Chapter 157: Exposing Madam Wei on the Spot

The corpse was lying in the coffin in a casual posture, with no cover on the dry bones!

There was messy hair on the skull, and a pile of clothes was gathered at the end of the coffin. One could vaguely tell that the material was of high quality, and they should be funeral clothes and shoes.

Anger rose in Wei Qingyan's eyes. She quickly tore off her cloak and covered Abu with it. She gritted her teeth and managed not to break Madam Wei's bones on the spot.

Madam Wei...how dare she...how dare she let Abu be buried naked!

Although she was mentally prepared, Madam Wei went to Huangshaling to confirm whether the secret of her womanhood was exposed, not to collect her body, especially Abu, whom Madam Wei did not know.

Moreover, Shi Yu said that Madam Wei only stayed for a quarter of an hour.

She thought that Madam Wei was proud of her noble status and would not take care of Abu's appearance.

But she never expected that the scene would be like this.

Although Wei Qingyan was filled with murderous intent, his expression calmed down and he slowly retreated from the coffin.

Du Xueyi's heart was also burning with rage, but he still remembered to cover up for Wei Qingyan, "Thank you, sister, for helping me cover the general's clothes."

What he meant was that Wei Qingyan's action just now was at his request.

Du Xueyi is the right-hand man of the Protector of the Nation General. Everyone knows his affection for the Protector of the Nation General. Look at his red eyes, his standing hair, and his tightly clenched fists.

No one questioned why he didn't step forward immediately, but instead asked his sister to cover the Protector General with a cloak.

Because of his current appearance, it looked like he would explode on the spot if he moved, but he just held it in because of the situation.

"Madam Wei, what on earth is going on?" Feng Ruobao asked first, his brows dark and his face extremely ugly. "The Protector General sacrificed his life for the country, why did he have to endure such humiliation after his death?

Please ask Madam Wei to give us, and the people of this world who are protected by the National Protection Army, an explanation so that we can pass it on to His Majesty."

I have already sentenced Madam Wei to death in my heart. She dared to treat the prince like this. I am afraid that His Majesty will not let her die well.

Madam Wei seemed to be shocked by the scene in the coffin. She stepped back repeatedly and burst into tears. "Prince Rong took my son to Beiling and he returned half a year later. By then, the body was too decayed to open the coffin... I... I didn't expect it to be like this..."

Her shoulders were shaking, her voice was hoarse, and she was crying very sadly, but her words reminded everyone that it was Prince Rong who found the body of the Protector of the Nation General and kept it with him for half a year.

There were many people watching today. Although ordinary people could not stand in front to see clearly what was inside the coffin, they could understand what was going on from the whispers of the people in front.

They were all extremely angry.

Someone in the crowd started to say, "It's heartbreaking to see a young person die. If I were to see my son rot again, I'd understand why Madam Wei didn't open the coffin.

Since Prince Rong has taken away the body of the Protector of the Nation General, why didn't he properly dispose of it? Why did he humiliate the hero of our Great Wei like this?

To add to the suffering of an already grief-stricken mother is like stabbing a knife into Madam Wei's heart."

After hearing this, Madam Wei seemed unable to bear it and collapsed in the arms of the maid behind her, sobbing, her voice extremely subdued and suppressed.

He looked extremely sad.

Some people wiped their tears together, while others said angrily, "It is said that Prince Rong and the Protector General have a deep brotherly love. In order to avenge the Protector General, Prince Rong even sent troops to Beiling to avenge the general.

Madam Wei probably never expected that her so-called good brother would not even give her a decent piece of clothing to cover her body, and would just nail her in the coffin like that."

"If they were truly in love, how could they do such a thing? I'm afraid they're just spreading rumors to gain reputation."

"That's right, otherwise why didn't Prince Rong show up today? He's in good health now. Could it be that he's too guilty to come?"

The onlookers were talking about it.

