His Rui

"Your Majesty concludes everything very fast inside her mind."

It was Zhao Zhang Wei who spoke this time. He picked the teapot from the tray that was in the maid's hands and served the tea in the cup placed in front of Empress Dowager himself.

His lips had a gentle smile because of which even though his words were a bit out of line they still seemed to be very respectful.

Zhao Zhang Wei had noticed long ago that Xi Ying's face didn't look too good after hearing Empress Dowager's words. He didn't want him to talk rudely again and then put a full stop on this discussion in just a few seconds.

Xin Jia silently noticed his each and every action.

She saw how gracefully he served the tea. The smile on his lips was very applicable for this moment. It neither made him look too friendly nor too indifferent.

He was being polite.

However, politeness was not what she was seeking for.

"Say clearly what you want to say."

She said calmly.

Zhao Zhang Wei's smile remained the same and he nodded his head as she continued

"Your Majesty only paid attention to how we came here directly to meet Your Majesty but didn't pay attention to what kind of plan we have to save ourselves from all the suspicions that will be casted on us by the Emperor after this meeting."

"After making such a huge plan to dethrone the Emperor himself, we of course are not a fool to do such a mistake. We of course have a plan to save ourselves."

Xin Jian rasied her eyebrows.

"What plan?"

She asked however Xi Ying spoke before Zhao Zhang Wei this time

"Nothing that Her Majesty needs to know."

Xin Jia's calm eyes sharpened and they moved to Xi Ying. Xi Ying however didn't mind it and continued with a humorless smile on his lips

"Her Majesty wants to know everything but is not ready to tell us anything. In fact, this Lord suddenly feels that the demand of meeting was just a way Her Majesty needed to avoid this Lord's demand."

Xin Jia's sharp eyes immediately flashed with panic and she looked away. However, these few moments were enough for Xi Ying to know that whatever he said was really right.

His eyes went cold and indifferent again and the humorless smile from his lips disappeared completely. He stood up from this seat and said coldly.

"It was a good joke but this Lord didn't like it even a bit, Your Majesty."

At this moment, even Zhao Zhang Wei had a deep frown on his forehead. He had never expected that Xin Jia had not wanted to tell them anything all along.

He too stood up from his seat and both he and Xi Ying turned around to leave from there.

However, just at that moment, both of them heard Empress Dowager saying

"Prime Minister Xi, Aijia can't tell you her reasons of joining you but Aijia really wishes to be included in these plans of yours and dethrone Zhao Wang Lei."

In response, Xi Ying turned around to look at the Empress Dowager calmly and said.

"However, this Lord would never be able to trust Your Majesty without knowing Your Majesty's reason. This Lord would have many reasons to doubt Your Majesty everyday. The special one is that Your Majesty is the biological mother of the man this Lord wants to destroy so why should this Lord believes Your Majesty."

Xin Jia went silent at Xi Ying'a words. She couldn't say anything.

She, in fact, had never wanted to tell her reasons to Xi Ying or anyone else. That's why, she had demanded a meeting in the Imperial Palace. Xi Ying was right.

She was trying to avoid this day.

Even if Xi Ying would not have been able to arrange such a meeting, she would have still joined him as she would not see it as his incapability. At the same time, it would have saved her from telling her reason as Xi Ying never completed his side if deal.

However, never had she thought that Xi Ying would still be able to arrange such a meeting.

Leave arrange…he never needed to arrange anything. He just came here directly from the Imperial Court, she could guess it.

She wondered what kind of plan he must have to save himself. She knew that he must have some plan. Before she doubted him but after seeing how easily he caught her, she didn't doubt his intelligence.

Putting a full stop on her thoughts, Xin Jia looked at Xi Ying again.

She was sure that he will never let her know about his plans or anything else until she will let him know her reasons.

But her reasons were a secret that she had kept to herself for so many years.

A secret that had not let her sleep peacefully for so many night. A secret that she will always regret that she hid but she still can't reveal it.

So after hiding it for so many years, will she really reveal it today?

Xin Jia in the end didn't want to reveal it and tried to twist her fingers in the oil again. She hoped that Xi Yong would take a step back this time and let her join him.

He was the only person who could help her wash away this regret and guilt of so many years.

So many years ago, she had run away like a coward because she had been mourning the death of her loved one. But now she didn't want to be a coward any longer and wanted to fight through everything.

"Aijia call tell Prime Minister Xi her reasons but what is the guarantee that Prime Minister Xi won't backstab Aijia,"

Xi Ying smiled coldly.

"There is really no guarantee."

He said bluntly and Zhao Zhang Wei who was standing beside could not help but press his temples. Why does he feel that Xi Ying didn't want Empress Dowager to join them in the first place?

Otherwise, why would he talk like this?

To smooth the things over a little, Zhao Zhang Wei said

"It is Your Majesty's choice to trust us but if the words count then this one can assure that we won't ever backstab Your Majesty."

Xin Jia's eyes would always soften when she would look at Zhao Zhang Wei. This was something that even Zhao Zhang Wei has noticed by now.

Sure enough, the next moment Xin Jia said

"Then Aijia will tell you her reasons."