His Rui

Chapter 691 Li Rui Defending Xi Ying(1)

Xi Ying was not even looking at General Li who now had a blank face. He had just finished telling everything to General Li. 

It took General Li a few moments to find his voice and say 

”Prime Minister Xi, the Empress knows everything now, huh?”

General Li’s eyes were blank but his eyes were deathly cold. 

Xi Ying didn’t back away from the truth. He knew he was responsible for whatever happened and he was going to take this responsibility. 

”Yes, General Li.”

Clank!

The next moment, a shining sword was on Xi Ying’s neck and General Li was looking at him with rage filled eyes. 

”Do you even know what have you done? What if Qin Wenya did something to harm Yi Jie now? What if Yi Jie come to know of all this? You…You messed up everything Xi Ying. I have not expected this from you.”

General Li’s face held anger as well grimness at the end of his words. 

However, he never removed his sword from Xi Ying’s neck and Xi Ying also sat there calmly. 

He heard whatever General Li said very calmly. 

Just at this moment, the door of the study room opened. Xi Ying frowned deeply and turned his head a little to look towards the door. He had ordered An Shing not to allow anyone to enter. Still, he let someone enter the study room. 

The small movement surely led to the sword scratching against the flesh of his neck but he didn’t seem to be in pain at all. 

His eyes flickered when he saw the person entering the study room. His anger on An Shing vanished and he looked at the General Li who had not even moved his eyes away from his face. 

He was trying to warn the middle aged General fearing that he would say something he would regret later on. 

However, Li Rui was so shocked by the scene in front of her eyes that General Li never got the chance to say anything. 

”Father…”

She called in a quite loud voice as she stepped forward to hold his arm and move the sword from Xi Ying’s neck. 

General Li still looked angry but he didn’t resist against Li Rui’s force knowing very well that she was pregnant and he should not let her apply too much force. 

However, after he had put down the sword, he looked at his daughter solemnly and said 

”Rui, go out. Something important is being discussed here. You go and rest inside your room.”

Xi Ying who had not spoken even a word in anger and had been enduring everything silently didn’t like the waay General Li talked to his wife. 

He knew that Li Rui was his daughter as well but still…that was not how General Li should be talking to her. 

Glaring at the middle aged General, he put a calm face and held Li Rui’s hand.

”Rui, did you eat something after lunch? It is not good to stay hungry for long. Don’t you remember what the physician had said? Eat something after every few shichens. Go and have something. I will be back soon.”

Li Rui looked at Xi Ying calmly for a few seconds before she twisted her hand in his and removed his hold.

However, instead of leaving the study room, she walked around the round table Xi Ying and General Li had been sitting on and sat on the chair that was placed between the two sides facing each other.

”Rui…”

General Li started impatiently. However, before he could complete his words, Li Rui ssaid calmly.

”Rui is not going anywhere, Father. Whatever Father wish to discuss will be discussed in front of Rui.”

General Li sighed in frustration. Now how could he talk about anything in front of Li Rui. He looked at Xi Ying coldly signing him to ask Li Rui to leave. However, Xi Ying might blame himself for letting harm come to General Li’s wife and Li Rui’s mother, he would not bow his head here. 

”General Li, it is Rui’s Manor as well. She will stay wherever she wants. This Lord would not ask her to leave.”

General sighed again …in exasperation. 

He no longer held back the anger he was holding inside his heart and bursted directly.

”You…Xi Ying…do you even know what have you done? Now, what will we do? Zhao Wang Lei will soon get to know everything. He will know that you are against him and then he will do everything to destroy you. After that, he will destroy Li Clan and Yi Clan….your one stupid mistake will lead to everyone’s destruction.”

General Li said so many things as he paced around the study room anxiously. Li Rui looked at Xi Ying who looked calm. 

Truthfully, she was very confused. But she still said to her father.

”Father, Ying was also helpless. He didn’t have any other way.”

General Li stopped walking and he was suddenly very stiff. He looked at his daughter and then at Xi Ying with narrowed eyes. 

”Don’t tell me that you told her everything as well?”

Xi Ying looked at General Li with equally cold eyes this time. When he looked at his wife’s clean black but calm eyes, his eyes softened. 

He could swear on his life that he wanted to tell her everything many times. 

It made him feel guilty that he didn’t tell her whatever he knew but he couldn’t back away from his promise that he had made to General Li.

Xi Ying looked away from Li Rui’s eyes and said coldly

”This Lord doesn’t break his promises, General Li.”   

General Li instantly sighed in relief. Li Rui’s words made him feel that she knew everything. For a moment, so much guilt had crawled inside his heart that he wondered how would he even look into her eyes. After all, he had lied to her. 

He had told her that she was responsible for provoking Zhao Wang Lei again, when the later had calmed down, by making him feel that Li Clan was a threat to his throne and power…while the truth was something else completely.