His Rui

"Your Majesty, Prime Minister Xi and His Highness, the Second Prices wishes to meet you. They are waiting outside the chambers for your permission to enter."

Xin Jia didn't hide the surprise she was feeling inside her heart when her old maidservant informed her about Zhao Zhang Wei and Xi Ying's arrival.

Did they come to meet her just like this? Did they perhaps not know that they could be in a continuous suspicion in Zhao Wang Lei's eyes?

And suspicion was never good for what they wanted to do in the future.

Xin Jia who had thought in the beginning that Xi Ying was a very intelligent man suddenly doubted her own conclusions.

If Xi Ying was really that intelligent then why did he even come here to meet her!

And if he was not intelligent enough to see this then how he would even dethrone the Emperor who held so much power and a wise mind also.

Still, she asked her maidservant to allow Xi Ying and Zhao Zhang Wei to enter the chambers.

A few moments later, when Xi Ying and Zhao Zhang Wei entered the Empress Dowager's chambers, they saw her sitting on the couch comfortably. Her hands had Buddha beads and her fingers rolled them continuously as she murmured something with closed eyes.

Xi Ying noticed the furnished chambers that looked too beautiful. He noticed a few beautiful items that he was sure were sent by the Emperor to the Empress Dowager as they were given to the Emperor from the other countries.

His eyes flickered and they narrowed. The wheels of his mind turned faster and he suddenly doubted if the purpose of this meeting was really what he had thought.

Did Empress Dowager really want to kill her son? Or was it merely an act she was doing in front of them so that she can know about their plans and then save her son?

"Greetings to Your Majesty."

Xi Ying and Zhao Zhang Wei bowed their heads to greet Empress Dowager who opened her eyes to look at them and then looked at her old maidservant.

After that, she closed her eyes and continued to rotate the Buddha beads in her hands.

The old maidservant, on the other hand, signed Xi Ying and Zhao Zhang Wei to take their seats.

She served some tea and snacks to them and like this, a few minutes passed.

Xi Ying and Zhao Zhang Wei didn't pick anything from the table. Both of them were looking at Empress Dowager who was still rotating the beads in her hands with her eyes closed.

A deep frown marred Xi Ying's forehead while Zhao Zhang Wei looked no different.

The chamber was deathly silent and the old maidservant was still bringing a few other snacks for Xi Ying and Zhao Zhang Wei.

Xi Ying however raised his hand to stop the old maidservant and said coldly

"What is the need of all those formalities when your mistress herself is so disrespectful towards her guests?"

The chambers went deathly silent.

The maidservant had her eyes wide with shock.

Seated beside Xi Ying, Zhao Zhang Wei shook his head and sighed lightly. He was not surprised to hear something like this from Xi Ying.

Xi Ying had always been this straightforward and indifferent of the consequences his straightforward could cause.

And why would he even need to fear? He was always needed in Xin and so he was very confident that no one would dare to harm him.

In the past, Zhao Zhang Wei used to think of Xi Ying as an arrogant man. However, he no longer thinks like that.

Xi Ying demanded respect in exchange for respect.

This time, Empress Dowager was being disrespectful. She asked them to keep a meeting and now when they were here, she was sitting there remembering her god as they sat here waiting for her.

This was very disrespectful so he didn't find anything wrong in Xi Ying's words.

Xin Jia who had been sitting silently until now finally opened her eyes and looked at Xi Ying. Her eyes didn't have any emotion…something that Xi Ying found different from the other day when she had warned him.

That day, she had calm but at this moment they were sharp.

She was angry. He concluded but didn't care even if she was angry. His face stayed indifferent and seeing this, Xin Jia's lips had a cold smile as she spoke

"Prime Minister is indeed too arrogant as the others say."

Xi Ying chuckled humorlessly after hearing Empress Dowager's words and said.

"Calling someone to meet and then letting them wait for you is perhaps not disrespectful in Her Majesty's eyes, however when that person says the truth about being ignored is more disrespectful in Her Majesty's eyes."

Xi Ying's eyes flickered with coldness. At the same time, he remembered how Princess Wenling had also let his wife, Li Rui wait outside her chambers after inviting her to meet.

All of these Imperial Family members are alike.

He felt very satisfied on seeing not so good face of Xin Jia. She was surely angered by his bluntness. However, Xi Ying was surprised when the next moment, she said to him and Zhao Zhang Wei.

"Aijia apologize for being disrespectful then."

Xin Jia's voice held sincerity when she said this so Xi Ying knew that she really meant it.

Xi Ying nodded his head in acknowledgment while Zhao Zhang Wei did the same.

A moment later, Empress Dowager continued

"However, Prime Minister Xi, Aijia also had her own reasons to behave like this."

Xi Ying raised his eyebrows and waited for her to continue.

"Before Aijia had thought of joining Prime Minister Xi. However, after seeing how the stupid move of Prime Minister Xi… meeting directly like this when everyone in the Imperial Palace can know about this meeting, Aijia is no longer interested in this deal. Aijia doesn't work with stupid people."

The Empress Dowager said truthfully.

Zhao Zhang Wei sighed again after Empress Dowager finished. If Xi Ying was arrogant then he could see that Empress Dowager was not less arrogant.

And here he was stuck between these two arrogant people having no choice but to keep a forced gentle smile on his lips.