Repudiating a Good Wife Is Out of the Question

158. It Must be Done

Translator: Sissy That Walk

“Madam, I dare not!” Lady Lu explained anxiously, “There are answer sheets hidden in the questionable candles, the case is about the candles in name, but actually the initiator of evil means to drag our entire family into the mire so that none of our Young Masters can stand out in the exams. They will blame everything on us no matter Cao Le is innocent or not, we can’t lead our kids and future kids to a dead end because of Cao Le!”

Dowager Xiao now was taken aback, she didn’t know so much details, so she asked Lady Lu to tell her everything.

Lady Lu exaggerated it gladly, then she said, “Our family will be doomed once the candle scandal is known to the public.”

“How dare he!” Dowager Xiao looked livid.

“Cao Le is a scheming one, he wouldn’t have married into our family if not for the unspeakable means.” Lady Lu said it bitterly, “I have already resorted to my network, I will help him to get out of jail, but I won’t allow him to come back to our manor.”

Dowager Xiao was well aware this matter concerned their entire family, she didn’t discourage Lady Lu from doing it, she just sighed, “I’m old now, all I want is some peace in my life, Cao Le is your daughter-in-law, you can make your own decisions.”

Hearing that, Lady Lu left Cunxi Hall with a triumphant smile.

Cao Le came back to the manor before Lady Lu made it back to her Osmanthus House, “Madam, I’m so wronged, I don’t know anything about those questionable candles, I’m so wronged!”

Lady Lu pulled a long face and asked a few servants to stop Cao Le from entering the house, “Our family’s reputation is ruined by you, you are no longer our Young Madam from now on, Jin will write a letter to repudiate you in no time, just leave our manor, I don’t want to see you any more. It must be done.”

Cao Le threw himself at Lady Lu, he hugged Lady Lu’s legs and wailed, “Officer Fang has said that I have nothing to do with this case and released me, why am I being repudiate?”

“Get off me!” Lady Lu frowned, “I heard you have confessed, you said the shop was your brother Cao Mo’s? How dare you? Slandering Shizi Madam! He is your brother! No way will I keep a viper like you in the manor.”

Cao Le chimed in anxiously, “I only said that because they tortured me! Look!”

Cao Le’s wounds on his fingers now were dressed, but still they looked so swollen and horrible.

Lady Lu didn’t spare Cao Le a look, she entered her house and asked the servants to pack Cao Le’s stuff and return them to Cao Family.

“No, you can’t repudiate me! Dowager Xiao get better because of me! That’s a deed of merit, you can’t do this to your benefactor!”

Bang!

A package was thrown to the ground, a maid craned her neck and sneered, “Get lost with your stuff, you are no longer our Second Young Madam! Has our Second Young Master even touched you? Just get lost already!”

Cao Le glared at the maid, he picked himself up from the ground and dashed to the yard, “Don’t touch my stuff, Dowager Xiao wouldn’t allow this!”

the mammy who served on Dowager Xiao came in before Cao Le finished his sentence, “I’m here to pass on Dowager Xiao’s message, Dowager Xiao said her hands were tight now that you have ruined the Jade Ruyi rewarded by His Majesty, there’s nothing she can do at this point.”

Cao Le was dumbstruck, “Dowager Xiao, aren’t you very fond of me? Why hit me when I’m down?”

Lady Lu just wanted to kick Cao Le out, but Dowager Xiao wanted Cao Le’s life now that she had brought up the Jade Ruyi.

Lady Lu gave Dowager Xiao a thumbs up in her heart, ‘I’m so green compared to you, madam!’

Cao Le was bound to slander the Xiaos once he was repudiate, so Dowager Xiao brought the Jade Ruyi up to shut Cao Le up, and people would only praise the Xiaos for being merciful.

Cao Le had no one to turn to at this point, he dashed off to Cao Mo.

… …

“I’m your brother, you will lose face too if they repudiate me.” Cao Le then begged Cao Mo for once, “Please say something nice to His Lordship, only he can change Lady Lu’s mind.”

Cao Mo was disgusted by Cao Le.

“Water!”

Xiao Yi murmured in his sleep that he was thirsty, Cao Mo signaled to Cao Le to keep quiet, then he walked to the room to pour some water for Xiao Yi.

“Who is here? What’s with the noise?”

“No one, he’s already gone. Just rest a bit more, I will wake you up for when the food is ready, yeah?” Cao Mo took the tea cup after Xiao Yi was done.

“Why don’t you join me!” Xiao Yi’s lips curled.

“I… …”

Cao Mo was dragged to bed before he could explain that Cao Le was still waiting for him outside.

Cao Le paced back and forth anxiously, but he dared not enter the room, he had to grab Mohua and asked him what Cao Mo was doing.

Mohua rolled his eyes, “Why are you asking that question out loud? Can’t you hear the noises? Shizi and Shizi Madam are busy now.”

Mohua then chuckled, “Patience, Second Young Madam, Shizi was away for a few days, chances are he will make up for it today.”

Hearing the moaning in the room, Cao Le paced back and forth while cursing Cao Mo in the heart. But there was nothing he could do but wait because he was here to beg Cao Mo.

Finally, Xiao Yi asked Mohua to bring a water basin after an hour, Cao Le stuffed a silver ingot in Mohua’s hand, “Please ask my brother to come out soon.”

“It takes time to get tidied up, plus probably Shizi Madam is still tied up, why not go ask someone else?” Mohua returned Cao Le the silver ingot and walked to the room.

Cao Mo cleaned up with two red circles sprung to his cheeks while he supported his lower back, he noticed how hesitant Mohua was and said, “Just say it out loud if you have something to say, quit that low-class behavior.”

Mohua took a deep breath and whispered, “Second Young Madam is still outside, why not stay inside for a bit longer.”

Cao Mo cast a glimpse at Xiao Yi, then he said with a frown, “He is right though, I and my parents will lose face if he is really repudiated, but I’m really not reconciled to help a scum like him.”

Cao Mo thought for a while but he went outside in the end, “I will talk you up in front of His Lordship, but I can’t guarantee you will be forgiven. Plus Dowager Xiao has made it public that you have ruined the Jade Ruyi rewarded by His Majesty, Dowager Xiao wouldn’t forgive you even though His Lordship is willing to do so.”

“Just help me out this time, I won’t find fault with you as long Xiao Jin doesn’t repudiate me, I will call you sister-in-law respectfully.” Xiao Yi looked so sincere.

Cao Mo shook his head as a response, ‘I’m a man! And I can’t bear the thought of being addressed as sister-in-law by you!’