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

Chapter 74: Tell Father

He didn't understand what the young lady wanted to say, but he still cleverly moved closer.

“Father should be on his way back now. Tell him to come back immediately. Don’t say anything else, just describe the scene you just saw Mother being taken away.”

To show everyone what to do, Lin Rusi even took out a silver ingot and placed it directly on the table.

Although the servants earned more at the manor than outside, they had never seen such a large sum of silver. They immediately understood what it meant, reached out and pulled it into their bosom before rushing out.

Seeing the man's hurried appearance, Lin Rusi still felt it wasn't enough, and glanced at Wanqi beside her out of the corner of her eye.

Because of the slap earlier, her little face was still a little red and swollen.

"Wanqi, go find the old nanny who serves your mother and ask her to go with you to find your father again."

"Yes, this servant will go right away."

After doing all this, Lin Rusi didn't rest. Instead, she anxiously went to the main hall to wait for her father to return.

Based on their descriptions, Lin Lezheng knew the situation was serious and returned home shortly afterward.

When he saw his daughter looking at him with slightly red eyes, he frowned even more.

"Weren't you supposed to be entertaining the prince? Why are you out like this?"

"The prince came after hearing that I had been wronged in the courtyard, but he left after a short while."

Hearing this, Lin Le frowned even more deeply, clearly wanting to teach Lin Rusi a lesson, but seeing the nanny's anxious look, he simply waved his sleeves.

"Explain to the Prince properly, so that no one will misunderstand."

"Father, rest assured, I have already spoken to the Prince, but I don't know how much of an effect it will have."

Lin Lezheng nodded, but his gaze still shifted as he looked at his daughter.

Knowing Li Jingyang's character, he shouldn't care about others, but it's unexpected that he came for Lin Rusi.

Because of this, he glanced at his daughter a few more times before heading towards the backyard.

But before Lin Lezheng could get close, he heard a shrill female voice coming from inside.

"stop!"

Hearing this soft cry, Madam Lin frowned slightly. She was about to speak when she realized that Si Yu, who had just been held down by the nanny, was now being held by her son.

With a slight upward twitch of his already pale eyebrows, he walked forward, leaning on his cane.

"If you don't take care of this backyard, then I'll have to."

"Mother, what are you saying? There are only a few people in the backyard, why do you need to discipline them like this?"

Hearing her son's rebuttal, the old lady frowned even more, slammed her cane down twice, and made as if to hit him.

Lin Lezheng was not about to be hit, so he immediately pulled Si Yu back two steps.

"Mother, you've just returned, why are you making things so difficult for them, mother and daughter?"

“Master, it was my fault for not managing the household well. Please don’t mind Mother’s punishment of you.”

Although she said that, Si Yu still subtly revealed the injury she had just suffered, which was quite heartbreaking.

As expected, after those bruises appeared, Lin Lezheng's expression became increasingly grim, and he rubbed one of his hands with heartache.

The force couldn't have been too strong, but Si Yu still twitched slightly, showing signs of extreme pain.

Lin Lezheng, who had never used such force on her before, looked even more unpleasant, but his movements became even gentler, as if he were trying to make amends.

Si Yu wanted to speak up to comfort her, but when she saw that the old lady's face was even more unpleasant, she immediately pulled her hand back and knelt down with a thud.

"Please calm down, Madam. It was all my fault. Please don't be angry with Master."

"Do you even need to tell me that!"

Seeing her attitude, Old Madam Lin became even angrier and swung her cane at her.

Si Yu didn't even think about dodging; she simply closed her eyes and resigned herself to her fate.

But after waiting for a long time without the pain subsiding, she knew she had won her gamble. She slowly raised her eyes to look at Lin Lezheng, who was hiding and helping to block the pain.

"Master! How are you? Are you in pain?"

"Only now do you realize how much you care? Why didn't you just block it? Did you really think I didn't know you wouldn't notice?"

Upon hearing this question, Si Yu did not refute it. Instead, she lowered her head, revealing her tear-streaked face, and wiped the wound with a handkerchief again and again.

At first, the tears fell one by one, but soon they formed a line and dripped onto Lin Lezheng's arm.

"It's all my fault."

"You're not wrong, there's no need to be so self-deprecating."

Lin Lezheng suddenly looked up and saw that the old lady Lin, whose face was even more unpleasant, immediately pulled him into her arms.

"Mother, didn't you come back this time for Qin'er? Why are you causing trouble for Madam and Yu'er as soon as you get back?"

"Do you have to leave them both covered in bruises before you're satisfied?"

Madam Lin never expected that he would get angry with her mother over such a vixen. Her already unpleasant face turned as black as coal, and she couldn't utter a word for a long time.

However, Lin Lezheng ignored him and turned around to take Si Yu away directly.

But just as that hand gripped the other arm slightly tighter, she let out a barely audible gasp, causing people to frown again.

"My lord, I am fine, but your wound needs to be treated immediately, otherwise it will swell up tomorrow."

"Even though it's hidden in the sleeve, it's still possible for others to see it."

Lin Le, who was already very concerned about his image, looked even more displeased upon hearing this, and quickened his pace as he was about to leave the courtyard.

Of course, Madam Lin would not agree. She simply gave the guards at the door a look and kept the two of them there.

"Have you even glanced at Qinqin since you came in? All you've ever seen is that vixen!"

“You insisted on making this concubine your official wife before, and I told you not to. But what happened? You didn’t listen to my advice at all. Otherwise, how could you have made Qinqin feel so wronged?”

Hearing this, Lin Le was about to retort, but Si Yu grabbed his hand first.

“Sir, she is your mother.”

Her already short temper nearly exploded upon hearing Si Yu's words.

But in the end, he couldn't bear to leave because of his years of self-cultivation, and looked once again at Lin Ruqin, who was huddled at the very back.

“Mother, of course I did not make Qinqin and Sisi any different. In fact, I cared about them even more because they lost their mother, and I would go over to ask about their situation from time to time.”

"Do you really think what you said is true? Then why has Qinqin suffered so much injustice, and she doesn't even dare to tell me when I ask?"

"While you were away, you knew nothing about how that mother and daughter bullied Qinqin."

Seeing Madam Lin's furious expression, Lin Lezheng remained silent, but instead focused his gaze on Lin Ruqin, who had been keeping quiet all along.

It turns out that she was the one doing all the work all day.

Lin Lezheng couldn't help but glance at his daughter a few more times, and quite naturally attributed this complaint to the previous confinement, his face growing increasingly grim.

“Mother, you’re wronging them. I’ve told Sisi countless times that she would never cause trouble for Qinqin.”