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

Chapter 28 The tea ceremony incident
In high spirits, Madam Li instructed her servants, "Take the concubines to their homes and make them settled."

"Yes," the servant replied, and led the three concubines away.

……

The next day.

Chen Yuniang got up early to dress up, planning to go to Yilan Courtyard to annoy Yunwei.

Yun gave Li Yaoting three concubines at once, deliberately trying to embarrass her.

She couldn't swallow this breath.

She wanted to show Yun how much Li Yaoting favored her, and that no matter how much Yun schemed, it would be useless.

Imagining Yunwei's face contorted with jealousy, Chen Yuniang was in high spirits and couldn't wait to rush to Yilan Courtyard.

However, when she arrived, the other three concubines had already arrived as well.

Their surnames are Shen, Yuan, and Liu, respectively.

Upon seeing the three people, Chen Yuniang's good mood vanished instantly.

The three men also gave her a cold look when they saw her.

"Aunt Chen is really putting on airs. It's already past noon and she's only just gotten up. She really doesn't know any manners."

Chen Yuniang's face darkened. "Who are you to dare speak to me like that?"

"Isn't that just like you? We're all here to be concubines." The three of them looked unconvinced.

In their eyes, they were all there to be concubines, and none of them were more noble than the others.

Chen Yuniang said with disgust, "Don't compare me to you. I'm not like you."

"What's the difference? We're all destined to be concubines." The three scoffed.

Chen Yuniang's face was gloomy. "Listen to me, I am the legitimate daughter of the Duke of Chen's mansion. I am not the same as lowly scum like you. And I will not remain a concubine forever."

The three were initially taken aback, then burst into laughter.

"What a joke! Born into the Duke of Chen's mansion, yet she has to become someone's concubine? Could it be that she has ruined her reputation and can't get married, so she has no choice but to become a concubine?"

"If that's the case, aren't you even more despicable than us?"

"Exactly! She won't stay a concubine forever? She's so ungrateful!"

The three of them talked at once, making Chen Yuniang so angry that her face turned ashen.

"Watch your mouths, or I'll have Tinglang kick you out!" Chen Yuniang said angrily.

"Go ahead." The three of them didn't take her seriously at all. "On the condition that Tinglang listens to you."

Seeing that they were also calling out for Tinglang, Chen Yuniang felt both angry and disgusted.

"You just wait, don't come begging me then." She said harshly, thinking to herself that she would definitely make Li Yaoting kick them out.

The three of them snorted and turned their heads away, ignoring her.

Chen Yuniang was so angry she almost fainted. Just then, she saw Tian'er come out and quickly stepped forward to ask, "Sister, are you up? I'll serve her tea."

The other three, not to be outdone, immediately stepped forward eagerly, saying, "We've also come to serve tea to the lady."

Upon hearing this, Tian'er looked at them and her lips moved slightly.

She meant that her daughter didn't want to see them.

Given their earnest enthusiasm, shouldn't we avoid dampening their spirits?

Sweetie's eyes darted around. The young lady had been reading for quite a while and needed to rest her eyes. These people were perfect for entertaining her.

Thinking of this, she said, "Wait a moment." Then she turned and went into the house.

Inside the room, Yunwei was reading a medical book.

Reading medical books is something she has to do every morning after getting up.

Even though she knew the contents of the book by heart, she still kept her master's teachings in mind and never relaxed for a single day.

“Miss, they said they want to serve you tea, what do you think…” Tian’er stepped forward to ask.

Yunwei was feeling a bit tired in her eyes, but upon hearing this, she perked up, closed her book, and said, "Then let them in."

A smile spread across Tian'er's face. "This servant will go right away."

A short while later, Chen Yuniang and her three concubines entered. Seeing Yunwei sitting upright on the couch, the four of them stepped forward and politely bowed.

"I met my sister."

"Meet Madam."

Yun Wei nodded, her face warm and friendly. "You're settling in well since you first arrived at the Li residence, aren't you?"

"We're comfortable here, thank you, Madam," the three concubines replied first.

Chen Yuniang frowned slightly.

Yun seemed to be in good spirits and in a cheerful mood, not at all like the listless person she had imagined.

Didn't Lady Yun feel any discomfort or jealousy about her husband taking a concubine?
No, she must be faking it.

A cold glint flashed in her eyes, and she deliberately put on a shy expression, saying, "Thank you for your concern, sister. I slept quite well last night, but Tinglang... he's a bit too much of a troublemaker, which made me wake up late today." As she spoke, she also reached out and massaged her waist.

At first, no one in the room thought much of it, but when they saw her blushing and kneading her waist, they immediately understood.

The three concubines stared at her wide-eyed. "How shameless of you! How could you possibly utter such a thing?"

"This behavior is just like that of a prostitute in a brothel!"

"That's so shameless."

Chen Yuniang's smugness froze on her face, and she glared at them with a livid expression. "What nonsense are you talking about?"

Upon seeing this, Yunwei couldn't help but burst out laughing.

She glanced approvingly at the three concubines, then turned her gaze to Chen Yuniang and said sternly, "Aunt Chen, no matter how outrageous you were before, once you enter the Li residence, you must be careful with your words and actions. This is the Li residence, not a brothel. Otherwise, if people hear you, they will definitely think you are a prostitute from a brothel, showing off your bedroom skills."

Chen Yuniang dug her fingertips into her flesh to suppress the anger in her heart.

Yun is implying that she used to be promiscuous.

Chen Yuniang was so angry that her face was contorted, but she couldn't retaliate.

"Weren't you going to serve me tea? Let's begin." Yunwei saw her humiliation and looked at her with amusement.

Little did she know that Chen Yuniang's words were a deliberate boast, and that she thought Yuniang would be jealous.

How ridiculous!

Tian'er, accompanied by two maids, brought in tea.

"Aunt Chen, kneel down," Tian'er said, taking the teacup from the maid's hand.

Chen Yuniang's expression turned cold.

She was asked to kneel before the Yun family?
"My knees hurt, I can't kneel, sister, look..." She looked at Yunwei pitifully.

"Give Aunt Chen a soft cushion," Yunwei said considerately.

Chen Yuniang: "..."

Immediately, a maidservant deftly placed a cushion in front of Chen Yuniang.

"She's just a concubine, yet you're acting all pampered. I think you're just making excuses," the three concubines couldn't stand it anymore and said sarcastically.

Chen Yuniang was so angry that her lips trembled.

"Can you hurry up? It's one thing to keep us waiting, but you dare to make Madam wait for you? You can't even tell who you're dealing with."

Seeing that Chen Yuniang was still standing there, the three concubines impatiently stepped forward, grabbed Chen Yuniang, and pressed her to the ground.

The three of them didn't hold back at all; in fact, out of jealousy towards Chen Yuniang, they even took the opportunity to pinch her several times.

"Boom!"

Chen Yuniang knelt firmly on the ground.

The cushions that the maid had placed were moved away by the three of them.

Now, Chen Yuniang really felt the pain in her knee.

Suppressing a smile, Tian'er handed the teacup to her.

"When serving tea to the principal wife, the teacup should be held high above her head."

(End of this chapter)