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

Chapter 112: Visiting

The emperor was also very dissatisfied after seeing this evidence of crimes.

Soon, Li Zeyan was confined to his home and forbidden from going out, but he also realized that Li Jingyang was the one who did it.

"Why does my royal uncle always oppose me? What did I do to offend him?" Thinking about this, he was also puzzled.

It's unclear when exactly, but their relationship seems to have deteriorated.

Not long after, Lin Rusi learned that he was under house arrest in his own residence.

Looking at Li Jingyang in front of her, Lin Rusi also felt a little strange about this matter.

"He's a complete idiot, so why bother collecting evidence to teach him a lesson? Isn't that just a waste of time?"

After thinking about this, Lin Rusi also felt somewhat unable to understand it.

But to everyone's surprise, the other party didn't take it to heart at all, and instead just smiled.

"Didn't you say you don't like Li Zeyan? He has indeed gone too far these days. Since he's been doing it so easily, it wouldn't hurt to teach him a lesson."

"I see."

Receiving this answer made Lin Rusi feel very good, and she was quite fascinated by the feeling of being cared for.

"I've arrived. See you next time."

Without waiting for Li Jingyang's response, he jumped off the carriage and returned to the Lin residence, only to find Lin Ruqin already waiting for him there.

Lin Ruqin assumed that Lin Rusi was summoned by the Empress because she was going to be criticized by the Empress.

There was also a hint of schadenfreude in his expression.

"Second sister, are you alright? Don't blame the Empress. If you had gone too far, she wouldn't have summoned you to the palace for a reprimand. This is for your own good."

Lin Ruqin hadn't even figured out the truth of the matter, yet she already unilaterally assumed that Lin Rusi must have been scolded.

"Scolding? Why would Her Majesty the Empress scold me?"

Lin Rusi also deliberately pretended not to understand.

"Second sister, many of them are our own sisters, so I won't laugh at this. As a woman, it's wrong to show your face in public. Her Majesty the Empress is doing this for your own good, so you can't be so ungrateful."

Hearing this, he finally understood that Lin Ruqin was lying there just to mock him.

"So that's how it is. It seems I can't grant your wish today either. The Emperor and the Empress both said that they will no longer interfere with my business dealings. It seems I can't close my shop as you requested anytime soon."

After saying this, she stared intently at the warmth in front of her.

"How is this possible?" Lin Ruqin felt angry when she heard this.

I never expected that even the Emperor and Empress would favor this wretched woman.

"Is...is that so? It seems I should congratulate my second sister." Although she felt extremely dissatisfied with this matter, it wasn't time to really break off relations yet.

Now all I can do is give a somewhat awkward response.

But to everyone's surprise, Lin Rusi didn't appreciate it.

"Elder sister, instead of scheming against me every day, you should take better care of the Third Prince. If I remember correctly, the Third Prince is locked up at home again. Shouldn't you think of a way to rescue him? After all, he is your future husband."

Hearing this, Lin Ruqin didn't find it particularly strange.

He was a fool to begin with, so it's normal that the emperor treated him this way.

There's no need to take this to heart at all.

"No need for you to worry about it. I will find a way to solve this matter myself."

No matter what, the two of them are still engaged, so even if she has a lot of dissatisfaction with him, she can't show it too obviously now.

However, the next day he still brought some things to the Third Prince's residence, wanting to visit him.

At this moment, Li Zeyan didn't care at all. Surrounded by a group of beautiful women, he was drinking and having fun in his home, and seemed to be in a very good mood.

They didn't even notice anyone coming.

"Miss Lin, the Third Prince is inside right now. He doesn't allow us servants to go in, so we can only escort him here," the butler said helplessly.

Upon hearing this, Lin Ruqin not only didn't prepare much, but also gave him some reward money.

"Butler, please stop here. I'll go in myself."

Whenever she was in front of others, Lin Ruqin would always put on a gentle and generous demeanor. Sure enough, after receiving these reward money, the players' impression of her also changed.

As soon as she arrived at the courtyard gate, she heard the sounds coming from inside, and Lin Ruqin naturally felt disgusted.

How could a man like that be worthy of me?

"Third Prince, is that another girl you recently found standing at the door? She's quite pretty. Why don't you invite her in to serve you alongside us sisters?"

Upon hearing this, Li Zeyan slowly opened his eyes. Seeing Lin Ruqin standing at the door, he felt only impatience.

"So it's Miss Lin. What brings you here?"

His attitude wasn't very good either.

He's never really liked wealthy families; their daughters are just utterly uninteresting.

"Third Prince, you have done wrong and have been imprisoned here by the Emperor. You should reflect on your actions instead of continuing to live a life of debauchery and neglecting your duties. You good-for-nothing!"

Lin Ruqin looked at him with a hint of helplessness.

She didn't know why she was engaged to such a person. Thinking about this, a hint of resentment appeared on her face, and the contempt in her eyes was self-evident.

"Miss Lin, if you feel that marrying me is beneath you, you can go to the Emperor to have the decree revoked. But I wonder how my father will punish you if he hears these words?"

Even if his father was dissatisfied with him, he was still the third prince.

Their engagement was already a done deal, and no one could change it.

The reason he's saying this now is simply to deliberately humiliate Lin Ruqin.

Sure enough, after hearing these words, Lin Ruqin's expression turned somewhat ugly. She hadn't expected him to humiliate her with such words.

"you……"

"Miss Lin, so you came here today specifically to see me make a fool of myself?" Li Zeyan said, then stood up and walked up to her.

Lin Ruqin suppressed her nausea and put on a smile at this moment.

It makes it seem even more hypocritical.