Repudiating a Good Wife Is Out of the Question

113. Fire

Translator: Sissy That Walk

Hearing that, Xiao Yi was taken aback. Xiao Yuqi defended Auntie Lu when there was solid evidence!

It wasn’t surprising that Auntie Lu tried to the claim, but blaming on Cao Mo while herself was to be blamed was unacceptable. Cao Mo just used phosphorus powder to lay bare what Auntie Lu had done.

Xiao Yi sneered, “It’s natural that you want to defend Second Aunt, uncle. But you shouldn’t confuse right and wrong, yes, Mo has used phosphorus powder on the map, but it’s not him who has used a parrot to steal information! Uncle, what aunt has done is unforgivable, plus, we have other reasonable family members in this manor.”

Xiao Yuqi grabbed Xiao Yi by the collar, “That’s some big talk, boy! Do you know why your uncle ends up in the deserted borderland? It was all because of your father! My trust on that man was misplaced.”

Xiao Yi had always been aware that there was some discord between his father and his Second Uncle, but he didn’t realize his uncle hated him too. He shoved Xiao Yuqi in a serious manner.

“It doesn’t matter you believe me or not, uncle. I do like to remind you that phosphorus powder tends to have spontaneous combustion in warm whether, hopefully my aunt will watch out and not burn her own fingers. You are my elder, but I’m the future master of this manor, please keep that in mind!” Xiao Yi said that with indifference and withdrew the yard.

Xiao Yi didn’t care how well Xiao Yuqi would take it, but he refused to be the one who served as a vent to Xiao Yuqi’s frustration against Xiao Yugui.

Xiao Yi turned back and took a look at Banyan House, he had no idea whether Cao Mo said about phosphorus powder was true or not, he just told himself to protect Cao Mo if it were true.

Xiao Yi came back to Magnolia House with a long face, Cao Mo giggled, “Your uncle isn’t as impartial as you have expected, yeah?”

Xiao Yi took Cao Mo’s hand, “I don’t get it, there’s evidence and everything.”

“Because your Second Uncle just made up his mind to protect her.” Cao Mo pinched Xiao Yi’s cheek gently, “Just like what you would do to me.”

“I feel sorry for Second Uncle though, he dotes on Second Aunt so much, but she has been indifferent to him.” Xiao Yi sighed, “Second Uncle now is hating on me for what has happened between him and father, but I warned him that I am no push-over. It baffled me that why he was still protecting Second Aunt after what she has done!”

“Aww, there there, enough about them. Come have a taste of this.” Cao Mo handed Xiao Yi a piece of compressed biscuit.

“What’s this.” Xiao Yi smacked his lips, he suddenly felt pretty full after a bite of the stuff Cao Mo just gave him.

“Ha! This is called compressed biscuit.” Cao Mo chuckled, “Xiao Cheng is going back to Ding An soon, I made one thousand and five hundred kilos of this, I’m going to ask him to ask him to transport the biscuits back to Ding An as well, this will be sufficient for three days for the troops we have there. Each of our country estates can produce about five hundred kilos per day, let’s double the price and sell the biscuits to Prince Ning.”

Xiao Yi nodded and smiled, “Isn’t that like they are buying the grains they’ve sold us?”

“Exactly, you smart pants!” Cao Mo snickered, “Epidemic always comes hand in hand with drought, Prince Ning has got himself a hot potato this time.”

Xiao Yi’s face darkened, “You are right, Prince Ning asked Second Uncle to go with him for this mission.”

“It looks like Second Uncle is determined to join Prince Ning, no wonder he went great length to protect your aunt, they are on the same boat. If Auntie Lu admits she was the one who had stolen the layout, it was no difference than saying Prince Ning had asked her to steal it.”

Cao Mo was startled, “But your father is in Prince Xing’s camp now, will he… …”

Cao Mo drew his hand across his throat in a knife-like action. Xiao Yi’s face darkened, he didn’t know why his uncle would make that choice.

Xiao Yi thought about persuading Xiao Yuqi, but he knew it would be futile, not only because he wanted to protect his wife, but also this was his way of seeking revenge.

“There’s nothing to be afraid of, let’s do our business and make a fortune.”

Hardly had Cao Mo’s voice faded away when there came cries from Banyan House that the house was on fire!

The two exchanged a look, and Cao Mo said, “This doesn’t make any sense, it’s barely warm whether yet.”

But billowing smoke had risen in Banyan House when they walked out of their door.

The pages kept running around and fetching water while Xiao Yuqi and Auntie Lu stood by the gate of their house.

Xiao Yi couldn’t stand back and watch this, he and Cao Mo went to Banyan House to see what was going on.

Xiao Yuqi clenched his fists on seeing Cao Mo, “Is it you?”

Xiao Yi dodged Xiao Yuqi and replied, “Second Uncle, are you thinking straight? Why would I set our own manor on fire?”

“Because you hate me, you and your father want me dead!” Xiao Yuqi gnashed his teeth, “You wish I would never come back!”

Cao Mo stamped his foot in anger, “We see you as an elder and came here to see whether you are all right, but look at you! Slandering on us like this! We barely set foot on your house if you hadn’t invited Yi here to chat with you just now, please think, who would set your house on fire in broad daylight! Please investigate before you accuse anyone, I say it’s because someone has been playing with fire in your own house!”

Luckily, the fire was under control while they were talking. There came strong smell of phosphorus powder odor, ‘It must be the phosphorus powder, it looks like Auntie Lu didn’t keep the powder in good condition, Xiao Yuqi accused Yi on committing arson, what a jerk!’

Xiao Yuqi felt embarrassed for not having a good talkback, he roared, “Ask everyone in Banyan House to meet me now, I will find out who set the fire!”

Cao Mo sneered, “Can’t you smell it, Second Uncle? Just find out the origin of fire.”

“It starts from the hall where your Second Aunt worships Buddha, are you saying it’s your aunt who should be responsible for this?”

With that Xiao Yuqi tried to grab Cao Mo by the collar and Xiao Yi stopped him, “Uncle,please look for father for your anger, we have nothing do with what has happened between you and father.”

Xiao Yi fumed, he dragged Cao Mo back to their own house, “It’s high time we lived apart from them, I’m afraid they will hurt you now that they are in Prince Ning’s camp.”