Chapter 405 - 142: Decline_2
Ma Peng’s actions were indeed effective. Zhuang Ruolan knew nothing about the matter before the full moon feast. But by the time of the banquet, the secret could no longer be hidden.
Zhuang Ruolan, upon hearing Madam Bao mention it, suppressed her fury and said indifferently, "I don’t know where mother heard such things. Mother shouldn’t jump to conclusions based on rumors."
Madam Bao, looking at Zhuang Ruolan’s contorted face, felt a sense of satisfaction. Recently, dealing with Hailan’s marriage had left her seething with anger. Now, seeing Zhuang Ruolan’s discomfort brought her some semblance of balance.
After Madam Bao left, Cai Yun advised Zhuang Ruolan, "Young lady needn’t worry. Look how the Old Master and the Eldest Young Master don’t believe it and are so fond of Miss."
Zhuang Ruolan pondered for a long time before asking, "Did the Old Master and the Eliest Young Master ask a high monk from Zhaohua Temple to divine Keyue’s fate?" Only the divination by such esteemed monks could dispel the negative impact.
Cai Yun hesitated for a while before replying, "Miss isn’t aware, but the Second Young Master said that day he had asked Master Ru Tong from Zhaohua Temple to divine for Miss." Ru Tong had gained some recognition within Zhaohua Temple and was trusted by many ladies of the Capital City.
There were many high monks in Zhaohua Temple, but they were either reclusive from the world or wandering abroad. They would not come out to divine for someone. This was why Yueyao had gone out of her way to showcase her innate talent in Buddhist principles to Master Ru Kong, hoping to catch the attention of these individuals and get an audience with them.
Zhuang Ruolan clenched her teeth in hatred. If it had been Ru Tong who had divined the fortune, unless the three venerable masters gave her daughter another divination, the impact could not be undone. Zhuang Ruolan came to utterly despise Ma Yue. Any mother would wish for her children’s safety and peace, but Ma Yue had ruined her daughter’s reputation, and such malice could affect her future marriage prospects. How could she not hate him?
Yueyao was also shocked when she heard the news and exclaimed angrily, "Has my second cousin gone mad, to hold a grudge against a newborn child?" His own failure to become a Scholar was one thing, but to blame Keyue for it was despicable.