Helian Wei Wei was alarmed. She noticed that it was getting hotter and hotter. Her eyes squinted. She thought of using the little golden lock on her hand on Baili Jia Jue!
But she didn't expect that his words would sound so reasonable. No wonder, he was a rogue. "Helian Wei Wei you can't marry me and keep me celibate."
Helian Wei Wei thought it was probably because of his face, which was extremely beautiful, and his tone of voice, which carried a noble and scholarly air. In the end, it was like she was making a fool of herself.
What the hell.
This made Helian Wei Wei laughed angrily. "You clearly did not say that at the beginning."
As she spoke, she pulled away from his grasp. Her slender, white neck drooped and her spine arched. He could see the light-coloured fine hairs and the soft new hair curling along the hairline. Baili Jia Jue knew exactly how soft they were at his touch. For a moment, he felt everything in front of him was very beautiful.
"Yes, I really did not say that. Because I think whether or not I am a cut-sleeve, we'll only need to do it to know, right?" Baili Jia Jue kept close at her ear and did not release his fingers. Then, if she demanded self-restraint, she would get it.
This made Helian Wei Wei's cheeks blushed and her eyes moist with anger. She especially wanted to crush his hand to ask him how he had learned this skill!
It's hateful to think of that.
She was so young, she absolutely couldn't stand being provoked this way.
In this ambiguous position of sitting in his embrace, people who didn't know would think that she was the one who took the initiative.
This man was like a pure and matchless god, even his eyebrows were lifted in an indifferent manner.
She couldn't believe it. He didn't have any weaknesses at all!
Helian Wei Wei eventually did not continue to resist. She held the small golden lock that was ambushed in the palm of her hand, and smashed it toward the back!
Bang!
That sound was unbelievably loud!
Helian Wei Wei didn't expect that he was so unguarded with her.
She just didn't think that it would really happen in this way.
He surely would let her go to avoid getting hit.
But in fact, instead of dodging, he had blood stains on his fair forehead.
By the time Helian Wei Wei reacted, the dense smell of blood had already permeated the air.
Outside someone was continuously shouting, "Your Highness!" in an absolute panic.
However, the person holding her did not have any change in his mood. Those eyes like a pool of pitch black ink looked deeper than ever. Blood flowed down from his forehead and slid through the corners of his eyes. Instead of making him confused, they let his true face be completely exposed. The elegant and gloomy look at Helian Wei Wei said, "I've said before that I would not force you. But you'd better be prepared. You're the third princess now. There is no objection to have friendships with others. But like Hei Ze, who was always ready to carry you on his shoulders. Well, you'd better remind him not to go out next time and meet at night. Whatever you are talking about, you should cancel this activity for me. Finally, don't stay here to warn him in person."
Helian Wei Wei didn't respond.
Eunuch Sun stood outside and didn't dare to come in. He was extremely anxious since he was clueless about what's currently going on.
Baili Jia Jue continued speaking in a slow and deliberate fashion, "Regardless of how many people have caught your fancy in the past, you can only be mine from today onwards. I am a very reasonable person as long as you don't do things that you shouldn't."
"Is it reasonable to restrict my freedom as it is now?" Helian Wei Wei's lips curved in a sinister smile.
Baili Jia Jue watched her reaction calmly. "It's reasonable because I am the one who set the rules."
Then, why don't you do it yourself!
Helian Wei Wei took a deep breath. In the end, she felt that she was too aggressive and did not refute.
The person outside seemed to get more anxious. He shouted again, "Your Highness!"
Only then did Baili Jia Jue stand up and stride out the room. He left without giving a glance at Helian Wei Wei.
Helian Wei Wei pushed her bangs back up. She finally realized what's the meaning of "treating male and female differently."
Men and women living together, especially under the same roof, might face even more problems than she previously thought.
Maybe she shouldn't have worked with such a dangerous man in the first place.
She had no idea if it's too late to return the goods now.
While still deep in thought, she heard Eunuch Sun's distinctive voice rang out, "Your Highness, what happened to your forehead!"
