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

Chapter 148 What is her purpose?

"Yu Niang!" Ning shouted, quickly helping her up, her heart filled with both anxiety and anger.

When her daughter confronted Yunwei earlier, she tried to stop her, but it was too late.

Now that her daughter has fainted, she naturally doesn't think it's her daughter's fault, but rather that Xu is being too aggressive.

“Madam Yun, my daughter has made mistakes, but you don’t need to keep bringing up her mistakes to hurt her. She has long since repented and now she eats simple meals and chants Buddhist scriptures every day to repent for her mistakes.”

Besides, didn't your daughter suffer any loss? She lost her position as the wife of the Earl, but gained the favor of the Regent, and soon she will become the Regent's Consort.

"Speaking of which, didn't my daughter indirectly help your daughter? Otherwise, how could your daughter have achieved such good fortune today?" At this point, Madam Ning deliberately sighed.

Mrs. Xu was shocked by her shameless words.

If she said that, it means that Chen Yuniang and Li Yaoting had an affair without a matchmaker, and it was all for Yunwei's sake.
Yunwei's success today is all thanks to Chen Yuniang.
As for her and Yunwei, Chen Yuniang has already repented, but she still keeps bringing up the past, and now she has even driven Yunwei to the point of fainting.

Ning was practically saying they were repaying kindness with enmity.

Madam Xu was so angry that her head throbbed; she had never seen such a shameless person before.

Just as she was about to burst into a tirade of anger, Aman spoke up, "Madam Chen, what you're saying is interesting. Your daughter has clearly done something immoral, but how come you describe it as if she's doing a good deed? There are many unmarried young ladies here. As an elder, Madam Chen, you should be careful with your words and not mislead the young women. Besides, the county princess's current success is due to her own abilities, and has nothing to do with your daughter. You'd better stop trying to glorify yourself. Everyone here is not blind; they can see that."

Upon hearing this, the noblewomen were immediately enlightened.

Isn't that right?
This Madam Chen is truly shameless; she makes her daughter a concubine and then claims it's a good deed.

We must never associate with her again, lest the girls in the family be led astray.

Ning was now somewhat regretting what she had just said.

Xu's anger dissipated instantly.

She almost got angry.

When people are provoked, they lose their rationality and speak recklessly, turning what was originally not wrong into something wrong.

Thinking about it, she looked at Aman gratefully.

Xuan Yuanjing followed up, saying, "Madam Cui is right. No matter what, it is extremely lowly for a noble lady to become someone's concubine. If this were in our Yue Kingdom, a woman who willingly debases herself would be dragged out and paraded through the streets. Is a simple meal enough to atone for her sins? Madam Chen, don't be ridiculous."

Ning, who had thought she could turn the tables, now had a face that turned pale and red. She said sullenly, "I was angry because my daughter fainted, which is why I said some harsh words. I'm sorry that you two misunderstood." After saying that, she asked the Empress Dowager, "Your Majesty, Yu Niang has fainted. I'll take her to the side hall to rest for a while."

A shadow crossed the Empress Dowager's eyes.

These two idiots.

He nodded, however, and said, "Go, summon a royal physician to take a look."

"Thank you, Empress Dowager." Ning said, and then helped her daughter up.

All she wanted now was to get out of there as soon as possible to escape the strange looks from those wealthy women.

"Why go to such lengths? She just fainted. I happen to be an expert in treating fainting spells. I'll come and take a look at her." Just then, Yunwei suddenly spoke up.

Ning was taken aback and was about to refuse when she saw that she had already walked over.

"Does the county princess also know medicine?" someone asked curiously.

"I know a little bit," Yun Wei said.

"No need for the county princess to trouble herself. I think Yu Niang fainted because she was too tired. She'll be fine after resting in the side hall." Ning Shi quickly refused after regaining her senses.

Yunwei glanced at her and said, "It was nothing, Madam Chen, you don't need to be so polite." With that, she placed her hand on Chen Yuniang's pulse.

