His Rui

Xi Ying only looked at Zhao Wang Lei with disgust. He had many things to say to counter him, however, he looked at Zhao Wang Lei's eyes filled with firmness and gave up.

It was of no use.

Zhao Wang Lei couldn't be convinced.

The man was simply crazy.

On the other hand, Empress Dowager who was standing behind everyone was too shocked on hearing Zhao Wang Lei.

"Is it the same master?"

She whispered somewhat coldly.

Zhao Wang Lei who heard her whisper didn't look at her but did answer her question.

"Yes"

Ha!

Empress Dowager chuckled bitterly as he looked at his face which was still free of any guilt and shame.

This was not her son. Her heart was filled with pain.

She reminded herself.

Her son…she lost him much ago.

Empress Dowager flickered with sharpness as she remembered the master who Zhao Wang Lei was talking about.

That master …he was also the one who had done such predictions in the past making her son stray away from his path.

However, could she really blame others if her own son believed such stupid things?

If an illiterate villager would believe someone like this, it was still acceptable. But her son, who had been taught by a great master and had read so many books believed such things and choose a path that was full of selfishness and darkness.

"You have indeed gone crazy."

She whispered coldly, however, her whisper was very audible in the silent room.

Everyone couldn't help but feel surprised for a moment when they heard Empress Dowager speaking so coldly.

Xi Ying, Zhao Wang Lei, and General Li understood for a moment but Yi Junjie was utterly surprised.

After all, there were still many things he was unaware of.

Zhao Wang Lei must have felt offended as he looked at his master with bitter eyes and said defensively.

"You know how his predictions have come true …and you still blame me for believing him, Mother. He had predicted that I would not be able to marry Yi Jie …and the same evening, I got to know that she was engaged to someone else…"

Zhao Wang Lei glanced at General Li coldly who looked equally cold on hearing his wife's name from Zhao Wang Lei's mouth.

Yi Junjie who saw this interaction and heard Zhao Wang Lei's words had a face full of shock.

Even Zhao Zhang Wei was looking at Zhao Wang Lei with disgust.

Yi Junjie couldn't help but stagger for a moment.

So this was the reason behind his contempt for Li Clan. His contempt was actually for General Li not for Li Clan.

However, he composed himself soon. And his face was almost black when he looked at Zhao Wang Lei.

The man simply deserved to die.

The Empress Dowager had the same kind of expression on her face as she looked at her son.

"Don't call me Mother, Zhao Wang Lei. I ceased to be your mother the day you killed your father."

She said sharply. Her eyes were red with anger as she looked at him. The horrible night couldn't help but flash in front of her eyes…and she was surprised how fresh it was still in her memory.

The Imperial chamber was silent again.

Zhao Wang Lei looked at her with calm eyes.

"You still blame me?"

Zhao Zhang Wei smiled bitterly for a moment as he asked before he composed himself.

He never felt guilty about doing such a thing.

"In my whole life, I asked only two things from him. One Yi Jie…he refused to let me marry her. Another was the throne …he even refused that as well and decided to give it her his younger brother instead. Both the things were predicted by him…"

Zhao Wang Lei said.

By now, everyone could understand who this 'him' was.

Xi Ying's eyes flashed with a cold glint. He will make sure to find out this master of prophecy and make him pay for whatever wrong he had done.

The Empress Dowager was breathing heavily when she heard Zhao Wang Lei's words.

"He might have not agreed to give you the throne…but he loved you the most."

A tear couldn't help but slide down her eyes when Empress Dowager remembered her husband.

He was best to her and her children however that was how her son had repaid him.

There was no doubt that she had been hurt when she had come to know that he didn't want to give the throne to her son. However, when he made her understand how Zhao Yuang Rong, his younger brother was much more capable of managing the throne than her son. And the former Emperor had also left enough wealth for Zhao Wang Lei's three-generation to live freely.

'Our Wang Lei should instead love freely. The matters of the throne are too exhausting. I would instead wish that he would be free to spend time with me, you, and his family in the future.'

She had told all this to Zhao Wang Lei.

He had even agreed with her and she had thought the matters ended there.

However, it was only on that horrible night when her husband was killed in front of her eyes, did she realize that it never ended.

It could never end as long as Zhao Wang Lei would not get what he wanted.

