Repudiating a Good Wife Is Out of the Question

117. Xiao Qian is Missing

Translator: Sissy That Walk

During this banquet, Dowager Xiao realized no way could her first son and her second son show love and respect to each other, the old lady was heartbroken.

Dowager Xiao signaled Xiao Qian’s wet nurse to take Xiao Qian away for a nap, she grabbed Xiao Yuqi’a hand and asked him, “Have you made up your mind? You will be loyal to Prince Ning?”

“Mother! I owe her, there’s nothing else I can do to repay her in this life, I’m not a real man… …” Xiao Yuqi rested his head on Dowager Xiao’s lap and cried out under the influence of alcohol.

“Son, don’t cry, my heart is breaking into pieces!” Dowager Xiao also wept, she kept stroking Xiao Yuqi’s back.

Xiao Yugui thought about rebuking Xiao Yuqi for making Dowager Xiao cry, but it occurred to him that Xiao Yuqi was Dowager Xiao’s favorite, so he shook his head and averted his face.

Xiao Yuqi cried for a while and looked at Xiao Yugui, “Brother, why not ask Yi to repudiate Cao Mo! We need to think about the offspring!”

Hearing that, Xiao Yi sprang to his feet and ground his teeth, “Ask the kitchen to cook some soup for my Second Uncle, he is drunk, remember to put extra spice!”

As luck would have it, Cao Mo now was walking in with Xiao Yi’s medicine, he asked around before he entered, he only showed up knowing no one would pester him. But he didn’t understand why Xiao Yi asked the kitchen to put extra spice in Xiao Yuqi’s soup, “Why spice, isn’t it vinegar which helps people sober up?”

Seeing Cao Mo walking in, Xiao Yi took hold of his hand and said, “Let’s make it clear, Second Uncle, I won’t repudiate Yi, I know you don’t like us, we will make ourselves scarce.

Dowager Xiao fumed, she didn’t like it when Xiao Yi defended Cao Mo, “Yi, you are talking to you Second Uncle who hasn’t been home for years! Where are your manners!”

Xiao Yi dared not to talk back, he just lowered his head.

Cao Mo whispered, “What’s going on now?”

“Don’t stress, uncle is starting trouble again.” Xiao Yi grabbed Cao Mo’s hand, “Don’t buy a word of what people are saying, okay?”

“I won’t.”

Cao Mo was a bit torn seeing how teary Xiao Yuqi was, ‘Should I say something?’

Xiao Yuqi cast a glimpse at Auntie Lu, hoping Auntie Lu would say something nice, but Auntie Lu averted her face like she hadn’t seen anything.

‘Tut tut tut, it looks like there’s no romance any more.’ with that in mind, Cao Mo grabbed Xiao Yi’s hand tighter.

Xiao Yi’s lips curled.

Auntie Lu turned mad jealous seeing how lovey dovey Cao Mo and Xiao Yi were. She made a face at Lvzhu seeing the wet nurse holding Xiao Qian.

Lvzhu nodded and she put a kettle next to them, Xiao Qian looked at the kettle and the steam gushing out, he reached out his hand and touched it, he was burned bad, the toddler burst into tears in pain, drawing everyone’s attention, especially his mother Concubine Fang.

Concubine Fang scolded the wet nurse, “How dare you slack off taking care of my son! Look at the burn on his hand!”

The wet nurse felt so wronged, “I have no idea why there is a kettle here suddenly.”

“What are you doing here still? Go get some ointment!”

The wet nurse stroked Xiao Qian’s back and was about to get the ointment.

Dowager Xiao usually didn’t allow Concubine Fang to come near Xiao Qian, so Concubine Fang decided to take advantage of this moment and spend some time with her son, so she wielded her authority, “Off you go, you blockhead, Xiao Qian is my son, of course I will take good care of him.”

The wet nurse withdrew the yard.

Cao Mo had also heard Xiao Qian’s crying, he walked out of the room and made a kindling-figurine using twigs.

Xiao Qian stopped crying and stared at the kindling-figurine in Cao Mo’s hand.

“Haha, say something nice to me and this is yours.” Cao Mo smiled.

“Pwease pwease, I lwve you~” Xiao Qian sucked his finger.

Cao Mo handed the kindling-figurine to Xiao Qian.

Concubine Fang found that sweet, she reminded Cao Mo in a low voice, “Your Second Uncle is determined to use your brother Cao Le to look for Qin, you better watch out.”

Cao Mo nodded and withdrew a porcelain bottle from his sleeve, “Thank you, Concubine Fang. Here, this is toilet water, it’s getting warmer and warmer, apply some on Qian, little bugs and mosquitoes will leave Qian alone.”

Concubine Fang took the bottle with a big smile on her face, she applied some on Xiao Qian’s neck and arms, the little bugs avoided him immediately.

Someone from the kitchen came looking for Cao Mo for the new menu, Cao Mo took his leave.

Lvzhu walked out and asked, “Concubine Fang, what are you doing holding the youngest master? Dowager Xiao is looking for him.”

Concubine Fang smiled apologetically, “Good girl Lvzhu, please let me spend some time with my son.”

Lvzhu sneered, “I can’t answer a question like that, you need to ask Dowager Xiao.”

Concubine Fang stuffed a bracelet to Lvzhu’s palm trying to ask for more time, as luck would have it, Xiao Qian was drawn by a sparrow and walked out of the yard.

Concubine Fang and Lvzhu talked for a little while and Concubine Fang turned back only to find Xiao Qian was nowhere to be seen.

“Qian!”

“Probably he runs after Young Madam.” Lvzhu said on purpose.

Concubine Fang found that made sense because Xiao Qian adored Cao Mo, she failed to notice Xiao Qian was just playing with the kindling-figurine behind a giant flowerpot in the garden.

Lvzhu saw Xiao Qian there, she covered his mouth and walked away carrying him in her arms.

The wet nurse didn’t see anyone in the yard when she came back, she looked for Xiao Qian everywhere in Cunxi Hall but to no avail.

She dared not to delay any longer, she walked in the hall and reported to Dowager Xiao, “Madam, Xiao Qian is missing.”

The news was like a thunderbolt out of a clear sky, Dowager Xiao doted on her youngest grandson the most, she ordered everyone in the family to look for the boy and she said she would sell the wet nurse and her family if anything shall happen to Xiao Qian.

Everyone was worried about Xiao Qian except Auntie Lu, “I’m sure it’s nothing, just ask around.”

Auntie Lu’s attitude sent chills down Xiao Yuqi’s spine.