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

Chapter 85: Blocking Injuries

Lin Ruqin naturally knew what Lin Lezheng was thinking. Her already furrowed brows furrowed even more, as if she wanted to twist her whole face together.

Lin Rusi naturally wouldn't miss this scene. After fiddling with the hairpin for a couple of moments, she casually tossed it into the brocade box.

"If Grandmother has nothing else to do, Sisi will go back to her room to tidy up so that she can have dinner with you later."

"Let's go quickly."

Hearing the impatience in Madam Lin's words, Lin Rusi didn't care at all. She bowed and then turned to leave.

Lin Ruqin stared intently as the person turned and left before turning her gaze to the old lady beside her.

"Grandma, it's all my fault, please don't be angry."

"What does this have to do with you? It's all because that girl is so quick-witted. Why didn't I notice it before?"

The old lady wasn't a fool either; her eyes were even colder, but when she saw Lin Ruqin, she still gently touched her face.

After wiping away the tears from that face, he left with his personal maid.

But instead of going straight back to her room, she turned around and went to sit down in the lobby, staring straight ahead at the gate not far away.

It was already quite late, and soon Lin Lezheng returned.

"Have you been too busy lately? Are you always like this?"

"That's true, but I've been too busy lately and forgot to spend time with you. I apologize to you."

Lin Lezheng could easily see what his mother meant, but in order to avoid an argument, he apologized first.

But that wasn't enough. Madam Lin let out another cold snort and raised her hand to touch the jade bracelet on her wrist that she hadn't changed in a long time.

"I've been back for so long, and not only have I not had a welcome-back banquet, do you think you can ignore your own mother just because you've climbed so high?"

"What are you saying? If Mother wants a welcoming banquet, I will go and prepare it right away."

"By the way, there are still quite a few rewards at home. Steward, go and pick out a few for Mother to choose from."

Hearing this, Old Madam Lin's anger subsided considerably.

Just when I was about to forget, Lin Ruqin suddenly appeared in the distance, which was undoubtedly a reminder of what had just happened in the backyard.

Madam Lin coughed lightly, her smile vanished, and she stared intently at her son.

"Sisi brought back a lot of things today. Is this how you taught her to spend money like water?"

"How could that be? Sisi and Qinqin only have a few taels of silver each month. There's absolutely no way they could afford so many things. Could it be a gift from someone else?"

When Lin Lezheng thought of someone else, the first person that came to mind was Li Jingyang. He then turned his gaze to the guard beside him.

When the person nodded, a smile immediately appeared on his face.

But because his expression was not concealed, Madam Lin's brows immediately furrowed when she saw it.

"Why are you still like this? Don't you think there's something wrong with you? If people find out that there's a young lady in our Lin family who's vain, it will affect Qinqin."

"How could that be? I believe Sisi knows what she's doing."

Unexpectedly, Lin Lezheng's face darkened even more upon hearing this. He wanted to say something else, but was interrupted again by Old Madam Lin.

"She's fine as she is, but if it affects Qinqin, then you'll lose face."

"How could that be? These are all gifts from the Prince. How could Sisi refuse them?"

Although he knew that these things were gifts from Li Jingyang, his face darkened even more. He opened his mouth to say something else, but was interrupted.

Lin Le sighed before continuing, "Mother, that prince's identity is not something we can easily provoke. We should be secretly happy that Sisi can make people so willing."

"You mustn't talk nonsense in front of him, otherwise even if Sisi pleads, it might not be able to save our Lin family."

Although Madam Lin spent most of her time in the temple, she had heard about what the other party had done, and her brows furrowed even more deeply.

After thinking for a long time, he finally let out another sigh.

Even so, do you know what she said today?

"What can Sisi say? She only talks a lot to Madam. At other times, I always feel that she is a bit dull."

Upon hearing Lin Lezheng's words, Old Madam Lin couldn't help but let out a cold laugh.

Realizing this, he wanted to argue, but in the end he looked away and let his mother talk to him to her heart's content.

After all, this is better than letting Lin Rusi feel wronged and ultimately offending Li Jingyang, a prince she can't afford to offend.

But the way he kept talking didn't seem like he wanted to stop at all, and he even frowned, unable to bear it.

"Mother, you're just saying that Sisi bullied Qinqin?"

"Of course, she is now calling herself Qinqin's elder, all for such a broken hairpin."

Those things were probably given to her by the prince; how could she possibly, and how could she dare to, give them away? These are probably just excuses.

Lin Lezheng didn't know what he was thinking. He looked calmly to the side, but he was still feeling indignant for Lin Rusi.

He should have said all of this to stop his mother from continuing, but he knew that these words would be used as an excuse, so he could only listen.

"Can't Qinqin afford those things? I just want to ease the tension between the two of them, but she can't see that."

"Mother, those things were all gifts from the Prince, how could she bear to give them to others?"

"Others? Qinqin is someone else? You're still lying through your teeth, saying the two of you are like sisters?"

As Madam Lin spoke, she grew increasingly angry. She slammed her cane on the ground and suddenly raised it to strike Lin Lezheng's arm.

He was already prepared to dodge, but suddenly someone appeared in front of him, blocking his way and letting out a muffled groan.

"Grandma, Father is right. Those were all given to Sisi by the Prince. It would be too strange for me to get them, and I wouldn't be able to use them at all."

"You too, you're clearly a prince's consort, but he rarely comes to see you. Otherwise, you wouldn't have ended up with nothing."

Upon hearing this, Lin Ruqin remained silent, only pursing her lips and lowering her head. After a while, she finally revealed a relieved smile.

"He is, after all, a prince. What is more important now is to achieve results, not to indulge in personal feelings."

"Silly boy."

Seeing Lin Ruqin's obedient appearance, Madam Lin felt even more helpless. She let out a deep sigh and whispered some tips on how to win a man's heart.

Having the experience of being a mistress of the house, Lin Ruqin was very receptive to the lesson and nodded vigorously, revealing an even more obedient smile.

It was precisely this appearance that made Old Madam Lin like her even more.

"No one will tell you these things, so don't be shy to ask Grandma if you don't understand anything."

"Yes, thank you for your guidance, Grandma."

Lin Ruqin wanted to reach out and help the person sit down, but she couldn't help but let out a muffled groan because of the pain in her shoulder.

Noticing this, Lin Lezheng couldn't help but frown and turned around to have the ointment brought over directly.