Baili Jia Jue did not speak but turned the little golden lock on his hand with all his strength and then kicked away the wooden stool at his feet!
The wooden stool crumbled into dust in a flash.
All the people present were shocked silent!
Their legs were shaking and they didn't dare breathe out loud.
Eunuch Sun tried opening his mouth to speak.
However, he saw that Baili Jia Jue had already recovered his cool and his fingers had adjusted his collar gracefully. His left eye blinked. He turned back to his study without saying anything.
Eunuch Sun followed him while offering up a handkerchief on his hands, "Your Highness, your forehead is wounded!"
Baili Jia Jue took the handkerchief, wiped his fingers with it, and then threw it away with a cold, frosty look.
Eunuch Sun did not know what had happened to him.
Then he heard Baili Jia Jue sneered, "Call someone to check again, are the princess and Hei Ze only have work relationships?"
He knew only of Hei Ze's thought, but not hers.
But both her "refusal to submit even unto death" and also the name she called out unconsciously always made him uncomfortable...
"Yes." The shadow hiding in the dark left in a flash.
Eunuch Sun was still worried about his master's injuries. He did not know why the couple didn't agree then fought.
They just began their life as newlyweds.
He was afraid that the situation would get even worse in the future.
But Eunuch Sun did not know at all that from Helian Wei Wei's point of view, She had already arranged her escape route, but Baili Jia Jue indeed posed a thorny problem for her. If he had been as tough on her like any other man, she would have found it easy to deal with him, not to mention cruel. But so far, she did not know what his idea was.
Helian Wei Wei couldn't figure it out. She simply leaned back and pulled up the quilt. Only then did she become aware of the drowsiness and fatigue that laid dormant within her body.
It was night. The study was filled with candle lights. The room did not need any exquisite and costly ornaments, yet it gave off a mysterious and dignified feeling.
It's because of the presence of the man who half reclined on the imperial consort chair His whole body exuded an aura of kingly dignity. He was cold and detached, with a demonic charm as well as bloodiness.
His dark hair and the dim light of the night merged as if he had been born to lead the darkness. He shook the glass in his hand, and the red liquid looked so attractive in the candlelight.
"Your... Your Highness..." A trembling voice was heard from the dark corner. The man leaning on the chair of the imperial consort narrowed his eyes. He didn't shift his sight away from the glass in his hand. He lifted the glass gracefully and sniffed the aroma under his nose.
The monks looked at each other's face and cold sweat dripped down from their foreheads. Even if they could drive away the witchcraft and recite Buddhist sutras, they could not find out how profound His Highness's magic power was.
"Speak up, what were the sutras you read in the big wedding?" Baili Jia Jue propped his head with one hand while holding a Buddhist Sutra in the other hand. He did not even look at the monks, but quietly flipped through the Scripture pages in his hands. His tone was neither cold nor indifferent. "Don't tell me that those were the blessings. My ears are not bad yet."
When he asked this question, the attendants had handed up the brewed tea. Those attendants were youths who knew to guard their mouths.
The monks, after hearing Baili Jia Jue's inquiry, showed great shock in their eyes. They looked at each other and whispered, "Whether Your Highness knew or not, sometimes people will be possessed after encountering a significant misfortune."
"Yes, I have heard of that." Baili Jia Jue put down the Buddhist scriptures in his hands and knitted his brows deliberately. "What does that have to do with the Scriptures that you read aloud?"
The monks chanted Amitabha in one voice, and then said, "We read the spirit exorcism from the rebirth sutra. If the person who was possessed listens to the soul quotation for a long time, she will show the original form."
"Oh?" Baili Jia Jue stood up and put on a robe. "You are so bold to chant spirit exorcism at my wedding banquet."
The monks turned stiff again, but after all, they were monks. Even though they were upright, they did not know how to please His Highness. They just said honestly, "We did this for the sake of Your Highness. We didn't dare to hide it from Your Highness. Several of us have received news that Helian Eldest Miss may have been possessed, and Your Highness knows that there is no way to keep them alive in the empire. In fact, even the elders have said that they would likely become demons one day and threaten the safety of the people."
