Repudiating a Good Wife Is Out of the Question

89. It’s Not That Simple

Translator: Sissy That Walk

Tears brimmed in Lady Lu’s eyes, she clenched her teeth and said, “I know you loathe me, Your Lordship, you cannot bear the sight of me and that’s fine, I don’t blame anyone but myself! Unlike your first born, my son fails to live up to your expectations, and we don’t have some prestigious family that we can rely on!”

Xiao Yugui fumed, he turned around and ordered Xie Yonghe, “Go inform Concubine Fang that I’m going to her place now! I cannot believe my madam is still making a scene over trivial matters like this, our entire family is reduced to be on someone else’s chopping board and my wife is pestering me over which son I favor more! Such a muddlehead!”

Xiao Yugui walked closer to Lady Lu and pointed his finger at her, “Mo is accused by your brother, did he trump up a charge against Mo? No! His ultimate goal is us, is our entire family, and it’s you, it’s you who has handed him the knife! His Majesty ordered your brother to produce a mirror within three days, and tomorrow is the due date, we need to find Mo right now, otherwise your family and our family will be in deep trouble! If you dare to act in collusion with your brother again, I will sweep you out of my manor like rubbish!”

Lady Lu stood transfixed in the yard, overwhelmed by embarrassment.

Cao Le wished he weren’t here to witness this.

Xiao Yugui turned around and said to Cao Le, “What are you doing there like an idiot? Follow me.”

Cao Le almost jumped for joy, he knew this basically meant Xiao Yugui had approved him marrying into Xiao Family.

Cao Le followed Xiao Yugui to Concubine Fang’s house and waited outside of the room for Concubine Fang servingXiao Yugui to get changed.

Xie Yonghe arranged two sedan chairs, one for Xiao Yugui and one for Cao Le. Xiao Yugui looked Cao Le up and down, he found Cao Le looked like a weasel and he generally hold people like Cao Le in contempt, but there was nothing he could do at the moment except accepting this weasel.

Cao Le was stoked when he noticed Xiao Yugui was looking him up and down, he tried so hard to suppress the excitement and act normal, yet he failed miserably, and all that didn’t escape Xiao Yugui.

Xiao Yugui shook his head and sighed.

Seeing the two magnificent sedan chairs, Cao Le was more stoked, all Xiao Manor’s sedans were carried by either eight people or four people, technically a civilian like Cao Le wasn’t qualified to sit in sedan chairs carried by more than two people, but he was engaged to Xiao Jin now, so he was not breaching the law if he took a sedan chair carried by four people.

Xiao Yugui and Cao Le mounted on the sedan chair and soon they arrived at Yao Manor.

Xie Yonghe knocked on the gate and informed the doorman.

The doorman invited them in and then hurried to report to Taifu Yao who was visiting his friend that Xiao Yugui was here. Taifu Yao found that rather strange, how come Xiao Yugui would visit without informing them the day before.

Taifu Yao soon returned home only to find Xiao Yugui was waiting for him by the gate, Taifu Yao grabbed Xiao Yugui’s hand and asked, “My son-in-law, why are you waiting outside?”

Deep down Taifu Yao loathed Xiao Yugui’s behavior, he knew Xiao Yugui was putting on a show so people would know how respectful he was, waiting for the elder outside in the snow.

“Greetings, father-in-law!” Xiao Yugui made a bow with hands folded in front and made as if he were to kowtow to Taifu Yao.

“Please rise!” Taifu Yao stopped Xiao Yugui, he didn’t appreciate the mere courtesy on the street, he knew Xiao Yugui was just putting on a show.

Cao Le also bowed to Taifu Yao, but Taifu Yao ignored him. Cao Le was a bit upset that Xiao Yugui didn’t introduce him and Taifu Yao didn’t bother to ask who he was.

Taifu Yao led them to the study to have some warm tea, Cao Le would stole a glance here and there, he found the Yao Manor not inferior to Xiao Manor in any respect, and the servants here looked more well-trained.

Xiao Yugui took several sips of tea and exchanged formalities with Taifu Yao for a few minutes, and then he lost his composure, “Father-in-law, please do me a favor and I will forever be grateful!”

Taifu Yao knew Xiao Yugui was up to something, he said, “You know I’m old and useless now, I need to speak frankly beforehand in case I can’t help you.”

“Has Yi been here?” Xiao Yugui asked.

Hearing that, Taifu Yao skipped a heartbeat, “Why? He isn’t home?”

“This is so embarrassing, here is the thing, Mo has been missing since yesterday morning, Yi went out to look for him and we haven’t heard from him since last night, I’ve been worried sick.”

Taifu Yao didn’t buy it, he thought Xiao Yugui would have visited them way earlier if he was as worried as he said.

“Dong, go ask around whether Yi has visited us!”

The servant named Dong didn’t withdraw the room, he reported, “Your Lordship, Prince Xing heard Marquis Valour is here and he wants to meet Marquis Valour.”

Taifu Yao nodded and asked Dong to take Xiao Yugui to see Prince Xing, then he excused himself. Then he went to see Big Madam Yao for more information.

Big Madam Yao sighed, “Xiao Yugui is so bitterly disappointing, he only cares his career! His new wife, Lady Lu has abducted Mo! Luckily Yi asked Rui (Prince Xing) for help and they have found Mo in time. Your Lordship, I know you hate to be a part of political dispute, but it looks like we cannot detach ourselves any more.”

“You mean, both Mo and Yi are here now?” Taifu Yao dared not to think any further, ‘Prince Xing, Prince Ning, political dispute, clique, nepotism… …’