Wei Wanyi looked at Madam Wei, her eyes filled with anger and disappointment. "Mother, why is this happening? Aren't you going to tell the truth?"

That day, her mother only told her that her brother was not buried, but did not tell her that she had thrown him naked into the coffin like this.

The dead are the greatest. The mother is really cruel.

She even wanted to put the blame on Prince Rong.

Wei Wanyi twisted the handkerchief tightly between her fingers, her body trembling slightly.

Madam Wei's crying stopped a little.

These days, she was very worried that Prince Rong would expose her, but then, she held on to a glimmer of hope that Prince Rong had said nothing and allowed all the officials to impeach her.

Maybe I won’t say it today.

When she arrived, she noticed that Prince Rong was not here today, which made her feel a little more fortunate.

After replying to Feng Ruobao's ambiguous words, she just kept crying, and then asked the people she had bribed in advance to speak for her and put the blame on Prince Rong for everything.

And she just needs to act like a pitiful mother.

But she never expected that Wei Wanyi would bring it up.

She hugged Wei Wanyi and cried, "Wanyi, my dear Wanyi, your brother is gone, and you are all I have left.

Seeing your brother like this, how can I live on? I should have followed your brother back then..."

There is nothing I can do about it.

Madam Wei felt aggrieved.

At the beginning, she told Shi Yu that she wanted to bury her son herself, but she just wanted to see if the body was Wei Qingyan.

Seeing that it was a man who looked similar to Wei Qingyan, he guessed that he must be Wei Qingyan's substitute. For a mere servant, being buried as a general who protects the country was a blessing earned through several lifetimes.

How could she tidy him up personally? At least he had to take off his dirty clothes and put on clean burial clothes before being buried.

If she did nothing, Shi Yu would become suspicious.

Therefore, he could only order the two people following him to take off the bloody clothes on the corpse and hand it to Shi Yu who was waiting outside.

It would have been possible to have the servants around him dress the corpse in shrouds.

But the corpse was covered with bloody holes. Although the two people she brought with her had some skills, they had never experienced real fighting and had never seen such cruelty.

When the bloody clothes were taken off the corpse, it looked like it was frightened to death.

In addition, the funeral clothes were luxurious, and she felt that a servant was not worthy of them, so she stayed in the room for a while. When she could no longer bear the smell in the coffin, she pretended to have packed everything and hurried back to the capital with two servants.

How could she have imagined that the emperor would move the tomb on a whim?

When Wei Wanyi heard what Madam Wei said, her heart sank. She knew that her mother was threatening her. If she said it out loud, her mother would die.

But when she looked at the coffin and thought of what her mother had done, her heart hardened again. When she was about to say something else, she saw Prince Rong walking towards her.

Shi Yu stopped in front of Madam Wei and asked, "Didn't Madam Wei personally go to Huangshaling to bury General Wei and nail the coffin?"

Madam Wei choked up and said, "Your Highness, Qingyan and you have always been good friends, and you have deep feelings for her. I know you must have your reasons..."

"Madam Wei nailed the coffin, and it was Madam Wei who asked me to bring General Wei to Beiling so she could witness me avenge her."

Shi Yu interrupted Madam Wei in a deep voice.

"Has Madam Wei forgotten so quickly? Or does Madam Wei think that I, the king, cannot find a strong witness?"

"I... I don't know what Prince Rong is talking about?" Madam Wei covered her face with a handkerchief and continued to sob.

The face beneath the veil was filled with panic.

"Your Highness, are you serious?" Gong Mingcheng continued, "Did your mother-in-law really ask you to take Qingyan to Beiling?"

Shi Yu glanced at the crowd and said, "Everything the king says is true."

"Prince Rong, you and Qingyan have always been good friends, why are you accusing me like this?"

Madam Wei removed the handkerchief, her expression disbelieving, as if she was suppressing something helplessly. "If that's what you said, why didn't you say it in the first place?"

She didn't expect that Prince Rong would actually expose her. Why?