The Anarchic Consort c1-1376

by Warring Young Seven

  How did Wei take care of this matter?

  Helian Wei Wei gazed at Liao Qingtian while revealing an expression that resembled a smile. "General Liao sounded astonished that I did bother about this incident. Why? Is General Liao not hoping for this?"

  "I'm just asking you," Liao Qingtian squinted his eyes.

  Helian Wei Wei quirked up the corner of her lips. "General Liao has been asking me why I didn't send any yamen runners for rescue. The answer is simple, they are not under my control. It's so ridiculous that no one in the yamen would listen to me as a magistrate. Contrarily, they obeyed only to General Liao's order. The people in the provincial capital are really loyal and devoted to General Liao."

  Upon hearing Helian Wei Wei's words, Liao Qingtian was shocked and quickly looked toward the Retired Emperor subconsciously. Noticing that the Retired Emperor frowned his eyebrows, he raged in a guilty conscience. "Lord Wei, I'm just telling the truth, why are you slandering me? You said that you took care of the matter, then why was Master Hei still seriously injured? Do you think that those lords sitting in front don't even have the ability to analyze this incident?"

  After all, he did not believe that Wei was capable of defeating his assassins!

  Liao Qingtian was getting more complacent, "Lord Wei, facts are facts, why are you still trying to turn things upside down? The same goes to your accusation toward the Bayview Restaurant. It's ridiculous!"

  "Have you done speaking?" Heize, who stayed silent from the beginning walked out slowly. There were taunts inside his eyes. "It's my first time having to encounter a person with invincible shamelessness. Honestly speaking, if Wei, Lord Wei did not show up there, I'm afraid that I would already be dead in the alley."

  This one single sentence slapped Liao Qingtian right in his face!

  His smirk stiffed immediately at the corner of his lips!

  Liao Qingtian's tone changed and sweat was drenched on his forehead. "Hehe, I see. Lord Wei should've explained it clearly just now. I'm sorry that I have misunderstood."

  However, he really could not figure out who did Wei send out for the rescue!

  "Is General Liao trying to shirk your responsibility with a single word 'misunderstood'? Dream on!" Helian Wei Wei spoke in a cold voice while gazing at him.

  At the moment, Liao Qingtian had no idea on what he should say as he met with the Retired Emperor's enquiring gaze stiffly. He was thrown into a panic, "I…"

  "Lord Wei," Elder Helian spoke duly. "There's no need to make things difficult for him. After all, Master Hei was injured inside the provincial capital and the safety concern should be the yamen's responsibility."

  Couldn't stand anymore?

  Helian Wei Wei raised her thin lips while smirking, her face behind the semi-covered mask was filled with evilness.

  With the support from Elder Helian, Liao Qingtian recovered to his expression as before, "The elder is right. Lord Wei. Since you've asked me lots of questions, so now it is my turn to ask you. Is it because of my brother who had accused you of embezzlement in Fuping so now you're against the Liao family?"

  "Embezzlement?" Helian Wei Wei stared at him with mockery eyes. "General Liao, are you making fools of the people up here? Did the way I dress look like an offender in corruption?"

  Liao Qingtian sneered, "The attire doesn't prove anything for someone. As the saying goes, cats hide their claws. As for the case that is still under investigation, originally I don't want to come to a conclusion too soon but Lord Wei has been trying to plant false evidence against me repeatedly. Even Master Hei's injuries are said to be my fault too. I am wronged. Thus, I have to show the evidence. Anyone, please hand over the confession written by the convicts to all the lords present here."

  Chapter 523 - Vindicating All Injustice While Liao Seeking For Death

  Confession being written by the convict?

  Helian Wei Wei raised her thin eyebrows.

  A person then handed over a piece of rolled paper as a submission to the court.

  Every imperial official had gone through it before it reached Elder Helian. He put on a stern face and gazed at Helian Wei Wei before shaking his head as if he was telling her she was done for.

  Liao Qingtian smoothed out his sleeves and spoke loudly, "The written evidence that you all have seen just now is written by the private advisor of Lord Wei, stating clearly about everything Lord Wei has done as an imperial official. For example, he has used the fund as an excuse for defying a drought but it wasn't implemented over a proper usage."

