Chapter 924: Envy, Jealousy, and Hate Turn Bad (1)
Mo Yan was indifferent to what others thought and couldn’t be bothered to explain herself to a stranger. After politely seeing Madame An off, she gleefully accepted congratulations from her family, then shut herself away to revel in the Imperial Edict on her own.
Xue tuanzi, irritated by someone’s silly demeanor, came out to make its presence known. Mo Yan suppressed it with one hand and even blocked it out of her consciousness.
After her joy subsided, Mo Yan pondered over the motive behind the marriage decree. She picked up her pen to write to Xiao Ruiyuan, mentioning the Cui family’s proposal incidentally. Her aim was to remind him not to get complacent just because of the Imperial Edict of marriage; if she wanted to "climb over the wall," she still had plenty of chances!
Watching the pigeon flapping its wings, flying further and further away, Mo Yan dusted off her hands, which were in fact free of any dust, and turned to go back inside. That’s when she noticed a large eagle circling overhead. The eagle noticed her too and the next moment it swooped down, landing gracefully on her shoulder.
"Ss, you wretched Maomao, it’s always like this with you." Mo Yan’s slender shoulder was sore from the eagle’s powerful grip. She raised her hand and slapped Maomao’s feet, signaling it to get off quickly.
"Chirp—" Maomao reluctantly released its grip and landed on the ground, lifted one leg, and revealed the message tube attached to its foot.