His Rui

Chapter 801: The Guilty Xi Ying

Xi Ying’s voice trembled a little when he called out his wife’s name. Seeing her face so pale and bloodless, his heart seemed to have stopped beating.      

Somehow he walked closer to the bed and then sat down on the edge. The memories from his past life flashed in front of his eyes making his eyes go red.      

It was only when he held her hand and felt the warmth did his stiff body get some life back.      

“Your Excellency can’t stay here. It is not a good omen for a man to enter the room in such circumstances. Please…”      

Exhaling sharply, Xi Ying looked at the midwife sharply making her shut her mouth instantly.      

No one could send him away if he didn’t wish to.      

What good omen or what bad omen…he didn’t care about anything except for his wife.     

In fact, he should have stayed here from the beginning itself. How could he have left her alone when she was in so much pain?      

Xi Ying swallowed and stroked his wife’s cheek.      

“Rui…”     

“Madam needs to wake up as soon as possible otherwise it might not be good for the child as well as for the madam.”     

The midwife said cautiously.      

Inside her heart, she was greatly surprised to see how tenderly Xi Ying was touching Li Rui. She had seen men caring for their wives but that had been mainly because the wife was pregnant with a child.      

However, Xi Ying’s care was different. His care was for his wife…perhaps even more than for his child.      

Xi Ying was scared when he heard the midwife’s words.      

His gaze on Li Rui’s face was, however, firm as he whispered      

“She will wake up.”     

If not for herself, then for the child she will wake up. Xi Ying knew very well that Li Rui would not bear to let anything happen to their child.      

He could only hope so because he couldn’t bear to let anything happen to her.      

Holding her hand tightly, he spoke again      

“Rui, you need to wake up otherwise our child will leave this world before even seeing it.”     

“Rui, Xi Ling is crying outside…he wants to see his sibling. He also wants to see you. Rui…”     

Xi Ying said many things but Li Rui showed no movement.      

By now, the fear inside his heart was starting to increase.      

“Call the old Physician inside.”         

He said in a firm voice.      

The old physician was more capable than this midwife.      

The midwife was shocked when she heard this. How could Xi Ying let another man see his wife in such a state!     

The midwife didn’t move but Li Hua did!      

Li Hua was also scared seeing her mistress’ state. When she heard Xi Ying, she was grateful and immediately went to call the old physician who was standing outside the room!      

Seeing Li Hua’s panic-filled eyes, everyone realized that something was wrong.      

The old physician accompanied Li Hua inside.      

Inside the room, he took Li Rui’s pulse and didn’t have much of a good face.     

“Do something. She is not waking up.”     

Xi Ying’s voice was calm but anyone seeing his face could tell that he was not that calm.      

The old physician who was seeing Xi Ying like this for the first time felt concerned.      

The next moment, he moved towards the table and looked through the herbs placed there.      

After a few moments, he was ready with some kind of medicinal paste, and with Xi Ying’s help, they made Li Rui have it.      

The next moment, Li Rui frowned and vomited out the whole paste.      

However, the good thing was that she woke up.      

“Rui…”     

Xi Ying was filled with joy when he saw that she had finally opened her eyes. However, Li Rui was still frowning. Holding her stomach, she screamed again.      

“Ah…”     

Startled, Xi Ying held her hand.      

However, the midwife realized that she couldn’t stand still now.      

The pain continued for a long time. The old physician stayed inside the room to make sure that the process will go smoothly.      

Xi Ying also didn’t leave the room.      

Looking at Li Rui screaming in pain, her forehead full of sweat, Xi Ying thought that he had been very selfish to wish for a child.      

How he wished he could go through all the pain she was going through!      

The child was theirs but the only person suffering was her.          

He could only stay by her side and comfort her again and again. He also tried to encourage her as the old physician told him.      

It was almost a shichen later when Xi Ying was starting to lose his patience seeing Li Rui in pain that the child finally came out.      

The shrill scream filled the whole courtyard.      

Their child was born.      

However, Xi Ying’s attention was solely on his wife.      

“Rui…”     

Hearing his shout, the midwife who was tending to the child looked toward him.      

“Why is she not waking up?”     

The midwife sighed and was about to speak when the old physician told Xi Ying that Li Rui was tired and hence she would sleep for a while.      

Hearing this, Xi Ying only felt distressed.      

The midwife gave the child to Li Hua after making sure that the child was fine. Afterward, she requested Xi Ying to leave the room so that she with the help of the maids could change Li Rui’s clothes.      

Xi Ying was reluctant but the old physician dragged him out in the end.      

Outside the room, when everyone came to know that both mother and child were fine, they finally heaved a sigh of relief.      

Xi Ling’s eyes had been full of tears but he had not let them fall. When he heard that his mother and sibling were fine, he shouted in joy.      

Gu Li picked him in his arms and then went to see the child with his master.      

The old physician stayed with Xi Ying.      

When the midwife had changed Li Rui’s clothes and the room was cleaned, Xi Ying was allowed to enter the room again.      

The old physician took Li Rui’s pulse again as Xi Ying said and then told Xi Ying everything the man wanted to know.     

After that, he left.      

Xi Ying stayed by Li Rui’s side the whole night.      

It was in the morning that Li Rui woke up.      

When she opened her eyes, she found Xi Ying looking at her with worry and concern.      

Li Rui smiled as if to assure him that she was alright. After that, she looked around and asked him in a slightly hoarse voice     

“Where is the child?”     

Xi Ying’s eyes were on her constantly as he answered          

“It is with Li Hua.”     

Li Rui smiled slightly and then asked again      

“So what did Xi Ling get? A brother or a sister?”     

Guilt crawled inside his heart because this time the young prime minister didn’t have an answer.      

How could he have any answer when he didn’t even see or asked about the child since its birth!