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

Chapter 39 No More Pretense, Seventh Prince?
Lu Jinshi chuckled and stroked the baby's head, "Zhang'er, His Highness the Seventh Prince probably didn't hear you call him 'Daddy'... Call him 'Daddy' again..."

The baby twitched its little lips.

Rong Yi stepped forward, took Zhang'er from Rong Lang's arms, and glared at Rong Lang, saying, "Get out!"

Upon hearing this word, Rong Lang felt a great weight lifted off his shoulders and ran away.

Lu Jinshi's smile froze, and he looked at Rong Yi, saying, "Not pretending anymore? Seventh Prince?"

Rong Yi said, "And you? You're not pretending anymore? Seventh Prince's Consort?"

Lu Jinshi took Xiao Zhang'er from Rong Yi's arms, carried Xiao Zhang'er outside, and said softly to Xiao Zhang'er, "Let the wet nurse take you out to play."

After handing Xiao Zhang'er over to the wet nurse, Lu Jinshi went into the guest room and looked at Rong Yi in front of her, her heart filled with anger. "Have you been enjoying toying with me like this these past few days?"

Rong Yi said, "It's not satisfying enough. I was planning to wait until you pressured me as the Seventh Prince's Consort before revealing my true identity. Only then could I vent my anger at being toyed with by you."

Lu Jinshi couldn't help but get angry: "Where did I toy with you?"

Rong Yi said coldly, "Isn't it considered toying with the sons of the imperial family, to abandon their fathers and keep their sons?"

Lu Jinshi said, "I didn't know your identity at that time."

Rong Yi slowly said, "You dare to leave your father and son without knowing my identity?"

Lu Jinshi said, "The reason I chose to leave my father and keep my son was because I had been engaged to several men, and my fiancés had all run into trouble one after another. Moreover, when you said you would give me a title, I did think that if your status was suitable, I could give you a title. But you want me to be your concubine. Between you and me, who is the one who is playing with me?"
"From the beginning, I intended to leave the father and keep the son. And you, didn't you also lust after me from the start to become your concubine?"

Rong Yi said, "At that time, I didn't know you were Aunt Mingzhu's daughter, and you didn't say that you were the eldest daughter of the Yongxing Marquis's family and the seventh prince's concubine. How could that be a disservice to the daughter of the academy?"

Lu Jinshi said, "How could I not feel wronged? Rong Yi, in your heart, what have I meant to you these past two years?"

"And what do you take me for?" Rong Yi said, "A male concubine who abandons his father to keep his son, someone who can kick me aside at any time? Lu Jinshi, I allowed you to give birth to my eldest son because I had feelings for you, but what about you?"

Lu Jinshi said, "Being a concubine means having feelings? Don't be ridiculous!"

Rong Yi said, "If I had known back then that you were Aunt Mingzhu's, I would never have made you my concubine."

Lu Jinshi said, "So what are you talking about affection? If I weren't Princess Mingzhu's daughter, wouldn't you have just wanted a concubine and sent me away?"

Rong Yi said, "The Seventh Prince's concubine is called 'Da Fa'?"

Lu Jinshi said, "Isn't the Seventh Prince's concubine a concubine?"

Rong Yi said, "How can a concubine of the imperial family be considered a concubine? Do you dare to call my mother a concubine? Don't you have to kneel and bow when you see her?"

Lu Jinshi said, "If your mother were the legal wife, how come you still haven't been appointed as the crown prince?"

“Rong Yi! If I didn’t have Zhang’er today, and you wanted me to be your concubine, I wouldn’t be so angry. But now I am a mother, and I have to think about my Zhang’er. If you make me your concubine, where do you put my Zhang’er?” Rong Yi said, “Zhang’er will also be my eldest son. You can’t be unaware of what my eldest son means.”

Lu Jinshi said, "The eldest son born out of wedlock will eventually only reach the level of the Prince of Jin. He is virtuous and loves the people, and has a good reputation among the court officials, but he is still just the eldest son born out of wedlock. Even though he has a lot of power in the court now, he will not be the crown prince in the end!"

