His Rui

As soon as the Empress finished, Zhao Wang Lei's voice followed.

"Zhen promises Princess Consort Yun that whoever has poisoned our dear grandson would not be able to save himself. He or she shall be punished according the Imperial laws."

Yun Weilan didn't react to these empty promises of the Emperor.

What will she do with the culprit if she put her child in danger at this moment?

Her eyes suddenly caught the sight of her father.

She stood up and ran in front of him.

"Father, do something… please...."

How could she let it happen? How could she let anyone put her child's life in danger in front of her own eyes?

Minister Yun looked at his daughter woodenly as he whispered in her ear with gritted teeth in a low voice.

"Your Highness whatever the Prince is doing is right." 

Since his daughter has been a Crown Princess before, Minister Yin was habitual of calling her 'Your Highness' for three years. Before Yun Weilan used to like it because she would see her half sisters' envious gazes. But today, she suddenly didn't seem to like it anymore. 

Standing in front of her father, she looked at his wooden gaze without any emotion. It had always been like this even when he had told her that she would be marrying the Crown Prince of Xin.

At that moment, even though she knew that she had been chosen just because she had the high of probability of getting pregnant because of astrologer's prediction and the physician's checkup, she still chose to believe that her father chose her because he favored her more than her half-sisters.

After marrying to Zhao Zhuang Chen, she soon became pregnant.

The past years of her life had been very joyful.

Her child and she …both of them were the most favored by the Prince.

She knew that it was only because she had a son and her son helped the prince in getting the Crown Prince's title. 

For all these past years, Yun Clan had prospered clan and even became a high ranking noble clan just because of her marriage with the Crown Prince. She was happy. She was proud whenever her father had praised her although his face didn't seem to show anything he said. 

Now today, it occurred to her that he really never meant it.

When he said that he was backing her up…Yun Clan was always there for her…he never really meant. Now today when she needs him, he was just standing there on the Prince's side not on his daughter's.

Because for him, what mattered was the reputation of Yun Clan and nothing else …not even his own daughter.

Yun Weilan was not a fool but she chose to be a fool. Because it gave the peace in her heart, the joy of being above to all others and a happy family.

In reality, she never had all this.

Now today when the reality was in front of her face to slap her awake she was not ready to accept it.

With a lost look in her eyes, she again slid down to the floor as if she had lost everything.   

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In the front seats, Xi Ying's face didn't have any expression as he also stood up from his seat and held Li Rui's hand silently who was also looking towards the whole ruckus.

Her eyes analyzed the child's pale face and the white foam that was coming out of his mouth from far. Soon she couldn't do even that because people were starting to gather around the first Prince sitting area.     

His concubines and all other noble family members ran and made a circle around that area.

Since Xi Ying didn't move from his place, she could only stand at the same place.

Her fingers trembled for a moment as she remembered something.

The five-year-old child, Zhao Bo Jing…wasn't it the same child who had helped her in overcoming her trauma when she was left in front of that horrible place by the first Princess' maid.

His innocent black eyes and pout flashed in her mind. She couldn't help but remember her own son as she heard Yun Weilan's shrill screams of despair and then utter silence.

"Rui, don't let your heart weaken…you can't go there."

A whisper in her ears made her startle and she moved her eyes sideways. It was her father who was standing near her with a very serious face.

General Li seemed to know what was going on in her mind so he already was on his daughter's side to stop her from doing anything stupid.

Li Rui looked at her father as her chest went up and down because of her messed up mind and nervousness.

  "Father…I can save him."

She whispered as her eyes went slightly wide filled with hope that her father would allow her.

All these years, she had never revealed her knowledge in medicine to anyone. Everyone in Li Manor except her father only knew it as something that interested her but they don't know about her extraordinary talent in the medicines.

"I know."

General Li said with no change in his serious expression. How could he not know this? From the day, he had learned about Li Rui's extraordinary talent in the medicines, he had hidden her, but at the same time, he had allowed her to grow herself in the same. He provided her with everything with which she could do something she liked and come out of the trauma she was suffering from Li Zhan's death. 

But he could never bring his lively daughter back.

What remained was a cold, sensible and intelligent girl. When he had discovered her talent General Li didn't know whether she should have been proud as her father or more worried…because Li Rui didn't know only he knew.

The stopped attacks on her had started more vigorously after a teacher who used to teach her about medicines was abducted and killed.

Her talent could bring her more danger…General Li didn't want her to have such a skill. He would rather have a dumb and stupid daughter.

At least he would not have to worry about her life every moment.