Repudiating a Good Wife Is Out of the Question

37. A Ruyi Bestowed upon by His Majesty

Translator: Sissy That Walk

Cao Mo walked to Mohua and supported him to rise, he looked at Mohua, almost brimmed with tears. Poor Mohua looked bruised all over.

Mohua’s face was so swollen from all the slapping, his hands bleeding from the palm beating, he wasn’t able to walk from the flogging on the thigh and bottom, he crawled all the way from Lotus House to Magnolia House.

Cao Mo complained to Xiao Yi, “What a scumbag your brother is, he is intimidated by Cao Le’s Royal Jade Ruyi, he doesn’t want Cao Le to throw his weight about after they got married so he destroyed that stupid Jade Ruyi and now he was slandering the innocent little boy Mohua.”

Xiao Yi pressed his forehead and said, “Mo, that Jade Ruyi not a stupid thing, it’s bestowed upon by His Majesty after all. If people find out it’s now ruined, our entirely family will take a great hit, some may deem this as great disrespect to His Majesty.”

Cao Mo snorted, “Your brother obviously isn’t bothered by this, why would we be vexed?”

Xiao Yi shook his head resignedly.

Cao Mo produced a bottle of ointment from the drawer, “Moqi, apply this ointment on Mohua’s wound. No need to wait on me and Young Master these days, just take care of Mohua, can you do that for me?”

Mohua was so touched that he kept thumping his head on the ground, “Thank you so much Young Madam, my life belongs to you from this day on, I swear I will work like a horse for you after I feel better.”

Cao Mo chuckled, “You are more like a precious little pony, don’t worry, I won’t make you toil or anything like that, I just want you to feel better.”

Mohua withdrew the room with Moqi’s support, loud in his thanks.

Cao Mo looked at his husband and comforted him, “Yi, don’t worry, the worst scenario is we make a counterfeit and we say the one in Cao Le’s hand is fake, big deal.”

Xiao Yi’s eyes sparkled when he heard this suggestion, “You are a clever one, aren’t you? I’m afraid the one in Cao Le’s hand is truly a counterfeit.”

Cao Mo looked confused.

Xiao Yi smiled, “I don’t think grandmother would really award Cao Le, a twat, the Royal Jade Ruyi. Plus, it doesn’t matter if the jade is royal or not, grandmother is just trying to back Cao Le. Anyway, I doubt grandmother would be that generous.”

“You mean, you think the real Royal Jade Ruyi is still in your grandmother’s hand?” exclaimed Cao Mo, “Such a scheming old lady, let me see what’s the deal of the Jade Ruyi she gave me.”

With that Cao Mo went to ransack boxes and chests and find the Jade Ruyi Dowager Xiao gave him as a present, then he handed it to Xiao Yi.

Xiao Yi took a close look at the ruyi for the first time, his jaw dropped when he saw there was the character ‘Royal’ engraved on the back.

Cao Mo grabbed the ruyi at that very moment.

“Amida Buddha! Don’t move.”

Cao Mo was startled and the ruyi slipped from his hand — luckily, Xiao Yi rolled over and caught the ruyi promptly.

Xiao Yi held the ruyi in his chest, panting.

Cao Mo asked with confusion, “What’s going on?”

Xiao Yi pointed at the character ‘Royal’ on the ruyi and said, “Mo, this one is the real deal.”

Cao Mo was baffled, “But grandmother said this was grandfather’s when he was alive, this is so confusing.”

Xiao Yi laughed, “Yeah, probably this is bestowed upon grandfather by His Majesty when grandfather was alive and grandmother forgot the history of this ruyi. Just pretend we don’t know, the best approach is just wait and see what grandmother would say to us.”

… …

In Lotus House.

Liu Heng cried his heart out seeing the debris of the Jade Ruyi on the floor.

When Xiao Jin asked Liu Heng for Mohua, Liu Heng was more than happy to consent to Xiao Jin’s request, it seemed like a great way to save Mohua’s life. He asked Xiao Jin to come to Cao Le’s room for Mohua and he was looking for Mohua’s indenture in his room.

Cao Le was beating Mohua when Xiao Jin entered Cao Le’s room, Xiao Jin was worried he won’t be able to get the mirror Xiao Yi promised him if Mohua were beaten to death, Xiao Jin told Cao Le off.

Cao Le sneered, “I know you don’t like me, but I guess you have have no other option but to accept it at this point, now I’m punishing a page and you are butting in already, what are you trying to achieve here? Ruffle features?”

Xiao Jin didn’t like to be challenged, he turned to a vicious assault, “You watch your mouth, twat! Great show you have put on, a piece of advice for you, next time try to kill yourself when no one is around, clear?”

Cao Le was choked, he countered, “Please return this Royal Jade Ruyi to Her Ladyship Dowager Xiao for me, Second Young Master, and tell her I don’t deserve her great kindness.”

Xiao Jin fumed, “I know you are taking this stupid ruyi for a warrant to issue orders to me, tell you what, no way!” with that Xiao Jin threw the ruyi on the ground!

Xiao Jin walked to Cao Le gnashed his teeth and said, “Don’t even think to involve me in this, it is Mohua who has dropped this ruyi, remember?”

Cao Le couldn’t believe Xiao Jin would just throw this ruyi on the ground, deliberately! He collapsed and fainted for real this time.

Xiao Jin had already taken Mohua and took leave when Liu Heng entered Cao Le’s room to give Xiao Jin Mohua’s indenture.

What came to Liu Heng’s sight was Cao Le lying on the ground and what was lying right to him was the Royal Jade Ruyi in pieces, Liu Heng trembled in terror, he wasn’t afraid of Dowager Xiao’s rebuke, what worried him was the great consequence it might occur once the news got spread out.

Liu Heng dared no to conceal this, he ordered Moqin to inform Dowager Xiao this and he ordered his pages and maid to keep mute about this.

In Cunxi Hall.

Xiao Li was combing Dowager Xiao’s hair when Moqin came to report this, Xiao Li knew there must be some thing happened seeing how terrified Moqin was, she withdrew to the inner chamber to eavesdrop.

“Your Ladyship, it’s Childe Cao, something has happened!”

Dowager Xiao smiled, ‘Another thing? What a pain in the neck this Cao Le is!’

“What’s the hurry, tell me slowly.” ordered Dowager Xiao.

“Childe Cao has dropped the Royal Jade Ruyi, now the Ruyi is in pieces, Your Ladyship!” stammered Mohua.

“What did you say? The Royal Jade Ruyi is in pieces?” rebuked Dowager Xiao.

“Yes I’m afraid so, Your Ladyship. Second Master came to ask Childe Cao to give him a page, Childe Cao disapproved him and they had a fight, somehow Childe Cao has dropped the Ruyi on the ground.”