Chapter 308: Madam Wang! The Old Residence! Wedding and Funeral in Conflict! A Miasma of Darkness!
“It would be discourteous to decline your invitation, madam. In that case, I shall impose upon you,” Cao Xing replied.
With that, the litter was gently set down. One of the maidservants stepped forward and lifted the heavy curtain. Out stepped a delicate and charming young young lady, with fine, elegant features and willow-like brows, looking every bit the image of a respectable wife.
She walked up before Cao Xing, and offered him a graceful curtsey.
“Greetings, young master. I am surnamed Wang. Please forgive my forwardness, I could not bear to see you standing out in the cold wind.”
“Not at all, madam, you are too kind. But... might I ask, what place is this?”
“This is my mother’s home. Alas, my fate is bitter. After three years of marriage without bearing children, my husband’s family deemed me ill-starred and unworthy, and cast me out to return here.”
“Outrageous! Madam, your husband’s family shows no humanity. How could such a matter be blamed entirely upon you?”
The young young lady lifted her head slightly, her eyes reddened.
In a tender, delicate voice, she said, “Young master, you’re truly a rare man in this world, one who understands reason. These words of yours... they leave my heart a tangle of emotions, which are hard to put into words.”
“Madam, you are so beautiful and captivating. I have never encountered such beauty in my life. To wed you as a wife would be a blessing earned over three lifetimes. That your husband failed to cherish you makes him nothing but a colossal fool.”
A faint blush of shyness spread across Madam Wang’s face, enhancing her striking beauty.
“Young master, you must be jesting. I, with my paltry willow-like figure[1], could never be as fine as you describe.”