Repudiating a Good Wife Is Out of the Question

28. To Deflower Cao Le

Translator: Sissy That Walk

Cao Le was Cao Mo’s elder brother, Cao Mo’s reputation would also suffer if Cao Le blundered in this family gathering. Therefore, when Xiao Li saw Xiao Jin who staggered towards them she incited, “Second Brother, are you looking for wine? I just saw Cao Mo’s brother went that way with a jar of really good wine. Go find him, he went that way to the corridor.”

Hearing that, Xiao Jin walked towards the corridor for the wine. Cao Le knew this was a jug of special wine, he went to the corridor to wait for Cao Mo, hoping he could coax Cao Mo to have a sip of this wine and make a fool of himself.

Cao Le was glancing around when he heard, “Do you need some company? I can share that good wine with you.”

Cao Le turned around only to see it was Xiao Jin, the Second Young Master of Marquis Valour’s Mansion, Lady Lu’s son.

Cao Le dared not to reject Xiao Jin, “I’m waiting for my brother here, he says will be here soon. I’m fine over here, please don’t bother to stay for me.”

Xiao Jin grabbed the jug, venting his spleen against Cao Moon Cao Le, he gulped down a few mouthfuls.

“Stop! Don’t drink that!” exclaimed Cao Le.

Xiao Jin wiped his mouth, “Why not?”

Cao Le’s heart was in a turmoil, he didn’t know how to reply.

‘Because I know this is a jug of special wine?’

‘Because I’m saving this for Cao Mo?’

No, the best solution was to act like nothing had happened.

Cao Le put on a smile, “Nothing, please enjoy. I’ve been out for too long, I need to go back to the hall.”

Xiao Jin, however, was already at the mercy of the wine now. It turned out Mammy Wang had put philter in the wine.

Lust rippled in Xiao Jin’s eyes, his face turned scarlet, and he was panting, “Go? Go back? No way, come over here, you…”

With that Xiao Jin grabbed Cao Le to his chest, and Cao Le panicked, “Stop! Let go of me, I have passed the imperial examination at the county level, you are being a disgrace to the educated class now!”

Cao Le regretted for his decision of framing his brother Cao Mo, he lifted a rock only to drop it on his own feet.

Xiao Jin couldn’t think straight now, it was some strong philter that Mammy Wang had put in the wine. He threw himself at Cao Le and kissed Cao Le all over on the face.

Cao Le struggled, “Second Young Master, please let go of me, people walk past this corridor all the time, it won’t do you any good!”

Xiao Jin somehow was turned on by Cao Le’s struggle, he grabbed Cao Le even harder, Cao Le was a slim and weak scholar while Xiao Jin had some brute strength.

Xiao Jin carried Cao Le to a utility room.

Cao Le was still struggling, “Please… stop… Second Young Master… …”

“Help, please help!”

The more Cao Le struggled and screamed for help, the more turned on Xiao Jin became.

… …

Xiao Li who had been watching from afar, she excused herself and left Cunxi Hall with her little sister Xiao Chi.

Mammy Wang noticed Cao Le hadn’t came back for so long, she brought a group of servants and went to look for Cao Le only to find he was in the utility room with Xiao Jin!

Hearing the panting and screaming in the utility room, Mammy Wang knew exactly what was going on. But it was too late to cover the scandal, the other guests were also out to look for Cao Le.

Mrs. Cao, Cao Le’s mother almost fainted when she entered the utility room and saw Xiao Jin thrusting on her son.

The dinner finished early than scheduled, the Lus and the Lius had left early to give the Caos and the Xiaos some space to solve this.

Mrs. Cao gave a storm of weep in front of Dowager Xiao, she thumped her head on the ground and begged Dowager Xiao to uphold justice for her son. “Your Ladyship, this is such a scandal for both of our families! Your grandson… … Amida Buddha! What have I done to deserve this, seeing my son’s suffering, this is worse than killing me!”

Lady Lu chimed in, “Mrs. Cao, please allow me to apologize on behalf of my son, but… …”

Mammy Wang rolled her eyes and whispered at Lady Lu’s ear, “Your Ladyship, I found this hairpin at the kitchen where all the wines are at, Qiushuang says this hairpin belongs to the Young Madam.”

Lady Lu took the hint and raised her voice, “But this is not my Jin’s fault, the wine was tampered, someone has put philter in the jug that Jin took. And it is your other son Cao Mo who has done that. However, we are not a savage family, I decide to let your son be my Jin’s concubine.”

Cao Le of course wasn’t happy to be someone’s concubine!

“Mother, let’s go back home, I will pursue justice myself even thought it may cost my life!” Cao Le looked at Mrs. Cao, he gritted his teeth and continued, “I will write my own indictment and hopefully, I will have a chance to present my indictment to His Majesty!”

Hearing that, Dowager Xiao panicked, “Child, hear me out. You know it very well, your younger brother is the wife of my first grandson, if I let you be my second grandson’s wife, all my great-grandsons will be born by concubines, how could I let that happen!”

Cao Le cried out, “Dowager Xiao, what about me? How can I face the world ever again after what has happened to me tonight? And how can I be someone’s concubine?”

Lady Lu also kowtowed to Dowager Xiao and begged, “Mother! How do we have the heart to let all of your great-grandsons, my grandsons be born by concubines? I have an idea, we can marry Cao Le to Yi, and let Cao Le be Yi’s wife, Cao Mo be Yi’s concubine.”

Cao Le was not stupid, he knew no way would Xiao Yi accept him, Xiao Yi wouldn’t take him as a concubine, let alone being the wife. Cao Le kowtowed to Mrs. Cao and cried, “Mother, please forgive me, death is my only way out at this point.”

“No, how can I linger out a feeble existence if you kill yourself? Let’s go home, my son!” Mrs. Cao wailed.

Lady Lu walked towards Cao Le and coaxed, “Child, tell me who you want to marry, no matter who she is, I will go beg her parents to approve this marriage! Please let go of my Jin.”

Cao Le took a glimpse at Lady Lu and said in despair, “Lady Lu, Will the world let go of me?”

Dowager Xiao sent for a doctor to check Cao Le, while they withdrew to another room to talk about this issue.

Lady Lu gritted her teeth and said, “Mother, no way I will allow him to be Jin’s wife. In my opinion, Cao Le could be Xiao Yi’s wife while Cao Mo could be Xiao Yi’s concubine!”

Dowager Xiao’s face darkened, “Nonsense! Don’t you think that’s too ridiculous! His Lordship won’t allow this arrangement, either! Let’s find Cao Mo first.”

Hearing that, Mammy Wang brought a few people to look for Cao Mo.