  "That's a million dollars! How dare Lord Wei do so!"

  The imperial officials whispered to each other while pointing at Helian Wei Wei.

  Heize clenched his fists. If Helian Wei Wei was not pressing on his hands, he would have kicked that nasty Liao off and told everyone about her real identity!

  Would she, as one of the two bosses from Wei Ze World care about one million dollars?

  By the way, who is the private advisor?

  How come he was not informed that Wei Wei has a private advisor?

  Didn't she come out with the malevolent Third Prince?

  Wait!

  Heize immediately glanced at Helian Wei Wei from the side...

  Could the private advisor who had made a confession and written down the evidence to plead guilty, be the Third Prince?!

  Okay!

  The Liao's family was going to be uprooted soon, let alone all of the powers behind the provincial capital!

  He had to say that this nasty Liao had an over-strong urge to play around and had directly risked his own life!

  Heize's anger abated when he thought of this and he raised his thin lips leisurely. His narrowed and long eyes brightened up, he was ready to enjoy the show.

  The Retired Emperor frowned his eyebrows and was about to speak.

  However, he heard Helian Wei Wei spoke evenly, "General Liao, I know my own private advisor well, he would definitely not going to plead guilty and not even signing his name on your piece of paper."

  "So Lord Wei is refusing to plead guilty?" Liao Qingtian spoke in a haughty tone. "Lord Wei, do you dare to deny that you didn't simply arrest someone due to a guilty conscience when you were in Fuping County? Did my niece provoke you? You even put him behind the bars!"

  Liao Qingtian's words were actually for Elder Helian's knowledge as Elder Helian had always been loving his niece. Upon hearing this, Elder Helian squinted his eyes filled with astuteness. "It seems like your behavior deserves further deliberation, Lord Wei."

  Hearing this statement, Little Seven's eyes were almost inflamed. He put on a domineering facial expression but he was still standing right there sedately.

  He believed that his Third Aunt would not allow others to treat her as a doormat!

  But why didn't the Third Brother appear?

  The Retired Emperor had the same thought because, in the past, his cold-blooded third grandson would not allow Wei Wei to be treated like so.

  Where is he?

  Liao Qingtian had no idea what the Retired Emperor had in his mind. However, when he saw his contemplative look, he perceived that his words actually worked, hence, he further added, "Making use of official power over others, taking bribes and disobeying the laws by simply framing people and now trying to wipe out the ten-year-old restaurant in the provincial capital. Lord Wei, have you ever thought of the consequences of all these?"

  "General Liao," Helian Wei Wei spoke slowly. "Before pointing your fingers at me, I suggest you refer to the court dossier as Master Liao was accused of perjury in the court. Is it wrong to arrest someone like this? Additionally, Elder Yun, you said my behavior requires a further deliberation right? Then how would you evaluate your niece, Master Liao's action that has violated the constitutions of the court?"

  Elder Helian was not expecting his reaction would be so fast, with insinuations hidden among his words.

  But he had been through all this so he was still steady even after listening to Helian Wei Wei. Elder Helian's t
hinking was clearer as compared to General Liao's. "General Liao has mentioned this just now, all of the evidence that day were provided by your private advisor. But he has signed and pleaded guilty which means Liao Tian had spoken the truth. Lord Wei, the private advisor beside you is indeed a formidable character as he could get all these done seamlessly. However, as the saying goes, justice has long arms. He went wrong eventually and now, he has confessed his guilt. There's no use for you to speak much right now."

  "Based on Elder Helian's words, are you referring to my private advisor as a convict?" Helian Wei Wei raised her lips and looked straight at Elder Helian.

  Elder Helian spoke sanctimoniously, "You should know best whether or not he is a convict. I'm well aware of your tricks. Both of you are cooperating to make money. What kind of place do you think the provincial capital is? Even in the imperial city, you guys still dare to act so boldly regardless of the law and natural morality, are you guys claiming for death?"

  Once he finished his sentences, the other imperial officials responded in the affirmative.