"It's possible, yet it's still uncertain." Baili Jia Jue smiled coldly. "Under uncertain circumstances, you will punish my princess to warn others? Who gave you the courage?"
The monks heard those words and their hands shook. They were not the Buddhist monks from the Shaolin Monastery. They had been the capital city all year round and appointed by the four elders. They had heard about the might of the third prince from the grapevine. Now, after really experiencing it, they were shocked to find that he laid his questions to entrap and punish their crimes. Even the elders would not be able to save them.
"Drag them and chop their heads off." Baili Jia Jue took a mouthful of tea. "If someone asks, say that someone wanted to exploit the grand masters to frame the princess. The great masters have confessed their guilt. If anyone wants to ask for leniency, let him come to request it from me directly."
Shadow looked down and dragged the monks away.
Eunuch Sun was trembling with fear, but he did not doubt Wei Wei. Rather, he felt that His Highness's act of beheading so many monks would create lead to retributions.
He thought that this matter should be told to the Retired Emperor. Furthermore, this news should be explained in great detail. It should not mention the spirit possession, but that the monks read the Sutra indiscriminately to persecute the princess.
Eunuch Sun still had the mind to protect Helian Wei Wei. Thus, he had a clear mind about what to say and what not to say, since those words could provoke bigger problems.
After the Retired Emperor listened to his explanation, he immediately sighed. "The child's mind is still so heavy. It's all the fault of this emperor and his useless emperor father."
Eunuch Sun did not know how to respond to this, but could only comfort him. "The Retired Emperor does not need to blame himself too much. Third Prince is intelligent and he would let go of the things that weighed his heart down."
"Old Sun, ah...that child is so bitter that he can't really compare with Xiao Qi." The Retired Emperor was deep in his reminiscence that his eyes were somewhat red. "A Prince suffered so much. He was a sensible child yet betrayed by his closest relatives. Tell me, as a grandfather, how can I not be distressed? Even his deceased mother did not cherish him very much. Whenever I think of that, my heart becomes..."
In the past year, The Retired Emperor had mentioned this mistake for countless of times. Probably at that time he was still young and only had power in his eyes, thus he neglected a lot of things.
At that time, the third prince had not developed such a temperament as he was now but was a little reticent. At the age of five or six, he was much more sensible than children of his age.
He never took the initiative to ask for anything. There were several shadow guards following the prince. Those shadows were selected by him personally. They were not as powerful as they were now.
But his innate chilly and noble temperament and his tendency to right the wrongs couldn't be concealed.
Wherever he went, those places were empty.
The other princes didn't like to play with him because he was boring and dissimilar to others since he didn't want to join them and form a faction with them.
The empress also didn't like to see him.
She was even a bit resentful toward him.
All of these clearly happened in his sight.
Therefore, the noble and chilly Third Prince's childhood was not as satisfactory as what people had imagined.
The disfavored Prince was sadder than the disfavored children in the palace.
He would ordinarily receive harsh treatments.
Even the eunuchs and palace maids would look at him with a weird expression in their eyes.
It was difficult, even for a smart child like him, to be like a praying mantis who could stop Duke Chuang's chariot inside the Harem.
In that kind of atmosphere, many of those eunuchs and palace maids deliberately made things difficult for Third Prince.
Eunuch Sun remembered the situation in those days when the dynasty was the most unstable and the Retired Emperor could not see the third prince for many days.
Later, he ran into the third prince in the rear court.
Truth be told, at that time, not only was the Retired Emperor so stunned, his eunuch, who was accustomed to fighting in the palace, was also flabbergasted.
The Third Highness had a wound on his forehead. He was short a month from adulthood, but his eyes were still beautiful and unearthly. He was chilly and noble.
He said nothing at first when the Retired Emperor asked him.
The emperor shouted angrily, "Come, bring all the slaves to this emperor. I want to see those who acted so bold!"
