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

Chapter 513: There is no place for her

"Put one in while cooking, it will taste especially good, I want you to try it."

"But candied fruit is hard to buy at this time of year, so you should take it back, sister."

Lin Rusi didn't say anything, but gently tidied the child's hair, then turned and walked quickly forward.

Back in her room, she looked at the spot next to her and rested her head on her hands again.

After repeated massages, the bodyguard finally returned.

"Settle everything properly and let them make the best of it themselves."

"Yes, but where should we put the things?"

"Just put it right next to him, I'm sure he won't be able to find it."

After saying this, Lin Rusi closed her eyes wearily and slowly lay back down on the bed.

Once the sound disappeared, he turned his gaze back to the spot beside him.

"I don't know how things are on their end. I'm afraid everything will go back to the way it was before."

After all, she had already sent the person back, and there should be a lot of danger on the battlefield, so the two of them should have had a lot of friction.

If it really is true, shouldn't she leave?

Lin Rusi was a little worried and wanted to say something else, but then Chang Ning's petite face suddenly appeared in front of her, and she began to hesitate again.

"I probably can't take Changning with me, but she is gentle and kind, and the three of us will definitely be able to live a good life together."

What should she do?

Lin Rusi didn't know what to do and felt even more panicked. She slowly closed her eyes, curled up in a ball on the bed, and fell asleep.

I don’t know if in the end all I could think about were their experiences on the battlefield, the two of them fighting on horseback, and Ye Ruoruo taking good care of Li Jingyang after he was injured.

The two grew increasingly close, even lying on the grassland gazing up at the starry sky.

Lin Rusi felt a sharp pain in her chest, and her tightly closed eyes suddenly opened, revealing a pitch-black town outside the window.

"Was it a dream, or did I see it all over again?"

It all felt so real that it was impossible for anyone to believe it was fake.

Because of the vivid memory, his face darkened, and after a long while, he let out another soft laugh.

"As expected, everything has its own trajectory; I was just an exception."

But soon Lin Rusi quickly raised her head, her eyes showing no hesitation as she stared straight outside. The next moment, she sat back down at her desk and began writing line after line of text.

After writing three or four pages, he finally stopped and exhaled a breath of stale air.

"Even if it was an accident, I have already escaped that danger. Now it is my own life, and I must prepare myself no matter what."

She didn't want to see the two of them being affectionate on the sidelines.

When Lin Ru thought of that scene, she felt a pang of pain in her heart and immediately shook herself to shake off all those thoughts.

Finally, due to dizziness, the annoying fantasies disappeared, and I looked at the writing on the table again.

Just as I was about to put it away, there was a rapid knocking on the door.

Guessing that the guards might have stolen the food, she immediately opened the door and saw two wounded guards.

"What happened? I just asked you to move the grain, how did it turn out like this?"

"They must have been aware of our presence and deliberately hid in the granary to ambush us."

Unexpectedly, Lin Rusi frowned and took out some medicinal powder to bandage the two of them.

"If what you say is true, the situation is somewhat dangerous. You should not appear in front of others for the next two days. You should simply rest in the backyard with Master Fan."

The secret guards, however, only realized that this matter was not so simple, and now that the number of guards protecting Lin Rusi was to be reduced, their expressions became even more unpleasant.

"It was all our carelessness. If Madam were to encounter any danger later, how would we explain ourselves?"

"Don't worry, there's no danger for now. After all, they're currently preparing to house the refugees, and most of their manpower is there."

But if we alert them like this, we might attract attention, and things could get really troublesome.

After a slight hesitation, Lin Rusi returned to the table and roughly wrote down the details on paper, preparing to clarify the logic.

"You've drawn attention to the food situation. You should know that this is almost the most important thing right now."

"Most of the grain had already been moved, but in order to avoid being discovered, all of it was brought back."

Is that so?

Lin Rusi felt even more troubled, since someone could easily find them through investigation.

After thinking it over, she snapped her fingers at the door.

"What does Madam need us to do?"

“Take this grain and go for a walk outside the city. When you come back, say that it was grain sent by the Crown Prince.”

"Won't such a high-profile event arouse Prince Yun's suspicion?"

Lin Rusi chuckled softly and stated the reason in a low voice.

"The Crown Princess is in Jiangnan. The Crown Prince has heard that there are too many disaster victims. Is there any problem with the grain that was sent here for safety reasons?"

Having made sure his excuse wouldn't be exposed, the bodyguard quietly slipped out, returning only at dawn.

He repeated everything he had been taught by Lin Rusi, and easily returned to the inn, where he put the items in the woodshed.

They persisted like this for three days.

Lin Rusi saw a familiar figure at the city gate.

But he didn't come alone; there were other people behind him, so he knew his guess had come true.

The smile that had been on her face quickly faded, and she turned her head to look at the seat next to her.

"What a damn fate."

Lin Rusi muttered something under her breath, then turned to look at the seat next to her and slowly closed her eyes.

Knowing that she had been persevering alone during this time, Li Jingyang rushed over because she was exhausted.

"Madam, you've had a long journey. I'm sorry I'm so late."

He reached out to pull the person into his arms, but unexpectedly, the soft body did not fall into his arms, but instead took up another spot.

Why dodge?

Li Jingyang wanted to ask for clarification, but then he heard Lin Rusi's voice.

"I'm so tired. I'll leave this place to you and go back to rest for a while."

"I'll take you back."

He reached out and grabbed that hand tightly, finally pulling the person into his arms.

But just as Li Jingyang was about to lower his head and smell the familiar scent on that neck he had been longing for, he was forcefully pushed away by a hand.

He never put his guard up against his wife, and he was easily pushed away like that.

"I'm not talking about going back to the inn, I'm talking about wanting to go back to the capital. I miss Changning."

"I'm also going back soon after I've rested up, why don't we go together?"

Lin Rusi did not answer him and walked straight ahead.

After being pushed away repeatedly, Li Jingyang became somewhat dissatisfied. He raised his hand to hold the person firmly in his arms, but was slapped away.

The crisp sound made the two of them even more silent.