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    ☆、Huatangchun 21

    It was dusk when Cao Mo returned home, the golden crow was sinking in the west, and the afterglow was dim.After the last ray of sunset completely disappeared from the sky, the gloomy night quickly spread like mist.

    Lanterns were lit everywhere in Cao’s mansion. Yao Ji walked along the corridor to the main room, and from a distance she saw a warm yellow light in the thick night.The wind was a bit cold on the autumn night, so she tightened her cloak tightly, walked a few steps quickly, and stepped into the courtyard gate.

    The dishes have been served, and the large plum blossom-style lacquered round table is filled with freshly cooked delicacies. Xiangxue, who is following she, puts the last dish of bird’s nest and shredded chicken soup on the table: “Madam, the dishes are ready, maid, are you going to call the master now?”

    “Go ahead.” She nodded and sat down at the table with a little expectation and a hint of nervousness.

    How would that person respond to what she said?Even if I have imagined various consequences, I still feel uneasy when it comes to the end.

    Once upon a time, she was like an innocent girl who didn’t know the world – she would be restless for the upcoming confession, Yao Ji thought with some emotion.After all, it’s because she cares. If Cao Mo is just an insignificant person to her, how can she be like this?

    After waiting for a while, she couldn’t help but stand up when she saw that Xiangxue hadn’t come back yet.

    Cao Mo was resting in the main room. How could he not come over after half a while? She waved and called a little girl over: “Go find your sister Xiangxue and ask her…”

    “Madam.” Before she finished speaking, Xiangxue hurried over.

    Yao Ji saw some hesitation in her expression, and her heart skipped a beat: “What’s wrong?”

    Xiangxue hesitated for a moment: “…The master left the house. Mother Zhang at the second door said that when the master left… he didn’t seem to look very well, and he didn’t take Tianqing and the others with him, so he went out alone.”

    It’s so late and I’m alone. Could it be that something happened outside?Yao Ji stood there and was silent for a moment: “Forget it, ask the kitchen to take all the dishes out and warm them up. Don’t take away the heat. We can do the rest after the master returns home.”

    That night, the lights in the main room were left on for a long time. It was late at night before Cao Mo finally returned home.

    As soon as he stepped into the second door, he didn’t go straight to the main room like he did every night. Yao Qing, who came in a hurry, was waiting aside. In the darkness, he couldn’t see the expression on his face clearly. He could only hear the rustle of boots on the ground. He seemed to take a step forward, and then stopped abruptly.

    “…Master?”

    After a while, the man’s low and hoarse voice rang out: “Go to Aunt Yun’s room.”

    Before Aunt Yun could rest, the maids and women serving her were so happy and panicked that they didn’t know where to put their hands when they heard that the master was coming.Cao Mo didn’t bother to pay attention to them, brushed past a maid who came up to show her courtesy, and strode through the door.

    Aunt Yun, who was chanting Buddha’s name in the side room, heard the voice and came out: “Why do you have time to come here?”

    “Is there any tea?” The man sat down at the table without waiting for the maid to serve the tea. He picked up the teapot and poured himself a cup.

    Aunt Yun seemed a little surprised when she saw that his forehead was covered with sweat: “Is the master… going out for a horse race? What kind of trouble is it worth for the master to be like this?”

    “It’s nothing,” Cao Mo subconsciously replied, waving his hand to signal all the maids in the room to leave, and he said, “I’ve said it before, you don’t need to call me master in private, you will take care of me.” He stood up, “I’ll deal with it outside for the night. It’s getting late, so you should rest.” After that, he lifted the curtain and went to the outside room.

    The woman stood there and raised her eyelids when she heard he’s words, but didn’t say anything.There was a cup on the table from which Cao Mo had just finished drinking tea. Her eyes wandered back and forth on the rim of the cup, lingering for a long time before turning back to the inner room.

    The night was long, and many people in the huge mansion could not sleep all night long.

    Cao Mo lay on the soft couch fully clothed and stayed up until Yin Shi, still not feeling sleepy at all.In the past, if he was in a bad mood, he would go for a few laps of horse racing outside the city to relieve his depression with the feeling of speed, but this method seems to have failed today.

    No matter whether he was riding a horse or calming down now, what flashed before his eyes was always the thin piece of paper that fell out of the book page.

    That was Feng He Li Shu.

    He never expected that it would be a letter of peace and departure.

    The content is nothing more than clichés about couples and divorce, and the familiar handwriting of Qing Jun, “he”, is unmistakable in any case.The blank space that needs to be signed, the place belonging to the husband is clean, and the place belonging to the wife has been written in small regular script with hairpin flowers – “Mrs. Xue”.

    Cao Mo held the letter and Li’s letter, and countless complicated thoughts flashed through his mind in an instant.

    I suspected that I had seen it wrong, wondering if there was any misunderstanding, and even wanted to ask myself if she was joking.But what finally came to fruition was such a firm and cold reality.

    In an instant, the strongest emotion in he’s heart was not anger, but grievance.What did he do wrong? She wanted to reconcile with him. She thought it was the tenderness she had been waiting for for a long time, but she didn’t know that underneath this tenderness, there was actually a hard slap on his face.

    He could have gone to her with the letter to question her, but Cao Mo found that he had chickened out.

    He even couldn’t help but think shamefully, if he put the piece of paper back again, could he pretend that this incident would never happen?

    Frightened and angry mixed with confusion made Cao Mo confused. He finally hid the Heli book back. If he didn’t pierce the window paper, there would still be room for change.At this point, he still can’t get angry at her, but should he be asked to beg her, or even kneel down to beg for mercy?

    The more Cao Mo thought about it, the angrier he became. He wished he could catch that little thing and give it a good spanking.No, one meal is not enough, you must take more beatings!

    Lying on the soft couch, the man couldn’t help but gnashed his teeth. Dare he to reconcile with him?Don’t even think about it, it’s impossible to even dream!He deliberately stayed at Yun Niang’s place tonight to see how she fares tomorrow!

    Contrary to He’s expectation, Yao Ji was neither angry nor actively showing kindness.Early the next morning, Cao Mo deliberately asked Aunt Yun to follow him to the main room.In just one night, the news that the master was staying in Aunt Yun’s room spread throughout the Cao Mansion.

    The servants’ eyes were flying wildly, Zhenzhen and Yingying were looking at her, Yan Rong was twisting her handkerchief, staring at Aunt Yun with eyes that wanted to tear her flesh off.Aunt Yun was as taciturn as ever, like a pool of stagnant water that had not seen waves for a long time. She greeted her politely and stood aside.

    Cao Mo sat down at the table and glanced at the girl unintentionally.There was nothing strange on her face, and she said calmly as usual: “Aunts, you have worked hard. I don’t need you to serve me here. Just go down.”

    “Wait a minute,” the man suddenly said. He took his chopsticks and tapped the bird’s nest stewed with snow pear on the table: “This dish tastes good. Mother Yun, ask the maid to bring it to your room for you to use.”

    This unprecedented sentence made almost everyone look strange. Yan Rong even glared at Aunt Yun. If Cao Mo hadn’t been there, she might have eaten Aunt Yun alive.

    Even the young You Han noticed something was wrong between Yao Ji and Cao Mo. She subconsciously turned towards Yao Ji and secretly glanced at her “mother” sitting at the top.

    The girl’s delicate little face remained calm. She, who doesn’t like makeup, seems to have put on a little powder today. Hearing this, she curled her lips: “As the master has ordered, Chun’er, help Aunt Yun bring the bird’s nest over.”

    Before he finished speaking, the man suddenly stood up, threw his chopsticks, and angrily opened the curtain and came out.

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