Helian Wei Wei is completely incomparable with her.
Yet she's dreaming of beating her?
I reckon that Helian Wei Wei's position as the Third Princess Consort will be withdrawn within days.
The next step is to find a way for the maid to meet with the Third Prince.
If it was not for the strict inspection by the Retired Emperor, it would not be a big deal to send someone into the palace.
Unexpectedly, the Retired Emperor was on guard against this maid. I've absolutely no idea what he is thinking about!
Or else, Helian Wei Wei will not have the chance to live such a comfortable life!
"Don't worry, Jiao Er. What's meant to be yours will be yours. Don't forget that you're the reincarnation of Phoenix Girl." Madam Su took a deep breath before putting her hand on Helian Jiao Er's head. "The four elders will support you and push you up to the most valuable position in the world, even without me."
Helian Jiao Er stopped crying and said with trepidation in her tone, "But the selection of the patriarch of the family is around the corner. I heard that Father wanted to bring the b*tch home. Mother, you must not let her return to the Helian family and regain her power, or else the words of the old monk will come true one by one. I'm afraid that the four elders will suspect my identity as the Phoenix Girl."
"Don't worry, the bastard will never have the chance to come back," Madam Su patted her hand and said viciously, "She doesn't fulfill the most important qualification to pass the selection."
"What's the qualification?" Helian Jiao Er wondered.
Chapter 278 - Another Soul
"The General's residence has a hidden army. In order to get our hands on the army, your father and I tried to make Helian Wei Wei's mother open her mouth. However, that b*tch was as stubborn as a mule and refused to disclose anything. One thing for sure is that she had inherited the hidden army and was trying to force your father out of his position. But at that time, she was hurt and was tied up with that little bastard, Helian Wei Wei. Thus, she could not get in touch with them. Your father and I guessed that there must be a particular occasion for the hidden army to appear. After much inquiry, we finally understand that in order to truly inherit the Helian Family, your martial Qi must be preeminent. Secondly, you must be personally acknowledged by the hidden army. Yet, the hidden army only recognizes the seal. Once you get the hidden army, the Helian Family will be yours. Even the royal family will be afraid as everyone in the army is the best of the best. Even though there are not as many elites as the War Dragon Forces, they are all experts in marching and assassinations. They are the most powerful mercenaries in the world that no one can surpass. However, nobody knows where the Military Seal is after the death of the Old Master Helian."
Helian Jiao Er hurriedly stopped Su Yan Mo and asked, "What about Helian Wei Wei's mother? She definitely knows where the Military Seal is."
"Indeed, she knew about it. But, she refused to say anything, even when she was dying." When Su Yan Mo thought about this, she gnashed her teeth with hatred. "However, it doesn't matter anymore. Ten years' time runs out if the Military Seal does not appear within three months. At that time, the hidden army will automatically appear and recognize your father as their master. This is the Helian family's rule."
Hearing this, Helian Jiao Er sighed in relief and said, "No matter what that little bastard does, she still gets nothing. At most, she will gain popularity but it is impossible for her to get a single cent from the General's Residence!"
"Of course, even the royal family can't interfere with our family affairs. Her popularity is just a decoration." Su Yan Mo said sinisterly as she c.a.r.e.s.sed Helian Jiao Er's hair. "Your father and I are tired after years of searching for the Military Seal. Since the hidden army will most probably appear after a month, the courtyard is no longer useful. Guards, burn the abandoned room in the East Court! Save it from being an eyesore!"
"Yes!" The guards obeyed and retreated.
Helian Jiao Er broke into a smile. "But mother, there was nothing strange about Helian Wei Wei on her wedding day. Is it possible that her body was not taken over by another soul? It's just that she became smarter out of a sudden."
"Not necessarily." Su Yan Mo squinted her eyes and said, "At that time, the Fire Qilin appeared at the Third Prince's carriage and interrupted the great masters' chanting. As the Fire Qilin is a sacred beast, none of the scriptures work. I will continue to check on this matter. It's just that the great masters' approach seems to have annoyed the Third Prince, and thus, it is better not to take action at the moment."
