After refusing marriage, she was pampered by the prince who acted as a shield.

Chapter 502: Let's Leave Now

Looking at that pretty little face, she softly said "Wait for me" and then turned and left.

I originally thought he was just going back for a lecture and would be back in a few days.

But Lin Rusi waited day after day in Jiangnan, still receiving no news of Li Jingyang's return, not even a letter. She could no longer deceive herself.

"He admitted his mistake, so he shouldn't repeat it."

Why haven't they come back yet? Did they encounter danger on the way?

Lin Rusi looked at the guards standing beside her and felt that they must know something.

But when he saw their evasive gazes, his expression darkened even more.

Do you know where the Emperor sent the Crown Prince?

"We only heard our master say that we were going back to the capital; we knew nothing else."

After hesitating for a long time, the guard finally gave this answer.

Lin Rusi naturally didn't believe it and kept probing, but after receiving only one answer of "I don't know," she finally gave up trying.

"Do you think it would be good for me to go back to the capital now?"

"The master said he would come back to see the madam when he was done with his work, so please wait here."

"Wait here? Is it really that fun to be clueless and clueless?"

Knowing that this was an expression of dissatisfaction, no one spoke, and they knelt down carefully.

Seeing the group in this state, Lin Rusi couldn't possibly vent her anger on the innocent victims, so she turned around and went to find Changning, who was still practicing martial arts.

“Mother! I can now last for the time it takes to drink a cup of tea. The guards say I’m a martial arts prodigy.”

Looking at the slender legs that were trembling, Lin Rusi put the person in her arms, rubbed them with her hands, and then carried them to the ground.

Those eyes, so similar to Li Jingyang's, secretly glanced at her, noticed she was unhappy, and reached out to hold her hand.

"Mother, you've been staying in your room these past few days without taking me out for a walk. Shall we buy a candied hawthorn?"

"Okay, Mom will take you out to buy pastries, and we'll buy a little of everything to try."

The two went out and wandered around for quite a while. When they came back, they had a lot more pastry shops in their hands.

Changning, still dissatisfied with the forced smile on Lin Rusi's face, raised her hand and brought the pastry to her lips.

"Mother, smile. This pastry is so sweet."

"It is indeed very sweet, but Changning shouldn't eat too much of it, as it can easily cause diarrhea."

He was obedient to others, and when he heard Lin Rusi say that it would be bad for his health, he ate one piece and then stopped touching it.

Seeing how obedient the child was, and then thinking of that disobedient kid, my mood suddenly darkened again.

Fortunately, the next day, I saw the other party's first letter, which immediately dispelled my dissatisfaction.

Do you know what's inside? Or did he give you another copy?

Fearing being discovered by Lin Rusi, the guard could only say a few unimportant things, such as taking good care of the madam and the young master.

Hearing only ordinary words of advice made her feel even more uneasy, and she quickened her pace.

Lin Rusi returned to her room, closed the door, and opened the letter in her hand.

"What do you mean by leaving immediately? If it weren't for waiting for you, I would have returned to the capital long ago. Why would I have been anxiously waiting here for so many days!"

Furious, she slammed the letter on the table, but curious about its contents, she picked it up again.

After reading the entire letter, Lin Rusi's expression changed repeatedly, eventually turning into anger.

"Come in."

The bodyguards who had been by her side for a long time remained silent, instead looking at the other person, hoping that the other person would go in.

This time, Lin Rusi didn't give the two a chance and simply told them to come in.

Knowing they couldn't escape, the two could only cautiously enter the room.

"Where is Changning? You don't mean you can just kidnap him and take me away?"

"Madam misunderstands. The young master was reciting the Three Character Classic in his room, saying he wanted to give you a surprise."

Upon hearing this, Lin Rusi knocked on the adjacent wall again.

Changning, on the other side, immediately responded, simply because it was a secret signal given by her mother.

Once she was sure the little one was still there, she turned her gaze to the group of people once more.

"What exactly happened? Why did he tell me to leave? Haven't those people been dealt with yet?"

“Madam, you are putting us in a difficult position. Although we can contact our master, it is only one-way communication, and we do not know the situation in the capital.”

"Then let me go back."

This is absolutely unacceptable.

The guard wanted to refute this, but he couldn't speak carelessly because of the instructions in another letter from Li Jingyang.

"So where else do you think I can go besides these two places?"

"I've heard there's another place with nice scenery. Would you like to go for a walk there, Madam?"

Upon hearing this, Lin Rusi's gaze sharpened, sending chills down their spines as she swept over the two of them.

He couldn't help but swallow hard before looking at the seat next to him again.

"Then I think I'd better not leave. After all, this place looks quite safe, and there's no need to worry about so many complicated things."

"The most important thing is that my business is still here. If I leave, I'm afraid my booming business will come to an end."

"Madam, the master has given a strict order that you must leave this place."

Lin Rusi nodded knowingly, and then extended her hand.

At first, the two tried to play dumb, but under her threat of not leaving, they had no choice but to take the letter out of their pockets.

The text contained only a few lines, yet it caused Lin Rusi's expression to change.

After hesitating for a moment, he still tapped on the wall with his hand.

Changning hesitated for a moment, but in the end, she knocked twice and quickly ran into the room.

"Mother, what's wrong? Why do you suddenly want to leave? I haven't done what I promised Father."

“This time it was your father who made us leave, saying he missed us.”

"Father doesn't care about me; he just wants to take Mother away from Changning."

Hearing what the little guy said, Lin Rusi's tense face suddenly relaxed, and she chuckled as she ruffled his hair.

It's no wonder Changning said that, since as long as he's around, he'll be competing with this child for Lin Rusi's attention.

Over time, the little guy realized he couldn't win, so he stopped fighting and instead tried to get his revenge twice as hard when Li Jingyang wasn't around.

Lin Rusi felt somewhat helpless about the father and son, but there was nothing she could do, since it was their own choice.

As they were talking, the things had been almost completely packed up.

Just as she was about to take the child downstairs, another voice came from outside.

"Madam, Fan Zhe's visit today is somewhat abrupt, but I would still like to request that you grant me an audience."

"Why did you come all of a sudden? Is there some business trouble?"

Fan Zhe didn't speak, but looked at Chang Ning, who was standing to the side leaning against Lin Rusi.

"This is your child. He's quite handsome and will surely grow up to be a dashing young man."

"Changning is doing this for Young Master Fan Zhe."

"Greetings, Young Master Fan."

Changning bowed to the man, then turned around and played with the guards behind her, completely ignoring Fan Zhe.

Realizing this, he could only look at Lin Rusi with a wronged expression.