Jeez, his consort selection banquet, she only thought of it as a place to go and grab a free meal?
"Master, the armament that the young woman just presented to you..." As soon as Wei Wei took out the item and gave it to Baili Jia Jue, the fire qilin* seemed like it was able to sense something and immediately made use of the teleportation array to come over from Spirit Forest, except that it had been hiding within the darkness and didn't speak.
Baili Jia Jue knew what it wanted to say and responded in an indifferent tone, "Attack potential of rank ten or above. Power to absorb souls up to one hundred percent. I'm afraid it'd be very difficult to find a second one like it in all of the world."
The corners of the fire qilin's mouth twitched twice: "..."
[Since you already knew all of this, then, just now, what were you doing acting like you didn't know! ! !]
What thanks to financial backer for the gift. Hearing him made the beast's entire antler go soft, OK? !
"In a moment, I'm going to choose a consort. You don't need to come along. Avoid creating trouble in being seen by someone." Baili Jia Jue calmly issued the command, then took two steps forward before lowering his voice again, "Shadow."
"Subordinate is here." In a flash, Shadow kneeled respectfully on the ground.
Baili Jia Jue said in an emotionless voice, "During last year's Flower Gifting Festival, what happened?"
"Ah?" Shadow stared blankly. Hadn't His Highness always never cared about these kinds of things? In all previous years, he'd slept through the Flower Gifting Festival. Not to mention giving someone a white cherry blossom, when he arrived at the destination, he sat in the imperial concubine chair in a standoffish manner, too lazy to even open his eyes. Unlike the High Priest who loved to run among the crowds and joined in on the fun.
However, Baili Jia Jue still asked in the end, so he responsibly and diligently recounted everything that he'd seen and heard at once.
Within the recounting, it was difficult to avoid mentioning Wei Wei.
The more Baili Jia Jue heard, the more chilly his eyes became.
As it happened, the fire qilin was still at his side and recklessly lamented, "No wonder that girl rejected master in Spirit Forest! So it turns out that there's already someone else in her heart. From the sound of it, she truly was infatuated, oh my."
Baili Jia Jue's steps paused, and glanced back at it meaningfully.
He was smiling extremely coldly!
The top of the fire qilin's head became numb. It ducked with its tail between its legs and immediately tossed out a teleportation talisman to disappear within the thick fog!
It inevitably had a kind of misconception, and continued to stupidly blank out. Surely, his master couldn't bear to personally roast him, turn him into a roasted qilin to eat...
It was night. Weeping willows brushed faces by the lakeside at White Academy. It could even be said that the scents floating from within the jackets became an assault of orchid fragrances.
The young girls sat on the ground sipping tea and admiring flowers. Where were the attitudes they used to mock Wei Wei with just now? They were all ladylike and much more gentle and quiet, holding a circular fan in their hands, from time to time, facing the pavilion to glance at that group of young lords within, their blushing faces saturated with dark red color...
Chapter 88 - His Highness is Jealous
The person who drew the most attention was naturally still Helian Jiao Er and her group of people. Miss Nie, Helian Mei, even those few people just now were all young girls envied by people within the capital.
Not only were their qi stronger compared to others, even in terms of their appearance they were top beauties. Behind each of them were various numbers of white cherry blossoms.
Behind Helian Jiao Er, there were so many white cherry blossoms that they've even been pushed into a pile. Upon further examination, a dozen or more blooms could be counted.
She never looked at them. Rather, she waved her round fan, gently smiling, without the slightest intention of going to pick them up.
Everyone was still waiting to see where the white cherry blossoms in the hands of those noble young lords will end up, especially the bloom in Baili Jia Jue's hand.
Despite Third Prince attending the Flower Gifting Festival every year, nevertheless, he'd never even showed his face, not to mention giving anyone a white cherry blossom.
It's different this time. Since he'd come, it meant that he already had someone in mind to give the white cherry blossom to.
