Chapter 380
Chapter 380: Interaction Between Baili Jia Jue And Wei Wei
“Parade through the streets? Doing self-criticism?” How did His Highness come up with such an idea, it was downright treacherous!
Baili Jia Jue gazed into her eyes which seemed to exude much more clarity than usual. His thin lips formed a crooked smile. “What is it? Bad idea?”
“No.” She merely wondered how twisted His Highness’s train of thought was, being able to come up with such a wicked method.
Moreover, regarding this incident, the other party was already listless before she made any moves.
Even Prime Minister Su could not escape the fate of being publicly humiliated.
She felt her anger cool-off as she watched from the sidelines.
It was all thanks to the man who stood before her eyes.
Helian Wei Wei shot another glance at Baili Jia Jue before continuing in a clear tone, “It’s extremely satisfying.”
“It’s fine as long as you are satisfied.” Baili Jia Jue did not sound like he was doing anything bad with his well-paced words. Although the things he said were quite alarming to others. “Your moves are too meek. It only hurts them for a second, like making her slap her own cheeks and whatnot. She needed to be made to remember this humiliation for life, that’s how revenge should be carried out.”
Helian Wei Wei kept nodding her head as she listened. It was rare to meet someone as two-faced as the Third Prince, but was it alright for him to have taught her all those devious thinking?
Moreover, he was saying how he only adore girls who were pure and innocent. What had happened to his distaste for girls who enjoyed playing mind games?
Somehow, she felt that he would always divert from how things should normally play out.
Baili Jia Jue swept his eyes over his little possession who was behaving for once. The corners of his lips lifted into a gentle smile as he reached out and pulled her to his side.
Naturally, Helian Wei Wei did not notice his features as she was still pondering about what he had just said, thus missing out on the faint smile Baili Jia Jue had on his lips…
It was rather crowded on the old streets of the Capital, be it people from noble families or the common folks. It was a time where people would enjoy strolling through these streets.
“Look, who’s that?!”
“Looks like the madam from the General’s residence!” Someone from the crowd had identified Madam Su before yelling, “Come on, let’s go have a closer look!”
With her left hand being cuffed to the prison wagon, Su Yan Mo conducted rehabilitation through self-criticism before a crowd of several hundred audiences. Every word she chanted could be heard loud and clear throughout the wide Chang’an Street. It was practically casting an echo.
Her demeanor became the laughing stock of everyone who was present.
Su Yan Mo did not have to feel her face to know that her cheeks were burning crimson. In all of the years that she lived, she had never endured such humiliation in the eyes of the public. It was literally exposing herself as a disgraceful person.
“Tsk tsk, who would’ve thought that the dignified madam of the Helian family was such an evil-minded stepmother. I actually thought that she was a good person seeing how she always practiced abstinence from meat and prayed devoutly.”
She was leaving blisters in her mouth hearing the whisperings of the audiences. Her voice was cracking as she finished reading the contents on the Xuan paper, however, she was made to recite a total of 10 times before the shadow guards who were on duty would let her off.
One moment, Su Yan Mo’s face was burning, the next it was drained of color. Her drooping eyes hid the anger in them because no matter how unwilling she felt, she could only clench her teeth as she continued reciting.
There were also other members of the Helian family within the audience which also felt thoroughly embarrassed upon picturing the condition of Su Yan Mo.
That was why no one came to escort her even after Su Yan Mo had finished reciting the self-criticism 10 times.
Now, everyone from the Helian family was hiding from Su Yan Mo, afraid to have their relation to her exposed.
In the past, Su Yan Mo always had someone to escort her wherever she went, this time, she had no choice but to endure all the talking while she made her way back to the General’s residence with her head hung low.
She felt the experience was far worse than simply having her killed!
Inside Yiyun Loft, Helian Jiao Er was still clueless as she continued to write poems with some major-domo ladies. Suddenly, two people began pointing fingers and talking quietly about her.
It was obvious to her that there was something strange about everyone around her and how they looked at her. There was mockery along with hints of amusement as if they were watching a clown putting on a show.
Seeing this scene, in addition to how things have not been smooth sailing for her lately, Helian Jiao Er could no longer take it. She went home in tears without saying a word.
She did not realize that it was the same atmosphere at home.
Even the maids and servants who usually dared not look her in the eyes were gathering together after she walked past, oblivious about the things that they were saying.
Helian Jiao Er used to have her own maidservant, but now that she was on her own without a single helper, her sense of humiliation increased further. Upon entering her room, she began smashing things into pieces.
It was what Su Yan Mo saw upon returning. Normally, she would still be mindful of cheering Helian Jiao Er up.
But today, she was exhausted, more than exhausted as a matter of fact.
She was in shambles like never before.
Her nicely combed up hair for entering the Palace was completely dishevelled by now.
She had always thought highly about a person’s demeanor, especially when it came to caring for and maintaining one’s body. She would choose not to exert any stress on her feet whenever she could.
Back then, when she came across the wondrous properties of ambergris used for foot steaming, she had deliberately banned the lowly Helian servants from using it.
Now, her feet which had been meticulously taken care of by her were rasped to the point that they stung with every single move she made.
It was all because of that little b*stard!
Like a madwoman that had lost all sanity, Su Yan Mo hit her tightly clenched fists against the wall.
Helian Jiao Er had never seen Su Yan Mo like this before. In all of her memories, Su Yan Mo was a person who would never allow herself to be stained by the tiniest of dirt.
Looking back at her, she was covered in dust and dirt from head to toe. Even her cloth shoes were soiled and ruined, what more could be said about her behavior?
“Mother, what happened to you?” Subconsciously, Helian Jiao Er was rejecting her.
“Self-criticism, I’ve spent an entire day doing self-criticism on the streets,” Su Yan Mo’s arms fell slack to her sides.
Helian Jiao Er could not believe her ears, “What are you talking about? What self-criticism?” Didn’t mother enter the Palace with grandfather to teach that b*tch, Helian Wei Wei a lesson? Shouldn’t that little b*tch be doing the self-criticism instead? She had committed treason! What does any of it have to do with mother?
Su Yan Mo touched her palm to her face before she explained everything.
Helian Jiao Er finally realized why others were giving her strange looks.
Paraded through the streets…
She actually had a mother who paraded through the streets.
This was bound to blot her with disgrace!
From now on, when they talked about her, people would definitely say things like, “Look at her, she has a mother who paraded through the streets.”
“How can this be!” Helian Jiao Er shrieked. “Didn’t you always calculated that everything you do will never fail? How did things turn out? You were literally dragged away and forced to parade through the streets, mother, have you ever considered how your actions will tarnish my future?”
If this happened in the past, Su Yan Mo would have slapped Helian Jiao Er for speaking to her in that manner. But now, her daughter was all she had left. Panicking, she grabbed Helian Jiao Er’s hand and responded, “Jiao Er, just be a little more patient until the Third Prince chooses his secondary consort. With your beautiful looks, you will certainly have your day!”