'If it is not written in my fate then I will write it forcefully.'

Empress Dowager suddenly shivered when she remembered Zhao Wang Lei's words from that night.

He had this craziness in his eyes.

It was at that time that she had felt scared of her son. However, she was a coward.

Instead of fighting against him, she decided to live in seclusion.

She was so broken by her husband's death that she didn't even help Zhao Yuang Rong who was merely a victim of all this.

The latter was executed without any reason.

She didn't even get to know until that night when he was already executed. Zhao Wang Lei was too clever to not let her know about anything. However, she blamed herself.

If she had not gone to live in seclusion, perhaps she would have been able to save Zhao Yuang Rong.

She knew that she would never be able to forgive herself.

It was at that night that she had promised herself, her husband, and Zhao Yuang Rong that she would avenge them.

"Yi Jie never had feelings for you."

General Li's cold voice brought everyone out of their trance.

Zhao Wang Lie glared at Li Heng fiercely.

This was the same reason his so-called father had cited in front of him.

'She doesn't love you, Wang Lei. Her marriage is already fixed with Li Heng and both of them are very happy with this marriage. Why don't you choose someone else? Father Emperor promises you that the girl you would ask for would be yours.'

However, he didn't want anyone except for Yi Jie.

"I would still get her. She would be mine, Li Heng."

Zhao Wang Lei's eyes flickered with obsession as he spoke.

Yi Junjie, Xi Ying and Zhao Zhang Wei were filled with disgust as they heard such words while Empress Dowager felt ashamed on seeing and hearing him.

I would destroy all of your clan…would snatch all your power. She would them belong to me. You won't be able to do anything as we will live with each other as husband and wi…"

Zhao Wang Lei couldn't finish his words.

Everyone was shocked when General Li suddenly strode towards Zhao Wang Lei and then stabbed his stomach with his sword.

Ah!

Zhao Wang Lei's painful groan sounded in the silent Imperial chambers.

While General Li's eyes were full of fierceness, coldness, and sharpness.

"The woman you are talking about is my wife, Zhao Wang Lei. Do you really think that she will let you touch her? My Yi Jie would rather die than let any other man touch her."

General Li said fiercely.

This was the reason that he never told his wife anything.

Li Heng was scared that if his wife got to know about the Emperor's obsession with herself then she will take her life because she would never bear the whole clan to be in danger because of her.

Xi Ying who heard General Li's words knew that what he was saying was true.

In his last life as well, Yi Jie committed suicide. Though he didn't know what exactly happened it was a day later the Imperial city got the news from the border about General Li's death.

He had a guess that Zhao Wang Lei must have done something to make her take such horrible action.

General Li had a blank face as he looked at the blood flowing out of Zhao Wang Lei's stomach.

A moment later, he stepped back and walked back to the spot he had been standing.

Everyone was motionless for a moment.

It was Zhao Zhang Wei who walked forward and looked at Zhao Wang Lei with cold eyes.

"My mother never deserved all that, Zhao Wang Lei. She was the free bird of her tribe …the bird you caged in this palace of yours and then killed mercilessly."

Zhao Wang Lei was in pain but he still smirked coldly as he looked at Zhao Zhang Wei.

"It was her fault that she looked like my Yi Jie. I…I couldn't stop myself from taking her away when I saw her."

Zhao Zhang Wei's eyes went red when he heard such words.

With one swift move, he stabbed Zhao Wang Lei again.

"Ah!"

Zhao Wang Lei shouted in pain.

He placed his hand on his stomach.

For a moment, he couldn't help but remember how he in the same way had killed his father.

Did they call it retribution?

When he saw a pair of feet in his sight, he slowly raised his head and somehow smiled at his mother.

However, his mother's eyes stayed cold.

"He loved you the most, Wang Lei."

Zhao Wang Lei's eyes were suddenly filled with peace and he whispered

"I know…but …he …couldn't give …what I loved."

Empress Dowager's hands were trembling slightly as she held the sword.

She raised the sword to stab him but she couldn't do it.

In the end, the sword fell out of her hands.

In the end, regardless of anything, he was still the flesh that came out of her body only.

Zhao Wang Lei smiled again as he whispered

"You can't …do it, Mother. Leave …it to …them. He...would understand."