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

Chapter 30 Jinshi, are you Zhang'er's biological mother?

Lu Jinshi did not know why the Imperial Noble Consort had summoned him to an audience, so he could only follow the nanny to Chang Le Palace.

Before even entering the Chang Le Palace, Lu Jinshi heard the familiar voice of a baby inside.

When Lu Jinshi entered the hall, he saw his son Zhang'er supporting the Imperial Noble Consort with one small hand, while the other small hand was trying to pull at the pearls on the Imperial Noble Consort's head.

When Lu Jinshi saw this scene, her heart jumped into her throat. She rushed forward and took Zhang'er in her arms before her little hands could even touch the pearl on the Imperial Noble Consort's head.

After taking Zhang'er in her arms, Lu Jinshi knelt down repeatedly. "Your Highness, please forgive me. Zhang'er is young and ignorant. If I have offended Your Highness in any way, I beg Your Highness to punish me. It is my fault as his mother for not teaching him well..."

Lu Jinshi never expected that Rong Yi would bring Zhang'er into the palace.

Even a single strand of hair on the Imperial Noble Consort's body is precious, and Lu Jinshi was genuinely afraid that the little hand had just pulled out a handful of her hair.

Lu Jinshi had his hair pulled by Zhang'er before, so he knew how strong a baby's hair could be and how painful it would be.

Fortunately, Xiao Zhang'er didn't pull on the Imperial Noble Consort's hair.

The Imperial Noble Consort was shocked. Her long, fan-like eyelashes fluttered for a while before she came to her senses and said, "Jinshi, are you Zhang'er's biological mother? Is Zhang'er your son?"

Lu Jinshi lowered her head and said, "Yes, I am Zhang'er's biological mother."

Rong Shuang was momentarily speechless, both amused and exasperated. "So, your Zhang'er's father, who had a child through artificial insemination, leaving the child while the father was gone, is..."

Rong Shuang paused. Just now, her good son wouldn't let Lu Jinshi come to Chang Le Palace... Did Jinshi not know that the child's father was the Seventh Prince?
Lu Jinshi hurriedly said, "Your Majesty, Zhang'er's biological father is dead. It is not Rong Yi. Because I had a grudge against Rong Yi at the academy, Rong Yi harbors resentment towards me and wants to take my child and impersonate Zhang'er's father. The Seventh Prince has just promised me that he will properly reprimand Rong Yi."

Rong Shuang was still both amused and exasperated: "The Seventh Prince should really give Rong Yi a good scolding!"

Rong Shuang picked up a teacup from the side and took a sip of tea. She could only suppress her surprise and various emotions by drinking the tea.

She's still three years away from turning forty, so why does she feel old?
She must be old to find it hard to understand the nonsense these kids are doing these days.

Rong Shuang said, "Get up first, don't kneel."

Lu Jinshi slowly rose and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty."

Rong Shuang rubbed her throbbing temples.

Seeing this, Lu Jinshi said, "Your Majesty, Zhang'er hasn't seen me or the wet nurse all night. I'd like to take Zhang'er back to rest first, so I won't disturb Your Majesty any longer."

Rong Shuang nodded and said, "Okay."

After Lu Jinshi left, he carried Zhang'er out of Chang Le Palace.

Lu Jinshi looked at Zhang'er in his arms and said, "Fortunately, the Imperial Concubine did not blame you. You must not pull other people's hair ornaments again in the future."

Zhang'er smiled at Lu Jinshi, who touched Zhang'er's little face and chuckled softly in return.

Inside Chang Le Palace, after Lu Jinshi left, Rong Shuang continued to rub her temples.

Cuizhu walked behind Rong Shuang and massaged her temples, saying, "Your Highness, is the Rong Yi that Miss Lu mentioned His Highness?"

Rong Shuang said helplessly, "When Yi'er was studying at the academy, he used the pseudonym Rong Yi and claimed to be the young master of the Marquis of Changping. I never expected that he would even deceive the future Seventh Prince's wife."

"And then there's Lu Jinshi. She must have lied to Yi'er quite a bit too. Of all the people she could borrow a child from, why did she have to borrow my Yi'er's? Can she just borrow the seed of a son of the imperial family like that?"

Rong Shuang shook her head helplessly and said, "How could Yi'er be so stupid as to let someone use her as a sperm donor to have a child? If this gets out, won't Yi'er be laughed at by the whole of Chang'an?"

