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

Chapter 526: Explaining Relationships

But Li Jingyang didn't say another word to her; instead, he walked straight to Lin Rusi's side.

"What does Madam think? Is there some misunderstanding?"

"Do you think it's a misunderstanding, or did I really hurt someone?"

Lin Rusi did not answer his question, but instead asked a question in return.

Seeing their expressions, Shen Liuying felt even more certain that everything was settled and that she would soon be able to take that position.

The curve of her lips widened little by little, but the sound she heard the next moment left her stunned.

“Of course I trust you, Madam. After all, what else could possibly warrant your personal intervention?”

"If that's the case, why ask me at all? Is it because of her?"

Without a second thought, Li Jingyang shook his head, looked up at the surrounding crowd, and said with a helpless tone.

“I’m worried they’ll think I’m being biased, which could cause trouble for my wife.”

As soon as she finished speaking, her fingers were grasped tightly and gently rubbed, as if someone was feeling sorry for her standing for too long.

Lin Rusi ignored his attempts to please her, withdrew her hand, gave a soft snort, and tried to leave.

But Shen Liuying would never agree to that, and she stood directly in front of her.

"Is there anything else you need?"

Lin Rusi had no intention of being polite to this person. She looked at her indifferently and was just about to let Li Jingyang handle it himself when a voice came from the side first.

"Why are you being so persistent, young lady? Madam is a great philanthropist and would never lay a hand on a stranger."

“That’s right! The lady always distributed food to us disaster victims, and even risked her life to go out and find meat so that we could have some meat.”

Several of the children held up the egg drop soup, which was supposed to be a meat dish, and looked at Shen Liuying with disdain.

She had never been disliked like this before. She was stunned but not yet angry, so she tried to reason with the person.

“I’ve already said that I did this because Madam misunderstood me. You didn’t see that you were saying these things about me, it’s only because you received a favor from her.”

“Even without any favors, we would still speak up for Madam. After all, she is frail. Let alone pushing you, even if she pushed my big, fat son, I would worry that Madam's arm would get hurt.”

That's not the case.

Lin Rusi looked at the chubby boy being fed behind her and suddenly hesitated.

After all, that wasn't a toddler; he was a boy who reached the height of a man's belly.

The boy noticed Lin Rusi's gaze and immediately gave her a simple smile, as if to reassure her.

Unexpectedly, these people treated her this way, and Lin Rusi couldn't help but let out a soft laugh.

"I...I actually saw it just now!"

This statement made that person the center of attention.

The man was startled, but quickly regained his composure and cautiously stepped forward.

"I was moving goods there when I heard the noise and looked over."

"Get to the point and don't waste time here. If you tire out Madam, we'll deal with you together."

Hearing what everyone said, Lin Rusi felt even more helpless; these people were treating her like a porcelain doll.

But this feeling is actually quite nice.

Lin Rusi smiled and looked up at everyone.

"Don't worry, Madam, we won't let anyone bully you."

"I just wanted to say..."

Before he could finish speaking, the man had already revealed everything that had just happened.

Everyone finally realized that this person was trying to scam them, and their faces darkened even more.

"What's wrong with you, young lady? How dare you bully Madam like this? Is it because..."

At this moment, Li Jingyang also felt the gaze directed at him and immediately realized that it was being placed on his head.

He grabbed Lin Rusi's hand again, about to explain, when he heard a soft gasp from ahead.

The two looked over and saw that the people standing there had their eyes wide open, staring straight at Shen Liuying.

“You really think we’re afraid of you just because you have big eyes? My wife glares at me every time, and I’m not afraid at all, so why would I be afraid of you, you little brat?”

"You're the one who's a little brat!"

Shen Liuying snorted softly, wanting to say something more, and turned her head to explain to Li Jingyang, but he had already let out a sigh.

The next moment, Lin Rusi's hand was placed on the side of his handsome face.

"So, Madam, you haven't been trusting me these past few days?"

"I didn't."

When she was exposed in public, Lin Rusi froze, then pretended not to know anything and shoved the person away.

"But you brought along such a delicate young lady, and you haven't told me why?"

"Well... I was just passing by with her, I didn't bring her back, and she just said she was leaving, didn't she?"

Li Jingyang looked aggrieved and wanted some comfort, but he found that those eyes were full of disdain, and he immediately felt a pang in his heart.

But he quickly realized what was going on and held onto those hands tightly, not letting them go.

“Miss Shen, I just realized I haven’t introduced you to this. This is my wife, Lin Rusi.”

"Only this one sentence?"

Upon hearing a soft voice behind him, Li Jingyang immediately felt a chill run down his spine. He wanted to grab the person tightly, but worried about hurting them, so he could only hold their wrist with his fingers.

"She is still my only wife."

"only?"

Shen Liuying repeated those two words blankly, clearly not having reacted yet.

But the others realized what was happening and couldn't help but look at Lin Rusi, many of the women's eyes filled with envy.

"Why are you saying this to others? It's as if I forced you to say it."

"How could that be? This was my promise to you, Madam. If I couldn't even keep this promise, I wouldn't be able to marry you."

Li Jingyang felt relieved when he realized that the hand was no longer resisting, and he was certain that he could rest with the person in his arms today.

He couldn't sleep at all these days because he couldn't be by Lin Rusi's side, and he had to force himself to stay awake every day.

"You introduced me to her, but didn't introduce her to me?"

"Madam is indeed jealous."

Li Jingyang chuckled twice in Lin Rusi's ear, and seeing her face begin to blush slightly, he coughed lightly and looked at Shen Liuying, who didn't believe him.

“Shen Liuying, I owe her brother a life. I happened to run into him when I came back this time, and he was entrusted to my sister.”

"And what about this life-saving grace?"

Even though he hadn't done anything wrong, Li Jingyang still felt a chill down his spine and immediately turned around to explain.

"That's all in the past, Madam, you don't need to worry about it. It will all be over after this."

"So what exactly did he ask you to do?"

Just as Li Jingyang felt his body lighten, he felt a familiar scent reach his nose, and his ears turned slightly red from the gentle voice.

Fortunately, he still had some shame and pulled the person to his side.

"I'm just helping to take care of her for a few days. I'll have someone change her inn later. I won't let anyone disturb Madam."

When will that young master Shen arrive?