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

Chapter 294 Ascending the Throne
Dongfang Du felt he was in the wrong in this matter.

He had finally managed to see Yunwei, and he couldn't let things get any worse, because that would only be detrimental to him.

Thinking it over, he apologized, "I was indeed rash in this matter and I'm sorry for causing you trouble."

Yunwei didn't buy it, because she knew very well that the other party's intentions were impure. His apology was only out of desperation, an attempt to use her to escape his current predicament, not because he had truly given up.

Once they escape their predicament, Dongfangdu will surely make a comeback.

Yun Wei naturally wouldn't fall for his trick, and sneered, "Dongfang Du, if you knew this would happen, why did you do it in the first place? You can swallow your pride and apologize, but I can't pretend nothing happened. Besides, if they hadn't saved me, I'd still be in your hands. People always have to pay the price for their mistakes. You can stay here and behave yourself."

When Dongfang Du saw that even after he apologized, the other party was still relentless, he became furious.

He suppressed his anger and said, "Yunwei, putting everything else aside, I am still the Grand Preceptor of Xizhou. Are you trying to see our two countries go to war by detaining me like this?"

Yun Wei looked at him with disdain, "Dongfang Du, don't you think too highly of yourself? It's hard to say whether Xizhou will go to war with Wei for someone like you."

"Of course, if our two countries really go to war, our Wei Kingdom is not afraid. On the contrary, you, as the Grand Preceptor of Xizhou, have committed acts of banditry. Even if we kill you as a bandit, what can your king do? After all, it is you who has damaged the diplomatic relations between our two countries."

Dongfang Du's face was very pale, and he was also somewhat panicked.

Because Yunwei is right. If he falls into their hands, they can kill him as a robber. Even if the King of Xizhou wants to hold Wei accountable for him, so what?
The State of Wei was not a small country; on the contrary, it had a strong military and was capable of rivaling the Western Regions.

If war were to break out, even the ruler of Xizhou would have to think it over.

"You should pray that you are still useful to the King of Xizhou and that he will send someone to ransom you," Yun Wei said calmly.

Upon hearing this, Dongfang Du was so angry that his mouth almost twisted out of shape.

He was, after all, the Grand Preceptor of Xizhou, and held a highly respected position in Xizhou.

Yunwei actually used the word "redemption" to insult him.

"Yunwei, you..."

Yunwei didn't want to talk to him anymore, so she turned around and left.

Seeing this, Dongfang Du finally panicked, "Junior Sister, for the sake of our past as fellow disciples, please... plead for me."

The moment he uttered the words "please, please," Dongfang Du's face turned bright red with embarrassment.

He, the dignified national advisor of Xizhou, is now truly a tiger fallen into the plains, bullied by dogs. He has never been so humiliated before.
Yun Wei raised an eyebrow and glanced at him, somewhat surprised. It seemed that Dongfang Du was truly terrified.

But what does that have to do with her?
Moreover, based on her understanding of Dongfang Du, she knew he wouldn't easily give up his master's notes.

She must be crazy to let Rong Zhen let him go, giving him another chance to kidnap her.

"It's no use begging me." Yun Wei's tone was extremely cold.

When Dongfang Du saw that he had lowered himself to beg her, yet she remained unmoved, his face turned ashen. He gritted his teeth and said, "I promise you, after leaving here, I will immediately return to Xizhou and never again covet my master's notes."

“Wouldn’t it be better to kill you?” Yun Wei said coldly.

Dongfang Du's brow twitched. Seeing that she didn't seem to be lying, he said awkwardly, "However, we grew up together since we were little. Even if it's just for the sake of our childhood friendship, you should let me off the hook."

"What kind of relationship do we have?" Yunwei found it laughable.

If they did, they wouldn't have kidnapped me.

Dongfang Du choked.

Yunwei glanced at him, then suddenly pulled a notebook from her sleeve. "Didn't you want Master's notebook? This is it."

Dongfang Du was startled, then his gaze fell greedily on the notes in her hand. "Is this really Master's notes?"

"How could this be fake?" Yun Wei said, and even walked to the iron gate, brought the manuscript close to his face, and flipped through it page by page. "You should recognize Master's handwriting, right?"

Dongfang Du craned his neck, trying to get a better look, but unfortunately, he was completely bound by iron chains and couldn't move at all.

However, the handwriting on the note is still legible.

It is indeed my master's handwriting.

Could this really be a note left by my master?

Thinking of this, Dongfang Du struggled even more violently.

This is my master's handwritten notes.

The master's life's work is all contained in it.

If he could obtain this manuscript, he would surely be able to crack the secret of immortality.

Dongfang Du became more and more excited as he thought about it, and struggled forward with all his might.

The chains rattled loudly because of his movements.

Yunwei saw his greed, and after flipping through the journal, she suddenly walked to the stove.

"Didn't you want Master's notes? I'll burn them today to avoid causing trouble in the future."

"No!" Dongfang Du exclaimed in alarm.

But Yunwei ignored him and threw the note directly into the stove.

Soon, the journal was engulfed by flames.

"Yunwei!" Dongfang Du roared in fury, his eyes flashing with intense killing intent.

Yun Wei sneered, saying nonchalantly, "You want to kill me? You'll have to leave here first." With that, she left without lingering.

"Yunwei!" Dongfang Du roared angrily.

Yunwei didn't turn her head back.

As she disappeared, Dongfang Du suddenly felt dejected and frustrated.

