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

Chapter 21 Good show
After leaving Wangyue Tower, Yunwei did not immediately return to the Li residence, but instead went to a nearby shop.

That was a clothing shop under her name, called Zhijinlou.

Although the shops below were managed by reliable confidants like Manager Ding, she would still go and inspect them when she had free time.

However, when she arrived at the Brocade Pavilion, she was surprised to see Li Yaoting and Chen Yuniang.

However, neither of them looked very well.

Before them stood a shop assistant from the brocade workshop. The shop assistant said politely, "Our brocade workshop cannot accommodate you two. Please visit another place."

"What do you mean? What do you mean you can't entertain the two of us? Then how come you can entertain the others?" Chen Yuniang's face darkened.

She had heard that the Brocade Pavilion was the best clothing store in the entire capital, with top-notch embroiderers who could make the most fashionable and beautiful clothes. They were highly favored by noblewomen and young ladies in the capital, and anyone with a little status in the capital would consider it an honor to own a garment from the Brocade Pavilion.

So today, she excitedly dragged Li Yaoting here, hoping to buy a piece of clothing from the Brocade Pavilion to show off her status.

Unexpectedly, as soon as they arrived at the Brocade Pavilion, they were stopped by the waiter and not allowed to enter.

Chen Yuniang became angrier the more she thought about it.

He's just a guy, how dare he stop them?
"Call out whoever is in charge!" Chen Yuniang shouted angrily.

Upon hearing this, the waiter remained standing still, showing no sign of panic. He smiled slightly and said neither humbly nor arrogantly, "The guests of the Brocade Pavilion are not only wealthy and noble, but also of impeccable character. You two clearly do not meet our requirements, and our manager is too busy to entertain you."

The waiter phrased it tactfully, but Chen Yuniang still understood.

Is it because they feel their status is insufficient and their character doesn't meet the requirements?

Chen Yuniang's expression changed, and she said angrily, "You are clearly looking down on people, yet you say it in a high-sounding way."

"If that's what you think, then we have nothing to say," the waiter said indifferently, clearly indicating that he didn't want them to go in.

Chen Yuniang's chest heaved with anger. She turned and shook Li Yaoting's arm, tears welling in her eyes, "Tinglang..."

Li Yaoting's expression was also very unpleasant.

This was the first time in his life he had ever been driven away like this.

Normally, he would have given this guy a good talking-to.

However, he knew that the clothes in the Brocade Pavilion were expensive, with even the cheapest piece costing a hundred taels of silver, so those with meager means dared not easily step into the shop.

Now that the Li family's accounts are empty, he always feels somewhat insecure in places like this.

When the shop assistant refused to let him in, he decided to back down and whispered, "There are other clothing shops in the capital, let's go look around somewhere else."

Chen Yuniang was waiting for him to stand up for her, imagining that the waiter would definitely be beaten black and blue in a moment, but she never expected Li Yaoting to react like this.

She stared at Li Yaoting in disbelief.

She was humiliated, and instead of helping her, he advised her to leave?

If she leaves like this, where will she put her pride?
"Li Yaoting, are you even a man?" Chen Yuniang asked with a look of disappointment.

Li Yaoting's expression changed, and he said in a deep voice, "Don't be ridiculous!"

But Chen Yuniang didn't calm down; instead, she got even angrier. "Are you trying to persuade me to leave because you can't bear to part with the money?"

A hint of unease flashed across Li Yaoting's face. He was about to say something when he saw Yun Wei walking over from the side.

Seeing him standing there in a daze, Chen Yuniang turned her head and, upon seeing Yunwei, her face turned cold. She then feigned concern and advised, "Sister, are you also here to browse this brocade pavilion? But I advise you to forget it. Neither Tinglang nor I are qualified to go in, let alone you..."

Before she could finish speaking, the waiter who had just been chasing them away suddenly greeted them with a respectful and joyful expression.

"Miss Dong...it's been a long time, please come in." As he spoke, the waiter hurriedly ran in, "Manager Yu, Miss Yun is here."

Soon, a woman who looked like a manager came out quickly. When she saw Yunwei, she was overjoyed and said, "Miss."

"Mother Yu." Yun Wei nodded with a smile, not even glancing at Li Yaoting and the other man, and followed the steward inside. Seeing this, Chen Yuniang could hardly believe her eyes.

Why should the Yun family be treated with such respect by that shop assistant?

Moreover, the manager who the waiter said was too busy to receive the two of them actually appeared and was so respectful and enthusiastic towards Yunwei.

Li Yaoting was also surprised.

Coming to her senses, Chen Yuniang was extremely unwilling. "Yun must have used your name to get in." Thinking this, she grabbed Li Yaoting's hand and forced her way inside.

But soon, the same guy from before appeared and quickly stopped them.

"Why aren't you two leaving yet? We at Zhijinlou don't welcome you." The waiter looked impatient.

Chen Yuniang said angrily, "Open your dog eyes and look! This is the Earl of Jing'an, and the one who just went in is his wife. If his wife can go in, why can't he?"

The waiter glanced at Li Yaoting indifferently, "That Miss Yun's entry has nothing to do with the Earl of Jing'an. She's a friend of our boss, so naturally she can come in whenever she wants."

Chen Yuniang choked. Yun Shi was actually a friend of the owner of the Brocade Pavilion? What did she have that made her so special?
The fact that Zhijinlou is such a large clothing store, and only serves the nobles in the capital, shows that the owner behind it must be exceptionally capable. And yet, such a person is friends with the Yun family.
Would anyone even want her?

It must have been a charade orchestrated by the Yun family in collusion with them.

Li Yaoting frowned.

They actually called Yun a young lady; didn't they know she was already married?

“I am the husband of the Miss Yun you mentioned. She is a friend of your employer. How dare you turn us away?” Li Yaoting said with a stern face.

The waiter looked on in surprise, “Our boss’s friend is Miss Yun. What does that have to do with you? Besides, our boss said that people with the surname Li or Chen are not allowed to enter.”

Actually, this wasn't the boss's idea, but rather Yu Niang's instruction.

But it doesn't matter.

He just couldn't stand the sight of those two.

Li Yaoting was furious, "What does your boss mean by this?"

"You don't understand?" the waiter said with a look of disgust. "Of course I hate you guys."

Li Yaoting was furious and raised his fist to punch the waiter. Unexpectedly, the waiter not only did not dodge, but also put his face close to Li Yaoting's.

"Help! The Marquis of Jing'an is abusing his power!"

Li Yaoting was startled and withdrew his fist.

But the waiter's shout had already attracted the attention of many people.

"Is that the newly appointed Earl of Jing'an by the Emperor? Such arrogance and bullying reveals his character."

"They've gone berserk from killing enemies; they want to fight anyone they see."

"He still thinks he's at the border?"

Whispers drifted over, and Li Yaoting's face flushed red and then paled.

Feeling somewhat embarrassed, Chen Yuniang stopped insisting on visiting the Brocade Pavilion, grabbed Li Yaoting's hand, and quickly left.

Yunwei, who was standing upstairs, witnessed all of this but said nothing and turned to go into the inner hall.

Yu Niang followed behind, feeling somewhat uneasy.

Upon entering the inner hall, she immediately apologized, saying, "Master, Madam Yu acted on her own initiative. I hope you will forgive her."

Upon hearing this, Yunwei's gaze fell upon her.

(End of this chapter)