"No need." In the time it took an incense stick to burn, the third prince finally opened his mouth. His expression was very indifferent and his tone was casual as if he was talking about other people's affairs. "I have killed all of them."
At that time, it seemed that only one servant girl remained. She did not betray him in his most difficult circumstances.
But later, it was this servant girl who almost destroyed the third prince.
Only very few people know the inside story of this matter since it had been kept secret by the retired emperor.
Eunuch Sun knew that the Retired Emperor did not want anyone to touch the third prince's weak spot...
The night grew darker.
There was no one else in the study except Shadow.
Baili Jia Jue looked down at the Shadow kneeling on the ground. His eyes narrowed into slits. "What have you found?"
"Basically the same as what those Buddhist monks said." Shadow lowered his eyes. "Based on this subordinate's inquiry, even for a mind with good mental power, the temperament will not change. However, the princess was like a changed person overnight. Not only the martial qi was so simple, but even the usual habits were different. But strangely, this subordinate made sure that she was indeed the princess. When she fell into the river, her old nanny was beside her. There was no time to exchange persons. No one knew what happened to the princess. This matter is also the most difficult to fathom for this subordinate."
Baili Jia Jue did not speak but rotated the teacup in his hand. His beautiful side face didn't show any emotions.
Shadow looked up at his master and continued, "So this subordinate was over 70% certain that the princess had been possessed."
When Baili Jia Jue heard this, he shifted his sight from Shadow and said indifferently, "There is no need to look into this matter any more."
Shadow was stunned when hearing those words at first, but then he respectfully answered, "Yes."
He watched the tall and straight rear view of his master lifting the curtain and entering another room. He was thinking about what to do if the princess was really possessed since the royal family would not allow a person who was possessed to enter the palace...
"Achoo!"
She didn't know whether the cause was the hellish situation she was in these past two days or being drenched with water at her big wedding night. Helian Wei Wei about to fell asleep when her throat got itchy and her nose stuffy. But she felt so lazy and did not want to move.
Then she looked down at the tiger skin to her side. The rug was cold. Helian Wei Wei creased her willowy eyebrows.
The two people used to have a good relationship, so it was unnecessary for Helian Wei Wei to make a fuss.
When she got up, she saw that contract on her hand. It seemed that it had been glued, but the handicraft was somewhat bad. It must have been glued by someone who had never worked before.
Helian Wei Wei was stunned. Somehow, a scene emerged in her mind of His Highness sitting in her study, frowning and glueing things. She shook her head and picked up the paper contract.
Eunuch Sun, who came in to serve her, thought that she was going to tear it up, and quickly restrained her hand, "Aiyo, Madam. This slave begs you, please stop making trouble!"
"Were you the one who glued this, Eunuch Sun?" Helian Wei Wei frowned.
Eunuch Sun was dumbfounded by this question. "This slave didn't do that."
"Then, who glued this?" Helian Wei Wei stretched lazily.
Eunuch Sun answered, "I don't know, but His Highness said that if you tear up the contract again, he will tear you up in return."
Helian Wei Wei took a glance at Eunuch Sun and jumped down from the bed laughing. "He will not say those things to me. It's you who wanted to say that, Eunuch Sun."
Eunuch Sun asked subconsciously, "How do you know?"
After finished speaking, when he saw Helian Wei Wei smiling eyes, he wished he could bite off his tongue.
"Because it's not sinister enough." Helian Weiwei touched the paper briefly. "If it were him, he would surely say, Keep on tearing the paper off, I still have some copies in my study."
Eunuch Sun was stupefied again. He spoke while holding his forehead, "This slave truly convinced now."
Helian Wei Wei knew she guessed right. The corners of her mouth turned up. She then rinsed her mouth with mint water. In dealing with people, unexpectedly, she and His Highness were equally matched.
"But His Highness gave Princess a task." Eunuch Sun opened his mouth with a smile.
Helian Wei Wei frowned, "What kind of task?" Is it to deal with these three palaces and six courtyards in the imperial palace?
