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

Chapter 24 No More Deception of Junior Sister Lu

Rong Yi looked at the smile on Lu Jinshi's face and asked, "Who did you find for Zhang'er to be his father?"

Lu Jinshi said, "You'll know when the time comes. We've known each other for a while now, so you can call me Senior Sister. On the day I get married and become someone else's wife, I'll definitely invite you to my wedding banquet."

Lu Jinshi emphasized the word "legal wife," and after saying that, she pushed Rong Yi away and left.

After Lu Jinshi left, Rong Yi couldn't help but chuckle. He was sure he would be able to drink his own wedding wine on their wedding day.

He was so angry when he saw Shen Xing and Lu Jinshi walking close together.

Lu Jinshi had already agreed to become the Seventh Prince's consort, and even if she had a lot of courage, she wouldn't dare to go back on her word.

After watching Lu Jinshi leave, Rong Yi headed towards the waterside pavilion where guests were received.

Yuan Fei was waiting for Rong Yi in the garden. When Rong Yi arrived, he stepped forward and whispered, "Your Highness, are you and Senior Sister Lu really having a child?"

Rong Yi nodded coldly and said, "Mm."

Yuan Fei said in a low voice, "Just now I heard Senior Sister Lu say that she had a child through artificial insemination... and that you are not the father of her child... So you were fatherless and had a child with Senior Sister Lu?"

Rong Yi glared at Yuan Fei and said, "Shut up! Keep this to yourself and don't let a third person know about it."

Yuan Fei said, "But it seems that Shen Xing also knew about it just now..."

Rong Yi frowned and glared angrily at Yuan Fei again.

Yuan Fei then said, "I'll go warn Shen Xing later and stop him from talking nonsense outside."

Rong Yi entered the waterside pavilion and went to find Princess Yongjia, who was celebrating her birthday that day.

"Sister Royal."

Princess Yongjia, upon seeing Rong Yi arrive, asked, "Why are you only arriving now?"

Rong Yi said, "I just came back from the academy. I was delayed on the way and am a little late. I hope you will forgive me, my elder sister. This is my birthday gift to you."

Princess Yongjia smiled as she saw the wooden box Yuan Fei handed her, "Seventh brother, you are very thoughtful. You are a step too late. The eldest daughter of the He family just left because she was drunk and unwell. She said she had not seen you yet."

Rong Yi smiled faintly and said, "It's alright to meet again another day."

Princess Yongjia chuckled softly and said, "Please go and take your seat."

After Rong Yi nodded slightly, he went to the men's seating area, where Prince Jin and his consort sat at the head of the table.

"Seventh Brother has returned from Jiangnan? When did he return?"

When the Prince of Jin saw Rong Yi enter stepping into the light, he smiled slightly.

Rong Yi said, "Elder brother, I just returned a few days ago."

Prince Jin smiled and said, "It's good that you're back. I've been thinking about you a lot these past two years while you were studying in Jiangnan. It's good that you've returned safely. I'm sure you'll be inviting us to your wedding this time."

After Rong Yi took his seat, he smiled and said, "Yes, it will be soon."

Sitting next to Rong Yi, Prince Qi joked, "The eldest daughter of the He family is as beautiful as a fairy. It is a blessing for Seventh Brother to marry her as his principal wife."

Rong Yi nodded slightly and said, "Sixth Brother is right. It is indeed my blessing to marry her."

The main reason why Rong Yihui used Lu Jinshi's scheme of having a child through artificial insemination was that Lu Jinshi was really beautiful.

Even though Chang'an is full of beauties, in Rong Yi's eyes, none of them can compare to Lu Jinshi's looks.

At the last table of the male guests

Shen Xing listened to his colleagues from the Hanlin Academy discussing the recently arrived Seventh Prince. He frowned slightly and said, "Lord Wu, you said that handsome young man in purple robes is His Highness the Seventh Prince?"

"Yes, he is His Highness the Seventh Prince."

Shen Xingwei froze, her gaze fixed on Rong Yi in disbelief. Judging from Lu Jinshi's words just now, she seemed unaware that Rong Yi was the Seventh Prince…

Shen Xing didn't know why Rong Yi was hiding Lu Jinshi's identity from him; he only knew that he should tell Lu Jinshi about it as soon as possible.

