce Emperor Huiyuan into abdicating?
How could Emperor Huiyuan be so weak as to allow himself to be threatened by others?