Is he mocking my IQ?
Let's just put aside the fact that he likes calling me dumb when he grows up.
But he's only about eight years old right now, and he has started to mock people?
Isn't this extremely conceited and egoistic of him?
And why is a little child like him wearing black gloves?
His OCD has indeed existed since he was young!
"Woman."
The boy put his teacup down and began to groom his black gloves, while his charming eyes frosted over. "You should explain yourself, or else I'll send you to the Internal Household Affairs Department and let them question you properly. Where are you from? Why are you here in the palace? And why are you trying so hard to get close to me?"
Indeed, His Highness could not be deceived easily, be it the grown-up or childhood version of him.
Helian Wei Wei's gaze deepened. Due to what she had experienced back in the magical realm, she decided to come clean about everything she knew to the Baili Jia Jue before her.
Firstly, it was because he was someone who would overthink. Even the tiniest oddity would rouse his suspicions. So, it was better for her to reveal everything now rather than turn into an object of his suspicion in the future.
Secondly, he might follow her back right away after listening to this.
Sadly, the second assumption was totally impossible.
It was because the boy's face had remained so calm throughout her explanation, which made her feel like she had just spouted a load of nonsense, which made her feel depressed.
"Actually, some parts of what you said were convincing," the boy mentioned casually.
"Really?" Helian Wei Wei was suddenly pumped full of energy. She grabbed his hand and swung it back and forth as she praised, "You're still a good kid with redeemable qualities in you."
The boy's lips curved into a grin as he continued with a sweet voice, "For example, the fact that I'll call you stupid when I grow up? That seems very possible, because you actually are stupid."
Helian Wei Wei was once again rendered speechless...
"Didn't you say just now that I'll lock you up when I grow up?" The boy knocked on the wooden table lightly, his expression making it seem like he was deep in thought.
Helian Wei Wei frowned and rebutted astutely, "Out of all the things I've said, you're only interested in this?"
The boy replied with composure, "I can see that you don't like it, so I'll avoid locking you up in the future." He preferred chains rather than locks after all. He did not know whether this woman was telling the truth, but nevertheless, he did kind of want to keep her in his prey pond right now. It would be interesting to watch her flash her claws.
"Kiddo!" Helian Wei Wei extended her hands and pulled the boy into her arms. "It's good enough for you to have this kind of realization. Surely good enough!"
Kiddo?
Heh...
The boy raised his beautiful brows. Good, very good. A prey like this should be locked up with metal chains or something...
"This exact expression!" As if Helian Wei Wei had discovered something amazing, she pinched the boy's extremely handsome face several times. "A real man like you should just say what you want. Don't put on such a negative expression all the time, it brings bad luck."
So you do know that bad luck is coming to someone? The boy grinned slyly, his eyes shining with malevolence.
Sadly, both of them did not get to continue their chat, because a woman dressed as a palace maid was walking toward them with a food container in her hands. She was probably here to deliver food to Baili Jia Jue.
However, she had a bad attitude. Her tone while greeting Baili Jia Jue was contemptuous, "Your Highness, it's already lunchtime, why haven't you cleaned your hands by now? If the Empress knows about this, she will not be pleased…"
Chapter 599 - The Malevolent Little Highness
Upon hearing that, Helian Wei Wei glanced at the palace maid who was talking and thought: This person is asking for trouble. How dare she talk to His Highness in such a tone? Is she not afraid of infuriating His Highness?
At the moment, Helian Wei Wei had forgotten that this person before her had yet to become the greatest in the world, who could kill someone with only a stare.
He was still a kid, and was also an unfavored prince...
Baili Jia Jue clearly understood how an unfavored prince should behave in the imperial palace. He looked at the food container in silence, and quietly made his way to the wooden basin, washing his face without any expression.
Helian Wei Wei watched his petite figure with a choking feeling in her throat.
She had never witnessed this side of His Highness before.
That man had always been aloof and distant, without ever holding anyone or anything dear to him. Even the Emperor could not do anything about it.
But now, even a mere palace maid could taunt and ridicule him like this.
Helian Wei Wei could not bear to watch this.
She did not expect that the palace maid would continue to behave in such a rude manner. The maid glanced at Baili Jia Jue and muttered unhappily, "Geez, why did I have such bad luck to be assigned to delivering food here?"
"You think that serving the Third Prince is bad luck?" Helian Wei Wei smiled softly, the corners of her mouth curving up a little, looking extremely attractive.
Baili Jia Jue, who was washing his face, paused. He raised his eyes, beautiful and narrow, and looked toward Helian Wei Wei, light flickering in his eyes.
The palace maid raised an eyebrow and sneered. "Judging from your outfit, I assume that you must be new to the palace? That's right, that's what I think. And you still dare to give me trouble? Do you know who I am? You know nothing about the customs here! I'm warning you, mind your own business. If you make me mad, I have many ways to deal with you! Little girl!"
"Little girl?" Helian Wei Wei licked her lips. It had been so long since she last heard someone addressing her like that. How should she put this… she felt like punching someone right now.