"His Highness said that in a few days you'll have to go back to college. You can't drop out of the academy's program." Eunuch Sun was speaking while giving her breakfast. "So let the old slave observe Princess practising the brush strokes for an hour every day. But rest assured that you won't have to write too complicated words. You just need to write three words ten times without stopping, and leave the rest."
Helian Wei Wei's mouth which was still gargling suddenly became stiff.
Without stopping?
"I see." As she spoke, Helian Wei Wei took the towel handed over by the little aide and acted calmly and naturally as if she was born to be served by others. It was obvious that her daily living expenses were also in the luxury category.
Eunuch Sun didn't expect the princess to get along so easily. He arranged everything happily. Nothing was left behind: ink, paper and ink stone.
"Princess, these are all usually used by His Highness. See if those are suitable for you."
Helian Weiwei grunted in assent, "Those are suitable."
Afterwards...
She just stuffed those in her bag!!?
What was this attitude!
"Achoo!" Helian Wei Wei sneezed again. She sat immediately on the imperial consort chair, looked at the study room and started falling asleep.
Eunuch Sun ...Didn't you just said that you'll write the characters!!!
Half a shichen (one hour) later, Helian Wei Wei woke up automatically, touched her stomach and asked, "What's for lunch?"
Eunuch Sun....You wake up too accurately, okay!
The little aide was born as a death warrior. When His Highness had given orders before, she would often see Eunuch Sun. She had the impression that he was a slick and smooth person in relating to others. Now, well, he looked a little irritable.
However, the princess seemed to know how to placate Eunuch Sun and then said, "I have a dan medicine here. Take it, you'll look younger."
Grandpa Sun's received it. His face was beaming. He sent his underlings away to eat and was not as hypocritical to anyone as before.
Only then did the little aide realize that Eunuch Sun had acknowledged the princess.
Those who were acknowledged by Eunuch Sun must have the Retired Emperor's consent.
In fact, this was not the same treatment as that elder sister at that time.
It's only that His Highness....
As if to notice the little aide's staring eyes, Helian Wei Wei turned to look at her, "Do you also want to get one?"
"Mm?" The little aide was late to react.
Her mouth was already stuffed with the dan medicine. She knew it was expensive, but she didn't know that someone would be so willing to give it to a slave.
Helian Wei Wei did not seem to care at all. She picked at the dishes on the table with bamboo chopsticks. She did not eat much. She only picked a few chopsticks. It was probably not to her liking: "Why is there not even a piece of meat."
The little aide was dumbfounded. "This servant heard that Princess had a sore throat. Then the food shouldn't be greasy."
"Fine, health is important." Helian Wei Wei picked a vegetable dish, chewed it for a while. After that, while still chewing, she went to pick the second vegetable dish.
It's elegant yet carrying an indolent, childlike expression.
The little aide thought that she had never seen such a woman. It was a sight that made people watching felt comfortable.
But no one knew what would happen to her in the end.
Somehow, the little aide hoped that day would pass at a slower pace.
The little aide came out of the palace bedroom with bowls and chopsticks in her hands. She came across Hei Zhu who she hadn't met for a long time. She wore a cheongsam, as if she had just come in from outside the palace. Hei Zhu's eyes brightened when she saw the little aide, "Qing Zhan, you're back!"
It seemed that no one had called her with this name for ages. The little aide slowed down for a moment and then nodded.
Hei Zhu's hands slid and she creased her slim eyebrows. "Why are you doing these things? It's not true that you're serving that woman Helian Wei Wei now, as those palace maids said, right? "
Qing Zhan took a look at her and corrected her faintly: "Call her the princess."
Hei Zhu scoffed at her, "Princess? She will lose that position soon."
Qing Zhan's hands that were holding the bowls and chopsticks stilled. She knew Hei Zhu would not say such a thing without being 100% sure. Could it be something unexpected happen?
Hei Zhu continued saying, "Her methods are only indulging passions. His Highness has never met anyone like that before and put up with her."
Qing Zhan looked at the bowls and chopsticks in her hands without uttering any words.
Hei Zhu spoke again, ""I advise you to leave her as soon as possible. Don't you like Young Master Lie? It will be much better to ask Young Master Lie to help you leave."
