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

Chapter 164 His Majesty passed away
After being stabbed, Consort Rong fell completely silent.

Yuan Fei angrily started fighting with Yuan Jie, "Brother, the old lady here watched you grow up, how can you be so heartless as to coerce them!"

Yuan Jie looked at Princess Yongjia, who was crying among the women, and said, "Why can't I be ruthless? Yongjia is clearly my wife, but His Majesty is confused and His Highness favors the Lu family, allowing them to take my wife away. All I want is to take my wife back!"

Lu Xiao said angrily, "You yourself do not cherish Princess Yongjia, causing her to shed countless tears. How dare you say that she is clearly your wife?"

Lu Xiao drew his sword and began fighting with Yuan Jie.

Lu Xiao saw Yuan Fei helping out and said, "Go and rescue the hostages!"

Lu Xiao fought Yuan Jie with all his might, and in every move, Lu Xiao clearly had the upper hand.

In just ten moves, Lu Xiao plunged his sword deep into Yuan Jie's heart. "I should have torn you to pieces, but you got off easy!"

After Yuan Jie died, Yu Qingshan was no match for the fierce attack. He held Qi Duo tightly in his arms, looked up at Rong Yi who had a sword to his neck, and said, "Your Highness, His Highness the Crown Prince begs you to spare Qi Duo's life. Qi Duo is just a child, he is innocent."

Rong Yi said, "Qi Duo is innocent, but what about Qing Yun? Qing Yun is utterly innocent. This bastard child must not be allowed to live. You should also go and atone to the old lady of Pingyuan Marquis and Princess Qing Yun!"

After Rong Yi finished speaking, he did not take action himself, but instead signaled the guards behind him to do so.

With Consort Rong, Yu Qingshan, and Yuan Jie all dead, their subordinates scattered like a pile of sand, some fleeing and others begging for mercy.

Under the moonlight, in the royal garden, blood flowed everywhere.

Rong Yi walked to Emperor Huiyuan with deep sorrow, knelt down before him, and said, "Father, I am incompetent, which allowed Consort Rong to take advantage of me. It is my fault."

Prince Jin, Prince Xuan, and other princes also knelt before Emperor Huiyuan, admitting their mistakes and weeping bitterly.

Prince Jin reached out and touched Emperor Huiyuan, whose breath had ceased. He kowtowed to Rong Yi and said, "Seventh brother, a country cannot be without a ruler for a day. Father has passed away. You must ascend the throne as emperor according to Father's last will and testament."

The Prince of Jin rose and knelt again, saying, "Long live Your Majesty."

King Xuan and King Qi exchanged glances and then knelt before Rong Yi.

Rong Yi said, "Let's return to the palace first."

Rong Yi looked at Banxia, ​​who was taking care of Empress Rong, and asked, "How is the Empress Dowager?"

Banxia said, "Her Majesty the Empress is still alive for the time being. All the medicine she needed has been used. Now it's up to fate."

Rong Yi gritted his teeth and clenched his fists, asking, "Can Mother Empress return to the palace?"

Banxia nodded and said, "It is acceptable to carry them back to the palace in a sedan chair."

"Then let's go back to the palace first."

Many of the elderly, women, and children who were taken hostage died, and the officials wept bitterly. Rong Yi had to suppress his grief for the late Emperor Huiyuan and step forward to comfort these important officials.

Afterwards, Rong Yi did not return to the palace, but instead took his guards to the villa on East Street.

Inside the secret room, Lu Jinshi had already coaxed Zhang'er to sleep, but her eyelids were twitching violently, and she felt that something was about to happen.

The secret room was opened, and the light from lanterns shone in from outside. Lu Jinshi was immediately hit by a strong smell of blood. Ignoring the nausea in his stomach, he strode to Rong Yi's side and said, "Rong Yi..."

Rong Yi pulled Lu Jinshi into a tight embrace.

Lu Jinshi reached out and hugged Rong Yi back, asking, "What's wrong?"

Rong Yi leaned on Lu Jinshi's shoulder and said, "Father has passed away, and Mother's fate is now unknown."

