Chapter 760: The Reason Zhao Wang Lei Killed His Father
However, he didn't have any plan to satisfy his curiosity.
He instead moved his hand towards his throat.
Zhao Wang Lei's immediately flickered with rage. He held Xi Ying's hand firmly before he could touch his throat.
However, Xi Ying's eyes flickered with coldness. Without any hesitation, he kicked Zhao Wang Lei's stomach.
The dignified Emperor of the Xin was now lying on the ground in front of him.
Xi Ying saw that he was trying to get up. However, he didn't let him do so. He bent down and put his knee on Zhao Wang Lei's arm. Squeezing his throat tightly but not enough to kill him easily, he asked coldly.
"Tell this Lord, Zhao Wang Lei. Why have you been so desperate to take Rui's life?"
Zhao Wang Lei's eyes narrowed and his face didn't have any change of emotion. However, his heart was filled with many emotions.
Only now did he realize that Xi Ying actually has some kind of feelings for that Li Rui. He could sense it in the mere way he uttered her name.
That was what he had feared four years ago. He had been afraid that Xi Ying's heart was moved by Li Rui when he had come out of the room inside which Li Rui was lying unconscious under the effect of the drug.
He knew that if that happened then he would be incapable of taking Li Rui's life because Xi Ying would always guard her.
That's why, when he came to know how Qin Wenya and Zhao Wenling was trying to sow the seeds of discord between Xi Ying and Li Rui, he tried to give them any kind of support they needed.
He was satisfied when Xi Ying was still on his side and wanted to destroy Li Clan with him.
However, he had not thought that all of this was just a pretense.
Seeing that he was not answering, Xi Ying's eyes flashed with rage and he suddenly tightened his hold on Zhao Wang Lei's throat. historical
However, Zhao Wang Lei didn't utter even a word even though he was facing difficulty in breathing.
Xi Ying left him and Zhao Zhang Wei stepped forward. His sword pointed at his neck daring him to try to get up from the ground.
"An Su"
Xi Ying whispered coldly and soon his shadow guard was inside the Imperial chambers.
"Go and bring that old Eunuch."
An Su obeyed his master and soon entered the Imperial chamber again with struggling Eunuch Wang.
The shadow guard had fed the antidote to Li Rui's sleeping medicine that was also given by her to them and hence Eunuch Wang was now wide awake ..as well as shocked when he saw the scene inside the Imperial chambers.
The old Eunuch was tied with ropes and his mouth was stuffed with a cloth. When his eyes fell on Xi Ying and the sword in his hand, he was filled with rage. He had always known that this man was not loyal to his master.
Unfortunately, his master never believed him. Instead, he started to doubt him so he could shut his mouth and ignore everything with his eyes still open and seeing everything.
Xi Ying smiled coldly when he saw the Eunuch Wang's filled with rage when the latter glanced at him.
He pointed his sword at the fat Eunuch's throat and said coldly
"You speak one more word than this Lord wants you to, your head will be separated from your body. Understand?"
The old Eunuch swallowed and nodded his head.
His whole body was covered with sweat showing how scared he was.
When An Su pulled out the cloth from his mouth, Xi Ying asked him
"Tell me, why does he .."
Xi Ying pointed his finger at Zhao Wang Lei and looked back at the old Eunuch as he continued
"...want to kill this Lord's wangfei?"
Eunuch Wang's eyes widened for a moment before he shook his head with an innocent expression on his face and said
"How can this servant know his Majesty's thoughts? This servant doesn't know anything, Prime Minister Xi."
Xi Ying smiled coldly as he looked at the old Eunuch. He didn't miss that small expression on the Eunuch's face and he knew that the latter knew everything.
"Why do you suddenly wish to be loyal to him? It is not you have been loyal to him forever in the past."
Zhao Wang Lei who was satisfied with his Eunuch frowned when he heard Xi Ying's words. On the other hand, Eunuch Wang was shocked and looked at Xi Ying in anger as he said
"What rubbish are you spouting?"
At his disrespectful words, Eunuch Wang was kicked in the stomach by Xi Ying.
The old Eunuch was feeling so much pain that he groaned for a long time as he lay on the ground.
"Is this Lord telling a lie if this Lord says that despite knowing that Qin Wenya attempted to kill Second Madam Yi, you never told anything to your dear master?"
Xi Ying glanced at Zhao Wang Lei's face as he finished his words. Sure enough, the latter's eyes were covered with frost.