Helian Jiao Er pursed her lips and replied, "That's because His Highness doesn't know that Helian Wei Wei has been taken over by another soul. His Highness will definitely guard against her if he knows about it."
"Don't worry. Once the servant girl appears, Helian Wei Wei will be a mess that nobody wants. At that time, I will let her be utterly discredited!"
Su Yan Mo further said a few comforting words to Helian Jiao Er. When she stepped out of the room, Helian Mei was staring at her. Her eyes seemed to be filled with resentment, but the next moment there seemed to be nothing in it. She whispered, "Mother, I'm also your daughter. Why must I get married while the Second Eldest Sister does not have to?"
Hearing this, Madam Su got angry and cried out, "How dare you say so! There will not be such huge trouble if you did not mess around with Huai'an. You cause your sister to suffer with you. I put in a great effort and pulled a lot of strings in order to turn down this marriage. Your grandfather loses his face just because of you!"
Helian Mei clenched her fists and said, "Mother, she let me drink the tea even though she knew that it was poisonous. I have now lost all my martial Qi. It's all because of her! It's her! What do you mean by 'I cause her to suffer together with me'? She is much eviler than me. She even dares to murder her biological sister!"
"Stop talking about this." Madam Su sighed and uttered, "Listen to me. I will not let you suffer even after you get married."
Helian Mei did not say anything.
Madam Su ordered the servant on the side, "Hurry and bring the Third Young Lady back to her room. Tomorrow is her wedding day. It doesn't look good to make a scene now!"
The wedding day? Helian Mei looked at Madam Su's back in vexation. She could not believe that her mother really did not care about her and was so biased.
Marrying a eunuch. She could almost foresee how miserable her life could be.
In addition, her father would only value the daughters who could bring him benefits.
She had become a joke in the entire Capital.
Since I'm already living in hell, I'm going to bring all of you along!
Helian Mei lowered her head and laughed gloomily. Then, she called her personal maidservant over and whispered into her ear, "Get to the palace..."
The sun went down and the night drew in.
Helian Wei Wei's eyes squinted as she read the note that was passed to her by the mercenary.
Yuan Ming smiled wickedly as he saw the words on it. "Hey, how do you know that your Third Sister will send a message to you? She always wanted to beat you up when she saw you."
"During the martial arts competition, her hatred toward Helian Jiao Er overpowered her hatred toward me." Helian Wei Wei smiled and lifted the paper in her hands to the candlelight. "My enemy's enemy is my friend. This principle applies everywhere. Moreover, Su Yan Mo and Helian Guang Yao treated Helian Mei and Helian Jiao Er so differently. Thus, it is totally possible for Helian Mei to explode at once after years of enduring. Yuan Xiaoming, don't underestimate the viciousness of a woman," Helian Wei Wei said with a calm tone.
Yuan Ming smiled and asked, "Just like you?"
"Just like me." Helian Wei Wei replied as she leisurely brushed the dust off her sleeves. She was never a kind-hearted person.
The hidden army, this name sounds so familiar.
"Hey, what's wrong with you? Why are you panting?" Yuan Ming asked worriedly.
/> Helian Wei Wei's lips were pale. She waved her hand and answered, "Probably because of the cold. I just need to have a good sleep. Keep an eye for me and wake me up when the Third Prince is back."
"Alright." Seeing her as such, Yuan Ming closed his eyes. Was it his illusion? At that brief moment, he felt that there was another soul hiding in her body...
Chapter 279 - The Memory In Her Dream
Pitter-patter!
Raindrops hit the bronze wooden window of the palace. The weather turned gloomy out of a sudden.
Eunuchs who sounded the night watches were moving around the side hall, beating the gongs. The sound was long and lingering. Everything was dull and depressing.
Helian Wei Wei who went to bed early was not feeling well. Her forehead was even covered in a thin layer of sweat due to some unknown incidents. She swayed her head from side to side as if she was trying to get rid of her dream.