What he could never obtain in his entire life, Yunwei obtained easily, and without appreciating it at all, she discarded it like trash and burned it directly.

His gaze was fixed blankly on the manuscript, now reduced to ashes in the stove, his heart bleeding.

Once outside the dungeon, Yunwei breathed a sigh of relief. The notebook she had just seen wasn't actually the one her master had left behind; it was a notebook she had made herself, imitating her master's handwriting.

Dongfang Du is a very persistent person; otherwise, he wouldn't have been so preoccupied with his master's notes for so many years, and wouldn't have been so delusional as to try to crack some secret technique for immortality.

In fact, her master did leave behind a notebook, but it was not the secret to immortality as rumored. It simply recorded the various difficult and complicated diseases that her master had sought medical treatment for throughout his life.

Although it's not some secret technique for achieving immortality, it represents her master's life's work and is extremely precious.

Dongfang Du was wicked and always thinking of unorthodox methods. No matter what she said, she would not believe him. So, in front of Dongfang Du, she burned the "notebook" to ashes.

Hopefully, after today, Dongfang Du can let go of his obsession.

Once Rong Zhen ascends the throne, he should be able to deal with him.

But killing Dongfang Du is impossible, after all, he is the national advisor of Xizhou.

However, we can use Dongfangdu and Xizhou to negotiate terms.

……

Two days later, the Empress Dowager suddenly summoned all the civil and military officials and presented the late emperor's edict.

Before his death, the late emperor left a will stating that if anything happened to Rong Xin, Rong Zhen should ascend the throne and inherit the throne.

When this imperial edict was presented, the entire court was astonished.

Could the late emperor have foreseen the future?
Otherwise, why would he have left a will stipulating that if Rong Xin were to meet with misfortune, Rong Zhen would ascend the throne?
But this imperial edict was produced by the Empress Dowager, so it couldn't possibly be fake.

For a moment, all the officials were somewhat bewildered.

The Empress Dowager had her will shown to the officials.

The will was first passed on to a few senior officials.

Looking at the late emperor's handwriting and seal, tears welled up in the eyes of several veteran officials.

This is indeed the late emperor's last edict.

Several ministers also recalled how much the late emperor valued the regent when he was alive. The late emperor had even expressed his intention to make the regent the crown prince and left behind such an edict.

It seems that the late emperor always preferred the regent to succeed to the throne.

Moreover, the emperor has now passed away, and the country cannot be without a ruler for a single day. Looking at the entire royal family, only the regent is the most suitable person to be the emperor.

Several senior ministers, having made up their minds, took the lead in kneeling and said, "We beg the Regent to obey the late Emperor's will and succeed to the throne!"

The other ministers naturally followed suit and knelt down, saying, "Please, Regent, ascend the throne!"

Rong Zhen was somewhat surprised when his mother suddenly produced his father's last edict.

Because he never knew that his father had actually made such a will.

The Empress Dowager never revealed it either...

Although his ascension to the throne was a foregone conclusion, Rong Xin's sudden assassination would surely lead to criticism from some people in private. They wouldn't care whether Rong Xin also plotted to kill him, since it was the emperor Rong Xin who died.

But things are different now. With the late emperor's edict, his position is even more legitimate.

The Empress Dowager was quite pleased to see that the officials were sensible; of course, the imperial edict was genuine.

The reason she hasn't revealed it all these years is that she doesn't want to cause any controversy.

Now that Rong Xin is gone, she naturally has to bring out the will.

Seeing her son looking at her, the Empress Dowager nodded to him.

Seeing his mother's open and encouraging gaze, Rong Zhen disregarded all restraint and ascended the throne, changing the reign title to Yongxing.

The first thing Rong Zhen did after ascending the throne was to make Yun Wei his empress and have her move into Kunning Palace.

On the day Yunwei moved into Kunning Palace, Xu Yanyan came to pay her respects.

"This humble woman greets Your Majesty..."

Yunwei quickly helped her up, saying, "Yanyan, there's no need for such formalities."

Xu Yanyan smiled and said, "Then I won't stand on ceremony."

Yunwei glanced at her and, seeing that she had no reservations, felt relieved.

In fact, Xu Yanyan had already moved out of Kunning Palace and into a side hall before Rong Zhen ascended the throne.

Before Yunwei entered the palace, she felt somewhat apprehensive.

Upon seeing Yunwei, her uneasy heart calmed down.

Seeing that Yunwei still treated her the same as before, she was completely relieved and said in a light tone, "Could you talk to the Emperor and ask him to pardon me from leaving the palace?"

Seeing her radiant appearance, Yunwei smiled and said, "I can make the decision on this matter. I will send someone to escort you out of the palace in a little while."

Xu Yanyan was overjoyed. "Thank you, Your Majesty."

Yunwei was still somewhat unaccustomed to this identity and could only gradually adapt.

Remembering something, Xu Yanyan hurriedly said, "By the way, did you know that Yu Shu and Feng Yin ran away on their own? And Yu Shu is already pregnant."

Yunwei wasn't surprised. "I know, they ran back to the Feng family."

Upon hearing this, Xu Yanyan exclaimed in surprise, "You actually knew?"

"Mm." Yun Wei nodded.

Even before Rong Zhen ascended the throne, the entire palace was already under his control, and Yu Shu and Feng Yin's every move was being monitored.

The two women thought they were being discreet, unaware that their every move was being monitored.

If she wasn't mistaken, the two of them should have already slipped out of the city today.