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

Chapter 20 Rong Zhen: This king can grant you the title of county princess.

"I'd like to ask, did you issue the imperial edict of reward for Li Yaoting?" Yun Wei asked directly.

“Li Yaoting? Your husband?” Rong Zhen frowned.

Yun Wei frowned and said dismissively, "He won't be like that for long."

Upon hearing this, Rong Zhen was somewhat surprised, "It won't be like that soon? The Yun family wants to divorce Li Yaoting? Why is that?"

Yunwei glanced at him meaningfully, "Your Highness seems quite interested in my family affairs?"

Rong Zhen said coldly, "Not interested." He was just a little surprised.

In the State of Wei, although women who divorced were slightly better off than those who were divorced, it was still difficult for them to establish themselves in the world. Therefore, no woman would choose divorce unless absolutely necessary.

According to the information Qingfeng had gathered, Yun Dong had married into the Li family three years ago. After waiting for three years and finally getting her husband back, she wanted a divorce.
Looking at the man's cold face, Yun Wei said, "Your Highness has not yet answered my question."

Given Li Yaoting's merits on the frontier, he could at most be granted the rank of a fifth-grade military officer, but the emperor directly allowed Li Yaoting to inherit the title.

It should be noted that the Li family had already declined by the time of Li Yaoting's generation. A few years ago, after the old patriarch passed away, the Li family even submitted a memorial requesting the inheritance of the title, but the court did not respond at all, obviously because they had failed the assessment.

In the state of Wei, inheriting a title required passing an examination administered by the imperial court.

This time, however, the emperor actually issued an edict, granting Li Yaoting special permission to inherit the title.

This clearly surpasses the military achievements made by Li Yaoting.

Even if the Duke of Chen's mansion were to be restored, it wouldn't have enough influence to warrant a special decree from the emperor.

Therefore, excluding the connection with the Duke of Chen's family, she believed that this matter could only be related to the Regent.

Rong Zhen collected his thoughts and said calmly, "A few days ago, when I was unconscious, it was His Majesty who read General Xu's memorial requesting merit, and it was also His Majesty who issued the imperial edict of reward for Li Yaoting."

Yun Wei was stunned for a moment.

Yes, when Li Yaoting returned to the capital, Rong Zhen was already in a coma due to the effects of the poison.

General Xu's memorial requesting commendation was likely delivered directly to the emperor.

Therefore, the fact that Li Yaoting received a reward was not what she thought, but rather that Rong Zhen bestowed the reward upon Li Yaoting out of consideration for her curing his poison.
Since Li Yaoting received this honor not because of her, she stopped worrying about it.

But why did the emperor bestow such a generous title upon Li Yaoting?

What did the emperor see in him?
Seeing her silence, Rong Zhen asked, "What's wrong? Is something the problem?"

After thinking for a moment, Yun Wei said, "The Li family has declined, but Li Yaoting has received the Emperor's permission to inherit the title today." After speaking, she observed Rong Zhen's reaction.

Rong Zhen paused, his phoenix eyes glancing at her indifferently, "What does the Yun family want me to do?"

Yunwei smiled; the Regent was quite perceptive.

"I believe that Li Yaoting is unworthy of his position, and the court should not have given him such a heavy reward. What will the other generals with higher military achievements think? Won't it discourage them?"

Rong Zhen tapped his long fingers on the table. "Does the Yun family want me to revoke Li Yaoting's honor?"

Yunwei nodded without hesitation.

She didn't think there was anything wrong with what she was doing.

No one in Li Yaoting's family, or even the Li family in general, deserves such an honor.

Rong Zhen frowned and refused without hesitation, "No."

Yun Wei's expression stiffened slightly. "Why?"

"This is the Emperor's decree, and I must consider the Emperor's feelings," Rong Zhen said calmly.

It was just a title in name only. Since the emperor had already issued the decree to confer it, there was no need for him to interfere or offend the emperor.

Yun Wei frowned, but didn't say anything more.

Although the other party was the regent, he could not interfere too much in the emperor's affairs.

Seeing that she was not unhappy, Rong Zhen paused and said slowly, "If you can cure my poison in three months, I can grant you the title of county princess. In this dynasty, a county princess is above a marquis."

Yunwei was surprised.

In the State of Wei, very few people, except for the daughters of princes, could receive such an honor.

A county lord, on the other hand, had a fiefdom. Her status was higher than that of a count.

Thinking of this, she didn't rush to refuse, "Then thank you very much, Your Highness."

"Don't rush to thank me. Whether you can get it or not depends on your abilities," Rong Zhen said.

Yunwei understood.

That is to say, if she cannot cure his poison, then she has nothing.

Even at this point, the man still had some doubts about her medical skills.

We only chose to let her treat it because we had no other choice.

She didn't prove anything, only saying, "Your Highness, please rest assured. If there's nothing else, I'll head back now."

"Hmm." Rong Zhen nodded and instructed Sang Qing, "Send Yun Dong back."

"No need to see me off, I have other things to do," Yun Wei said, standing up.

Rong Zhen glanced at her but did not insist.

Sang Qing handed the wrapped pastries to Yun Wei.

Once she left, Rong Zhen summoned Qingfeng, "Go and investigate what the Emperor did during the days I was unconscious."

"Yes," Qingfeng replied.

By the time Rong Zhen returned to the Regent's Palace, Qingfeng had already brought back the news.

"In addition to bestowing titles and rewards upon Li Yaoting, His Majesty also rewarded several other soldiers. However, those soldiers were of commoner origin and were not given titles; His Majesty simply placed them in the Imperial Guard."

As Qingfeng finished speaking, he glanced at his master's expression and frowned, saying, "The Emperor doesn't trust you and wants to cultivate his own power."

Rong Zhen said calmly, "I understand. You may leave."

Upon hearing this, Qingfeng couldn't help but say, "The Emperor has grown up. Your Highness must not be too lenient with him, in case..."

Rong Zhen's face darkened. "This kingdom of Wei originally belonged to him."

“But if it weren’t for you, Master, the Wei Kingdom would have been torn apart long ago. How could Your Majesty be able to sleep soundly today?” Qingfeng blurted out.

These words had been bottled up inside him, and he felt compelled to speak them out.

The late emperor's chosen Crown Prince Mingde was sickly and died before he could ascend the throne.

On his deathbed, he used brotherly affection to bind his master, entrusting his young son to his master and asking his master to do his best to assist him.

At that time, the emperor clearly had the opportunity to ascend the throne, but because of the dying wish of Crown Prince Mingde, he gave up the throne and instead put his young eldest grandson on the throne.

Over the years, the master has worked diligently and wholeheartedly to assist the emperor.

But the emperor was clearly wary of his master.

Moreover, the poison in the master's body is definitely related to the emperor.

After all, the emperor is now an adult. If something happens to his master, the emperor will be able to take full control of the court, and the emperor will be the biggest beneficiary.

"I have my reasons. You may leave!" Rong Zhen said in a deep voice.

Qingfeng left the study in a huff.

After the room quieted down, Rong Zhen walked to the window and looked at the vast sky outside, his eyes filled with an unfathomable darkness.

Even when he knew he might have been poisoned, he knew that the person who poisoned him was Crown Prince Mingde, the elder brother he had always respected.

He was afraid that his son wouldn't be able to control him, so he gave him a slow-acting poison called Yinxi.

Firstly, it would ensure that he would have no heir; secondly, the poison would take effect just as the emperor came of age and was ready to take charge.

Crown Prince Mingde needed him to assist his son, but at the same time, he was wary of him and wanted him dead.

A fierce glint flashed in Rong Zhen's phoenix eyes.

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