She walked into an abandoned courtyard in the dark. The yard was full of huge red lanterns.
As there were a lot of red lanterns, the courtyard was shrouded in blood-red light. The cold and lonely abandoned courtyard seemed creepy under the lighting.
Squeak!
A muffled sound was heard.
Helian Wei Wei looked in the direction of the sound. She then found out that it was not a random mansion. It was where her mother lived right before she passed away.
Then, Helian Wei Wei walked into it in a daze like her body was out of control.
She seemed to be small in stature. She was only the height of the sandalwood table.
What's going on?
She subconsciously went under the desk, thinking that she wanted to play hide and seek with her mother when she got in.
Play hide and seek?
Helian Wei Wei frowned at the idea of having such a childish thought... Wait, something was not right!
It was because she saw Helian Na Yue came in and hastily placed something into the wooden box.
Isn't that the wooden box that was used to store ancient books?
Helian Wei Wei wrinkled her thick eyebrows.
Helian Na Yue's lips were pale. However, there were hints of purple and black. This was clearly a sign that she was poisoned.
Helian Wei Wei wanted to stand up and hold Helian Na Yue.
However, she realized that the little body was beyond her control.
Helian Wei Wei finally understood what was going on. This was not a dream. It was a memory that she lost when she was young.
The wooden door was kicked open as she was being enlightened.
Helian Guang Yao walked inside with a cold expression and said, "I will keep you alive if you hand it out!"
Helian Na Yue was holding onto the sandalwood desk with a single hand. Her body was trembling as if she was enduring immense pain. However, she did not make a single sound as she refused to show any sign of weakness.
Thump!
Helian Na Yue went flying a few meters after being kicked by Helian Guang Yao.
Her head knocked onto the shelf and her forehead started to bleed.
"Are you going to say or not?" Helian Guang Hao stretched out his leg and stepped on the back of her hand forcefully.
Helian Na Yue smiled contemptuously. Her eyes were cold and determined.
Being stared at by such a gaze, Helian Guang Yao breath stifled for a moment. "Why are you staring at me like this? Are you looking down on me? Don't be naive, the General's Residence is no longer the same. You are nobody after the old man's death!" He grabbed Helian Na Yue's chin and said, "Your gaze is what I hated the most as if everything I own was given by your family. It's great that the old man is finally dead. I no longer need to be treated as an uxorilocal son-in-law."
Helian Na Yue's face was as cold as the white rose. She laughed and said, "Thus, my father's great kindness to you turns into hatred. He treated you so well but you are hoping for him to die earlier! Helian Guang Yao, you are not worthy of being a human!"
Thump!
Helian Guang Yao kicked her brutally again.
Helian Na Yue's face was covered in blood and she fell next to the desk.
Little Helian Wei Wei was hiding there. Her fingers were stiff and her face was full of fear.
Helian Na Yue's dark pupils tighten as she saw her. Then, she looked back at Helian Guang Yao.
She reached her hands out and dragged the bookshelf forcefully. She was fighting without holding back.
Thump, thump, thump. The books on the shelf fell off one after another. Swoosh, Helian Wei Wei was buried under the books.
Little Helian Wei Wei curled herself up. She wanted to speak but Helian Na Yue stopped her with a glance. She covered her mouth with her hands as tears rolled down her cheeks.
"Sister Yue, why are you in such an embarrassing state? You don't look like the queen of the Capital at all."
Who?
Who's talking?
Helian Wei Wei wanted to look a little closer. However, she was shrouded in darkness and thus she could not see a single thing.
"You have a good looking face even though you are a tomboy. Even the Emperor is constantly thinking of you. Sister Yue, you do have great capabilities. However, it is too bad that you did not know how to be a good wife. Alright, Sister Su, I will pass here for you all to settle. Get rid of her properly."
Then, the person left.
Su Yan Mo squatted and started to laugh like a s.l.u.t. "Do you know why you lost? You were overconfident. You really thought that men will fall in love with an iceberg like you. He was just using you. Am I right, Master?"
