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

Chapter 44 We can't kick Rong Yi out.

Lu Jinshi looked up at Rong Yi and said, "Where have I been disrespectful to you? Do I have any male lovers outside of your life? Have I kept male lovers outside of your life and had children with them?"

Rong Yi was quite helpless. "You are supposed to be a well-read young lady from an academy, so why do you keep bringing up the word 'male concubine'?"

Lu Jinshi said, "Although you are the ruler and I am the subject, I should be loyal to you and obey your every word. But I am also your teacher who teaches you to read. As the saying goes, a teacher for a day is a father for life."

Rong Yi raised an eyebrow and smiled, "You dare to be my father..."

Lu Jinshi hurriedly whispered, "Then I am also your mentor. As the saying goes, we should respect our teachers."

Rong Yi smiled. Lu Jinshi was indeed very sharp-tongued, so he didn't argue anymore. After all, he didn't want to establish a hierarchy between himself and Lu Jinshi.

When he, the dignified seventh prince, argued with Lu Jinshi about who was superior and who was inferior, he was no longer necessarily more superior.

Seeing that it was almost dusk, Lu Jinshi said to Rong Yi, "It's getting late, you should go back."

Rong Yi said, "I am really worried about you living here alone. You are now of marriageable age. Even if you do not want to leave the He family, you should not wait to get married in this small courtyard. Come with me to my other courtyard."

Lu Jinshi said with slight annoyance, "It's only been two months since our wedding, and you can't even endure sixty days? All you think about is sex, how filthy!"

Rong Yi said, "What are you thinking? I'm just asking you to stay in my other courtyard, where the security is much tighter. It's really inappropriate for you to have a concubine living next to you."

Lu Jinshi said, "I will move to the Prince An's residence tomorrow."

Lu Jinshi thought that since there was a concubine living next door, she really couldn't be neighbors with a concubine. After she went to the Prince An's mansion tomorrow, Rong Yi wouldn't be able to come and bother her all the time.

Rong Yi said, "The Prince An's mansion is indeed heavily guarded, but are you sure that your uncle and aunt would allow you to go out to teach at Lingxiao Academy every day after they know that you and I have set a wedding date?"

Lu Jinshi fell into deep thought. Living in the Prince An's mansion, she indeed lost her freedom.

Rong Yi chuckled and said, "So you should come and stay with me in the villa outside the palace. There will be guards, and you can come and go as you please."

Lu Jinshi said, "Alright then, it's not too late to move it tomorrow."

Rong Yi smiled faintly, "Just go there. Will my villa lack your services?"

Lu Jinshi said, "No, we'll move it tomorrow."

Lu Jinshi always felt that Rong Yi's smile was malicious.

Lu Jinshi went straight inside, and Rong Yi followed her, saying, "I don't know how to tell my sister about the matter of the prince consort betraying her. Over the years, my sister has been seeking medical treatment. Before I went to Shanyin, she even asked me to find a famous doctor in the Jiangnan area who could help her have children. It was really not easy."

Lu Jinshi sighed softly, "After I return from the academy tomorrow, I will go to Princess Yongjia's residence to visit the princess and comfort her."

At the princess's birthday banquet a few days ago, Princess Yongjia took great care of her and was her future sister-in-law. Therefore, she could not stand idly by in this matter, both out of courtesy and reason.

Lu Jinshi walked back to her bedroom and saw Rong Yi following her like a shadow. She glared at Rong Yi and said coldly, "Aren't you leaving?"

Rong Yi lay down on Lu Jinshi's bed and said, "We have already set a wedding date, and we are no different from husband and wife. Your home is my home, so why should I leave?"

Lu Jinshi regretted exposing Rong Yi's identity today, as he had underestimated Rong Yi's shamelessness.

But now that they know Rong Yi's true identity, it's no longer appropriate for Shuangfu and Shuangxi to kick Rong Yi out.

Lu Jinshi simply ignored him and, after finishing his dinner, went to his desk to prepare for the school day the next day.

It was late at night, and the night was still very cold in late February.

Lu Jinshi saw Rong Yi, who was fast asleep on the bed, and sighed softly. If only there were a medicine for regret in this world.

If she had known Rong Yi's true identity earlier, she would never have chosen him to be Zhang'er's father.

