Chapter 391: His Highness' Concern
Translator: Larbre Studio Editor: Larbre Studio
The little one was excited to hear about the Haunted Night and started leaping around behind the man. Black mists formed from resentment were emitted from the bottle gourd he was carrying. "I want to observe the Haunted Night! Ah, I understand it now, she will only be back during the Haunted Night, am I right!?"
The man hummed once again, his deep voice slowly disappeared in the faint breeze...
The Trading Compound was bustling as the night drew in. Yun Biluo stood in the lobby on the first floor. Unlike Helian Jiao Er, she did not show any sense of superiority and she was more gentle.
Therefore, she blended in with everyone nicely.
In addition, since she was not in good health, her face was pale and this caused others to feel obligated to take care of her.
Therefore, the Superior Compound's students were heart-wrenching when they saw that she was trying to hold back her tears.
The main reason was that the person standing in front of her was not anyone else but Baili Jia Jue who was going to choose his secondary consort.
"Your Highness, it was my fault." Yun Biluo looked at Baili Jia Jue with her beautiful, teary eyes, "You can punish me in any way, but please don't ignore me."
A few of Yun Biluo's friends from the Superior Compound came with her as they were planning to have some tea in the teahouse. They were not expecting to see the Third Prince.
Based on Sister Yun's words, it seemed like she indeed had a complicated relationship with the Third Prince... No wonder there were rumors that Sister Yun was someone special to the Third Prince.
They thought that the rumors were fake after they saw how cold the Third Prince treated Sister Yun.
Now, it seemed like the Third Prince's coldness toward Sister Yun was because he cared about their past too much.
Due to Yun Biluo's faithfulness and Third Prince's coldness, it was gut-wrenching for the spectators.
"Get off." Baili Jia Jue's tone was light as if he was totally unconcerned.
Yun Biluo's eyes were teary but she resisted her tears from falling down. She looked at Baili Jia Jue with stubbornness. She knew that he liked women who would listen to him since he was young.
However, only those who defy him would cause him an impulse to conquest.
"What do you want me to do for you to forgive me?"
As she was talking, her gaze flashed past behind Baili Jia Jue lightly and brightened up suddenly. Her voice became even gentler and she gave out a radiant smile. "I will never give up until you are willing to forgive me. I will always be by your side and protect you."
Yun Biluo's voice was not soft. Many were moved by her words.
Helian Wei Wei who was walking into the teahouse with Heize heard her too. action
Heize listened to her words mischievously and turned to look at Helian Wei Wei at his side, "Are you really not doing anything about this?"
Helian Wei Wei looked at the two in the middle of the lobby without changing her expression as pain struck her heart. She pressed it down and had no intention to pause her steps. She would not mess up her plan even if she encountered some undesired scenes. She put on a faint smile and continued moving forward as if anyone in front of her did not matter to her.
Heize smiled with mischief and tagged along behind her.
Baili Jia Jue who was standing with his back facing the entrance did not notice Helian Wei Wei. His eyes were dark as night, indifferent yet elegant.
Panic struck Yun Biluo's heart. Her gaze lit up slightly as if she thought of something. She raised her arm and started waving toward Helian Wei Wei, "Wei Wei!"
She looked very friendly. Those who did not know them would think that they were in very good terms.
On the other hand, Baili Jia Jue's face finally had some emotions when he heard her name. He frowned slightly and stopped his movement to leave. He turned and looked at Helian Wei Wei first. His gaze was only starting to warm up when he saw Heize beside her. His ink-black eyes which would make girls crazy sink...
Yun Biluo already walked up to Helian Wei Wei at that time. With a gentle smile, she asked, "Why are you here?"
Helian Wei Wei looked at her, her lower lip curved into a smile but her gaze was oddly cold. She clearly asked her not to act to be close to her before this.
As if she forgot, Yun Biluo continued talking to her. Her smile became even gentler when she gazed past Heize, "I saw Wei Wei leaving Master Hei's carriage that day and I'm seeing Master Hei again today. We must be fated."
Helian Wei Wei kept quiet. She stared at Yun Biluo's smile until Yun Biluo could not maintain her fake smile anymore. She lifted her lips and said with a cool tone, "Lady Yun, there are things that shouldn't be overdone."
Finished, she did not say anything else. She walked past Yun Biluo and... Baili Jia Jue at the side.
Yun Biluo's hobby in acting was her own business. Helian Wei Wei did not want to act alongside the 'pitiful lady' in her drama. She guessed that His Highness would be more than happy to keep the servant girl that he had been protecting unwittingly company.
She did not think the same. She never had the thought of letting Yun Biluo know anything related to Heize.
She could roughly guess Yun Biluo's tricks. Since she could not get any advantage from her, she might pick on someone related to her...
