Repudiating a Good Wife Is Out of the Question

34. The Royal Jade Ruyi

Translator: Sissy That Walk

Seeing that, Mohua jumped out f his skin. He shouted for help while he looked for a piece of clean cloth to bind up the wound, “Help help, Childe Cao cut his wrist!”

Hearing that, Liu Heng shuddered. ‘The twat cut his own wrist, what a bane!’

“Why did Dowager Xiao ask me to take care of this twat! Am I supposed to be responsible for him now, great, he has cut his own wrist, will Dowager Xiao punish me now for that? Moqin, send for an Imperial Doctor!” Liu Heng complained while he put on his clothes and about to check on the twat.

Xiao Yuzhen stopped him, “No, Moqin, come back! Don’t send for an Imperial Doctor, just send for any doctor from the city, and you can spread the news to other houses.”

Liu Heng looked at his husband in disbelief, “What are you doing?”

Xiao Yuzhen snickered, “The twat wants to play, we shall play along! If he marries into our family, I’m sure he will occupy Lady Lu’s attention thus Lady Lu won’t have time to pester us, am I right?”

Liu Heng shook his head resignedly.

Moqin didn’t fail Xiao Yuzhen, he did a good job spreading the news in Marquis Valour’s Mansion that Childe Cao tried to commit himself at Lotus House.

Mrs. Cao stayed in Cunxi Hall with Dowager Xiao for the night, she gave way to a storm of weeping when she heard the news.

Dowager Xiao heard this from her maid Mammy Qin, Mammy Qin sneered, “Your Ladyship, looks like we won’t have a moment of peace from now on. Look at this Childe Cao, if he really want to kill himself, he could have totally done it quietly last night, and now he went to the great length and made this whole scene in broad daylight!”

Dowager Xiao, on the other hand, gave Mammy Qin a faint smile and replied, “This doesn’t concern me that much, it’s time that my First Daughter-in-law, Lady Lu met a rival. Hmm, great commitment. Reward him the Royal Jade Ruyi that His Majesty bestowed me, I reward his brother the Jade Ruyi that belonged to His Lordship, but the kid Cao Le needs some greater award for his hard work, the Royal Jade Ruyi it is.”

Mammy Qin mulled it over and smiled.

Mammy Qin went to the Treasury, she hesitated when she touched the Ruyi in the small box covered in a piece of yellow cloth, she replaced the Royal Jade Ruyi with a regular Jade Ruyi.

… …

It was bustling in Lotus House at the moment, everyone showed up except Cao Moand Xiao Yi who were grounded.

The room Cao Le stayed in was too cramped to hold so many visitors, Liu Heng took the guests to the guest hall for some tea. Mrs. Cao, Lady Lu and Mammy Wang stayed in the room, waiting for the doctor to feel Cao Le’s pulse.

The doctor was very sophisticated with great worldly wisdom, he observed the situation and figured he better be as quiet as possible.

Cao Le shut his eyes the whole time, he brushed the doctor’s hand away from his wrist when the doctor was done, “Doctor, thank you for coming, but please don’t bother, I want to die.”

The doctor looked at Cao Le and sighed, “Young Childe, why are you so disheartened. You will be better soon with the right treatment, you need to think positive and be more broad-minded.”

Mrs. Cao chimed in with concern, “Doctor, is my son all right?”

The doctor looked at Mrs. Cao and signaled her to come outside with him.

Seeing how serious the doctor looked, Lady Lu’s eyes sparkled, how she wished Cao Le would die soon.

Lady Lu followed Mrs. Cao and the doctor out, she said, “Doctor, I know this is a severe case, please try your best and save him.”

The doctor looked at Lady Lu and took her hint, ‘This madam wants the patient to suffer a little, but the patient is completely healthy, he is completely fine!’

The doctor looked more serious on the face now.

Lady Lu continued, “Doctor, great reward will be paid if the boy is cured, and otherwise I will see to it that you lose your good reputation!”

The doctor frowned, he didn’t know what to do.

He thought for while and said slowly, “This Young Childe is fine physically, but he is too proud and arrogant that his insides are suffering, soon his health will suffer too without the right treatment.”

Hearing that, Mrs. Cao nodded repeatedly in approval, “You are so right, doctor! Le aims high and he is anxious to outdo others, he always says he will pass the provincial civil service examination and make me proud… …”

Mrs. Cao started to shed tears as she went on.

Lady Lu’s face darkened when she heard Cao Le was fine.

Mammy Qin walked in holding the box with the fake Royal Jade Ruyi inside, she comforted Mrs. Cao, “Madam, our Dowager Xiao feels for you and your son, you see, she just asked me to award Childe Cao this Royal Jade Ruyi, this is bestowed by His Majesty, there’s only one in the entire mansion.”

Mammy Qin out the box next to Cao Le’s pillow, Cao Le couldn’t help but take several peeks at the box wrapped by a piece of bright yellow fabric. Cao Le was wild with joy, Royal, His Majesty!

“Mammy, how can I deserve such a reward!” Cao Le cried out.

Mrs. Cao touched the dragon engravings on the box with her trembling hands, turning tears into smiles, “Le! My son, look! This is Royal, we cannot thank Dowager Xiao enough for this!”

Lady Lu turned green with envy, she gnashed her teeth and stepped forward, ready to throw a tantrum, but Mammy Wang caught hold of her sleeve and whispered at her ear, “Madam, not now!”

Seeing how angry Lady Lu was, Cao Le sneered, ‘Just wait for my payback, this is just the beginning!’

And Mammy Qin withdrew the room with great satisfaction.

The doctor now finished prescribing medication, “Just take the medicine three times a day, Young Childe will feel better soon.”

Lady Lu cursed Cao Le in the heart.

And Mammy Wang kept staring at the box, thinking why would Dowager Xiao award such a treasure to a twat like Cao Le!