His Rui

"Wangye"

A soft whisper fell in his ears when he didn't move for the next few moments and Zhao Zhang Wei's whole body stilled for that moment.

He felt like they had not talked since a very long time…which was actually true.

Zhao Zhang Wei swiftly turned around and looked at Yi Huiqing. It was the first time in the very long day, today that he had directly looked at her instead of secretly taking a few glances here and there.

His eyes could not help but roam all over her face as if he was seeing her for one last time. However, the shine inside them froze when he heard Yi Huiqing's asking him

"Wangye, are we not moving ahead?"

Zhao Zhang Wei excitement and beating heart calmed down suddenly.

His phoenix eyes recovered their craftiness which was hidden behind his mask of gentleness as he looked at his dear wangfei.

"Wangfei wishes to meet her family?"

He asked her with a not so smile present on his lips.

Yi Huiqing was already looking anxiously at her family standing a few steps away Zhao Zhang Wei. She could also see her brothers looking towards her and the prince with eyes that were filled with suspicion. She could also see her mother's looking at her with hopeful eyes.

She knew that everyone there also wished to meet her …perhaps more than she wished to meet them.

"Yes"

So she nodded her head eagerly answering Zhao Zhang Wei's question leaving aside any sense of shame and self –respect.           

However, the prince's words made the hopefulness and anticipation in her eyes cool down.   

"Benwang can allow wangfei to meet her family, …."

Yi Huiqing's eyes shone at the prince's words.

However, the next moment, the same prince's words made the hopefulness and anticipation in her eyes cool down. 

"But…what will Benwang get in exchange?"

  Her eyes left her awaiting family members and Yi Huiqing looked at the man in front of her. She saw a captivating smile on his beautiful face.

Somewhere in the past, this smile used to make her heart skip a beat but she didn't seem like it at all at this moment.           

"What does Wangye want?"

She asked directly instead of jumping here and there.

Although it felt unreasonable that she had to pay him to meet her family members who were already in the Imperial Palace, she also knew that the man in front of her was a prince and her husband.

She can't disobey him otherwise she would be an unvirtous wangfei… othersiwse he would make her life hard in the Xinhe Palace.

That's how much Yi Huqing had come to know about Zhao Zhang Wei in these past few days.

If only the second Prince knew about his impression inside his wangfei heart then perhaps he would not have done what he did next.

"Tonight, Wangfei will sleep with me…in my Courtyard."

Zhao Zhang Wei watched as Yi Huqing's eyes widened at his words…as her face went pale at his words. His heart seemed to have been stabbed by a sharp needle continuously seeing her reaction at his words.

So afraid …just at the thought of sleeping with him.

Was it because of something he did.

It must be…he had tried to force himself on her not once but twice.

He had made her like this.

His fingers were trembling inside his sleeves ….he almost wished to take his words back but he didn't. He had said that day that he would not step inside her courtyard.

So what if he couldn't go to her. He could also make her come to him. 

This was also his last chance.

To make her enter his courtyard.

He ruthlessly watched Yi Huiqing's changing expression.

He ruthlessly waited for her answer with a determined face making her feel assure that her no would take the last chance of her meeting her family away from her.

"Alright, This wangfei accept Wangye's condition."

And his ruthless heart even felt slight joyful when he heard her 'yes'.   

A full and wide smile emerged on Zhao Zhang Wei's lips as his hands moved forward to hold his wangfei's waist.

His lips lingered over her cold ears and he intentionally blew warm breath over them as he whispered seductively

"Then let's go and meet everyone now, shall we?"

His smile only widened when he felt the woman inside his arms trembling under his intentional assault. He felt Yi Huiqing's little struggle to free herself from his arms.

However, he didn't take back his arms.

With Yi Huiqing in his arms, he walked forward to meet Yi family with a joyful heart.

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Xi Ying stepped out of the banquet hall with a frown on his forehead.

The banquet has ended but he didn't get any message from Li Rui's side.

Didn't it indicate that his wife was still upset with him?

Xi Ying was feeling very frustrated at this moment. He actually didn't know whether he should discuss with Rui about her sisters.

Perhaps she would understand him if he told her how her sisters were planning against her.

As Xi Ying thought over this matter, he suddenly stopped walking when he saw An Si walking towards himself.

"Minister Xi"

An Si in his disguise of Eunuch, bowed in front of Xi Ying.

"Madam Xi's maid had asked me to inform Minister Xi that Madam Xi is already waiting for you inside the carriage to leave the Imperial Palace."

An Si raised his head a bit and looked at his master trying to say more than he meant.   

"Madam might have entered the banquet hall to meet Minister Xi but saw something going on inside the banquet hall and suddenly left. Minister Xi should go and talk to Madam now."

An Si smiled politely just as an Imperial Eunuch should do in front of the guests in the Imperial palace. His words seemed to show his concern and a very ordinary information in passing people's eyes but Xi Ying understood what his shadow guard meant by his words.

An Si was also relieved to see that his master understood what he had wanted to convey.

He had actually seen An Ju entering the banquet hall with Lady Li at a wrong timing and then leaving the banquet hall also.

An Ju didn't ask him to inform his master anything but he knew that his master should know about things like this.

That's why, he did his work.

Now since his work was done, he bowed his head and took his leave to go back to Princess Wenling's courtyard.

Xi Ying waved his hand to dismiss the Eunuch and walked towards the standing carriages in long strides. 

An Si who leaving turned around to look at his master with a complex look in his eyes.

Was it the excitement he had seen in his master's eyes?

Even by looking at Xi Ying's pace, An Si thought that his master just could not wiat to go inside the carriage and meet Lady Li.

An Si shook his head denying his thoughts himself.

He must have seen something wrong. His master was not a tsundere or a masochist ….why would he feel happy if Lady Li was angry with him?

With a confused heart, An Si turned around and walked towards Princess Wenling's courtyard again… not knowing that what he had seen and thought was right.

…That his master had really become a tsundere.