Li Rui was still thinking about her dream. Her face was a little pale when she looked outside the opened window.
It was already night.
Xi Ying should return by tonight or tomorrow morning.
She looked at Xi Ling who was holding her hand tightly and was deeply asleep. There was no doubt that today's incident had scared Xi Ling though he didn't show it. That's why he insisted to sleep with his mother today and stay by her side constantly at least until his father returned from the Imperial Palace.
Her restless heart calmed down slightly when she saw her son's face.
At this moment, a figure suddenly appeared inside her room.
"An Ju"
Li Rui called out with a frown on her forehead when she saw that An Ju had a strange expression on her face.
She knew that An Ju would not have come here leaving the job of guarding the room where those shadow guards were tied if it had not been important.
"My Lady, An Shing is here. My Lady needs to go to Imperial Palace as soon as possible."
An Ju said in a low voice seeing that Xi Ling was also inside the room but asleep.
The words made Li Rui inhale sharply and she couldn't help but ask immediately
"Is everything alright?"
"This servant doesn't know anything yet, My Lady. An Shing just asked me to tell My Lady to get ready as soon as possible."
Li Rui swallowed as she remembered her dream but then nodded her head lightly.
She didn't need to get ready. She carefully took her arm out of Xi Ling's hold and then covered him with the blanket again.
After that, she just picked a shawl to cover herself as the air outside was very cold and not good for the child in her belly.
After that, she stepped out of her room with An Ju.
An Shing was in the living room.
His face also didn't look bad and it increased the ominous feeling inside Li Rui's heart.
"Is he alright?"
That was the first question that escaped her lips.
An Shing immediately understood who Li Rui was asking about. He bowed his head respectfully and told her immediately so that she won't worry.
"My Lord is fine. Requesting My Lady not to worry."
The answer made Li Rui release a sigh of relief. Her heart that had been hanging finally fell down to its place.
She covered her body with a shawl properly and said to An Shing.
"Let's go."
An Shing hesitated.
They needed to reach the Imperial Palace as soon as possible. Would it be alright if he held his master's wangfEi and then used qinggong.
An Ju seemed to understand what he was thinking.
"I will take Madam to the Imperial Palace."
An Ju said to An Shing who immediately nodded his head as he didn't find anything wrong and said to her
"Go to Xinhe Palace with My Lady."
The words made Li Rui frown deeply. She wanted to ask but then choose to go silent as An Ju told An Shing to guard the room where the shadow guards were tied.
She also told An Shing that An San was also inside the manor so he should be careful.
An Shing's eyes flickered and they suddenly went. Even though these few words of An Ju, he seemed to understand something has happened in Xi Manor, while all of them were away and it was def8intely related to An San.
His heart was filled with anger when he remembered whatever An San has done before. However, he could only control his anger for now and tell An Ju that he will guard the Manor against everyone and this everyone, of course, included An San as well.
Punishing An San…this right belonged to only their master. The only moment they will hit An San would be when he will try to obstruct their path or harm their master, mistress, or Young Master.
Before leaving, Li Rui asked An Shing to take care of Xi Ling. She didn't wish to leave her son alone in Xi Manor but she also knew that it might not be good to take Xi Ling with her as well as she still didn't know what were the circumstances in the Imperial Palace.
And she trusted An Shing.
An Shing had been there when Xi Ying had left for the borders.
So Li Rui was sure that these shadow guards except An San would never let anything happen to her soon because in their eyes, Xi Ling was their young master and their master's son as well.
Thinking this, she felt a little assured.
In a few moments, An Ju flew away with Li Rui in her arms to the Imperial Palace.
An Shing first went to the room where Xi Ling was sleeping. After that, he went to the room where the shadow guards were tied.
When he opened the door, An Shing immediately saw four shadow guards inside the room. All of them were tied to the chairs with rope.
An Shing stepped forward and looked at the four of them one by one.
The four of them were also looking at him with cold eyes as if they wished to kill him then and there.
An Shing ignored the anger he could feel from them. He knew that their intentions must not be good if An Ju has kept them here. What made him feel strange was that none of them moved even once.
They sat on the chairs like statues.
An Shing shook his head and decided to ask An Ju everything later. He was about to step out of the room when his eyes suddenly fell on the hem of the cloth of one of the shadow guards.
The sign that was embroidered on the hem …it was recognized by him.
His eyes flickered and he looked at four of them one by one again.
When his eyes fell on the last man, An Shing noticed that there was a different kind of coldness and mockery in his eyes as if he knew that he(An Shing) knew that he had already recognized them.
An Shing cursed loudly and then stepped out of the room slamming the door loudly.
The shadow guards were from Youxio organization.
He obviously understood what they were here for.
An Shing now wished that his master would come back to Xi Manor as soon as possible. They needed to find out just who was cruel enough to hire Youxio's shadow guards to kill Madam and Young Master.