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

Chapter 152 Rong Zhen: I'm in good health
"Prince Jin, Princess Jin!"

Just as Rong Zhen's lips were about to touch Yun Wei's, the sound of palace servants bowing suddenly rang out from outside the door.

The two, feeling guilty, immediately distanced themselves from each other.

He then picked up the cup and pretended to drink tea.

"Third Prince, you're here too?" Prince Jin exclaimed joyfully as he stepped into the palace.

"Second brother, second sister-in-law." Rong Zhen glanced at him with a gloomy expression.

Upon seeing this, the Prince of Jin asked with concern, "Third brother, are you feeling unwell? Should we summon a royal physician to take a look?"

Rong Zhen frowned. "I'm fine." After a pause, she added, "I'm in very good health."

"Cough cough cough..." Yun Wei choked on her own saliva upon hearing this.

This man can't stand anyone saying he's unwell.

The Prince of Jin thought to himself: The way the third prince is acting doesn't seem like he's alright.

Seeing Yunwei sitting to the side, he suddenly understood perfectly.

Could it be that the two of them had a fight just now?
Thinking of this, he spoke with the words of someone who had been through it all, advising, "Third brother, we are men, and men should have broad minds. We can't be too petty with women. You should give way to your wife."

Rong Zhen looked at him blankly. What was her second brother talking about?
Yunwei also looked at Prince Jin with surprise.

Did he think that Rong Zhen and she had just had a fight?

Moreover, why is he calling his third sister-in-law like Rong Xue?

As expected of father and son, they speak in the same way.

"Princess Rong'an, please don't mind him. Prince Jin has always been careless and speaks without thinking." At this moment, Princess Jin chuckled softly.

Yun Wei paused, then stood up and bowed, "Yun Wei greets Princess Consort of Jin."

Princess Jin reached out and helped her up, saying, "We're family, no need to be so polite. Let's sit down and talk."

Yunwei nodded.

"Was there anything fun to do at the chrysanthemum appreciation banquet?" Princess Jin asked in a casual, conversational tone.

Yunwei shook her head, "There's nothing fun to do, it's just reciting poems and composing couplets."

“I knew it.” Princess Jin said knowingly.

Upon seeing this, Yunwei suddenly understood, "I didn't see Princess Jin at the banquet."

Princess Jin lowered her voice and said, "I was impatient to participate, so I made an excuse that I was feeling unwell."

"Princess Consort Jin is wise," Yun Wei praised sincerely. "The Chrysanthemum Banquet was indeed not fun at all, and quite boring."

Upon hearing this, Princess Jin smiled and said, "That must have been hard on you, staying at the banquet for so long."

Yunwei found that Prince Jin and his family were quite amusing.

However, it is precisely because of the open-mindedness of Prince Jin and his wife that Rong Xue was able to be raised to be so unrestrained and free-spirited.

Unlike the Prince of Jin, who was obese, the Princess of Jin was slender and beautiful.

Rong Xue's good looks must have been inherited from the Princess Consort of Jin.

While the group was talking in Shou Kang Palace, the Empress Dowager took a roster and went to the Imperial Study. The roster in her hand was drawn by officials from the Ministry of Rites, and consisted of young ladies from noble families in the capital.

"...Your Majesty, in my opinion, Xu Yanyan, the granddaughter of General Xu, is quite suitable. She is dignified, knowledgeable and courteous. I think she would be very appropriate to make her Empress."

Rong Xin frowned as he looked at the woman drawn on the page his mother had turned to. "Mother, I don't like it."

The Empress Dowager paused, looked at the woman in the portrait, hesitated for a moment, and said, "Although Xu Yanyan is a bit fat and has a rather robust figure, a woman who is made empress does not necessarily have to be very beautiful. As long as she is dignified and virtuous, that's enough. If you don't like her, you can just bring more beautiful concubines into the palace later."

Rong Xin's expression was indescribable. "Your Majesty, I do not wish to make her Empress. In my opinion, either the daughter of the Minister of Personnel or the daughter of the Minister of War is suitable to be Empress. I would like to choose one of them to be Empress."

Upon hearing this, the Empress Dowager's expression turned somber. "The two of them are not suitable. I do not like them."

Rong Xin looked puzzled. "As far as I know, Huang and Liang are truly well-educated and have a good reputation in the capital. Why does Mother not like them?"

The Empress Dowager naturally couldn't say that those two wretched girls were wholeheartedly devoted to Yunwei, and that she had no intention of having them as her daughters-in-law.

She sighed and said, "If you like these two girls, you can bring them into the palace. But as for the Empress, I still think Xu Yanyan is more suitable. General Xu has spent his whole life on the battlefield, working tirelessly for the Wei Kingdom. Moreover, the Xu family army is full of brave and skilled warriors. If you can become related to the Xu family by marriage, the Xu family will definitely be devoted to you. In the future, the Xu family army will also be a great help to you."

Although Rong Xin desperately needed to win over the court officials, he was unwilling to marry a woman who was even stronger than a man as his empress.

"Your subject still believes that the Empress can be chosen from the Huang and Liang families."

The Empress Dowager was furious when she saw that he was unyielding. "I disagree."

Rong Xin was very annoyed upon hearing this.

He felt that being the emperor was extremely humiliating. Not only was he constantly controlled by his uncle in the court, but he couldn't even choose an empress according to his own wishes.

What's the point of him being emperor?
"I'm doing this for your own good." Seeing his displeasure, the Empress Dowager softened her tone and said, "You don't need to care what the Empress looks like. At most, you can just avoid going to her palace. Besides, when you have power in your hands, if you really don't like Xu Yanyan, you can find another reason to depose her. You don't need to worry about it too much."

Upon hearing this, Rong Xin felt much of her frustration dissipate.

Yes, he is the emperor now, but he has no real power. This is not the time for him to be sentimental. What he needs to do now is to seize power as soon as possible.

General Xu and his family have always been loyal to the imperial court.

Unlike other officials who would only bow down to the regent, the Xu family only recognized the emperor.

Xu Yanyan isn't pretty, so be it, it doesn't matter.

"In that case, Mother, please make the arrangements. But I have only one condition: Huang Liang and her daughter must enter the palace as concubines."

The Empress Dowager's expression relaxed. "Don't worry, I will definitely help you make this happen."

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Li House.

After leaving the palace, Chen Yuniang parted ways with Ning Shi and went directly back to the Li family.

As soon as she entered the door, she saw her beloved son sitting on the ground crying. The servants wanted to help him up, but Li Mingzhu sternly stopped them, "No one is allowed to help him up. Let him get up by himself!"

Huan Ge cried even louder, his face covered in tears and snot.

Chen Yuniang was furious when she saw this.

"Li Mingzhu, what's wrong with you? Why are you bullying Huan-ge'er?"

Li Mingzhu sat in the pavilion, eating grapes that her maid had peeled for her. When she saw her return, she said dismissively, "Sister-in-law, don't be anxious or upset. Huan-ge'er has been spoiled by you. I'm just teaching him on your behalf."

Chen Yuniang helped her son up, and upon hearing this, she was furious. She pointed at Li Mingzhu and cursed, "Li Mingzhu, my son is not for you to teach. If you want to teach him so badly, go have your own child!"