Chapter 715 - Trying To Frame Wei Wei But Received A Slap From His Highness Instead (1/2)

Translator: Larbre Studio Editor: Larbre Studio

The two ministers echoed and supported each other’s opinions. The hidden meaning behind their words was crystal-clear, hinting at the lack of news of pregnancy from Helian Wei Wei.

The others were stunned when they heard it. After all, many of the ministers had become loyal wors.h.i.+ppers of Helian Wei Wei.

With the Secretary of State for the Ministry of Official Personnel Affairs as the leader, they had specially allowed some people to enter the palace occasionally and listen to Helian Wei Wei’s advice on their cases.

Now that they heard some people hurling disguised mockery at Helian Wei Wei, they too become secretly anxious.

After all, the matter of having sons and heirs in royal families was a very important issue since ancient times…

Lord Li noticed that the atmosphere had quietened, so he asked Helian Wei Wei smilingly on purpose, “Princess Consort, what do you think?” This suggestion would surely be rejected if they had asked the Third Prince directly. If they asked indirectly like this, she definitely could not refuse them in front of the ministers. Otherwise, she would seem a narrow-minded woman. Thus, it would provide them with even more excuses to request His Highness to marry imperial concubines.

Helian Wei Wei looked at him and was about to talk.

Suddenly, she was stopped by a wooden chopstick flying toward him in the air.

The martial Qi imbued in the chopstick pierced through the Lord Li’s hat on his head. The resulting impact made Lord Li fumble two steps backward at once.

As if Lord Li was stunned by the sudden attack, the smile at the corner of his mouth remained hanging, as his lips instantly turned ashen pale. When he stroked his long, straggled hair, he realized that he was inches away from immediate death.

If it were not for his official hat protecting him, the wooden chopstick would have penetrated his brain.

When Lord Li had recovered, every fiber of muscle in his body trembled violently.

Everyone looked at the attacker, Baili Jia Jue. However, he merely smiled indifferently while playing with another chopstick in his hand, asking, “Lord Li, you know that I’ve sent troops to attack the capital of Xuanyuan Kingdom, right? Then, do you know why am I doing this?”

As he spoke, he set another wooden stick upright elegantly, but his eyes were murderously cold.

Whoos.h.!.+

Another swis.h.i.+ng noise was heard!

Lord Li’s left leg was instantly punctured!

“Ahhh!”

His painful yell reverberated through the entire palace hall.

Lord Li had lost his tongue. He collapsed on the ground of the Great Hall, hugging his left leg that was in intense pain while rolling frantically around.

Bright red blood gushed from Lord Li’s knee, causing the other minister’s face to blanch in terror. He swallowed the words on the tip of his tongue and gulped terrifyingly.

Baili Jia Jue simply took a white handkerchief next to him and wiped his hands, before continuing, “It’s because they kept forcing me to marry concubines.”