Zhao Wang Lei was looking at his Eunuch who was stiff all over after hearing his words.
"That..I ..this servant did so that His Majesty would not punish Her Majesty .."
Eunuch Wang had wanted to say more but Xi Ying didn't let him finish. He stepped on the old Eunuch's fingers and heard his painful groans calmly.
The old Eunuch was more clever than Zhao Wang Lei. He knew why he didn't tell anything to his master because he knew that Qin Wenya was an essential support to his master. Qin Empire could help his master as long as they knew that he was in trouble because he was their princess' husband.
However, that was what Xi Ying didn't want.
He wanted Zhao Wang Lei's every huge supporter and backing to vanish and leave him completely helpless.
"So you were actually being loyal to Qin Wenya."
Zhao Wang Lei was now fiercely glaring at Eunuch Wang who wanted to explain but was forced to shut his mouth.
That was what Xi Ying had wanted to see him.
"You hid such a big matter from him, do you think that he would leave you alive even if he and you came out safe from all this?"
Zhao Zhang Wei who had his sword pointing at Zhao Wang Lei's neck couldn't help but smirk as he understood what Xi Ying was trying to do.
Eunuch Wang's eyes were filled with horror and Zhao Wang Lei also seemed to realize what Xi Ying was trying to do. However, just when he was about to open his mouth, Zhao Zhang Wei picked any cloth lying nearby and stuffed it in his mouth wisely.
Zhao Wang Lei first glared at Zhao Zhang Wei and then at his old Eunuch. He had wanted to warn him not to tell anything.
However, the old Eunuch only thought after seeing his master's rage-filled eyes that what Xi Ying was saying was indeed true.
He was aware of how obsessed his master was with General Li's wife. Eunuch Wang was sure that his master could kill anyone for her.
What will be the benefit of staying loyal if he would not be left alive even after trying to save his master?
Thinking this, his eyes flickered sharply and he looked at Xi Ying who had somehow loosened his strength on the old Eunuch's fingers, and said
"Prime Minster Xi, I will tell you everything."
Xi Ying smirked in satisfaction and signed him to continue.
However, his smirk and all the smugness vanished slowly and slowly as the Eunuch told him the reason behind Zhao Wang Lei's so long contempt for his wife.
"There is a master..who predicted a few years ago that the girl born in the year of phoenix and on a particular day would endanger His Majesty's life and throne. Lady Li Rui..she was born in the same year and on the same day. That's why His Majesty.."
"Take him away."
Xi Ying spoke coldly and An Su did as his master commanded.
On the other hand, Xi Ying walked back to Zhao Wang Lei. He himself pulled out the cloth from Zhao Wang Lei's mouth and asked in almost an incredulous tone.
"Zhao Wang Lei, did you perhaps fall on your head in your childhood and have a damaged brain?"
The words sounded slightly funny but Xi Ying's voice didn't have any humor. He was actually shocked.
It was not only he who was shocked.
Li Heng, Yi Junjie, Zhao Zhang Wei, and Empress Dowager were also shocked to know this reason. The latter was not even aware that Zhao Wang Lei had been trying to kill Li Rui all these years.
How could there be such a stupid reason for trying so hard to take someone's life?
He thought.
Zhao Wang Lei had lived a respectful life. He had never been talked to like this before so he shouted at Xi Ying angrily.
"Xi Ying! Stay within your limits."
However, Xi Ying has already crossed all his limits. At Zhao Wang Lei's shouts, his eyes were cold and he suddenly threw his sword and put his dagger on Zhao Wang Lei's neck.
His cold eyes looked into Zhao Wang Lei's phoenix eyes as he said coldly
"It is you who needs to stay within your limits. Do you expect me to call a fool like you ...Your Majesty? A man who has gone insane already doesn't deserve that power, Zhao Wang Lei. This Lord's wife..she has suffered since the day she had seen the light of this world because of your stupidity and dense mind."
Zhao Wang Lei's eyes were still filled with rage. He could feel the dagger against his neck scratching his skin. He felt pain as well. However, his anger dominated his pain.
He knew why Xi Ying thought he was a fool.
"You think that what Zhen did was foolish?"
He asked Xi Ying and then his eyes were suddenly filled with smugness as he continued.
"Then how can you explain today's events, Xi Ying? Are you not here today to kill me because of that girl only? She had always been a danger to Zhen's throne and life and whatever Zhen was doing just to protect myself."