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

Chapter 75 She'd marry anyone who's a man.
"If you say so, then so be it," Rong Zhen said calmly.

The Empress Dowager said angrily, "You are indeed threatening me, but do you think I'm afraid? You can't just make it known to the whole world that I crawled through a dog hole, can you? After all, if I lose face, you, the Regent, will also lose face."

Rong Zhen laughed in anger, "Your subject does not need to publicize it so that the whole world knows; it is enough to just tell Father Emperor."

The Empress Dowager was taken aback and muttered, "He's been dead for so many years, where are you going to tell him?"

“Your subject can go to his tomb and burn paper money to tell him,” Rong Zhen said, seemingly serious but not quite.

The Empress Dowager looked annoyed. "He's probably building his harem underground, that's why he doesn't have time to deal with you."

"Probably not. When Father Emperor was on his deathbed, your biggest worry was you. If he heard about your situation, he would definitely climb up here overnight to find you," Rong Zhen said slowly.

The Empress Dowager shuddered. "Don't scare me. I don't want to see that old man."

“Then let’s go back to the palace,” Rong Zhen said.

"I'm not going back, I'm not going back!" The Empress Dowager started to act spoiled. "I finally managed to get out of the city, and I haven't even started sightseeing yet. Do you want me to go back now? Do you want me to die of depression?"

Rong Zhen's expression changed. "Mother, please be careful what you say!"

"I don't care. I've finally managed to get out of here, and I won't return to the palace until I've had my fill of fun today. I won't even consider it unless you settle down right now." As the Empress Dowager spoke, her gaze shifted back and forth between him and Yun Wei.

Rong Zhen: "..."

Yun Wei: "..."

After a long pause, Rong Zhen raised his hand and pinched the bridge of his nose, giving in. "I can take you to the theater, but you must return to the palace immediately afterward."

The Empress Dowager was delighted; this method was indeed the most effective.

But why is Shenzhi so averse to marriage?
Could it be true, as she had previously thought, that she was impotent?
Thinking of this, she sighed inwardly, but when she saw Yunwei, hope was rekindled in her heart.

This girl knows medicine; if she's willing to marry Shenzhi, she might even be able to cure his "illness."

If she can't be cured, she doesn't really mind; she'll have a child through artificial insemination.

There should always be a conclusion to everything.

What does it matter if the child is his or hers? Who told him he couldn't do it? As long as the child takes his surname, isn't that enough?
Thinking about it, she grabbed Yunwei's hand and said with a bitter expression, "Why is my life so miserable?"

Yun Wei: "..."

Rong Zhen's eye twitched slightly, and he asked helplessly, "Can we go now?"

"Let's go, let's go, we're leaving now." The Empress Dowager immediately stopped her sorrowful expression, took Yunwei's arm, and walked out.

Yunwei quickly stopped in her tracks. "It's fine for the Empress Dowager and the Regent to go. I won't go."

"Why don't you go? Didn't we agree on this before? Do you want to go back on your word?" The Empress Dowager looked at her sadly. "I'm such a pitiful old woman. I've been lonely for most of my life. Now that I'm old, no one is willing to keep me company. I'm so pitiful."

Seeing her feign pitifulness again, Yunwei's lips twitched.

She finally understood that the Empress Dowager was a drama queen who loved to play the victim.

"The Regent will accompany you." Yunwei remained unmoved this time.

"He's a roughneck. What's the point of going to the theater with him? I don't want him to come with me at all. I only want you, Weiwei, to come with me." The Empress Dowager looked disgusted.

Yunwei looked at Rong Zhen with sympathy.

Rong Zhen scoffed, "In fact, I am very busy and have no time to accompany you."

"Weiwei, did you hear that? My unfilial son is too busy and he even complains about me, he doesn't want to spend time with me at all." The Empress Dowager sighed, "What a misfortune for our family, to have given birth to such a rebellious son."

Rong Zhenjun's face was as black as the bottom of a pot.

Who is really complaining about whom? He didn't want to see his mother nagging anymore, so he turned to Yunwei and said, "If you have time, let's go together."

“That’s right, you promised me, you can’t go back on your word,” the Empress Dowager chimed in.

Yunwei was somewhat helpless. She had no interest in watching plays, and she wasn't very familiar with the Empress Dowager, so she wasn't really willing to go. But seeing the old lady's kind and expectant eyes, she finally agreed, "Alright."

Since Rong Zhen will be going anyway, she doesn't need to be responsible for the Empress Dowager's safety.

The Empress Dowager was overjoyed. She took her hand and was about to run towards the gate of the mansion when she suddenly remembered something and stopped.

"What's wrong?" Yunwei asked.

The Empress Dowager's gaze fell on Rong Zhen.

Rong Zhen frowned. "What does Mother want to do now?"

"I only want to enjoy the play today, but your face is too striking. If you go out like this, you will definitely not be able to watch the play in peace at the theater," the Empress Dowager said thoughtfully.

Rong Zhen had a bad feeling. A vein throbbed on his forehead. He asked in a deep voice, "So?"

"Therefore, you must disguise yourself so that no one recognizes you," said the Empress Dowager.

Rong Zhen patiently asked, "Shouldn't Mother also disguise herself?"

The Empress Dowager tugged at her coarse cloth clothes, a smug look on her face. "I've already disguised myself. I'm just an ordinary old lady now."

Rong Zhen scoffed lightly, "But those who have seen you before can still recognize you at a glance."

"What should we do then?" The Empress Dowager frowned.

“Your Majesty, I have a way,” Rong Zhen said.

……

"Do I look ugly like this?"

When walking down the street, the Empress Dowager would occasionally reach out and touch the new mole on her face.

"It's...okay," Yun Wei said, suppressing a laugh and going against her true feelings.

The Empress Dowager glared resentfully at her son walking beside her, "I suspect you did this on purpose."

“Didn’t you say you were afraid of being recognized? This way you shouldn’t be recognized,” Rong Zhen said calmly.

The Empress Dowager looked at the thick beard on his face and suddenly felt a sense of balance; her son was much uglier than her at that moment.

"Alright then." She nodded reluctantly.

"Oh, isn't this my elder sister? No, you should call me Miss Yun the Second. After all, you've already divorced Tinglang, so it's not appropriate to call you elder sister anymore."

Just then, a strange, sarcastic voice rang out from not far away.

Yunwei thought the name sounded familiar, so she turned around and saw two unexpected people.

It turned out to be Li Yaoting and Chen Yuniang.

Yun Wei paused for a moment, then said calmly, "It's you."

Meeting her calm gaze, Li Yaoting, for some reason, recalled the recent troubles at home and suddenly felt somewhat embarrassed.

In contrast, Yun Shi, after not seeing her for some time, showed no signs of haggardness; on the contrary, she was even more radiant and beautiful.

A sudden unease arose in his heart.

Is she doing so well without him?
Thinking it over, his face darkened, and he glanced indifferently at the old woman and the man beside her, saying sarcastically, "Even if you're going to remarry, find someone better. Or has Miss Yun's taste deteriorated since leaving me, and she's willing to marry any man?"
If that's the case, why bother planning to leave in the first place?