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

Chapter 263 Stop fooling around, there are people outside.

Seeing that they had already made up their minds, Yunwei stopped trying to persuade them. "Since you've both decided, I won't try to change your minds. But make it clear that if you encounter any difficulties, you must tell me."

"Don't worry, there will be many more times when we need your and the Regent's help," Madam Mu said with a smile.

After finishing their meal, Yunwei and Rongzhen went back home.

The three members of the Mu family were all drinkers, and during the meal, Rong Zhen was persuaded by them to drink quite a bit of alcohol.

"Are you not drunk?" Yunwei asked, smelling the alcohol on him from inside the carriage.

"I'm drunk." Rong Zhen lowered his head and leaned on her shoulder.

Upon hearing this, Yunwei knew that he was definitely not drunk, and that he had always been able to hold his liquor well and was not easily intoxicated.

Except for one time when she was still living in Qingyi Garden, he wanted to stay overnight and pretended to be drunk.

Thinking back on that incident, Yunwei found it extremely funny.

At first, she thought he was really drunk, but later she found out that he was faking it.

"What are you laughing at?" Rong Zhen asked, pulling her closer around the waist when he saw her laughing.

"Guess." Yun Wei's almond-shaped eyes curved into a smile as she looked at him.

Seeing this, Rong Zhen's raven-white eyelashes drooped, and he leaned in to kiss her lips. "I couldn't have guessed..."

Yunwei quickly dodged, scolding, "Stop fooling around, there are people outside."

Rong Zhen had no choice but to give up, but the hand around her waist tightened a little.

Yunwei leaned against his chest, catching her breath, and asked, "By the way, what did my senior brother say about the emperor summoning him today?"

Rong Zhen rested his chin on the top of her head and gently stroked it for a while before saying, "The Emperor intends to recruit him."

Upon hearing this, Yun Wei said firmly, "My senior brother will definitely not agree."

“Your senior brother refused today, but it’s hard to say what will happen tomorrow,” Rong Zhen said in a low voice.

"What do you mean? Will the emperor summon him to the palace again tomorrow?" Yunwei frowned.

"It should be." Rong Zhen nodded.

“Even if the emperor summons you again, you will not change your mind. You are not a man without principles.” Yun Wei was afraid that he would misunderstand Mu Tianji, so she hurriedly defended him.

“Don’t worry, I know your senior brother isn’t that kind of person. What he means is that since the emperor wants to recruit him, he will play along and pretend to surrender.” Rong Zhen explained. Originally, he didn’t want to reveal Mu Tianji’s plan. After all, this matter needed to be kept secret, and the fewer people who knew, the better.

However, he was worried that Yunwei would misunderstand his senior brother, so he had no choice but to tell her the truth.

Upon hearing this, Yun Wei breathed a sigh of relief. "Did Senior Brother tell you this himself?"

"Hmm." Rong Zhen nodded, paused, and then asked, "Your senior brother is doing this to help us. What do you think? Do you want to dissuade him?"

Yunwei shook her head. "Senior brother doesn't like owing favors to others. He did this to repay us for the help we gave to his family. Since he's made up his mind, let him be. Even if he doesn't do this, he'll definitely find a way to repay us in other ways."

Seeing that she didn't object, Rong Zhen didn't say anything more. "Well, it's fine as long as you have no objections. There's one more thing."

"what?"

"Regarding that unfavorable rumor about you that circulated from the market some time ago, our people have already investigated and found out that the person who first spread the rumor was an old woman surnamed Qian," Rong Zhen said in a deep voice.

"Old Lady Qian?" Yunwei asked in surprise.

“Yes, she’s said to be the old woman in charge of daily purchasing at the Jing’an Marquis’s residence,” Rong Zhen said.

The old woman who was purchased by the Marquis of Jing'an? A cold glint appeared in Yun Wei's eyes.

So that means that matter is related to the Li family.

That time, things escalated quite a bit.

Many people came to denounce her.

They thought it was a lie that she sent people to Yangzhou for a free clinic, and that she was deceiving everyone.

At the time, Rong Zhen also sent people to investigate the person behind the incident, but they only found that the rumors first spread from the vegetable market.

However, because the market was a mixed bag and there were so many people coming and going every day, they were unable to find out who first spread the rumors.

She had almost forgotten about it, but unexpectedly, Rong Zhen never gave up, and now, she has finally found the person.

“That old woman Qian was definitely acting under someone’s orders. Now that she’s been apprehended, you can interrogate her yourself tomorrow to find out who ordered her,” Rong Zhen said.

Yun Wei nodded. "Okay."

Although she managed to resolve the situation and some time had passed, she couldn't let it go so easily because the person behind it was trying to harm her.

……

The next day, Li Mansion.

Chen Yuniang was dressed neatly and beautifully, ready to go out and meet the Duke of Qin. She had just stepped into the courtyard when Chunxiang rushed over, "Madam, the people from the kitchen say that... that Granny Qian is missing."

"What?" Chen Yuniang was startled, but then she thought about it. That incident happened a long time ago, and there were so many people in the market at the time. Even if the other party wanted to investigate, they wouldn't be able to find out. So she quickly calmed down. "Could it be that they absconded with the money?"

After all, Granny Qian was in charge of the Li family's daily purchases and could make a lot of money off them.

“But when I went to her room to check, I found that none of her clothes or valuables were missing. Even if she wanted to run away, she couldn’t possibly leave without taking anything. Besides, she signed a contract of servitude. Where could she possibly run to?” Chunxiang said.

Upon hearing this, Chen Yuniang's heart sank, and her good mood was instantly ruined.

But thinking of the Duke of Qin, she steeled herself and ordered, "Have someone look for him; if they can't find him, then forget it."

She had gone to great lengths to find out that the Duke of Qin would be going to Wangyue Tower for tea today. If she missed today, she might not have the chance to see him again.

So after giving Chunhyang her instructions, she went out alone.

……

Qin Huaiyuan had just finished catching up with his friends and stepped out of Wangyue Tower when a woman stumbled and bumped into him.

"Please help me! A thief just stole my purse, which contained the jade bracelet my grandmother gave me before she passed away..."

Just as Qin Huaiyuan was about to push the other person away, he heard the other person sob and plead for help.

Qin Huaiyuan looked down and saw that the other person looked somewhat familiar. "Miss, you look familiar. Have I seen you somewhere before?"

Upon hearing this, the woman glanced at him and exclaimed in surprise, "It's you, my benefactor!"

"Benefactor?" Qin Huaiyuan was stunned, unable to recall what favor he had ever done for her.

"That time in Baiyun Town, my carriage almost fell into the ditch. It was you, my benefactor, who helped us and saved us from that disaster," the woman said excitedly.

Upon hearing her mention it, Qin Huaiyuan suddenly remembered, "So it was you. You just said a thief stole your purse?"

"Exactly." The woman nodded immediately, her eyes welling up with tears. "The things in that purse mean so much to me; I can't lose them..."