Su Yan Mo lifted her hand to grasp onto her front collar as if this was the only way that she would be able to catch her breath.
However, she was finally unable to resist the urge.
Just like that, a mouthful of blood was spat out!
Yet, Helian Wei Wei acted as though she had not even noticed this scene as she stood up straight and brushed off the non-existent dust on her clothes slowly.
Su Yan Mo's deathly pale face arched backward as her fingers stretched forward, struggling momentarily before beating it against her c.h.e.s.t while her lips turned black.
Helian Wei Wei knew that this was a symptom of her illness being triggered. Yet, even so, that was none of her business.
An eye for an eye.
Su Yan Mo should have paid for her crimes long ago!
"Guang, Guang…" She seemed intent on calling the name of Helian Guang Yao.
Su Yan Mo looked at the disgust on his face and the only hope she had left was gone. Her empty eyes looked up at the misty sky.
It was too similar. It was practically the same scenario many years ago.
Once upon a time, it had been her lying in his embrace.
Now, someone else lay there…
At this thought, Su Yan Mo's last breath stopped in her throat, and she could no longer utter a single word. Like someone who was on the brink of drowning, she huddled up in pain and finally stopped breathing.
Seeing the condition of Su Yan Mo, Helian Guang Yao inevitably felt panicked, further increasing his will to escape. He said to Lan Lian chaotically, "She died of her own anger, it had nothing to do with anyone else. Lian Er, come, let us leave!"
"Leave?" Lan Lian did not speak. Instead, Helian Wei Wei erupted into laughter from behind him as she said, "Before you leave, you'd have to at least make sure that the person you want to bring along is willing to leave with you."
What does that mean?!
Suddenly, Helian Guang Yao looked back. After the many blows that struck him today, his eyes had turned bloodshot.
Watching the scene unfold, Helian Guang Yao's face blanched. He even found it hard to speak, "Lan Lian, you…"
"My contact with you was all arranged by His Highness. Otherwise, do you think I would have ever been interested in you based on your age and behavior?" Lan Lian smiled mirthlessly. "Abandoning your wife and children…you're worse than an animal!"
The muscles on Helian Guang Yao's face twitched in anger. "I thought I treated you well, how could you view me like this!"
"That's why I said that you're a b*stard." Helian Wei Wei smiled gently as she leaned her arm on Lan Lian's shoulder and spoke sharply, "Since my mother, you've never felt that it was good enough although our family treated you well and you have even bitten the hand that fed you. Yet, toward outsiders that could not be bothered about you, you pleaded for their attention like a s.l.u.t. I heard that you practically begged for Lan Lian's attention in the first place. I'm not surprised, it really fits your lowly attitude. If you weren't like that, all of our plans would have been difficult to implement."
Helian Guang Yao could only feel buzzing in his brain, causing him to have the urge to choke Helian Wei Wei on the spot.
However, he knew that he would only be embarrassing himself now no matter what he did.
He had not forgotten the number of people present!
If he continued staying here, he would probably become the joke of the Capital.
He had not lost yet, at least he still had the Su family!
Helian Guang Yao calmed his feeling of frustration as he strode out of the hall of the Clan Meeting.
Seeing Helian Guang Yao's escaping figure, the corners of Helian Wei Wei's mouth slowly quirked up into a smile.
Lan Lian did not understand, and said softly, "Why didn't you just kill him, Princess Consort?"
"Don't forget, there's still Prime Minister Su in the Su Family." Helian Wei Wei smiled, "I don't have evidence of the things that Prime Minister Su did at the time. Anyway, I'd just be creating more trouble for His Highness if I were to kill him. But now that Helian Guang Yao's got his eyes set on the Su Family right after he frustrated Su Yan Mo to death, do you think that Prime Minister Su will let him off the hook?"
