His Rui

General Li's face didn't have much emotion but his hands were trembling a little when he asked Xi Ying this question.    

Xi Ying nodded his head stiffly as he obviously noticed General Li's strange behavior.

However, as soon as he nodded, he had not expected General Li to hug him tightly.

Baffled and speechless Xi Ying felt General Li patting his back continuously as he heard him murmur.

"Oh ...I am about to become a grandfather again. I am so happy."

 Xi Ying was about to push away the excited general when General Li stepped back on his own. He patted Xi Ying's shoulder again and again as if praising him

"Good Good…..I knew that it is only my daughter who will complete all my dreams. That brat Li Diu, he didn't even marry until now when he is elder than his sister."

Xi Ying saw silently General Li talking to himself. His face was completely red showing his excitement.   

"Yi Jie…she will be so happy when she will come to know about this."

As General Li said this, he couldn't wait to tell his wife this good news.

"I will leave now. You go to Xi Manor with Rui."

General Li said this to Xi Ying hurriedly making him roll his eyes at his behavior for a moment. However, when General Li was about to leave, Xi Ying suddenly held his sleeves and said

"General Li, I will prefer that you don't tell anyone about it."

Xi Ying didn't want many people to know about this news.

If the crazy princess got to know about it he was sure that she would only go crazier and hence will give more chances to the Emperor to manipulate her.

Then she will do something more stupid 

General Li's face also looked serious when Xi Ying said this to him.

His excitement cooled down a little and he licked his lips lightly as he said to Xi Ying.

"Only my wife…Prime Minister Xi. This General promises you that I shall not tell anyone else except her. She would be very happy after hearing this news."

Xi Ying didn't look convinced by General Li's words and was about t9o refuse him but General Li saw this beforehand and said immediately. 

"Prime Minister Xi, at such a time…Rui will need someone experienced by her side to tell her what she should do or what she should not. Who can be a good candidate than her mother for this? You need to seriously think about this."

This time, Xi Ying surprisingly had a thoughtful expression on his face.

He was actually remembering the last time when Li Rui was pregnant.

That time, he didn't accompany during that phase so he also didn't have any experience. He also remembered that when he had gone back to Xi Manor, the steward had told him that Li Rui suddenly fell in the garden that led to premature childbirth.

Now when he thought about this, he suddenly felt that things might not be as simple as they seemed to him at that time.

It could also be possible that someone planned to kill his wife and child together.

Xi Ying exhaled sharply as he felt a ruthlessness enveloping his heart.

Looking back at General Li who had his eyes filled with anticipation, Xi Ying felt a little weird. A few moments later, he said reluctantly

"Then General Li, you can only tell Second Madam Li about this. I will send a carriage for Second Madam Li whenever Rui will need some advice."

General Li immediately nodded his head and promised Xi Ying again that he would not tell anyone else.

After that, he finally turned around to leave with an excited face completely forgetting what his purpose exactly was when he had come to talk to Xi Ying.

On the other hand, Xi Ying sighed seeing that General Li had left finally and hence he would be able to spend some time with his lovely wife.   

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Half a shichen later, Xi Ying finally decided to leave the forest with his shadow guards and Li Rui.

General Li had also left a few soldiers to help Xi Ying before he himself left for Li Manor.

When Li Rui came out of the cave and didn't see her father she thought that her father was angry at her and hence left after throwing a tantrum.

She already knew how her father would react so it was not surprising for her. 

However, Xi Ying told her that General Li left the forest with a red face but not because he was angry but because he was too happy.

He also told her that now General Li knew that she was pregnant and hence was too happy to go back and tell her mother about this.

When Li Rui heard this, she sighed in relief.

'At least for some time, her father will put aside his anger.' She thought inside her heart.

Perhaps that much time will be enough for her and Xi Ying to complete their plan.

Thinking about this, she suddenly wanted to ask Xi Ying about his plan.

However, she also had to put aside her thoughts when she suddenly felt a pair of arms around her waist. Startle she raised her head and sighed in relief when she saw that it was Xi Ying only.

She didn't know how much the relief on her face made the man in front of her happy.

Xi Ying smiled and kissed her forehead again and again.

The shadow guards immediately moved their heads away when they saw their master's actions. A few of them still felt baffled seeing their master's actions.

If someone had told them a few years ago that their master can also behave like this then they would surely have hung that person upside down and tortured the man until he doesn't accept the otherwise.

However now seeing their master completely in love with a woman with their own eyes, they didn't have any reason to disbelief.