Shen Xing was about to leave the waterside pavilion when Yuan Fei stopped him. Yuan Fei put his arm around Shen Xing's shoulder and said, "Dean Qin of Tianzhang Academy is Dean Lin's junior brother. So we can be considered fellow disciples. Senior Brother Shen, let's go to my study for a chat."

The Duke of Zhenguo's mansion is right next to the Princess's mansion.

Yuan Fei dragged Shen Xing to his study.

Shen Xing frowned and said, "How could you and the Seventh Prince deceive Junior Sister Lu? I'm going to tell Junior Sister Lu the Seventh Prince's identity so that she won't be deceived by him again!"

"You dare?" Yuan Fei said. "Do you want to make an enemy of the Seventh Prince?"

Shen Xing said, "Junior Sister Lu hates being deceived the most. I will not stand by and watch you deceive my junior sister."

"What I hate most is being deceived?" Rong Yi's voice rang out from the doorway. "How much has she lied to me this time?"

Rong Yi slowly entered, his gaze fixed on Shen Xing. "In terms of deception, it was Lu Jinshi who deceived me first, taking advantage of my sincerity and shamelessly taking my child. The reason I still hide my identity from her is simply to follow her example."

"I advise you not to meddle in other people's business. Your Shen family is already a fallen noble family in Jiangnan. You have finally managed to enter the court as an official, so you should cherish it."

Upon seeing Rong Yi before him, Shen Xing clasped his hands in a respectful greeting and said, "Your subject greets the Seventh Prince. Your Highness, my junior sister truly hates being deceived. If she knew that you had deceived her in this way, she would certainly not let you off the hook."

Rong Yi chuckled lightly: "She lied to me too, didn't she? We're even."

Shen Xing said, "Your Highness, if my junior sister has offended you in any way, I apologize on her behalf. I hope you will not make things difficult for her..."

"How could I make things difficult for my princess consort?" Rong Yi looked at Shen Xing and said, "You are overthinking it."

Yuan Fei looked at Rong Yi with confusion and said, "Your Highness, didn't His Majesty bestow a marriage upon you and the eldest daughter of the He family?"

Rong Yi said, "Lu Jinshi is the eldest daughter of the He family."

Seeing the surprise in Shen Xing's eyes, Rong Yi smiled and said, "So you didn't know she was the daughter of the Marquis of Yongxing's family. You were so sure that she hated being deceived, and that she had been lying to you."

Seeing that Shen Xing was unaware of Lu Jinshi's identity, Rong Yi felt extremely pleased.

Shen Xing said, "She didn't deceive me. Perhaps my junior sister felt there was no need to tell me this, but Your Highness, you are deceiving my junior sister."

Rong Yi chuckled and said, "I will personally inform my princess consort of my identity. You don't need to meddle. Get out."

Upon hearing this, Shen Xing could only bow and take his leave.

After leaving the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion, Shen Xing returned to his rented residence in Chang'an.

A pretty girl in pink came out and said with a light laugh, "Brother, you've returned from the princess's birthday banquet?"

Shen Xing ignored the woman in front of him, lost in thought.

She had clearly fallen ill from being caught in the rain, yet she caused Lu Jinshi to be branded as a jinx, which was already a disservice to Lu Jinshi.

He absolutely could not stand by and watch his junior sister be deceived and manipulated by the Seventh Prince.

Even if it offends the Seventh Prince, he cannot help the Seventh Prince keep it a secret from Lu Jinshi.

Shen Xing then said, "Ah Hui, I still have some things to take care of."

After Shen Xing finished speaking, he headed towards East Street. He had just heard Lu Jinshi say that he lived on East Street, but he didn't know where on East Street. He could only go to East Street to ask around and find out which family had moved in.

Ah Hui caught up with Shen Xing and said, "Brother, you look very strange. Where are you going?"

Shen Xing said, "I need to go find Junior Sister Lu."

Ah Hui paused, her expression tense, and said, "Lu Jinshi has come to Chang'an? She already has a child, why is she still haunting you, trying to kill you again?"

(End of this chapter)