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

Chapter 38 Zhang'er, call the Seventh Prince "Father"

Rong Lang said repeatedly, "I... I don't look down on you. Fine, I'll go to your house with you."

Rong Lang dared not let Lu Jinshi bring up the cancellation of the engagement. If Lu Jinshi did, the Seventh Prince would probably not let him off the hook.

Rong Lang had no choice but to get into the carriage with Lu Jinshi.

Once inside the carriage, Rong Lang sat upright in a corner, afraid that Lu Jinshi would get too close and he would have nowhere to hide.

Fortunately, once Lu Jinshi was in the carriage, he stopped wiping his sweat.

Lu Jinshi, sitting in the carriage, chuckled to herself at her own foolishness. Although she wasn't entirely sure, she was about 70-80% certain.

Putting everything else aside, the fact that this young man dares to impersonate the Seventh Prince suggests that he must have been instructed by the Seventh Prince. Otherwise, how could he dare to impersonate His Highness?

There was no need for the Seventh Prince to instruct someone else to impersonate him, unless he himself was Rong Yi...

Lu Jinshi clenched his fists, feeling utterly ridiculous. It was bad enough that Rong Yi looked down on him, but now he had to be toyed with like this!
Lu Jinshi was very glad that she hadn't used her status as the Seventh Prince's Consort to pressure Rong Yi. He hadn't revealed his identity yet, so Lu Jinshi couldn't think of any other reason besides to play with her and make a fool of herself.

Lu Jinshi heard the cries of vendors selling lotus-shaped pastries outside and remembered that in the Jade Palace, the Seventh Prince had promised her that he would not take a concubine...

It seems that Rong Yi was only deceiving himself.

Lu Jinshi's hands were covered in bulging veins, and he had a faint smile on his face, but his heart was filled with raging anger.

Even though she was furious, she still had a sliver of clarity. If Rong Yi really was the Seventh Prince, then Zhang'er was Rong Yi's child, and wouldn't Zhang'er be of royal blood?
If Rong Yi were not a member of the royal family, Lu Jinshi could have kicked him away and forbade him from ever seeing Zhang'er again.

But if Rong Yi really is the seventh prince, perhaps she will have to change from abandoning the father and keeping the son to abandoning the mother and keeping the son, since she and Rong Yi now hate each other and are enemies.

Lu Jinshi didn't believe that Rong Yi's desire for her to be the Seventh Prince's consort was genuine.

Rong Yi must have already learned her identity and was angry that she made him leave his father and keep his son. He deliberately wanted to embarrass her, otherwise why would he still hide his identity from her at all times?

If Lu Jinshi wanted to avoid being forced to leave his mother and keep his child, he wondered if he could join the Prince of Jin's camp.
Lu Jinshi quickly dismissed the idea.

If it weren't for Zhang'er, she would have joined Prince Jin's camp without hesitation today, even though she knew that His Majesty's heart belonged to Rong Yi, she would still help Prince Jin seize the crown prince position that the Seventh Prince cared about most.

But with Zhang'er around, even if Lu Jinshi disliked Rong Yi, he couldn't join the Prince of Jin's camp.

Lu Jinshi looked at the young man sitting in the corner of the carriage. If Rong Yi wanted to embarrass him, then he would "do as he pleased".

Rong Lang looked at the light shining through the carriage curtain. Even though the sun was shining outside, he felt that the carriage was colder than the dead of winter.
Why did he feel cold, even though his forehead was beaded with sweat?
Inside Lingxiao Academy.

Rong Yi looked outside. It was already past 7:30 AM, and Lu Jinshi had not yet arrived.

Rong Yi looked out the door with great interest, waiting for Lu Jinshi to arrive at the academy so he could tease her for being late.

After waiting for a long time, Mu Yan came when Lu Jin did not appear and asked, "Junior Sister Lu, could something have happened to you?"

Qin Ke hurriedly stood up and said, "My elder sister has guards and Shuangxi and Shuangfu by her side, so she should be fine. I'll go find her."

Qin Ke had just reached the door when he saw Cai Feng arrive.

Cai Feng bowed to Mu Yan and announced loudly into the school, "Young Master Mu, His Highness the Seventh Prince is ill. My young lady has brought him home and intends to personally attend to him!"

Inside the classroom, everyone turned to look at Rong Yi.

Jiang Yin frowned and said, "Who is so bold as to impersonate me..."

Rong Yi glared at Jiang Yin, then frowned slightly and said, "The Seventh Prince is ill? Then I should go and take care of the Seventh Prince."
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In the middle of East Street.