Certainly everyone already thought about it carefully, even if Third Prince gifted it, it'd still be presented to Helian Jiao Er. They indeed already had no hope. So they once again used words to poke fun at Helian Jiao Er.
Helian Jiao Er once again raised her head, turned towards that distinctly handsome and noble young man, and took a glance at him, her eyelashes hung down slightly as she breathed a delicate reply, "We're so loud. Be careful that no one will come in a moment."
"Oh my! So it turns out that Sister Jiao Er is afraid no one will come!" Nie family's young miss vaguely touched her and used the fan to cover the corners of her mouth, "Did you hear that, Sister Jiao Er wants you guys to be a bit quieter. If Third Prince doesn't come in a bit, what're we gonna do?"
Helian Jiao Er blushed, "You, it's on you. This girl really thinks too much!"
"Sister Jiao Er, even if I think even more, it still won't compare to a certain person." The Nie family's young miss, using a glance from the corner of her eye, already pointed out Wei Wei sitting in the distance. Mockery filled her pair of eyes, "Since the beginning a moment ago, she'd been eating nonstop. Couldn't be the same as last time, using this kind of method again to arouse His Highness' attention, could it?"
Very rarely did Helian Jiao Er not have an answer. Instead, she fetched the tea cup and unenthusiastically took a sip. Within her eyes oozed poisonous thoughts that other people had no way of seeing through.
Wei Wei also didn't continue to eat, playing with the bowl in her hand as if it were an armament component, thinking about the matter of opening a second store branch.
But she didn't anticipate that Murong Chang Feng would turn in her direction and walk over, even carrying a letter in his hand.
Wei Wei looked up indifferently.
Murong Chang Feng was wearing an embroidered jade gown. Black eyes and black hair seemed as if he was bestowing upon her a great favor. His voice was neither warm nor hot when he opened his mouth, "I've read the letter. So it was indeed like so."
What was indeed like so?
Wei Wei thought it was laughable as her eyebrows jumped. This person must be ill.
Two people, one looking down, one with their head raised, from the distance, surprisingly appeared as if they had a hint of lingering emotions...
Baili Jia Jue stood inside the pavilion, his hand holding a teacup paused, his pair of eyes were like an abyss where the bottom couldn't be seen, the meticulous system of self-restraint on his body was expressed vividly and thoroughly. On his body, a distinctly cold temperament could be sensed penetrating through a kind of dispirited languidness, similar to ice and snow that's been covered in dust for a long time...
The multitude of young lords and ladies all saw this scene.
Helian Mei covered her face, her brows and eyes wore a smile, "Here we go again. Wonder what she wrote on that letter this year."
"What else could it be? If nothing else, it's merely some brazen and shameless words." The young ladies took their circular fans to cover up their lower lip as they smiled. There was no lack of mocking intent among them.
At this moment, Helian Jiao Er also stood up, glanced at Baili Jia Jue at a distance not far away, lightly and softly spoke, "You guys shouldn't say that. Oldest Sister also sincerely likes the lord. It's just that her style...is a bit too brazen."
Baili Jia Jue was still sitting in his original place. Cold winds struck at his body, his fingers were somewhat ice-cold.
In front of h
im, Eunuch Sun, who'd been serving all along, also started to chatter, "Originally, I thought the matter of handing out letters at the Flower Gifting Festival was only a bunch of falsehoods. Didn't expect that it's actually true. Because of Lord Murong, this Helian Wei Wei really would do just about anything. Who knows, maybe Lord Murong may be touched and even really could withdraw the annulment doc.u.ment."
Baili Jia Jue didn't speak and seemed absent-minded. One hand loosened his neck collar. The other hand languidly dropped to his side. The look in his eyes overflowed with a cold light like a trace of splashed black ink. Yet conversely, he appeared to be smiling.
Those familiar with him all knew, he certainly was not smiling, rather...
"Third brother?" Little Bald Head, the seventh prince who understood him, from within a pile of meat buns, cutely lifted his head and came over. What's going on with Third Brother. How come he's getting so angry all of a sudden? He actually obediently only ate one meat bun, because Third Brother said if he kept on eating, he won't turn into a handsome man and could only turn into a big fatty!
