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

Chapter 2 Eldest Daughter

Rong Yi said, "Although Zhang'er will become a son of a concubine, he is still my eldest son, and I will not mistreat him in the future."

Lu Jinshi was furious. She pushed Rong Yi off the bed and pointed to the door, saying, "I, Lu Jinshi, will never be anyone's concubine, and my Zhang'er has no need to be anyone's illegitimate son. Get out of here now and don't come to me again. I don't want to see you again."

Rong Yi never expected that making Lu Jinshi a concubine would make her so angry.

But Lu Jinshi and he had only had a fleeting affair, and he was already spoiling her by making her his concubine.

If his father hadn't arranged a marriage for him, considering their past two years of relationship and the fact that she had given birth to his eldest son, it wouldn't have been unreasonable for him to give Jinshi the status of a principal wife.

But now that his father has already arranged a marriage for him, he cannot disobey the decree. After all, Lu Jinshi and he were unmarried and had a child together, so making her a concubine would truly not be a disservice to her.

Rong Yi said to Lu Jinshi, "Jin'er, I cannot disobey the marriage arranged by my father. You cannot have the position of the principal wife."

Lu Jinshi scoffed, "I don't want your position as my legal wife either. All I want now is for you to leave my sight immediately!"

As soon as Lu Jinshi finished speaking, Caiyun and Feng, along with their servants, entered through the door and urged Rong Yi to leave.

When Rong Yi saw the servants and guards approaching, he frowned slightly. Lu Jinshi was in a fit of anger at the moment, so it would be better to let her calm down for a few days before discussing the matter of becoming a concubine and her status with her. Once she knew her own identity, she would definitely not be so angry.

Lu Jinshi watched Rong Yi's departing figure and said angrily, "He really goes against the natural order. He should have been a mere casual husband who abandoned his father and left his child, but he dared to make me his concubine!"

Lu Jinshi was glad at that moment that she hadn't regarded him as a proper husband.

Caiyun poured a glass of warm water and handed it to Lu Jinshi, saying, "Miss, have a cup of tea to calm down."

Lu Jinshi took the teacup and sipped it lightly. "I guess I misjudged him."

Cai Feng also chimed in, "Miss, don't be angry. Just kick this blind fool out. The important thing is that we still have to go to the Yongxing Marquis's residence tomorrow."

Lu Jinshi put down his teacup, concealing his anger. Indeed, going to the Yongxing Marquis's residence tomorrow was more important.

After all, she still had old scores to settle with the Yongxing Marquis's family.

Her mother, Princess Mingzhu, and her father, the heir of the Marquis of Yongxing, were childhood sweethearts and a young couple. She was born when she was seventeen, and they were an enviable couple.

But when I was three years old, my mother was diagnosed with infertility by a doctor. My father secretly had an affair with my distant cousin who was staying at the Marquis's mansion.

He persuaded his mother to allow his cousin Liu to become his concubine.

The proud and arrogant mother could not tolerate her lover's betrayal and would never allow her cousin Liu to become a concubine. If her cousin did not have an abortion and remarry, she would be intolerant of any infidelity and insist on a divorce.

The Marquis's family chose to protect Cousin Liu's child, but they were unwilling to divorce.

So, with the Empress Dowager's help, her mother divorced her and took her with her.

However, her mother was heartbroken and took her to Jiangnan to clear her mind.

After his mother's divorce, the Yongxing Marquis's family happily married his pregnant distant cousin, and the couple had twins, a boy and a girl.

Before meeting my stepfather, my mother was always depressed. Even after so many years, she still felt resentful when she talked about the divorce. After all, the doctors the Marquis's mansion had invited all said that my mother could no longer conceive, but she gave birth to Qin Ke not long after marrying my stepfather.

The doctors in Jiangnan all said that my mother was in good health and that she was not infertile; she had simply taken contraceptives before.

Only then did Mother learn that the fertility-enhancing drugs she had taken at the He family's house were actually contraceptives. Over the years, Mother had wanted to come to Chang'an every year to settle accounts with the He family, but she was always delayed by other matters.

This time, his grandfather was seriously ill and wrote a letter on his deathbed asking to see him one last time. Lu Jinshi did not want to come, but he was afraid of being accused of being unfilial, so he had no choice but to come to Chang'an.

Now that I'm here, I must help my mother settle the old scores from eighteen years ago.

Before going to sleep, Lu Jinshi lit some calming incense in her room, but she still couldn't stop thinking about Rong Yi's offer to make her his concubine. She tossed and turned, feeling extremely annoyed.

Although these two years were just a fleeting affair, we were still able to spend a lot of time together.

When Rong Yi had any questions about his studies, she would teach him everything she knew. She wouldn't even give her own younger brother her collection of ancient books, but only allowed Qin Ke to copy them in her study. She was very generous to Rong Yi.

Rong Yi is really something, daring to look down on me like that, making me a concubine? And he even arrogantly promised me the position of a secondary wife, it's utterly ridiculous.

Lu Jinshi was angry with Rong Yi all night and didn't sleep well, but since she had to go to the Yongxing Marquis's residence, she still woke up early in the morning and asked the maids to do her hair and makeup properly.

When visiting the bedridden, dying man, Lu Jinshi did not bring Zhang'er with him, but only instructed the wet nurses and maids to take good care of him.
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Inside the Yongxing Marquis's residence in Chang'an City.

Inside the Shouche courtyard.

The entire He family gathered in the courtyard, since the old Marquis inside the house would only be around for a few more days.

In a corner, a girl who looked to be about seventeen years old complained to her mother, "Really, why didn't Grandfather hold on a little longer? His Majesty has bestowed a marriage upon me and the Seventh Prince. Now that Grandfather has passed away, I have to observe a year of mourning. It will be at least a year before we can discuss marriage."

Liu Xiuxiu glanced at her daughter with displeasure. "Shh, keep your voice down. We can't let anyone hear us."

He Jinlan pouted and said, "Mother, I didn't say anything wrong. Why didn't Grandfather hold on a little longer? Then I could have married the Seventh Prince as soon as possible."

Liu Xiuxiu whispered, "The imperial decree of marriage issued by His Majesty states that the Seventh Prince's consort is the eldest daughter of the Marquis of Yongxing. If we're talking about the eldest daughter, she's not you."

"Mother, how could it not be me? If I'm not the eldest daughter of the He family, then who else could it be?"

He Jinlan suddenly remembered and said, "Are you talking about Father's previous daughter? Her own mother couldn't give birth to her own child and still insisted on divorce. She couldn't even tolerate a man taking a concubine. Since her mother has already taken her away from the Marquis's mansion and remarried a poor schoolteacher in a remote village, what kind of eldest daughter is she now?"
Besides, she's four years older than me and two years older than the Seventh Prince. That age difference is unsuitable; His Majesty certainly won't make her the Seventh Prince's consort!

Liu Xiuxiu sighed softly, "The old man is bedridden and specially wrote a letter asking He Jinshi to return. Judging by the days, she should be arriving in Chang'an soon."

Liu Xiuxiu felt a sense of unease as she recalled the once-famous Princess Mingzhu of Chang'an.

She still doesn't have the title of Lady of the Heir Apparent, and she doesn't know if she will be able to get the title of Lady of the Heir Apparent after the old Marquis passes away and the young master becomes the Marquis...

Seeing Liu Xiuxiu's worried expression, He Jinlan said, "Mother, what are you worried about? He Jinshi is just a girl who grew up in the countryside. She must be very petty. How can a girl from the countryside be worthy of being the eldest daughter of my Marquis's mansion? How can she be worthy of being the Seventh Prince's wife?"

(End of this chapter)