The palace maid stared at her in disdain, looking down on these two people. A powerless prince who would not defend himself and a novice palace maid, what could they do to me?
"Why? You don't like it?"
"You're right, I don't like it," said Helian Wei Wei with a chuckle. She stomped towards the palace maid and gave her a solid kick.
Helian Wei Wei was an excellent fighter. Without even using martial Qi, just a single kick had the palace maid stunned for quite a while.
Her head was buzzing as she lifted her gaze to glare at Helian Wei Wei. "How dare you, how dare you attack me!"
"Isn't it perfectly reasonable for me to hit you?" Helian Wei Wei bent down and patted her face. "You're just a mere palace maid, yet you have the guts to disrespect His Highness. Hitting you was just a slap on the wrist. Even if you were to be beheaded, you would still deserve it."
The palace maid glared at Helian Wei Wei venomously. She felt so embarrassed, but she understood that Helian Wei Wei was not one to be messed around with. Back then it was just the Third Prince, who had never told the Retired Emperor when she grumbled in front of him. How many days had it been? It had been almost ten days, yet the child did not even dare to let out a whimper, so of course she would take the chance to bully him a little! If it was not for him infuriating the Empress, she would not have to come here to send him food!
Day by day, her courage grew, and soon she forgot about Baili Jia Jue's identity.
Now, being reminded of it by this little girl, she inevitably felt guilty. Enduring the agonizing pain, she stood up without saying anything more, while continuing to glare at Helian Wei Wei. Then, she ran out of the hall, her figure exuding a sense of hatred that could not be ignored.
Helian Wei Wei did not respect this palace maid either. Since she had hit her, she was not afraid of the Empress behind her. It would be even better if they made so much trouble that that woman came to find her, then she could teach that woman a lesson al
together!
His Highness was so cute right now. Although his tongue was a little sharp, at least he behaved much more normally.
It was possible that His Highness's inability to differentiate between human and prey in the future was all the Empress's fault.
Being abused from a young age would make a child grow crooked, no matter how excellent the child was!
Moreover, the abuser was his own mother!
With this thought in mind, Helian Wei Wei glanced at the little boy nearby. He was standing there silently, his dark hair covering his face, hiding his expression.
Helian Wei Wei's heart tightened upon the sight, and she walked over to embrace him. "Kiddo, don't worry, from now on you have me. Nobody will even think about bullying you." After saying that, she added, "Not even your mother!"
Baili Jia Jue was initially still immersed in his thoughts, thinking that the palace maid cannot be kept alive anymore, or else she might expose this stupid lady to everyone. But after being hugged by Helian Wei Wei…all of a sudden, his mind went blank.
The boy held his forehead helplessly. It seemed like he would have to wait till night when everything was quiet to replan his strategy.
Though this lady seemed dumb, she was actually very smart, which could be seen in the way she handled the palace maid. She knew what the other person feared the most, and gave her a hard kick while threatening her lightly, enough to make her feel the pressure.
However, in the imperial palace, one must get things done properly, without leaving behind any traces that could implicate them.
The light in Baili Jia Jue's eyes dimmed. He did not want her to know that he had been killing people, so this time, there must be no bloodshed.
He could not use any knives, which made it much more difficult for him to kill someone.
If he was noticed by other people, he would be totally ostracized as a prince.
For he knew better than anyone else, that nobody would accept a brutal prince as crown prince.
Whenever he faced problems like this in the past, he would normally spend a long time to solve it, as he needed to calculate every step precisely to prevent any accidents from happening.
It was indeed quite hurried this time, but as long as he put more effort into it, there should not be any problems.
Actually, he was not a person who liked to put too much thought into things.
But for the sake of his prey, he would have to take some risks.
Baili Jia Jue looked at the face before him, which was filled with worry and concern. His hands started itching to tie her up tighter and tighter...
"What are you thinking now?" Helian Wei Wei was puzzled. How did she fail to guess what was going on in a child's mind?
Was she thinking too much?
Helian Wei Wei scratched her head.
The boy freed himself from her embrace and said coldly, "I was thinking, now that you have chased away that person, what am I supposed to eat in the future?"
"You don't have to worry about that." Helian Wei Wei smiled broadly. "I've noticed a lot of fish in the river outside when I came in just now, we can roast some fish for dinner!"
Chapter 600 - A True Liking?
The little boy frowned. "Grilled fish?"
"Grilled fish of the brand Only Love Jue." Helian Wei Wei looked at him with a grin. "What do you think? This name is pretty good, right?"
The little boy glanced at her and spoke slowly, "That's such a common name, what are you happy about?"
"How is it common?!" Helian Wei Wei stared at him with wide eyes. "That's your name and my name put together!"
The little boy raised an eyebrow. "Your name?"
"Wei Wei." Helian Wei Wei seemed to think of something, and told him, "By the way, you must remember my face and my name, and be wiser during your consort selection. Don't choose some Helian Jiao Er person, because then I'd still have to deal with rivals."
