Chapter 33: Chapter 33 Pig Ears
All members of the Mo family, young and old, turned away their faces, unable to bear the sight of Concubine Sun and Xiaoqiang’s indecent posture.
During that time, proper married women, even with their own husbands, would not hug and embrace in public. Concubine Sun, with her whole body clinging to Xiaoqiang, was an act only unscrupulous women from a brothel would dare commit, not something a decent married woman could do.
“Cough, cough, get off me first.”
Realizing something was off, Xiaoqiang quickly pushed Concubine Sun off him quite roughly.
“Husband, why are you pushing me?” Offended by her husband’s rough treatment, Concubine Sun became furiously embarrassed, her pretty face turning beet red.
“The whole family is watching, and you’re all over me; it’s not proper, even Dad is angry,” Xiaoqiang muttered through clenched teeth.
“So what if I’m on top of you? You are my husband!” Stubbornly, Concubine Sun retorted loudly, ungraciously.
“It’s better to restrain yourself in public,” said Xiaoqiang, a frequent visitor to brothels, uttering words even he could hardly believe.
“I see you’re just finding excuses because I’m missing an ear. Isn’t that right? Xiaoqiang, don’t forget, I came into the Mo family perfectly whole. I lost an ear because of your daughter,” Concubine Sun said, her voice breaking with anger and her eyes moistening, looking pitiful and on the verge of tears.
“Why do you keep bringing this up? I’ve already told you, Xuexue had a high fever, was delirious, and didn’t mean to bite off your ear,” Xiaoqiang was also losing his patience.
“Alright, alright! It’s a trivial matter, a husband and wife hugging each other; why cry about it, Concubine Sun?” Old Lady Mo intervened, trying to smooth things over.
Now, Old Lady Mo cherished Concubine Sun like a precious child, hoping she could provide the Mo family with a male heir, and certainly did not want to upset her.
“Concubine, my dad is right. I had a fever that night, was delirious, and thought your ear was a pig’s ear, so I bit hard,” Xuexue said sincerely.
Upon hearing this, Mo Daoyan couldn’t help but burst out laughing, then, seeing several murderous glares aimed at him, quickly covered his mouth, not daring to make a sound.
Concubine Sun was furious, glaring fiercely at Xuexue, thinking: It’s all this little cheap person’s fault for not only maiming her but also causing discord with her husband. She vowed to make her pay one day.
“Concubine, are you still going to discipline me?” Xuexue quickly reverted to acting obedient in public.
“Yes, of course I’ll discipline you. Your wildness needs taming, or you’ll embarrass your father by never finding a husband,” Concubine Sun said, barely able to mask her hatred.
“Aren’t you afraid that one day, I might get another fever, become delirious, and mistake your other ear for a pig’s ear?”
Another burst of laughter ensued.
This time, everyone knew without looking that it was Mo Daoyan.
“Are you threatening me?” Concubine Sun trembled with anger. She had married into the Mo family expecting Madam Xie to be her greatest rival, yet it turned out to be this young and immature girl.
And to find herself repeatedly defeated by her, Concubine Sun was so infuriated she could spit blood.
“You are an elder; Xuexue wouldn’t dare threaten you. I’m just afraid of being accused of bullying an elder by accident. Now, I’m giving you a heads-up in case I bite off your ear again – you can’t blame me then,” Xuexue said, knowing full well her logic was flawed but leaving Concubine Sun speechless and utterly exasperated.