Repudiating a Good Wife Is Out of the Question

112. Xiao Yuqi is Back

Translator: Sissy That Walk

Fear overwhelmed Xiao Yi, he couldn’t feel Cao Mo’s emotion any more, he felt more panicked then ever, “But… but you are my wife, the future madam of Marquis Valour Manor!”

“So what I married you? Do you expect me to be as cold-hearted as you, you want me to show no sympathy about Qin’s tragedy!” Cao Mo pulled away the quilt and screamed, “Screw your Marquis Valour Manor, I quit!”

With that Cao Mo jumped out of the bed and started to pack.

Blue veins stood out on Xiao Yi’s temples, “Can you please calm down? More innocent people would die if father hadn’t done what he did!”

“That reason is beyond me, I only know an innocent boy died, and I have something to do with it! But the culprit got away unpunished, and there’s nothing we can do about that! I can’t stand this any more, I quit!”

Tears brimmed in Cao Mo’s eyes, “I have done so much after we got married and all I ever wanted was to live a peaceful life with you. But what have I got in the end, anxiety and fear, I live in constant fear, and I’m always worried more people are going to die because of me!”

Xiao Yi barred the door.

Cao Mo slumped down the bed, sulking.

Xiao Yi asked the kitchen to send a bowl of cubilose porridge, he perched on the bed, “Here, you need to take care of yourself first! Come on now, let me feed you.”

“I’m fine, I don’t have any appetite now, I will eat later. Help yourself if you are hungry.” Cao Mo averted his face.

Xiao Yi put his hand on Cao Mo’s chin and made Cao Mo look at him, “Mo, please punish me instead of yourself because it’s me who has failed you, and I promise you I will listen to you in the future.”

Cao Mo knew Xiao Yi meant it, but he pushed Xiao Yi away and murmured, “I don’t have any appetite. My heart aches so bad thinking about Qin, he was such a beautiful life, but he just died like that, I can’t bear the thought that I have something to do with his death.”

“No, Mo, it’s my fault, I didn’t take good care of him.”

“It’s not your fault, you are not obliged to him, you didn’t know your father would be so ruthless.” tears streamed down on Cao Mo’s cheek and fell on Xiao Yi’s palm.

Xiao Yi was heartbroken.

He kept persuading himself that Cao Mo didn’t fall in love with Qin who he had one brief encounter with, Cao Mo was just feeling sorry for Qin.

Cao Mo rolled to the other side and turned his back to Xiao Yi.

Xiao Yi fumed, he put the bowl on the table with a bang, “Are you putting Qin over me? Are we going to be estranged because of Qin?”

Cao Mo turned his back and met Xiao Yi’s red eyes, he explained, “That’s not the case, I just I need to seek justice for Qin, I need to seek justice for myself, he shouldn’t suffer and die like that.”

“Second Uncle is on his way way already, I will tell him what Auntie Lu has done in details.” Xiao Yi lowered his volume as he saw Cao Mo’s apologetic expression.

“There’s not much Second Uncle can do, worst case scenario, Auntie Lu will be locked in a temple to reflect on her misdeeds, that what she has been doing in her own house anyways, the punishment won’t serve as a punishment.” Cao Mo gnashed his teeth.

“Probably that wold be the case if she hadn’t raised the parrot, I don’t think our family will tolerate a spy like her.” Xiao Yi said solemnly and passed the bowl, “Have some now.”

Cao Mo took the bowl and finished the porridge because he didn’t want to rile Xiao Yi.

“Do you want some more?”

Cao Mo shook his head, “No, that was plenty.”

Xiao Yi’s stomach rumbled, that took Cao Mo by surprise, “Haven’t you eaten?”

The kitchen hand who was waiting outside the door replied, “Young Master hasn’t eaten anything since last night.”

“You idiots, set the table already! Cook all the dishes the Young Master likes!”

Xiao Yi found it all worthwhile, he was glad that Cao Mo cared about him. He had no appetite either, he was depressed as well about what happened to Qin.

Cao Mo finally nodded his head with satisfaction after Xiao Yi had three bowls of rice.

The two took a walk in the garden after that, Cao Mo said, “Can you take me to Qin’s grave tomorrow? I want to burn some incense for him.”

“Yes!”

Xiao Yi wasn’t glad to hear that but he said yes to make Cao Mo happy.

… …

Xiao Yuqi was finally back in the end of the month. He went to confront Auntie Lu after he greeted his mother Dowager Xiao in Cunxi Hall.

Auntie Lu looked at Xiao Yuqi coldly, “It’s a good thing that I didn’t count on your trust. I know I have stepped into my own tomb since I married you, so now I won’t complain.”

Xiao Yuqi threw a piece of paper covered with phosphorus powder to Auntie Lu’s feet, “You don’t need to be ambiguous deliberately, Yi has solid evidence already!”

Auntie Lu sneered, “why didn’t you ask Yi where he has gotten this piece of paper?”

“What do you mean?” Xiao Yuqi frowned.

“Go ask Cao Mo, he is the one who comes up with the strategy of using sepia ink and using vinegar to reveal the handwriting after the sepia ink fades! He is the resourceful one in the family! I’m just a woman who is confined to this house!” with that she walked to the hall where she worshiped Buddha.

‘So what you have this piece of paper! I won’t admit it, what can you do?’

Auntie Lu started to chant scriptures, she cursed Cao Mo for killing her parrot and now she had no idea in advance that Xiao Yuqi was coming back. She cast a glimpse at Xiao Yuqi and a sinister smile flashed across her face, ‘This idiot can be some help.’

Xiao Yuqi asked Xiao Yi to see him in Banyan House, “Is it your wife who has drawn this layout?”

Xiao Yi shook his head, “It’s not Mo.”

“Let’s investigate more then, I know your Second Aunt well, she has done something wrong, but she won’t be a traitor to her country.

Xiao Yuqi had always felt sorry for Auntie Lu, he had been away for so many year, leaving her to fulfil filial piety to Dowager Xiao. Xiao Yuqi was willing to defend Auntie Lu as long as she hadn’t crossed any line.