"Of all the scholars in the academy, why was you chosen to be the father of my child?"

As soon as Lu Jinshi finished speaking, her wrist was grabbed and she fell onto Rong Yi.

Rong Yi, his voice hoarse from waking up, said, "That only proves you have good taste; you chose me from among so many scholars." "Pah!" Lu Jinshi retorted, "You really have no shame!"

Rong Yi chuckled softly, sniffed the orchid scent on Lu Jinshi's head, and said, "Go to sleep."

Lu Jinshi felt much warmer in Rong Yi's arms than when she was alone on her usual night. She used him as a large hot water bottle to keep warm, and it worked quite well.

The next morning, Lu Jinshi woke up after 5 a.m. and close to 7 a.m.

Lu Jinshi looked at the bright daylight outside and nudged Rong Yi beside him, saying, "Get up quickly, it will be late to get to the academy."

Rong Yi rubbed his sleepy eyes and got up. Yesterday was the best sleep he had had since returning to Chang'an City. Perhaps it was because he had gotten used to falling asleep to the fragrance of orchids in Lu Jinshi's hair over the past two years.

Lu Jinshi hurriedly got up and called Caiyun and Yunxia to do her hair. Today, due to the rush, Lu Jinshi did not put on any makeup, but only quickly combed her hair into a bun before heading to Lingxiao Academy.

Inside the carriage, Lu Jinshi was applying rouge to herself in front of the bronze mirror.

Upon seeing Lu Jinshi's red lips, Rong Yi leaned forward and kissed her lips, tasting her rouge. "This rouge tastes quite sweet."

Lu Jinshi glared at Rong Yi fiercely, then touched up the lipstick that Rong Yi had smudged.

When the two arrived at Lingxiao Academy, all the students were already there.

Lu Jinshi coughed and said, "Senior Brother Mu, I'm sorry I'm late today."

Mu Yan said, "It's nothing, Junior Sister Lu."

Lu Jinshi recited the article he had prepared the night before. After reciting for about half an hour, Lu Jinshi left the academy.

After all, she was also concerned about Princess Yongjia.

After leaving the academy, Lu Jinshi went directly to Princess Yongjia's residence.

Princess Yongjia chuckled when she learned of Lu Jinshi's arrival, "I just entered the palace today and heard from my mother that the marriage between the Seventh Prince and you has been arranged, and it will be in April? Congratulations!"

Judging from Princess Yongjia's expression, Lu Jinshi figured she probably didn't know that her husband was having an affair and raising children outside the marriage.

"Yes, Your Highness, my wedding date with the Seventh Prince is set for April 26th."

Princess Yongjia smiled and said, "We will be getting married in April. You don't need to be so formal by calling me Your Highness. Just call me sister from now on."

Lu Jinshi whispered, "Sister."

"Princess, the medicine is ready."

A maidservant brought up a tray with a bowl of steaming black medicine inside.

Princess Yongjia glanced at the black medicine, frowned slightly, but still took the medicine from the maid and drank it down with a heavy heart.

Lu Jinshi whispered, "Sister, are you feeling unwell?"

Princess Yongjia sighed softly: "This is medicine to regulate my body and help me conceive, which I have been trying for a long time. I have drunk countless bitter medicines over the past six years, but Heaven has not been kind to me. All the doctors say that my body is fine, but I just can't get pregnant..."

Upon hearing Princess Yongjia's words, Lu Jinshi asked, "Sister, didn't the驸马 (the驸马) say anything to you last night?"

Princess Yongjia said, "Yesterday, the Prince Consort said he had some official business in the military camp and had not returned. What should he say to me?"

Lu Jinshi asked curiously, "How can a prince consort be assigned to a military post?"

Princess Yongjia said, "My husband and I are childhood sweethearts and love each other. Originally, I was reluctant to delay Yuan Jie's future. It was my grandmother who, after learning of my feelings, persuaded my father to grant me the favor and allow Yuan Jie, as the son-in-law, to still go to the military camp."

When Lu Jinshi heard Princess Yongjia talk about her childhood sweetheart and their mutual affection, her eyes still shone. For a moment, she didn't know how to tell her that her husband was keeping a mistress outside the marriage, had a daughter with her, and was now pregnant...

(End of this chapter)