Repudiating a Good Wife Is Out of the Question

91. Burglars

Translator: Sissy That Walk

The servants prepared some dishes for Cao Le, Cao Mo took the food tray and entered the Flower Hall.

It was freezing cold in the Flower Hall, Cao Le shuddered as he set foot in the hall.

“I didn’t know you are here until just now, here is some food, I’m also a guest here, so I’m in no position to be picky here, grab something you like and have a few bites.” Cao Le put down the food tray and rubbed his hands to warm himself up.

Cao Le took a look at the food tray, there were four dishes, a bowl of rice and a pot of wine. Cao Le took a closer look at the dishes and none of them was what he fancied.

Cao Mo poured a cup of wine for Cao Le without saying anything.

But Cao Le had interpreted it completely different, he thought Cao Mo was pouring him wine because he finally started to treat him as an elder brother.

Cao Le withdrew the passing token that Eunuch Liu just gave him, he put it on the table and snickered, “Check this out, do you know what this is!”

Cao Mo cast a glimpse at the token, it was a wooden passing token engraved with ‘Prince Xing Manor’, the one Prince Xing gave him was made of gold.

Cao Mo shook his head, meaning ‘I cannot believe you are showing off your wooden token, mine is so much better than yours!’

“Haha, I knew it! I knew you have no idea what this is, this is a passing token to Prince Xing’s Manor, I can pay a visit to the manor anytime I want!” Cao Le was bursting with passion.

“Wow, how great! Does this mean you can see Prince Xing anytime you want?” Cao Mo stroke home, “There are so many people can visit Prince Xing’s Manor, but it doesn’t mean they all can meet Prince Xing.”

“Ha, I know you are jealous, but I think Prince Xing will see me if I request to see him.” Cao Le countered.

“You sure are very confident, my brother.” Cao Mo was speechless.

“Prince Xing talked to me today.” Cao Le continued.

“Oh? What did he say?”

“He asked his eunuch to reward me this token and asked me to leave.” Cao Le smiled as he said this, as if he were still savoring that moment.

“Did he tell you to get lost?” Cao Mo teased him.

“Yes — No, he asked me to leave nicely!”

Cao Mo shook his head again, he couldn’t believe there were people like Cao Le in this world.

Cao Mo didn’t confront Cao Le about why his brother didn’t save him when he was abducted, Cao Mo knew Prince Xing had already punished Cao Le for him already, Cao Le had been waiting in this freezing cold room for almost a whole day now.

Cao Le drunk several cups of wine, he felt less cold and a little bit tipsy, “Mo, why didn’t you send a message home telling your family that you are safe, do you know the whole Xiao Manor is in a chaos because of you? Everyone is worried about you, and yet here you are, having fun in Yao Manor yourself.”

“Worried about Mo? Are you sure about that?” Xiao Yi’s voice rang from the door.

Xiao Yi took off a shoe and threw it at Cao Le, “It looks like you are suffering some temporary memory loss, how about a little help here? If you are really worried about Mo, you could report the abduction to the local government or send a message to me as soon as possible! But what have you done? Nothing! Nothing at all!”

Cao Le knew Xiao Yi must have talked with the beggar, he rose to his feet trying to explain, “Please listen to me, I didn’t know what’s going on and who are involved, so I figured I better wait a bit longer till I… …”

Cao Mo didn’t have the patience for Cao Le’s pathetic excuse, he grabbed Xiao Yi’s hand and said, “Are you hungry yet? I asked the kitchen to prepare your favorite dish, roasted duck.”

“Thank you, Mo. But let’s go to somewhere warm, it’s freezing here.” the two left the Flower Hall holding hands.

Seeing their retiring figures, Cao Le didn’t feel like eating any more. He walked to the gate and asked the doorman to arrange him a sedan chair, but the doorman said Yao Manor didn’t have the regular sedan chair for a civilian like Cao Le, all they had were four people ones and eight people ones.

Cao Le had to walk back home in low spirits.

Magistrate Cao had no idea where Cao Le had gone, he had been worried sick and was about to notify the local government about Cao Le’s disappearance when Cao Le finally got home.

“Where have you been all day, you little brat!” Magistrate Cao thumped on Cao Le’s back.

“I work for Prince Xing now.” and with that Cao Le passed out.

Magistrate Cao tapped Cao Le’s shoulder anxiously, “What are you talking about? Working for Prince Xing? You are engaged already, don’t start any trouble!”

Magistrate Cao felt Cao Le’s forehead, it was boiling hot, Cao Le’s heart ached, “How are you, Le? Are you having a cold? What has happened to you?”

Seeing that, a clever servant sent for a doctor.

Cao Le couldn’t rise from his sickbed for a month.

.. …

In Bamboo Lodge.

Cao Mo and Xiao Yi heard a sharp dog bark from the alley, but the barking disappeared within seconds.

Several people made their way into Bamboo Lodge over walls and roofs, a man ordered the rest of his team, “Watch out, we are here already!”

“Why bother? Just kick the door open and abduct him again!”

“Are you stupid? What if Prince Xing is in his room?”

Qian Fu apologized, “Don’t worry, I will get him tonight! This is all my fault that he managed to escape.”

The leader nodded.

Qian Fu and several men in black groped their way in the yard, all of a sudden a man whistled, he charged in a room and stunned a man inside the room.

With that several men came carry the man out, and together they climbed on the wall and left Bamboo Lodge.

The servants who were sweeping the yard found the scrambled footsteps and the broken guest room door, they screamed, “No! Help! Burglars!”