Da Xiong thought to himself. Well, was it not Young Master that has caused Su Yan Mo's death…
Helian Wei Wei ignored this innocent and direct gaze. She let out a cough before continuing, "Helian Guang Yao underestimated that old fox, Prime Minister Su too much. He won't be as successful as he thought he would when he gets back. Ah, this internal fighting, there'll always be someone who ends up dead." As she said this, Helian Wei Wei turned her face to speak softly with the people behind her, "Go and send General Guang Yao off on his journey, and relay the news of Su Yan Mo dying to Prime Minister Su, so that he knows what a good son-in-law he has."
Lan Lian was filled with mixed feelings as she heard Helian Wei Wei's orders.
It was only today that she finally witnessed this person's capabilities.
Even in comparison to His Highness, she did not lose out.
However, she had allowed her to stay.
Lan Lian was shocked, and when she looked toward Helian Wei Wei again, there was something in her eyes that had not been there before.
If there was anyone she would ever be willing to bow her head in submission, it would be her…
After 15 minutes, when the news of Su Yan Mo's death reached the ears of Prime Minister Su, he nearly fainted. He had already been frail from the earlier episode of him kneeling in the rain outside the Palace overnight. Thus, once the news struck him, his aged hand could hardly hold the teacup. In addition to those terrible things Helian Guang Yao had done, he could only feel as if he had invited danger into his home. As a chill spread across his head, he swept all of the medicinal appliances on the wooden table off, making them crash to the ground!
Amidst the chaos, the butler held onto him, and shouted, "Call the doctor! Hurry Up! Old Master! Nothing must happen to you, Old Master!"
At this moment, inside the internal compound of the imperial palace, Baili Jia Jue who had already finished looking through the memorials was unbuttoning his clothing with one hand as he listened to his subordinate's report. His mouth quirked up in a ghost of a smile…
Chapter 454 - His Highness Gifted Roses to Wei Wei
"In my humble opinion, the Princess Consort was so smart in coming up with this idea. She might be the only one in the world that could come up with it!" Eunuch Sun, who stood at the side listening, poured a cup of tea for Baili Jia Jue with a smile on his face.
Baili Jia Jue raised one of his attractive eyebrows and said faintly, "Smart indeed, but not ruthless enough."
Eunuch Sun was speechless. If this was not ruthless enough, then that person from the Su family might not be able to survive until early autumn, something would probably happen to him in his fit of anger.
However, he was really curious as to how his master would have dealt with it.
"What about Your Highness? What would you do instead?"
Baili Jia Jue threw his outer robe aside casually as he loosened his collar and said indifferently, "I would've sent Su Yan Mo's corpse to Prime Minister Su directly."
Eunuch Sun was rendered speechless.
Prime Minister Su would have been shocked to death!
Speaking of being shameless, the Princess Consort was indeed no match for his master when it came to pissing people off…
As if oblivious to his gaze, Baili Jia Jue dr.a.p.ed his outer robe around his shoulders, showing off his dashing and well-proportioned figure. "Prepare the carriage, we're leaving the palace."
"What? Leaving the palace?" Eunuch Sun followed quickly, not knowing why His Highness wanted to go out all of a sudden.
When Baili Jia Jue stepped outside, he suddenly stopped short and glanced indifferently at the flowers planted in the imperial garden with his feet frozen to the ground. He then turned his head to Eunuch Sun after a moment and sa
id, "Where can I get roses in the imperial palace?"
"Ah?" Eunuch Sun found it somewhat hard to get His Highness' drift today. What roses?
Suddenly, Little Seventh Prince popped out of nowhere, mumbling with a goldfish in his mouth, "Third Brother, are you looking for roses?"
"Mmhmm." Baili Jia Jue glanced at him. "Do you know?"
Little Seventh Prince touched his bald head, "Aren't there still a lot of those that Third Aunt gave you the last time in your royal chamber?"
"Not those." Baili Jia Jue rejected his suggestion calmly without telling him the reason.
