His Rui

Chapter 747: The Irritated Li Rui 

"Mother did nothing wrong." Li Rui assured her mother immediately. She could feel her father's gaze on herself. "Someone is there in Xi Manor to visit Xi Ying, Mother. We can't stay here any longer." Li Rui's words were partly true. Gu Li and the old master were here to meet her and Xi Ying. Though her father gave them the place to stay yesterday, Li Rui had sensed his reluctance. He was uncomfortable with letting the people of an organization stay in his manor who was officially criminal in the whole Empire. 
She would have tried to make him understand if the circumstances were different. However, for now, Li Rui thought it was better to leave. 
Yi Jie looked upset but also felt that she couldn't insist anymore. She sighed heavily and then said "Then I will go and make arrangements." When she turned around, she looked at her husband's grim face. He was looking at Li Rui. Perhaps he sensed her gaze and then immediately looked at her. Though he smiled at her, she could see clearly that the smile was too stiff. 
Yi Ji's eyes flickered and she suddenly had a guess inside her heart. Her lips were pressed in a thin line as she looked at her husband and then she left the courtyard a few moments later. "You should stay." Inside the silent room, General Li's deep and calm voice sounded. However, Li Rui shook her head and said calmly "Rui will come some other time, Father." General Li's eyes were filled with despair. The corner was slightly red because of the lack of sleep. In the end, he couldn't help but ask "Is it because of me? If it is, then Father apologizes, Rui. You are right. Father doesn't have the right to question you. Father had hidden so much from you..." ....Has already done so wrong to MID 
The last few words stayed inside his heart. He was not brave enough to say them out aloud. 
"It is not because of Father." Li Rui said calmly to assure him. After a moment of pause, she continued "Yesterday reminded Rui of a few things that Rui should have not remembered at such a time. It is not good for the child. A change of place would be better." Seeing the confusion on his father's face, Li Rui continued "Li Zhan's death..was partly because of Rui, Father. And what you told Rui years ago, according to that it was solely because of Rui. However, I couldn't help but feel that the Emperor's hatred for Li Clan, for me couldn't be as simple as you told me. Just because the princess suddenly started to dislike Rui or Father threatened the Emperor to save Rui.-the Emperor decided to destroy Li Clan. It couldn't be that simple, Father." 
Seeing the shock on his father's face, Li Rui smiled thinly. "So Rui was right." What could General Li say in response. He could neither say yes nor a no. He was too shaken by his daughter's words. He couldn't even look into her eyes any longer. 
Looking at his actions, Li Rui inhaled a trembling breath and tried to say calmly. 
"I should leave, Father." General Li merely nodded his head and then turned around to leave the room. With each step, his heart was heavy. Now he suddenly understood, why he sensed that his daughter didn't trust him more than Xi Ying. Xi Ying had told her everythin. Even when he had to hide anything from her, he told her the reason behind that. And he, her father, what did he do? Not only did he hide such a big thing from her but he had also made her think for so many years that it was she who was the reason behind the conflicts between Li Clan and Imperial Clan. General Li felt that if years ago he knew that he would feel like this today, he would have never lied to his daughter. However, that was his choice so he could only accept the outcome. 
Xi Ying also returned from the Imperial Palace early that afternoon. Since he knew, that his wife was not comfortable with living in Li Manor, he wanted to go back to Xi Manor as soon as possible. After all, the purpose of coming here was also to make her happy. But if she was not then they better go back 
There was a second reason as well. 
Since the last night when he had seen his wife's alone back in the winter evening, Xi Ying couldn't bear to leave her alone. 
The image had shadowed his mind and heart and was not leaving him alone even for a single moment. 
She was not alone. 
He wanted her to know that. 
In her happiness, sorrow, and every emotion of hers, he wanted to be there for her. 
Xi Ying was satisfied to see that all the arrangements have been made when he returned to Li Manor. 
When he went inside the courtyard, he saw his son playing with the old master and the old physician whom he had brought back with him. The old men seemed to be arguing on something. Xi Ying ignored them and walked further inside. However, when he was just near the inner hall, he was surprised to hear his wife's voice. "Senior Brother, you are not allowed to mention those things." "How can I not mention them! You were so clever. Never told me that you were a girl and let me assume that you were shy. At a point, I had actually started to worry about your marriage...especially when I came to know that you don't like to sleep with anyone. The most important reason I forced you to sleep with me was so that you would start to get used to other person's presence around you." Inside the inner hall, Li Rui smiled on hearing Gu Li's words. However, when she saw Gu Li's narrowed eyes, her smile became sheepish and she defended herself 
"I had to hide my identity. I had promised my father that I would not tell anyone that I was from Imperial City let alone I was a girl." 
Gu Li sighed and then nodded his head in understanding. He was about to say something when a cold voice sounded from the entrance of the inner room. "Mister Gu Li, Did you just say that you sleep with my wife?" 
The silent carriage moved across the roads slowly. Inside the carriage was the pregagnme Minister Xi. The coachmen had been strictly ordered by the latter that he couldn't drive the 
carriage in a fast speed. 
The maids of Li Manor marveled when they had heard Xi Ying's words while putting the gifts inside the carriage that Sri Jie had prepared for her daughter and her grandson. 
They were in awe seeing how much Lord Xi cared for their young miss. A few maids even ran and informed Yi Jie of this making Second Madam Li smile with peace. However, the same Lord Xi at this moment was seated inside the carriage with a cold face looking at his wife silently without any expression on his face. 
Li Rui who could feel his gaze constantly turned to look at him and said 
However before she could even finish, Xi Ying interrupted her "So you finally feel that you need to give me an explanation" Li Rui sighed and was silent for a moment. She closed her eyes and breathed deeply. She didn't know why but she was feeling very irritated at this moment. She was trying very hard to understand Xi Ying's anger. And she could understand him! 
Any noble man ...actually any man even if he is not noble would not like if he would come to know that his wife had slept with some other man in the past. 
However, she and Gu Li had slept in the same tent only. She had already told him this. 
Opening her eyes, Li Rui tried again. "He didn't even know that I was a girl. We merely slept on the same bed that was very huge. I was a child, Ying." She presented many reasonable reasons in one go and she expected that he would understand. However, Xi Ying only looked at his wife with narrowed eyes. "He should not have forced you when you refused." "But he didn't know that I was a girl." "Still...he should not have forced you." Xi Ying said sternly. However, now Li Rui could no longer be patient. Without thinking anything, she asked Xi Ying in a loud voice that clearly expressed her irritation. "So what do you want me to do? Go back to being a six-year-old child and tell Senior Brother all this?" Her voice was very loud and it could be heard clearly outside the carriage.