Chapter 397 - 138: Letter_3
Zhuang Ruolan stood up and said, "My back is a bit sore, help me back to my room." This was actually Zhuang Ruolan’s subtle way of asking Loo Ying to leave.
Loo Ying was taken away by the maid beside her.
Yueyao followed Ma Peng to the study and handed over both the letters and the paintings to him.
Upon hearing that Yueyao wanted him to deliver the letter to Guan Jingshuo, Ma Peng refused before Yueyao could explain the origins of these items, "Cousin Miss, if someone finds out that you’re secretly writing letters to the Heir to Marquis Yongding, no matter what you write, your reputation will be damaged." This was because Ma Peng believed in Yueyao’s character, otherwise, others would definitely accuse Yueyao of passing messages in secret.
It was no wonder Ma Peng thought so; after all, sending letters to a young man—and one who was a famous scholar of the Capital City at that—would naturally lead to speculation.
Yueyao quickly explained, "Cousin Brother, these are not letters I wrote. They are from Aunt Yun to my mother, and the Heir to Marquis Yongding said he did not have any of Aunt Yun’s calligraphy, so he asked me to give these letters to him."
Seeing the recipient’s name on the envelope was his aunt’s, Ma Peng also believed Yueyao’s words. However, he was puzzled, "Cousin Miss, when did you meet the Heir to Marquis Yongding?" The Heir to Marquis Yongding’s literary fame was known to everyone in the Capital City, but because of health reasons, he lived in seclusion and seldom left his home. Ma Peng did not understand how Yueyao could have encountered the Heir to Marquis Yongding.
Yueyao recounted her chance meeting with Guan Jingshuo at Zhaohua Temple, "The Heir to Marquis Yongding, knowing that my mother and Aunt Yun were Sworn Sisters, specifically spoke to me. He seemed to really miss Aunt Yun, so I wanted to give him these few letters and paintings. But if I had someone else deliver them, it would definitely cause trouble, so I was hoping Cousin Brother could relay them on my behalf."