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

Chapter 88 Concealing the Pregnancy
Rong Yi watched as Lu Jinshi lightly stepped on his foot and chuckled helplessly, "It's not appropriate for you to go to the Dali Temple prison on your first day in the palace. Go and rest first, and it won't be too late to go to the prison on the day of your return visit."

Lu Jinshi yawned and said, "That's true."

Lu Jinshi wasn't in a hurry to see the He family members; he just wanted to see if they would hold grudges against each other while in prison.

Lu Jinshi wanted to see the look of deep regret on her biological father's face.

Back in the Jade Palace, Lu Jinshi and Rong Yi went back to sleep for a nap. When they woke up, it was lunchtime.

After waking up, Lu Jinshi took the aggrieved little Zhang'er from the wet nurse's arms and said, "Zhang'er."

Xiao Zhang'er sobbed in Lu Jinshi's arms.

Rong Yi said, "Zhang'er cries too much."

Lu Jinshi defended his child, saying, "Zhang'er is not even ten months old, how can he not cry?"

Rong Yi took Xiao Zhang'er from Lu Jinshi's arms and wiped away his tears. Xiao Zhang'er was very well-behaved in Rong Yi's arms and didn't cry at all.

Lu Jinshi couldn't help but smile. This child, at such a young age, already knew how to assess the situation. She looked at Xiao Zhang'er in Rong Yi's arms. When she was with Rong Yi, she never thought that the two of them would get married one day and give Zhang'er a home.

It's not bad as it is now.

Lu Jinshi said to Rong Yi, "After we get married, you will be able to enter the imperial court."

Rong Yi said, "I don't need to rush into the court. I want to take the autumn examination with Yuan Fei and Jiang Yin, and then enter the examination hall after the autumn examination. After all, it is not so easy for Lingxiao Academy to surpass Jinming Academy founded by Master Qian."

Furthermore, my elder brother has many disciples in the court, and many civil officials also trust and admire him. If I don't produce any merit, I will also be targeted. It would be better to wait until after the autumn imperial examination to enter the court.”

Lu Jinshi also felt that what Rong Yi said made sense, and nodded slightly.

In the afternoon, neither of them had anything to do, and Zhang'er fell asleep very quickly.

Lu Jinshi was thinking of preparing for teaching in three days because the palace was boring, but Rong Yi pulled him into his study.

Lu Jinshi looked at Rong Yi's malicious and filthy eyes and said, "Rong Yi!"

Rong Yi chuckled and said, "I've made you call me husband..."

"Husband, stop fooling around, it's broad daylight."

Rong Yi held Lu Jinshi's waist tightly and said, "Back in Jiangnan, it wasn't uncommon for us to fool around in the study in broad daylight..."

Lu Jinshi: "Back then, it was because I wanted to have Zhang'er. Now you don't plan to have another child. How can you act so recklessly in broad daylight?"

Rong Yi, hearing Lu Jinshi's blatant manipulation, was unwilling to let Lu Jinshi off the hook. "You've used me for so many days, you should give me something in return... Besides, we're now a proper married couple, newlyweds..."

Lu Jinshi said to Rong Yi, "Stop fooling around, I have something important to tell you."

Rong Yi asked, "What important matter is it?"

"My elder sister is indeed pregnant."

Rong Yi asked, "How did you know?" Lu Jinshi replied, "When my elder sister came to deliver my dowry the other day, I took her pulse and confirmed that she was pregnant. I advised her to see a royal physician, but I don't know if she did. She has been childless for six years, so it's a joyous occasion that she is pregnant now. I was busy the other day and yesterday and didn't tell her. Today I have to go and tell her the good news, lest she doesn't know she's pregnant and does something dangerous. That wouldn't be good."

Rong Yi, however, had lost the mood for his daytime antics. He frowned and said, "Six years without pregnancy, and then pregnant right after the divorce? What kind of happy event is that? Yuan Jie deserves to die! He was diagnosed by the imperial physician and punished, and it will be difficult for him to conceive in the future. How come my sister got pregnant with Yuan Jie's child? It's too easy for him! This child shouldn't have been kept."

Lu Jinshi said, "The child is innocent after all. This child was also deceived by my sister for many years. If we don't keep this child, it's hard to guarantee that my sister will be able to get pregnant again in the future. I think we should keep the child."

Lu Jinshi stood up and straightened his clothes. "Would you like to come with me to my elder sister's residence?"

Rong Yi said, "I won't get involved in this matter. You can go now."

Lu Jinshi smiled and then left the palace for the princess's residence.

Lu Jinshi arrived at the princess's residence and waited for about two quarters of an hour before Princess Yongjia arrived.

Princess Yongjia chuckled and said, "Today I can openly call you Seventh Sister-in-law. You're newly married and shouldn't be resting. What brings you to my residence?"

Lu Jinshi asked, "Sister, have you not consulted the imperial physician since the day before yesterday?"

Princess Yongjia said, "Well, I don't feel any discomfort in my body, so I haven't summoned the imperial physician. To tell you the truth, I've been taking medicine for the past six years and I'm almost sick of it. I'm afraid of the imperial physician. I really don't want to see him anymore."

Lu Jinshi looked at Princess Yongjia. He had already prepared what he wanted to say, but now he found it extremely difficult to speak.

Princess Yongjia smiled and said, "Now we are family. Just say what you want to say. There's no need to hide anything."

Lu Jinshi grasped Princess Yongjia's wrist and placed her fingers on it, saying, "Sister, your pulse is... the pulse of someone who is pregnant."

Princess Yongjia stood there stunned, blinking for a long while before finally saying, "Seventh Sister-in-law, you... you said I have the pulse of pregnancy?"

Lu Jinshi nodded and said, "When I was pregnant with Zhang'er, I took my own pulse. The pulse of a pregnant woman is actually very distinct, like a slippery bead, hence the name 'slippery pulse.' Your pulse is a slippery pulse..."

Princess Yongjia looked at Lu Jinshi in disbelief, her heart filled with panic. She bit her lip and reached out to feel her pulse.

"How could that be? No way, my period had just ended, how could I... No way, no way..."

Seeing Princess Yongjia shake her head and say several times that she didn't know, Lu Jinshi smiled gently and said, "Sister, you have been trying to conceive for six years, and it is a joyous occasion that you are now pregnant. Although you have divorced Yuan Jie, this child is yours alone."

Princess Yongjia thought, "If this child were Yuan Jie's, that would be wonderful."

The problem is, this child is probably not Yuan Jie's.

Lu Jinshi said, "I heard from my husband that after Yuan Jie was beaten, he probably can no longer have children. Now you are in his arms, which is his only child. Yuan Jie deserves it. You can give birth to this child and let him take the surname Qi."

Princess Yongjia grasped Lu Jinshi's wrist and said, "You must keep my pregnancy a secret from everyone for now, and you must not tell anyone!"

Seeing that Princess Yongjia's face showed no joy but only panic, Lu Jinshi figured she must still harbor resentment towards Yuan Jie, so he said, "Elder sister, I have already informed the Seventh Prince."

Princess Yongjia said, "Please tell my seventh brother that this matter must not be known to anyone else."

"Why?" Lu Jinshi asked.

Princess Yongjia said, "I will explain to you later, but please keep my pregnancy a secret for me."