His Rui

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"You're my wangfei. I am your husband and an Imperial Prince. You can't refuse me, Yi Huiqing."

His words were true.

Yi Huiqing really couldn't refute them. She was his Wangfei and he has every right to take her whenever he wanted.

Her wish really doesn't matter.

'Then why did he even ask her?'

She suddenly felt a little indignant but stayed silent.

What else she could say.

Seeing her silence only made Zhao Zhang Wei angrier. He suddenly picked her from the ground and walked towards the bed.

He laid her on the bed and Yi Huiqing silently stared at the ceiling. She could hear the rustle of clothes.

He was perhaps removing his outer clothes. Her fists clenched the silk bed sheet.

She loosened her hold when he raised her torso to open the strings of her dress.

The cold air touched her naked shoulders and she closed her eyes tightly.

Still with an emotionless face, Zhao Zhang Wei kissed her lips and caressed her shoulders with his other hand.

He invaded her mouth and kissed her deeply.

Although she didn't respond she never stopped him.

His lips then went down to her neck and he sucked the skin where he knew she was very sensitive hoping to get some reaction.

But he didn't get anything.

How could he?

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In front of her closed eyes, Yi Huiqing could only see the red blood. The blood that she shed when her child died.

That was her child.

Tears slipped down from her closed eyes without her permission.

On the other hand, Zhao Zhang Wei was getting only frustrated with her unresponsiveness. When he raised his head and saw her tears, he felt as if someone punched him in the gut.

He retracted his hands from Yi Huiqing's body as if he was scalded.

A few moments passed when he finally couldn't see her tears and called out

"Yi Huiqing."

Sitting on the bed as he saw her opening her eyes slowly, he whispered

"Do you dislike me so much? Then why did you bear my touch for the past four years?"

Yi Huiqing still didn't say anything and stayed silent.

Releasing a defeated and furious sigh at her silence, Zhao Zhang Wei got down from the bed. After wearing his robe, he didn't look at the bed as he said

"Since you want to stay away from me, I'll never step in your courtyard again…..Even if you would be dying, Yi Huiqing, this Prince will never come to see you."

With these last words, Zhao Zhang Wei left Liang Courtyard leaving Yi Huiqing silently grieving for her loss.

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The bright rays of sun were starting to lighten the morning sky slowly.

Pecking Li Rui's forehead, Xi Ying carefully left the bed without making a single noise.

After an hour, he was in his study room with his shadow guards standing in front of him. The young Prime Minister's face was back to that cold and emotionless one as he asked his shadow guards.

"So, did you find out anything?"

"My Lord"

It was An Ping who first stepped out and said

"This servant had seen An San going inside the Imperial Palace just after the attack on Lady Li and Young Master."

Xi Ying nodded his head while others looked at each other in confusion.

Sensing their confusion, Xi Ying knew that now was not the time when things should be hidden from his shadow guards so he told them.

"An San is working for the First Princess."

The five shadow guards were shocked by his words. With their eyes, wide and mouth parted they looked at their cold master.

However, it didn't take them long to compose their expression and engrave this new information in their mind and hearts.

Their eyes were cold as they thought about An San betraying their Master.

Now An San was no longer their companion but an enemy.

Amidst their thoughts, they heard their master.

"I'm telling you about this because I don't want you to trust him anymore. Last time, we lost the attackers because An Shing involved An San with himself."

An Shing felt guilty even though he knew that it was not his fault.

"Yes, My Lord. We'll keep this in mind in the future."

All of them bowed their heads and said.

"All except An Si can leave now."

The next moment there was only An Si who was left in the study room.

Bowing his head he respectfully asked

"What work does My Lord have for me?"

"There is a nanny by First Princess' side. I want you to find out everything about her. If for that you need to enter the Imperial Palace, don't hesitate to do that."

"The work will be done, My Lord."

An Si said firmly.

After that, Xi Ying waved his hand indicating him to leave.

For the next fifteen minutes, Xi Ying stayed in the study room and read a book. However, he could not concentrate on the book at all.

Who could be behind the attacks? Xi Ying questioned himself.

The first time he didn't know but the second time, he felt that it must be the Princess otherwise why would An San have helped the attacker in running away?

But it can also be possible that An San himself was confused. Perhaps the attacker was sent by someone else and An San helped him thinking that he was sent by the Princess.

As he thought of the Princess, Xi Ying's eyes suddenly went cold.

He needs to do something that can restrict the Princess' movements.

After a few moments, he sighed and stood up from the chair.

Exiting the study room, he walked towards Plum Courtyard. Soon he saw the figure he wanted to see.

Inside the garden, Li Rui was sitting under the trees with Xi Ling.

Looking at his wangfei and son, Xi Ying felt peaceful.

His heart still hurt when he remembers what Li Rui had said last night. Her words confirmed that she was only obliging her duty of a Wangfei and her heart has nothing for him.

Xi Ying didn't dare to do anything with her after that.

How did she give her body to him when she didn't even trust him? Did the night they spent together even mean anything to her?

The questions scared him. What their answers can be, this thought scared him.

However, he could do nothing. He still can't stay away from her. He could only hope that she would start to trust him slowly.

Maybe after she would hear the next Imperial decree she would trust him with the safety of Li Clan.

Xi Ying could only hope for this and continue to love her.