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

Chapter 323: Did I drug her?

Lin Rusi's words did not offer him much comfort.

Li Jingyang could only sigh helplessly, a complex emotion flashing quickly in his eyes.

"It's alright, let's go. I'll be with Your Highness no matter what you do."

Seeing this, Lin Rusi grabbed his hand tightly, her tone firm.

Soon, the people who went to investigate the fiefdom of the foreign king returned, saying that a lot of people from the Western Regions had come to the fiefdom of the foreign king, and they were not ordinary people.

Instead, it was an army from the Western Regions that came.

"army?!"

Lin Rusi was genuinely surprised; if it was the Western Regions army, this would be troublesome.

"and then."

Li Jingyang remained calm, though a barely perceptible cold glint shone in his slightly lowered eyes.

"Then my subordinates went to investigate the residence of that foreign king and found a letter that was evidence of his dealings with the Western Regions, but we didn't show it for fear of alerting him."

Ye Qing lowered his head and quickly answered.

Although he was unable to bring the letter out, he did manage to write down its contents completely.

"This foreign king is actually colluding with the Western Regions. If Jiangnan is captured, there could be a major disaster!"

Hearing this, Lin Rusi's expression also turned serious.

"Alright, I'll handle this. You don't need to worry."

Seeing her worried expression, Li Jingyang immediately changed the subject, clearly not wanting her to get involved in the matter.

Lin Rusi frowned: "But..."

"Do not worry!"

Li Jingyang smiled at her, then patted her head and whispered words of comfort.

Lin Rusi nodded, suppressing her unease, and forced a smile.

After Ye Qing finished reporting all the information, Li Jingyang hurriedly left with him. Clearly, he didn't want to deal with these matters in front of Lin Rusi, fearing that she would worry.

However, as always, Lin Rusi could tell that he was worried, worried that he couldn't resolve the matter in the Western Regions.

Lin Rusi watched the man's retreating figure, then turned and walked to the desk beside her, where she wrote a letter of divorce.

She quickly mailed the letter, and at the same time, Li Jingyang left, and she quietly followed him out of the restaurant.

Lin Rusi and her men stood guard not far away.

On the other side, when Li Jingyang returned, he found the room empty.

He turned to look at Su Xiangqing and the other person: "Where's Asi?"

"Asi?" Su Xiangqing frowned, a hint of doubt in her eyes. "Asi hasn't left her room all day. I asked her to play cards with me, but she ignored me."

"Didn't go out?" Li Jingyang's expression suddenly turned cold. The situation was special now, and he didn't want anything to happen to Lin Rusi.

"Ye Qing!"

Ye Qing sensed something was wrong and followed them out.

"I'll go find it right away!" Ye Qing said, about to leave, when Lin Rusi's voice rang out.

"Where are you going? What are you looking for?" Lin Rusi asked, puzzled, with a hint of worry in her eyes.

"Nothing, where did you go?" Li Jingyang was a little anxious and immediately stepped forward to hold her hand, his eyes full of worry.

Hearing this, Lin Rusi hesitated and lowered her head.

"No, I just went out for a bit. I was worried, so I had someone keep an eye on them."

Upon hearing this, Li Jingyang's expression paused slightly.

After a long silence, he said softly, "Asi, I asked Ye Qing to find a safe place. Tomorrow, I'll have Ye Qing take you and Su Xiangqing there first."

"how about you?"

Lin Rusi subconsciously pressed for an answer, and Li Jingyang immediately fell silent.

"I'll come find you after I've sorted things out here, okay?"

Li Jingyang spoke gently, trying to be as mild as possible, but Lin Rusi immediately shook her head.

"No! I want to stay with you. Why are you sending me away?"

Lin Rusi shook her head vigorously and refused without even thinking.

Seemingly anticipating her reaction, Li Jingyang sighed, "You've seen how unpredictable their methods are. For your safety, leaving is the best option."

"You're worried about me, but don't you think I'm worried too?"

Her voice was sharp, with a hint of questioning, which made Li Jingyang subconsciously look away.

"Asi, be rational. If the foreign king's plan fails, he will definitely not give up easily. If something happens, I will not be able to protect you at all."

"I don't need your protection; I can protect myself."

Lin Rusi's face turned cold, and she spoke slowly and deliberately.

Seeing this, Li Jingyang also felt somewhat helpless: "But I'll worry about you, do you understand...?"

"I don't understand!"

Abruptly interrupting him, Lin Rusi lowered her eyes, and even her voice suddenly turned cold: "I won't leave, don't force me."

This was the first time she had shown such an attitude towards Li Jingyang.

Upon hearing this, Li Jingyang's face paled slightly. He clenched his fists tightly, forcibly suppressing the turmoil in his heart.

"If Your Highness has nothing else, I will take my leave."

Seeing that he hadn't made a sound for a long time, Lin Rusi couldn't help but steal a glance at him.

But fearing he would kick me out, I could only forcefully change the subject.

Looking at her stubborn back, Li Jingyang seemed to remember something, and his eyes flickered before he suddenly softened his attitude: "Don't go, I won't force you anymore."

As he spoke, he reached out and grasped Lin Rusi's slender wrist.

Feeling the warmth from her skin, Lin Rusi couldn't help but tear up. She turned around excitedly, "Really? Your Highness really won't send me away?"

Her expression was very agitated, which made Li Jingyang feel somewhat helpless. He immediately stepped forward and said gently, "How could I bear to send you away... I'm just afraid you'll be in danger."

But he didn't say the last sentence.

He turned slightly, picked up a teacup from the table, and the moment his large hand grasped the teapot, a very small pill gently fell into the cup.

Li Jingyang poured water into the solution without changing his expression, gently shook it a few times until the pills were completely dissolved, and then turned around.

"I was wrong, I shouldn't have let you go."

He said something first, then handed over the teacup: "Have some water and calm down."

His change in attitude was really too strange.

From initially insisting on sending her away to now softening his attitude, it only took a quarter of an hour.

Lin Rusi subconsciously felt that something was wrong, but looking at Li Jingyang's smile, she couldn't remember what it was for a moment.

In the end, he left without seeing me off!

Thinking of this, her expression softened, and she reached out to take the teacup.

The moment she took a sip of water, Li Jingyang suddenly called out, "Asi!"

"Huh?" Lin Rusi looked at him in confusion, somewhat puzzled.

Looking at her pretty face, Li Jingyang smiled and nodded gently: "It's alright, drink up."

This is getting stranger and stranger!

Suppressing the strange feeling in her heart, Lin Rusi brought the teacup to her lips.

But just as her lips touched the cold glass, her movements suddenly stopped.

He then looked at Li Jingyang in disbelief, his voice trembling: "Your Highness, what did you put in the water?"