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

Chapter 38: Drowned Chicken

Li Jingyang frowned, looking at Lin Ruqin with a puzzled expression.

"If you have something to say, just say it properly. Why are you suddenly kneeling down?"

He tried to help Lin Ruqin up, but Lin Ruqin was kneeling on the ground and refused to stand up no matter what he said.

"If Your Highness doesn't agree to come with me to rescue them, I won't get up!"

Li Jingyang asked with a headache, "What exactly happened?"

"What happened to Lin Rusi this time?"

Lin Ruqin lowered her eyes, which were red and swollen.

"My sister and I encountered some trouble that we couldn't resolve, so we sought help from the prince."

"Please, Your Highness, help us."

Li Jingyang's brows furrowed. "Then why are you wasting your breath talking to me? Hurry up and take me to rescue them!"

Before Lin Ruqin could react, Li Jingyang had already stepped forward to rescue her.

Lin Ruqin paused for a moment, then followed closely behind Li Jingyang.

They rushed to the riverbank.

From afar, Li Jingyang saw Lin Rusi holding a bamboo pole much taller than herself, constantly slapping it against the lake surface.

The person struggling in the lake was none other than the Third Prince, Li Zeyan!

At first, Li Jingyang thought Lin Rusi was saving Li Zeyan, but after looking closely, he realized that she wasn't saving Li Zeyan at all.

He's clearly looking for an opportunity to vent his anger!

Lin Rusi, who was constantly hitting Li Zeyan with a bamboo pole, noticed the burning gaze behind her and turned around while hitting him.

The moment she turned around, she met Li Jingyang's unwavering gaze.

Why did Lin Ruqin and Li Jingyang come over together?

She quickly explained, "Please don't misunderstand, I'm saving Li Zeyan."

"Hmph, he tried to scare me, but he accidentally fell into the water!"

Lin Rusi loudly defended herself.

After all, the person who fell into the water was Li Zeyan, the dignified Third Prince.

Lin Rusi is someone you can't afford to offend.

But today I finally got my revenge.

Seeing Li Zeyan loitering around every day is utterly disgusting.

He even narcissistically thought he liked him.

It's ridiculous.

She would rather like a pig than like Li Zeyan!

Li Jingyang held his forehead, feeling a headache coming on.

He quickly told Wutong to go into the water to rescue the person.

A short while later, Li Zeyan, soaking wet, was pulled out of the water.

Li Zeyan collapsed to the ground, breathing heavily, his face ashen white.

He had barely caught his breath when he glared at Lin Rusi with a sinister look, his fierce eyes seeming as if he wanted to tear Lin Rusi to pieces and devour her whole.

He raised his hand, pointing a trembling finger at Lin Rusi, "Uncle, she's the one who kicked me down!"

"You must punish this ungrateful woman severely!"

Li Zeyan felt incredibly embarrassed, remembering that Lin Rusi had just kicked him.

Li Jingyang frowned, looking down at Li Zeyan from his high position.

Why are you here?

This question stumped Li Zeyan.

He was speechless, unable to utter a coherent sentence for a long time.

Lin Rusi's eyes immediately reddened, and she timidly hid behind Li Jingyang.

She bit her lower lip, tugging at Li Jingyang's sleeve with a look of grievance, "Your Highness, you must stand up for me!"

"I was originally going boating on the lake with my sister, but she had to leave first."

"Just as I was about to leave, the Third Prince suddenly jumped out."

“My daughter was so frightened that she accidentally kicked him into the lake.”

Li Zeyan was furious. "You did this on purpose!"

"Uncle, this woman is lying to you!"

He glared at Lin Rusi, wishing he could tear her to pieces and devour her on the spot.

Li Jingyang's face darkened, and he looked at Li Zeyan with an icy expression.

Lin Rusi wouldn't do anything without a reason; it's likely that Li Zeyan has ulterior motives.

"Li Zeyan, you're still trying to deny it!"

"You spend your days idly, doing nothing. Look at your pathetic state now, you hardly look like a prince!"

Li Zeyan bit his lip in frustration.

The fault clearly lay entirely with Lin Rusi, yet he could do nothing to argue.

Firstly, he was in the wrong, and secondly, Li Jingyang was his elder.

He didn't dare to retort.

If we offend Li Jingyang, who knows what kind of complaint he'll make to the Emperor!

Li Zeyan lowered his head, feeling utterly disgusted.

"Miss, thank you for your trouble. I have other matters to attend to."

"Can you help me send the Third Prince back?"

Lin Ruqin quickly stepped forward, nodded slightly, and dared not refuse, "Yes."

She stepped forward and whispered, "Third Prince, please get up."

She reached out her hand, wanting to pull Li Zeyan up with her.

Li Zeyan snorted rudely and slapped Lin Ruqin's hand away.

He supported himself on the ground with his palms and stood up with difficulty. "This prince is not so low as to need your help."

Lin Ruqin stood there with her head down.

She knew Li Zeyan was angry with her.

Lin Ruqin hadn't expected Lin Rusi to be so formidable, actually using a bamboo pole to hit Li Zeyan.

When she first saw it, she was completely stunned and had no idea what Lin Rusi was doing.

Li Jingyang didn't linger there either, and left with Lin Rusi.

Once the two had disappeared from sight, Li Zeyan began to criticize Lin Ruqin without any politeness.

"Heh, didn't you say it was foolproof?"

"What's going on now?"

Lin Ruqin bit her lip, her face turning a shade paler.

"Third Prince, I don't know how things have turned out this way, I..."

Li Zeyan snorted coldly, directly interrupting Lin Ruqin.

"Stop playing the victim in front of me. Don't think I don't know what you're up to!"

He glared at Lin Ruqin angrily, "If you don't have the ability, don't talk nonsense!"

"You've really put this prince in a terrible situation today!"

Lin Ruqin kept apologizing to Li Zeyan, "Third Prince, it's all my fault. No matter how you blame me, I have nothing to say."

Li Zeyan's tense expression eased a little when he saw Lin Ruqin apologize.

Lin Ruqin glanced quickly at Li Zeyan's expression, lowered her voice, and whispered, "Third Prince, this is all Lin Rusi's fault."

"Lin Rusi took advantage of the Third Prince falling into the water to hit him with a bamboo pole, making him a laughingstock!"

"Lin Rusi must not be let off easily in this matter!"

"The Third Prince needs to find a way to teach her a lesson, otherwise Lin Rusi will become even more arrogant in the future!"

Li Zeyan frowned. "You're right."

"Lin Rusi must be taught a lesson! Otherwise, she will never respect me again!"

Seeing Li Zeyan's righteous indignation, Lin Ruqin's eyes flashed with a smile, waiting to see a good show.

On the other side, Lin Rusi and Li Jingyang sat facing each other in the sedan chair.

To ease the awkward atmosphere, Lin Rusi cleared her throat and looked out of the sedan chair as if nothing had happened.

People were coming and going outside the sedan chair, making it look quite lively.

Li Jingyang stared intently at Lin Rusi, his gaze penetratingly sharp.