Little Seventh Prince knew how much his Third Brother treasured those precious roses, but roses in other places…
"My goodness, Little Master!" Eunuch Sun suddenly came to his senses as he grabbed the little boy. "How can you eat the fish this way! This is raw fish! Your Highness, why didn't you say something? What would we do if he fell sick from eating raw fish?"
Ignoring Eunuch Sun's attempt to stop him, the Little Seventh Prince kept the beautiful goldfish in his mouth, unmoved by Eunuch Sun's efforts.
Eunuch Sun felt mentally and physically exhausted.
Only then did Baili Jia Jue look at the little boy and he said, "Open your mouth."
Little Seventh Prince spat out the goldfish into Eunuch Sun's hand reluctantly.
Eunuch Sun quickly released the goldfish that was still alive into the water so that the Little Seventh Prince would not be able to put it in his mouth again.
The chefs would have spat blood at the wrongful accusation. It was not their fault as the Seventh Prince would eat everything he laid his eyes on!
In reality, this really had nothing to do with the imperial kitchen at all. From long ago, Baili Jia Jue had known of his younger brother's enormous appetite, so he had ordered the imperial kitchen to be on standby 24 hours a day and to cook 12 meals a day in prevention of the little one getting hungry.
If Seventh Prince's appetite were to be compared, it could only be said that when other boys could only finish a cake and some candied fruit for afternoon tea, the Little Seventh Prince could finish ten meat buns and a side dish. Food like snacks were merely appetizers for him…
Initially, they thought that with all the preparation that they had done, the Little Seventh Prince would definitely not have eyed the goldfish in the pond.
The Retired Emperor had already asked numerous times about his goldfish that kept disappearing, and every time, they were unable to answer. The only thing they could do was to keep adding extra meals for the Little Seventh Prince! Keep adding!
Little did they know… he would not even spare the last goldfish in the pond…
Eunuch Sun sighed deeply.
The little boy was not in despair despite losing his food and followed behind Baili Jia Jue. His height only reached Baili Jia Jue's t.h.i.g.h and his solemnly brave face made him look extremely domineering and overbearing as if he would bite whoever came near them.
Ordinary people would not dare to come near them with him standing there.
Now that it was not just His Highness who was leaving the palace, more food would have to be prepared and put in the carriage.
Yup, 20 meat buns would do the trick.
Would the imperial kitchen have time and manpower to make the buns though…
"Third Brother, why do you have to specifically get roses?" The little boy grabbed onto Baili Jia Jue's robe, struggling to keep up with his pace.
Baili Jia Jue answered indifferently, "A present for your aunt." He did not know what roses symbolized, but referring to the 'Court Your Wife' manual that she always read, roses would probably be the best choice.
Once Little Seventh Prince heard that the roses were for Helian Wei Wei, he uttered with a serious expression, "Third Brother, I think you should give something practical to the Third Aunt like that pair of cranes in Imperial Grandfather's courtyard, they must taste good!"
Eunuch Sun was rather speechless.
Why it seemed like he could hear the Seventh Prince eyeing the Retired Emperor's recent favorite pair of cranes as soon as he came back?
Little Master, the Retired Emperor will not be able to tolerate it anymore if you continue to eat like this! He will send you back to the White Academy again!
"Cranes?" Baili Jia Jue stopped in thought.
Eunuch Sun's eyes widened. No, it could not be…
"No." Baili Jia Jue continued, "Your Third Aunt thought the previous things I gave her were all weird."
Eunuch Sun heaved a sigh of relief. Thank goodness.
Little Seventh Prince asked with sparkling eyes, "What did Third Brother give to Third Aunt?" He wanted presents as well.
"A collar."
Eunuch Sun and the little boy froze at the two words uttered…
They exchanged glances with each other.
Sighing deeply, Eunuch Sun held Little Seventh Prince's hand. "Little Master, I will no longer say that you give weird presents to others anymore. If you meet the girl you like in the future, give her food as a present." Giving food would be better than giving a collar that would receive rejection in response for sure!
The handsome Little Seventh Prince said solemnly, "Don't worry, Eunuch Sun, I consider myself normal compared to Third Brother."
