In the Imperial Assembly, everything that was discussed was all about the treaty that was going to between Xin and the neighboring Empire.
The Empire with which they had just won such a devastating battle.
The convoy from the neighboring empire was still in Xin and Zhao Wang Lei asked Xi Ying to tell what all they wanted to end the years-long enmity.
The conditions put forward by the neighboring empire were not too many and Zhao Wang Lei and other ministers didn't find any problem in it.
So after a long thought, it was decided that soon Xin will sign this treaty with its neighboring empire. It was going to be a big relief to the people of both empires.
After all, which empire had liked battle and its people to lose their lives in it!
So Zhao Wang Lei announced that two days later, there will be a banquet in the Imperial Palace where all the mbers from the convoy would be invited, and hence this treaty was also going to be announced in this banquet.
Every noble family was to be present at this banquet.
Xi Ying sighed in irritation after Zhao Wang Lei announced the banquet and also made it compulsory for every noble family mber was to attend this banquet.
He would have to bring Li Rui again to the Imperial banquet. But he didn't want to do it.
Li Rui was pregnant and she was in the most sensitive ti period of her pregnancy. He didn't want many people to know about Li Rui's pregnancy at this stage.
So he had already decided that he would make so excuse and ensure that Li Rui won't attend this so-called banquet.
It will only make her tired and what was the guarantee that that the stupid princess won't try any other sche again.
Just like that, the Imperial Court eting ended soon.
Xi Ying was thinking all this when he felt soone standing in front of him and looked at the front. It was Zhao Zhuang Chen.
He looked at Zhao Zhuang Chen indifferently and was about to pass by him when Zhao Zhuang Chen blocked his way and said
"Pri Minister Xi, Benwang wishes to talk with you."
"Oh…"
Xi Ying raised his eyebrows and looked at Zhao Zhuang Chen with a bored expression on his face as he asked lazily.
"About what?"
Zhao Zhuang Chen frowned seeing Xi Ying's arrogant and cold behavior however he tried to comfort himself by saying that Xi Ying was like this with everyone else too.
This special behavior was not reserved for him. Thinking this, he clenched his fists and put aside his ego for so ti, and talked to Xi Ying politely.
"Benwang knows that Empress Mother had called for Pri Minister Xi yesterday."
Finishing his words, Zhao Zhuang Chen waited for any sort of reaction from Xi Ying. Xi? Ying satisfied him this ti and smiled coldly.
Chuckling coldly, he said
"Of Course, Her Majesty did. Why wouldn't she when Your Highness can't hide? just one thing from his mother?"
Zhao Zhuang Chen froze as he registered Xi Ying's taunting words inside his mind. It took him a few monts but when he did his eyes went ablaze with anger.
How dare he say that to him!
Zhao Zhuang Chen had wanted to get angry but the little bit of rationality kept him sane enough not to do anything that he will regret later.
He knew by now that Xi Ying didn't like to be disrespected and if he made her unhappy then he should stop dreaming about getting his help.
Thinking this, he took a deep breath and swallowed all the anger inside.
"Pri Minister Xi, Empress Mother might have said sothing to you that you didn't like. Is it because you are being so cold?"
Zhao Zhuang Chen asked Xi Ying openly.
Xi Ying looked around in the Imperial Court and didn't answer Zhao Zhuang Chen's question imdiately.
He looked at the curious gazes of the other ministers coldly and soon the Imperial Court started to get empty.
General Li had also looked at this scene. Zhao Zhuang Chen talking to Xi Ying was very rare and he couldn't help but be curious to know why the first prince suddenly wanted to talk to Xi Ying.
However, when he saw Xi Ying looking at the other ministers coldly, he understood that Xi Ying didn't want any interruption at this mont so he silently left the Imperial Court.
On the other hand, Xi Ying finally looked at Zhao Zhuang Chen and said
"Well…Her Majesty did say many things. However, one of the things that this Lord really paid attention to was…stay away from Your Highness and don't try to stray Your Highness away from the right path and people."
Zhao Zhuang Chen closed his eyes in frustration.
Why did his mother do this? By telling her everything, he wanted her to help him in so way but when had he thought that she would not even trust him.
She trusted his father more than anyone and he really wanted her to open her eyes now. Because if she didn't then he was sure that the throne would always stay out of his reach.
"Pri Minister Xi"
Zhao Zhuang Chen continued in the politest tone he had ever talked to Xi Ying.
"Benwang can understand that you must be unhappy with Empress Mother's behavior. However, Benwang wants you to understand as well as that whatever Empress Mother did was because she was too worried about Benwang."
Xi Ying continued to smile coldly and Zhao Zhuang Chen knew by that smile that Xi Ying didn't really seem to be affected by whatever he just said.
So he sighed deeply and said directly.
"Empress Mother believes His Majesty too much."
Xi Ying sneered inside his heart seeing how Zhao Zhuang Chen had stopped calling Zhao Wang Lei' Father Emperor.
"Benwang wants Pri Minister Xi's help to make Empress Mother believe Benwang."
"Oh…for what should do this Lord do that?'
Xi Ying asked Zhao Zhuang Chen who went speechless at this question.
It was a few monts later, Zhao Zhuang Chen said
"Whatever Pri Minister Xi wants, Benwang will try his best to give it."
And that was what Xi Ying wanted.
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