Chapter 265 - Mo Xueqiong Passed a Secret Letter in the Banquet (2/2)

Noticing the two sisters didn’t follow her, Mo Xueqiong tore off the leaves on a tree beside her. She stormed into a nearby yard. “It’s better the unintelligent two don’t follow. They burden me.”

“May the young miss please stop for a moment?” After just a few steps, she suddenly heard a man’s gentle voice ring, sounding polite.

Mo Xueqiong turned around and her eyes lit up. A handsome and elegant n.o.bleman was standing at a nearby moon-shaped gate. He wore a navy brocade robe with a stand-up collar, which made him look taller. There were leaf patterns embroidered with gold silk at the collar and sleeves. He looked both graceful and glamorous.

It was a young master dressed in fine clothes. Mo Xuetong suppressed the joy in her heart. She coyly curtseyed and asked, “What do you want me for?”

…

The n.o.ble master walked to her and gently asked, “Are you from Mo Manor? I wonder how you call Princess Anping.”

He was inquiring about Mo Xuetong. Mo Xuetong cursed in her heart but still carried a smile on her face. “She’s my Third Sister. I wonder what you want from my Third Sister.”

“It’s nothing. I heard Princess Anping was talented and beautiful so I wanted to meet her. I don’t know if Fourth Miss Mo could pa.s.s a letter to Princess Anping for me?”

A letter? In secret?

Mo Xueqiong was so excited that her eyes lit up. Mo Xuetong was indeed guilty. Usually, she looked weak and distant from people as if she wanted to keep all the people away from her. Well, she actually had an affair with a man outside the manor. Moreover, the man had found her sister to send a letter. How could Mo Xueqiong not be excited about this?

As long as she presented the evidence before Father, she didn’t think Father would still think Mo Xuetong the most sensible and well-behaved.

She just needed a way to drag Mo Xuetong down. Now, she couldn’t miss the chance.

Immediately, she stepped forward and enthusiastically said, “If you have any items or letters, you can give them to me. I’ll give them to Third Sister as soon as I get home. She’s been at home and feeling boring, if she…”

If she received a letter of comfort from her lover, she must be overjoyed.

“Unluckily, this time, I get the letter…” She was feeling smug and managed to suppress her laughter by pinching her wrist.

The n.o.bleman heard that and faintly smiled. As expected, he took a letter from his inside pocket and presented it before Mo Xueqiong.

“Third Miss Mo, please give it to her. Thank you!”

“You’re welcome.” Mo Xuetong hurriedly took the letter lest he regretted it. The more she pondered on the idea, the happier she felt. As long as she dragged Mo Xuetong down, she would be the n.o.blest miss in the manor. It didn’t matter if she was a born or adopted princess, her reputation would be tainted once involved in such a thing. She didn’t think Mo Xuetong could prove herself innocent.

Mo Xueqiong had the letter, the physical evidence. No matter how she justified herself, Mo Xuetong would fail.

Mo Xuemin, who thought herself cleverer than Mo Xueqiong, was still locked in her yard now. Only she could do such a thing without a trace, so how could Mo Xueqiong not feel smug?

Putting away the letter, she remembered to ask his name. “Young master, may I have your name please and how I…?”

She looked up but found the figure had faded away. There was only a hollow gate. On the branches on the gate, in the winter, withered leaves curled.

If not for the actual letter in her hand, Mo Xueqiong almost thought she just had a dream.

Mo Xueqiong walked to and fro on the spot and then entered the yard, only to find an empty and unoccupied yard. Then, she had to give up and return. Luckily, she still had the letter. No matter what happened, the fact that a man sent a secret letter to Mo Xuetong wouldn’t change.

“Fourth Miss Mo?” Nearby, in a pavilion surrounded by a rockery, Feng Yuxuan picked up the cup. Sipping at the wine, he thoughtfully looked at Mo Xueqiong, who faltered on the spot.

“Yes, she nearly became Sima Lingyun’s concubine. Do you want her as well?” Qin Yufeng smiled. He was dressed in a pale pinkish purple brocade robe embroidered with gold silk. Compared to Feng Yuxuan who was wearing a jade belt and golden crown, he looked more casual. Maybe he had had a few drinks, because he appeared tipsy, glanced at Mo Xueqiong and smiled.

He always thought himself too graceful to say these kinds of mean words. Today, when he casually said it out loud after drinking, he still didn’t strike people as flippant.

Feng Yuxuan knew he was joking too, so he looked up to ask, “In this way, we don’t need to watch Mo Manor anymore. She’s really not our girl. The other side doesn’t seem to care about her. They don’t know Third Miss Mo until now?”

Qin Yufeng put down his wine cup and his eyes fell. He faintly smiled and shook his head. “Don’t take it lightly. Do you think it’s just a letter when they sent it at such a place and time? It looks like they’re fighting all over the place in the Yan Kingdom too.”

Feng Yuxuan was startled and asked, “So what now?”

“Initially, I wasn’t sure if she was involved. However, I can almost be positive about that now.” Qin Yufeng stood up, picked up his cup and drank it up. He gently put down the cup on the table with a crisp rat-tat, pleasing to the ear.

“Your Highness. Since they’ve taken action, we can also follow suit. Whoever first finds it has the biggest advantage.”

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