  "The existence of this kind of officials is the reason why the citizens would misunderstand us badly!"

  "That private advisor is dodgy too!"

  "Luckily General Liao has a deep sense of justice and he insists to protect the Bayview Seafood Restaurant in our provincial capital, or else it might be destroyed by Wei!"

  Nevertheless, there were a few among them who expressed nothing. As the proverb said, the words of the lowly carry little weight, they could not help Helian Wei Wei out as well.

  To be honest, they felt sorry for Helian Wei Wei. Some of them even tried to request Governor Chen to come over.

  But on second thought, the problem had reached this point.

  Even Elder Helian had come over personally and the necessary evidence was submitted, although those insiders knew that the written evidence was certainly fake.

  But what else could they do?

  How are they going to explain to the Retired Emperor?

  Once they involved themselves in, those who would undergo a disaster would surely be them. On the other hand, nothing would happen to Elder Helian.

  That was why Helian Wei Wei would turn into someone who was cast aside by everyone!

  At this moment, Old Lady Wang, who was hiding among the crowds walked out and spoke in an aged yet powerful voice, "Who said Lord Wei has done wrong? I've been staying in the provincial capital for five years! This is my first time meeting an imperial official who is daring enough to speak up for me! Liao Qingtian, you brute! How dare you say that Bayview Restaurant is the pride of the provincial capital! Why don't you say that you're not selling what you're supposed to be? It's not only exorbitant but you're also serving dead and stale seafood to the customers. My grandson died in the provincial capital after eating the shrimps from your restaurant! You didn't give us a reasonable explanation regarding that and yet you r.a.p.ed my daughter-in-law and harmed my son because of that. Now I'm the only one left in my house but you still poisoned me to the blind, just to ensure that I couldn't leave the provincial capital to report you! Liao Qingtian, God is watching everything you do. Are you thinking that you will be safe after covering everything? Now, I want you to pay for the lives of my whole family with your life!"

  Chapter 524 - His Highness Was About To Come!

  As Old Lady Wang was speaking, she suddenly extended her hands and lunged at Liao Qingtian!

  Liao Qingtian panicked when he saw Old Lady Wang approached him. He reprimanded the yamen runners beside him promptly, "Is this the way you do your duty? By letting a lunatic in? What are you waiting for? Go and chase her out! Right now!"

  "Yes, sir!" The yamen runners were going to get Old Lady Wang soon and with their strength, they would surely be able to drag her away easily.

  Helian Wei Wei did not say a word, but instead, she raised her leg directly and kicked them off!

  "Let me see who dares to move!"

  Perhaps her aura was too strong, the others took a step backward intimidatingly except for the yamen runner who was sprawling on the ground.

  Liao Qingtian shouted, "Lord Wei, are you aware of what you are doing right now? How dare you fight in court?"

  "The one who fought first was you, General Liao." Helian Wei Wei's gaze was as cold as ice.

  Liao Qingtian noticed that Helian Wei Wei insisted on protecting Old Lady Wang so he turned his eyes away and spoke craftily, "Lord Wei, how can you carry out such immoral conduct? You even paid for a witness to incriminate me!"

  "Liao Qingtian, don't bullsh*t! Don't you dare to say you don't know me!" Old Lady Wang was trembling in anger!

  Liao Qingtian looked at her mockingly. "I have no idea of whether you are a true lunatic or a fake one, but why would me, a general know you?"

  "Are you saying that you don't know me? The assassins who were trying to kill me in my house today were all sent by you! Without assistance from Lord Wei, I would be dead by now! In spite of everything, you still dare to say that you don't know me!" Old Lady Wang thought that her words could definitely affect Liao Qingtian or at least make him feel diffident.

  However, Liao Qingtian did not bother to confess his guilt even when he was facing such a denouncement. "Someone wanted to harm you and you just concluded that I am the one. Hey, grandmother, please have a conscience as a human! You will be punished for making false statements in court."

  "You...you!" Old Lady Wang was gasping for air heavily. She did not expect that there would be such a wretch in this world!

