Repudiating a Good Wife Is Out of the Question

74. Cousin Wenyuan

Translator: Sissy That Walk

Cao Mo’s first Spring Festival in this time and space was quite depressing.

Cao Mo and Xiao Yi went to the Yao Manor, Xiao Yi’s maternal grandfather’s house the next day.

Xiao Yi’s maternal grandfather was Taifu Yao, the official tutor for the Crown Prince.

Taifu Yao wasn’t home when the young couple arrived, they were greeted by Xiao Yi’s uncle.

The house was immediately more lively as the young couple set foot in the hall, Xiao Yi’s Fourth Cousin Yao Wenyuan shared the same birthday as Xiao Yi, they would argue who was the elder cousin every time they saw each other, and this day was no exception.

It was supposed to be a loving moment, but Cao Mo noticed Yao Wenyuan kept giving him sideways looks and cold smiles.

“Yi, you are early this year, correct me if I’m wrong, I remember you always arrive around lunch hour in the past few years, don’t you? Ah, I see, you are early this year because your wife has rushed you.” Yao Wenyuan glared at Cao Mo.

Cao Mo had no idea what he had done wrong to deserve this treatment, so he just kept smiling.

Xiao Yi chuckled, “I do have a virtuous wife. Well, come on now, Wenyuan, meet your ELDER sister-in-law.”

“Elder? No way, you are younger than me!” Yao Wenyuan frowned and sprang up to his feet, “Watch your mouth!”

With that Yao Wenyuan walked outside, but little did he expect someone was walking inside, as luck would have it, the two knocked into each other.

“Ouch!” they both exclaimed.

Yao Wenyuan rubbed his forehead in frustration, “Who is that? You better watch out!”

And what came to his sight was a pair of unfathomable eyes.

“Prince… Prince Xing?”

Everyone in the room changed countenance for fear, they had no idea they would be seeing Prince Xing here.

Prince Xing rubbed his forehead in pain and he regretted his life choice for he was distracted by a bird under the porch just now, who knew Yao Wenyuan would storm out right at that second.

Yao Wenyuan turned pale with fright, he kowtowed to Prince Xing, and everyone else in the room followed suit and greeted him with utmost respect.

“Please rise, all of you.” with that Prince Xing reached out to support Yao Wenyuan, and Prince Xing was drawn by Yao Wenyuan’s eyes, it felt like tenderness and love were exuding through that pair of eyes, they looked so familiar, just like his mother Imperial Concubine Virtue’s.

Prince Xing squeezed Yao Wenyuan’s hand.

And that didn’t escape Cao Mo’s eyes, he laughed in his heart.

But to be fair, even himself was drawn by Yao Wenyuan’s eyes, it almost felt like those eyes were able to communicate with you.

Cao Mo whispered at Xiao Yi, “Who is this person?”

“Prince Xing, his name is Li Chengrui.” Xiao Yi said with pride.

“Oh.” Cao Mo nodded.

“His mother is my Second Aunt, but she passed away last year.”

“He is a prince, and his mother is?”

“Imperial Concubine Virtue.”

Cao Mo looked at Xiao Yi with shock, “Say what? Why didn’t you tell me you are sort of relatives of the emperor?”

Xiao Yi smiled, “I hardly am. Even though me and Prince Xing are cousins, but no way can I treat him like a brother, he is a prince!”

Xiao Yi greeted to Prince Xing, and Cao Mo followed suit.

Prince Xing took a few glimpse at Cao Mo and said, “Great to finally meet you, they say it’s you who have made those soap bars, lube and hand cream?”

Cao Mo made a bow with hands folded in front, “Yes, Your Highness.”

Hearing that, Yao Wenyuan chimed in, “No wonder I have seen lube in my house, it’s you, you shameless wanton!”

Cao Mo talked back before Xiao Yi could even have the chance to defend his wife, “I’m curious to ask you, Cousin Wenyuan, what’s shameless about the hand cand lube, they are the best for chapped skin!”

“Isn’t it… isn’t it for that kind of stuff?” Yao Wenyuan blushed.

“Well, they are mufti-functional, you can use it for your skin, you can also use it to do that stuff.” Cao Mo explained calmly, “So yeah, my point is it’s all up to the user.”

“What are you trying to imply?” Yao Wenyuan looked vexed.

“Nothing, I’m just stating some plain facts, it’s up to the users on how to use the products.” with that Cao Mo took refuse behind Xiao Yi.

“Haha… …”, Prince Xing laughed, “Well said! Those are great products, I want more of them. Cousin Yi, don’t be so petty.”

Xiao Yi smiled, “Thank you so much for the appreciation, Your Highness. All jokes aside, Mo says he’s short-handed due to the Spring Festival, but there will be more after the Lantern Festival.”

“Can I have them all?” Prince Xing asked half-jokingly.

Yao Wenyuan sneered, “I think the answer would be no, someone is counting on that to make money.”

Cao Mo smiled and replied, “I meant to say I would be honored if Your Highness likes those products, but on the other hand I don’t want to disappoint Cousin Wenyuan, and now I’m afraid I have to say no.”

“You… you are sowing discords!” Yao Wenyuan fumed.

Xiao Yi chimed in, trying to smooth ruffled feathers, “Mo is like a child, don’t worry, Your Highness, he will come around.”

Silence was the reply.

“Mo, it’s a great honor that His Highness is showing appreciation of your products.” Xiao Yi said to Cao Mo.

But Cao Mo wasn’t very happy about this, he didn’t like to be bossed around.

Yao Wenyuan poured oil on the flames, “Your Highness, it looks like someone is getting very ignorant.”

Cao Mo smiled, “Once bitten, twice shy. My experience with mirrors has scarred me, Imperial Censor Li made such a huge deal about that and he dragged my whole family into this chaos, I don’t want anyone to have any excuse to frame you, Your Highness.”

Prince Xing was choked, he didn’t have any excuse to force Cao Mo to do it now that he had brought up the case with the mirror.

Prince Xing sneered, “All right then, let’s discuss more when your case finishes.”

Yao Wenyuan snickered on hearing that.

Cao Mo excused himself saying he needed to visit the Lu Family, he asked Xiao Yi in secret, “What’s with your cousin Yao Wenyuan? Did you two… …”

Xiao Yi interrupted Cao Mo, “No, what are you talking about, he just hates me for some reason.”