Helian Jiao Er also observed Baili Jia Jue's expression. Her eyes half looked down, a trace of profound complacency flashed through.
After this time, that s.l.u.t of a girl would certainly not leave any good impression in Third Prince's mind anymore.
She understood more than anyone how this man loathe women who can't keep themselves in check. Let alone how it was right now, during a public event like the Flower Gifting Festival, taking the initiative to send someone a letter...
Didn't that s.l.u.t always want to draw Third Prince's attention to herself? Then she will allow her to have her wish fulfilled!"
She actually wanted to see what kind of ending that s.l.u.t will have in a moment!
"Lord, hey, do you really still want to forgive this girl?" At this time, a troublemaking young lord came over and shadily looked at Wei Wei, "She is even more licentious than you think. You don't know yet what followed after last year's story, heh. She saw that you didn't gift her a cherry blossom and flat out stuck to my body like glue. I disliked her unsightliness and said a few words to her. Contrary to expectation, she sent a fist and struck out. So thick-skinned, she could be the queen..."
Without waiting for that person to finish, Wei Wei already made her move.
She just stood there smiling like a demon as she asked, "Did it hurt?"
"You!" That person didn't anticipate that she would be so brazen, he used a hand to cover his face while he wanted to stand up.
Bang!
It was again a ruthless fist. Wei Wei's fingers seized his collar, her shapely eyes looked up, "Come, repeat what you just said once more. If they're lacking, my fist won't be happy."
"I...I." It seemed as if he was shaken by Wei Wei's imposing manner. That person unceasingly stepped backwards, wanting to escape her control.
But his pair of legs seemed like they've already been weighed down with lead, how come even taking one step wasn't possible!
What's happening here? !
Surprisingly he was unable to muster his own qi!
Wei Wei was still smiling as before, "Say it again, hm?"
Bang!
The third fist firmly planted on that person's abdomen!
That person spit out a mouthful of blood. His whole face turned green. It hurted so much he directly screamed, "Somebody come, AH, somebody come! Someone wants to kill, ah!"
"Wei Wei!" Helian Mei was the first to speak!
Yet with merely Wei Wei's raised eyebrow, she was frightened into staying put, "Helian Mei, shut up! I'm telling you, the one who stops me from beating up this bastard today, is the one whose blood I'm going to drink, is the one whose life I'll take!"
The four limbs on Helian Mei's body abruptly froze.
What was this!
Was it a ghost?
"Speak!" Wei Wei leaned over, her fingers were placed upon that person's wrist. She smiled demonically as she exerted force!
Chapter 89 - The Result of the Consort Selection
In merely a moment, that person's blood-curdling scream had penetrated throughout the courtyard. "I'll speak. I'll speak!" He hurt so much, his face turned white and his entire body became limp. "That day, you didn't stick to me at all, it's, it's..."
That person looked around, still believing that someone could help him.
But he underestimated Helian Wei Wei's ferociousness.
Even more so, he underestimated Baili Jia Jue's presence. With a single glance from Third Prince as his eyes passed over them, those who wanted to go forward and help could only obediently retreat and return.
That person had no other option but to heavily close his eyes, "It was me who wanted to disrespect you. That's why you moved to beat me up."
After hearing that, everyone was in an uproar.
They looked towards Wei Wei's gaze, whose aura was different compared to the past.
A trace of amazement even flashed through Murong Chang Feng's eyes. He actually didn't know the circ.u.mstances surrounding what happened that day.
Was it all because of him that she suffered such bitterness?
Should he comply with her wish and give her a white cherry blossom?
Thinking of this, Murong Chang Feng was about to open his mouth and call, "Wei Wei."
When Wei Wei suddenly smiled and coldly interrupted him, "Lord, the letter in your hand wasn't written by me at all. In the future, before speaking in front of people, make sure to first find out who is the person you really should be looking for. If there's nothing else, please step out of the way. You standing here is truly affecting my appetite."
