Chapter 491 Xi Ying Goes To Delan Palace
Li Caihong couldn't go to meet Li Rong even after her maid told her that Li Rong was back. She really wanted to go and take the ointment from Li Rong, however, the knowledge of the fact that her father, Li Qiang was also there, didn't let Li Caihong gather her courage and go to her mother's courtyard.
Li Caihong had met her father last time when he still didn't know whatever she had planned with her sister against Li Rui.
After that, she had not met a single member of Li Manor…not even her own sister.
Her mother was the first person she could go to meet without any fear and since it was important, she had to put aside her fear regardless of how afraid she was.
However, she was still not brave enough to face her father …especially after knowing whatever he had planned for her sister Li Na to punish her.
Marrying into a clan that was so little in everything it should be higher than Li Clan, was a punishment.
Li Caihong knew it very well and she didn't want the same fate for herself so till now she had been avoiding her father very nicely.
So she decided to wait and go to see her mother in the morning.
She was aware of the banquet that was going to take place in the Imperial Palace on the day after tomorrow.
Li Caihong would not have missed a banquet in the Imperial Palace for anything. After all, to her, it was the last opportunity she could use to find a man for herself who would be better than the man her father would choose for her.
However, she also knew that she wouldn't be able to attend to it with this kind of face.
Li Caihong comforted herself that she at least had not been banned to enter the Imperial Palace like her sister and hence she would have this opportunity again in the future when her face would become like before.
Never had Li Caihong thought that Li Rui didn't even give the ointment to Li Rong.
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The next day, the Imperial Palace didn't have any Imperial Assembly as the Emperor allowed all the ministers to take leave so that they would be able to prepare for the upcoming banquet.
However, Xi Ying still had to leave Xi Manor and go to the Imperial Palace. The Emperor had given all the responsibility of organising this banquet to Xi Ying.
So Xi Ying had to go to the Imperial Palace and check all the arrangements at once.
That morning during the breakfast, Xi Ying informed Li Rui after the banquet that was to be held tomorrow.
"Rui, do you wish to go?"
Although Xi Ying had already thought that he wouldn't let Li Rui go to the banquet, he still asked her what she wanted.
If she said yes, then he would really do what she wanted.
After all, Xi Ying didn't want Li Rui to have any regret in her life when she was living with him …when he was beside her.
He would just tighten the security around her so that no one would be able to harm her. Though it would consume his time and much power, he was ready to do it if it could make Li Rui happy.
However, he was more relieved to see Li Rui shaking her head and saying with a frown on her forehead.
"I don't want to attend it."
Seeing Li Rui's hand placed on her stomach, Xi Ying knew that she was thinking the same.
She, too, thought that it would not be safe for their child.
In fact, Li Rui already knew about the banquet and since then she had wanted to tell this to Xi Ying.
She didn't wish to attend this.
The last banquet had already exhausted her and now that she was pregnant, she didn't want to take any risk.
A moment later, Li Rui looked at Xi Ying and said
"But Ying, I had heard that it is important for everyone to attend the banquet. His Majesty had said so. How can I…"
"Mother doesn't need to worry about that."
The small bun who had been silently hearing all the conversation between his father and mother spoke before Xi Ying could say the same to Li Rui.
Li Rui couldn't help but smile seeing the pride in Xi Ling's eyes as he said
"All that…Father is very capable to manage, right Father?"
"Brat…"
Xi Ying whispered under his breath but there was a smile on his lips when he glanced at his son.
Looking back at Li Rui, he told her firmly
"You don't need to worry about that. I shall handle everything."
Li Rui nodded her head and a relieved smile graced her lips.
While the small bun smiled widely.
His father was going to attend the banquet but his mother would not.
He would have his mother to himself for tomorrow.
What else could make him happier than this!
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After the dinner, Xi Ying left for the Imperial Palace.
In the Imperial Palace, Xi Ying first went to the Delan Palace to see Zhao Zhuang Chen. This was the first time, he took the initiative to meet Zhao Zhuang Chen, and hence when the first prince inside his chambers came to know that Xi Ying wanted to meet him, he hurriedly asked his servant to allow Xi Ying inside.
"Benwang welcomes Prime Minister Xi inside Delan Palace."
Zhao Zhuang Chen stood up from his seat as he walked towards Xi Ying while saying these words with a smile on his lips.
Xi Ying just smiled a little. He knew that the prince might be thinking that his visit had some other purpose …like he had accepted to be on Zhao Zhuang Chen's side in the fight for the throne. So he asked him directly what he had come for.
"Did Your Highness investigate the convoy sent by the neighboring country?"
And sure enough, Xi Ying's question made Zhao Zhuang Chen freeze.
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