Repudiating a Good Wife Is Out of the Question

49. A Red Necklace

Translator: Sissy That Walk

Moqi now rushed in and whispered something at Xiao Yi’s ear.

Xiao Yi nodded repeatedly with a smile, “Good job, go tell Qingxue to wait upon my third Sister in Rain House, keep an eye on the young lady and dissuade her from making any scene. Understood?”

Moqi bowed and withdrew the room quietly.

Xiao Yi rose to his feet and put a chunk of charcoal in the stove, taking a glimpse at Cao Mo who was lying in bed, “Mo, don’t worry, I will ask Qingxue to keep a close eye on her, and I will find her the best instructing mammy to educate her. I promise you she can never hurt you, she won’t even show up in your presence if you’d like.”

Cao Mo closed his eyes, “Yi, it’s time that we found her a good mammy to discipline her. She is just thirteen years old now, but the length she has gone to, creating something out of nothing, I don’t mind her slandering me, but this time is different, the whole family might be sinking with me.”

“I know, Mo.” Xiao Yi sat at the bedside, stroking Cao Moon his cheek, “I also know my Mo is the most understanding person in the whole world.”

“Is the Young Master trying to butter me up? Quit it, if you really want to make it up to me, just take me to one of our best country estates in the suburbs after I feel better.” Cao Mo grinned.

“Of course! And you know what, I promise you can run as wild as you like, I won’t be like telling you what to do and what not to.” Xiao Yi said in a serious tone.

… …

In Cunxi Hall.

Lady Lu turned to water works and kowtowed to Dowager Xiao, “Mother, you know I’ve been trying my best to be the madam of the family since I married His Lordship, but look what I got today, the whole household is giving me looks and treating me like a traitor. Lu Jianzhong is my brother, but I swear I haven’t acted in collusion with him and giving him any information that might be detrimental to His Lordship. All I want is a good match for my son! I just don’t want my son to marry Cao Le, a son of a petty official. Please trust me, mother!”

“I know you don’t like Cao Le or our Young Madam Cao Mo, is that why you promised my third granddaughter Li a good marriage if she trumps up a charge againsit Mo, the Young Madam in our family?” Dowager Xiao hated Lady Lu for using Xiao Li.

Lady Lu cried out, “I know I’ve made a huge mistake, and I don’t expect you to forgive me. But mother, I need to tell you the truth, it is my sister Auntie Lu who is behind the scene and responsible for this whole thing. It’s true that Mammy Wang served me for a long time, but the fact is Mammy Wang worked for my sister since day one! I cannot believe my own sister would do this to me!”

Auntie Lu looked slightly annoyed, “Stop making up stories! I have been practising abstinence from meat and worshiping Buddha for over fifteen years now, paying no attention to mundane world, how can you make irresponsible remarks like this?”

“Paying no attention to mundane world?” Lady Lu looked up to heaven and sighed heavily, “Where were you when Concubine had small pox? It was you who found that out, wasn’t it? And where is Qiushuang, how do you explain all these?”

Auntie Lu looked rather indifferent than annoyed now, “You are asking the wrong person, Lady Lu. Isn’t Qiushuang your maid? I heard Qiushuang was pregnant with Jin’s child and you locked her up. Has she gone missing? You should ask the guards, what are you asking me for?”

Lady Lu pointed at Auntie Lu and screamed, “It’s you! I know it’s you who has let Qiushuang go and it’s you who told her to go to my brother!”

Slap!

Xiao Yugui dashed into the hall and slapped Lady Lu on the face.

Lady Lu trembled in fear, she was constantly at a loss since her brain — Mammy Wang died, she dared not to talk back to Xiao Yugui.

“Mother needs quietness, what are you doing here making a scene in her residence? So unfilial! ” Xiao Yugui was furious.

“Your Lordship, I’m just asking mother to uphold justice for me.” Lady Lu explained herself, covering her right cheek. She dared not to make any eye contact with Xiao Yugui, she knew she was out on a limb in this family.

“Do not go beyond your bounds! You should repent in your room instead of dragging more people in your farce. You are the reason why those vile characters impeached me in court, you are the reason why my second brother went to garrison the border region, but look at you, instead of comforting your sister, you are making her the scapegoat! You are even trying to use Mammy Wang to slander Auntie Lu, Mammy Wang is dead, but don’t think you can just run your mouth like that.”

“No! Your Lordship! Mammy Wang had always been working for my sister!” Lady Lu roared.

Auntie Lu shook her head and bowed to Dowager Xiao, “Mother, it looks like my sister is too sad to think straight. I can help out more in the domestic affairs, especially in the Spring Festival season.”

Dowager Xiao nodded, “You are a good kid, I was about to ask you to do this, thank you so much for offering this.”

With that Auntie Lu turned around.

Lady Lu hastened to produce a green necklace from her sleeve and threw it at Auntie Lu, “Here, this was on Mammy Wang’s daughter, how do you explain this?”

Dowager Xiao’s face darkened, she recognized the red necklace, she gave it to Auntie Lu when she married Xiao Yuqi, she gave a green necklace to Lady Lu when she married Xiao Yugui. But the red necklace was on a maid, this was outrageously disrespectful.

Auntie Lu sneered, “Sister, it looks like you are determined to sow discord between me and mother. Lvzhu, go find my red necklace in my drawer.”

Lvzhu bowed and left, soon she was back with a wooden box.

Auntie Lu opened the drawer, “Mother, I love the necklace so much so I have kept it in the drawer by by bed.”

Lady Lu took a peek and she was petrified. The necklace in the box was obviously of better quality and fine craftsmanship.

Lady Lu pointed at Auntie Lu, “What a scheming bitch you are! You prepared two and you just wait for me to fall into this trap!”

Auntie Lu sneered, “I’m so wronged. Mo once gave me that red necklace as a thank you gift, somehow Mammy Wang’s daughter had it, I have no idea.”

With that Lady Lu lost her position in the family, and Liu Heng was in charge of the domestic affairs in Marquis Valour’s Mansion.