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

Chapter 181 proposes annulment of the engagement.

If the county magistrate weren't currently residing on Zhuque Street, preventing the common people from entering, they would probably have already rushed to the magistrate's residence and thrown rotten eggs and vegetable leaves at the gate.

However, Qingyi Garden was not spared. The area in front of the mansion was littered with filth and grime, and the stench was overwhelming.

Yunwei was unaware that Qingfeng was hiding something. Upon hearing that Yunyao was indeed dead, she frowned deeply.

She had guessed that the person behind it all would kill Yun Yao and frame her, but she hadn't expected that news of Yun Yao's death would come so quickly.

She wasn't saddened by Yun Yao's death, because it was her own fault, she brought it upon herself.

However, Yun Yao's death not only earned her a slap from Yun Yueshan, but will also bring her a lot of trouble.

After all, there are still many martial arts figures in the capital who are secretly eyeing her, hoping to see her suffer so they can take advantage of the chaos.

Besides, Yun Yao, being a noblewoman, was suddenly murdered, a matter that caused a great uproar, and the government would definitely investigate.

Rong Zhen's political enemies will surely use this as an excuse to attack him.

At that time, public resentment will boil over, and the emperor may even use this opportunity to force Rong Zhen to relinquish power...

Rong Zhen, unaware of how much she had thought about in such a short time, pondered and asked, "Qingfeng, besides the above, have you made any other discoveries?"

Qingfeng did indeed have something else to say, and upon hearing this, he immediately said, "When Yun Yao was pulled out of the water, she had a blood-stained handkerchief on her body with a few words written on it in blood, as if she had written them hastily before her death."

"What did you write?" Rong Zhen asked, his heart sinking.

“Yunwei killed me,” Qingfeng replied, his expression grave.

He was afraid the county magistrate wouldn't be able to handle it, and he originally intended to report this matter to his master privately.

But since his master asked, he had no choice but to tell him.

Rong Zhen's face darkened. "This is outrageous!"

Yun Wei was no longer shocked. After realizing that the person behind this was targeting her, she knew that the other party would do everything possible to make her bear the name of Yun Yao's murder.

The disposal of the body and the blood-stained handkerchief alone were enough to easily incite public outrage and make her the target of public criticism.

It seems that the person behind this has gone to great lengths to kill her.

But she couldn't let Rong Zhen be implicated.

Thinking of this, she decisively said to Rong Zhen, "This matter may implicate you. Before things escalate, why don't you break off the engagement with me?"

Rong Zhen was stunned, looking at her in disbelief, "Break off the engagement with you?"

Yunwei nodded and said seriously, "For your own good, breaking off the engagement is the best option. As long as you sever ties with me, those people will have a harder time using this opportunity to make trouble for you. Of course, this is only a temporary measure. Once I find out who is behind this and prove my innocence, we can re-engage."

Rong Zhen was so angry at her words that he laughed.

He reached out and pinched her chin. "You're going to break off the engagement over something so trivial? What kind of person do you take me for?"

“Rong Zhen, I know you’re not that kind of person, but now is not the time to act rashly. The emperor is already wary of you and wants to bring you down. He will definitely take this opportunity to attack you. When the officials and the people all condemn you, you will be in a very passive position. Only if we break off the engagement can they not point the finger at you,” Yun Wei analyzed calmly.

Rong Zhen released her, stood up and said, "I can't agree to this. It's not a big deal, Yunwei, you have to believe me."

Yunwei frowned.

"Qingfeng, convey my order: immediately have the Ministry of Justice and the Jingzhao Prefecture jointly investigate this matter thoroughly," Rong Zhen ordered in a deep voice.

"Yes." Qingfeng had just responded and was about to leave when Uncle Chen hurriedly walked in. "Master, the people from the Jingzhao Prefecture have arrived."

Yunwei frowned.

People from the Jingzhao Prefecture?
I didn't expect it to come so quickly.

Rong Zhen frowned slightly and said gently, "I'll go with you to see them."

Yun Wei shook her head. "Rong Zhen, don't get involved in this matter. Go back through the side door and don't show your face." Rong Zhen refused decisively. "No way."

"I am at least a county princess, they wouldn't dare to make things difficult for me, don't worry. They're probably just going through the motions, asking some questions." After saying that, Yunwei went out first, and said to Qingfeng who was still outside, "Take your master back."

When Rong Zhen came out, Yun Wei had already left quickly.

However, the thought that Liu Qian, the Prefect of Jingzhao, was his man put his mind at ease.

The Jingzhao Prefecture should just be going through the motions and won't make things difficult for Yunwei.

With this in mind, he returned to the Regent's Palace to handle official business.

The front hall of the county magistrate's residence.

When Yunwei went in, she saw a man in his forties sitting in a chair drinking tea.

Upon seeing her enter, the man politely rose and bowed, saying, "This humble official greets the County Princess."

Yunwei glanced at him, then raised her hand in a gesture of respect, saying, "No need for formalities." Judging from his official robes, he should be the Prefect of the Capital. "Are you Lord Liu?"

Upon hearing this, Liu Qian, the Prefect of Jingzhao, nodded and said, "It is indeed your humble servant."

"Please have a seat, Lord Liu," Yun Wei said politely after taking her seat.

Liu Qian sat down again and said tactfully, "I have come to bother the county magistrate today for one matter."

"What is it?" Yunwei asked calmly.

Liu Qian scrutinized her face and cautiously asked, "It concerns your younger sister's body, which was discovered in the moat this morning. I wonder if the county princess is aware of this matter?"

Yunwei sighed, "I just got the news myself."

"There are rumors circulating that the county magistrate murdered your sister. What is the county magistrate's opinion on this?" Liu Qian continued to ask.

"Because of rumors outside, Lord Liu came to my door to interrogate me? Is this how the Jingzhao Prefecture handles cases?" Yun Wei said calmly.

Liu Qian paused, took out a handkerchief from his sleeve, and slowly unfolded it. "Please take a look, Your Highness."

"Yun Wei killed me," four bloody words were displayed in front of Yun Wei.

Yunwei had already learned about this handkerchief from Qingfeng.

So when I saw it, I wasn't so surprised.

She looked at the clear handwriting and said calmly, "I heard that Yun Yao was found in the moat. If that's the case, I'd like to know why the writing on this handkerchief wasn't washed away by water at all? Or was this handkerchief wrapped in something waterproof when it was found?"

Liu Qian looked at her in surprise.

I didn't expect her to react so quickly.

He nodded and said, "Just as the county princess said, when this blood-stained handkerchief was discovered, it was wrapped in oiled paper, so it was not soaked in water."

"That's strange. Judging from the handwriting, it should have been written by Yun Yao before she died. How did she have time to find oiled paper to wrap it?" Yun Wei said sharply.

Liu Qian paused for a moment, then said, "Perhaps, she just happened to have some oil paper on her."

"She knew she was going to be killed, so she hid oil paper on her person beforehand, just to wrap this blood-stained handkerchief?" Yunwei asked.

Liu Qian nodded, "That's not impossible."

Yun Wei sneered, "Since she knew she was going to be killed, and had a chance to hide the oil paper, why didn't she run away?"

Liu Qian was speechless.

"This is clearly a carefully orchestrated scheme to frame me!" Yun Wei said angrily. "Instead of properly investigating the murderer, your Jingzhao Prefecture is coming here to question me. What are you trying to do?"