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

Chapter 177 Frame Yunwei
The next day.

Yunwei was in the courtyard, looking at the letter that Steward Ding had sent from Yangzhou.

Since Manager Ding went to Yangzhou to open a branch, he would send her letters every now and then to report on the affairs of Yangzhou, including the free medical treatments provided to disaster victims by the doctors at the branch.

Now, the situation in Yangzhou has stabilized, and the disaster victims have been properly resettled. However, many of the disaster victims have fallen ill. Fortunately, in addition to Qianjintang providing free medical consultations and distributing medicines, people from other pharmacies have also joined in.

With the concerted efforts of multiple pharmacies, the sick disaster victims all received treatment.

After reading the letter, Yunwei felt relieved.

During this time, Steward Ding was not in the capital, so whenever she had free time, she would go to Qianjintang to make an inspection.

Thinking that she hadn't been to Qianjintang for many days, she got up and was about to head there when Uncle Chen hurriedly walked in.

"Master, the heir apparent of the Marquis of Pingning's mansion has arrived. She says something has happened at the mansion."

Yunwei frowned.

She didn't want to get involved in the Yun family's affairs, and she wouldn't get involved anymore.

However, since Qi was coming, she couldn't very well turn him away.

After all, she had said last time that Qi Shi and Xia Jie'er could come and visit when they had time.

"Please invite them into the front hall," Yunwei instructed.

Uncle Chen left quickly.

lobby.

Qi Shi and Xia Jie'er had just sat down when they saw Yun Wei walk in. Qi Shi quickly stood up and said, "Weiwei, we came so suddenly, did we disturb you?"

Yun Wei shook her head. "No, please sit down."

"Auntie!" Xia'er rushed towards her, clutching two jade beads in her hand. "Here are the jade beads back."

Yunwei looked at her in surprise, "You don't like it?"

"I like it," Xia Jie nodded.

"If you like it, you can keep it. You don't need to return it to me." Yunwei patted her head.

"My aunt is going to give me the beads?" Xia Jie'er's eyes widened.

“Yes.” Yunwei nodded, took her hand, and sat down on the chair.

"But Father said this jade bead is very precious, and you're just giving it to me like this?" Xia Jie'er was still somewhat incredulous.

"Then will you listen to me from now on?" Yunwei asked back.

"Sister Xia is very obedient," Sister Xia said earnestly.

"Okay, that's fine then. Consider this jade bead a reward for your obedience," Yun Wei said with a smile.

Upon hearing this, Xia Jie'er covered her mouth with her chubby little hand, making a shocked expression.

Yunwei was amused.

What a lovely little girl.

After joking around with Xia Jie'er for a while, Yun Wei turned to Qi Shi and asked, "Uncle Chen said something happened at the Marquis's residence. What happened?"

"I was just about to tell you about this," Madam Qi said, glancing at Xia'er.

Yunwei paused for a moment, then said to Tian'er, "Take the young lady to play for a while first."

Tian'er nodded and stepped forward to take Xia'er's hand. "Young Miss, shall I take you to see the fish? There are very beautiful fish in the pond in the garden."

“Okay, I want to see the beautiful fish,” Xia Jie’er immediately agreed.

After Tian'er led her out, Madam Qi said, "Weiwei, Yun Yao has been kidnapped." "Kidnapped?" Yun Wei raised her eyebrows, quite surprised.

"Yes." Madam Qi nodded and explained, "This morning, she went to the temple to offer incense, but she didn't come back. The servant who went with her ran back in a panic to report that the person who kidnapped her was a woman who looked a lot like you."

Yun Wei sneered, "Looks like me? They wouldn't be trying to say that I'm the one who kidnapped Yun Yao, would they?"

“This matter is indeed absurd, but besides what the servants of the Yun family said, other pilgrims also witnessed it. Among them was a noblewoman from the capital who had met you and said that the thug did look like you.” Qi Shi said this with some worry, “Those people spoke with such certainty that it may be detrimental to you.”

Yun Wei frowned. "Besides this, is there anything else?"

Madam Qi nodded, her expression somewhat grave. "I don't know what's going on, but since this morning, rumors have been circulating in the capital about your discord with Yun Yao. They say that you wanted to drive her out of the Yun family in order to get revenge on her for taking your place as the young lady of the Marquis's mansion for so many years. And now that Yun Yao has been kidnapped, these rumors have only intensified."

Many people are speculating that you couldn't tolerate Yun Yao, so you disguised yourself as a thug and kidnapped her to kill her in revenge.

Yunwei sneered upon hearing this.

If she wanted Yun Yao dead, she wouldn't have needed to go through all this trouble.

It was obvious that this was a play directed and acted by Yun Yao herself.

“Weiwei, I believe this matter has nothing to do with you, but public opinion is a powerful force, and given your current status, if things escalate, you might face impeachment by the censors.”

"Furthermore, if Yun Yao is not found, you might be burdened with..." Qi Shi stopped there and did not continue.

"Will I be charged with murder?" Yunwei asked.

Qi hesitated for a moment, then nodded, "Yes."

"What is the Marquis's reaction now?" Yunwei asked.

Madam Qi said, "My parents sent many people to search, and Yunqi also led a group to search for us personally, but..."

“But for someone who is determined to hide, no matter how many people there are, it will be difficult to find them,” Yunwei continued.

Qi nodded.

She also believed that Yun Yao had orchestrated this whole thing, but she thought it was useless; her parents wouldn't believe it, and neither would anyone else.

"After I left yesterday, did anything else happen at the Marquis's residence?" Yunwei asked.

Qi then recounted how she had persuaded Xu to send Yun Yao away.

After hearing this, Yun Wei seemed to understand something. "So, Yun Yao suddenly orchestrated this whole thing because she knew that her parents were going to send her away?"

Qi was taken aback. "This... I don't know if she knows."

Yun Wei was certain that Yun Yao knew.

Knowing that Xu and his family were going to send her away, she deliberately hid herself. This way, she could not only frame Xu, but also make her parents feel sorry for her.

"What do you want to do?" Qi asked when she didn't speak.

"Don't worry about her. If she's going to hide, no one will be able to find her," Yun Wei said.

“But if she doesn’t come back, won’t people suspect you even more? That you kidnapped her?” Madam Qi asked with a worried expression.

Yun Wei said, "It's alright. Let Yun Qi and the others come back too. There's no need to look for her anymore. If she wants to hide, then let her hide. Let her stay hidden for a couple of days. Once she realizes that no one is looking for her, she will naturally find an excuse to come back on her own."

“That makes sense.” Madam Qi nodded, then reminded her, “But during this time, you will be the subject of gossip.”

"It's nothing," Yun Wei said, unconcerned. "By the way, what about those servants who went to the temple with Yun Yao?"

"They're at the Marquis's residence, already under guard," Madam Qi replied.

"I want to see them," Yunwei said.

“Okay, I’ll make the arrangements,” said Madam Qi.

Yunwei suddenly remembered something and asked, "Was Yun Yao the only one who was kidnapped? What about her personal maid?"