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

Chapter 153 Taking Advantage of Alcohol to Act Like a Scoundrel

After her miscarriage, Li Mingzhu returned to her parents' home to recuperate.

During this period, I was depressed and unhappy.

After all, she could have secured her position in the Lou family by having children, but unexpectedly, Yun Yao kicked her out of it.

This is a pain in her heart.

At this moment, Chen Yuniang actually told her to give birth on her own, as if she were mocking her for not being able to even keep the pregnancy.

In addition, the fact that her brother had stolen her jewelry and slapped her before she entered the family, for the sake of her wedding dress, has always been a thorn in her side.

At this moment, the new grudges combined with the old ones made her unable to bear it any longer.

She immediately smashed the cup on the table, rolled up her sleeves, rushed out, and grabbed Chen Yuniang's hair.

"Chen Yuniang, you slut! I've put up with you for so long! You think you're so great just because you have a son? This bastard, who knows who he was born to?"

Caught off guard, Chen Yuniang was grabbed by the hair and screamed in pain.

Upon hearing this, he was so angry that he slapped Li Mingzhu across the face.

"You filthy wretch, you can't expect anything good to come out of your dog's mouth. I'll teach you to talk nonsense."

Li Mingzhu was slapped across the face, and in her anger, she kicked Huan Ge'er to the ground, then started scratching Chen Yuniang's face with her claws outstretched.

When Chen Yuniang saw her son rolling on the ground, wailing loudly, her eyes widened in horror.

"Li Mingzhu, I'll fight you to the death."

The two immediately started fighting.

The servants were terrified by the scene.

I don't know who to pull.

In the chaos, someone shouted, "Blood, so much blood..."

The scene then quieted down.

When everyone looked over, they saw Chen Yuniang sitting on the ground, her skirt covered in blood.

Seeing this, Li Mingzhu realized something and dared not stay any longer. She led her people and quickly ran away.

Chen Yuniang looked down at the bloodstains under her skirt, completely bewildered.

Is she... pregnant?
Realizing this, her eyes rolled back and she completely fainted.

"Come on, call the doctor!"

The Li family was in complete chaos.

……

Shoukang Palace.

As night fell, the Empress Dowager and Rong Xin arrived, along with the little princess Rong Ling.

When the banquet started, Yunwei was supposed to sit next to Rong Zhen, but Rong Ling sat in Yunwei's seat first.

"Princess Rong'an, I want to sit with my royal uncle. You can find another seat for yourself," Rong Ling said in a childish voice, but her tone was firm and domineering.

Looking at the other person's youthful face, Yun Wei didn't say anything and turned to sit down in another seat, but Rong Zhen grabbed her hand.

He frowned and looked at Rong Ling, "This is your imperial aunt's seat, go sit somewhere else."

Rong Ling pouted and said, "Ling'er hasn't seen her royal uncle in a long time. If she wants to sit with him, tell her to sit somewhere else." She then glanced at Yun Wei, "She's not even married into the family yet, how can she be a royal aunt? Royal uncle, don't try to fool me!"

The Empress Dowager subtly curled her lips, but scolded, "Ling'er, you mustn't be disrespectful to your imperial uncle. Although Princess Rong'an is not yet married, she is already engaged to your imperial uncle."

Rong Ling asked innocently, "If we're engaged, does that mean I can call her Imperial Aunt? Does that mean she's already living with Imperial Uncle? But I heard that before the wedding, we can't live together. Only concubines don't have to have a wedding ceremony. Is Princess Rong'an a concubine?"

Upon hearing this, everyone's expression changed.

Especially Rong Zhen.

His expression darkened rapidly, his brows turning icy and menacing. He slammed his hand on the table and roared, "How dare you!" Rong Ling shrank back in fear, pitifully asking, "Did Rong Ling say something wrong?"

Rong Zhen looked at her coldly, "Apologize to Princess Rong'an!"

Rong Ling seemed frightened by his appearance, and tears quickly welled up in her eyes. "Ling'er doesn't think she was wrong. It's the royal uncle who was wrong. You two haven't even gotten married yet, but you're telling me she's the royal aunt. I don't want to apologize."

Rong Zhen's handsome face turned ashen, filled with rage and regret.

Perhaps because he was used to Rong Xin calling Yun Wei "Imperial Aunt," he unconsciously referred to Yun Wei as "Imperial Aunt" when facing his niece Rong Ling.