Lu Jinshi was extremely surprised, and she reached out to pat Rong Yi's back.

Thinking back to when her mother passed away, she had told Emperor Huiyuan that they would meet again in four years. Little did she know that it would be their last farewell.

When Lu Jinshi thought of Emperor Huiyuan, who had taken good care of him since he came to Chang'an, he couldn't help but feel sad and his eyes filled with tears.

Lu Jinshi was deeply saddened, let alone Rong Yi... He had always been Emperor Huiyuan's most favored child.

Lu Jinshi didn't know how to comfort Rong Yi, so he could only hug Rong Yi and pat his back to comfort him.

After a long while, Lu Jinshi said, "Let's go back to the palace. There must be many things to deal with in the palace right now, and the Empress Dowager is probably not able to withstand such a heavy blow."

Rong Yi hummed in agreement.
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In the Taiji Hall, Emperor Huiyuan's coffin was placed.

The Empress Dowager, who had never been to the garden, wept bitterly upon seeing her son lying in the coffin.

When Lu Jinshi and Rong Yi entered the main hall, several princes and princesses had changed into white clothes.

Lu Jinshi also put on the white outer robe handed to him by the palace maid, walked to the Empress Dowager's side and said, "Grandmother, you must take good care of your health. If Father Emperor is watching over us from heaven, he would surely hope that you can live to be a hundred years old."

The Empress Dowager looked at Lu Jinshi, tears streaming down her face, and leaned against him, saying, "Wonderful."

"Royal Grandmother."

Lu Jinshi wept along with the Empress Dowager.

Rong Yi walked to the coffin and looked at Emperor Huiyuan, who was now lying quietly in his new imperial robes. He wished that his father was just asleep and not that he had passed away.

The hall was filled with weeping.

Only Xiao Qili said, "Mother, I'm so sleepy. What's wrong with Grandfather? Why are you all crying?"

Prince Jin patted Xiao Qili's head and said, "Grandfather, he will never wake up again."

Little Qi Li said, "Ah? Does that mean Grandfather will never give me pastries again? I want Grandfather to wake up, waaaaah!"

Qi Li's cries only deepened the sorrow of everyone in the hall.

Lu Jinshi helped the Empress Dowager to the side to rest. Because she was pregnant, she could not kneel down, so she just took care of the Empress Dowager in the inner hall.

The Empress Dowager said, "Your father was wise all his life, but he was ruined by Consort Rong. It's truly unfortunate!"

Lu Jinshi said, "Consort Rong's methods are too vicious. No one knew that she would set fires everywhere during the Lantern Festival, causing panic among the people. Her subordinates could pretend to be lost civilians and break into the homes of military officers, taking women and children hostage and threatening important officials and military officers in the court. No one could have imagined this."

Consort Rong's methods are beyond the comprehension of ordinary people.

Today, not only have the royal gardens suffered heavy losses, but lanterns throughout Chang'an have also caught fire, burning countless houses and trampling countless civilians.

All of this was so that they could take advantage of the chaos to kidnap family members.

However, Consort Rong did not expect that the women from these military families would never lose in terms of presence to the men fighting on the battlefield.

The matriarchs of the Marquis of Wu'an's mansion and the Marquis of Pingyuan's mansion were both undoubtedly outstanding figures of the Great Sheng Dynasty.

Lu Jinshi took care of the Empress Dowager until late at night, and after the Empress Dowager fell asleep, she went to Rong Yi's side.

Rong Yi asked, "Haven't you returned to the Eastern Palace yet?"

"I'm comforting the Empress Dowager in the inner room," Lu Jinshi said, reaching out to grasp Rong Yi's hand. "I'm here for you."

Rong Yi pulled Lu Jinshi into his arms and said, "You are pregnant, so go and rest in the East Palace first."

Lu Jinshi said, "You should come with me to rest for two hours. There will definitely be many important matters for you to handle after dawn. Several fires broke out in Chang'an yesterday, and the casualties among the people must have been heavy."