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

Chapter 167 The Old Lady Died a Worthy Death
After He Tan left.

Madam He frowned and looked at Liu Xiuxiu, saying, "He Tan is really not Tan'er's child. Is He Tan a bastard you adopted from outside? You are trying to make a bastard replace our He family's title."

Liu Xiuxiu collapsed to the ground in excruciating pain, her eyes filled with mockery as she said, "What can I do? If I can't give birth to a son this time, how can I remain the Crown Prince's wife?"

Liu Xiuxiu said, "I didn't want someone else's bloodline to take away the He family's title, but later, He Tan never touched me again!"

"Madam, you have truly ruined my life!"

Old Madam He angrily cursed, "You shameless woman! You madwoman!"

When Madam He was furious, she took her cane and started hitting Liu Xiuxiu hard, one blow after another.

Liu Xiuxiu was already in unbearable pain. Looking at the old lady He in front of her, she used the last bit of strength to snatch the cane from the old lady He and said, "You old thing, seeing that your son married a princess of a high rank, you feel that you have no authority in front of your daughter-in-law, so you try every means to drive away your former daughter-in-law."

"You brought this upon yourself by not having a grandson! You old vile woman, if you hadn't allowed He Tan to get involved in gambling, my Tan'er would have been a very good child! Otherwise, I wouldn't have sacrificed my Jinlan for this son..."

Liu Xiuxiu kept crying, "It's because you've always indulged her! You old vile woman, your He family deserves to be childless!"

Liu Xiuxiu struck Old Madam He hard, one blow after another.

Upon seeing this, He Jiayi, who was inside the house, hurriedly went out to rescue Old Madam He.

The second wife of the He family reached out and pulled He Jiayi back, shaking her head at her.

"Mother."

The second wife of the He family said slowly, "It would be better to die quickly, otherwise our second branch would have to support the old lady in the future. In any case, we are currently in a period of national mourning, so you can wait another year to get married."

He Jiayi ultimately did not go out again. Listening to the increasingly loud wailing of Old Madam He outside, she forced herself to stay inside.

"Mother! Sister-in-law, stop!"

When the second master of the He family returned, he saw the old lady of the He family lying on the ground, barely alive. "Mother!"

"Guards, seize this wicked woman and take her to the authorities."

Looking at the crowd before her, Liu Xiuxiu said, "Jinlan... Jinlan... I'm so sorry, I shouldn't have let you act so recklessly..."

Liu Xiuxiu is now filled with regret. If she hadn't let He Jinlan take Lu Jinshi's place and snatch the position of the Seventh Prince's consort...

Why did her Jinlan have to come to this?

Why couldn't we even see each other one last time?

“His second uncle… I don’t know if you can see He Tan, but please tell He Tan for me that Jinlan is his biological daughter after all, and beg him to rescue Jinlan.”

As Liu Xiuxiu spoke, she knelt on the ground and said, "No matter what mistakes I made, my Jinlan is innocent."

After saying that, Liu Xiuxiu got up and jumped into the well in the courtyard.

Without hesitation.

Even the second master of the He family didn't have time to grab Liu Xiuxiu's skirt.
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in the palace.

When Lu Jinshi heard that Caifeng was requesting an audience, he let her in and asked, "Is the enrollment for the girls' school complete?"

“Everything is ready,” Cai Feng said. “However, I am not here today for the girls’ school, but for the He family’s affairs.”

Cai Feng whispered a few words in Lu Jinshi's ear, "Old Madam He has passed away, and Liu Xiuxiu has also committed suicide by jumping into a well. That He Tan owes a lot of money in the casino, and he's even claiming that he's the Empress's brother..." Lu Jinshi said, "What kind of brother is he to me? He's not, and besides, he's not even Liu Xiuxiu and He Tan's biological son, so he can't be considered my brother at all. If he dares to tarnish my reputation again, I won't let him get away with it!"

"Yes," Cai Feng replied.

Lu Jinshi said, "Old Madam He died at the hands of the good daughter-in-law she herself chose. It can be said that she died a worthy death!"

Lu Jinshi never expected that Liu Xiuxiu would be so bold as to bring a son back from outside and raise him.

After Cai Feng left, Lu Jinshi went to Fengkun Palace again.

Empress Rong still had not woken up.

Lu Jinshi walked to Rong Yi's side, put his hand on Rong Yi's shoulder and said, "Caifeng came to tell me that Old Madam He has passed away. She was beaten to death by Liu Xiuxiu. She deserved to die."

When Rong Yi heard Lu Jinshi use the phrase "died in the right place," he couldn't help but smile. "You and Aunt Mingzhu have avenged your great grudge."

Lu Jinshi nodded slightly and said, "There is something else you would never expect. It turns out that He Tan was not born to He Tan. Even if the He family title had not been lost to them, it would not have ended up in the hands of the He family's descendants."

Rong Yi was also somewhat surprised, "There's such a thing? Aren't He Tan and He Jinlan twins?"

Lu Jinshi said, "It must be that Liu Xiuxiu was afraid that she would give birth to a daughter, so she said that she was giving birth to twins. If it was a son, she could bring a daughter over and everyone would be happy. If it was a daughter, she could bring a son over and treat him as her own, so that she could secure her position as the wife of the heir."

Rong Yi said, "This Liu Xiuxiu is really too bold, but it's all the old lady of the He family's fault."

Rong Yi and Lu Jinshi were talking.

Lu Jinshi noticed Rong Shuang's fingers moving and quickly called out, "Banxia! Banxia!"

Banxia hurriedly entered, "Empress."

Lu Jinshi said, "The Empress Dowager's hand is moving."

Banxia spread out the silver needles, wiped them with alcohol, and then inserted them into Rong Shuang's major acupoints. Soon after, Rong Shuang slowly opened her eyes.

The blurry image before my eyes gradually became clearer, "Yi'er... Yi'er... Miaomiao..."

Rong Yi couldn't help but shed tears and said, "Mother... Mother, I almost thought I would never see you again."

Rong Shuang slowly opened her eyes. Looking at Rong Yi, who was wearing a bright yellow dragon robe, tears welled up in her eyes as she said, "Your father..."

Rong Yi said, "Father has passed away and will be buried in the imperial mausoleum next month."

Rong Shuang's face was filled with extreme grief, "I want to see him..."

Lu Jinshi and Rong Yi stepped forward to help Rong Shuang up and led her to the main hall where His Majesty's coffin was placed.

The weather was already cold, and the surroundings were filled with ice blocks. In addition, he had taken medicine to prevent his body from decaying, so Emperor Huiyuan, who had been dead for more than a month, still looked the same.

Rong Shuang grasped Emperor Huiyuan's hand, tears slowly streaming down her face, and said, "You must wait for me in the next life too."

Rong Shuang's tears kept falling.

Lu Jinshi helped Rong Shuang up and said, "Mother, you have just woken up and your body has not yet fully recovered. You should not be too sad. Your awakening must be due to the protection of Father's spirit in heaven. You must live well for Father."

Rong Shuang was heartbroken and nodded slightly, saying, "Yes, I must live well for him."