Lu Jinshi summoned a doctor to examine Rong Lang's pulse.

Rong Lang was in a panic, but he could only let the doctor prescribe some medicine for him.

Lu Jinshi specially prepared medicine for Rong Lang himself.

Just as the medicine was ready, Caifeng entered from outside and said, "Miss, Rong Yi has also arrived."

Lu Jinshi smiled faintly and said, "Let him in." When Rong Yi entered, he saw Rong Lang lying on the small couch in the guest room, with Lu Jinshi sitting next to him, feeding him a bowl of hot medicine.

Rong Lang, seeing the steaming bowl of medicine, said, "It's hot."

Lu Jinshi chuckled and blew on the medicine in the spoon before handing it to Rong Lang.

Upon seeing this from outside, Rong Yi frowned, came over, and snatched the soup spoon from Lu Jinshi's hand, spilling the medicine all over Rong Lang.

Upon seeing Rong Yi arrive, Lu Jinshi said, "Rong Yi, how dare you! You actually dared to splash medicine on His Highness the Seventh Prince! Why don't you kneel down?"

Lying on the small couch, Rong Lang brushed the medicine soup off his clothes with his hand. "It's alright, it's alright. He's used to being clumsy. I'm fine. There's no need to kneel."

Lu Jinshi said, "Your Highness, you are truly wise and magnanimous. As the saying goes, a prime minister's belly can hold a boat. You are indeed worthy of being called Your Highness, unlike some people who are petty and narrow-minded..."

Rong Lang scratched the back of his head with his finger and smiled shyly, "Not at all, you flatter me."

Lu Jinshi looked at Rong Yi and said, "Fortunately, it's His Highness the Seventh Prince who isn't holding it against you right now!"

Rong Yi lowered his eyes and met Lu Jinshi's gaze, but a bad premonition arose in his heart.

Rong Lang said, "It's alright, it's alright, I'll drink the medicine myself."

Rong Lang took the medicine bowl that Lu Jinshi had placed aside, and under the menacing gazes of the two men, he drank the medicine soup in front of him. It was so bitter that tears streamed down his face. What sins had he committed?

I came in the morning and had to drink a bowl of hot and bitter medicine.

My tongue feels numb.

Lu Jinshi withdrew her gaze from Rong Yi and looked at Rong Lang, saying, "Seventh Prince is truly amazing. He was able to drink such a bowl of bitter medicine in one go. He is truly impressive. I admire him greatly."

Rong Lang was quite embarrassed by the beauty's praise, and scratched the back of his head, saying, "I'm not as amazing as you say."

Lu Jinshi said, "Your Highness is too modest."

The sound of a baby babbling came from the doorway.

Lu Jinshi smiled and walked to the door, picked up the baby in his arms, and walked to Rong Lang's side, saying, "Seventh Prince, this is my child."

Rong Lang stared in shock, his eyes wide: "You have a child?"

Lu Jinshi said, "Your Highness, didn't I tell you that I have a child?"

Rong Lang said, "Oh, I was so ill that I completely forgot about it."

Lu Jinshi chuckled and said, "Your Highness, don't you think Zhang'er is adorable?"

Rong Lang leaned closer to the baby in Lu Jinshi's arms and said, "So cute, so cute, it even looks like my aunt... like my mother."

Lu Jinshi stretched out his finger and tapped Zhang'er's little face, saying, "Zhang'er, call him Dad. From now on, the Seventh Prince will be your father. Quickly call him Dad..."

As Lu Jinshi spoke, he looked up at Rong Yi and saw that Rong Yi's face had turned ashen. Lu Jinshi then chuckled and looked at Rong Lang.

Lu Jinshi handed Zhang'er to Rong Lang to hold.

Rong Lang took the baby in his arms and froze.

Lu Jinshi said with a smile, "Zhang'er, the Seventh Prince is holding you. Quickly call the Seventh Prince 'Father'..."

Little Zhang'er moved his little red lips and said in a childish voice to Rong Lang, who was holding him, "Sweet..."

Lu Jinshi was surprised that Xiao Zhang'er could actually call out "father". She looked at Rong Yi's very ugly face and smiled gently at Rong Lang, saying, "Seventh Prince, this is the first time Xiao Zhang'er has called you 'father'. Won't you respond? Zhang'er will be sad."

When Rong Lang heard the baby in his arms call out "Dad" again, he couldn't bear to see such a cute baby sad. Just as he was about to respond, he was startled by Rong Yi's gaze and swallowed the word "sigh" back.

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