Yun Biluo looked at the back of Helian Wei Wei who did not give her face at all; the corners of her mouth curved.
The moment Baili Jia Jue missed Helian Wei Wei's arm, he cooled down completely. The slight smile from his face disappeared completely as if it were never there.
He felt like his chest was stuffed with cotton. He became vexed without any reason and there was a strong sense of ruthlessness between the movement of his sleeves.
Heize who sensed everything raised his gaze to meet Baili Jia Jue's.
He sneered internally.
Why is this woman making things hard for herself? I am afraid that she will not have a route to retreat in the future. Will the plans she made earlier be useful?
Perhaps Heize paused for too long, Helian Wei Wei pulled him and went upstairs straight; her expression was as indifferent as water.
Baili Jia Jue who wanted to approach her stood there coldly. His gaze was deep as if there was no end...
He frowned slightly and hid his fingers as beautiful as tusks within his long sleeves. He was unsure whether it was because of the cold weather or because he was outside for too long, causing the ends of his fingers to get cold.
This seemed to happen quite often, especially when he faced Heize.
She was more defenseless than ever.
A soft and gentle light was emitted from the ever cold eyes.
He understood her.
She would never allow anyone to be this close to her if she did not trust him completely.
Even the name she called out when she was drunk previously was related to Heize.
She only hid her secrets deeper in front of him. She never requested his help even when she really needed something. She went to look for an outsider instead...
Chapter 392: Wei Wei, You Could Leave Now
Translator: Larbre Studio Editor: Larbre Studio
Yun Biluo stood by the side, followed his line of sight as her eyes darkened.
Baili Jia Jue kept quiet, his jade white skin glowed a little.
That pair of cold sharp eyes lowered its gaze, framed with long, thick eyelashes that shadowed its eyelids- just from his facial expression, even Yun Biluo could not guess what he meant.
This made Yun Biluo feel rather helpless as he was always this unpredictable since young.
Although he might have been interested in Helian Wei Wei, it might not be the case anymore for he detested tainted prey.
Yun Biluo's eyes sparkled a little as she thought about what she had previously heard. She felt that the relationship between Helian Wei Wei and His Highness had been quite peculiar in the past.
Now, she finally knew the reason why it was peculiar.
It was the reason that made them settle for a marriage ceremony. action
It seemed that she would need to look more into this.
Baili Jia Jue had no interest in understanding what Yun Biluo was thinking; what he really needed right now was peace.
This was because he was terrified he could not control the beast inside of him which could rip Helian Wei Wei into pieces by accident.
"Master..."
Being a Fire Qilin, it was impossible to not feel the change in Baili Jia Jue's martial Qi. Fire Qilin appeared when it saw magic had begun to seep into his master's eyes.
Baili Jia Jue hastily walked out of the teahouse, and viciously punched the stone wall.
Bang! He relaxed his fist and took a deep breath.
The blunt pain from his fist cleared his head and stabilized him a little. Then, Baili Jia Jue laughed sarcastically, and said, "No matter how you treat it, it will still be ungrateful."
The wind ruffled his hair. As Baili Jia Jue looked at his fingers covered with blood, his inky black eyes became cold.
Helian Wei Wei was not sure if it was an illusion, but she felt that the house became darker, as if the sun had been blocked out by clouds, of which light became even dimmer.
"Are you thinking of the Third Prince?" A familiar voice echoed in her ears.
She glanced toward the source of the voice, seeing Heize who was dressed in white robes was drinking his tea. His lips curved up in amusement with clear obsidian-like eyes. He touched Helian Wei Wei's face with the teacup he was holding in his hand.
"No," Helian Wei Wei immediately retorted. "Our relationship is not the same as what you think it is."
Upon hearing this, Heize revealed a tinge of amusement in his eyes. "Then what should it be like? Is it fake between you two?"
If it was not real, this girl would not have asked him to prepare so many materials and equipment to escape the Capital. It was obvious that she had never planned on staying in the Imperial Palace for the rest of her life.
"We have already entered into the bridal chamber, how is it not real?" She sipped a mouthful of tea with much indifference, planning to change the topic of discussion.
However, Heize was extremely smart.
"Don't keep on denying, you asked me to prepare so many things of which to be used to escape the Capital. Of course, this is great. As your elder brother, I have already told you that the Third Prince will eventually choose a secondary consort. You have already met Yun Biluo, she will probably use this opportunity to be part of the harem. I used to wonder, knowing your attitude, how would you accept being a pawn to the Third Prince? From what I observe now, did you guys reach an agreement?"
"He did not use me as a pawn." Helian Wei Wei lowered the teacup. "We have mutually agreed to help each other. I helped him to stop the Retired Emperor's insistence on marrying; he will support me, allowing me to be more capable of obtaining back the Helian family during the clan meeting. I asked you to prepare those items as my last resort."
