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

Chapter 456: Lessons

"Is that so? But I think he would be very willing to talk to me. He would probably be unhappy if I didn't talk to him."

Is that so?

Zhuang Lijuan managed to utter those three words, but her hand refused to loosen its grip, holding Lin Rusi's hand tightly.

The force increased, causing her to let out a soft cry of pain.

"You're hurting me, let go."

"Princess Consort, perhaps we should just let it go. There's really no need to ask about this matter like that."

Seeing that she was not going to let go, Lin Rusi could not hold back any longer and shook off that hand.

Amid Zhuang Lijuan's astonished gaze, he casually uttered a sentence.

"What the Crown Prince and I want to say is our freedom. What right do you have to tell me what to do?"

Seeing this attitude from the other party, then don't blame her for being too ruthless.

Zhuang Lijuan's expression changed drastically; her previously sorrowful face twisted into a ferocious one, startling the palace maid beside her into a gasp.

Before anyone could react, she suddenly pushed the person away.

Lin Rusi looked at the protrusion in front of her and couldn't help but let out a soft gasp. She quickly closed her eyes and tried to protect her head with her hands.

It seemed that due to fear, the body was completely out of control.

Thinking about his final fate, his body began to tremble uncontrollably, and tears streamed down his face.

"What's wrong, Madam? Why are you crying?"

"I, I didn't cry, I just yawned."

Lin Rusi gripped Li Jingyang's sleeve tightly, her body still trembling, and several times she lost her grip and fell to the side.

Upon realizing this, he immediately pulled the person into his arms, supported their lower back with his hand, and raised his hand to throw the dagger at his waist.

But Lin Rusi seemed to sense the other person's movements. In order to prevent someone from getting hurt, she held onto the slender waist tightly with both hands to prevent the other person from taking out a weapon.

Li Jingyang was somewhat dissatisfied with this, but he didn't want to put his wife in a difficult position, so he could only pull her behind him.

Lin Rusi thought it would end there, but to her surprise, the person in front of her suddenly took a step forward and kicked her to the ground.

That's not all. The person who fell to the ground rolled twice before crashing heavily into a nearby pillar.

"Miss Cousin?!"

"Your Highness, even if Miss Biao shouldn't have appeared before you, you shouldn't have hurt such a vulnerable woman like this."

Li Jingyang ignored what the other person said, and instead lowered his brows to look at Lin Rusi beside him.

Only after finding that the person was unharmed did he dare to breathe a sigh of relief and gently hold the person in his arms.

"How are you? Are you hurt?"

"I don't know, but my arm hurts a bit."

He unbuttoned his sleeve, revealing fingernail marks, and his face immediately darkened.

Noticing this, Lin Rusi hugged the person again.

"It's not a serious injury, but it still hurts a bit. Shouldn't you apply some medicine to my wound first?"

"You're right, but some people won't know how to behave if you don't deal with them properly."

After saying these words, Li Jingyang was about to squat down and pick up Zhuang Lijuan, who was not moving on the ground.

Although the fall was so severe, Li Jingyang used skillful force to make the person feel intense pain without causing them to faint.

As she watched helplessly as the other person approached, Zhuang Lijuan tried to shrink back, but accidentally aggravated her wound, letting out a sharp cry of pain.

She had thought this would make Li Jingyang let her go, but the sudden pain on her cheek made her widen her eyes again.

"Why are you opening your eyes so wide? Trying to scare my wife?"

"I don't!"

"You really don't?"

Li Jingyang's eyes grew even colder as he looked at the fingers stained with a little blood and disgustedly tried to wipe them clean with his hand.

But the lack of suitable fabric nearby only added to his frustration, making him wish he could simply use Zhuang Lijuan's clothes to wipe himself clean.

However, upon seeing the other person's already filthy and disheveled clothes, his expression grew even more unpleasant.

Fortunately, Lin Rusi noticed this and quickly stuffed a handkerchief into the other person's dirty hand.

"Use this to wipe it clean, but don't get it on me too."

"My wife still cares about me the most."

Li Jingyang leaned his head against her, wiping his fingers clean one by one, before glancing at Zhuang Lijuan, whom no one dared to approach.

It was precisely because of this action that she was so angry that she vomited blood.

"I controlled my strength; at most, you'll only suffer minor injuries."

"I don't think you controlled your strength at all; you've already vomited blood."

Seeing that the man was about to faint, Lin Rusi could only turn her head to look at the few people who still dared not move.

"What are you looking at? Hurry up and get to the imperial physician!"

Unexpectedly, it was Lin Rusi who was behind this. The palace maid was stunned for a long time before turning around and running away after another low growl.

Once she was sure there were no outsiders in the courtyard, Lin Rusi reached out and pulled Li Jingyang to her side.

"Is this really alright? You know she's the Empress Dowager's woman."

"So what? Am I inferior to her?"

That's not quite it, but it will still cause some inconvenience.

Thinking back to what had happened a while ago, she couldn't help but sigh and turn to look at Li Jingyang beside her.

As if knowing what Lin Rusi was thinking, he pulled her into his arms with his hands, which had already been wiped clean. "I won't let anyone bully you."

“There will come a time when you have to separate from me, and when that time comes, she will still come to cause me trouble.”

Just like today, Zhuang Lijuan came looking for someone.

These were definitely not coincidences, but rather instructions from the Empress Dowager.

As for why she did this, it was naturally to use public opinion to force her to accept the other party.

Thinking of this, Lin Rusi felt an even bigger headache. She wanted to hold Li Jingyang's hand, but she let out a soft gasp because the wound on her arm rubbed against her clothes.

"Look how excited I am! Quickly roll up your sleeves, let me check your wound."

"Are we really not going to do anything about her? Why do I keep feeling like I'm about to die?"

Lin Rusi clearly wanted to say something more, so her sleeves were already rolled up, revealing more than one scar on them.

Never expecting things to turn out this way, Li Jingyang's face grew increasingly gloomy. He felt that his attack just now had been too lenient, and he turned to deal with that audacious fellow.

Unfortunately, Lin Rusi let out a soft gasp and immediately looked away.

"How are you? Does it hurt?"

"It hurts so much, please apply the medicine to me quickly."

In order to prevent Li Jingyang from focusing his attention on Zhuang Lijuan, Lin Rusi could only speak in the softest, most delicate voice possible.

Although he was a little unaccustomed to it, upon hearing that delicate voice, he still pulled her into his arms and carefully applied the ointment to her skin.

Only after making sure that no spot had been missed did he exhale that breath of stale air.

"Does it still hurt?"

"It's alright, but why haven't they come back yet? Have they abandoned her?"

Such a thing is of course impossible, but the palace maid probably can't find anyone to come over now.