Chapter 190
The previous lass from the Defense Division was someone he’d watch as she grew up. How could that lass’ daughter be as unbearable as the rumors say.
It’s he who’d been situated in this position for too long a time. The more he heard, the more he believed.
He believed that he was a wise and sympathetic monarch. During those years, in regards to those generals who’d assisted him in his conquests, he’s never treated any of them unfairly, yet today, he actually discovered that surprisingly, his most meritorious official’s granddaughter had received endless grievances.
Thinking of what’s just happened, Retired Emperor’s heart continuously raged even more. If it weren’t for this child’s composed way of handling things, he might’ve really allowed the Su family to leave unscathed in the end.
Su family, Su family!
Retired Emperor inhaled deeply. Bang! The Buddhist beads he’s been fiddling with in his hands was slammed against the tabletop. Even the tone of his voice was saturated with fury. “Go bring Lady Su to me!”
“Yes.”
In the wake of Eunuch Sun’s voice dropping, Helian Jiao Er’s whole body seemed as if it’s been hit with a gust of frost, as she took a step backwards in a daze.
By the time Eunuch Sun brought Madam Su, from a distance, Madam Su already saw her personal maid kneeling on the ground. Her heart chilled all at once.
Originally, Madam Su felt that Wei Wei was only a silly girl and wasn’t much to deal with, so she sent the maid under her command to handle the matter. Everything should’ve been flawless. How come Little Lian was the one kneeling on the ground?
Something must’ve gone wrong!
As clever as Madam Su was, she used only a few seconds to scan her beloved daughter and Chen Wen Wan’s faces. In merely a split second, she already understood what’s going on.
Her first reaction was to turn big problems into small ones, and small ones into no problems at all, because if this matter was pushed onto the younger generation, she could use the excuse of the rashness and willfulness of youth.
If she was also implicated, then the matter would be entirely different.
That’s why, even if it was a pity, she could only abandon them.
Madam Su grasped the handkerchief in her hands tightly, yet her appearance didn’t lose its composure, as she kept herself under control and greeted according to propriety. “This female official pays respects to Retired Emperor, thousand years, ten thousand years.”
Retired Emperor also didn’t command her to stand up and only watched her from on high, his tone of voice level. “I remember that Official Chen has just recently entered the capital. He was promoted all thanks to your Su family.”
“What happened between the senior generation is also unclear to me.” Su Yan Mo clenched her handkerchief, allowing no changes to her expression. “Older brother hasn’t talked about these things.”
Retired Emperor narrowed his eyes. “Then that Miss Chen before us, do you also not know her?”
“I haven’t met up with her before.” Su Yan Mo indeed hadn’t met up with Chen Wen Wan before. Ministers ganging up for personal interests was a major event. Womenfolk getting too close to each other would also bring forth suspicion. What’s more, her brother had just promoted the person with last name Chen. Even if she used the Chen family, she always only exchanged letters and always avoided meeting them face to face.
If it weren’t for the fact that this little vile spawn had caused too big of a wave within White Academy, time and time again causing Jiao Er to lose face, she wouldn’t have used this chess piece buried inside White Academy ahead of schedule.
Retired Emperor watched Su Yan Mo’s appearance, and knew that asking anymore wouldn’t yield any results, so he just laughed deeply. “Then you also don’t know of your beloved daughter colluding with the daughter of the Chen family to harm another person?”
“Was there really such a thing?” Su Yan Mo’s eyes shook and seemed as if she couldn’t believe it as she turned to look at Helian Jiao Er. “Jiao Er, who did you harm? What has Mother been teaching you everyday, you’re naive by nature so it’s hard to avoid being exploited by others. What’s happened now?”
If it weren’t for the fact that Wei Wei knew what kind of person Madam Su was, she’s afraid she also would be deceived by her acting. Compared to Helian Jiao Er, her mother had indeed already practiced her skill to the highest level, beyond shamelessness.
“Madam Su.” Wei Wei slowly turned and walked towards her, a smile on the corners of her mouth and with a pressuring composed demeanor. “I’ve already studied a book. This was written on that book, if a person was truly surprised, their expression would be maintained for two seconds at most. Exceeding two seconds meant that this person isn’t truly surprised, but is pretending instead. Madam, I’ve been counting time. I’m afraid this expression of yours has already been maintained for at least five seconds.”
Su Yan Mo hadn’t thought that the little girl whose hands and feet used to tremble at seeing her could suddenly become so strong. Thinking of all the news she’d received recently, she narrowed her eyes slightly and restored her usual attitude. “Wei Wei, can you talk like this to the head of your family. What kinds of things have you been learning at White Academy, provoking your elders?”
Wei Wei smiled. “Me? The Madam has probably forgotten. Early on, your treasured daughter has already instigated the elders to remove me from the clan. Nowadays, this Helian Wei Wei is only a solitary individual. Besides my master, those who can be considered my elders have all been buried in their tombs. Or perhaps Madam wants to go and accompany them. In that case, I can consider calling you ‘elder’.”
“You!” Madam Su inhaled deeply. “You’ve truly changed too quickly. Even I, as your mother, almost can no longer recognize you.”
As Wei Wei watched her, the light in her eyes radiated an icy chill. “Madam, should I remind you again that my mother, who formerly treated you like a sister, had her husband stolen by you, was defamed by you, which became a chronic illness and departed this world. Even when she already had one foot in the grave, you started a rumor and claimed that she couldn’t tolerate you. It would seem that your beloved daughter truly inherited your personality, incapable of other things, yet proficient in all kinds of ways to slander and frame other people!”
Having heard that, everyone couldn’t help but turned towards Madam Su and sized her up, especially the remaining two or three girls from noble families. They still didn’t know that there’s surprisingly such an incident within the capitol.
The mother of the incomparably grand martial qi genius, Miss Helian Jiao Er’s mother actually attained her position by relying on this kind of method.
Truth be told, this kind of method was considered the most shameful by them. Even within this capitol’s social circles, everyone wanted to marry a good husband, however, snatching one’s own sister’s husband, this kind of thing, was something they wouldn’t want to do.
They truly couldn’t tell that Madam Su had done this previously…
These were the things Su Yan Mo was most unwilling to have people bring up. Clearly, each statement spoken by Wei Wei exposed her weakness.
Su Yan Mo wished that she could tear Wei Wei to shreds at this instant, yet had no way of flaring up in front of so many people.
In addition, she didn’t know at all the details of what had happened here prior to her arrival, so she could only silently endure. She turned her head towards Retired Emperor to say. “Retired Emperor, I know that daughter of mine. Her temperament is awfully gentle, can there be some misunderstanding here.”
“Misunderstanding?” Retired Emperor’s gaze was steady, the tone of his voice grave. “Your daughter prompted the Chen family’s daughter to have her bring witch wood into the temple, in order to harm another person. Your personal maid also is kneeling here. What kind of misunderstanding do you think there can be? Not to mention pouring out lies, they even harmed another person. Su Yan Mo, is this how your Su family educate it’s members?”