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

Chapter 275 Cannot Follow One's Heart
"Haitang has built a thatched hut on a mountain dozens of miles from the capital and settled down there," Qingfeng reported.

Upon hearing this, Yunwei seemed to be deep in thought.

They built a thatched hut on the mountain. Are they planning to live there permanently?
Yunwei didn't say anything more, "Okay, I understand."

……

Having spent the whole day at the Regent's Palace yesterday, Xu Yanyan decided to settle down today and learn the etiquette and rules of the palace properly, so that she wouldn't be caught doing something wrong when she entered the palace in the future.

The several teaching assistants were relieved to see that she was finally willing to study properly.

Xu Yanyan studied all morning, and around noon, someone suddenly came to the palace. It was Empress Dowager Feng who summoned her to the palace.

She was puzzled. Why did Empress Dowager Feng suddenly summon her at this time?
Despite her doubts, she followed the eunuch who came to deliver the message into the palace.

Cining Palace.

When Xu Yanyan arrived, she saw that Yu Shu and Feng Yin were also there.

Upon seeing them, Xu Yanyan knew that Empress Dowager Feng's sudden summons to her today must be for no good reason.

"Yan Yan greets Your Majesty the Empress Dowager." Regardless of what she was thinking, Xu Yan Yan stepped forward and bowed with a calm expression.

Empress Dowager Feng said with a gentle smile, "Please rise quickly."

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Xu Yanyan stood up.

Empress Dowager Feng took her hand and made her sit beside her.

Xu Yanyan said in a panic, "Yanyan wouldn't dare."

Empress Dowager Feng gave her a reproachful look, "You are my future daughter-in-law, and there are no outsiders here. You don't need to be so reserved. Sit down!"

Xu Yanyan had no choice but to sit down next to her.

Seeing this, Yu Shu and Feng Yin, who were sitting below, felt jealous.

Xu Yanyan wasn't particularly attractive, yet she had such a lucky life.

A few days later, she became the esteemed Empress of Wei, the most honored woman in the world.

"I have summoned the three of you to the palace today for no other reason than that I thought that when you enter the palace, you will be serving the Emperor together, so I called you here to get to know each other first," Empress Dowager Feng said with a smile, in a casual tone.

Upon hearing this, Xu Yanyan looked at Feng Yin in surprise.

So, besides Yu Shu going to the palace with her, Feng Yin will also be going to the palace together.
"Sister Yan Yan, you'll have to take good care of me then," Feng Yin said, her eyes flashing as she stood up, her words contradicting her true feelings.

Xu Yanyan collected her thoughts and nodded solemnly, "Don't worry, I'll definitely take good care of you then."

Feng Yin was taken aback.

She thought that Xu Yanyan would be jealous after learning that she would also be entering the palace to serve the emperor, but she didn't expect her to react like this.

For a moment, Feng Yin was unsure what Xu Yanyan was thinking.

"I'm relieved that you're all getting along so well." Empress Dowager Feng was quite satisfied with Xu Yanyan's performance, but then she remembered something and added, "Yanyan, I've heard that you've been getting quite close to the Regent's Consort lately?"

As she said this, a shadow crossed Empress Dowager Feng's brow.

She disliked the Yun family and naturally did not want her daughter-in-law to get close to them.

Meeting Empress Dowager Feng's unsmiling eyes, Xu Yanyan paused, then sighed and said, "Who did you hear this from, Your Majesty? I don't have many friends in the capital. However, Feng Yin and I were quite close some time ago, but she stopped being friendly with me and started seeing Miss Yu more often. Now that we've entered the palace, the two of them are working together, and I, the Empress, seem to be losing my power."

As she spoke, her tone became increasingly worried.

Feng Yin and Yu Shu's expressions both changed.

Xu Yanyan's implication was clearly that the two of them would ostracize her in the future.

Even if the two of them did have this plan, how could they admit it in front of the Empress Dowager?

What would the Empress Dowager think of them?
"Sister Yan Yan, how could you think that way?" Feng Yin looked heartbroken.

“That’s right. Miss Xu will be the Empress in the future, and she will rule the harem. Everyone will follow your lead, and we will definitely follow you and be at your beck and call,” Yu Shu added.

"That's settled then. After I enter the palace, you can't neglect me. You have to take me with you." Xu Yanyan said in a light tone.

Hearing her childlike tone, Empress Dowager Feng felt a little relieved.

