Repudiating a Good Wife Is Out of the Question

39. You Need to Help Yourself

Translator: Sissy That Walk

A wave of disgust swept through Cao Mo.

Cao Mo took a few breaths before he opened his mouth, “My husband is just in poor physical health, he is not dumb! What have you taken him for? Why do you keep saying he takes orders from me? If you don’t believe what I said about Mohua, you know what, you are more than welcome to pay a visit at Mohua in Magnolia House! I swear I will be struck by lightning and split into two halves if I lied!”

Mammy Qin sneered, “Young Madam, it’s no use swearing like that! The thing is Mohua is a servant, and Dowager Xiao is a master, a servant should do whatever the master says. Dowager Xiao wants to see him, he needs to crawl to see Her Ladyship. This is the way to manage a household.”

Mammy Wang also joined the club, “Mammy Qin is right. It looks like Young Madam has a habit of disobeying Lady Lu and Dowager Xiao.”

Cao Mo clenched his fists and waited for his breath to get back to normal, “Mammy, quit speaking on grandmother’s behalf! Heaven’s care for every living thing, grandmother worships Buddha and cares for the servants in this household, so don’t assume grandmother would take Mohua’s life lightly. Plus I am grounded by His Lordship, I don’t have the chance to sow any discord!”

“Shut it!” rebuked Dowager Xiao, “Save your fine words and an insinuating countenance! It doesn’t matter you admit it or not, the thing has already happened and we are all in trouble!”

“Grandmother, I dare not to talk back to you. I accept any punishment from you and Lady Lu. The thing is Mohua is just a page, what are the chances of him seeing and touching the Royal Jade Ruyi bestowed by His Majesty! I don’t think His Majesty will believe our theory of Mohua is the one who has smashed the Ruyi into pieces.” said Cao Mo, not a tint of emotion could be heard from his tone.

Dowager Xiao fumed, she had never met anyone with an attitude like Cao Mo’s, “Mammy, come arrest Young Madam and give her twenty floggings! He needs some education!”

Hearing that, Cao Mo took off and ran while screaming, “Help, someone please inform my husband that grandmother is about to beat me up! Help! Xiao Yi! Help!”

Everyone was stupefied.

Dowager Xiao didn’t expect Cao Mo would put aside all his dignity and make a scene, she stamped her foot in anger, “Mammy, go arrest him and lock him in the utility room!”

‘I surely will be beaten hard if they catch me, gotta run, run for my life!’ thought Cao Mo.

With that he climbed over the walls and ran on the roof, making his way into Lotus House.

Cao Mo jumped out from the roof of the backyard of Lotus House, he ran into Cao Le who was questioning a page stealthily.

Seeing Cao Mo, Cao Le grabbed his sleeve and asked, “Why are you climbing over walls? What are you up to?”

“You are asking me? This is all your fault, you and Xiao Jin had a fight and the Ruyi got smashed, and somehow I’m taking the blame, so long story short I’m running for my life, brother.”

“What are they going to do to me?” asked Cao Le, his voice shaking.

Cao Mo sneered, “Twat, are you really sure that Ruyi was the Royal one?”

“You mean, you mean it’s not?” asked Cao Le in excitement.

“Why are you asking me? How would I know? I’ve never seen it, get out of my way you twat! Don’t expect you can walk away from this and shift all the blame to me, no way!”

“Mo, my good brother, please have mercy! I know your husband won’t just sit back and watch you suffer, please help me out, I swear it’s not me who has ruined that Jade Ruyi!”

“Does it really matter now?” Cao Mo tried to get rid of Cao Le’s hold on his arms, “You shouldn’t say it’s Mohua who did it, see, I’m involved in this too because you have wronged Mohua, how can I be able to help you out when I’m involved in it?”

“Good brother, I’ve heard Dowager Xiao has awarded you a Jade Ruyi as well, can I borrow it for a few days? I promise you I will return it to you once this is over, I’m begging you.” Cao Le grabbed Cao Mo’s arms even harder.

Cao Mo struggled so hard to get rid of Cao Le’s hold, “You think you are clever, don’t you? My hands are really tied in this one, I have no position to help you, I’m nobody in this family, the words of the lowly carry little weight. You need to help yourself, playing dumb, making a counterfeit, whatever it works! Bottom line is not many people have seen that Ruyi!”

Cao Le nodded in approval and was lost in thought… …

Cao Mo finally got the chance to run away, he took refuge in Liu Heng’s study.

Mammy Qin knocked on Liu Heng’s door and asked, “Third Lady, I’m here to look fro Young Madam, have you seen him in your house?”

Liu Heng shook his head, he looked so pale and feeble, “Mammy, I’m really not much of help today, I’m so sick at the moment. Moqin, go help Mammy Qin.”

Mammy Qin looked around in Lotus House, and she had got nothing. She once again knocked on Liu Heng’s door, “Third Lady, we’ve looked everywhere except your room.”

Liu Heng slapped Mammy Qin on her face, “You stupid woman, who do you think you are talking to? What do you mean by you’ve looked everywhere except m room, are you accusing me of hiding Cao Mo in my room? I ask you to watch your mouth, it’s my reputation on the line, I will allow no one to slander me like this!”

Mammy Qin had always been Dowager Xiao’s maid since she was young, everyone in the family had always treated her with respect, including Lady Lu, she couldn’t believe Liu Heng slapped her on her face in front of so many people.

“He must be in your room now, you don’t need to fly into a rage because you are feeling guilty!” said Mammy Qin.

Liu Heng threw a chain of keys in front of Mammy Qin, “Mammy, here are all the keys, help yourself, if he isn’t in my room, this is not over between us then!”

Cao Mo was hiding in a secret chamber in Liu Heng’s study, Cao Mo didn’t want to implicate Liu Heng, so he jumped on the window again, ready to leave. As luck would have it, he happened to see Cao Le sneaking out from Liu Heng’s room stealthily, holding a black wooden box in the chest.