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

Chapter 85 The Wedding Marriage
Rong Yi, riding on his chestnut horse, could only smile helplessly when he saw Lu Jinshi emerge from the bridal sedan chair. He dismounted and walked to Lu Jinshi's side.

Rong Yi looked at the He family members in front of him and said, "The imperial edict clearly states that she is the eldest daughter of the Yongxing Marquis's family. However, Liu Shi and the Yongxing Marquis's heir do not have a marriage certificate recognized by the government. How can she be considered the eldest daughter of the family?"

Besides, Jinshi is the eldest daughter of the He family. When did the He family ever say they wouldn't acknowledge her as their eldest daughter?

Madam He said, "When Lu Mingzhu left the Marquis's residence, she insisted on taking her daughter with her... Jinshi can no longer be considered our He family's eldest daughter. Seventh Prince, the imperial decree states that Jinlan is the eldest daughter of the He family. Why don't you send someone to ask His Majesty..."

Lu Jinshi looked at the old lady He in front of her and couldn't help but sneer. How could she have such a stupid and foolish grandmother?
Does Madam He really think that the He family has such ability to make their daughter the Seventh Prince's consort?
Lu Jinshi couldn't help but sneer, "You'll have plenty of opportunities to go see His Majesty and dare to deceive the imperial edict and impersonate the Seventh Prince's Consort. Either of those is a serious crime!"

Liu Xiuxiu frowned and said to Lu Jinshi, "Jinshi, the He family is still your maternal family. How can you scheme against your maternal family like this?"

Lu Jinshi said, "I had no ulterior motives. Some time ago, I told my sister that the position of the Seventh Prince's consort was not hers. But my sister didn't listen. I consider the He family my maternal family. I didn't hesitate to bring my infant child with me right after giving birth and travel through hardships to Chang'an just to see my grandfather one last time."

And how did you treat me? Knowing that the imperial decree had been issued, betrothing the eldest daughter of the He family to the Seventh Prince as his consort, you forced me to marry Huang Teng!

I repeatedly reminded you that I am the eldest daughter of the He family, but you disregarded the family genealogy and insisted on treating He Jinlan as the eldest daughter of the He family...

"Liu, you all know better than anyone who this eldest daughter of the He family is. Otherwise, why would you have forced me to marry Huang Teng on my very first day in Chang'an? At the time, you even talked about the proper order of seniority. If you know about seniority, and He Jinlan calls me 'elder sister,' then how am I not considered the eldest daughter of the He family?"

He Jinlan said, "You said it yourself, you had a child, you found a male lover to conceive the child, you abandoned the father and kept the child, how can you become the Seventh Prince's consort?"

He Jinlan hurriedly looked at Rong Yi and said, "Seventh Prince, my sister has corrupted morals and disrupted ethical norms. Her act of having a male lover to take her father away and leave her child is utterly shameless. How can such a promiscuous woman be worthy of entering the palace as the Seventh Prince's consort?"

Lu Jinshi glanced at the onlookers and smiled, saying, "Because my male concubine is the Seventh Prince..."

Rong Yi frowned and said, "Jin Shi!"

Lu Jinshi coughed and said with a smile, "Actually, it's not really a matter of him being a male concubine. The Seventh Prince came to Jiangnan to study, and I admired his knowledge and character. We fell in love and got to know each other, and I always wanted to get married. My parents know about this."

However, because my two previous fiancés died and fell seriously ill after we got engaged, I couldn't bear to involve the Seventh Prince, so I never married him.

I was unwilling to let my curse of bringing misfortune upon the Seventh Prince, so I parted ways with him, telling everyone that my child was conceived through a male concubine. Little did I expect to reunite with the Seventh Prince in Chang'an, only to learn that we were already engaged. The Seventh Prince had not fallen ill, and now that we can have our wedding, it's a happy ending for everyone.

"How could your child be the seventh prince? How could it be?"

He Jinlan shook her head in disbelief, "No, Your Highness the Seventh Prince, no..."

Rong Yi said slowly, "Zhang'er is indeed my bloodline."

Lu Jinshi looked at the old lady of the He family, Liu Xiuxiu and other women of the He family, and then at the men of the He family standing behind, but He Tan was nowhere to be seen.

