A week passed peacefully in the Imperial City.

During these days, the Emperor never announced anything about the dethronement of the Crown Prince. Xi Ying also didn't pressurize the Emperor. He knew that if he did then he would attract the suspicion so he let the Emperor think for a much more time.

Even if the Emperor was planning something new then let him.? He also wants to see just what the limit was of the Emperor's intelligence when he was also not with him.

In the end, things would always take place the way he wanted them.

The fifteen of the month was about to come and the people of Yun Clan have already been detained by the Imperial soldiers.

After so many years, a whole clan would be executed in the public. The people, no wonder, talked about it a lot.

The Yun Clan became a traitor but the stain on Yun Clan was proving to be a pearl for Li Clan.

When people talked they would naturally compare Yun and Li Clan. Since both the clans were related to the military background, it was not surprising for them to compare both the clans.

One Clan was scheming against the Emperor and the other have always been protecting Xin without any selfishness.

Hence with every passing day, the Li Clan became more popular and respected among people.

When Xi Ying got this news, he was having tea with Li Rui.

The news brought no effect on him but he surely noticed a small smile on Li Rui's lips which brought a one on his own.

He waved his shadow guard away and then took her in his arms.

Kissing his wangfei's forehead gently, he asked

"Are you happy?"

Li Rui just nodded her head.

Of Course, she was. All this was only making Li Clan stronger and it was a good thing for Li Clan.

Her thoughts were disrupted when she felt something poking behind her.

The warm and hard thing under her stilled her whole body.

Having been consummated her marriage once in her whole consciousness; she now knew what that thing was.

Shame filled her heart which was very visible from her red ears. Uncomfortable she tried to shift away a bit but froze when she heard the groan of the man behind her.

The next moment she was placed back on her chair and heard a few words.

"I'll be in my study room."

And before she even had the time to register what happened, the man walked out of Plum Courtyard in long strides.

As she raised her head she only caught sight of his back that disappeared soon.

Her eyes still stared at the entrance of the Courtyard.

She really couldn't understand this man. She has been trying for a week but didn't succeed.

In the past week, he slept in Plum Courtyard with her every night. He would hug her in his arms the whole night. He would kiss her when he woke up in the morning before leaving the bed.

He would make her sit in his lap and stare at her for a long time.

But he did not do anything else.

After that single day, they never rounded the room.

Just like today, she has felt his reaction many times before this week. Every time he would make some excuse and run away from her sight.

The first time, she had found it funny, the second she found it weird but now she only found it confusing.

Since they have already rounded the room, why he was keeping his distance from her in that situation, it confused her.

Li Rui thought of many reasons but after some time she didn't care at all.

It was his wish whether he wanted to round the room or not. As a wangfei, she would not refuse if he wanted and she would not force if he didn't want.

However somewhere in the corner of her heart, this confusion was just increasing her suspicion.

The suspicion she was pressing down forcefully every day, Rui wished it not to be true.

Because if she found out that she was right then she herself didn't know what she would do.

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In the Imperial Courtyard where the Emperor resided, Eunuch Wang guarded the Emperor's study room. His eyes looked around everywhere like an eagle.

'No one should get to know about this meeting.'

The Emperor had told the old eunuch.

Inside the study room, Zhao Zhuang Chen kneeled in front of the Emperor in confusion.

Just as he stepped inside the study room, his father shouted at him to kneel down on the floor.

Thrash..

A teacup suddenly came flying hitting him on the forehead.

"Ah.."

Shocked, Zhao Zhuang Chen clutched his forehead and looked at the red blood in his hands. He raised his head and with wide eyes he stared at his father.

"Father Emperor."

This was the first time he has been hit by his father like this and Zhao Zhuang Cheng couldn't even find any fault in himself.

"You useless child.."

Zhao Wang Lei said coldly and his cold phoenix eyes scared Zhao Zhaung Chen so much that he almost peed inside his clothes.

"FFFF..Father Emperor"

"Just shut up."

The emperor roared so Zhao Zhuang Cheng lowered his head and shut up with an annoyed expression on his face.

What has he done to deserve such disrespectful treatment? In the end, he was also the Crown Prince of Xin.

Nothing could be heard in the study room except the Emperor's heavy breathing that was because of his anger.

A few moments later, Zhao Zhuang Chen finally heard the Emperor.

"Did you scheme against General Li with General Yun?"

Cold sweat ran down Zhao Zhuang Chen's back.

'How does Father Emperor knows about this?'

He didn't leave any traces of his involvement then how could anyone find out this? His eyes went cold and vicious. It must be that General Yun who uttered about his involvement.

That traitor. He indeed deserves what he was getting.

Rising his head, he looked at his father with a very sincere and wronged expression.

"Father Emperor, how can anyone believe the words of a mere traitor? Just because General Yun said that this subject son framed General Li with him, Father Emperor thinks that this one would do such a lowly thing? Father Emperor.. "

"Shut your mouth or else Zhen would ask Eunuch Wang to seal it for you. Don't spout out those lies from your mouth because we already know the truth."

Zhao Zhuang Chen didn't dare to say anything anymore.

He just kneeled there silently.

Coldly looking at his lowered head, Zhao Wang Lei muttered

historical

"This was the second time this Emperor has been threatened by that General. Ha.."

Zhao Wang Lei sneered coldly.

And then he announced his decision making Zhao Zhuang Chen' world stop.

"Tomorrow, in the Imperial Court, we shall announce your dethronement."