Cuizhu said, "Your Majesty, I haven't had a chance to report to you yet, but people in Chang'an are already saying that the daughter of the He family's heir and Princess Mingzhu has returned to Chang'an and has an unmarried child. She is said to be cursed to bring misfortune to her husbands, so she chose a male concubine to keep the child and take the father away..."

Rong Shuang frowned: "Who spread the word?" Cui Zhu replied: "It was spread by the maids of the Yongxing Marquis's mansion. The Yongxing Marquis's mansion did not hide the fact that Miss Lu had a child. On the contrary, they added fuel to the fire, as if they were afraid that the people of Chang'an would not know that the eldest daughter of the He family had a child out of wedlock."

Rong Shuang frowned slightly and said, "The Yongxing Marquis's mansion is as stupid as ever."

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Rong Yi entered the hall from outside and, not seeing Zhang'er, asked, "Where is Zhang'er?"

Rong Shuang looked at Rong Yi and said, "You're really something."

Rong Yi looked at Rong Shuang, puzzled.

Rong Shuang said, "You studied hard and produced an eldest son, which already angered your father greatly. Yet you were still treated as a male concubine, and your father was taken away while your son was kept. You have utterly disgraced the royal family!"

Rong Yi said, "You know?"

Rong Shuang said, "Just now, Jin Shi came to Chang Le Palace and took Zhang'er away."

Rong Yi's heart tightened: "Then she knows the child's identity?"

Rong Shuang shook her head and said, "No, not yet. I covered it up for you."

"Thank you, Mother." Rong Yi breathed a sigh of relief.

Seeing that he was only relieved, Rong Shuang shook her head and said, "I can cover for you for a while, but you can't keep it from Jinshi forever. You don't plan to wait until your wedding night to let her know that Rong Yi is the Seventh Prince..."

Rong Yi said, "Lu Jinshi concealed, used, and deceived me first. She still keeps it from me that she is the eldest daughter of the Yongxing Marquis's family."

I want to teach her a lesson. Before she reveals that she is the eldest daughter of the Marquis of Yongxing, I'll play with her for a while.

Rong Shuang felt her temples throbbing again. "You're a father now, is this something to be taken lightly? Aren't you afraid of playing with fire and getting burned? You'd better tell Jin Shi your true identity as soon as possible."

Rong Yi said slowly, "She took advantage of my sincerity first, treating it like trash and ruining my feelings. I will definitely make Lu Jinshi pay the price for toying with me."

Rong Shuang's right eyelid twitched; she had a bad feeling about it.

Rong Yi said, "I hope Mother will not tell anyone else about this matter for now."

Rong Shuang sighed and said, "You're all hiding things from me and me from you. I don't want to deal with this mess anymore. I'll just pretend I don't know anything about it."
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In mid-February, the weather gradually warmed up.

At Chen Shi (7-9 AM), the spring sun shines brightly.

Inside the Lingxiao Academy classroom, several students gathered together, engaged in a lively discussion.

When Lu Jinshi arrived, the classroom was noisy. She glanced around the classroom and saw that Rong Yi and Yuan Fei had not yet arrived.

Lu Jinshi breathed a sigh of relief when he didn't see Rong Yi; it would be best if Rong Yi didn't come every day.

Jiang Yin said, "This Miss He from the Yongxing Marquis's mansion is simply outrageous. How dare an unmarried woman find a male lover to take her father and leave her child? This is a disgrace to the Marquis's mansion."

“A few months ago, the imperial decree bestowing marriage upon His Highness stated that the eldest daughter of the He family would be the Seventh Prince’s consort. Now that the He family has two eldest daughters, surely it’s not the eldest daughter of the He family who lost her father and kept her son who will become the Seventh Prince’s consort?”

Xu Yang saw Rong Yi at the school gate and said, "That can't be it. The eldest daughter of the He family, who just returned to Chang'an, already has a child. She even had a male lover to father the child. How can she be worthy of being the Seventh Prince's consort? Brother Rong, don't you think so?"

Rong Yi looked at Lu Jinshi and said, "So, even Miss He from the Yongxing Marquis's mansion has taken male lovers to have children?"

Xu Yang asked, "Also? Who else went to leave their father behind?"

(End of this chapter)