Originally, there were no other outsiders at this family dinner, so no one would have taken his words seriously. However, Rong Ling's seemingly unintentional remark put Yun Wei in an awkward situation.

He would never allow anyone to say a bad word about Yunwei.

Even if you say he bullied the younger generation, he would accept it.

"Even if I misspoke, you are just a junior. Who taught you to be so disrespectful to your elders and so tactless? You are so ill-mannered and refuse to apologize, so get out!"

"Brother, Mother, I didn't mean to upset Uncle..." Rong Ling looked at Rong Xin and the Empress Dowager for help, looking quite pitiful.

Rong Xin's expression tightened as he said, "Uncle, Ling'er didn't mean to offend you. Please don't take it to heart."

Rong Zhen was so angry he laughed. "If she apologized, I would naturally not bother with her. But look at her attitude!"

The Empress Dowager quickly said, "Third brother, please calm down. Ling'er is still young and always speaks without thinking, but she meant no harm. It was just childish talk. I believe that Princess Rong'an will not hold a grudge against a child."

Yunwei, who hadn't spoken until now, glanced at her.

She was implying that Rong Ling was still a child, and that it would be rude of her to hold a grudge against her.

Rong Ling looks to be around ten years old, but she's not actually that young.

She sneered inwardly, then pressed Rong Zhen's hand to stop him from speaking further.

As the younger brother-in-law, even if he is in the right, he will be accused of bullying an orphan and a widow, so it is best for him to remain silent.

After calming Rong Zhen down, she said slowly, "I certainly won't argue with a real child, but Princess Rong Ling isn't exactly a child anymore, is she? The Empress Dowager insists that she's a child, so what can anyone else say? If anyone is to blame, it's only the people who raised her. They didn't raise her properly, and I wonder who raised her and ruined such a good child."

The Empress Dowager's expression changed, and she was about to speak when the Princess of Jin interrupted her.

“Princess Rong’an, you may not know this, but Princess Rongling, though not the Empress Dowager’s biological daughter, was raised and educated by her personally. You silly girl, you know nothing and yet you talk nonsense, you should be punished!” Princess Jin said with a smile, and poured a cup of wine for Yunwei. “You are not a child, you should be punished for saying the wrong thing. Well, I’ll punish you by making you drink this cup of wine.”

Yunwei's lips curled slightly, but out of the corner of her eye, she noticed that the Empress Dowager's face had turned pale.

She reached out and took the cup, saying readily, "The Princess Consort of Jin is right. She said something wrong and deserves to be punished. After all, I am an adult and can no longer pretend to be a child to make excuses."

Now, the Empress Dowager's face turned extremely gloomy.

Those two bastards!
Yunwei was about to drink from her wine cup when Rong Zhen snatched it away. He glanced at everyone and said, "I will drink the penalty wine for her." With that, he picked up the cup and drank it all in one gulp.

"It seems the third son is a doting husband; he's already so eager for his wife even before they're officially married," Princess Jin teased.

Yunwei felt a little embarrassed, her face burning.

"We're all family, there's nothing to be embarrassed about," Princess Jin said with a smile.

"Sit here." Rong Zhen patted the chair he was sitting on, gesturing for Yun Wei to sit down.

Yunwei looked at the seat he had made, and gave him a complicated look. In front of everyone, he actually wanted her to sit on the same chair as him.
One glass of wine shouldn't be enough to get you drunk, right?
Or is he trying to take advantage of being drunk to act like a scoundrel?
She rolled her eyes at him.

"My second sister-in-law said we're all family, there's nothing to be embarrassed about," Rong Zhen said, seemingly oblivious to everyone else.

Yun Wei: "..."

Ignored, Rong Ling suddenly burst into tears.

"Why is Ling'er crying?" the Empress Dowager asked with concern. "Has she suffered some injustice?"

What injustice did you suffer?
Isn't this implying that the elders present were bullying a child?

The Empress Dowager, who had hesitated to speak up in favor of Rong Zhen and Yun Wei earlier, spoke up impatiently, "On such a fine day, all this crying and wailing is really bad luck. Feng Wan, take Rong Ling back quickly. I want to have a peaceful festival. By the way, don't bring her to this kind of family banquet next time. She's giving me a headache."

Upon hearing this, a dark look flashed across the Empress Dowager's eyes.

Rong Ling, who had been crying and making a fuss, suddenly stopped crying.