The next morning, when Xi Ying woke up, he still couldn't believe that he was in Li Manor.
He sighed when he looked at his wife and son who were deeply asleep beside him. As he sat up on the bed, he looked around the unfamiliar yet familiar room.
The only thing with which he didn't have any problem in Li Manor was perhaps this room. Xi Ying smiled as he looked at the shelves that were filled with books.
It was Li Rui's room…the room where his wife used to stay before their marriage.
The room makes Xi Ying's wish of not staying in Li Manor sowhat weak.
The room slls like her and he could even feel her presence here all the ti …even when she was out to have a chat with her mother.
"Ying…"
Xi Ying ca out of his trance when he heard his wife's voice.
He imdiately turned his head to look at her with concern-filled eyes. She should be asleep.
He didn't even make any sound so that she would not wake up because of the noise.
Xi Ying was afraid that she was feeling uncomfortable.
"Rui, what's wrong? Do you feel unwell?"
Xi Ying asked in a low voice as he walked to the other side of the bed after getting down.
Li Rui imdiately shook her head. She still looked sleepy but she asked him
"Why are you awake? Are you unable to sleep because of the new environnt?"
Xi Ying stopped amidst his steps suddenly when he heard his wife's question. He raised his head to look at her slowly. His hands were clenched inside his sleeves when he saw her concern-filled eyes.
She looked so sleepy that he could tell that she wanted to go back to sleep. However, here she was in front of him with her eyes open asking him whether he felt uncomfortable and was unable to sleep because of the change of place.
Xi Ying felt his heart full as well as he felt very emotional.
After his parents, whom he rembered very rarely because of the painful past, he couldn't rember who took care of him like this.
Who thought of him so much!
He blinked before he breathed deeply and walked closer to the bed…closer to her.
His hand went to stroke her hair gently.
Did she love him?
Xi Ying was not sure of that. He couldn't find anything by looking into her eyes. And he couldn't gather his courage to ask her because he feared that 'no' would break him.
In such circumstances, Xi Ying would always remind himself his love for Li Rui was not selfish.
He didn't love her because he wanted the sa from her.
He love her just because she was his Rui. Without any selfishness, without any condition.
His love was enough for both of them.
But at this mont, he felt so touched that he thought that this was also enough.
She cared for him like how a wife was supposed to do.
What more could he ask for! It was more than he could ask for, he thought when he rembered how in the past he had begged the god if he existed that she wouldn't hate him for his stupid mistakes…for the sin he had committed by not believing her and made her and their son stay away from each other.
"I am fine. I need to go to Imperial Palace a little earlier so I woke up early. Go to sleep, Rui."
Li Rui was relieved when she heard that.
She went back to sleep soon.
Though she knew that she should have stayed awake and helped Xi Ying get ready…at least for the ti she was in Li Manor, however, her body didn't listen to her.
The pregnancy made her feel very sleepy.
Xi Ying left the room and ca back almost half a shichen later after he was completely ready to leave.
He walked to the bed, and kissed his son's head but didn't touch Li Rui afraid that he would wake her up. He looked at his wife and son for one last ti before he finally left the room.
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Xi Ying had not expected that as soon as he would step out of the courtyard, he would co across General Li and his wife.
General Li seed to be returning after training the soldiers staying in Li Manor and Second Madam Li was accompanying him.
Xi Ying indifferently glanced at the way the couple held hands.
A part of him couldn't help but think of the tis when he and Li Rui would be of the sa age.
On the other hand, Yi Jie who saw him imdiately freed her hand from her husband's hold. General Li frowned but didn't insist.
He still wanted to sleep in their room tonight.
"Pri Minister Xi, are you going to Imperial Palace so early?"
General Li asked Xi Ying in a surprise-filled voice when he saw Xi Ying'a attire.
"Yes"
Xi Ying said indifferently.
Yi Jie was also surprised when she heard this.
It was still early. After surprise ca panic and she said quickly
"I will ask the maids to make arrangents for breakfast right now."
Yi Jie panicked because she was not sure if the breakfast was already ready. She frowned deeply and couldn't help but murmur
"Rui didn't even inform ."
Yi Jie thought that her daughter should have told her that Xi Ying goes to Imperial Palace so early.
However, Xi Ying who heard Yi Jie talking about his wife in a dissatisfied voice frowned deeply. He couldn't help but rember the ti when she had humiliated Rui at the ti of the sudden disappearance of General Li from the border.
Why was she always criticizing Rui?
Xi Ying frowned as he thought so.
"She is sleeping, Madam Li. So how was she supposed to inform you? And this Lord can have sothing on his way."
Xi Ying asked in a cold and indifferent voice.
However, Yi Jie thought that Xi Ying was as usual as he always behaved like this so she didn't get the warning.
Just when Xi Ying was about to pass by, he heard Yi Jie saying again
"Rui is still sleeping?"
Her voice was filled with surprise as she said this. Then she looked at her husband and said
"Heng, she is still sleeping when her husband is awake. What will I do with this girl?"
This ti, Xi Ying could no longer stop himself. He finally understood why it took him so long to make Li Rui understand that she doesn't need to wake up when he wakes up.
Soone had already taught her so stupid things.
He looked at General Li who looked hesitant and reluctant to stop his wife and he knew that he needed to take this matter into his hands.
"Madam Li"
Yi Jie turned to look at Xi Ying when she heard him calling her.
"This Lord doesn't find any problem with Rui sleeping in. She can sleep as long as she wants and whenever she wants."
Yi Jie was surprised when she heard this. A mont later, she smiled suddenly and said
"Pri Minister Xi has a big heart. This one knows it is because Rui is pregnant but a woman is very capable to follow her usual schedule even when she is with child, Pri Minister Xi and she should be."
This ti perhaps even General Li seed to find his wife's words wrong so he called out to her and indicated to stop.
"Yi Jie…"
However, it was too late.
The words Yi Jie said already made Xi Ying very impatient.
"Madam Li"
This ti Xi Ying's voice was colder than before.
"This Lord doesn't find anything wrong in his wife sleeping in….even when she is not pregnant. She ought to do whatever she wished as this Lord's wife. She has the freedom to do so. This Lord will appreciate it if you won't teach her otherwise. It already took this Lord in making her realize so right things."
Xi Ying paused for a bit and then continued looking at General Li.
"And if Li Manor can endure even this much freedom of this Lord's wife then it would be better to leave."
General Li looked at Xi Ying silently.
Xi Ying turned around after finishing his words. However, he had just walked a few steps when he shouted for Liu Lan.
Liu Lan ca soon and Xi Ying told her
"No one should be able to disturb Madam's sleep. Take care of Xi Ling when he wakes up. But Madam should wake up on her own. Give her breakfast as soon as she wakes up."
"Yes, My Lord"
Liu Lan said obediently.
She could feel that air was sowhat tense but she didn't dare to even raise her head so as she won't look as if she was trying to probe sothing.
Xi Ying left while General Li held his wife with a helpless expression on his face.
Yi Jie looked completely shocked by the turn of events.
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