Heize glanced at Helian Wei Wei profoundly and said," I don't think that the Third Prince will like the idea of you having a last resort for yourself. He may not want you to leave the palace..."
"I am not suited for the Imperial Palace. There are too many women there fighting for affection. A person like me deserves to live comfortably with one person, without anyone bothering us." Helian Wei Wei uttered as she sipped a mouthful of tea and played with the teacup.
Heize looked at her absentminded expression and thought of what happened just now. His hand reached out to rub her head, laughing arrogantly and said, "You can take your time to search for that person when you leave the Capital. You have money anyway; whatever you desire to raise, I believe you can definitely raise it."
Helian Wei Wei became slightly thrilled when she heard about her inheritance. The corners of her mouth twitched up into a smile as she said, "I really want to leave the Capital, but how about you? I heard that you were living a great life, are all those stuff about you true?"
"What stuff?" Heize asked, indolently turning the teacup in his hands.
"About you having relationships with men and women," she replied.
Heize choked on a mouthful of wine.
Helian Wei Wei laughed loudly and drank a few mouthfuls of tea. That expression was similar to a cunning little fox.
Some people were like that, if you did not know them well, you would not know that they could actually be quite talkative.
Heize glared at her. "What kind of nonsense is that!"
"It's all over the place. They said it was because Young Master Hei has become too comfortable, to the point that he won't touch women, of which he probably prefers men." Helian Wei Wei smiled sarcastically at Heize, and continued, "Did anything happen between you and that childhood chum of yours?
Heize lightly coughed a few times, and said, "Little kid, don't poke your nose into adult things. Now start confessing, what is the reason for you to meet with your brother?
When Helian Wei Wei wanted to open her mouth, her ear detected something and she looked in the direction of the corner of the second floor!
The person standing there was none other than Yun Biluo. She looked at Helian Wei Wei with eyes that were on the verge of brimming with tears. She faced Helian Wei Wei and said, "Miss Wei Wei, can we sit down and have a chat?"
Helian Wei Wei crossed her arms, smiling politely and said, "I do have to apologize, but I don't feel like talking to you right now, so you can leave."
She was not sure whether Yun Biluo heard it or not, but right now, she did not care. If Baili Jia Jue really chose her, he would have told her about the agreement between them.
She initially thought that Baili Jia Jue had regarded his attraction as preying, even up to a point, thinking if he might have liked her a bit.
Now as she thought of it, perhaps she might have lost her mind, causing her to think too much.
After all, Yun Biluo was here, the servant girl who had been by his side for many years...
Helian Wei Wei was not good at handling her emotions; moreover, she did not like such a pretentious woman.
Yun Biluo breathed in deeply, her eyes started to turn red as she said, "I know my existence has made you feel threatened. If it was not for the incident that year..."
Yun Biluo stopped for a while as if she was holding back her tears. Then, she continued, "After two more days it will be the Selection Ceremony, I hope that you can give me a chance to allow me to stay by his side."
Chapter 393: Wei Wei's Thoughts
Translator: Larbre Studio Editor: Larbre Studio
"I can't give you the opportunity to be a secondary consort, this can only be given by Baili Jia Jue. If you want to be a secondary consort, you should go and look for Baili Jia Jue instead of me." Helian Wei Wei said indifferently but with a clear voice, of which her emotions could not be deduced.
However, Yun Biluo still had her eyes reddened and shook her head. "You still do not want to accept me?"
Heize was quiet from the start. He sat beside Helian Wei Wei, his long slender fingers were playing with the porcelain cup, showing a wicked smile as he observed her.
Yun Biluo glanced at him, with tears running down her face, she said reluctantly, "Young Master Hei, could you plead to princess consort for me? It was all a misunderstanding between His Highness and I. When everything is resolved, His Highness will know what he wants. Young Master Hei, you have to know that I do not want to hurt anybody, I just want to stay by His Highness' side."
If it was any normal men, the moment they saw a lady similar to Yun Biluo's personality, they would have sympathized with her.
Instead, Heize knew what she was planning, after all, he was the one who controlled the entire trading industry. He could see right through those who stabbed other people but cried that they were wronged.
He actually did not plan on saying anything. These women things should be left to women to solve them. Although he actually empathized with Helian Wei Wei, he knew that she could deal with this problem.
Instead, this Yun Biluo wanted to drag him into this mess, and it seemed that Helian Wei Wei was in the wrong.
As if Helian Wei Wei is the other woman and she is the true love of Third Prince. Excuse me, who is the other person in this relationship, and who is the legitimate partner? Erm...really... she must have thick skin!
Heize smiled more, softening the hard features on his face, along with the look he gave Yun Biluo. action
Helian Wei Wei unconsciously shuddered. She did not know the reason but every time she saw him with this expression, she felt shivers running down her spine.
