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

Chapter 99 Driving Away the Stepmother
Madam Yuan frowned and said, "Drive Wan Niang away? You were so desperate to bring Wan Niang into the family before, even at the cost of hurting Her Highness the Princess. Now you want to drive her away? If word gets out, will our Yuan family have no face left?"

"Besides, the doctor has already said that you will have difficulty having children in the future. You may only have Rou'er as your daughter. If you remove her birth mother and keep the daughter, what will happen to Rou'er when she grows up?"

“You were the one who insisted on bringing Wan Niang into the family before, but now our Duke’s mansion is a family that cares about its reputation. We cannot drive away a concubine who has given birth to children.”

Yuan Jie frowned and said, "But Mother... I really can't bear to part with Jia'er. Without Jia'er, my heart will only ache..."

Madam Yuan sighed and said, "From now on, you will be confined to the house and must not go out to cause any more trouble for the Yuan family."

Yuan Jie dragged his heavy steps back into the room.

Wan Niang rushed forward to help Yuan Jie, but Yuan Jie pushed her away, saying, "It's all your fault! You're the one who made me lose Jia'er completely! Get out! Get out of the Duke's mansion!"

Upon hearing this, the maidservant said, "Husband...where do you want me to go? I am a weak woman, and I have nowhere to go if I leave the Duke's mansion..."

Yuan Jie glared at Wan Niang in front of him and said, "Get out! Once you leave the Duke's mansion, Yongjia will definitely be willing to come back."

The maid clenched her hands and said, "Husband...you said you would take good care of me and Rou'er for the rest of your life. You promised me that we would have more children...don't you care about our past affection at all?"

Yuan Jie said, "What affection do I have for you? I only took you as a concubine because I was afraid you would commit suicide and cause Yongjia to bear the burden of two lives. I took you as a concubine for Yongjia's sake. If it weren't for you, Yongjia and I wouldn't be where we are today, and my Yongjia would never have left me."

"Get out of here! Get out of here now! I don't want to see you again! It's all your fault, you bitch, that made me lose Yongjia completely."

As she listened to Yuan Jie's words, Wan Niang slowly closed her eyes. After all her scheming, she had ultimately overestimated Yuan Jie...

Yuan Jie sternly ordered the guards beside him to drive Wan Niang away.

As the guards dragged her away, Wan Niang couldn't help but sneer, "Yuan Jie, you are truly disgusting. You yourself were disloyal to Her Highness the Princess, keeping a mistress and fathering an illegitimate child, yet now you blame all the blame on me."

"After all, I didn't force you to have my child with a knife to your throat. No wonder the princess wanted a divorce from you, no wonder she married someone else today. Fortunately, you can no longer enter the court. A disgusting and irresponsible man like you should never enjoy fame and fortune!"

"Princess Yongjia's newlywed son, Prince Lu, is a hundred times, a thousand times better than you!"

Yuan Jie frowned, angrily stepped forward and grabbed Wan Niang by the neck.

Yuan Jie used all his strength, and Wan Niang was unable to make a sound because her throat was blocked. Xiao Rou'er cried loudly beside her.

"Mother...Mother..."

"Stop, brother, stop!"

Yuan Fei hurriedly stepped over and removed Yuan Jie's hand from Wan Niang's neck, allowing Wan Niang to catch her breath. She hugged Xiao Rou'er beside her and burst into tears. Just a moment ago, she really thought she was going to die.

Yuan Fei looked at Yuan Jie and said, "Brother, do you think you've lived too long? Killing Wan Niang is a capital offense!"

Yuan Jie frowned and looked at Yuan Fei, saying, "Now that you've become the heir apparent, you dare to interfere with me. Well, you have a good master, a dignified man recognizing a woman as his master!"
"All of this is my fault, all because of that unfaithful, slutty woman, Lu Jinshi! If it weren't for her instigation and encouragement, Yongjia would have forgiven me long ago. Why would she have married Lu Xiao? I swear I will never forgive Lu Jinshi!"

Yuan Fei frowned and said, "Brother, what does this have to do with the Seventh Prince's Consort? It was clearly you who betrayed Her Highness the Princess for Wan Niang's sake, and now you're so angry that you want to kill Wan Niang. Wan Niang did give birth to your daughter, how can you kill her?"

