His Rui

Chapter 567 Yi Jie Was Poisoned

When Li Rui reached Xi Manor with Xi Ying, the night had already started to fade.

If it was said, they had an early breakfast in the Xinhe Palace, then it would not be wrong. Xi Ying frowned looking at the sky.

As he let Li Rui down to the ground carefully, he said strictly.

"You must rest now."

The whole night, she didn't have even a wink of sleep and he didn't know whether she was resting during the day in his absence or not. In such a situation when she was pregnant, it was not good for her not to have a proper rest.

"Alright."

Li Rui said obediently and Xi Ying's anxiousness vanished to some extent on hearing her soft voice. With her hand in his own, he started to walk towards the Plum Courtyard when An Shing suddenly appeared in front of both of them.

"My Lord, General Li is outside the Xi Manor's gates."

"What?"

Xi Ying frowned in confusion when he heard An Shing's words. He would have thought that the general was here to ask him about Yi Huiqing but the news was already spread in the whole City that the princess Consort Yi was fine now.

General Li must be aware of it now.

Then why was he here?

Li Rui's thoughts were no different from Xi Ying. She only thought that it must be something important if her father came to Xi Manor at such a time.

"Ying, we should go there."

Xi Ying nodded his head with a serious expression on his face as both of them started to walk towards the entrance of the Xi Manor.

"Did Father say something?"

Li Rui asked An Shing.

"No, My Lady. General Li is here with a carriage. This servant had already let the carriage inside the Manor but General Li said that he would tell the whole matter to My Lord or My Lady only."

An Shing told Li Rui who nodded her head but the worry was clearly evident on her face.

Seeing this, Xi Ying held his wife's hand and assured her in his deep voice.

"Everything must be alright, Rui. Even if it is not, we will make it alright together."

We have already lost so many things, so much time with each other. He would try until his last breath that he and his people would not lose anything else now. He had wanted to say but could only keep these words inside his heart.

It was now their enemies' turn to lose their everything.

Both of them soon reached the entrance and sure enough, they found General Li waiting there with a rather very anxious and panic-stricken face.

The expression on General Li's face made Xi Ying suddenly wary. Could it be that everything was really not alright?

He composed himself as his hold on Li Rui's hand tightened. Their steps in General Li's direction quickened and General Li who had noticed them also started to walk towards them.

A relief could instantly be seen on the middle-aged General's face when he saw his daughter.

"Rui, come with me."

Saying this, General Li held his daughter's hand and then started to pull her towards the carriage that was now set on the ground.

Being pulled by General Li, Li Rui had to leave Xi Ying's hand who let it happen reluctantly and then followed both of them.

After both of them were near the carriage, General Li said to Li Rui.

After he noticed that both of them were alone, General Li told his daughter.

"Your Mother is inside the carriage, Rui. She collapsed suddenly. Check immediately what is wrong with her."

Li Rui's eyes flashed with surprise when she heard her father's starting words but afterward with concern when she heard his last few words.

Xi Ying's face also looked serious. However, by this time, he was only thinking that it could be because of the exhaustion also.

Immediately, Li Rui lowered her head to go inside the carriage and Xi Ying helped her in doing so as her belly was a little bloated now so she had to be a little careful with her each and every movement.

"Careful."

He whispered as his hand went around her waist and after she was inside the carriage, he left her.

Looking at General Li's worried expression, Xi Ying couldn't help but comfort him.

"Everything will be alright, General Li. It might be because of the exhaustion that Second Madam Li suddenly collapsed."

However, General Li shook his head as he sighed and said

"I wish that this is the thing. But she vomited blood. I was first going to call for the physician but then a few moments later, I saw her lips going light blue …as if she was …"

General Li couldn't complete his next words but Xi Ying understood what the middle-aged General Li was trying to say.

Yi Jie might have been poisoned by someone.

"That's why I brought her here immediately. If this is true then Rui will treat Yi Jie in the time a normal physician will try to find out what kind of poison it is."

Xi Ying nodded his head.

After she had treated Yi Huiqing, Xi Ying's trust in his wife's capability had only increased. General Li also trusted his daughter but since it was his wife who was inside the carriage, he still couldn't help but worry.

All kinds of what if's couldn't help but flash inside his mind.

A few moments later, Li Rui peeked out of the carriage and looked at Xi Ying. Both the men also looked serious when they saw the cold and serious expression on Li Rui's face.

"Ying, Mother has been poisoned. We need to take her to Plum Courtyard as soon as possible."

General Li's eyes widened for a moment and then his lips quivered. At this moment, he looked like a scared child as he asked his daughter.

"Rui, will your mother be alright?"

Li Rui turned her head slightly to look at her father. The truth was that she was also scared. After all, it was her mother who was poisoned.

She couldn't bear to see her father like this but she had to be honest.

"I don't know, Father. The poison is very fatal."

With cold eyes, she continued

"It can be said that whoever gave it to Mother wanted her life."