His Rui

Chapter 56 - Minister Xi Is Here

After about half an hour of sorting out her thoughts, Li Rui finally opened the door of her room.

"You have really castrated a man before?"

Sitting on the chair, Li Chen looked from top to down at Liu Lan. To him, the girl does not seem to be that cruel and strong.

Liu Lan's cheeks tinted red at his question because of the embarrassment and anger.

Why does the second son of Li family seem to be brainless? What kind of question this was? Is it not obvious that she was just trying to scare him off at that time?

'Stupid' She mumbled but Li Chen heard her.

"Did you jus...."

"Li Chen"

His words were interrupted when he heard his elder sister calling him. He immediately stood up with his back straight as if ready to do anything she asked him.

"Yes, Jiejie?"

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The night fell soon.

Inside the study room, Xi Ying's study table was now filled with scrolls. He seriously read each and every one of them.

At this moment, a man in black clothes appeared inside the room.

"An Zhi greets My Lord."

Xi Ying didn't raise his head and continued looking through the things in his hand.

"The work is done, My Lord."

At these words, Xi Ying looked up. The ten hours ended and what Xi Ying gave a little bit of relief was that his shadow guards reported everything without hiding anything or a lie.

Although his face was emotionless, his gaze was filled with approval.

He then looked down at the scroll in his hand and then put it down on the table.

'Mine is also done.'

"You know what to do next, right?"

"Yes, My Lord."

After that, An Zhi disappeared but soon after An Su appeared inside the room.

"An Su greets My Lord."

This time Xi Ying's whole attention was on whatever his shadow guard reported to him. Xi Ying had asked An Su to keep an eye on Plum Courtyard.

In the past three months, he had spent each and every second in Li Rui's courtyard. He knew her enough to believe that she will not sit idly after he refused her request for separation especially when she believed that she could save Li Clan by using this method.

After hearing An Su's words, Xi Ying didn't know whether he should happy to know that he knew his Wangfei so well or should be sad to hear that she was so desperate to go away from him.

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"You want to leave Imperial City?"

"Yes"

Yi Junjie was surprised.

Although Li Rui never told him anything, Yi Junjie knew that she never got the respect a Wangfei should get in Xi Manor. He had always wanted Li Rui to end the marriage that had given her nothing except pain. In the past four years, he had mentioned it in front of Li Rui so many times but she always refused him or changed the topic.

He knew why she did that? Her child was there. She would never leave Xi Manor until Xi Ling was there. He could understand her.

Still, he could not help but think selfishly.

If only she had said 'Yes' even for once then he would have taken Xi Ling away from Xi Manor for her. Somewhere where no one could find her, her child…..and him.

But it was only his wishful thinking. She never said Yes.

How could she? When she knew that her Clan could be destroyed anytime.

But to him, nothing mattered except Li Rui. In this world, he was ready to fight with anything only for her.

Now finally hearing something that he had wanted to hear for so long, his heart was filled with joy and his eyes were filled with brightness.

His happiness was disrupted when the closed-door suddenly opened making a loud noise. At the doorway stood Li Chen with a solemn face and red eyes.

"Jiejie, Did that Princess asked you to do this in exchange for your help?"

Li Rui just glanced at him calmly and then removed his eyes while Yi Junjie coldly looked at him. He was inside his study when Li Chen suddenly jumped inside from the window. The moment he saw him, Yi Junjie's blood boiled and he almost killed her but Li Chen's words stopped him.

Li Rui had sent a letter for him and after reading that letter Yi Junjie forgot about everything and flew to Xi Manor. Now he could not help but want to strangle this young boy's neck who had put both of the clans in this situation.

Ignoring his cold gaze, Li Chen stepped forward in front of Li Rui and whispered.

"Jiejie, don't do this. We will find out some other way."

Li Chen remembered how people talked about Li Rui four years ago after that incident at Palace Banquet. When he had heard someone talking bad about her sister he had beaten that man black and blue.

His Jiejie was not characterless and a scheming woman. He had shouted in the whole street.

Even if no one believed Li Rui, he knew that she was framed. Now again she was forced to do something that would put her in a difficult position.

And this time he himself was the reason behind all this.

Li Chen wanted to kill himself. Why was he so blind not being able to see their hidden maliciousness? Why was he so stupid?

But Li Rui ignored him and stood up from the bed and walked to the wooden closet placed in a corner.  She took out a few pairs of clothes and put them in a large white cloth .

"Then Jiejie, do you need to do it like this? Why don't you ask that man for divorce or separation?"

Li Chen insisted again. Divorce or Separation was at least less disgraceful than eloping like this. Even Yi Junjie looked at Li Rui with questioning eyes this time.

So Li Rui had to answer this question of Li Chen

"I did. He refused."

That's why she was left with only this way. If she left Xi Manor then he would have to divorce her. She doubted this was something Lord Xi and Princess Wenling had planned from the beginning.

But it was no longer of any importance. She plans to go to the borders after leaving the Imperial City. Only there, she can find out something about her Father and Elder Brother.

Li Chen didn't know that Li Rui was going to take Xi Ling with herself after a few days so he thought that he could stop her by using Xi Ling.

"What about Xiao Ling? Jiejie you'll also leave him."

The mention of her son stilled her hands that were packing clothes. When she raised her head to look at Li Chen, he stepped back to see her eyes.

Her eyes were so cold and Indifferent. Li Chen has never seen her Jiejie like this. She stepped closer to him and asked coldly

"So what do you want me to do, hm? Tell me what do you want me to do?"

"Do you want me to sit here like you and wait for the news of death of my mother, my father and my brother?"

Li Chen was horrified at her cold and ruthless words. She had never talked to him like this not even when he had insulted her in front of everyone in his childhood. Li Rui continued ignoring the look on his face.

"Li Chen, tell me just how much hate you have stored in your heart for me and my brother to risk our whole Clan and even your own family's lives?"

She still looked so calm but very cold. Li Chen opened his mouth and closed it many times but he could not let out a single word.

In the end, he just lowered his head in shame and guilt.

Li Rui no longer paid attention to him and turned to pack the remaining clothes.

"You should leave now." Yi Junjie asked him and Li Chen turned to walk out of the door with stiff and slow steps.

At the doors, he waited for his sister to call him back but he didn't hear anything. Tears streamed down from his eyes. He put his fist inside his mouth and bit it to muffle the sobs from his mouth.

Then he left Xi Manor.

"I will take you wherever you want to go."

Yi Junjie who was still inside the room said firmly. Li Rui didn't object or rather she knew that her objection will not result in anything.

When everything was packed, she turned to look at Yi Junjie and found him smiling at her.

Seeing her confused gaze, Yi Junjie chuckled and said

"I can almost see the six-year-old Rui running around her room and packing her things to leave the Li Manor whenever she was scolded by her father or mother."

His words had almost brought a small smile on Li Rui's lips when Liu Lan came running at the doors panting heavily.

"My Lady, His Excellency, Prime Minister Xi is here."