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

Chapter 37 Personally Taking Care of the Seventh Prince

Madam Rong's face flushed red and then she said hurriedly, "I won't let this little brat get away with this. When we get back, I'll make sure his father gives him a good beating with the family rules so he'll learn his lesson."

Lu Jinshi smiled faintly and returned to his tent in the Prince An's residence.

As soon as Lu Jinshi returned to his tent, he saw Xiao Zhang'er staring intently at the galloping horses on the field, looking incredibly cute and amusing.

Lu Jinshi asked Qin Ke, who was standing to the side, "Has the Seventh Prince come?"

Qin Ke shook his head and said, "They didn't come."

Lu Jinshi lowered her eyes and looked at the people playing polo on the field. She couldn't tell who would win or lose. She recalled the Seventh Prince, whom she had met in the carriage earlier, and then went to the academy first.

In the school, Lu Jinshi drew the face of the Seventh Prince based on his memory. The Seventh Prince was very handsome, but his flustered appearance was really not like that of a prince.

After thinking it over carefully, Lu Jinshi picked up his brush again and drew a portrait of Rong Yi.

By the time the painting was finished, it was already dark.

Qin Ke came over carrying Xiao Zhang'er and said, "Sister, it's already dark. Why don't you stay at the academy tonight?"

Lu Jinshi looked at the sky outside and slowly said, "No, I'd better go back to East Street."
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Inside the Changping Marquis's residence.

Lady Rong didn't even finish watching the polo match before angrily returning to her residence and complaining to Marquis Changping.

Marquis Changping frowned deeply: "Are you saying that Lang'er really sleeping and daydreaming in the academy, and even making inappropriate advances towards the teacher who teaches him?"

Madam Rong said coldly, "How could this be fake?"

Marquis Changping was very curious: "But isn't Lang'er's teacher over sixty years old? How could he be so frivolous?"

Madam Rong said, "The one who told me about this was the eldest daughter of the He family, the future Seventh Prince's consort. How could she fabricate a story to wrong Lang'er?"

Marquis Changping's face darkened as he said, "This rebellious son... I will not let him off later!"

"Father, mother..."

Rong Lang returned from outside and said, "Look who's here?"

Rong Yi nodded to the two people in front of him and said, "Uncle, Aunt."

Marquis Changping and Lady Rong bowed repeatedly, saying, "Your Highness, Seventh Prince."

Madam Rong chuckled and said, "Your Highness, please have a seat."

After Rong Yi took his seat, Rong Lang tried to follow, but was stopped by Madam Rong, who scolded him, "You still want to sit? How dare you sit down?"

Rong Lang looked at his mother curiously, "Why can't I do it?"

Marquis Changping took the bamboo whip handed to him by a servant and raised his hand to lash Rong Lang.

Rong Lang screamed and hid behind Rong Yi: "Father, I didn't do anything wrong, why are you hitting me?"

Madam Rong said coldly, "You haven't done anything yet? Even Miss He has come to complain, saying that you're either sleeping or daydreaming in the academy, and you even dare to be disrespectful... to your sixty-year-old teacher!"

Rong Lang looked puzzled. "What? The eldest daughter of the He family? He Jinlan? I have no past grudges or recent conflicts with her. Why would she want to harm me like this? Father, Mother, how can you accuse me based on her one-sided story?"

Upon hearing this, Rong Yi reached out and touched the tip of his nose.

Madam Rong said, "It's not He Jinlan, it's the eldest daughter of the He family who just returned, your future cousin-in-law. You yourself said that you have no past grudges or recent grievances. If you didn't do such a thing, why would she slander you? You still dare to hide behind your cousin, come out quickly!"

Rong Lang said, "How would I know what kind of madness that eldest daughter of the He family has come up with to slander me? I want to find her and confront her properly, and ask her why she treated me this way!"

Rong Yi coughed and said, "You don't need to confront her, she's talking about me..."

Lady Rong and Marquis Changping exchanged a glance before looking at Rong Yi.

Rong Yi said in a low voice, "There's been a misunderstanding between us. She doesn't know I'm the Seventh Prince yet; my identity outside is that of the young master of the Marquis of Changping's mansion." Rong Lang's eyes widened. "So you made a lewd gesture towards the teacher at the academy?"

Rong Yi said softly, "My teacher is the eldest daughter of the He family."

Rong Lang said, "Cousin, you really are my brother. You almost got me beaten up."

Rong Yi said, "I didn't expect her to dare to complain to my aunt, after all, she was still hiding her identity from me."

Lady Rong and Marquis Changping were quite puzzled, but they simply took it as a joke between the young couple.
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Early the next morning.

Lu Jinshi woke up early and fell into deep thought as he looked at the two paintings in front of him.

He Jinlan had said that the Seventh Prince had gone to Jiangnan to study, and when she returned, the Seventh Prince also came back.

It doesn't make sense that His Highness the Seventh Prince would choose to study at another academy instead of Tianzhang Academy.

Lu Jinshi reached out and gently stroked Rong Yi's portrait. Thinking about it again, there were just too many coincidences...

Thinking this, Lu Jinshi got up to dress and went to the gate of the Marquis of Changping's residence early in the morning.

As soon as the hour of Mao (5-7 AM) passed, Lu Jinshi saw the young man coming out of the house, and her hands were trembling.

Lu Jinshi alighted from the carriage, walked up to the young master, and bowed, saying, "Seventh Prince, why did you leave the Marquis of Changping's residence so early?"

"what?"

Rong Lang looked at Lu Jinshi in front of him.

Recalling that the woman who lifted the carriage curtain yesterday was her, it seemed that her cousin wanted to switch identities with her.

Rong Lang said, "Ah? My cousin came to see me yesterday about something. It was too late, so he stayed overnight at the Marquis of Changping's residence."

Hearing the voice of the young man before him, Lu Jinshi chuckled softly and said, "Your Highness, why does your voice sound different?"

Rong Lang coughed repeatedly, "Cough cough cough, I must have caught a cold yesterday, cough cough cough..."

Lu Jinshi approached Rong Lang and gently patted his back.

In an instant, Rong Lang straightened his back, bypassed Lu Jinshi's hand, and kept a great distance from Lu Jinshi.

He was forced to impersonate the Seventh Prince, but he dared not let his future cousin-in-law touch him.

Lu Jinshuang feigned a wronged expression and said, "Your Highness... our engagement is already arranged, so I should take good care of you."

Lu Jinshi instructed Caifeng behind him, "Go to Lingxiao Academy and tell Senior Brother Mu that His Highness the Seventh Prince is ill. I need to personally and wholeheartedly serve His Highness the Seventh Prince."

Cai Feng replied, "Yes, Miss."

Rong Lang hurriedly said, "No need, no need, it's just a minor illness. I'll have the eunuchs and palace maids take care of me."

Lu Jinshi said, "Where can palace maids and eunuchs take care of you as attentively as I do?"

In the early morning of late February, the wind was still biting cold, but Rong Lang's forehead was covered in a thin layer of sweat.

Lu Jinshi took the silk handkerchief in her hand, walked up to Rong Lang, and wiped the sweat from his head...

Rong Lang froze on the spot, not daring to move an inch.

Lu Jinshi said in a low voice, "Your Highness, why don't you rest at my home? My home is not far from here."

“I…” Rong Lang said repeatedly, “No need, no need.”

Lu Jin pretended to be on the verge of tears and said, "Does Your Highness despise me? If Your Highness despises me so much, then I should go to His Majesty and cancel our engagement..."

(End of this chapter)