The chef from the imperial kitchen who came to deliver the meat buns was speechless upon hearing that… Normal my foot! Why don't you ask around to see if any child eats baskets of food like you!
Baili Jia Jue ignored them talking as he walked toward the west side of the imperial garden to see that there were only about a few dozen or so roses left.
At first, Eunuch Sun wanted to summon the gardener who took care of these roses to pluck flowers for His Highness.
However, before he could take action, he caught a glimpse of a white robe moving slightly, accompanied by a pleasant fragrance that reached his nose.
Standing at the center of the flowering shrubs, Baili Jia Jue was already holding a big bouquet of blooming roses in his hand as his long robe danced in the wind, a figure that was both gracious, dignified and pure as jade, making for a view that was hard to turn away from…
Chapter 455 - Unstable Soul
Meanwhile, Helian Wei Wei who had no idea about the Third Prince's plan of giving her roses was sweeping across the crowd with her cold and sharp eyes in the mansion.
The stewards were smart enough to know that Helian Guang Yao had lost his power as they stood up one by one to shout of the existence of the Helian family's successor bringing prosperity to the clan!
Helian Wei Wei did not buy it, she knew clearly that while these people could be used, they could never be trusted. Thus, she sat on the main seat with a faint smile as she said, "I'm sure you all know that I've never participated in a Clan Meeting before, so I don't know much about family matters…"
One of them started to express his loyalty before Helian Wei Wei could even finish her words, "Eldest Young Lady, you can rest assured about that with us around, everything will be fine."
"Yes, yes, you are right! Eldest Young Lady, you have nothing to worry about with us around!" Another person spoke up.
Helian Wei Wei glanced at the two stewards, the smile on her face unwavering. "Well then, I need all of you to report what property you were all in charge of."
Upon hearing Helian Wei Wei's words, the smile on most of the stewards' faces stiffened. They would never have thought that a little brat like her would casually assume authority over them as soon as she stepped into power!
Reporting their property would be no different from disclosing their details and secrets!
The stewards looked at each other in utter regret of continuing Helian Wei Wei's words.
However, as if she had planned everything ahead, Helian Wei Wei ordered the servants standing beside her, "Distribute paper and pens to all the stewards so that they don't miss anything."
This would mean that it was impossible for them to fool her!
The stewards
gritted their teeth and kept their regret to themselves. They really should not have chosen such a demon to be the patriarch out of greed!
Helian Wei Wei might have looked laid back and harmless, but in actual fact, there was something wrong with her that they could not pinpoint and that kept them on their toes.
Yet, even so, they would not agree with anything that would jeopardize their interests!
"Eldest Young Lady!" A steward with a big belly and fleshy face stood up immediately, "How do you expect us to work if you restrain us like this?"
Helian Wei Wei's smile did not reach her eyes. "Restrain? I just wanted to know the usual things you all do. How is that considered restraint?"
"You're making us write down our property, isn't that restraining us?" The steward said agitatedly.
The crowd below then began to show signs of restlessness and unsettledness.
Helian Wei Wei put down the teacup in her hands leisurely. "Da Xiong, Lao Ying, show Steward Wang my work ethic."
The crowd had not managed to understand the meaning behind her words.
Then, they heard a snap.
Two men had appeared behind Steward Wang.
Each of them was holding a weapon-like long pipe as tall as a man and the sight of them alone was enough to invoke fear.
"Let him have it."
Simple words came from her mouth.
The stewards who had wanted to revolt froze in their places and looked at Helian Wei Wei with different thoughts running through their minds respectively.
Helian Wei Wei said with a smile, "I really hate violence and killing unless I've been pushed too far, so please, gentlemen, I hope you're all understanding of the situation."
The stewards paused and went back to their seats respectively.
How could they have forgotten that the hidden army had already acknowledged her as their master!
From now on, they had to think about the life-threatening consequences they would have to face before they wanted to do something.
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