His Rui

The study room in Xinhe Palace was deathly silent.

Zhao Zhang Wei and Xi Ying were seated in front of each other but both of them were lost in their own thoughts and hence were equally silent.

"How did she even come to know?"

Zhao Zhang Wei whispered suddenly and became the first person to break this silence. His forehead was knitted in a deep frown.

Xi Ying also came out of his thoughts and looked at Zhao Wang Lei and said coldly and sharply.

"This is something that only Your Highness can answer."

Zhao Zhang Wei's frown deepened and he looked at Xi Ying sharply as he asked

"What does Prime Minister Xi mean by that?"

When had Xi Ying feared someone! The same was the case with Zhao Zhang Wei!

So the young Prime Minister responded in an equally sharp tone.

"This Lord's Manor is free of any spy. Your Highness lives in the place. Her Majesty also lives in the Palace. So it is obvious there has been some mistake from Your Highness side that had let Her Majesty know this."

Zhao Zhang Wei's frown disappeared but his phoenix eyes were cold as he looked at Xi Ying.

"So Prime Minister Xi means to say that Benwang had been careless?"

Xi Ying nodded his head fearlessly.

Zhao Zhang Wei had an exasperated expression on his face. He wanted to say many things but somewhere he knew that it would not affect Xi Ying at all.

So with a polite smile on his lips, he said to Xi Ying the words that were not polite at all.

"Since Prime Minister Xi thinks of Benwang that much of an irresponsible person, Benwang doesn't think that we can accompany each other in this battle. It would be better for us to part our ways now."

Zhao Zhang Wei also had his self-respect. The self-respect was nothing but his arrogance in Xi Ying's eyes.

However, he was not in the mood of dealing with an arrogant prince so he stood up from his seat with an indifferent face.

It was only at that moment, Zhao Zhang Wei realized what he had just done. He needed Xi Ying. He knew that. Despite that, he did this stupid mistake.

However, his pride didn't let him stop Xi Ying.

Just when Xi Ying was at the door of the study room, he suddenly turned around and said to Zhao Zhang Wei.

"An advice from this Lord to Your Highness…Huge decisions should not be taken when a person is very emotional."

"What does Prime Minister Xi mean by that?"

Xi Ying raised his eyebrows in surprise when he saw how defensive Zhao Zhang Wei had become suddenly after his words.

He took his own time to walk back to the chair he was sitting on previously. His eyes observed Zhao Zhang Wei's face very closely.

Zhao Zhang Wei felt very irritated by his actions. He felt as if he was naked and Xi Ying could see everything that was going inside his mind and heart.

He didn't like this so he said coldly

"Did not Prime Minister Xi want to leave?"

Xi Ying nodded his head lazily. He wanted to leave.

However, he didn't really have any other option except Zhao Zhang Wei. Zhao Zhang Wei was the only capable person who could take the throne after Zhao Wang Lei and he had to ensure that.

Xi Ying didn't have any wish to take the throne and rule Xin. That would leave him with very little time to spend with his wife …something he didn't want at all.

That's why he chose Zhao Zhang Wei.

For that, it was also necessary that he sees that Zhao Zhang Wei doesn't do any mistake and put himself in trouble.

"Her Majesty, the Empress Dowager had just mentioned Noble Consort Shu and Your Highness's mind is now an emotional mess."

Zhao Zhang Wei's fists were tightly clenched inside his sleeves, however, his face had a small smile as he spoke his next words.

"Well…then Benwang would not really apologize to Prime Minister Xi for that. After all, Benwang is not heartless like Prime Minister Xi. Perhaps Prime Minister Xi had not felt despair at Late Madam Xi's departure but Benwang had felt it at Benwang's mother's departure... and Benwang doesn't feel any shame in accepting that."

Xi Ying's face was cold and indifferent. If Zhao Zhang Wei had not been so emotionally wrecked then he would have perhaps noticed how Xi Ying's jaw clenched at the mention of his mother.

Despair…had he felt sad at his mother's death?

He had actually but the despair of seeing his heartbroken father was more than that.

His father whom he had never seen so weak was breathing but equally dead after his mother's death.

Then what followed after he came to know everything was regret and confusion. The regret and confusion still lingered inside his heart.

Xi Ying forcefully stopped wandering in that direction and looked at Zhao Zhang Wei.

At this moment, however, his face was not cold. He even had a smile on his lips as he spoke his next words.

"Having emotions doesn't make anyone weak, Your Highness. If Your Highness had felt despair at Noble Consort Shu's death then it only makes Your Highness more human and that is not a bad thing. Even an Imperial Prince is a human being with his own mind and heart so there is nothing wrong in that."

Zhao Zhang Wei's eyes flashed with surprise. He had never expected Xi Ying to say this kind of words to him.

Just a moment later, Xi Ying's face went indifferent and cold just like before. As if the Xi Ying from before just was his illusion.

"However, if Your Highness's emotions interfere with this battle and make you do some mistakes then it is better to have them in control. This battle does not have a place of emotions."

"Zhao Wang Lei is an Emperor.. It is not an easy task to dethrone him…especially if Your Highness eyes are blinded with hatred towards him for some particular reason."