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

Chapter 359: The Fake Heavenly Spirit Child

"Your Majesty should know that since I was able to sneak in, I must also have a way to get out."

She stared intently at the Queen, her tone brimming with confidence.

Seeing her resolute expression, the Empress remained silent for a moment before finally nodding: "What do you intend to do?"

"You just need to trust me."

Lin Rusi chuckled softly and took a small step forward.

Afterwards, she dressed the Empress in her usual clothes.

With the addition of special makeup techniques, the empress at this moment truly looked like a little maid.

Lin Rusi then took her hand and said, "Let's go. I'll take you away from the palace. I know a place where we can climb out and wait until it gets dark..."

……

As night fell and everyone went to sleep, Lin Rusi led the Empress to a secluded corner where no one would notice.

Sangji was originally a member of the palace, so naturally he could not leave with the Empress at this moment.

So all I could do was watch her and say goodbye with reluctance.

However, the little girl couldn't control her emotions at all and cried her eyes out.

Seeing this, Lin Rusi remained silent for a while. After waiting for a long time, when she saw that it was almost time, she pulled the Empress away.

The two of them went to the outside of the city wall together.

Are you ready?

Lin Rusi glanced back at the Empress and asked in a low voice.

Looking up at the high palace walls, the Empress sighed and nodded silently.

Seeing that she had made up her mind, Lin Rusi quickly climbed up the wall.

Then, standing by the wall, he bent down and reached out to the Empress.

Before leaving, the Empress took a deep look at the palace walls.

"What? Is Your Majesty reluctant to part with it?"

Lin Rusi chuckled as she looked around the entire palace, feeling increasingly mocked.

The Empress shook her head: "No, I never felt reluctant to leave. It's just that, ironically, there was nothing worth staying for in this palace to begin with, except for that person..."

As soon as she finished speaking, the Empress's eyes welled up with tears.

Although she didn't know what she was talking about, Lin Rusi subconsciously felt it was inappropriate to ask.

"Let's go. I actually came to find you today not to save you, but for my husband. So let's not delay any longer and go quickly."

Walking down the street, she stated her purpose directly.

The Empress was not surprised by this; she simply smiled, her eyes full of understanding: "Yes, let's go."

Her strange attitude made Lin Rusi even more wary.

But now, she has no other choice.

A sense of helplessness flashed through her mind, and Lin Rusi led the Empress directly to the small house where they were staying.

At this moment, Tian Lingzi was drinking tea outside when they returned.

The moment he saw the Empress, his eyes widened.

Why are you here?

Tian Lingzi's opening question caught both of them off guard.

"Senior brother, you're being unreasonable. Didn't you send someone to the palace to tell me all that? Besides..."

Judging from her appearance, the Empress didn't have a particularly good temper either, as she spoke angrily.

Upon hearing this, Lin Rusi quickly stopped the two of them: "Wait!"

The two immediately turned to look at her, their eyes filled with displeasure as they stared at Lin Rusi.

Lin Rusi smiled and said, "I don't want to interfere in your sibling affairs, nor do I want to meddle. You can argue outside. Where is His Highness?"

Tian Lingzi casually pointed to a spot in the room.

Seeing this, Lin Rusi did not hesitate and hurriedly returned to her room.

Inside the room, Li Jingyang was still fast asleep.

She closed the door behind her and listened quietly to their conversation.

However, Tianlingzi and the Empress were arguing fiercely.

The queen of the group appeared out of nowhere, and he seemed very angry.

Hearing his roar, Lin Rusi's face darkened, and she felt even more puzzled.

Wasn't it him who told him to find the Empress?

Why is your attitude so contradictory right now?

Lin Rusi listened quietly at the door, waiting for Li Jingyang to wake up.

It's unclear how long Li Jingyang slept, but when he opened his eyes, the two people outside the door had stopped arguing.

Lin Rusi hurriedly went to the bedside to check on Li Jingyang's condition.

Li Jingyang slightly opened his eyes, looked at Lin Rusi for a moment, and smiled: "Rusi, are you alright?"

Lin Rusi shook her head while silently examining his wrist.

Seeing that his condition was stable, I immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

However, after taking her pulse, she unconsciously looked outside, her face very serious: "Your Highness, there's something I want to tell you, it's about Tian Lingzi..."

"You think so too?"

Li Jingyang lowered his voice and asked in a low voice.

The two looked at each other, and Lin Rusi was surprised to see a hint of seriousness and wariness in his eyes.

They clearly knew something in advance!

Lin Rusi pursed her lips, becoming even more silent.

Li Jingyang lowered his voice and immediately asked, "Has Asi found out?"

"What did you discover? Tell me, Your Highness."

Lin Rusi raised an eyebrow but did not answer his question.

“I think he might not be the Tian Lingzi master you knew anymore, but I can’t guess who he really is.”

"So Your Highness noticed it too."

Lin Rusi understood, looked up at the closed door, and pondered for a moment.

Li Jingyang's expression was serious as he tentatively asked, "What are you thinking?"

"We need to find out who he really is, and where Tian Lingzi went, right?"

Lin Rusi shook her head; she already had an idea.

……

The two soon went out together.

At this moment, Tian Lingzi and the Empress had stopped arguing in the courtyard.

As Lin Rusi walked over, she pulled the Empress behind her.

"Senior, please tell me honestly, who exactly are you?"

She spoke directly and didn't want to beat around the bush with Tian Lingzi in front of her.

"What nonsense are you talking about, you little brat? You can't be angry with your teacher just because I lied to you twice, can you?"

Tian Lingzi snorted coldly, pretending to be nonchalant.

"No, I just find it strange. You clearly asked me to bring the Empress, so why are you denying it now?"

Lin Rusi's eyes were sharp as she stared intently at Tian Lingzi: "Moreover, you clearly have an excellent understanding of that Gu poison, and the fact that you followed me is just too much of a coincidence, isn't it?"

This series of questions left Tian Lingzi at a loss for words.

Just as he was about to say something else, Lin Rusi spoke up again: "Is there anything else you would like to hear, senior? I can continue."

Upon hearing this, Tian Lingzi sneered, suddenly leaped up, and pulled the Empress to his side.

He then took out a dagger and held it to the queen's neck.

"Don't come any closer! Neither of you come any closer!"

Tian Lingzi, his face cold, warned frantically, "Otherwise, don't blame me for being impolite."

The Empress panicked: "Are you crazy?! Let me go!"

She struggled instinctively, but Tian Lingzi showed no mercy, tightening his grip on the dagger.

The empress felt a sharp pain in her throat and dared not move again.

Seeing her obedient appearance, Tian Lingzi smiled and couldn't help but pat her head, saying earnestly, "That's a good girl, that's my good junior sister."

At this moment, Tian Lingzi's eyes were gloomy, unlike his usual self, which was really strange.

Now, Lin Rusi realized what was happening.

She stepped forward: "Your affairs as fellow disciples have nothing to do with me, but... isn't His Highness's antidote with the Empress?"

She seemed completely indifferent to the Empress's life or death, issuing a cold warning.

"Let us go, and I'll give you the antidote. But if you don't let us go, I'll kill her! Then you can forget about getting the antidote!"

With Tian Lingzi's threat, the dagger plunged even deeper.

"Alright, you can go now."

Lin Rusi casually spread her hands and sat down to the side.

Seeing this, Li Jingyang remained silent and did not utter a word.

Tian Lingzi took the Empress hostage and walked away with his back turned.