Helian Wei Wei strode over, with eyes like a dagger, she said: “I had noticed earlier, you have always been a patron on the Phoenix Teahouse and like drinking their tea. However, this time you brought your own teacup and didn’t say anything. Your servant girl even brought your pot of water.”
At those words, Helian Jiao Er froze!
She had originally wanted to use the corroding bone poison to launch her final attack. However, today she has been utterly humiliated!
She had lost the martial qi competition to this slut, but what’s worse was that no one had ever felt disgusted with her up till now.
This was even more unbearable that killing her!
She had not thought that Helian Wei Wei would notice this detail, she regretted not foreseeing this!
The Retired Emperor was not a fool. Upon hearing this, his eyebrows furrowed in anger: “What the hell is going on?!”
Helian Jiao Er had forgotten about the Retired Emperor’s presence. She realised the seriousness of the matter, and kneeled down shakily. She dragged along the servant girl by her side.
The servant girl said shakily: “Miss had been unwell in the recent days and it was not appropriate to drink tea. This slave had prepared a pot of water. However, this slave really does not know anything else.”
“That is really a coincidence. Today’s poisoning was obviously planned beforehand, your household’s missy is unwell at the same time and cannot drink tea. You’ve brought your own water, and yet you pretend that you know nothing at all.” Helian Wei Wei smiled and approached the servant girl slyly: “You tell me, such a story, would everyone believe it?”
Naturally no one believed it, they weren’t fools. Especially the officials who were anxious to save lives of their dear ones. When they looked at Helian Jiao Er, their opinion of her had completely changed.
The Retired Emperor glared at Helian Jiao Er in anger!
Helian Jiao Er’s heart was in a panic. She looked at Helian Mei who was writhing in pain on the ground and thought of something immediately: “Retired Emperor please investigate, if Jiao Er really knew something about this, then my own younger sister would not have been poisoned!”
Helian Mei was in so much pain she was unable to speak and could only listen to everything that was happening.
Hatred penetrated her mind.
No! Second sister was lying!
She knew that the tea was poisoned, that was why mother allowed her to bring her own teapot. Yet she didn’t say anything to her and let her drink the poisoned tea! But there was no way to expose her. Because Helian Mei knew that if she spoke now, she would implicate her mother. She did not want to see that happen! She could only swallow the hatred.
Helian Jiao Er did not realise that at this point that as Helian Mei looked at her, she had already changed her opinion!
At this point, they still had not found out who was responsible for the poisoning. The officials did not care to know who did it, they only wished for Helian Wei Wei to help their grandchildren resolve the poison.
Helian Wei Wei did not appear to refuse helping them.
The Retired Emperor pondered for a moment and said: “Wei Wei, tell me, what do you want in return for helping them resolve their poison?”
“As long as they admit to their crimes years ago and point out who was the mastermind.” Helian Wei Wei’s smile made everyone hold their breath.
This was impossible!
Three of the officials looked ghastly.
Others were indignant and angry: “Official Yuan, Official Li, do you wish for these children to go to hell for the crimes you committed!”
The officials remained silent. Once they spoke, it was not just the death of a grandson or granddaughter, but their whole families could be implicated.
Helian Jiao Er was afraid that the official would waver and turned to Helian Wei Wei: “Elder sister, after all, these people are your classmates, do you really want to see them die and not offer your help?”
“Younger sister.” Helian Wei Wei looked at Helian Jiao Er and laughed suddenly: “Speaking of which, this all happened because of you. If it weren’t because you these people to join forces against me, they would not have exerted their energy this much. You are the culprit, and yet you try to appear innocent.”
Helian Jiao Er was speechless at what Helian Wei Wei said.
Seeing that the officials had not spoken, Helian Wei Wei pursed her lips: “The three officials are used to being heartless, they don’t even care about the lives of their own grandchildren. Don’t blame me for not helping them. As for the other seven of you, it depends on my younger sister’s attitude. I hate that there are some people who have obviously administered the poison and yet can still try to proclaim their innocence. As long as Helian Jiao Er kneels down in front of me and kowtows three times and tell me how she instructed you to ambush me, then I will help you.”
Right from the beginning, Helian Wei Wei had said that rather than kill Helian Jiao Er, it was more painful to humiliate her in front of everyone and peel away the layers of her fake innocence and reveal her ugliness.
Helian Jiao Er held her swollen face and cried out: “Big sister, why are you being so cruel to me?”
“You have repeatedly tried to harm me, is that not cruel?” Helian Wei Wei stared at her coldly: “Or are you trying to maintain your image and refuse to help them?”
When everyone heard this, they looked at Helian Jiao Er.
Under the tremendous pressure, Helian Jiao Er could only clench her teeth and respond: “I did not mean it like that.”
“Then kowtow and admit your wrongdoing.” Helian Wei Wei’s gaze fell on her, like a thorn.
Helian Jiao Er unwillingly bent her knees. She was seething with so much hate she had bitten her lips till they bled.
Bong! Bong! Bong!
Three kowtows!
Helian Jiao Er wanted to leave as soon as she had finished!
Helian Wei Wei looked like she couldn’t care less: “You have not explained why from the moment I stood on the stage they all called my name.”
“Yes, I asked them to do that.” Helian Jiao Er took a deep breath, her voice was soft like a buzzing mosquito.
Helian Wei Wei smiled: “It seems that younger sister is still not sincere enough, she has not spoken loud and clear.”
“You!” Helian Jiao Er twisted her hands, she wanted to leap forward and bite Helian Wei Wei to death.
However, the officials were anxious: “Miss Jiao Er, please speak louder and clearer! My granddaughter’s life is in your hands!”
She had no choice, Helian Jiao Er closed her eyes tightly for a moment and said: “The only reason these people called your name the moment they went onto the stage was because I instructed them to do so.” After speaking, she started crying to try to invoke sympathy: “We did not violate the competition system, it should not be enough to punish me. Elder sister asked me to apologise, and I have done so. You’ve asked me to kowtow, I have also done so. As long as you can save everyone then that is all fine.”
Helian Jiao Er had always been beautiful, but she looked vulnerable crying, like a pearl flower in the rain, it was an unbearable weakness.
Many people had started to feel sorry for her, there was sympathy in their eyes when they looked at Helian Jiao Er.
Just at this moment, a cold and indifferent voice rang out slowly, it was very nice to hear, all ears were attuned to it in an instant…..