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

Chapter 27: Guaranteed to bring you endless "surprises"

A glint of light flashed in Madam Li's eyes.

Before Li Yaoting could refuse, she pretended to be troubled and said, "Weiwei meant well. Although it's a bit inappropriate, we can only let it go now. Yu Niang, you've always been kind and generous, so don't take it to heart. Yaoting's heart is with you, so you really don't need to care about them."

A glint flashed in Yun Wei's almond-shaped eyes; she was not surprised by this.

She knew Madam Li's character well; she wanted to have all the benefits.

She wanted both the benefits the Chen family would bring and the prosperity of her family line, so she would never refuse these concubines who came to her door.

When Chen Yuniang saw that Madam Li was not only not going to drive those concubines away, but was going to take them in, she was so angry that her face turned green.

That old hag, she's really got a good plan.

What do they take her for? Or do they think she's easy to bully?
She snorted coldly, "Whether your Li family wants me or them today is up to you."

Li Yaoting frowned, "What nonsense are you talking about? Of course I want to..."

"Yu Niang, I know you've been wronged, but don't worry, even if they stay in the manor, I won't let Yao Ting set foot in their room." Old Madam Li interrupted him in a deep voice, and took off a bracelet from her wrist and put it on Chen Yu Niang's wrist, saying with a loving expression, "This bracelet was given to me by Yao Ting's grandmother, and now it's being passed on to you."

Chen Yuniang paused, her fingers unconsciously rubbing the bracelet on her wrist.

Seeing her reaction, Madam Li added, "In my heart, you are my daughter-in-law. No one can compare to you. Moreover, you are Huan-ge'er's mother. In the future, our Li family will have to rely on you and your son."

Upon hearing this, Chen Yuniang's pent-up frustration vanished, and she felt quite pleased.

Despite Yun and Shen having been married into the Li family for so many years, Old Madam Li had never given them this family heirloom jade. Clearly, she had never taken them seriously.

But she was different.

Upon entering the house, Madam Li presented her with the jade bracelet, a symbol of family heirlooms, demonstrating the importance she placed on her.

Although this bracelet isn't particularly valuable, it holds extraordinary significance, as it's meant to be passed down only to the eldest daughter-in-law.

Besides, she's already married into the family, so it's impossible for her to really break ties with the Li family. In addition, she has to think about her son.

Huan-ge'er will eventually have to return to the Li residence.

However, the presence of those concubines still made her feel uncomfortable.

Thinking of this, she touched the jade bracelet on her wrist and looked at Yunwei, saying, "Sister is virtuous and generous, I admire her. I will definitely serve Tinglang well in the future and work hard to have more children for the Li family to repay your good intentions."

She was practically saying that Yunwei had been married into the Li family for three years and had no children, while she herself had already given birth to a son for the Li family.

"It's good that you know your place. After all, you entered the Li family as a concubine. Promoting the Li family's lineage and serving your master well are all things you, as a concubine, should do." Yunwei wasn't annoyed at all; instead, she gave her a smile.

Chen Yuniang's expression changed drastically.

The word "concubine" pierced her heart.

Yun was practically saying that she was just a servant.

Chen Yuniang's initial joy was now tinged with gloom, her face filled with somberness.

Madam Li's brow twitched, fearing further complications, and she quickly praised, "I didn't misjudge her. Yu Niang is a generous and virtuous woman. Yao Ting, it's getting late, quickly help Yu Niang back to her room to rest."

Li Yaoting was somewhat displeased about Yunwei taking a concubine for him, but seeing that his mother and Yu Niang had accepted it, he said nothing.

However, fearing that Chen Yuniang would cause trouble again, he quickly took her hand and led her towards the bridal chamber.

As she left, Chen Yuniang suddenly turned back to look at Yunwei, then deliberately leaned intimately on Li Yaoting's shoulder, her face radiating smugness.

In her mind, Yunwei had been married to Li Yaoting for three years but had not yet consummated their marriage, which must be a sore point for her. Now, seeing Yunwei so intimate with Li Yaoting, she must be consumed by jealousy. Little did she know, Yunwei looked down on Li Yaoting in the slightest and paid no attention to her provocative actions.

On the contrary, in her opinion, Chen Yuniang was a brainless person who was easily coaxed by Old Madam Li with just a few words.

She had seen the jade bracelet that Madam Li wore; it was of poor quality and not worth much at all.

Previously, when she was managing the Li family, Old Madam Li also wanted to give her the jade bracelet, but she refused.

Only Chen Yuniang would treat that broken bracelet and someone like Li Yaoting as treasures.

The other three concubines, seeing Chen Yuniang being taken away by Li Yaoting, immediately showed their resentment, "We're all concubines, why should she be able to serve the master before us?"

Madam Li frowned as she glanced at them, clearly not satisfied. But when she turned to face Yun Wei, her expression changed. "Weiwei is virtuous and generous. I misunderstood you earlier. But where did you find these people? Are their families all clean?"

Yunwei immediately sensed the subtle probing in his words.

Although the old woman accepted several girls, she also questioned their backgrounds, fearing they might cause trouble for the Li family.

It must be said that this old woman was quite cautious.

Yunwei deliberately sighed, "They all came from poor backgrounds and were sold to the Li family as concubines because their families were not well-off. They were all honest and good girls. If they hadn't had no other choice, why would they have become concubines?"

In fact, when Tian'er found them, they were about to be sold to a brothel by their gambling father for money.

Hearing that the Li family was willing to buy them as concubines, those gamblers were overjoyed, as if they had gotten a great deal.

Now they tell everyone they meet that their daughter became the concubine of the Earl of Jing'an...

Thinking of this, her eyes gleamed with interest.

Madam Li didn't notice that as soon as she heard that the girls came from a poor family, she assumed they were daughters of a poor family who sold them because they couldn't afford to eat.

She looked down on families like that, but she was only going to be her son's concubine. Her background didn't matter too much, as long as the family members were honest and didn't cause trouble for the Li family.

Thinking it over, she felt relieved, but said aloud, "His background is a bit low, but with some training, he can still be fine."

Yunwei scoffed inwardly.

The Li family barely manages to get enough to eat, yet they have the nerve to look down on others.

"Then I'll have to trouble you, Madam," she said with a smile.

Madam Li was very pleased to see that her attitude had become as respectful as before.

It seems that the Yun family has come to a realization.

"You must be tired today, go home and rest early." Old Madam Li said with a smile.

How could she not be happy? Her son got three concubines for free without spending a penny or putting in any effort.

If these concubines can produce offspring for the Li family and strengthen the clan, that would be even better.

Yun Wei curled her lips into a smile and walked away.

The real surprise is yet to come.

I guarantee that Madam Li will be pleasantly surprised at that time.

(End of this chapter)