"Of course. She's just like a piece of log. She is incomparable to your ecstasy." Helian Guang Yao said and pulled Sun Yan Mo into his arms.
Su Yan Mo's delicate voice resounded through the atmosphere.
The light in her eyes gradually disappeared just like how the fascinating meteor passed by in the blink of an eye.
Helian Wei Wei knew that Helian Na Yue cried at that moment.
Her lips were as pale as a sheet. She looked at little Helian Wei Wei and mouthed her words.
She told Wei Wei to stay alive. You must stay alive.
As if she could feel her mother, Helian Wei Wei bit her hand. She bit her hand mercilessly as if it was the only way to keep the hatred in her mind.
"Wait, Master! She seems to be dead!" Su Yan Mo who was still pretending to lie under Helian Guang Yao shouted as she saw Helian Na Yue stopped moving.
Helian Guang Yao quickly put on his belt. He was anxious and terrified. "Even though the Old Master Helian was dead, the Helian family's death knights are still here. They will risk their lives to fight against me if they know that I have murdered Helian Na Yue. At that time, what should I say? Damn, how can she die just like this?"
"Master." Su Yan Mo held Helian Guang Yao's hands and said softly, "It's better that she died. In this way, the Helian family will truly belong to us."
"But, the Retired Emperor will surely make an inquiry. I'm done if the person sent by the Retired Emperor found out that I was the one who killed her."
Hearing this, Su Yan Mo smiled evilly. "That's easy. We have the final say on how she died. Since she has not recovered from her previous injury and it has dragged on for such a long time, it is totally possible for her to die due to her long-term illness. As long as we publicize it, it can certainly cover up her death."
"Long-term illness?" Helian Guang Yao frowned and said, "This woman has always been competitive. She always pulls through an injury. I'm afraid that no one will believe in such a statement."
Chapter 280 - Do Not Lie To Your Highness
"Not to mention that she is jealous of me?" Su Yan Mo smirked, there was a hint of maliciousness in her eyes. "Don't worry, she is not a team player. All she knows is how to fiddle with her weapons. Those ladies in the Capital have already been sick of her, besides, she did not even show up at our wedding. It has been a long time since I told my sister that she has an odd character. She has no room for me,
suspicious of others and quick to envy. Her heart is as tiny as the tip of a needle. Nothing seems weird for a woman as such to be infuriated to death by her own jealousy. Don't you think so, Master?"
"Why didn't I think of this?" It was a good reminder for Helian Guang Yao. He then hugged Su Yan Mo affectionately. "You really are my lucky star!"
Su Yan Mo smiled lightly.
Helian Guang Yao was still bothered by another issue. "But Helian Na Yue is gone, it means that the Military Seal is nowhere to be found as well."
"It's not a big deal, isn't that little bastard still here," Su Yan Mo softly comforted Helian Guang Yao, her small hand was patting his c.h.e.s.t, perhaps her thoughtfulness was used in any possible ways. "As long as she remains here, you can continue to control the forces of Helian Family in her position. She is your daughter, thus, it is perfectly justifiable for a father to take charge of his daughter's power."
That's right! That was what they were planning for!
As though Helian Wei Wei was out of her body, she looked at the petite figure who was hardly conscious due to the high fever, given her young age, she was probably afraid.
Borrowing the ears of Helian Wei Wei, she dimly heard the voice of others. That voice was quite deep, just like the hoot of an owl, extremely uncomfortable to listen to. "The blood of a Helian family member is able to nourish one's vitality more than a medicinal elixir. Suck out all the blood from this woman and let your daughter drink it. It shall be useful for the days to come,"
"Yes," Su Yan Mo replied pleasantly.
The arms of Helian Wei Wei went weak, she leaned and laid her body against an empty pile of books, by the time she woke up, everything was forgotten.
Children at the age of five to six would indeed shut down their true memories when they had encountered a trauma, replacing it with another vague memory.
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