Every time she saw this sc.u.m's face, she would feel nauseated.
As she spoke, she pushed the person in her hand to one side and didn't even bother to take a look at Murong Chang Feng's instantly ashened handsome face.
"Helian Wei Wei, just you wait!" That battered and exhausted person dropped a threat and retreated step by step. It was comical no matter how one looked at it.
Helian Jiao Er didn't think that the scheme that she'd set up with utmost care would have this kind of outcome.
She even especially had someone go and forge Wei Wei's writing, yet because of this beating of hers, it got to the point where the letter wasn't put into use at all.
Instead, it even allowed that s.l.u.t to also settle last year's matter.
This kind of failed attempt was really infuriating. Helian Jiao Er grit her teeth until they hurt. She thought that no matter how Wei Wei changed, that heart of hers that was fond of Murong Chang Feng still wouldn't change. After all, in the past, no matter what happened, as long as it involved Murong Chang Feng, that little s.l.u.t would still endure it.
Yet now...
If it weren't for her face still being the same as it was before, Helian Jiao Er certainly would suspect that Wei Wei had been changed into another person!
"The Helian family's miss is quite fierce when beating up people." Eunuch Sun pat his own c.h.e.s.t. "My heart was also nervously thumping along as I watched."
Eunuch Sun blinked and blinked his eyes. Eh, did he perceive wrongly? How come he totally felt that his master's mood seemed to be a bit better than it was a moment ago.
"Helian Wei Wei, don't you regret this!"
On that side, it seemed like a lot of time passed before Murong Chang Feng recovered his own voice. He fiercely brandished his sleeves, the contour of his lower jaw was stretched taut due to intense rage, that pair of deep eyes seemed like they've been pierced, surprisingly carrying a sense of loss?
He generally didn't expect that she truly didn't like him anymore.
He'd thought all along that in this short period of time, her behavior was merely a loosening of the fishing line in order to reel him in more easily.
It was obvious that in the past, wherever he went, that pair of adoring eyes would follow.
Now, this was no longer the case. Murong Chang Feng not only didn't feel relieved like he thou
ght he would, he instead, he felt a big rock pressing in the pit of his stomach, causing some difficulty breathing.
Some of the ladies from influential families who admired Murong Chang Feng couldn't stand by idly any longer and spoke sourly, "Who does she think she is. Merely a good-for-nothing. Let's first set aside and not talk of the matter of whether she wrote that letter or not. It's only due to having received the letter that Lord Murong came over there. Otherwise, Lord wouldn't even bother taking a look at her, and she's still pleased with herself like she's something. There's really enough of that already."
"Who could say that this isn't true? You saw that inflated appearance of hers just now. Really is a perfect example of the words spoiled and malicious. You guys just wait and see. No young lord will give her a white cherry blossom."
Wei Wei didn't feel like debating these people, sat at her original spot, and continued to eat, waiting for Retired Emperor to come and properly start the feast.
Hei Ze watched that appearance of hers, his thin lips curving. What's to be done, seemed like the more he watched the more his appetite for her grew.
It's just...that face.
Hei Ze furrowed dense brows. Mm, he should think about it a bit more.
Sigh. Recently, there's been too many troubles on his mind. Don't know who looked upon him unfavorably, reporting and disclosing everything by the side of his old man's ear at home.
Right now, he's being monitored no matter where he went. Even if he wanted to present the white cherry blossom to that girl, there wasn't a way to extend his hand...
Seeming like he'd seen through Hei Ze's thoughts, sitting next to him, Baili Jia Jue's eyes submerged deeper and deeper, like a serene and hidden ancient well where a trace of a wave moved, only to quickly disappear within the dark of night.
Just at this time, a burst of noise transmitted from the courtyard's door.
"Retired Emperor arrives, the Empress arrives!"
The voice resounded across the sky. Wei Wei gazed into the distance and only saw a surface of golden color.
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