Qing Zhan raised her head, her eyes were serious. "I've never thought of asking him for helping me leave, ever."
"I know, I know." Hei Zhu did not know what temper she was having, and patted her gently on the back of her hand.
Qing Zhan thought in her heart, "You don't know it. Just because liking a person, I won't put myself down and be that person's concubine."
She couldn't help recall what the princess had said to her.
That was a recklessly elegant and unconventional manner.
She had never imagined it before.
From the time she entered the palace to be a death warrior, she only had one person in her eyes. At that time, she had no extra thoughts at all. They both were still young. When she finished training, she would stand in the shadows and watch the little boy frown and perform divination. She knew that he did not love her. Every time he went out, she would come along with some new things, just to make him happy. It seemed that as long as he smiled, it was worth doing anything. More importantly, she didn't care if she was covered all over with cuts and bruises for him.
It's just that she forgot her identity too much.
She had a humble life.
Perhaps because she got accustomed to her lowly situation that made it easy for her to regard a person as her world.
If she stayed by the princess' side, her life would be more meaningful than it was now and it would be easier to forget the past.
She had never been to the academy before, and the princess said she would take her to see it.
So then, why would she leave the princess?
At that instant, Qing Zhan didn't quite understand why she got angry at Hei Zhu. "You should be polite to the princess in the future."
Hei Zhu looked at her and smiled. "I know you are worried about me, but His Highness only cares about elder sister. As long as she comes back to the Palace, should you be afraid to offend that substitute?"
Qing Zhan was stunned, as if she couldn't believe what she heard. "Elder sister was not already..."
Hei Zhu coughed a few times, it was as if she said something wrong. "I meant what if that's the case."
Qing Zhan looked at her and her heart fell down. "It's hard to say. I can only say that, unlike what you think, the princess will not be her substitute."
Hei Zhu took a glance and sized her up, "This woman's tricks are pretty good, ah! Even you helped her speak? But as I said earlier, it's okay to have one or two attendants around His Highness. But not that one who played wicked trick, she's absolutely unacceptable. Be honest and get in her way. I and others are planning to embarrass her."
"Don't tell me what you guys were planning, I won't get on board." Qing Zhan, somewhat fidgety, said quietly. "Let me remind you that the Princess was selected by His Highness. Don't you need to accept that fact? There's implication if you're reaching too wide!"
Hei Zhu was dumbfounded. She had never seen the most taciturn Qing Zhan lose such a temper for a person like Helian Wei Wei.
What? Wait a minute!
Elder sister would be coming back really soon.
Not only that, she would also attend White Academy.
Now that the Retired Emperor was present, elder sister would not show up.
However, White Academy was not under the Retired Emperor's control.
His Highness would not meet elder sister until then.
What's the use of this ugly woman, Helian Wei Wei?
Hei Zhu started laughing. She did not blame Qing Zhan. The child was still young and did not know the news of elder sister's life. Otherwise, she would not be confused by that woman Helian Wei Wei's tricks.
While thinking, Hei Zhu took another look at the direction of the palace bedroom. She believed that in the eyes of His Highness, elder sister was the most important.
If not, for what reason he did not spare a glance at other women for so many years?
In addition, how could a woman who grew up with that appearance match His Highness?
She was like a toad who wants to eat swan meat!
If it wasn't for the Retired Emperor, how could His Highness tolerate that look, and almost killed her?
Hei Zhu caressed the whip marks on her arm. A sinister aura filled her eyes. She must make that woman Helian Wei Wei suffer big time!
The sun was setting in the west. The palace bedroom felt so large.
"Hey, woman, you've been indulging in pleasure and forgetting duty for a whole two days. When will you give me energy?" In the mysterious spatial space, Yuan Ming was very dissatisfied with his master's present state.
Sure enough, romantic love, ah!
It's one of the ways to make people more foolish!
Helian Wei Wei looked at him viciously and suddenly curved her thin lips: "Didn't you know it already?"
