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

Chapter 75 Are you afraid of my cursed fate to bring misfortune to my husbands?

Madam Yuan sighed softly upon seeing this.

The maidservant approached Madam Yuan and asked, "Madam, does Her Highness the Princess not wish to see her husband?"

Madam Yuan frowned and glared at Wan Niang, saying, "I haven't even seen Her Highness the Princess."

Looking at her son on the bed, Madam Yuan felt both heartache and a sense of guilt, believing that her son had brought this upon himself. After all, he was her own flesh and blood, and Madam Yuan was bound to feel excessive heartache.

Madam Yuan walked over to Yuan Jie and said, "Jie'er, you should take your medicine and rest well. Only when you are fully recovered can you go to the princess to apologize and rekindle your relationship."

Yuan Jie, however, remained delirious, murmuring two words, "Jia'er."

Seeing this, Wan Niang knelt down in front of Yuan Jie, wiping away her tears with a handkerchief, and said, "It's all my fault, it's all my fault. If it weren't for me, my husband wouldn't have fallen to such a state."

As she spoke, Wan Niang got up and walked out, and Madam Yuan didn't care where Wan Niang went.
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Inside the princess's mansion.

After Princess Yongjia got out of the carriage, she looked at Lu Xiao and said, "You should go back to the palace."

Lu Xiao looked at Princess Yongjia with a deep gaze and said, "You are not allowed to summon Madam Yuan after I leave, nor are you allowed to see Yuan Jie."

"I won't see you then, you should leave quickly."

Princess Yongjia was truly helpless with Lu Xiao. She was clearly a princess and shouldn't be afraid of Lu Xiao, but on that night a while ago, she ultimately felt guilty and ashamed of herself towards Lu Xiao.

Just as Lu Xiao was about to leave the princess's residence, he heard a soft female voice say as he reached the door: "Your Highness, if you want to blame us, mother and daughter, please go and see Yuan Jie."

Outside the main gate, a thin and frail-looking woman was kneeling on the ground. Beside her was a little girl who looked to be about two years old. She was too young to understand anything and was just imitating her mother by kneeling on the ground, raising her little head to look around.

Princess Yongjia, who came to see Lu Xiao off from the princess's residence, saw the face of the little girl who looked very similar to Yuan Jie, and her expression changed.

Upon seeing Princess Yongjia, the maidservant immediately bowed her head and knelt down, saying, "Your Highness, please go and see Yuan Jie. He has been seriously injured since being flogged thirty times and is still in a daze. Please, Your Highness."

“I know I was entirely in the wrong. I shouldn’t have disturbed your relationship with your husband. You can punish me however you want, but please, go see my husband one last time so he can take his medicine and live a good life…”

Upon hearing this, Princess Yongjia found it laughable and took two steps back.

Lu Xiao ordered the guards at the gate, "What are you doing receiving your salaries? Does anyone think they can make a scene at the Princess's residence? Why don't you chase this mother and daughter away? Does anyone think they can bark at the Princess's residence like this?"

Upon hearing Lu Xiao's words, the guards at the entrance of the princess's residence hurriedly shooed the mother and daughter away.

“Your Highness…” Wan Niang cried, “Your Highness, my husband is now on his deathbed. He is delirious and cannot drink his medicine. He keeps calling your name.”

"Mother... Waaah, Mother."

The stepmother's voice mingled with her youngest daughter's cries, making everyone feel uneasy.

The guards chased them far away, and the sound grew weaker and weaker.

Lu Xiao turned to look at Princess Yongjia, whose expression was not good, and said, "Your Highness, you promised me that you would not see Yuan Jie."

Princess Yongjia gave a soft "Mmm," and said, "You may leave now."

After Princess Yongjia finished speaking, she went back to her room with a heavy heart.

Princess Yongjia returned to her room, her mind filled with her stepmother's repeated calls of "husband," and her two-year-old daughter who resembled Yuan Jie...

It's all the little things they've shared over the past six years, the memories of Yuan Jie saying he'd loved her the most in his life even after he knew she was pregnant three years ago. Six years of marriage, yet she's now just a stepmother calling him "husband" over and over again...