Helian Wei Wei was over here advocating for her future welfare, but over there, the s.e.n.s.i.t.i.v.e little boy was already starting to feel a little bashful.
Only Love Jue… Wei love Jue?1
This woman is really… I've never met someone who chatters as much she does!
The little boy turned around and poked the food container with a finger.
Seeing that, Helian Wei Wei took advantage of the opportunity to peek at the meal prepared inside the container. It would probably be better if she did not see it, because once she had taken a look, she felt cold all over. "This is all that the palace maid prepared for you to eat during this cold winter?"
Cold rice and stir-fried cabbage. There was some meat too, but the meat had so much fat on them that one would lose appetite upon seeing it.
"Her? She's not brave enough to do that yet." The little boy smiled.
The little boy seemed unconcerned as he picked up the food container and fed the meal to the sparrows outside.
Helian Wei Wei was dazzled. After His Highness became an a.d.u.l.t, he was like a walking refrigerator, exuding a certain coldness wherever he went. He was aloof and emotionless, uninterested in mundane affairs. Let's not talk about feeding little critters, even going near them would have him washing his hands for a whole day. It was obvious that His Highness was kinder now, and as long as good education was provided, he would definitely not have any more thoughts about tying her up in the future!
However...
"These sparrows are not dead, so the rice can be eaten." The handsome side profile of the little boy was still very indifferent, but he looked at her with an even more mocking gaze.
Helian Wei Wei thought, ...So him feeding the sparrows just now was just to test if the meal was poisoned? Treasuring small animals and whatnot… I truly did think too much!
But if he had to go as far as to check his meals for poison, it seemed that the situation was even worse than she had thought.
It was similar to what Baili Jia Jue said, as the palace maid was nowhere near brave enough to mess with his meals.
She was under the Empress, so she would usually have pretty good meals and clothes. Although she would deprive the Third Prince a little, she would not make things look that bad.
Something must have happened to this food container when it was in the Imperial Kitchen.
Suddenly, Helian Wei Wei thought of the Empress from the House of Murong.
If she calculated carefully, right now that future Empress should still be an imperial concubine.
Even an imperial concubine could do such things, it showed how the current Empress paid no notice to Baili Jia Jue.
Moreover, there was the rumored Eldest Prince who had died a long time ago...
The Eldest Prince should be fourteen or fifteen now.
If nothing went wrong, it was supposed to be his time to enjoy the limelight.
But instead, the Retired Emperor, who was not in the Capital, only favored the Third Prince, and their relationship was not at all subtle.
In other words, if it was not the previous Empress Murong, then it could be the previous Eldest Prince who was bullying Baili Jia Jue in secret.
What was wrong with these people, who were jealous of a defenseless child?
The more Helian Wei Wei thought about it, the more upset she felt. Her gaze darkened, like she was thinking about something, a seriousness within her eyes.
His Highness was in this situation because firstly, he had not yet captured Fire Qilin, so his martial Qi had not developed completely yet. Secondly, he did not have any relatives outside, causing other people to treat him in this way as they could not see what position he was in to be able to fight for the crown.
From other aspects, in this big struggle within the palace, Baili Jia Jue seemed to have lost his right to fight for the throne a long time ago.
Originally, the main Empress had been born from a background more noble than any other prince, but because of her negligence, she did not win the Emperor's favor, which caused everyone else to disregard this prince.<
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The eunuchs and palace maids in the palace, as well as the generals and ministers outside, all of them knew deep in their hearts, that a prince who could not become a crown prince, was destined to be unsuccessful. That was why they dared to bully His Highness so badly, in order to gain even more power in the future...
Helian Wei Wei slowly clenched her fists. Were these people looking down on His Highness?
Well, they will counterattack to show these people, to let them know who would be the one to become the crown prince!
Helian Wei Wei had decided that while she was staying here, she would help him to clear his obstacles, little by little, and elevate him to that position!
As Helian Wei Wei was deep in her thoughts, a dainty little girl walked toward them.
She glanced at Helian Wei Wei, seemingly surprised that there was still someone serving here. She looked toward Baili Jia Jue, then she bent over and set down the food in her hands. She turned and ran, as though she was afraid that Baili Jia Jue would talk to her.
Helian Wei Wei was initially still holding a tree branch, which was used to pierce fish. At the moment, she felt a little pain in her hand. She opened her hand to take a look, and found that a small thorn had stabbed into her palm when she was not paying attention.
Baili Jia Jue held the food in his arms, looking at her calmly.
The corners of Helian Wei Wei's mouth curved up, but without any warmth. She probably felt a little tired. "I remember that you don't have the habit of accepting food from other people."
"The food that she brings aren't poisoned," said Baili Jia Jue faintly, his eyes following the girl.
Helian Wei Wei watched him, and said in a low voice, "This is the first time you've trusted a person so much. Did you really like the previous Helian Wei Wei?"
"What?" The little boy was looking at the hole in the ice at the surface of the lake, thinking that he could use this to kill the palace maid without anyone knowing, and he did not even need to use a knife. He just had to wait until night, and push her into the ice...
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