"Know...what did I know?" Yuan Ming felt somewhat guilty under Helian Wei Wei's gaze.
Helian Wei Wei put the ancient book in her hand and shook it. "You knew that my deskmate is the third prince."
"I also just knew it recently." Yuan Ming said with a serious face.
Helian Wei Wei lifted her eyebrows. "You think I'd believe that?"
"Woman, let me tell you. It's good for you to marry him." Yuan Ming sighed deeply. "I also know that deep down in your heart that you love me best. However, the love between man and devil is fruitless. "
Helian Wei Wei laughed, ""How on earth did you get that incredibly high self-confidence?"
"We can talk about this topic later. Now we're talking about the problem between you two." Yuan Ming smiled. "If I'm not mistaken, the third prince has multiple martial attributes. He possesses all attributes available. If you can control a warrior in that way and do it many times together, you can manipulate metal, wood, water, fire and earth freely, not just the wind like you had now."
Helian Wei Wei's mouth curved up, "Doing it many more times? Hmm?"
"Don't you worry, after you've done the deed, I'll be absorbing the nutrients at the mysterious spatial space." Yuan Ming winked enchantingly.
Helian Wei Wei glanced at him, then picked up the ancient book again smilingly. She shook the book several times.
Yuan Ming then felt dejected and hid back in the mysterious spatial space. Sometimes, he really could not offend his master. That look in her eyes could make people fear.
Helian Wei Wei punished Yuan Ming enough. She then carefully thought about his words.
Unexpectedly, these things are worth to ponder about. In other words, that night, His Highness just used her to collect Yang to repair Yin...
Hmm, she felt relieved thinking in this way.
Helian Wei Wei cast a glance at the contract that was placed at an obvious position in a good mood and lifted her lips into a smile.
She recalled that the bossy presidents in modern times would pacify the other person after finished using that person.
She had to comply with the mode too.
"Qing Zhan," Helian Wei Wei instructed. "Let's roast meat ourselves tonight."
Qing Zhan was stunned for a second before she said, "Has Princess Consort's appetite gotten any better?"
"Yeah, it's not bad. It's plainly because His Highness loves meat." Helian Wei Wei replied smilingly and thought in her mind, I'm so considerate, such an eligible bossy president!
Qing Zhan turned her head away silently. She had been a death knight in the palace for so many years, but it was the first time hearing that His Highness loved meat.
Eunuch Sun said smilingly, "Go ahead and prepare. As the old saying goes, the way to a man's heart is through his stomach. Princess Consort has finally understood it."
Qing Zhan looked at him and said slowly, "Eunuch Sun, are you sure that it's not what the Princess Consort loves to eat instead?"
Eunuch Sun was speechless.
The sun was low in the west, half the sky was reddened by the setting sun. The golden sun shone through the clouds and the whole palace was shimmering in the mild sunlight.
The mild sunlight shone into the window through the curtain. Helian Wei Wei was dealing with the metal rack used to hang the roasted lamb.
Qing Zhan was looking by the side. She wondered, how did Miss Helian live her life for these tens of years? Why does she look so much like a hooligan?
Hmm... Perhaps this is her special characteristic.
Baili Jia Jue had yet to return; most probably still occupied with the work in the imperial court.
He seemed to dislike being disturbed by anyone.
That was why there were only a few palace maids and eunuchs here. Helian Wei Wei was comfortable with this condition.
She wanted to pay respect to the empress, but Eunuch Sun had stopped her and said, "There's no need for that. His Highness will bring you there when he has the time. The Retired Emperor won't be free as he is quite busy at this period of time."
He had filtered out the empress automatically.
Helian Wei Wei was smart and naturally, she understood the hidden meaning. His Highness had said that she did not have to pay respect, she would just comply with it. After all, the empress was not their ally. She was reluctant to entertain her as well. She did not want to see anyone from the Murong Residence.
According to the current trend in the imperial court, Empress Murong was most probably fighting with His Highness for the Crown Prince position as the prince that she had given birth to was now at the age of four.
