His Rui

Chapter 379 - The Dinner At Xinghe Palace

Zhao Zhang Wei welcomed the Empress, Zhao Zhuang Chen and his wangfei inside Xinhe Palace.

It was Eunuch Zhang who first ran to the dining room and checked for the umpteenth time if all the arrangements were made.

However, at the door of dining room, Zhao Zhuang Chen still stopped suddenly.

Seeing this, even the Empress stopped and Yun Weilan could never move if they stopped as she was behind them.

"Where is Second Younger Brother's wangfei?"

Zhao Zhuang Chen asked with a wicked smirk on his lips. It hurt him to even move his lips but he didn't want to lose any opportunity to irk Zhao Zhang Wei.

According to him, Zhao Zhang Wei could do nothing to him.

And even he did, Zhao Zhuang Chen thought that it would be better. Maybe behaving rudely on a diiner that had been ordered to hold by the Emperor himself would snatch the title of an Imperial Prince from him.

He couldn't help but want the picture in his mind to become true all of a sudden.

Sure enough, Zhao Zhang Wei's smile faltered when he heard Zhao Zhuang Chen mentioning Yi Huiqing. His face was same he had before hitting Zhao Zhuang Chen brutally that day.

For a moment, Zhao Zhuang Chen suddenly felt afraid and stepped back.

Empress Qin Wenya who noticed her son's fear couldn't help but frown in displeasure.

Did it suit him to fear from this b****d?

Even she was more courageous than him. Because she soon stepped in front of her son and looked at Zhao Zhang Wei coldly as she asked

"Where is your princess Consort, Zhao Zhang Wei? His Majesty had ordered her presence here."

Zhao Zhang Wei also put away his cold look. His lips curved upwards to form a very polite smile …just perfect for him to answer the Empress' question as he said

"Unfortunately, Wangfei won't be able to attend the dinner. Wangfei is not well. This Imperial son hopes that His Majesty as well as Your Majesty will try to understand wangfei's helplessness."

The Empress eyes narrowed a little. She was obviously very displeased to hear what Zhao Zhang Wei had said just now.

She was about to say more but Zhao Zhang Wei beat her into that.

With the same polite smile but with a little bit of laziness and indifference in his eyes, he continued

"Your Majesty, it is this Imperial Son who needs to apologize to the Elder Brother. This one doesn't understand how does wangfei's absence affect this dinner in any way."

Qin Wenya was left speechless and angry with the way Zhao Zhang Wei interrupted her words. She looked at the servants standing around.

She surely couldn't say anything after what Zhao Zhang Wei said.

Because if she insisted, then she will soon be declared a very cruel empress in the whole Xin.

So Qin Wenya had to smile forcefully and say

"That's alright. Bengong surely understands. If Princess Consort is unwell then she should rest."

Zhao Zhang Wei smile suddenly became gentle at these words and he very respectfully said

"Thanking Your Majesty for being so generous."

This fake conversation disgusted Qin Wenya very much. So she just wanted to go inside and then after hearing Zhao Zhang Wei's apology to her son, she wanted to leave from here.

Because the more time she was spending with Zhao Zhang Wei, the more she was coming to know just how big of a threat he could become to Zhao Zhuang Chen.

The man whom she had thought of meek, easygoing, and not interested in the politics was not that simple.

Could Zhao Wang Lei not see that?

She wondered suddenly.

It could not be. But if he did then did he hide it from her?

So many doubts started to rise in her mind as she walked inside the dining room.

They have just taken their seats when the Eunuch outside suddenly announced the arrival of Yi Huiqing.

Seated on his seat, Zhao Zhang Wei's face didn't look too good now. The smile on his face disappeared completely as he stared at the woman entering the dining room.

His heart did beat very fast just having a single glance at her. Today she was wearing a blue-colored dress and her face didn't have that much makeup. Just perfect for this occasion.

The urge to take her in his arms was there just like always. However, the restlessness inside his heart was suddenly turned into anger when his eyes suddenly fell on Zhao Zhuang Chen who was also staring at Yi Huiqing with a wicked smile.

Zhao Zhang Wei felt his blood boiling. He immediately moved his eyes to Yi Huiqing and said

"If wangfei is unwell, then she should rest. Her Majesty understands it."

Standing a few steps away from him, Yi Huiqing frowned a little when she heard Zhao Zhang Wei's words. Somehow she could feel that he was angry from the minimalistic words he had said just now.

But why was he angry? Was it because he had asked her to not attend the dinner and she still came here?

She rolled her eyes internally. As if she was dying to attend it. She didn't have any choice.

Putting thoughts about the dong-man aside, for now, Yi Huiqing repeated Zhao Zhang Wei's words inside her mind. So this was the excuse he had used to explain her absence.

She turned her body towards the Empress as she bowed and greeted politely.

"This Princess Consort greets Your Majesty. Apology for the late arrival. This one was feeling a little unwell since the morning. However, knowing that Your Majesty is going to come to Xinhe Palace, this one couldn't stop herself from coming and greeting. Apologies that this one couldn't welcome Your Majesty inside the Xinhe Palace. "

Qin Wenya was very satisfied seeing Yi Huiqing's humble and submissive attitude.

She didn't even mind now if Zhao Zhang Wei was really lying about Yi Huiqing's feeling unwell.

With a face that didn't have any emotion, she said

"Since Princess Consort is already here, you should have dinner with us."

"As Your Majesty wishes."

Yi Huiqing bowed a little and then walked to sit beside Zhao Zhang Wei.

However, before sitting she greeted Zhao Zhuang Chen and Yun Weilan too. Her eyes observed Zhao Zhuang Chen's face closely when she greeted him.

She couldn't help but find his face a little weird as he looked at her.

Suppressing her thoughts she finally sat beside Zhao Zhang Wei. However, she couldn't ignore Zhao Zhuang Chen's creepy gaze for long.

His stare was too consistent and weird.

He continued to stare at her and it made her feel very uncomfortable. She suddenly regretted not accepting Zhao Zhang Wei's order of staying inside her courtyard.

It seemed that Lin Daiyu was correct.. The fight between the two princes was really because of her.