Repudiating a Good Wife Is Out of the Question

18. Being Mrs. Xiao (7)

Translator: Sissy That Walk

Liu Heng, however, smiled and put his arm through Cao Mo’s, “Haha, ignore them! Those men who keep their wives at home are the worst, why do we have to trapped at home all day and face nobody but himself?”

Cao Mo, oddly enough, begged to differ, “Third Aunt, he is deeply in love with you, he just want to spend every moment with you. Like just now, neither me nor Yi has noticed your lips were chapped, but Third Uncle noticed that the second he stepped foot in the room. You are the apple of his eye, I can tell.”

Liu Heng flushed crimson, “Aiya, I know, why are you saying it out loud?”

Xiao Yuzhen looked at Xiao Yi, “Your wife is very innocent, that’s a rare quality nowadays.”

Xiao Yi nodded, “Yes, please have more patience on him, Third Uncle!”

Xiao Yuzhen nodded.

Moqin now entered the room and reported, “Lady Lu asked her maid to escort Young Master and Young Madam to go back, she says it’s urgent.”

Hearing that, Cao Mo was confused, while the three exchanged a look subtly.

Xiao Yi suddenly kowtowed to Xiao Yuzhen, “Third Uncle, please show mercy to me and my wife.”

Xiao Yuzhen hastily supported Xiao Yi to stand up, “Don’t worry, I will explain to your father, ask Mo to stay at home before we try out this manual, okay? It might be a blessing in disguise once we try out this manual, so don’t worry too much.”

Cao Mo and Xiao Yi were carried directly back to Osmanthus House on sedan chairs.

Lady Lu was throwing a tantrum in her room, “Who is so heaven-daring, go find out who it is spreading this!”

Mammy Wang tried to comfort her, “My Ladyship, it’s not us! It’s Third Lady who holds a grudge against Young Madam and she told the servants in the kitchen, somehow the servants told the servants in Officer Li’s house, Officer Li and His Lordship have long been political opponents!”

Tears brimmed in Lady Lu’s eyes, “It’s not that simple! I know it’s Auntie Lu that bitxx, it must be her! I cannot believe the length she would go to, this is of great consequence, we might end up in jail!”

A maid now entered the room and reported Cao Mo and Xiao Yi’s arrival.

“Do invite them in”, Lady Lu put on a fake friendly face.

Xiao Yi and Cao Mo entered the room, what met their eyes was a mess, a shattered tea cup and an account book was lying on the floor.

Seeing that, Cao Mo rolled his eyes, he knew he was going to see a good show soon.

Lady Lu didn’t disappoint him, she wiped her tears with a hankerchief and sobbed, “Yi, I don’t know how to be a better step mother, I give you my all, but people have been saying I’m abusing you.”

Xiao Yi caught hold of Cao Mo’s sleeve and the two kowtowed to Lady Lu at the same time, Xiao Yi somehow looked lifeless now and his voice went weak and faint, “Lady Lu, why are you crying? Is it because of me?”

Lady Lu took a glimpse of Xiao Yi who was holding hands with Cao Mo, she sneered, “You need to repudiating your wife, we cannot keep him in the family any more, I will keep looking for you.”

Xiao Yi squeezed Cao Mo’s hand.

Cao Mo squeezed him back as a comfort.

“Lady Lu, Mo is marrying me to drive away my disease and bring me good luck, I’m indeed turning better, why are you asking me to repudiate him?” demanded Xiao Yi.

Lady Lu kept sobbing, “Yi, listen to me, this is all because your wife broke the mirror! Officer Li launched an attack on your father, I’m afraid our whole family will take a hit if we don’t repudiate him.”

“No… Lady Lu… you are killing me… …”

Xiao Yi gritted his teeth, then he spat a mouthful of blood, with that he fainted in Cao Mo’s arms.

“Yi, Yi, are you okay? Where’s the doctor? Send for the doctor now!” screamed Cao Mo.

Xiao Yugui was walking towards Osmanthus House now and he heard the chaos, “What’s going on? Can I have a moment of peace in this house?”

With that he lifted the portiere and entered the room, “Yi! What happened to my Yi?”

Lady Lu panicked, she was scolded before she could say anything, “You fail at being a mother, what are you doing sitting on the chair, go send for an Imperial Doctor! Why did I marry you in the first place?”

Lady Lu felt embarrassed being scolded in front of so many people, “Your Lordship, this is so unfair! Why are you attacking me without even asking what happened?”

Xiao Yugui did not expect Lady Lu would talk back, he was about to reply when Lady Lu continued, “I have been doing everything I can to help him feel better, I’ve been looking for doctors and rare herb medicines across the country, here, take a look at the account book, you will be surprised to see how much money I’ve spent on him. Up until this day, he has never called me mother, and that’s okay. But it’s not okay when he made a mistake and I’m trying my best to help him, and that got unappreciated!”

Cao Mo got no time for this bullshit, he looked around and screamed, “Where is the doctor! None of that matters, Xiao Yi’s life is the only thing that matters at the moment!”

Xiao Yugui asked his page to send for Imperial Doctor Zhang, and he asked the servants to carry Xiao Yi back to his Magnolia House.

Soon Imperial Doctor Zhang was taken to Magnolia House by Mammy Wang, he felt Xiao Yi’s pulse carefully.

Cao Mo explained in a hurry, “Imperial Doctor Zhang, is he okay? He fainted all of a sudden and he spat some blood, please cure him!”

Xiao Yugui was touched by Cao Mo, he could tell Cao Mo was worried sick about his son, no wonder his son had been defending his bride, hmm, everyone would protect the one who was willing to protect themselves, right?