Repudiating a Good Wife Is Out of the Question

90. A Passing Token

Translator: Sissy That Walk

“Yes, both of them. They are at Bamboo Lodge at the moment, I’ve thought about it, Your Lordship, we cannot just let them take Mo with them, Mo doesn’t have a strong maiden family that she can rely on, and we both how how ruthless the Lus are, Mo has escaped this time, but what if there’s a second time? A third time? Yi’s mother, our poor daughter has already passed away, I cannot let Yi’a wife pass away!” Big Madam Yao said emotionally, she stared at her husband, waiting for an answer.

Taifu Yao pondered a while, “I don’t think it’s that simple, this is not just about Mo and Yi. Xiao Yugui pays this visit himself, this basically means he is pursuing to the brutal end,,.”

Taifu Yao suddenly raised his head and asked, “Madam, is there something else that you didn’t tell me?”

“Of course not!” Big Madam Yao denied, “They are in Bamboo Lodge right now, you can go ask them if you don’t trust me.”

“I trust you, it’s just I don’t understand what’s going on. Rui (Prince Xing) and Yi aren’t particularly close, why all of a sudden Rui helped Yi in this, and we all know Xiao Yugui is in Prince Ning’s clique, I don’t understand any more, father and son are loyal to different princes?” Taifu Yao explained why would he ask Big Madam Yao that question.

… …

Xiao Yugui went to meet Prince Xing in the hall, he was overwhelmed with anxiety.

“Marquis Valour, I know you are looking for my cousin Yi and his wife today, it’s just I’m asking them do me a favor, it might take a few days, what do you say about that, Marquis Valour?” Prince Xing put on a poker face.

Xiao Yugui had been in court for well over two decades now, he was very sophisticated, he smiled, “Usually I won’t mind letting them running loose outside for days, but time has changed, Mo is managing our household now, I’m afraid I need to take him back home today.”

Prince Xing lifted a hand and said, “A straightforward person does not resort to insinuations. Mo is abducted by Lady Lu and your servant Xie Yonghe, Yi is my cousin, we are in-laws, so I’m here to remind you, the Lus are doomed, it’s just a matter of time. Marquis Valour, just pick a side before it’s too late.”

Xiao Yugui broke out in a sweat, ‘Yi is here in Yao Manor, Mo is here in Yao Manor, and Prince Xing is here telling me to pick a side! Does this mean Yi and Mo now are on Prince Xing’s side?’

“Your Highness, can I meet Yi?” Xiao Yugui asked in a low voice.

“He just fell asleep, probably later when he wakes up.” Prince Xing replied with indifference.

Xiao Yugui pointed at Cao Le and said, “Your Highness, this is Cao Le, Cao Mo’s elder brother, he is here with me to see Mo.”

Prince Xing took a look at Cao Le and flashed a meaningful smile, “Cao Le? Magistrate Cao’s son?”

Cao Le straightened his clothes and kowtowed to Prince Xing, “To… to reply to Your Highness, Yes… yes I am.”

“Hmm, you and your brother are very different.” Prince Xing was bored by Cao Le’s reaction, people always trembled in his presence, that was so boring.

But that Cao Mo, he didn’t tremble, he didn’t even stammer. Cao Mo was something else.

“You may rise, your brother is busy at the moment, I will ask him to see you later.” Prince Xing turned to the left and asked Eunuch Liu, “Liu, give a passing token to Childe Cao, Cao Mo will be working in out manor soon, Cao Le can visit him if he has a passing token.”

Eunuch Liu nodded, he didn’t know what his master had got up in his sleeve, but he was intrigued to find out.

Eunuch Liu passed a passing token to Cao Le and Cao Le cast a glimpse of Xiao Yugui.

“His Highness thinks so highly of you, why not take it and thank His Highness.” Xiao Yugui felt all his hopes were dashed to pieces, Prince Xing had his first born and his son-in-law on his side already, now he was about to have his second son-in-law too. He knew no way could he help Prince Xing’s rival any more.

Cao Le took the passing token with reverence and awe, he was so excited that from now on he could visit Prince Xing’s Manor anytime he wanted, he was sure even his father would jump for joy when he heard about the great news.

Eunuch Liu smiled at Cao Le, “Childe Cao, don’t lose this token.”

“Please don’t worry, I will value this token like it was my life! Thank you so much for seeing something in me, Your Highness, I will follow your lead from now on!” Cao Le thumped his head on the ground.

“Haha, you are indeed very different from your brother. I heard you are a learned man, there are scholars compiling books in my manor now, feel free to come to my manor and study from the scholars.” with that Prince Xing asked them to leave.

Seeing how happy Cao Le was, Xiao Yugui wished he could slap some sense into Cao Le.

Prince Xing was merely using Cao Le to force Cao Mo to work for him, but this muddlehead Cao Le thought Prince Xing favored him! Anyone from Yao Manor could pay a visit to Prince Xing’s Manor without a passing token, only fools like Cao Le would treasure it like it were priceless.

Why there were stupid people like Cao Le!

“Your Lordship, can I stay a little bit longer? I want to see Mo before I leave.” Cao Le wanted to show off this passing token.

“Fine, tell him to come back home after he is done.” Xiao Yugui humphed.

With that Cao Le gazed after Xiao Yugui happily.

The servants took Cao Le to Flower Hall to wait for Cao Mo and they left without serving him any tea or moving a stove for him.

Prince Xing didn’t recall Cao Le’s request of meeting Cao Mo after dinner, “Mo, your brother is waiting for you since this morning, I almost forgot about that, go ask the servants to take you to him.”

“What? My brother? He is here to see me?” Cao Mo found that hard to believe.

Cao Mo didn’t want to see Cao Le, but Cao Le was his biologically brother after all, so he asked the servants where Cao Le was and walked to Flower Hall to see him.