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

Chapter 195: Bribing and Cooperating

Li Chun glared at her, her eyes full of displeasure.

Sun Jiayi narrowed her eyes and gave a heavy snort. She wanted to lash out, but considering the current situation, she sighed and said, "Fine, I won't argue with you. However, I came here with sincerity."

Seeing her cold and indifferent tone, it didn't seem like she was joking.

At this moment, Li Chun also became interested and walked over unhurriedly: "Go on."

"Come with me." Sun Jiayi led Li Chun to a corner of the restaurant and had a servant bring over a box, which was placed in front of her.

"Look, I know you've wanted this for a long time, but you don't have enough monthly allowance," Sun Jiayi said smugly in a low voice.

Li Chun had already opened the box, and her eyes lit up instantly when she saw what was inside. It was the hairpin she had longed for, and not only the hairpin, but the entire set of jewelry was exceptionally beautiful.

She had wanted to buy it for a long time, but unfortunately she didn't have enough money each month. She never expected that Sun Jiayi would actually buy it.

Thinking this, Li Chun was about to reach out, but the moment she touched him, she suddenly withdrew her hand, her eyes filled with suspicion.

Her relationship with Sun Jiayi was hardly good, let alone to the point of exchanging such expensive jewelry.

"Sun Jiayi, tell me, what exactly do you want? How could you forget all the conflicts we had before? Why are you doing this?"

Li Chun was puzzled, and at the same time became wary, watching Sun Jiayi with suspicion.

Sun Jiayi said nonchalantly, "The enemy of my enemy is my friend. If we have a common enemy, aren't we friends?"

Hearing this, Li Chun relaxed a little, but the next moment, she was suddenly startled.

What common enemy did they have?

"Sun Jiayi, don't think I'll believe you just because you say a few words to fool me."

Li Chun frowned, but Sun Jiayi looked at her as if she were a fool and sneered, "Since we both hate Lin Rusi, why don't we cooperate?"

“I don’t dislike her,” Li Chun said frankly. Although Lin Rusi rejected her several times, she was much cuter than Sun Jiayi.

But this only elicited a sarcastic response from Sun Jiayi, as if she had heard the biggest joke in the world.

"Li Chun, are you crazy? Don't you hate her?"

Sun Jiayi's voice was harsh and tinged with sarcasm. Li Chun frowned, but continued matter-of-factly, "I don't dislike her. I want to be friends with her."

She followed up with a hint of sarcasm: "You want to be friends with her, but she doesn't want to be friends with you. Did Lin Rusi even acknowledge you when you first met?"

Sun Jiayi asked in return, and Li Chun was speechless, blinking in confusion.

Although Lin Rusi ignored him at that time.

However, as the Princess Consort of Jinglie, even if she has some airs, so what if she ignores me?

Li Chun replied matter-of-factly, "So what? I'm not familiar with her, so it's normal for her to ignore me."

Seeing this, Sun Jiayi's mockery became even more obvious: "What just now? Didn't I make you lose face in front of so many people?!"

Li Chun didn't say anything. Sun Jiayi was right; she had lost face in front of so many people.

"Could Lin Rusi have done this on purpose?" Li Chun frowned, somewhat puzzled, and murmured to himself.

Hearing her muttering to herself, Sun Jiayi's eyes flickered: "Of course, she could have let you get on the carriage to talk, but to do it in public, bringing Prince Jinglie along, is disrespectful to you."

Sun Jiayi clicked her tongue, her words full of implications, which stunned Li Chun.

Seeing that her words had an effect, Sun Jiayi continued, "You haven't forgotten, have you? She humiliated you like that, and you still don't think it's a big deal?"

Sun Jiayi countered with a question, and Li Chun pursed her lips, a hint of resentment in her eyes.

Speaking of which, the first time I argued with Sun Jiayi was because of Lin Rusi, who always ignored me.

This time is no different. Although Sun Jiayi is annoying, what she said is true.

Lin Rusi was deliberately trying to humiliate me!

Seeing the resentment in Li Chun's eyes, Sun Jiayi knew she had come to the right person and immediately added, "This is for you. I want you to see my sincerity and also to apologize for what happened before!"

Having said all that, how could Li Chun not understand? She nodded emphatically.

"I understand. I agreed to cooperate with you, and you dare to humiliate me like this!" Li Chun clenched his fists, his face extremely ugly.

Sun Jiayi was equally smug, and chuckled, "I just couldn't bear to see you get scammed, so don't be too angry."

"Thank you. I was wrong about what happened before," Li Chun said guiltily.

Sun Jiayi's eyes darkened slightly, but she smiled calmly and said, "It's alright, I don't mind."

After saying that, Li Chun asked again, "So what are you planning to do next? How will you deal with her?"

“Well, I actually already have a plan, we…” Sun Jiayi leaned close to Li Chun’s ear and whispered.

Only the two of them could hear it, and Sun Jiayi's words made Li Chun hesitate: "Is this okay?"

"She didn't think things through when she was humiliating you," Sun Jiayi sneered.

After careful consideration, Li Chun made up her mind, bit her lip, and said, "Okay, I promise you!"

……

After the banquet at the Duke of Qi's mansion.

Lin Rusi gradually became close to the Shen sisters. The two of them were simple-minded and didn't have many ulterior motives.

Naturally, Lin Rusi liked the two of them and would occasionally visit the Duke of Qi's mansion.

Shen Mengdie sneaked over to the party in a mysterious manner.

Seeing her hesitant expression, Lin Rusi understood that she had something to say and immediately realized what was going on.

"What do you want to tell me?" Lin Rusi wasn't the type to beat around the bush.

Naturally, he didn't ask any more questions, and then said, "Just say what you want to say. Can't we talk about it?"

Lin Rusi chuckled, and Shen Mengdie blushed slightly, feeling a little embarrassed but understanding.

She's right, there's no need for the two of them to hide anything.

Shen Mengdie was a little embarrassed: "Then I'll ask. If it's inconvenient for you to say, you don't have to answer."

Lin Rusi nodded, signaling her to continue.

"Sister, why didn't you marry the Third Prince back then?" Shen Mengdie cautiously probed.

These words startled Lin Rusi.

She never expected that after so much time had passed, she would still hear the name of the Third Prince.

She smiled indifferently, and was about to explain when she saw Shen Mengdie's expression carrying a hint of admiration and coquettishness, and immediately understood.

"Well... there is indeed a reason, but how did you come to know His Highness the Third Prince?" Lin Rusi asked instead of answering the question.

Shen Mengdie was simple-minded and didn't hide anything, speaking her mind frankly.

"I don't know Your Highness. I only saw you once from afar at the hunting grounds in the past." Shen Mengdie blushed.

Her emotions were direct, and knowing who the Third Prince was, Lin Rusi was even more reluctant to let them get involved, nor did she want Shen Mengdie to be deceived.