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

Chapter 251 You...don't mind me?
Upon hearing this, Xu Yanyan was about to take her leave, but Yun Wei stopped her, saying, "If Miss Xu has nothing else to do, why don't you come along?"

“Yes, it’s more lively with more people,” Aman also invited.

“That’s right, that’s right, we can also discuss martial arts while we eat,” Xuan Yuanjing said.

Although she had lost to Xu Yanyan in the previous matches, she was not a petty person and actually thought Xu Yanyan was a nice person.

Seeing that all three of them had invited her, Xu Yanyan hesitated.

Although they didn't mention the incident at Wangyue Tower again, they had argued back then, and she still disliked Yunwei because of Fengyin's words.

Unexpectedly, the other party was so magnanimous and did not hold it against them at all.

A slight embarrassment rose in Xu Yanyan's heart.

"You...don't mind me?" After a long while, she couldn't help but ask.

"Why would we dislike you?" the three asked, puzzled.

Xu Yanyan pursed her lips and remained silent.

She has loved martial arts since childhood and spent most of her time with her grandfather at the border, rarely returning to the capital. So even now that she has returned to the capital, she cannot integrate into the circles of noble ladies.

Because she was not good-looking and was also big and burly, she knew that many people were secretly making fun of her.

Although she doesn't seem to care on the surface, she sometimes feels lonely inside.

Especially since she had no sisters and her brothers couldn't play with her.

Feng Yin only befriended her after she was chosen as Empress.

Apart from Feng Yin occasionally visiting her, she had no other friends.

Yunwei noticed her dejection and patted her shoulder. "You're great, really. If anyone looks down on you, it's because they have bad taste."

Xu Yanyan looked at her in surprise.

Yunwei said sincerely, "You know martial arts, and you grew up on the border with your grandfather. You are much better than those young ladies who can only recite poems."

Furthermore, you have such grand dreams as going into battle to kill enemies, but many young ladies in the capital only have such shallow thoughts as marrying a good man.

Comparing the two, aren't you much better than them?

Therefore, do not underestimate yourself.

Upon hearing this, Xu Yanyan was deeply shaken.

She hadn't expected Yun Wei to see her this way.
Is she really better than those delicate and beautiful young ladies who only know how to wield swords and spears?
Xu Yanyan felt a little happy.

This was the first time she had been so highly regarded by outsiders, except for her family.

She didn't refuse again and went to Zuiyue Tower with Yunwei and the other two.

In the private room, after the waiter had served all the food and wine, Yunwei raised her cup and said, "Miss Xu, I'm not a good drinker, so I'll toast you with tea instead."

Xu Yanyan was flattered and quickly picked up her wine glass. "Thank you for your magnanimity, Princess Regent. I'll drink this first as a sign of respect!" With that, she drank it all in one gulp.

This prompted Aman and Xuanyuan Jing to applaud, saying, "Miss Xu is truly a heroine among women."

Xu Yanyan put down her cup and said somewhat shyly, "I'm sorry to have made you laugh. By the way, you can just call me by my name."

Upon hearing this, Aman quickly waved her hand, "How can that be? You're about to enter the palace and become the Empress. It's inappropriate for us to call you by your name."

"Who wants to be that damn empress?" Xu Yanyan said, pouring herself a glass of wine and downing it in one gulp. Aman and Yunwei exchanged a glance.

Xuanyuan Jing nodded in agreement, "That's right, being an empress is meaningless. I grew up in the deep palace, where I had no freedom at all. Besides, your emperor looks gloomy and sullen, which makes people dislike him."

"Keep your voice down!" Aman said quickly, startled.

Xuan Yuanjing curled her lip and said dismissively, "What's there to be afraid of? He can't hear you anyway."

"He may not be able to hear, but that doesn't mean others can't. Be careful someone doesn't report him to us," Aman said helplessly.

"Alright, I won't say anything more." Xuan Yuanjing shut her mouth.

Seeing Xu Yanyan drinking alone with her head down, Yunwei glanced at Aman.

Aman understood and said, "Miss Yan Yan, since things have come to this, try to take it easy."

Xu Yanyan sighed, "If I don't take it easy, what else can I do? My grandfather doesn't want me to go to the palace, but there's nothing he can do about it."

“Actually, if the Emperor is a good person, it wouldn’t be a problem for him to enter the palace. At least the Empress has a noble status,” Yunwei said softly.

Xu Yanyan paused in pouring the wine, then looked up at her, "Regent's Consort...do you know something?"

Yunwei's eyes flickered, and she picked up clean chopsticks to place a piece of braised beef on her plate. "What could I possibly know? Eat up, this braised beef tastes pretty good."

Xu Yanyan took a bite absentmindedly.

After a while, looking at Yunwei's calm face, she couldn't help but say, "Princess Regent, if you know anything, please tell me, so that I can be prepared when I enter the palace in the future."

Yun Wei looked troubled, "This..."

"Sister Yun, tell Yan Yan what you know quickly. She's simple-minded. If she doesn't know anything, she'll suffer if she goes into the deep palace!" Xuan Yuanjing said anxiously.

Aman also advised, "Yes, Weiwei, just tell Miss Xu what you know."

Yunwei sighed, "Alright, I shouldn't have said those things, since they concern the royal family's reputation. But you're right, Yan Yan is a good girl. Even if she can't change her fate of entering the palace, knowing some things will keep her in mind and allow her to deal with things properly when the time comes."

Xu Yanyan nodded quickly, "That makes sense."

"Yan Yan, do you know Yao Zifei, Miss Yao?" Yun Wei suddenly asked.

"The daughter of the former Vice Minister of Revenue?" Xu Yanyan asked.

“Exactly.” Yunwei nodded. “Do you know that after the Yao family’s incident, she was sent to the Jiaofangsi (a government-run entertainment institution), but not long after, the Emperor brought her back to the palace?”

Upon hearing this, Xu Yanyan frowned and said, "I heard that the Yao family's troubles were all because Lord Yao was corrupt and embezzled disaster relief funds from Yangzhou. If that's the case, why would the Emperor bring Yao Zifei, the daughter of a disgraced official, into the palace?"

"It must be because Yao Zifei is so alluring, right?" Aman interjected, then lowered her voice and said, "I heard that Miss Yao is already pregnant with the emperor's child."

"Clatter!" Xu Yanyan's chopsticks fell to the table with a thud, and she exclaimed in astonishment, "Is that so?"

Aman shook her head. "I only heard about it. I don't know if it's true or not." Then she looked at Yunwei. "Weiwei frequents the palace, so she should know more about it."

Upon hearing this, Xu Yanyan also looked at Yun Wei, "Regent Princess, this matter..."

Yunwei nodded. "It's true. Before my wedding, I took her pulse, and she was already two months pregnant."

Upon hearing this, Xu Yanyan's expression turned extremely unpleasant.

Is she already two months pregnant?
So this happened after the emperor and she were engaged.

Anger flashed across Xu Yanyan's brow.