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

Chapter 552: Something Happened

"But I still don't understand why you insisted on having me do this, when you could have asked anyone else to handle it."

Why is it so important that it's her?

Isn't this just asking for trouble?

Thinking about this, Bai Youyou hesitated slightly, clearly wanting to say something else, but Lin Rusi interrupted her first.

"You think this is troublesome? Then how do you know how troublesome it is to find someone he doesn't know?"

"Will it be troublesome? I thought you would be able to convince everyone, Madam."

It's not impossible, but there are other problems later on. That is, this person will be blinded by the allure of the world, and in the end, it's impossible to be sure who they will be loyal to.

Seeing Bai Youyou's thoughtful expression, Lin Rusi didn't explain further and simply placed a bag of silver on the table.

"This is for travel expenses. Let me know what else you need when you get to the capital. Oh, and..."

She casually tore down the map that was hanging to one side, which was covered with various marks, pointed to the spot next to her, and moved it again and again until it finally stopped in one place.

Bai Youyou wasn't stupid; she immediately understood what was going on. She closed her eyes, briefly considered the information she had gathered, and then shook her head at the person.

"This place isn't good; it's surrounded by gambling dens and red-light districts."

"Red Street? I hadn't really noticed that, but how does it affect your business?"

"I haven't decided what kind of shop to open yet, but these are particularly troublesome, and it's highly likely that..."

Wait a minute, if that's a place where information is easier to gather, then it's definitely a good place.

But having witnessed what had just happened, Lin Rusi didn't know what was going on there, so why she was so certain that she had placed it there.

Sensing the other person's gaze, he didn't hesitate and slowly nodded.

Bai Youyou made a brief preparation, then looked at the person next to her, and was about to speak when Lin Rusi interrupted her again.

"Wait a minute, these people are too casual, so I need to send them for some training."

"Training? We don't need it."

Bai Ke, who had been extremely dissatisfied with Lin Rusi yesterday, spoke up and walked straight to Bai Youyou's side.

"I must protect Miss; this is the last order the master gave me."

"So what? Can you protect them now?"

Bai Ke stood there stunned, wanting to retort, but was interrupted again by the guards beside him.

"What will people think if a woman has guards by her side?"

"So what? My young lady cannot be in danger."

"But your presence could bring danger to others."

Upon hearing the other person's words, he froze on the spot, finally lowering his head.

However, the other party did not give up, but slowly raised their head to look at Lin Rusi on the other side.

Even so, I hope you can protect our young lady.

"Of course, are you worried that I don't have enough manpower in the capital?"

The other party was taken aback for a moment, then realized what he meant, nodded vigorously, and handed his weapon directly to Bai Youyou.

After everyone left, Lin Rusi sat down to the side and let the still-unrecovered bodyguard rest.

"mother!"

Hearing the sound coming from the second floor, Lin Rusi immediately went upstairs and was immediately hugged tightly by a pair of small hands.

"Once they've recovered, how about we go find your father?"

After all, we hadn't been in contact for two days, and something felt off.

But with limited military force, she cannot risk her life with her child.

Lin Rusi pondered for a long time before finally looking at the seat next to her, only to be drawn to it by Changning's waving hand.

Is the baby scared?

"Father must not be in a safe place, otherwise he wouldn't have been gone for so long."

Unexpectedly, the child was in this state. He hugged the child again and gently lifted the child onto his shoulder.

Looking down from the second-floor window, one could see the guards training Bai Ke and his companions below.

"Look, those people are all ours. They'll be going to find your father soon."

"By the way, Changning should be able to write letters now, why don't we write one to your father?"

Changning was immediately drawn to this interesting thing and leaned his head to the side. There were several books and dried ink on the table.

The little guy wanted to grind ink with an ink stick, and soon produced ink. He then picked up a brush and got busy.

"It's only been a short time since we last met, and the baby's handwriting has improved so much."

"This, this is all thanks to Mother's excellent teaching."

Changning wrote the final stroke and sent it directly to Lin Rusi, showing her his calligraphy.

The inscriptions all inquired about Li Jingyang's condition. She smiled slightly, picked up her brush again, and quickly wrote down some things that only the two of them could understand.

"Mother's handwriting is so beautiful, Changning needs to practice more."

“This brush is a bit too big for you. We’ll make a smaller, simpler brush later, and you should be able to write better then.”

The mother and son smiled again, hugged each other, and chuckled softly once more.

"Go and deliver the letter to Jingyang. Once everyone has recovered from their injuries, we will go to find him."

"Yes."

Without the slightest hesitation, the other party took the small amount of silver that was placed aside, rode away from the mountains on horseback.

Seeing that everyone's injuries were almost fully healed, but there was still no response, Lin Rusi couldn't help but frown.

"This means something must have happened. Send another person to investigate, but make sure no one notices anything amiss."

The guard realized something was wrong, bowed, then looked away and turned to leave.

Two days later, the guards, looking disheveled, fell off their horses and tumbled to the entrance of the mountain stronghold.

"This is really troublesome; I'm afraid something has happened to him too."

"My lady, the Crown Prince has been captured by the Liang people and his whereabouts are currently unknown."

Upon hearing this, Lin Rusi's face darkened, and she raised her hand to teach the man a lesson.

But in the end, she managed to hold back and turned her head to look at Changning, who was still busy connecting characters on the side.

"You four stay here to take care of Changning, the rest of you come with me to find him."

"Is this inappropriate, Madam? After all, he has only left with you once, and... I'm afraid he doesn't want to leave."

There was no other way, after all, Li Jingyang was in danger, and she had to work hard for the family.

But the guard's words reminded Lin Rusi, who immediately reached out and called Changning, who was still writing, to her side.

"Mother might have to go out for a while. Can you wait for her here?"

"Why can't you take me with you? Is it Changning who's getting in my mother's way?"

Changning gripped Lin Rusi's sleeve tightly, opening her mouth as if to say something else, but Lin Rusi pulled her into her arms.

"mother."

“Changning isn’t a problem, but I’m worried you’ll get hurt. That would distract people from you, you know?”

So is it still a drag?

Changning lowered her head and, after a long while, let go of her hands, then turned and walked in another direction.