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

Chapter 56 Formal Divorce
Chen Yuniang was furious. "If it weren't for you, how could the old lady have become like this? And yesterday in your courtyard, the old lady suddenly ate something. You must have done it."

"Don't make baseless accusations," Yun Wei coldly rebuked.

"If you didn't administer it, why would you make Tinglang do as you asked? And how could the old lady have recovered on her own?" Chen Yuniang said angrily.

“Because I happen to know how to treat her illness,” Yunwei said. “Her condition is clearly an illness, not caused by poisoning.”

"Why should we believe you?" Chen Yuniang sneered.

Yun Wei shrugged. "I don't care whether you believe me or not. Anyway, whether the old lady can be cured or not is not my concern. After all, she's so ruthless that she even wanted her son to divorce me."

Old Madam Li's eyes were bloodshot, and she was panting heavily, looking as if she wanted to tear her apart.

Yunwei stood up and said, "Whether or not to treat the old lady is entirely up to Lord Li. By the way, the old lady has a disease called 'Cui Ku Yan'. It is said that people who are poisoned by this will have all their hair turn white overnight, and they will look like old women. On the second day, their internal organs will age, and on the third day, their lifespan will end."

Upon hearing this, Madam Li turned pale with fright and collapsed to her knees. She didn't want to die; she hadn't lived enough.

Seeing her son's unmoved expression, in desperation, she grabbed a porcelain pillow and smashed it at him, shouting, "What are you hesitating for? Is my life more important, or her request?"

Li Yaoting was hit squarely, and a bruise immediately appeared on his forehead. He stared at Yun Wei with a sinister look in his eyes, "I will agree to all your requests, but if you cannot cure Mother, I will take your life!"

"Let me see your sincerity first." Yun Wei said coldly, completely disregarding him.

A murderous glint flashed in Li Yaoting's eyes, but he restrained himself.

Yun Wei scoffed and left Qiu Tong Courtyard.

"Sister-in-law."

Just then, a voice came from behind.

Yunwei stopped and turned around, only to see Shen pushing Li Yanting as they followed.

"Don't call me that, it won't be like that for long," she said calmly.

“In Yanting’s heart, you will always be.” Li Yanting said earnestly.

Yun Wei frowned. "What you're saying just makes me feel uncomfortable."

Li Yanting choked.

Madam Shen scrutinized Yun Wei, asking suspiciously, "Are you really going to leave the Li residence?"

"No?" Yunwei retorted.

Madam Shen advised, "What face does a divorced woman have left to stand in this world? Just bear with it, why make a scene like this?"

"Who dares to divorce me?" Yun Wei sneered.

Madam Shen frowned. "You've already fallen out with them. If they don't divorce you, do you think they'll actually agree to a reconciliation? Don't be delusional."

"Whether it's a dream or not, you can see for yourself." Yun Wei didn't intend to explain further. After saying that, she turned around and left.

Li Yanting called out to her again, "No matter what, I support you."

Yunwei glanced at him and said calmly, "If possible, let's separate and live separately." After saying that, she walked away.

Shen stood there stunned. When she came to her senses, she said incredulously, "What does she mean? Is she telling us to separate and live separately? I think she has no good intentions!"

Li Yanting frowned. "Don't talk nonsense. She's not that kind of person."

Shen said angrily, "How much do you really know about her? How can you be so sure she's not that kind of person?"

Li Yanting pursed his thin lips. "I don't know her very well, but if it weren't for her, I wouldn't be here today."

Madam Shen was taken aback and looked at him in surprise. "What?"

Li Yanting didn't want to explain further, and simply said, "Let's go back."

Shen came to her senses and frowned, saying, "Are we just going to ignore Mother's matter?"

"Does it make a difference if you interfere?" Li Yanting retorted.

Shen choked. Li Yanting pondered Yun Wei's words as she left.

The Li family was in a chaotic and corrupt atmosphere, and his mother treated him coldly. Sometimes he felt that the indifferent look in his mother's eyes made him feel that he was not her son.

If so, why is his mother so cold to him?
Even if there is favoritism, this is still inappropriate.

Moreover, after his sister-in-law's acupuncture and medicinal bath, he already felt that his legs had become much stronger.

Perhaps, he really can get back on his feet.

Thinking of this, he turned around and glanced coldly at Qiutong Courtyard.

Perhaps, living separately from the government is not such a bad thing.

……

In the evening, Li Yaoting stepped into Yilan Courtyard.

With a grim expression, he placed a stack of silver notes on the table. "Here is the twenty thousand taels of silver you requested."

Yunwei picked up the silver note, counted it, and found it was indeed 20,000 taels. She couldn't help but look at him with some surprise.

She thought Li Yaoting wouldn't be able to raise the money so quickly, after all, 20,000 taels was no small sum for the Li family now.

Unexpectedly, he raised the money so quickly.

She didn't care how he raised the money.

She took out the divorce papers and handed them to him, saying, "Sign and put your fingerprint on them."

Li Yaoting looked at her suspiciously. In addition to the signatures and fingerprints of both husband and wife, divorce papers also need the signatures and fingerprints of both sets of parents. On this divorce paper, not only was Yun's name prominently displayed, but the names of Yun Yueshan and his wife were also on it.

He checked last night and it wasn't there.

Could it be that Lady Yun went back to her parents' home today?

Will the Yun family agree to her divorce?
But it was too late for him to be unwilling now, because when Madam Yun left Qiutong Courtyard today, he invited a doctor to treat his mother again.

Without exception, none of the doctors could diagnose the cause of my mother's illness, nor could they find any signs of poisoning, yet my mother grew weaker and weaker.

He dared not gamble with his mother's life, so he had no choice but to raise the money as Yun asked.

Recalling how his mother lay motionless in bed when he arrived, he gripped his pen tightly, staring at Yunwei with concern. "After the divorce, will you really treat Mother?"

"I will never go back on my word," Yun Wei said calmly.

It is no pity that Madam Li died, but isn't it more interesting to let her watch the Li family decline and fall than to kill her?
Without further hesitation, Li Yaoting signed his name and affixed his fingerprint, because his mother's condition could not be delayed any longer.

Afterwards, an elder from the clan was found to sign and affix his seal on behalf of Madam Li, and finally someone was sent to the government office to verify and stamp the divorce papers.

Once everything is settled, the two are considered to have officially divorced.

Although everything was under control, Yunwei still smiled easily when she held the divorce papers in her hand.

Her sacrifices for the Li family over the past three years seem like a joke. Now that she has finally gotten rid of the identity of being a Li family woman, it is truly a cause for celebration.

In the morning, Tian'er and the servants of Yilan Courtyard had already packed their things. So when Yunwei received the divorce papers, she didn't linger for a moment. After calling Steward Ding to help move the belongings, she left the Li family with Tian'er and the rest of the servants from Yilan Courtyard.

When Li Yaoting learned that Yun Wei had left the Li residence, he chased after her, but she had already disappeared.

Realizing he had been tricked, his face turned ashen.

"The Yun family!"

To raise money, he even sold several shops and borrowed some money at interest, but Yun Shi broke her promise.

“My master wouldn’t stoop to poisoning an ignorant old woman. This is the antidote for the withering effect. Lord Li, please give it to Madam Li quickly.”

Li Yaoting turned his head and saw a middle-aged man standing behind him, holding a porcelain bottle in his hand. He asked in confusion, "Your master?"