His Rui

Chapter 685 Xi Ling Wants To Protect Mother

　　Xi Ying didn't finish his words as he didn't want Li Rui to hear them. However, Li Rui had already understood what he had wanted to say. 

　　Even Yi Junjie was brother to her but she didn't know what goes on inside the heart of the other man. Could it be that Gu Li also…

　　The mere thought made Xi Ying fly to the Youxio valley right now and kill Gu Li.   

　　On the other hand, Li Rui looked at him with her lips pressed in a thin line. 

　　"Then the old master had also changed my clothes once when I was ill."

　　She spoke suddenly. 

　　However, Xi Ying's reaction to these words was not as large as she had thought.

　　"I know about that already."

　　Xi Ying spoke. He had come to know of this from one of the shadow guards of Youxio when he had been confused as to how the old master knew Li Rui's truth about being a girl. 

　　However, he didn't feel angry at that. The old master saved her life. In fact, he was thankful to him. Gu Li was altogether a different thing. 

　　"Ying…"

　　Li Rui suddenly held Xi Ying's hand and explained very gently.

　　"Senior Brother used to think of me as his younger brother. He still thinks of me the same way …just that now I am like his younger sister."

　　Xi Ying nodded his head this time…quite reluctantly and whispered

　　"I understand."

　　"No, you don't."

　　Li Rui countered and Xi Ying didn't say anything. 

　　She couldn't help but sigh again and ask him 

　　"I am the mother of our children now. Why do the things in the past matter so much to you?"

　　The initial words made Xi Ying's face a lot better. 

　　He suddenly held Li Rui's hand that she had been holding tightly and then his face with his other hand.

　　"Right…you are the mother of my children."

　　Li Rui's cheeks went hot. 

　　She didn't know but it sounded a little embarrassing when he spoke the same words. How exactly did she say them from her mouth! 

　　He suddenly leaned down to peck her lips. 

　　"Mother of my children…my wife…"

　　He really liked when she said things like this. It made all of his insecurities vanish. 

　　However, a tiny part of his heart couldn't help but wish that she would also feel this one day…the unreasonable anger he felt towards any other person who got closer to her more than he liked. 

　　Though he would never give her any chance to feel that.

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　　A few moments later when Xi Ying entered with his wife inside the dining room, he found his son not having the breakfast as he had asked him to but practicing inside the dining room with his small wooden sword. 

　　Li Rui smiled …quite helplessly while Xi Ying shook his head wondering again if he should be happy on seeing Xi Ling's interest in learning all this. 

　　Regardless of how much he was interested, this was not the place to practice all this. But then he was just a child. 

　　"Ying, are you really going to ask An Ping to teach him?"

　　Xi Ying looked at his wife when he heard her question. Ignoring his son, he first decided to assure Li Rui.

　　"You don't need to worry. He will learn for only half a shichen and it will be some small moves. He is still young to learn more. But starting early is also good."

　　Li Rui nodded her head feeling satisfied with this. Half a shichen was not bad. 

　　Finally, the young prime minister focused his attention on his son to teach him some important things. 

　　"Xi Ling, this is not the place to play."

　　Xi Ling who heard his father's voice stopped moving his sword in the air and looked at his father. He then looked at Li Hua and Liu Lan with a pout on his lips who avoided his eyes. He had actually told them to warn him when his father would come. 

　　Looking back at his father, the small bun tried to sound reasonable.

　　"Father, Xi Ling was not playing. Xi Ling was practicing."

　　"But this is not the place to practice."

　　"Ohh…"

　　Xi Ling whispered on hearing his father's strict voice and obediently nodded his head. 

　　"Alright, Father. Xi Ling understands."

　　Satisfied, Xi Ying nodded his head and moved towards the dining table holding Li Rui's head.

　　"Come. have your breakfast. After that, I will ask An Ping to start teaching you." 

　　Xi Ling was very happy and immediately obeyed his father. Today, he didn't even wait for Li Rui to feed him and finished hurriedly. 

　　However, he felt frustrated when he saw how slow his father was eating. He wanted to ask him to hurry but then didn't dare to ....because he feared that it would make him angry and he would not be able to learn swordsmanship any longer. 

　　Father's temper was not as good as Mother's. The small bun sighed silently and waited for his father to finish. 

　　True to his words, Xi Ying took Xi Ling behind the Plum Courtyard and called for An Ping. Li Rui accompanied him. 

　　An Ping appeared soon and he looked very happy when he came to know that he was going to teach young master. 

　　After he had left Xi Ling with An Ping, Xi Ying walked a few steps away and stopped there with Li Rui. According to Xi Ling, his father and mother had already left there. 

　　However, Xi Ying wanted to check if his son was really as dedicated to learn as he showed 

　　"Young Master, before learning how to wield a sword, one needs to keep in his mind for what purpose he is going to use it in his life. What purpose does Young Master have?"

　　An Ping, Xi Ying as well as Li Rui had expected that Xi Ling had taken a liking to swordsmanship or he wanted to become powerful and that was why he was insisting on learning it so suddenly. 

　　However, Xi Ling's answer surprised as well touched everyone's hearts.

　　"Brother An Ping, Xi Ling wants to learn to wield the sword so that Xi Ling can protect Mother in the future in Father's absence. The next time when those enemies would attack again on Xi Manor, Xi Ling will make them remember their grandma just like Mother had done."

　　"Xi Ling wants to be strong like Mother and Father."

　　An Ping smiled. He nodded his head and praised Xi Ling. After that, he first taught Xi Ling how actually his grip should be on the sword. 

　　While, standing a few steps away, Xi Ying was smiling. His eyes were filled with pride. 

　　He suddenly looked at his wife's back who still looked shocked. 

　　Xi Ying chuckled and kissed her temple. 

　　"Rui, Thank you. Though this brat is a little intolerable sometimes, he is the most precious treasure you have given to me after yourself. Thank you so much."