However, His Highness could easily bully them to death if he really wanted to fight against such a young kid.
The little prince will surely be dead by now.
Helian Wei Wei could not help but smile at this thought. She took a breath and stretched her body. She walked slowly to the temporary kitchen and cleaned the mutton in her hands.
The mutton should be marinated before roasting in order to bring out the best flavor of the mutton.
Helian Wei Wei was always fastidious about her food. She never treated herself shabbily and of course, she could cook very well. Besides, Eunuch Sun would get her anything she wanted in the palace.
The only problem was that Eunuch Sun seemed too enthusiastic and passionate. He looked excited whenever he sent things over to her.
This caused Helian Wei Wei to be perplexed. However, she decided to keep it at the back of her mind as she could not wait to enjoy a lavish meal in a short while. She prepared another dish, which was the spicy shrimps. She did not know whether His Highness would like to eat shrimps. When she was in the Academy, the only thing she knew was that he disliked eggplants.
"Does Baili Jia Jue eat shrimps?" Helian Wei Wei turned her head over to ask Eunuch Sun who had been following her around.
Eunuch Sun stopped and thought for a while, yet he could not recall anything. "Probably, His Highness is an indifferent eater."
Helian Wei Wei raised her brows and heaved a sigh. "Alright, I'll observe him later."
A long while after they finished their conversation, a tall and straight yet pure silhouette walked toward the palace in the dusk of the evening.
It was Baili Jia Jue who was giving instructions to Shadow. The eunuch beside him was holding a big pile of memorials while tagging along behind them silently.
His hand reached up and loosened his collar. Just then, he saw Helian Wei Wei walking toward him with a small metal bowl in her arms. She looked up at him with a smile. "You're back?"
Baili Jia Jue stood in astonishment and stared at Helian Wei Wei.
Helian Wei Wei revealed a smile on her face which was stained with flour. The surprised look on her face was real. Her eyes were pretty, charming and irresistible.
Baili Jia Jue had a sudden thought. Women are truly difficult to understand.
However, Baili Jia Jue played along and replied in acknowledgment. He handed over the things in his hand to Shadow.
Shadow and the eunuch retreated.
Helian Wei Wei lowered her body to fetch out the lamb chops from the metal bowl. With a dashing movement, she turned the metal fork and put the lamb chops on the metal rack. Beneath it was a fire pit. She coated the meat in oil and almost immediately, they could smell the food aroma wafted in the air.
Baili Jia Jue fixed her gaze on Helian Wei Wei.
Helian Wei Wei's face turned dark. She flipped the lamb chops and raised her head to take a good look at him. Other than His Highness, there's no second one in the world who will look as handsome as him even with injuries on the head.
His forehead was bandaged with a white cloth that was directly tied at the back of his head. It looked more like a new look rather than an injury which was similar to his appearance when he hurt his eyes. Helian Wei Wei felt a little discomfort as she recalled that he was her deskmate and shared the same fate with her. She let out a cough, reached out her hand to touch the cloth as she said, "I wouldn't have hit you so hard if you were just touching my head or face."
Upon hearing it, Baili Jia Jue sneaked a glance at the back of Helian Wei Wei's neck as she went on to prepare the rack of lamb. The fine hair on the back of her neck was clearly visible. Baili Jia Jue clenched his fist and suppressed his urge to touch her neck again. He simply replied in acknowledgment. Someone must have said something to her and made her let go of the incident that night.
Although the little prey was obedient enough to bury the hatchet.
Ah, what he actually wanted was for her to accept him, not completely letting go of the incident that happened that night.
She was indeed good at digesting information.
Baili Jia Jue smiled coldly in his mind but maintained his straight face as he replied, "Didn't you ever think that it might have left a scar when you hit me?"
Helian Wei Wei raised her eyebrows and said, "You're a man, yet you are worried about having scars?"
Her original intention was to shut his mouth.
To her surprise, he answered him indistinctly, "Of course, do you think it's that easy to be the most handsome man in the world?"
Helian Wei Wei was speechless.
Fine, she was truly not as shameless as His Highness.