Rong Yi frowned slightly, finding it difficult to refute. He simply said, "Zhang'er is not Prince Jin. Besides, you are now the undisputed Seventh Prince's Consort, and Zhang'er is my eldest son."

Lu Jinshi tried her best to suppress her anger. Indeed, given Zhang'er's status, she had no other choice but to become the Seventh Prince's consort and help Rong Yi seize the position of Crown Prince...

To be humiliated as a concubine, and to be toyed with by Rong Yi these past few days, Lu Jinshi was still seething with resentment.

Lu Jinshi looked up at Rong Yi and said, "You made a vow some time ago not to take a concubine. Does that still stand?"

“Can oaths be made so casually?” Rong Yi said. “I have said that I will not take a concubine, so of course I will keep my oath. I know that you were angry with me before and that I looked down on you by making you my concubine, but weren’t you also using me? The relationship between you and me is fair and just.”

Lu Jinshi said, "And what about all this time you've been toying with me? Hiding your identity as the Seventh Prince from me, treating me like a fool, just to vent your anger, is that fun?"

Rong Yi said, "It's not just to vent my anger, but because I don't know how to tell you. I'm afraid you still hate me. If the whole of Chang'an were to say that the Seventh Prince was your male favorite who left his father behind, I'm afraid I would be severely reprimanded by the Emperor and become a laughing stock among my six brothers."

Lu Jinshi raised his eyes and looked at Rong Yi with a sinister gaze, saying, "I am the kind of person in your heart who doesn't care about the big picture. I hate you to the extreme, but you are Zhang'er's father. Only by becoming the crown prince can you protect Zhang'er's life and wealth. Although Prince Jin is virtuous, I dare not gamble on whether he will treat Zhang'er well. How could I let the Seventh Prince be embarrassed and have any obstacles to the position of crown prince?"

Lu Jinshi took deep breaths as much as she could. She was really afraid that she would be angered to death by Rong Yi before she could become the Crown Prince's consort.

When did she make Rong Yi feel that she was someone who didn't care about the big picture?

Rong Yi smiled gently and reached out to hold Lu Jinshi's hand.

Lu Jinshi took two steps back to avoid being touched by Rong Yi: "If you want to talk, then talk. Don't get physical. We're not married yet, so behave yourself."

Rong Yi reluctantly lowered his hand and said, "Now that your words about abandoning the father and keeping the son have spread throughout Chang'an, we need to find a way to clarify Zhang'er's true identity. You can't just say that I am your male concubine who abandoned the father and kept the son."

Lu Jinshi raised an eyebrow and said, "Aren't you one too?"

Rong Yi gripped Lu Jinshi's wrist tightly and said, "You know who I am, yet you still dare to be so arrogant?"

Unable to break free, Lu Jinshi could only say, "It's simple to find out about Yuanzhang's background. At the Empress Dowager's birthday banquet, we can recognize each other. Just say that I deliberately made you out to be a male concubine because I didn't want your life to be implicated by the reputation of being a jinx to your husband. That's why I thought of leaving the father behind to save the son..."

Rong Yi said, "That is one way, but wouldn't people use your curse of bringing misfortune to your husbands to talk about?"

Lu Jinshi said, "I would love if I really had a husband-killing fate. We've been engaged for a while now, and I hope I can kill you so badly that you'll be lying on your sickbed."

Whether I'm destined to bring bad luck to my husbands or not, your lively and energetic life is the best proof. Who can still lie and say I'm destined to bring bad luck to my husbands?

Rong Yi frowned slightly and said, "I was just trying to be kind and worry about your reputation being damaged, but you actually want to be cursed as a husband-killer? I've already explained to you about being my concubine. In the past two years, I haven't been heartless towards you. But what about you? Apart from using my sincerity to have a child, do you care about me at all?"

(End of this chapter)