Chapter 428 - Persuasion, Pay a Visit to Lis Manor (2/2)
Seeing Old Madam Li’s childish behavior, Mo Xuetong could not suppress her laughter.
Then Mo Xuetong followed Luo Mingzhu to her yard.
The two sat well in the inner room. After maidservants served the tea, Luo Mingzhu waved her hands, and all her servants retreated. Mo Xuetong knew that Luo Mingzhu had something to say to her, so she also waved her hand to signal Mo Ye and other maidservants to retreat.
Mo Ye retreated to the side of the door, and Mo Lan and other maidservants to a little farther. And Luo Mingzhu’s maidservants stood discreetly beside Mo Lan.
“Cousin, I heard you’re difficult with Li Youmo?” Mo Xuetong raised the corners of her lips and said with a smile.
“You… how do you know?” Luo Mingzhu gave a courtesy answer, but the tears in her eyes could not be held back and dropped suddenly. She hurried to cover her mouth with a handkerchief and choked with sobs.
“Cousin, don’t ask me how I know it, but just tell me during the days when you are married with Li Youmo, do you think he is as ignorant and dissipated as the rumors have said outside?” Mo Xuetong took up the tea on the table and asked softly. She knew that it was useless to persuade Luo Mingzhu now. Only when Luo Mingzhu was convinced that Li Youmo was not good for nothing, could Luo Mingzhu realize something strange in the matter.
Luo Mingzhu let out two strangled cries, wiped the tears, and pushed away the tea handed by Mo Xuetong. She paused and continued to say in a low voice, “But he… but he dared to fight against Yu Mingyong for the famous prost.i.tute, and even caused a big scandal in the capital. His mother tried to beat him with rage, but his grandmother pampered him so much that no one was allowed to beat him, even one of his fingers. I… I have been married to him for such a short time, but this happened. How can I… have the dignity…”
When talking about the heartbroken part, Luo Mingzhu could not restrain her tears any longer. During these days, she was sad every day but could not catch sight of him except when he came to comfort her for a while. Apparently, he did not put her into his heart. The more she thought, the more aggrieved she felt. Worse still, she did not go home to vent her grievances for fear of making her grandmother sad.
Grandmother was in poor health. If she knew what had happened, she would be so sad. Considering the grandmother’s health condition and temper, Luo Mingzhu did not dare to let her know. If something terrible happened to Luo Mingzhu’s grandmother, nothing including death could absolve Luo Mingzhu from the blame.
“Cousin, since you married him, does he treat you well?” Seeing Luo Mingzhu crying so fiercely, Mo Xuetong put down the teacup and handed a handkerchief to her.
“In the past, he treated me well. But this time, he dared…” Luo Mingzhu wept, took the handkerchief, and wiped her tears again.
“Since he treated you well before, why did he do this all of a sudden? And after that, cousin, have you seen the famous prost.i.tute?” Mo Xuetong asked softly.
“Who knows if he was bewitched? Being tired of the good days, and went to ask for trouble! As for the famous prost.i.tute, I thought he was afraid that his father might get angry, so he hid her somewhere.” Luo Mingzhu said indignantly. Her heart was filled with hatred of Li Youmo, so she could not put in a good word for him.
“I heard that his grandmother completely stuck up for him. Even Minster Li was not allowed to beat him. So how could Li Youmo fear his father? And as for the famous prost.i.tute, if he really had a crush on her, he would try every means to give her a t.i.tle. And the woman coming from that place would be too tough to deal with, and she must pester Li Youmo for an explanation. But you see, Li Youmo did not take the woman to the manor to disgrace you, but still tried to explain to you. So the fact is not as you think.”
Mo Xuetong a.n.a.lyzed carefully.
The remarks made Luo Mingzhu’s tear pause, and she began pondering carefully.
After a long while, Luo Mingzhu looked at Mo Xuetong with uncertainty and asked, “You mean, he did this not only for that woman, but for another purpose? How could he treat me like that. I am his wife!”
Luo Mingzhu was not stupid, and clenched the handkerchief in the hands, looked at Mo Xuetong and asked.
“Cousin, do you still remember that Li Youmo almost married my vicious elder sister? At that time, I saw him for the first time. He did not show any tenderness to Mo Xuemin, and gave a harsh slap on her, which made her face swollen. Mo Xuemin was his fiancée at that time.”
Mo Xuetong handed the tea again and asked with a smile.
Luo Mingzhu heard this for the first time, took a sip of the tea and asked surprisedly, “He was so muddled up to slap Mo Xuetong in your manor?”
“I thought the same as you did at that time. But later, when I was in trouble several times, he would always give a hand to me. Then, I realized that it was too coincidental. Although Mo Xuemin looked beautiful, she was vicious. When Li Youmo slapped Mo Xuemin, it would only lead Mo Xuemin to disgust him. If he was really a playboy, didn’t he love beautiful women the most? Why did he slap her at that time?”
Mo Xuetong asked meaningfully.
“Then you mean…” Luo Mingzhu was startled at Mo Xuetong’s words and now completely followed Mo Xuetong’s thoughts. Mo Xuetong lowered her voice and asked, “You mean that he did this for another purpose?”
“Cousin, just think about that. If Li Youmo was really a playboy, how could Uncle be willing to let you marry into the Li family? With your status, you can have a variety of choices. But Uncle chose him for you and was quite satisfied with this choice. So Li Youmo is not the person that he pretends to be on the surface.”
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