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

Chapter 538: Like a Beggar

"Looks like you still have energy, how about we do some more training?"

Upon hearing this, everyone paused, clearly wanting to argue, but were swept over by that cold gaze and could only force themselves to stand up again.

Just as everyone was about to make some changes, Li Jingyang suddenly waved his hand.

"If you can move, go back to your tent and rest. Lying on the ground is just a waste of medicinal herbs, isn't it?"

"Thank you, Your Highness."

Ignoring the group's words, Li Jingyang turned his gaze back and walked straight into the city.

But before they had gone more than a few steps, they saw a beggar sitting on the ground, looking disheveled.

Normally, Li Jingyang would never have given that figure a second glance, but for some reason, he suddenly felt a sense of familiarity upon seeing it.

The fact that they had been standing still for so long caused the beggar, who had been hanging his head, to raise it as well.

When their eyes met, the disheveled man suddenly stood up and rushed towards Li Jingyang.

Whether it was an attack or something else, he naturally wouldn't stand still; he quickly stepped back to create distance between them.

The other party did not expect this, and just crashed to the ground, emitting an even sharper scream.

Li Jingyang finally recognized the voice and saw the person's appearance, and his face immediately turned cold.

"I remember I had the guards escort you back. Why have you turned out like this, Shen Liuying?"

"This, this is all because of Lin Rusi. At first, nothing happened, but just when we were almost there, all of them left."

What do you mean? The people he arranged would never leave like this, unless...

Li Jingyang was pulled back to reality by an even more heart-wrenching cry. He turned his head and saw Shen Liuying rushing towards him with tears streaming down her face.

The previous events hadn't been explained clearly, so why would Li Jingyang give her a chance to touch him? He turned aside and dodged again.

Shen Liuying hadn't expected this to happen. She fell to the ground, her already tattered clothes now torn open by the two of them.

"Why won't you believe me? It really was all her doing, otherwise I wouldn't have ended up like this."

"That 'her' is me?"

Unexpectedly, Lin Rusi happened to be nearby at that moment.

She had only come to check after hearing a familiar voice, but upon discovering the person's appearance, she naturally didn't hold back and confronted them directly.

Never having imagined such a coincidence, Shen Liuying stood there stunned, but quickly stood up and pointed to the clothes she was wearing.

"If it weren't for you, how could I have ended up in this state? Isn't it your fault?"

“When did my wife ever kick you out? It was because I thought you were not suitable to stay here that I wanted to send you away.”

Li Jingyang's face darkened again as he recalled the previous misunderstanding. He immediately shielded Lin Rusi behind him with his body, preventing anyone from approaching his wife again.

Unexpectedly, the person behind him didn't even look at him, but instead glanced in another direction.

"No need to say anything more. Even if they left beforehand, you should go back instead of coming here."

Therefore, none of this makes sense.

Shen Liuying hadn't expected Li Jingyang to notice this, and she stood there blankly, clearly wanting to say something more, but was stopped again.

"These are things that the harem has discarded. If you continue to embarrass yourself, don't blame me."

“What’s so strange about it? I also want to go back, but all my things have been taken by the robbers, so there’s no way to go back. I can only follow the refugees into the area and seek Young Master Lin’s help.”

Li Jingyang ignored the other person's words, but turned his head to look at Lin Rusi, who seemed completely unconcerned, his face even more gloomy.

But just as she was about to speak, Shen Liuying rushed forward, still trying to get involved.

However, even though he was acting from behind, Li Jingyang managed to dodge him and even shoved him aside.

With difficulty, she turned her head to look at the other person, who looked at her holding hands with disgust, his face even more unpleasant, and he even wanted to curse at Lin Rusi.

Before he could even speak, he was subdued by the guards and dragged away in another direction.

"Let me go! What's going on here? I'm your master's friend. This is extremely rude of you."

"Shut up."

If they continued talking, Li Jingyang might just get rid of them.

After much deliberation, they finally decided to gag the man with a clean handkerchief and forcibly take him away.

"As you can see, I drove that person away long ago and had no intention of keeping him."

Whether you leave people behind or not has absolutely nothing to do with me.

Lin Rusi said these words calmly, then turned to look at the side and found that the plan she had made had already been completed. She walked straight up to it.

"Please let me explain. Give me a chance."

"An opportunity?"

Lin Rusi simply repeated it once, and then walked straight ahead.

Unexpectedly, Li Jingyang immediately stepped forward and tried to grasp it with that hand, but because of the blackness in the palm, he withdrew his hand.

Lin Rusi must not be touched until she is clean and her clothes are clean.

Thinking of this, Li Jingyang's face darkened even more. He scanned the surroundings and finally found a usable water source, which he quickly cleaned up again.

"Madam, can you please hear my explanation? I really have absolutely no relationship with her."

"so what?"

She wouldn't care now, absolutely not.

Thinking of the two people and what Shen Liuying had said earlier, Lin Ru thought down her head and avoided eye contact.

It took her a while to adjust her expression, and she looked up at the seat next to her again, completely ignoring Li Jingyang.

Unexpectedly, Lin Rusi still ignored him, so he could only continue to follow her.

Before she could react, he immediately grabbed her hand, attempting to keep her there.

But before he could say anything, he saw the other person push the door open and walk straight in.

"Is Madam tired? Why don't you rest for a while?"

"I don't want anyone watching me rest. Why don't you go back to the magistrate's residence to rest first?"

Li Jingyang, of course, would not agree, and he tightened his grip even more until he heard Lin Rusi's soft cry, at which point he reluctantly let go.

"Madam is tired, so please rest well. I won't look after you. I'll just talk to you about some things, okay?"

"Whatever you want, as long as you don't disturb my rest."

After casually uttering those words, Lin Rusi closed her eyes, wanting to rest, but the deep voice reached her ears.

The sounds came little by little, but she didn't pay any attention to them and slowly tried to close her eyes to rest.

The night breeze blew into the room, causing Lin Rusi to sneeze involuntarily.

She couldn't help but open her eyes, wanting to blame Li Jingyang for not closing the door, which might have caused her to catch a cold.

But when Lin Rusi sat up, she realized that the man who had been facing away from her was now lying face down on the table, not making any noise.