Chapter 132 - He Protected Me!

Ying Lili scoffed on hearing the statement by Sheng Li. "You have concluded wrong. I did not fall for you. You are the one who fell for me first," Ying Lili pronounced.

"Lili, you shall not hide the truth. Just accept the truth," Sheng Li asserted as he let go of her.

"I did not push you because I have accepted you as my husband. Feelings take time to grow," Ying Lili stated. Sheng Li did not argue on that further as he thought it would only waste their time. He stepped back and went to the pavilion while Ying Lili followed him. The two sat down around the ground table.

"Are you feeling good now?" Sheng Li asked.

Ying Lili nodded and replied, "Thank you for taking me here. I cannot be mournful for long. The Empress will be angry after knowing about the decision of his majesty. She will plan something big after this."

Sheng Li agreed with Ying Lili. "But she will not plan anything till we return," proclaimed Sheng Li.

"He regretted that he contributed to your mother's death. He was saying, he was saved by your mother. Would you like to tell me what had happened in the past? Earlier you promised me that you will open your heart to me so you cannot go back on your words," Ying Lili put pressure on Sheng Li.

"She saved him when he was attacked and was heavily injured. He might have lost his life but thanks to my mother he survived," Sheng Li answered.

Ying Lili nodded and looked at Sheng Li who spoke further, "I was locked in the chamber the day she died by Weng Wei. When my father arrived, I got the chance to see her. Since I was young, the memories have faded, I noted them down in a notebook that used to be my mother's, with the help of Xing-Fu. I told him to write everything that I felt at that time."

"Are you talking about that notebook which I saw in your lap the other day in the library?" Ying Lili queried him.

Sheng Li nodded. "It is now more like a diary," Sheng Li stated. "Soon father had to leave for war and Weng Wei got control over the Palace. She could not poison me as it would have raised suspicion so she did every possible torture she could do to me so that I would die by myself." Ying Lili could feel the