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

Chapter 179: Lin Ruqin's Forbearance

Neither of her parents did that; instead, they stayed in her original little courtyard.

Li Jingyang followed quietly behind her, listening to her recount the details of these objects.

Time passed slowly, but Lin Rusi remained energetic.

She hasn't been back here for too long.

She would wipe everything clean, then hold it in her arms, and turn to Li Jingyang gently to tell him about these things and the things she had experienced.

Li Jingyang remained silent.

I just listened to it all silently.

He hadn't experienced Lin Rusi's past, which he initially thought was a regrettable thing.

Unexpectedly, Lin Rusi brought it up herself.

That period without him.

As Lin Rusi recounted her story, he seemed to have experienced growth and joys and sorrows alongside her.

Looking at Lin Rusi, who sometimes smiled and sometimes had a look of worry in her eyes.

Li Jingyang felt that she was more vibrant.

He had been there for her through everything she had experienced from childhood to adulthood.

"My mother was very angry at the time."

Lin Rusi said with a smile, her eyes still glistening with tears.

"It's alright, it's all over now."

Li Jingyang gently wiped away her tears and said softly.

"I've made a fool of myself in front of Your Highness."

Lin Rusi composed herself and smiled somewhat embarrassedly.

"Why should we be so formal?"

Li Jingyang frowned, but he understood that Lin Rusi was acting out of emotion.

Lin Rusi has been very tired these past few days, and then she had such a big emotional fluctuation.

Seeing her like this, Li Jingyang ordered a servant to come in and wash up.

After changing her clothes, Lin Rusi was exhausted.

She leaned gently against the headboard, her gaze silently sweeping over the items in the room, a hint of nostalgia in her eyes.

These are all bits and pieces of her life.

Each item accompanied her through the days after her rebirth.

Finally, Lin Rusi's eyes fell on Li Jingyang.

After going around in circles.

I never expected that he would be the one by my side in the end.

"Hmm? What are you thinking about?"

Li Jingyang turned his head and found Lin Rusi's gaze fixed on him.

"It's nothing, I'm just a little tired."

Lin Rusi opened her mouth.

In the end, he still didn't reveal what happened between him and Lin Ruqin today.

Lin Ruqin appeared gentle and polite today, and also mentioned that she wanted to leave Li Zeyan.

But those subtle movements did not escape Lin Ruqin's notice.

She knew that when she said that sentence...

The sea is high enough for fish to leap, and the mountains are high enough for birds to fly; one day, everyone will find their own way out.

Lin Ruqin clearly wavered.

But for some reason, I didn't stick to it.

Could it be that she has other ideas?

Li Jingyang did not give Lin Rusi a chance to continue speaking.

"Go to sleep."

Li Jingyang stared into Lin Rusi's eyes and said softly.

Leaning against his chest, feeling the steady heartbeat of the person beside her, Lin Rusi felt at ease and stopped thinking about Lin Ruqin.

Let's talk about the future later.

Lin Rusi was sleeping soundly, with her lover by her side.

But Lin Ruqin, far away in Li Zeyan's residence, was not having a good time at all.

His wounds were severe; those women had hit him very hard.

She was the princess whom the emperor ordered Li Zeyan to marry into his household.

Now, however, they are in their hands, looking as pathetic as stray dogs.

Hongzhi cried as she applied medicine to Lin Ruqin's body. Looking at the wounds on her mistress's body, she cried so hard she could hardly breathe.

"I am fine."

Lin Ruqin was barely breathing, her eyes dim.

She could tolerate Li Zeyan's torment before.

But after today, she has lost all her authority in the Prince's mansion.

From now on, concubines and dancers can ride roughshod over her.

No matter what she says, it will be to no avail.

Servants are all opportunists.

There will definitely be a lot of sarcasm and ridicule in the future.

I'm afraid she'll face restrictions when going out from now on.

Lin Ruqin closed her eyes, and a tear rolled down her cheek.

Seeing the pampered young lady turn into this state.

Hongzhi was so angry she wanted to fight Li Zeyan to the death.

"Miss, are we really going to stay in the Prince's mansion for the rest of our lives?"

With her hands covered in medicine, she gently pressed them onto Lin Ruqin's wounds.

Even the slightest touch could cause Lin Ruqin's body to tremble violently.

"Even if we can't tell the Emperor, we should at least tell the Madam and the Master. We can't keep enduring this forever!"

Hongzhi touched the wounds with heartache, tears streaming down her face.

"Miss, why don't we go back to the Lin residence? We can't bear to suffer this humiliation here!"

Lin Ruqin opened her eyes and glared at her.

"No, we can't go back now!"

Go back now and let her see how loving Lin Rusi and Li Jingyang are.

This feeling is worse than killing her!

Besides, if she went back now, wouldn't she just be waiting for everyone to laugh at her?

"Miss!"

Hongzhi didn't understand. Li Zeyan was clearly not a good match, so why did the young lady still stay by his side?

Lin Ruqin naturally understood what Hongzhi meant.

She leaned against the pillows and said softly.

“Walls have ears, Hongzhi. We don’t have a high status in the manor now, so we need to be careful about our words and actions.”

With tears in her eyes, Hongzhi lowered her head and softly agreed.

"Yes."

After a while, medicine was applied to all of Lin Ruqin's wounds.

The red lipstick bandage is now complete.

Lin Ruqin lay on the bed, watching Hongzhi busy herself, her eyes unfocused.

“Hongzhi, we must be extremely careful during this time. Under the pretext of recuperating, do not leave the courtyard.”

Hongzhi didn't understand, but she agreed.

"It's not that I don't want to leave Li Zeyan, it's just that the time isn't right."

Lin Ruqin closed her eyes, and the words Lin Rusi had said earlier that day flashed before her eyes again.

Should we leave?

Is the vastness of the sea and sky enough for her to roam freely?

Ha, she got everything, and now she sees herself suffering, does she pity herself?

Or perhaps, she doesn't want to stay here?

Was the real purpose of letting her leave to avoid seeing her again?

Lin Ruqin was indignant. Why could Lin Rusi so easily get everything?

Why is it that her rebirth is more noble than hers, while she can only ever be a lower-class being!

The intense emotional fluctuations made Lin Ruqin's wounds even more painful, and even with bandages, the wounds continued to bleed.

"Miss!"

Hongzhi rushed to Lin Ruqin's side and used ointment to stop the bleeding.

But even if the bleeding stops, so what?

The damage caused by Li Zeyan today cannot be healed overnight.

A fierce light flashed in Lin Ruqin's eyes.

Li Zeyan, she will retaliate against what happened today, one day in tenfold!

Lin Ruqin closed her eyes and calmed herself down.

She will continue to contact Lin Rusi.

After all, she said she could help her get rid of Li Zeyan.

But after leaving Li Zeyan, where she goes and what she does are not up to Lin Rusi to decide!

One day, she will rise above everyone else and stand at the top!

No one can stop her from doing what she's determined to do!