Repudiating a Good Wife Is Out of the Question

121. Auntie Lu is Haunted

Translator: Sissy That Walk

In Banyan House.

Auntie Lu locked herself in the new hall where she worshiped Buddha, and she refused to open the door for Liu Heng.

Dowager Xiao arrived shortly, a maid told Dowager Xiao what had happened to Auntie Lu the night before.

Auntie Lu was waken up by the thunder, she went to close the window and she saw a human figure standing upside down, that figure was no other than herself, thus Auntie Lu freaked out, she kept yelling there was a ghost in the house.

The maid who was on duty lighted up all the candles and soothed her there was nothing.

Slap!

Auntie Lu slapped the maid hard, “You useless good-for-nothing! I saw a ghost with these very eyes! The ghost is hiding under the wall, now you go have a look!”

The maid braved the rain and went to the wall carrying a lantern to check, she found nothing.

“Madam, there’s nothing here.”

Auntie Lu felt better, she carried a lantern to check by herself, as luck would have it, a bolt of lightning arced across the sky, Auntie Lu saw herself standing upside down again.

“Ghost!” Auntie Lu threw the lantern and shrieked like crazy, she kept muttering, “Don’t come for me, I didn’t kill you, don’t come for me… …”

She kept shrieking and yelling until Xiao Yuqi came back and asked two maids tied her in bed.

Auntie Lu somehow saw the figure that morning when Xiao Yuqi was about to set off, she kept yelling and asking her maids to bring dog blood to drive out evil spirits.

News travelled fast, as much as Cao Mo and Xiao Yi would like to stay away from Auntie Lu, they had to show up and send greetings to Auntie Lu for appearance’s sake.

They arrived at Banyan House only to find Liu Heng was the only visitor, Dowager Xiao hadn’t arrived yet. Cao Mo regretted for arriving early, he and Xiao Yi were both males, they only greeted Auntie Lu outside her room.

Auntie Lu broke into a paroxysm of coughing when she heard Cao Mo’s voice, “Get out of my house! This is all because of you and your husband, you nearly killed me! Get lost now!”

Cao Mo was mad, Auntie Lu was playing the victim again.

However, Cao Mo wasn’t surprised that Auntie Lu thought she was haunted, because he created that ghost who stood upside down himself.

Cao Mo made a refractor in his studio and sneaked into Banyan House the night before, he put the refractor at Auntie Lu’s window. Auntie Lu would see herself standing upside down as long as she opened the window, people in that time and space had never seen a refractor, surely she would freak out.

‘It serves you well, you vicious viper! You are still blaming others for mistakes you have made!’ Cao Mo thought.

Cao Mo replied, “Second Aunt, how come you are still haunted now that you’ve worshiped Buddha for so long, hmm, it looks like you haven’t been sincere! Plus you know very well how many people you have killed, quit blaming others! We haven’t taught you to hurt people!”

“No, it’s not me, I haven’t hurt anyone! No!” Auntie Lu shook her head violently.

“Do you want me to give you a list? Qin, to begin with, it’s you who has abused him and deserted him on the street! Your maid Lvzhu died because of you! Little Qian almost died because of you! Father didn’t say anything, but we all know it’s all because of you! Show some regret, aunt, otherwise the ghost will keep haunting you!” Cao Mo fumed.

People kept coming and go in Banyan House, some were here to send greetings, some were here to dig out information, some were here to mock at Auntie Lu’s woes… …

Dowager Xiao sent for Imperial Physician Zhang, but he couldn’t pinpoint what the problem seemed to be, he just made a prescription and said, “The Second Madam is suffering anxiety and fear, there’s no better way than a rest-cure. The medicine will merely help her to calm down.”

“Amida Buddha!” Dowager Xiao heaved a sigh and Auntie Lu went crazy again.

“I’m not staying at this house! I’ve been worshiping Buddha for so long, look what I have got in the end! A ghost in my house! Why doesn’t Buddha protect me!” Auntie Lu was raving.

… …

Lu Jianzhong got the news as well, he came to Banyan House to denounce the Xiaos. He pointed his finger at Xiao Yi, “Where’s your Second Uncle? My sister has been well for so long, but she is haunted since he came back! Look at my sister, she is raving now, what have you people done to her!”

Xiao Yi put on a serious face, “Second Aunt insists she saw a ghost last night, but no one else saw the so-called ghost but her!”

Auntie Lu jumped out of her bed on seeing Lu Jianzhong, “Brother! Take me back home, I’m not staying here, I’ll be possessed sooner or later if you don’t take me away!”

Slap!

Lu Jianzhong slapped Auntie Lu hard, “Nonsense! Educated people don’t talk about superstitious nonsense! Don’t fall for man-made tricks!”

“I saw one ghost lat night! She was walking with her head!” Auntie Lu looked panic-stricken.

Cao Mo chimed in casually, “Uncle Lu is right, there’s no ghost in the world, it’s just guilty people tend to see ghosts because they are guilty.”

Lu Jianzhong found that comment particularly harsh, he squinted his eyes and looked at Xiao Yi, “Is this your wife’s doing again?”

“Mo devotes his heart to our family, plus, Second Uncle was home as well last night, no way will Mo do such a thing! We are all at a loss here, even Imperial Physician Zhang! Don’t blame everything on Mo, Uncle Lu!” Xiao Yi retorted.

Lu Jianzhong grabbed Auntie Lu’s hand, “Are you sure that wasn’t a person you saw?”

“How can a person walk with her head? It must be a ghost! Take ma back home, brother! Pack my stuff for me and take me home!” Auntie Lu shouted.

“Humph! A ghost lives in a guilty person’s heart. It will follow you wherever you go, I suggest you should stay here and repent of what you have done!” Cao Mo said in a serious tone.

“I have nothing to repent! I didn’t hurt anyone, my hands are clean!” Auntie Lu glared at Cao Mo.

“Is your heart clean? Can you lay the hand on your heart and say it out loud that you haven’t schemed against me, you haven’t abused Qin, you haven’t asked Lvzhu to hurt Qian?” Cao Mo glared back at Auntie Lu.

Lu Jianzhong now began to understand what had happened to his sister, and he believed Auntie Lu had everything to do with the stuff Cao Mo just said.

However, Lu Jianzhong agreed to take Auntie Lu back home for a few days and he would send her back after she felt better.

‘She better stay at yours forever!’ Cao Mo thought.