706: Rui Wants To Know Why Xi Ying Hates Zhao Wang Lei

Rui Wants To Know Why Xi Ying Hates Zhao Wang Lei

That evening, Xi Ying called the old physician inside the study room again.

He raised his head when he felt someone entering the study room only to find the old man walking inside the room with hurried steps and then sitting on the chair immediately. 

As if someone was going to steal it away from him. 

Xi Ying's lips twitched and he suppressed the urge to teach the old physician that no one took a seat without his permission inside the study room …well of course except his wangfei. 

"Young man, is everything alright?" 

The old physician asked in concern. 

He had not expected that Xi Ying would call him so soon. 

Xi Ying nodded his head. He then gave a paper to the old man and said very strictly. 

"Learn this very nicely. You will speak all this in the Imperial Court yesterday. I have written all the questions you can be asked tomorrow and the way you should answer them."

The old physician looked at Xi Ying for a moment before he took the paper from his hands. However, instead of looking down at the paper, he asked Xi Ying

"Do I need to go to the Imperial Palace tomorrow?"     

"Yes"

Xi Ying answered somberly. 

He looked at the old physician's face trying to find any trace of fear, reluctance, and hesitancy. However, all he found was determination. 

"Alright, I will learn this then."

The old physician said with determination. 

Xi Ying was satisfied and waved his hand to dismiss him. 

The old physician left the study room while reading the paper given to him by Xi Ying. Xi Ying shook his head because the old man looked just like a child to him. 

However, he sighed in relief when he saw him putting the letter inside his sleeve after opening the door. 

Fortunately, he was intelligent enough to understand this.

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After going back to Plum Courtyard, Xi Ying told Li Rui everything that transpired in the Imperial Palace. He also told her what had he planned for tomorrow. 

After he finished, he saw his wife smiling. 

"What?"

Xi Ying raised his eyebrows as he asked the reason behind her precious smile. 

"You seem to be excited for tomorrow."

Xi Ying was startled but then he chuckled. 

"I am."

He said honestly. 

"I want to see how will Zhao Wang Lei behave when people would point their fingers at him. I want to see him panicked that the reputation that he had built for so many years will be stained."

"Why?"

Xi Ying came out of his trance when he heard his wife's other question. He found her looking at himself in confusion. 

"Why do you hate him so much?"

This made Li Rui confused. Now when she looked at Xi Ying, she could see the actual hatred in Xi Ying's eyes. But why did he hate Zhao Wang Lei? It couldn't be solely because Zhao Wang Lei wanted to destroy her clan or wanted to kill her. 

Could it be? 

She wondered. 

"How can I not hate him!"

Xi Ying said without any hesitation. He stepped forward to hold Li Rui's hand and held her face with the other.   

"He had tried to snatch all the happiness I have right now. Sometimes I wonder if I had not come to know of the truth and everything would have continued …i would have lost everything…Xi Ling, you…"

Xi Ying immediately remembered his dream and suffocation filled his chest. 

It was only when he felt lightweight on his chest and the gentle but somewhat tight hold around his waist, did he come out of his trance. 

"It's alright. Nothing went wrong."

He smiled feeling her attempt to comfort him. 

The suffocation indeed reduce but his anger didn't. 

It was not alright. In his past life and then so many years of this life, Rui had suffered. He didn't know how could he punish himself. For him, the greatest punishment would be to leave her something that he never wanted to do. 

However, he would destroy everyone who tried to harm her! 

Xi Ying held his wife gently yet firmly keeping in mind her bloated stomach where their child was. 

Perhaps that would reduce his wrongdoings to some extent.   

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The next morning, Xi Ying woke up early and immediately asked An Shing to check on the old Physician. 

He was surprised when An Shing informed him that the old man had bathed and was completely ready to go to the Imperial Palace whenever he wanted him to accompany himself. 

Xi Ying was impressed. 

After getting ready, he asked An Shing to bring the old man to the study room so that he would be able to see just how much he had prepared.

However, a few moments later, Xi Ying looked at the wailing old physician on the floor of his study room with blank eyes. 

The old physician smiled amidst his tears suddenly and said 

"How was it?"

Xi Ying's lips were pressed in a thin line. It took him a few moments to calm down and spat out coldly. 

"If you acted like this there then you will be thrown out in a few moments."

"What? You are lying."

The offended old physician stood up from the floor and looked at Xi Ying with rage-filled eyes. 

"This old man had earned so much money using his acting skills in the past. You don't have the right eyes to recognize the great talent."2

He said confidently. 

Xi Ying sighed as he pressed his temples. 

Xi Ying clapped his hands and asked An Shing to call An Si. 

An Si came soon and Xi Ying asked him to teach the old man how to put on act. Afterward, he looked at the old physician who was about to protest and said coldly.

"Learn nicely, You have only a half shichen. If I didn't find your performance satisfactory then I will rather take someone else."

The old physician shut his mouth and nodded his head reluctantly. 

He didn't want to give this chance of saving his diol's life to someone else.

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