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

Chapter 184 This is clearly a frame-up.

Lou Chao'an choked, his expression dark and unreadable.

He did feel that something was amiss, but now the whole capital was filled with news that was unfavorable to Yunwei. Out of some hidden selfish motive, he did not explain for her when his mother also believed that Yunwei was the murderer.

Just because Yunwei rejected him, does he want to gloat and kick her while she's down?
He had become the kind of person he once despised the most.

He felt ashamed and embarrassed by his narrow-mindedness.

"I apologize to you on behalf of my mother," Lou Chaoan said, slightly flustered.

When Liu saw her son apologize for her, she immediately objected, "Why are you apologizing to a murderer? Besides, she showed no respect for her elders and hit me; she was utterly barbaric and rude."

“Madam Lou, we are very grateful that you came to pay your respects to Yao Yao, but please watch your words and do not smear Wei Wei. She did not kill anyone. Yao Yao and Yin Shuang were not killed by her.” At this moment, Madam Xu suddenly spoke up.

Yunwei glanced at her in surprise.

She originally thought that Madam Xu shared the same opinion as Yun Yueshan, believing that she had killed Yun Yao. However, she did not expect that Madam Xu was not confused this time and would actually speak up for her.

Seeing Xu speak up to defend Yunwei, Liu looked somewhat embarrassed, but she was still unconvinced, so she deliberately muttered, "The biological daughter is just different. No matter how close the adopted daughter is, she can't compare."

Upon hearing this, Madam Xu was so angry that her heart pounded, but she had no mood to argue with her at the moment, so she said to the servants beside her, "Show the guest out!"

When Liu saw that she was being asked to leave, she was furious.

She came to offer her condolences to Yun Yao out of kindness, but this Xu family member actually turned her away.

"Chao'an, let's go," Liu said angrily.

Lou Chaoan saw that Yun Wei had come with Liu Qian, and it seemed that it was because of Yun Yao's death. He hesitated for a moment, then looked at Yun Wei and said, "Is there anything I can do to help?"

Just as Yunwei was about to speak, Madam Liu slapped Lou Chaoan's arm with exasperation, "They don't even like us anymore, why do you want to be looked down upon? Come with me!"

"Go, all of you, hurry up and leave," Yunwei said impatiently.

Upon hearing this, Lou Chaoan decided not to linger any longer and left with Madam Liu.

Once they left, Yun Yueshan, who had been suppressing his anger, angrily questioned, "You killed someone, what are you doing here?"

“Although I didn’t kill Yun Yao, her death affected my reputation. I invited Lord Liu and the coroner to examine the bodies of Yun Yao and her servant,” Yun Wei said calmly.

Upon hearing this, Yun Yueshan's face turned ashen with rage. "You wretched girl! You killed Yun Yao, and now you won't even leave her a complete corpse? Do you have any conscience at all?"

Yun Wei was enraged by his attitude, but thinking about what she was about to do, she suppressed her anger and said in an icy voice, "I told you, I didn't kill Yun Yao and her maid. Someone else killed her. If you love her, you wouldn't want her to die an unclear death and let the real murderer go unpunished, would you? Today, I must examine this body!"

"Don't try to exonerate yourself. It's clearly written on the blood-stained handkerchief that you killed Yao Yao and her maid. The evidence is irrefutable. How dare you still try to deny it?" Yun Yueshan was furious.

Yun Wei sneered, "Utterly foolish!" With that, she reached out to Liu Qian.

Liu Qian understood immediately and handed her the blood-stained handkerchief. Yun Wei unfolded the handkerchief and pointed to the clear writing on it, saying, "Do you know why the writing on this handkerchief didn't fade after being soaked in water for so long? It's because this handkerchief was wrapped in oiled paper. If Yun Yao wrote it with her last breath before she died, do you think she would have had time to find oiled paper to wrap the handkerchief?"

Upon hearing this, Yun Qi suddenly realized, "That's right, when someone is about to die, how could they have the strength to look for oil paper? If they had that strength, they shouldn't have been thrown into the moat, right? Moreover, would the murderer behind this give her this opportunity? This is clearly arranged by the real murderer, with the purpose of framing Yun Wei."

Qi also chimed in, "This blood-stained handkerchief must have been placed on Yun Yao by the real murderer. It wasn't written by Yun Yao at all. Judging from the wounds on her body, she was killed by having her throat slit by a sword. How could she have had the opportunity to write a blood letter? Moreover, after she died, she was thrown into the moat, which means that the murderer was by Yun Yao's side the whole time. Even if she was lucky enough to survive and was still holding on to her last breath, she would never have had the opportunity to write a blood letter."

This blood-stained handkerchief might fool some ignorant people, but it doesn't stand up to scrutiny at all!

Upon hearing this, Yun Yueshan's expression turned extremely ugly.

Just then, Qi seemed to realize something and said awkwardly, "Father, don't misunderstand. I wasn't talking about you. I was talking about those people who believe everything they hear."

Yun Yueshan's face darkened completely. He pointed at the couple and cursed, "I don't know what kind of spell Yun Wei cast on you. Yao Yao died so tragically, yet you still side with her."

“We’re just following the right path, not our own,” Yun Qi couldn’t help but retort.

Just as Yun Yueshan was about to get angry, Liu Qian spoke up: "Lord Pingning, I think the Crown Prince and his wife have a point. If the murderer is the county princess, why would she leave herself with such a big problem?"

Why throw people into the moat and leave blood on Miss Yun's handkerchief?
Why not just dump it in some wilderness?
This is clearly a frame-up.

Seeing that he was also on Yun Wei's side, Yun Yueshan felt annoyed, but for a moment he couldn't find the words to refute him, so he kept a sullen face and didn't say anything more.

Liu Qian chuckled and tried to smooth things over, saying, "The Marquis of Pingning has always been wise. He couldn't possibly not see through such an obvious flaw. He just lost his composure because he was grieving the loss of his beloved daughter."

However, Marquis Pingning, what the county princess said earlier is also true. You dote on the Third Miss so much, are you really going to let the real murderer go unpunished?

This can be considered as giving Yunyue Mountain a way out.

Madam Xu also chimed in, "Even in the afterlife, Yao Yao would surely want us to find the real culprit and avenge her. I'm sure she wouldn't blame us."

Upon hearing this, Yun Yueshan finally sighed, "Fine, let them test it then."

Fortunately, Yun Yao's body was discovered in the morning. After it was retrieved from the water, it was taken to the yamen by the government. The Yun family took her back not long ago. Although the mourning hall has been set up, the body has not yet been placed in the coffin.

Madam Xu thought that Yun Yao loved to be beautiful when she was alive, so she wanted to dress her up and put her in the coffin.

This also made it convenient for Yunwei and the others to check.

Yun Wei lifted the white cloth, and what came into view was Yun Yao's pale face. The scars on her face had faded a bit from being soaked in water, but they were still visible.

These scars were inflicted on her by Yunwei back then.

In addition, large patches of livor mortis have appeared on her body. Although the color is light due to being soaked in water, they do not easily fade when pressed with a finger, and new livor mortis does not easily appear in new areas.

In such a case, the deceased must have been dead for at least eight hours.

As the coroner examined Yun Yao, he explained the situation, while a clerk diligently took notes beside him.