  Helian Wei Wei put her hand on Old Lady Wang's back and patted her gently before confronting Liao Qingtian's mock unhurriedly, "General Liao, you've passed the buck over thoroughly in denial."

  "What do you mean by passing the buck?" Liao Qingtian did not care about Old Lady Wang, instead, he fixed his gaze at Helian Wei Wei. "Lord Wei, I'm impressed by your scheme. However, facts are irreversible so before you intend to slander me, please count how many people will choose to believe you! The one who is supposed to plead guilty is you! What else can you say with this irrefutable confession as evidence?"

  "General Liao has been mentioning that confession since just now, may I know where is the person who wrote it? Why don't you ask my private advisor to come over and let us confront him? What's the true fact?" Upon saying this, Helian Wei Wei slowly widened up her mouth.

  That smile of hers carried a hint of hidden meaning.

  Yuan Ming and Whitney who were in the Fantasy Space exchanged glances with each other. This woman is going to make a big deal out of it!

  Liao Qingtian remained silent.

  Elder Helian, who was Liao Qingtian's tactician had anticipated earlier that Wei would confront his private advisor so he had prepared himself well from the beginning.

  Someone possessed the skills of creating Venomous Parasite in the military force. Once the Venomous Parasite was placed on a person's body, then this person's state of mind would be seized. In this case, one would only obey his instructions.

  Now, that private advisor had been poisoned seriously!

  This was his ultimate goal.

  Regardless of how smart the Wei guy was, he would not have thought that Elder Helian would be employing the technique which was similar to the old saying … to give somebody a taste of his own medicine.

  Initially, the best method was to murder the person to be on the safe side.

  However, this would arouse the suspicion of the Retired Emperor.

  That was the reason why he thought of this idea.

  Now that this Wei guy had mentioned it, he would just go for it!

  "It seems like Lord Wei would not give up until Private Advisor Long is summoned to the court! General Liao, you don't have to waste your effort on him anymore. Some individuals will not be obedient until they have hit the wall hard." Elder Helian waved his hand and then he made eye contact with Liao Qingtian to signal him to keep his composure. "Can someone please drag private advisor with the surname of Long
to the court? Let Lord Wei confront with him and go through the written confession in person!"

  "Yes, sir!" the military services accepted the order and retreated.

  At this juncture, Elder Helian did not forget to ask the Retired Emperor sitting next to him, "Imperial Grandfather, do you think it is appropriate to so do?

  "Let's wait till the private advisor is here." The Retired Emperor gave an ambiguous answer. He was different from Heize and Little Seven as he was not aware of who this private advisor was. He thought that his cold-blooded grandson was spending his time somewhere else. Hence, he did not care much about the existence of this private advisor.

  Liao Qingtian wanted to stand out in front of the Retired Emperor, so he started to criticize Baili Jia Jue's shortcomings, "This private advisor has an arrogant attitude, and he is a complicated person who does not like to walk the right path. All he wanted was to earn a handsome amount of money. His actions are a shame to the reputation of other scholars."

  Your actions are a shame to the reputation of other scholars, your entire family is a shame to the reputation of other scholars!

  Little Seven who was trying hard to suppress his raging emotions, took a bite of his meat bun.

  Initially, he wondered where his Third Brother had gone to.

  Now he knew that he was actually being put behind the bars by this group of people!

  He swore that his Imperial Grandfather would surely make these people kneel on the ground, pleading for guilt when his Third Brother appeared later.

  Upon hearing this, Heize showed an expression as though he was mulling over something. He then lowered his voice to say to Helian Wei Wei by her ear, "That's why you didn't allow me to speak out just now. I see that you have been waiting to unleash your ultimate move. Have both of you been planning to get rid of this group of people?"

  "As the saying goes, someone who is unjust is doomed to destruction. We didn't expect Liao Qingtian to have the guts to this extent. He even dared to arrest my private advisor and even created false evidence. At this point in time, I can only comment that if one is not faking to die, he or she will not die." Of course, this required cooperation from His Highness. Helian Wei Wei c.a.r.e.s.sed her chin, deliberating through this situation, and realized that the outcome of this incident was mainly due to the joined effort of His Highness.