Chapter 236 - Write Them Down, Words Don’t Count (1/2)

Mo Huawen had been sitting coldly by the side as if he had been an outsider. At this time, he looked up with a blank face. He knew Yu Feng was suppressing him with Consort Yu’s power, however, he had to kowtow to that power because he wasn’t a royal officer. Consort Yu was a consort in the palace, and now, she considered Auntie Fang from her parents’ home. If something bad really happened to Auntie Fang, Consort Yu would definitely demand an explanation.

Mo Huawen didn’t believe Auntie Fang’s words in the least. He was on the scene that day and saw how Auntie Fang pretended to be drunk, how she defended herself, and how she pushed the blame onto a maidservant. She did those without the slightest hesitation. This time, she brought this up because she estimated that he couldn’t possibly shun from the incident. Hence, right now, he hated Auntie Fang very much.

Yu Feng, too, stepped forward and sincerely stared at Mo Huawen. “Sir Mo, anyway, since such a thing happened, you must give an explanation to my younger sister. She’s a woman and has been reduced to such a desperate plight for her baby. If you don’t do justice to my sister, how can you convince all the people in your manor?”

“Old sir, I really didn’t do such a cruel thing. I’m also flesh and blood, how could I bear to lose my kid?” Auntie Fang timely added, crying, “Unless I was crazy, stupid! Otherwise, I wouldn’t have done such a thing in a million years.”

Eyes downcast, Mo Huawen asked blandly. “What do you want?”

Eunuch Wei proudly raised his head and mentioned Consort Yu again. “I’ve seen many things in the palace, so I can at least recognize some. As long as Sir Mo let me walk around your manor, I’ll certainly sense it. After the tour, whether there is such a thing or not, I can at least have something to report to Her Highness.” He must be thinking that Mo Huawen feared Consort Yu very much.

Mo Huawen suppressed his anger, stood up, and got rid of Auntie Fang’s hands. He walked to the corner of the living hall and had a manservant fetch the prepared brush, ink, paper, and inkstone. After they were all settled on the desk, he pointed to the spread paper and said, “Sir Yu, today, you brought Eunuch Wei to visit your sister in my house, I didn’t have any problem with that. But if you want to check my inner residence, I’ll have to make some conditions.”

Seeing Mo Huawen so fierce, Auntie Fang had a bad hunch and nervously turned to look at Yu Feng.

Yu Feng shook his head at her, signaling her not to act rashly.

At this time, he finally remembered that Mo Huawen was no longer the low-ranked official in the capital. Now, he was an important one in court, and Yu Feng’s rank was lower. If Yu Feng really irritated Mo Huawen, Mo Huawen might insist on refusing his demand. He didn’t have another way to clear his sister’s name. After all, Auntie Fang was his sister, and no outsider knew her.

Therefore, Yu Feng immediately softened his tone. “Please go ahead, Sir Mo. To clear my sister’s name, I’ll do as you say as much as possible.”

When he talked, he deliberately saved himself a backup plan. He didn’t make his answer sound too absolute.

Mo Huawen didn’t care and pointed to the paper, fiercely saying, “Since you consider Auntie Fang as your sister, then you, her older brother, can act as her father and decide things for her. Today, after searching my manor, if you don’t find anything evil, you’ll have to bring your sister back. This sort of evil woman can’t be tolerated at my inner residence.

“Is he kicking Auntie Fang out?”

Both Auntie Fang and Yu Feng were stunned. They couldn’t believe their ears and stared blankly at Mo Huawen, unable to react.

Never did they expect Mo Huawen to drive Auntie Fang away. His only son was given birth by Auntie Fang, therefore, she felt confident about her status in the manor, and thought Mo Huawen couldn’t do anything to her no matter what she did. At most, he would lock her up in the yard to starve her for a few days. He wouldn’t really do anything to the mother of his only son, would he?

She didn’t expect Mo Huawen to be so heartless.

“Old sir, I’m Feng’er’s mother!” Auntie Fang just realized and then she wailed. As she was about to cling to his robe, Mo Huawen stepped back. Then, she fell heavily on the green stone ground and couldn’t make a sound because of the pain.

Yu Feng looked like he was worrying about Mo Huawen. “Sir Mo, how can you joke about things like this? Feng’er and Min’er are both your children. How will they see you if you treat their mother in such a way?”

“Sir Yu, if you want to search, sign the paper. Since you insist Auntie Fang is innocent, what are you afraid of? If you solve the case, don’t you think I’ll clear her name?” Mo Huawen said calmly. However, he looked very determined. “If you want to search my house, you’ll have to sign the paper!”

Eunuch Wei gently coughed and answered, “Sir Yu and Mrs. Yu, you’d better sign it since Sir Yu has spoken about his concern. It’ll be impolite if we still decline.” He blinked at Yu Feng, signaling that it was OK to sign since everything had been carefully arranged.

Receiving the old eunuch’s signaling, Yu Feng remembered their plan. Immediately, he felt there was nothing to worry about. However, to stop Mo Huawen from suspecting, he still put on an angry face on the spot. Walking to the desk, Yu Feng picked up the brush. “I’ll sign it. Why not? In time, please, you have to do justice to my sister.”

Nevertheless, Auntie Fang didn’t feel that confident. At the moment, when she saw Yu Feng lift the brush, soak it, and about to put it onto the paper, she was really anxious. She remembered in the past, she felt sure about the plans every time; however, she would inexplicably lose to that little wicked woman in the end. Thus, ignoring the pain, she scrambled to her feet, walked to Yu Feng, and dragged his hand, silently begging.

However, Yu Feng was convinced that he’d win. Noticing the fear on his sister’s face, he comforted her and hardened his voice. “Sister, don’t be afraid. You’re framed. If I don’t sign it, we’ll look guilty. Wait for your brother to clear your name. At that time, Sir Mo will give Feng’er and Min’er good status for your sake.”

“Good status? What’s a good status? Legitimate bloodline is the base of a family. Making Auntie Fang, a concubine, a legal wife is giving Mo Yufeng and Mo Xuemin good status. But making Auntie Fang my wife…” Mo Huawen sneered. “The Yu family really like to dream.”

At that moment, Mo Huawen didn’t respond. He saw Yu Feng pushed Auntie Fang away and put the brush down onto the paper under her startled gaze.

He signed it and it was a proof.