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

Chapter 81: Deliberately Ingratiating

Li Jingyang didn't say anything more, but instead turned his gaze to Lin Rusi.

Noticing that gaze, she didn't stop talking, but subtly changed the subject to get others involved.

He noticed Lin Rusi's change and naturally joined in, talking about poems and songs that he wasn't particularly interested in.

Although I said I wasn't interested, I needed to know a little bit about it since I was in that position, so I spoke very fluently.

Because of her two lifetimes, Lin Rusi was still able to keep up, and even if she couldn't keep up, there were people to help her speak, so she didn't need to worry too much.

As they were talking, it was time for their meal, and the Duke of Jin naturally invited the two of them to sit at the table.

It seemed that the Duke of Jin wanted to please this prince too much, as he would raise his wine cup to toast him from time to time.

He originally didn't want to pay attention, but because of Lin Rusi's matter, he still cooperated and had a couple of drinks.

Fortunately, the Duke of Jin was not a good drinker, and soon his face turned slightly red and his eyes became somewhat dazed.

Li Jingyang noticed this and secretly reminded Lin Rusi to leave as soon as possible.

Although she wanted to chat with Sun Jiayi a little longer, she didn't resist much because of her burning gaze and made an excuse to leave.

Once the two figures had disappeared into the distance, the Duke of Jin, who should have been drunk, blinked, and the drunkenness in his eyes vanished.

"If I asked you to serve the Prince together with Lin Rusi, would you be willing?"

"I don't know."

Although she said that, Sun Jiayi blushed as she thought of Li Jingyang's appearance, which was different from the rumors.

Seeing his daughter's appearance, the Duke of Jin already knew the answer and smiled slightly.

"My daughter is all grown up and has her own thoughts."

"Father, please think about what you said again. After all, he is Rusi's fiancé."

The Duke of Jin remained silent, only looking at the face that had become even redder with embarrassment, and laughed without saying anything more.

This reaction seemed to make him even more embarrassed. He stomped his foot, turned around, and went straight back to his room to rest.

But those words seemed to open a door for Sun Jiayi, and she would often think of Li Jingyang's handsome appearance.

The words were just ordinary, but the deep voice made her blush with embarrassment.

She couldn't help but cover her face, but because of the burning heat, she quickly withdrew her hand and then covered it again with her slightly cool hand.

Sun Jiayi knew that this was Lin Rusi's future husband, and if she really wanted to get closer to him, she would have to start with her.

Once his health improved slightly, he took the gifts he had prepared beforehand and went to the Lin residence to chat with someone.

"These embroidered items are all things I make on a regular basis."

"So exquisite! It's a pity I'm clumsy, otherwise I would definitely ask you for some pointers."

Lin Ru thought of how in her previous life she had worked late into the night to earn praise, only to have her purse thrown into the fire by someone else. Her eyes darkened.

Noticing this change in her, Sun Jiayi assumed it was due to a lack of confidence in her skills, and felt that she had a chance.

"If Rusi likes it, I can teach you."

"This... never mind, I'm too clumsy to be taught, it's no use. I'd rather watch others embroider well."

She didn't want to get pricked by a finger again.

Besides, in her previous life someone offered to give it to her, and in this life she's not prepared to give it herself in case it's embarrassing.

Lin Rusi thought about what Li Jingyang would look like with the purse, and couldn't help but shudder. In the end, she replaced the purse with a more suitable piece of black jade.

"That thing is still more suitable."

"Who is it suitable for? Could it be the prince?"

Seeing her expectant look, Lin Rusi didn't hide anything, nodded, and then looked at the seat next to her.

"His temperament is more like jade, and the purse is something I only play with myself."

"Jade?"

Sun Jiayi seemed to think about it for a moment, then nodded and handed her one of the best purses.

Upon seeing the small purse embroidered with white lotus flowers, Lin Rusi hesitated for a moment, but ultimately hung it on her belt.

"It looks even better with this little touch."

"Indeed, Jiayi has excellent taste."

Sun Jiayi smiled slightly, then took out a book that Lin Rusi had mentioned earlier and placed it on the table.

Upon seeing the book she had been searching for for so long, she picked it up with a slight excitement. She glanced at the other person out of the corner of her eye before putting it down and a smile appeared on her lips.

But she knew that this smile wasn't the kind of smile you give between friends; it was more like a fawning smile.

This was something Lin Rusi was so familiar with that she simply couldn't ignore it.

However, she hadn't had any friends for so long that she didn't take it seriously and instead looked through its contents more carefully.

After reading most of it, he finally looked up at Sun Jiayi, who was still silently doing other things beside him.

"I'm like this sometimes, so please don't be angry, Jiayi."

"What's wrong with that? I sometimes get just as engrossed in something. As for the content, is it really as interesting as you say?"

Lin Rusi nodded vigorously before turning to a page and recounting what she found interesting.

Although there were responses, they were all rather bland, which made her speech somewhat uninteresting.

They talked for a while longer before turning their attention away and talking about things that both of them would find interesting.

"It's getting late, how about we go out for dinner together?"

"My body hasn't fully recovered yet, so I need to eat light meals. It's not really suitable to eat out. How about we go out and try some of Ru Si's favorite dishes later?"

Lin Rusi nodded, and then kindly saw the person out of the mansion.

Watching the figure disappear into the distance, she let out another sigh before turning her gaze to the spot beside her.

"I just hope this is only temporary, otherwise..."

"Otherwise what? Why is my daughter so dejected?"

Lin Rusi shook her head, then smiled and followed her mother to have dinner.

He paused slightly when he saw Lin Ruqin and Madam Lin sitting at the table, but still bowed before taking his seat.

The meal was eaten in complete silence, which made Lin Rusi want to speed up her eating.

After finally getting back to the room, I noticed the blue purse at my waist.

I carefully placed it on the table, touched it with my hand, and finally put it back into the jewelry box. Then I sat down and continued to flip through the book.

In the following days, Lin Rusi sometimes went to see Sun Jiayi, and sometimes she would take people to places that interested her.

Although it was fun, the deliberate attempt to please ruined my good mood.

To avoid giving anyone a chance to notice, she didn't say anything and kept smiling as she talked to him.

But perhaps due to his change in attitude, Sun Jiayi's actions became more and more obvious, which eventually made him give up his initial idea.