Yuan Jie looked at Yuan Fei with a sinister gaze and said, "You snatched the position of heir of the Duke's mansion from my hands, and you went from being the second son to the heir. You must be very proud and grateful to your good master for securing the position of heir for you!"

Yuan Fei frowned and said, "Brother, you are really outrageous beyond redemption." Yuan Fei did not want to talk to Yuan Jie anymore. He walked to Wan Niang's side and said, "I have a villa not far from the academy. From now on, you and Rou'er can live peacefully in that villa. Don't have any more thoughts that you shouldn't have."

Having narrowly escaped death, Wan Niang no longer dared to harbor any illusions about Yuan Jie. Yuan Jie appeared kind on the surface, but was actually selfish and ruthless.

Now, all Wan Niang wanted was to live, so she knelt on the ground with Xiao Rou'er in her arms and said, "Thank you, Your Highness."

Yuan Fei said, "Get up."
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Inside the Jade Palace.

When Lu Jinshi heard Yuan Fei say he wanted to see her, she was a little curious, so she went to the front hall to meet Yuan Fei.

"You've come to see me, are you having difficulties with your studies?"

Yuan Fei bowed and said, "Seventh Prince's Consort, I have come today regarding the matter of Wan Niang."

Lu Jinshi looked at Yuan Fei and said, "Wan Niang? Oh, you mean your elder brother's mistress?"

Yuan Fei nodded slightly and said, "Yes, my brother kicked Wan Niang out of the manor. I settled Wan Niang in a farm next to Lingxiao Academy. Let's see if she is willing to live an honest life. If she dares to have any bad intentions in the future, I will never forgive her."

Lu Jinshi sighed and said, "Wan Niang is a pitiful person, but she also has her hateful aspects. She dared to scheme and slander the princess in order to enter the Yuan family as a concubine. She was originally intended to be punished properly, but in the end, she lost a child."

Yuan Fei nodded and said, "Yes, although Wan Niang deserves to die, Rou'er is innocent. Rou'er is still a member of our Yuan family. For Rou'er's sake, I'm thinking of giving Wan Niang a chance to make amends."

Lu Jinshi said to Yuan Fei, "You are quite kind. As for what will become of Wan Niang, your Yuan family can decide for themselves. I think Her Highness the Princess wouldn't bother to teach Wan Niang a lesson."

The stepmother's schemes came to nothing, and Lu Jinshi didn't want to argue with her any further.

She injured her body, lost her child, and even lost the wealth and status of her beloved husband. She had finally received her just deserts.

Yuan Fei said, "Thank you, Seventh Prince's Consort."

After Yuan Fei left, Rong Yi went inside and looked at Lu Jinshi, saying, "I heard that Yuan Fei came to see you just now? What did he want to see you about?"

Lu Jinshi said, "He came because of Wan Niang's matter. He placed Wan Niang in the manor, probably hoping that Her Highness the Princess would spare Wan Niang."

Rong Yi said coldly, "Yuan Fei is good in every way, except that he is too soft-hearted. As the descendant of a military general, he is too compassionate."

Lu Jinshi smiled and said, "I think it is commendable that Yuan Fei can treat his niece well. He knows that coming to plead for her might offend Her Highness the Princess, and his hard-won position as the heir apparent would also be implicated, but he still came to plead for her."

Everyone says that becoming an official in the imperial court requires decisiveness, ruthlessness, and unwavering integrity. However, while the court needs upright and incorruptible ministers, it also needs officials with kind and compassionate hearts.

Rong Yi pulled Lu Jinshi into his arms and said, "You praised Yuan Fei in front of me, aren't you afraid I'll get jealous?"

Lu Jinshi said, "I am discussing with you the help you will have in the future. Can you think about something more serious? Prince Jin already has his own power in the court, but you do not have anyone you can trust. Yuan Fei, Jiang Yin, and Xu Yang are your study companions. They come from prominent families and have known you since childhood. Instead of looking for other people, why not promote them?"

Rong Yi looked down at Lu Jinshi and said, "I haven't even entered the court yet, and you're already thinking about vying for power with my brother, the Prince of Jin. We're newlyweds, why the need for such formality?"

Before Lu Jinshi could retort that they had been having a casual affair for two years and were no longer newlyweds, Rong Yi sealed her lips with a kiss...

After the wedding, Rong Yi really couldn't be serious at all.