Repudiating a Good Wife Is Out of the Question

51. Questionable Hampers

Translator: Sissy That Walk

“Just trust me on this one, give it a try whenever, I’m sure Third Aunt will love it too.” Xiao Yi gave Xiao Yuzhen a meaningful smile.

Xiao Yuzhen beamed with smiles, he cleared his throat, “I was just kidding, I’ve already interrogated the procuress and got the proof of Lu Jianzhong and Bastard Li acting in collusion with each other. As a matter of fact, I’m on my way to see your father and Officer Qin and defend your wife.”

Xiao Yi made a bow with hands folded in front, “Third Uncle, thank you so much, I know I can always count on you.”

Xiao Yuzhen fiddled the little porcelain bottle in hand, “Yi, don’t be so petty, prepare some more for me if it’s really that good.”

Xiao Yi covered his mouth, “Mo made this, he says this isn’t easy to make. It looks like we need to wait till he gets better, sorry about that, Third Uncle.”

Xiao Yuzhen pouted and left them.

Xiao Yi took hold of Cao Mo’s hand and wandered in the house.

The two saw Mammy Liu from the general kitchen stormed into Magnolia House and grabbed Mohua’s arm, “You thief! How dare you steal a hamper, I’m telling you kid, not on my watch!”

With that Mammy Liu assumed a posture to grab the hamper in Mohua’s hand, while Mohua refused to let it go, “This is the Young Madam’s quota, what are you doing, mammy?”

“Humph! Young Madam who? Don’t make me laugh, your Young Madam has disgraced us all, hasn’t he? Give it back, I need to give the hamper to a real master in the family.” Mammy Liu pushed Moqin and grabbed the hamper.

Cao Mo’s face darkened, he looked at Xiao Yi and said, “Look, a mammy from the kitchen is talking about me behind my back like this, right in front of my gate!”

“Mo, leave it to me, let me have a look what’s going on first, all right?” Xiao Yi tried to comfort Cao Mo.

Cao Motook a few deep breaths, “She needs to go, go tell Xie Yonghe that this Mammy Liu needs to go! Or arrange her a job somewhere else where I won’t see her.”

Xiao Yi squeezed Cao Mo’s hand and nodded, “Yeah, I will. Just don’t get upset over a stupid woman like her, your health comes first!”

They walked inside their house, Cao Mo picked Mohua up from the ground, “What are you doing on the ground? Looking for treasure?”

Mohua cried out like a lost puppy had seen its owner, “Young Madam, Mammy Liu insists I get the wrong hamper. But I haven’t, Third Lady says every house will get the same food.”

“You are in no position to say anything, you little rat!” Mammy Liu glared at poor Mohua, “I know what you are thinking, you think you can run wild now that Lady Lu’s position is replaced by the Third Lady, right? The dish in this hamper is venison, and it’s for Dowager Xiao. Beef is for Magnolia House. So you are a thief, taking venison hamper!”

Mohua shook his head, “But other young masters all have venison, how come our Young Master can only have beef?”

“Shut up, you little rat!” Mammy Liu spat on Mohua, “Venison of such good quality isn’t easy to come by in this season, of course we need to put Dowager Xiao first above everyone else. Dowager Xiao has awarded other young masters, what else can I say?”

Cao Mo’s face looked more gloomy than just now, Xiao Yi turned around and said to Moqi, “Moqi good boy, go tell your mother that Mammy Liu is too tired to do her job, she needs to rest at home for now, and wait for my further instruction after Spring Festival.”

Mammy Liu knelt and thumped her head on the ground, “Young Master please have mercy, what have I done?”

Xiao Yi put on a serious face and rebuked, “I think you know well very what you have done. I meant to cover this up for you, but look at you making a scene in our yard, you could have stopped Mohua in a quiet place and check the dish, but you just have to shout at the top of your lungs that my servant took my grandmother hamper on purpose! You want people to talk behind my back and say I’m an unfilial grandson?”

Mammy Liu broke into a cold sweat, “Young Master, that’s so stupid of me, but I haven’t… I haven’t… please forgive me… …”

“You haven’t done what? Wasn’t it you accusing Mohua of stealing grandmother’s hamper?” Cao Mo sneered.

“I have been too lenient to the servants in the family, and none of you is taking me seriously due to that.” Xiao Yi said coldly.

Moqin from Lotus House now rushed in, “Greetings, Young Master and Young Madam, I came here as soon as I heard Mammy Liu misunderstood Mohua on taking the wrong hamper, this is all some misunderstanding.”

Cao Mo asked, “Moqin, you take a look and tell us whether Mohua has taken the wrong hamper.”

Moqin smiled, “No need to check, the dishes in all the hampers are the same today. It looks like Mammy Liu is used to embezzle Magnolia House’s quota.”

“No, I’m not.” Mammy Liu turned pale in fear when she saw Moqin, she knew she had walked into Moqin’s trap this time.

Moqin deliberately sent her away when he allocated the dishes, and he deliberately let her see Mohua walk away with venison in the hamper.

This was a setup!

Mammy Liu took a peek at Xiao Yi and lowered her head, for the first time the First Young Master looked dead serious, she knew she was doomed this time.

“Moqin, Third Aunt uses me and Yi to establish his authority, what a great scheme. But next time tell us first, all right.” Cao Mo had also understood what was going on at this point and he didn’t appreciated the way Liu Heng kept him in the dark.

“Young Madam, this is such a misunderstanding.” Moqin explained promptly.

“It’s okay, I get it. I know Third Aunt could use some help and I’m happy to help, no need to explain.” Cao Mo smiled.

Moqin bowed to Cao Mo and took Mammy Liu away.