The Female Lead Decides to Act Wickedly

Chapter 583: Chapter 240: My Son is a Treacherous Minister (Finale)

”...this time, it’s not He Xi’s fault either.”

Student Xiao D couldn’t stand it anymore and interjected with a fair comment, ”Anyone would get angry if they had a bucket of cold water thrown over them just when they were feeling most proud and satisfied!”

”Even if it’s between a mother and her own son, knowing that the other person might be doing it for their own good, they can’t help but feel resentful!”

People all have emotions and desires unless they reach the level of a saint.

Otherwise, with He Tiantian’s tactless manner, no normal person could withstand it.

Not to mention, He Xi was inherently a selfish and cold-hearted person.

This time, he only contributed 3 points of hatred value, which is quite good compared to people like Vice Minister Yang who easily rack up 20 or 30.

Even Xiao D, as He Tiantian’s close friend, sometimes got so annoyed by He Tiantian that he’d jump around in frustration.

At this moment, he even felt some understanding and sympathy for He Xi!

He Tiantian: ...I didn’t blame He Xi either.

And what’s with you, Student Xiao D, acting like you and He Xi are ”brothers in adversity”?

Do you think I want to be so tactless?

Isn’t it just because your systems force me?

He Tiantian rolled her eyes at Student Xiao D. She didn’t say anything, but Student Xiao D still felt her displeasure.

Student Xiao D was startled and hurriedly shrank into a corner, not daring to babble anymore.

”Mom, in your heart, am I really so worthless?”

Just as He Tiantian was distracted by arguing with Student Xiao D, He Xi had already opened his mouth in grief and anger.

”My son, why would you think that?”

He Tiantian shifted her attention back from Student Xiao D and focused on dealing with He Xi.

She deliberately put on a sorrowful expression as if to say, ”I’m doing this for your good, and you don’t appreciate it.”

”Ding! He Xi hatred value +1!”

He Xi stiffened his neck, glaring at his mother like a petulant child.

His expression seemed to say, ”I want to see how you explain this.”

”In Mom’s heart, my Dalang is the smartest, most capable person in the world.”

He Tiantian reversed her earlier pickiness and wrote on her face a proud statement: ”My child is the best.”

”He began his enlightenment at six, passed the local scholar exam at thirteen, and became the youngest third place scholar in the history of the Daxia Dynasty at sixteen!”

”Mom doesn’t understand those poems and articles about ’unprecedented and unparalleled,’ but in the more than one hundred years since Daxia was founded, my son will certainly make his mark in history!”

”Such astonishing talent, so young and handsome, truly a generation’s genius!”

He Tiantian went on praising endlessly, just like any parent in the world who adores their children.

Finally, the dark expression on He Xi’s face began to clear.

I knew it, even if the whole world couldn’t see my talent, thought I was just a kept man, my Mom wouldn’t!

But, just as He Xi’s mood was improving, a twist came—

”The problem is, my son, Mom alone can’t represent the whole world.”

”People don’t care if you are the youngest third place scholar of the Daxia Dynasty, or whether you are diligent and dedicated in your duties; they only see one thing: you, married to the most prestigious Princess in the Daxia Dynasty, Yongchang Princess, only beloved daughter of Duke Wei!”

”Just this one thing can overshadow all your efforts, all your brilliance!”

He Tiantian said somewhat sorrowfully, ”Especially now, with the Guo family returning to the capital due to illness and resigning from the position of Northwest Military Commander, the Saint feels sympathy and is granting favors to the Guo family, increasing their local community rights...”

The Duke Wei Mansion was momentarily in infinite glory, receiving endless titles.

And at this moment, the Saint promoted He Xi again.

Anyone with a bit of brain would think the Saint is ”favoring one due to association with another,” promoting He Xi to save face for the Guo family.

Of course, those politically sensitive and intelligent people can see even deeper significance.

It’s just that the character He Tiantian plays, Ms. Hetian, is a somewhat shrewd village woman; with her insight and intellect, she could only see the surface level.

This level, coincidentally, is also what the Saint wants the public to misunderstand.

With He Xi’s intelligence, he fully understood the deeper meaning, but he detested those ”misunderstandings.”

He He Xi had real talent and learning, his promotions were not just because of nepotism—

Ah, well, deep down, He Xi still had a voice: ”If you weren’t the son-in-law of the Guo family, if the Saint hadn’t been trying to counterbalance the Guo family, you wouldn’t have climbed to a high position so quickly!”

But, He Xi’s pride and self-respect made him unwilling to face that painful and real fact deep down.