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

Chapter 546: Leaving the Capital

"Some of the Crown Prince's men have run away; they're deserters!"

"He didn't run away; I made him leave."

The other person hadn't expected this, and after a moment of stunned silence, remained silent, staring intently in the direction the other person had left.

I'm afraid telling the Emperor this won't do any good, as Li Jingyang isn't afraid of this matter at all.

The group walked for a whole day, and the guy who had run away finally came back.

"Your Highness, His Majesty has issued an imperial edict. Please accept it."

Everyone hesitated slightly upon hearing this, clearly wanting to say something more, when someone grabbed their arm.

"What are you doing? In this situation, we should not set up camp. We should keep things simple to avoid being attacked by foreign enemies."

"But that's not proper."

"What? Haven't you heard that soldiers have things they should and shouldn't do when they're out in the field?"

One sentence left the man stunned again, but he still delivered the imperial edict.

Beijing.

Lin Rusi frowned slightly as she looked at the scene outside, but upon hearing light footsteps behind her, she immediately turned around to look at Changning.

"Why did you come all of a sudden? Are you still in pain?"

"No, it doesn't hurt as much anymore, Mother. Didn't you say we could go out? Why do we have to stay in the yard?"

"We'll be leaving soon. How about we go to Bucheng this time? You probably haven't been there yet."

Upon hearing that they could go outside, the little guy immediately smiled, reached out and grabbed Lin Rusi's hand, pulling her quickly toward the back.

Only after returning to her room did she finally hug the child tightly.

"How about we leave tonight?"

"Okay! But Changning might not be able to stay up all night and might fall asleep on the way. Won't that be hard on Mother?"

Lin Rusi didn't speak, but instead turned her gaze to the guards who came out from the side.

The man simply nodded to indicate that everything was ready, then took Changning from the messenger and placed her directly on his shoulder.

It wasn't the first time it had been placed like this. The little guy let out a soft cry, then raised his hand and pointed in another direction.

late at night.

Lin Rusi picked up Changning, watched as the horse that had been brought over tightened its reins, and then sat down with a push of her feet.

"Walk."

"Madam, why don't you hand the young master over to us? That way, you'll have better control over the horses."

"No need, there will be no danger."

Lin Rusi looked at the child who was sleeping while tightly clutching his clothes, pulled a piece of cloth from her wrist, and quickly tied the child to her body.

Unexpectedly, the lady did this. He hesitated for a moment, then turned his horse around and quickly led his men out of the city.

By daybreak the next day, a group of people had arrived at the official road on the edge of Bu City.

"Mom, where are we? I need to use the restroom."

"Wait a little longer. This is an official road. You probably don't want to be seen by others, right?"

Changning had just regained consciousness and stared blankly at the scene outside, nestled in Lin Rusi's arms.

There are many more flowers here than in other places, and there are also many more butterflies and bees that love nectar.

The little hand reached out to catch the butterfly.

Lin Rusi noticed this and immediately gave him a hard slap on the butt, finally bringing him back to his senses.

"It's flying just fine, don't bully others."

"Okay, but they are so beautiful, I want to give one to my mother."

Seeing the child's serious expression, Lin Rusi didn't say much. Instead, she took a butterfly-shaped hairpin from her hair.

"Please, play with her for now. We'll go see other butterflies once we get to the inn."

Changning saw the city gate ahead and immediately put the hairpin into her bosom.

Once she was sure the child had regained his footing, Lin Rusi quickened her pace and headed straight for the city gate.

They entered the building shortly afterward and checked into the nearest inn.

"Mother, why didn't you bring Father with you when you came back? Is it because he treated you badly and you don't want him anymore?"

"Don't talk nonsense. Your father just hasn't finished his work yet. He'll be back soon."

Lin Rusi sensed something was wrong and, not wanting the child to ask any more questions, suddenly lifted the person up.

Before Changning could react, the two had already gone downstairs and headed towards the bustling street.

"It's so lively, I have a feeling something's about to happen."

"This young master has a very keen sense. We do have something going on here, but it's not bad news. It's a grand temple fair in two days."

Being just a child, he was very interested in such things, and his eyes lit up as he began to ask questions about the temple fair.

Seeing his expression, Lin Rusi smiled and turned her head to look in the other direction.

"If Changning wants to play, how about we go out another day?"

"Wouldn't it be too dangerous? There will be a lot of people that day."

Seeing Changning's cautious appearance, Lin Rusi felt even more sorry for her and gently tidied up the soft, blown-out strands of hair.

"If you want to play, Mom will take you out. Don't worry about those things."

"Then I want to play, and I definitely won't let Mother worry."

Lin Rusi looked at her small hand being held tightly by Changning, a smile curving her lips, and then led the person to the other side.

After wandering around the city for two days, the streets became even more lively.

evening.

Lin Rusi nodded as she looked at the bodyguards dressed as ordinary people standing in front of her, then pulled Changning out of the inn.

"We've seen pretty much everything these past two days. Where do you think we should start our trip from here?"

"I..." Changning thought for a long time, and finally her gaze fell on a huge banyan tree. "The vendors said that the banyan tree is right in the center. Why don't we go and take a look?"

Seeing the banyan tree that the little hand was pointing to covered with red ribbons, Lin Rusi was also a little curious, so she walked over without refusing.

The closer you get, the louder the voices around you become.

Changning was infected by the children's laughter and pulled Lin Rusi toward the sugar figurine stall.

What kind of style do you want?

"Could I... make one look like my mother?"

The old man glanced at Lin Rusi, nodded, and then began to sculpt a rough outline.

The other person was quite old, and his hands would tremble slightly from time to time, but he was not slow at all and quickly sculpted a rough shape.

"Master, could you make another one according to the description? I want one..."

"Didn't I tell you not to set up a stall here? Why are you still here? Be careful, or I'll smash it right now."

Lin Rusi's face darkened as she was interrupted by the man, and she stood directly in front of the old man.

But before she could say anything, the other person had already fixed their gaze on her.

"I never expected there to be such a charming young lady. If you want to protect him, then accompany... ah!"

The man exclaimed in surprise and quickly looked down to see Changning standing in front of Lin Rusi, having just withdrawn his foot.

"Don't be disrespectful to my mother!"

The little body opened its arms, shielding its most important mother behind it.

Those round eyes also revealed a fierce look as they glared at the group.