Seeing her serious expression, Madam Ning frowned slightly, looking wary.

This Yun family member definitely has ill intentions.

After taking her pulse, Yunwei gave Ning a meaningful look and said, "Madam Li is in poor health and needs to take good care of herself."

Ning was taken aback. Could it be that she really knew medicine? Just then, Yun Wei produced a silver needle in her hand.

Upon seeing the silver needle, Madam Ning's brow twitched, and she quickly asked, "What is the county princess trying to do?"

"Wake up your daughter," Yunwei said, then inserted the silver needle into Chen Yuniang's philtrum.

Chen Yuniang was only pretending to faint. When Yunwei came over, her body tensed up, but she couldn't open her eyes and didn't know what Yunwei was going to do.

At that moment, she felt a prick in her philtrum, cried out "Ah!", and jumped three feet high.

Everyone was taken aback by her.

"What is she doing? Is she putting on a show?" Xuan Yuanjing laughed out loud.

Aman also found it amusing. "It seems that Madam Li only fainted slightly, or perhaps the county princess's medical skills are too superb, and she was able to wake up immediately with just one acupuncture."

Everyone knew perfectly well that Chen Yuniang was faking her fainting.

If she had really fainted, even if she had been given acupuncture, she wouldn't be this energetic when she woke up.

Just now, Chen Yuniang jumped three feet high.

This Ning family mother and daughter are truly shameless. Not only did they try to use fainting as an excuse to avoid the matter, but Ning also used the fainting incident to blame Madam Yun and the county princess.

Yun Wei looked at Ning Shi with a half-smile, "Hasn't Madam Li already woken up? Why bother calling the imperial physician?"

Ning's expression faltered slightly, but she forced a smile and said, "The county princess's medical skills are truly superb."

Chen Yuniang finally realized what was happening, her face turning pale then red, then red again and then pale.

Yun Wei scoffed coldly. This Chen Yuniang wanted to pretend to faint and escape, but she wouldn't let her have her way.

She ignored the two of them and returned to her seat.

"Alright, today is the Double Ninth Festival. I invited you all to the palace to add to the festive atmosphere. Let's get back to the main topic and compose poems. Those who do well will be richly rewarded." Just then, the Empress Dowager's majestic voice rang out.

"What if you can't compose poetry?" a noblewoman suddenly asked.

The Empress Dowager's gaze fell on the noble lady, a smile playing on her lips. "Since those who do well are rewarded, those who do poorly, or those who don't know how to do it, should naturally be punished."

"What punishment?" the noblewoman asked immediately afterward.

"If you don't do it well, you'll be punished with a cup of wine. If you can't do it at all, you'll be punished with three cups," the Empress Dowager said unhurriedly.

Yun Wei raised an eyebrow slightly. Three cups as punishment?

This is clearly targeting her.

All the noble ladies present were proficient in music, chess, calligraphy, and painting, so the Empress Dowager must have been certain that only she couldn't compose poetry.
In addition...

Her gaze fell on the noblewoman.

The noble lady was dressed in a pale yellow dress, with her hair styled in a single bun. She looked bright and charming, with an innocent and naive face, appearing to be a very simple girl.

However, Yunwei didn't think she was truly naive.

This girl is obviously faking it.

But what is her purpose?
“That’s the Empress Dowager’s niece, Feng Yin.” Aman suddenly leaned close to her ear and whispered as she saw her sizing up the noblewoman.

Upon hearing this, Yun Wei instantly understood.

It turns out that the Empress Dowager and this noble lady are aunt and niece.

So all that back-and-forth singing just now was pre-arranged?

"Don't worry, today's chrysanthemum appreciation banquet is just about composing poems about chrysanthemums. I'll compose one for you in a bit," Aman said gently, assuming she couldn't write poetry.

Yunwei felt a warmth in her heart and squeezed her hand, saying, "Don't worry, I can handle it."