"Bring me the wine."

“Your Highness,” Jixiang said, “drinking can lead to trouble.” Princess Yongjia said, “Go get the wine…”

Just as Jixiang was about to go out to get the wine, she saw Lu Xiao at the door and exclaimed in surprise, "Young Master Lu, aren't you leaving yet?"

Lu Xiao said to Ji Xiang, "Go out and close the door, and stay outside to keep watch."

As soon as Jixiang left the room, she closed the door behind her. While standing outside, Jixiang belatedly realized why she had listened to Prince Lu, but she dared not go back inside.

Inside the room, Lu Xiao said to Princess Yongjia, "Drinking alcohol is harmful to your health, Your Highness. If you do not want to be troubled and saddened by Yuan Jie, I have a better way to relieve your worries than drinking alcohol."

Yongjia looked up at Lu Xiao, "Lu Xiao, stop fooling around, come back quickly..."

Princess Yongjia's words of "go" were swallowed by Lu Xiao, who said to her, "Your Highness, if you are with me, you will be able to truly forget Yuan Jie."

Princess Yongjia looked into Lu Xiao's scheming eyes. She knew she should push him away, but all she could hear were her stepmother calling her "husband" repeatedly...

Betrayed by her loving husband of six years, Princess Yongjia was unsure whether she wanted to take revenge on Yuan Jie or simply want to drown her sorrows.

She disregarded the trouble caused by Lu Xiao's identity, disregarded everything else, and only succumbed to Lu Xiao's passionate kiss.

A clap of thunder sounded in the sky, followed by a torrential downpour.

The first real thunderstorm of the year was extremely heavy.

In the villa on East Street.

Xiao Zhang'er was so frightened by the thunder that he cried.

Lu Jinshi hugged Zhang'er with heartache and said, "Don't cry, don't cry. Mother is here, and Father is here too. We are not afraid."

Rong Yi took Xiao Zhang'er from Lu Jinshi's arms and carried him around.

Lu Jinshi looked out the window at the gloomy sky with deep concern.

Rong Yi looked at Lu Jinshi and asked, "What are you worried about?"

"With such a strong wind and rain, I wonder if my parents will be caught in it?" Lu Jinshi said. "Our wedding is just too soon. They already have a lot of things to do at the academy, and now they have to rush to attend our wedding. They're in such a hurry on their way, what will they do if they encounter such a strong wind and rain?"

Rong Yi said, "Don't worry, good people are always blessed. My father-in-law and mother-in-law will definitely arrive in Chang'an safely."

Lu Jinshi could only clasp his hands together and pray that the gods and Buddhas would protect his parents and help them arrive safely.

Rong Yi said, "The Princess's residence is almost finished. Today's heavy rain is a good opportunity to test it. If everything is fine, you can move in in a few days."

Lu Jinshi said, "In a few days? I want to move there tomorrow."

Lu Jinshi didn't go to the Prince An's mansion because she was afraid her aunt would be too strict, and she didn't go to the He family because she was afraid the He family had bad intentions. Finding a house for herself wasn't an easy task either. Now that she had the Princess's mansion, Lu Jinshi couldn't wait to move out today.

Rong Yi frowned and asked, "You really don't want to be with me?"

Lu Jinshi: "After all, in a few days, we'll be spending our lives together. Can't you let me have a few days of peace and quiet away from you?"

Rong Yi smiled when he heard Lu Jinshi's words: "I like to hear you say that."

A sudden clap of thunder startled both Xiao Zhang'er and Lu Jinshi.

Rong Yi held the child in one arm and pulled Lu Jinshi into his arms with the other. "With your guts, you think you can go to the Princess's mansion for some peace and quiet? You might as well wait until your parents-in-law arrive before moving in."

Lu Jinshi looked up at Rong Yi and whispered, "Aren't you afraid of my cursed fate? After all, my first fiancé really died, and although Shen Xing fell seriously ill because of Hui Niang, he did indeed fall seriously ill after we got engaged... You..."