The Abandoned Wife of a Military Family: Your disguise has been exposed again.

Chapter 116 The Regent's... Male Concubine

Xuanyuan Ke chuckled, resting his forehead on his hand. "The Regent is quite domineering. Just because you've taken a liking to someone doesn't mean others can't? There are countless possibilities between an unmarried man and an unmarried woman."

"Seventh Prince, are you deliberately ignoring this, or do you not understand? Princess Rong'an has already been betrothed to me. Although I have not yet married her, in principle, she is already my fiancée. Is this kind of unreasonable behavior by the Seventh Prince in accordance with the rules of your Yue Kingdom?" Rong Zhen's tone remained indifferent, but when he raised his eyes to sweep over the other party, he exuded a sense of pressure.

Xuanyuan Ke's smile faded, and he said slowly, "Has the Regent asked Princess Rong'an's opinion? Is she willing to be your queen?"

Rong Zhen said calmly, "The matter between me and my fiancée is none of the Seventh Prince's concern. The contract is in order, so please sign and stamp it."

After a moment's thought, Xuanyuan Ke picked up his pen and signed and stamped the contract between the two countries.

Rong Zhen took a look at it, then handed it to the minister beside him for a look, before finally presenting it to Rong Xin.

Rong Xin held the contract, her expression complex and hard to decipher.

Unexpectedly, the Moon Kingdom actually signed the contract.

With this contract, they can restrain the Moon Kingdom.

At least in the short term, the Yue Kingdom will not dare to invade.

Realizing this, many of Yunwei's subordinates looked at her with gratitude.

If it weren't for Princess Rong'an, the Yue Kingdom would never have signed this contract.

I never imagined that the Princess of Rong'an would have such foresight and vision.

"The General's judgment is really terrible," a colleague remarked meaningfully, glancing at Chen Yuniang beside Li Yaoting.

Li Yaoting was very displeased, but when he saw that the other party was the Minister of Personnel, he shut his mouth.

Chen Yuniang wasn't stupid; she naturally understood the meaning behind the other person's words. They were saying that Li Yaoting's choice of her over Yunwei showed a lack of judgment.

She was furious, but seeing that Li Yaoting remained silent, she could only suppress her anger.

On the way back to the Hall of Supreme Harmony, the women gathered around Yunwei, showering her with compliments.

Even the princess of the Moon Kingdom came over.

"You're amazing!" The Moon Kingdom princess's face had long since lost its initial arrogance and disdain; she looked at Yun Wei with admiration.

Yun Wei paused for a moment, then said, "You're not bad either."

Upon hearing this, the Moon Kingdom princess felt embarrassed, remembering her previous arrogance. "Compared to you, I am far inferior. How are you so powerful? Can you teach me your spinning kick?"

A noblewoman, seeing her trying to get close to her, couldn't help but ask, "Why should I teach you? To teach you how to fight against our Wei Kingdom?"

The Moon Kingdom princess frowned. "Didn't the two countries already sign a treaty? There won't be any war."

"That's hard to say. I'm afraid you'll say one thing to my face and another behind my back," another noblewoman mocked.

"No way! My brother is the most trustworthy. Now that he has signed the contract, he will do his best to persuade Father not to fight with you when he returns," the Yue Kingdom princess argued.

The noblewoman was about to say something more, but Yunwei stopped her.

"The princess of the Moon Kingdom is our guest, and we should treat her well."

After she spoke, no one dared to utter another word.

After witnessing her abilities, everyone held her in high esteem and dared not question her.

Rong Zhen returned to the Taihe Hall first. When he saw Yun Wei enter, she was accompanied by a group of noble ladies. They surrounded Yun Wei and chattered away, saying something that made Yun Wei's eyes crinkle with joy.

Her face was still covered by a veil, and although her face could not be seen clearly, Rong Zhen knew from her upturned almond-shaped eyes that she was in a good mood.

"Hey, who is the Regent looking at?" Pei Qing teased from the side.

Rong Zhen withdrew her gaze, glanced at him indifferently, and unusually remained silent, a smile even playing on her lips. Pei Qing said sourly, "Having a fiancée really makes a difference."

"Stop being so sour, you should hurry up and find a girl to marry," Cui Shao teased.

Pei Qing choked for a moment and then fell silent.

Seeing this, Cui Shao leaned closer and asked, "What's wrong? Could it be true, as the rumors say, that the Minister of Rites doesn't like women and prefers men?"

"Get out!" Pei Qing kicked him.

Cui Shao easily blocked the question, glanced at Rong Zhen, then at him, and lowered his voice to say, "I also heard that you are... cough cough, the Regent's... male favorite."

Pei Qing stared at him in astonishment, then her face flushed red as she realized what he meant. She said angrily, "You're talking nonsense. How could I possibly..." She glanced at Rong Zhen and, seeing that he seemed not to have heard her, she relaxed and rolled up her sleeves, saying, "Tell me who spread this rumor. I'll rip out their tongue."

Cui Shao shrugged. "I don't know who spread the rumor, but there is indeed such a rumor."

Pei Qing was furious. He had always been a man of self-cultivation and integrity, yet such rumors had spread about him. He was absolutely enraged.

He had just turned his head when he saw Yun Wei standing quietly behind him, and he was immediately startled.

"When...when did you get here?" Pei Qing stammered, a rare occurrence for him.

Yun Wei smiled enigmatically, "Just as General Cui said that you like men, especially the Regent's..."

"You're just parroting what others say. That's someone deliberately slandering me. Don't believe it." Pei Qing's temple throbbed, and he hurriedly interrupted her.

Yun Wei blinked. "If you're upright, you have nothing to fear. Lord Pei's urgency makes me think there's some truth to it."

Pei Qing: "..."

Yun Wei glanced at Rong Zhen and walked away gracefully.

Noticing her gaze, Rong Zhen turned around, only to see her walking away.

He paused, glanced at Pei Qing, and asked, "What did she say to you?"

Pei Qing was already traumatized, so she quickly shook her head and said, "I didn't say anything." Then she found a spot a million miles away from Rong Zhen and sat down.

He needs to keep his distance from Rong Zhen now.

He had no idea that such strange rumors were circulating outside.

For the sake of his reputation, he recently decided to distance himself from Rong Zhen.

After the banquet, Yunwei was kept behind by the Empress Dowager.

Yunwei followed her to Shou Kang Palace.

Upon entering the hall, the Empress Dowager happily took Yunwei's hand, looking at her with the eyes of a prospective mother-in-law looking at her daughter-in-law. She even took off the jade bracelet she was wearing and put it on Yunwei's wrist.

"This is a token of love that the late Emperor gave to me, and now I am giving it to you."

Yun Wei was taken aback, then realized what she meant and quickly refused, "This is too valuable, I can't accept it."

"What's wrong with accepting this? I'm practically half-buried, and I could be gone any day now. My only worry is Shenzhi's marriage."

"Fortunately, the Emperor has already bestowed marriage upon you two today, so even if I were to depart now, I would have no regrets," the Empress Dowager said with a relaxed expression.

After hearing this, Yunwei understood everything.

The Empress Dowager is treating her like a daughter-in-law.

She smiled helplessly and said, "Your Majesty, you have misunderstood. There is nothing between me and the Regent. The marriage was just a temporary measure. The Regent has someone else he likes."