She had initially thought Xu Yanyan was a shrewd and calculating person, which would make her difficult to control, but now it seemed that she had worried too much.

Xu Yanyan had no guile at all; on the contrary, her words, actions, and emotions were all written on her face.

In this way, once Xu Yanyan enters the palace, won't she have to listen to her in everything? If she tells her to go east, she certainly wouldn't dare to go west!
Empress Dowager Feng was very satisfied and looked at Feng Yin and Yu Shu, saying, "Did you both hear that? After you enter the palace, you must get along well with Yan Yan and not ostracize her. Do you understand?"

Although she said this with a smile, she was actually giving Yu Shu and Feng Yin a warning.

Yu Shu frowned slightly, almost imperceptibly.

When she last went to the general's mansion, Xu Yanyan wasn't like this silly, clumsy girl.

Moreover, after being distracted by Xu Yanyan, Empress Dowager Feng forgot to continue to reprimand Xu Yanyan for getting close to Yun Shi, and instead started to reprimand her and Feng Yin.

Yu Shu lowered her eyes and said, "Your Majesty, please rest assured. Miss Xu will be the Empress in the future, and Yu Shu will definitely respect and honor her."

“If Sister Yan Yan doesn’t mind, I will definitely visit her often,” Feng Yin echoed.

"Your Majesty, the Emperor has arrived."

At this moment, a palace servant came in to report.

"Quickly, invite the Emperor in," Empress Dowager Feng said hastily.

Xu Yanyan didn't react much, but Yu Shu and Feng Yin's faces clearly showed joy.

They had no designs on the Emperor before, but ever since they learned that they would be entering the palace to serve him, they have all focused their attention on him and secretly vowed to become the most favored person in the harem, so that those who looked down on them would have a good look at them.

Especially Yu Shu.

She felt humiliated by Rong Zhen and Yun Wei, so she vowed that one day she would make them kneel before her and repent.

Amid the eager anticipation of the two women, the emperor's bright yellow figure entered.

"Greetings to the Empress Dowager." Rong Xin stepped forward without looking to the side and bowed to the Empress Dowager Feng, but her eyes inevitably caught a glimpse of Xu Yanyan standing next to the Empress Dowager Feng.

Even though she had known for a long time that her future empress was not good-looking, she still couldn't help but feel disappointed when she saw her in person.

This Xu family girl is really rough-looking.

What kind of woman is as tall and strong as her?

If it weren't for the fact that she was wearing a dress, it wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that she was a man.

Rong Xin inwardly cursed him.

If the Xu family hadn't been useful to him, he would never have married such a woman as his empress.

With Xu Yanyan as a comparison, when Rong Xin looked at Yu Shu and Feng Yin again, she felt that they were incredibly beautiful, and she felt a little comforted.

It doesn't matter if the empress isn't pretty, as long as the concubines are.

After the wedding, he would never set foot in the Empress's palace.

"I have met the emperor."

Xu Yanyan also sized up Rong Xin, naturally not missing the look of disdain in his eyes.

How dare he look down on her? He doesn't even look at his own appearance. He's as thin as a monkey, and even the dragon robe can't make him look good.

She inwardly looked down on Rong Xin before stepping forward to bow to him.

"No need for formalities." Rong Xin didn't even glance at Xu Yanyan, and instead walked past her, reaching out to help Yu Shu and Feng Yin up from behind her.

Xu Yanyan was completely unconcerned about being blatantly ignored.

It's better if the emperor doesn't like her, so that she won't have to force herself to serve him after entering the palace.

Yu Shu and Feng Yin both secretly chuckled to themselves.

So what if Xu Yanyan is the Empress?

Once she enters the palace, she is destined to be neglected by the emperor.

After Xu Yanyan and the other two left the palace, Empress Dowager Feng kept Rong Xin behind and frowned, saying, "Even if you don't like Xu Yanyan, you should still give her the respect she deserves. What you did just now was really impolite."

"I have already given her the title of Empress, which is more than enough respect for her, but I really can't force myself to accept her appearance." Rong Xin still felt nauseous when he thought of Xu Yanyan's appearance.

The thought of spending his life with a woman like that made him feel resentful.

He was the emperor, the ruler of the world, yet even marrying the empress was not according to his own wishes.

Everyone must remember to keep warm and avoid catching a cold; it's really awful!
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