Heize took out a white handkerchief and very gently wiped the tears off Yun Biluo's face. Then, he said with an even more silky voice, "Don't cry anymore."
Helian Wei Wei furrowed her eyebrows, he would wipe away a woman's tears? This was not what the Second Master of the Hei Family she knew would do.
When Yun Biluo heard his voice, she somehow felt even more mistreated, and with tears trailing down her face, she uttered, "Master Hei..."
Just as she wanted to finish her sentence, Heize's wickedly charming voice resounded in her ears, leaving Yun Biluo utterly stunned.
He said, "If the cry ruins your face, then what else you can use to deceive others."
If the cry ruins your face, then what else you can use to deceive others...
If the cry ruins your face, then what else you can use to deceive others!
Yun Biluo was startled, her mouth was filled with tears and her expression turned stiff. It really was a 'merry' sight to behold!
With a flick of his hand, he threw the handkerchief away with his usual arrogance as if he had no part in calling her out.
Helian Wei Wei roared with laughter when she witnessed this scene.
Yun Biluo bit her lip, her beautiful eyes brimming with tears, allowing those behind her not being able to stand this scene. She breathed in deeply and said with trembling shoulders, "Since Young Master Hei sees me this way, I think I have been too naive to assume that I can achieve what I really want without caring too much. Young Master Hei thinks that I'm a bad person. I know there are some things that I should not do, but his Highness and I have grown up together ever since we were young, I cannot let this relationship go. I am not demanding Wei Wei to give me His Highness, but I only hope to enter the Imperial Palace," she paused, glanced in the direction of Helian Wei Wei and continued, "Wei Wei, you could not even agree to such a simple request from me?"
Helian Wei Wei smiled and observed glaring looks she received from her surroundings. They were blaming her for the fact that, if she did not fulfill Yun Biluo's request, she was at fault for separating two lovebirds.
"I do not have any say in the issue of you entering the Imperial Palace." Helian Wei Wei lazily leaned back in her seat, with her legs crossed and her eyes dimmed. The aura she emanated was of someone superior, which she said, "You bother me with the same issue again and again. Even if you don't feel tired, I'm bored with your requests. Yun Biluo, not all good relationships deserve to be blessed by everybody. If you can't let go of Baili Jia Jue, that is your problem, but if he can't let you go, then it is truly a pair made in heaven. But right now, the Selection for the secondary consort has not even started, you have already made it seem that I have obstructed you. If you really want to enter the Imperial Palace, I will let you have it your way. However, right now, I am still the Third Princess Consort, and you plead for me to fulfill your wishes as if I have wronged you. You are really a b*tch. You want to have a legitimate position, but the key point here is whether Baili Jia Jue will want you as the other woman."
Helian Wei Wei's last sentence made Yun Biluo sob even harder. She seemed so weak that she could not stand properly as she covered her face with her left hand, "I don't want things to be like this; I'm the one who knew His Highness first."
Some people could not bear it, so they supported Yun Biluo from behind and comforted her, saying, "Elder Sister Yun, don't talk to her anymore. You won't be able to explain anything to this kind of person."
"Yeah. The Selection for the secondary consort will be starting soon. Elder Sister Yun will definitely succeed, as long as you are selected to be the secondary consort, time will eventually unravel all misunderstandings. When that moment arrives, it will be very obvious who His Highness truly cares for. Since someone does not accept you, when you become the secondary consort, you won't need to heed too much. For whom His Highness would like to divorce in the future, you don't need to plead on behalf of that person."
When Helian Wei Wei heard this, she smiled jeeringly. In the modern era, she had seen similar situations, and she did not understand what these people were thinking of.
Snatching away someone's husband as if they were in the right. Furthermore, the people around her were always touched by this kind of 'true love'. Hence, the legitimate wife was always ostracized until she could not retaliate.
Helian Wei Wei could still remember what the mistress that took her father away had said when she appeared at the front door.
"He never loved you. When he married you, it was because he needed a marriage, until he met me. He told me that he had never encountered the feeling of giving a person the whole world. I can ignite him, I can make him leave his work to accompany me. Elder Sister, please let him go, don't hang on to him anymore."
Helian Wei Wei wanted to laugh. Her parents were in love of their own accord, it was her father that courted her mother in the first place. Now, a third party popped up and said they were never in love at all?
The friend accompanying the mistress was also not much older, they were both students. The friend even fired, "What do you say? How much money do you want in order to divorce him? Elder Sister, if you have time, please take care of your face and skin. Even though you're decently pretty, but can you ever be as young and beautiful as Ah Mei? Both of them are truly in love with each other."
Helian Wei Wei could still remember the sorrow in her mother's eyes. In the end, was it not because of a pretty face?