Although Zeng Yuan's full name was not written in this "love essay," his handwriting was indeed written in his own words.
Master Yao will surely be able to recognize his handwriting.
It doesn't matter if you can't recognize his handwriting. As long as Master Yao knows that his granddaughter is falling in love, he will definitely ask who that man is.
Under a thorough investigation, the jade pendant belonging to a man that she had just slipped into Yao Yutong's body will also see the light of day again.
The item that he wore around his waist every day was something that Master Yao would definitely recognize.
Even if Zeng Yuan denies it, even if he says the jade pendant has long been lost, it doesn't matter.
Once the seed of doubt is planted, Master Yao will not let it go unchecked.
If Master Yao likes someone like Mu Bai, how could he possibly like him?
Otherwise, he wouldn't have made a bet with Yao Yutong to let her get close to Mu Bai.
"Master, what is this handwriting?" Ziwu looked at the four words "To Yutong" on the envelope.
She had naturally seen Su Ruanruan's handwriting before, but the small regular script with the flower hairpin was different from the handwriting here.
"It's a secret! Go find someone quickly, someone clever and unfamiliar."
“I have to go back and keep an eye on Mu Bai. If he gets lured away, I’ll dock your pay,” Su Ruanruan joked.
"Then wait for good news, Master!" Ziwu left quickly.
As for how Su Ruanruan was able to imitate that scholar's handwriting, it's all thanks to him being a conspicuous person.
I followed him for a long time when I stole his jade pendant that day.
During this time, the owner of one stall showered me with compliments, not only leaving me his calligraphy but also almost buying out the entire stall.
She glanced at the calligraphy a few more times and naturally memorized his handwriting.
Su Ruanruan went back and sat down at the stone table, eating the soft steamed bun in her hand.
Bai Ruan also came out of the bedroom and trotted over to Su Ruanruan's side.
He held her embroidered shoes, humming and whimpering.
Su Ruanruan found its little food bowl and poured some millet porridge for it.
The little guy wagged its tail without lifting its head, and bubbles kept coming out of its mouth and nose as it ate.
Su Ruanruan was almost completely charmed by this little guy.
She patted the soft, white head and whispered, "You're much cuter than your dad."
"Once you've eaten and drunk your fill, be a good boy/girl, okay? I'll give you more food later, but don't be greedy. If your little tummy gets any rounder, I'm going to eat you first!"
Bai Ruan's eyes widened as she howled.
The people inside did not come out until she finished eating.
To avoid suspicion, the door to the main room was left open, and their conversation reached Su Ruanruan's ears.
Yao Yutong tried her best to find a topic to talk about, but Mu Bai only gave simple responses.
It's incredibly boring.
Su Ruanruan glanced around and her gaze fell on the bowl of "Yao Yutong's Heartfelt Chicken Soup" that she had placed on the stone table.
She rubbed her fingers together, a glint of something unsettling in her eyes; she realized she still had a chicken to kill.
Su Ruanruan got up, took a knife from the kitchen, and slowly walked towards the chicken basket she had placed in the corner of the yard yesterday.
He grabbed the hen that was flapping its wings and clucking.
When Bai Ruan saw the blade gleaming coldly in the sunlight, she shrank back and hid.
Those inside the main room were all startled by the screams coming from the courtyard.
Mu Bai thought something had happened to Su Ruanruan, so he rushed out.
But the kitchen knife she was holding was still dripping with scarlet blood, while the hen she was holding down with her other hand had fallen into a bowl of blood, which was filled with thick chicken blood.
When Bai Ruan saw Mu Bai come out, she ran over and hugged his ankle with her short legs.
Upon witnessing such a bloody scene, Yao Yutong couldn't help but take a few steps back, and even her maid Xiaolian turned to the side.
She was the young lady's personal maid, and had never encountered such a thing before, much less seen such a bloody scene.
"Senior Brother Mu, I'm so scared."
The maid Xiaolian also shrank her neck, "Miss Su, you are still an unmarried girl, how could you be so ruthless? How could you do such a thing?"
Mu Bai ignored their words and strode forward to check if Su Ruanruan was injured. He breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that she was alright. "Ruanruan, you should have asked me to do this kind of thing."
Su Ruanruan looked at Mu Bai, her icy expression finally softening. "It's alright, you're not fully recovered yet, I can handle it."
She then turned to look at the master and servant, who seemed to have discovered a new continent and were extremely surprised. "Is this how you become heartless? If you're so capable, then don't eat chicken, duck, fish, or meat. You're so saintly; it's a real pity you don't invite the Bodhisattvas from the temple down to sit with you."
"How can you say that about us? Miss and I have just never seen anything like this before, we were just terrified," Xiaolian said indignantly.
Su Ruanruan then placed the chicken in the hot water she had prepared to scald its feathers.
Without even lifting an eyelid, he busied himself with his work, saying, "So you're saying your young lady is born of noble birth, while I'm just a commoner."
"To put it bluntly, farting and defecating are normal for us. But in your mouths, you probably can't even mention it. You're like fairies who don't eat the food of this world, who should be full after taking a couple of incense sticks and shouldn't have the time to fart and defecate."
As Su Ruanruan spoke, she made herself laugh.
"Did you see your young lady personally cook chicken soup? Did she gently chant a spell, and the chicken plucked its own feathers, then softly called out, 'Hey, go take a bath in the pot.' And the chicken, having plucked its own feathers, then lay down in the pot by itself?"
The maid Xiaolian roared, "How can you speak so rudely? It's truly... an insult to civility!"
"Haha, is it uncivilized? I'm just stating the facts. If you don't like hearing it, then I won't say it."
Su Ruanruan looked up and smiled obsequiously at Mu Bai, "Brother Mu Bai, am I right?"
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