Rong Yi gestured to the guards behind him and said, "What are you all standing there for? Take the He family to the Dali Temple. The evidence of their crimes of deceiving the emperor and disobeying the imperial edict is conclusive. Imprison them first and await His Majesty's punishment."

He Jinlan pushed aside the guards in front of her and ran to Liu Xiuxiu's side, grabbing Liu Xiuxiu's sleeve and saying, "Mother...Mother...what should we do? You all said you could give me the position of Seventh Prince's Consort, and Grandfather said that the position of Seventh Prince's Consort would definitely be mine, Mother..."

Liu Xiuxiu sighed deeply and said, "Alas."

The members of the He family were taken away one by one, and He Tan was the last one to be escorted out by the guards.

When He Tan went out, he saw Lu Jinshi dressed in wedding attire and said slowly, "Miaomiao... my Miaomiao has finally grown up."

Lu Jinshi frowned deeply. He Tan's gaze disgusted her, but she felt she had finally gotten her revenge. Rong Yi leaned down and whispered in Lu Jinshi's ear, "Are you satisfied? Time to get in the bridal sedan chair?"

Lu Jinshi smiled and said, "Satisfied."

After Lu Jinshi finished speaking, he got into the bridal sedan chair.

The bridal sedan chair circled the city of Chang'an. At the auspicious hour of Shenshi (3-5 PM), the sedan chair entered the palace gates, and the wedding ceremony was held in the Taiji Hall.

Since the founding of the Great Sheng Dynasty, only His Majesty has been allowed to hold a wedding ceremony in the Taiji Hall.

While other princes held their wedding ceremonies in other palaces or mansions, Rong Yi was the first prince to perform the wedding ceremony inside the Taiji Hall.

"Bowing to Heaven and Earth, with Heaven and Earth as witnesses, we are happily united in marriage."

"I bow twice to Your Majesty, may this tradition be passed down through generations, and may your descendants continue to thrive."

"Three bows, husband and wife bow to each other, may they play music in harmony and grow old together."

Amidst the chanting of the Ministry of Rites officials, Lu Jinshi, supported by Granny Xi, knelt on the ground and kowtowed.

As soon as the Ministry of Rites official announced the ceremony was complete, Lu Jinshi couldn't wait to go to the Jade Palace to see Zhang'er, whom she hadn't seen for three days.

Lu Jinshi saw the hand extended to her and placed it on Rong Yi's hand, following him step by step into the Jade Palace.

"Is Zhang'er waiting for me in the Jade Palace?"

"Why didn't I realize before that it was quite far from Taiji Hall to Yuliu Palace? Zhang'er hasn't seen me for three days, will he not even recognize me anymore?"

As Rong Yi listened to Lu Jinshi calling out "Zhang'er" repeatedly, he tightened his grip on Lu Jinshi's hand and said, "When you married me, you were either busy dealing with the He family or thinking about Zhang'er all the time. Did you feel even a little bit of joy in marrying me?"

Lu Jinshi replied somewhat guiltily, "Yes."

Rong Yi leaned close to Lu Jinshi's ear and said, "You wait, I let you cause trouble in front of the He family just now, but later... you'll have to let me have my way too."

Lu Jinshi's face instantly flushed red under the fan.

They entered the Jade Palace's sleeping quarters.

The matchmaker then scattered longans, peanuts, and dates while saying auspicious and propitious words.

"Seventh Prince, if you compose a poem about opening the fan, you may be able to see the true face of the Seventh Prince's Consort."

Hearing the matchmaker's words, Lu Jinshi raised an eyebrow slightly under her fan, as if she had already put the fan down at the He family's door.

Rong Yi slowly said, "The Lu family has a young daughter whose beauty surpasses that of the past and present. She reveals her true face behind a fan, making even the lotus flower blush with shame."

As Lu Jinshi listened to Rong Yi's words, she slowly put down her fan with both hands and looked at Rong Yi.

Although he had seen Lu Jinshi's face earlier, Rong Yi felt his breath catch in his throat when he saw Lu Jinshi again. He had only one thought in his mind: he didn't want to go to the palace banquet to offer a toast.