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

Chapter 533: Stealing it Back

Lin Rusi and Li Jingyang exchanged a glance, both seemingly feeling that this was inappropriate, their faces darkening.

After hesitating for a long time, Li Jingyang spoke first.

Do you think it's possible that someone did this on purpose?

"It should be, but do you know who it is? After all, if we make such a guess, the Emperor might think we don't trust him."

That would be troublesome.

The two of them said nothing more at this moment, but looked to the side in silence, and after a long while they let out another sigh.

"I will send people to find out as soon as possible, but it will take some time. I can only trouble you to hold on for a little longer, Madam."

Li Jingyang looked helpless, clearly unwilling to encounter such a situation.

Fortunately, the group acted quickly and managed to find out who was behind it all by the middle of the night.

"General Qian is leading the troops this time."

Upon hearing this name, Lin Rusi immediately understood what was going on, and her face darkened instantly.

"If it really is him, then this is a real problem."

"That's true, and..."

Li Jingyang hesitated for a moment, then gripped Lin Rusi's fingers even tighter.

"You don't need to worry too much. Even if they can't come, we have other ways to solve the problem."

“But that would be extremely strenuous, and I’m worried that my wife’s health wouldn’t be able to handle it.”

Originally, I wanted to say that Lin Rusi couldn't hold on, but I was worried that she would be dissatisfied, so I could only change my words to this.

She knew exactly what Li Jingyang meant. Her fingers kept tracing the medicine she had brought, but in the end, her gaze fell on the wooden bucket next to her.

"Do you think it's realistic to have someone carry this around to steal grain?"

"That's too risky. As you should know, Madam, this is no joke."

Of course, I'm not joking. It's just that it's too dangerous to do that with just their manpower. We need to find a better way to solve the problem.

After thinking it over, Lin Rusi reached out and tested the weight of the wooden bucket herself, as well as its capacity, and her brows furrowed even more deeply.

"This is too heavy. Go and have the carpenter try to build it with planks. If it's sturdy and can be assembled quickly, then have them transport it back like this."

Wouldn't a bamboo basket be better?

"That would be too obvious. They are too good at talking. If the weak are led around like this, something bad is bound to happen."

Li Jingyang couldn't argue with Lin Rusi, so he could only nod and tell people to make the preparations.

With everything ready, the infiltrators also sent someone to make contact.

“Take these back with you, take as many as you can. Oh, and this too, the fire bottle I had someone develop can be ignited with just a tiny spark.”

"Won't this expose us, Madam?"

"Don't worry, as long as you don't deliberately expose yourselves, there won't be any problems with a surprise attack."

Upon hearing this, the heavy expressions on everyone's faces eased slightly. After testing it again and confirming that there were no problems, they quickly left the place of trouble.

Two days later.

Just as Lin Rusi put down the map she had been flipping through until it was worn out and was about to go to sleep, a burst of flames suddenly shot into the sky outside.

Immediately following this, an even louder noise came from outside.

Knowing this was her chance to succeed, she pulled Li Jingyang and the others to wait in front of the inconspicuous city gate.

Before long, several heavy footsteps reached Lin Rusi's ears.

Everyone immediately looked over and saw a disheveled figure staggering towards them.

"Your Highness! The Crown Prince and the others are ahead. Just a few more steps and we'll be safe!"

With that sound, the group quickened their pace again, staggered to Lin Rusi's side, and collapsed inside the city gate.

"Fortunately, we have fulfilled our mission. Each person has a whole box of food. Although it is not much, it can barely last for a few days."

"This is nothing. We burned down the entire granary, and they didn't get a single bite to eat."

The group seemed to be under immense pressure from the atmosphere, and now they were practically shouting at the top of their lungs.

The two men, of course, did not stop them. Instead, they took down the wooden boxes and had them put back into the granary.

Seeing that they were still lying on the ground, Lin Rusi glanced at Li Jingyang and gestured for him to say a few words.

"You've worked hard. You can rest for a few more days later."

"Thank you, Your Highness, but this matter requires further consideration. I wonder..."

Li Jingyang noticed a slight change in the other person's emotions, guessed something, and turned to look at Lin Rusi beside him.

“You take charge of external affairs, and I will take care of the people inside the city.”

"Thank you for your trouble, Madam. I will take them to the magistrate's residence."

As soon as he finished speaking, the people who had fallen to the ground stood up and walked towards the city.

The next day, as dawn broke, before Lin Rusi could even lie down to rest, she sensed another commotion outside the city gates.

Although it wasn't enough to knock it open, it still made the thing blocking the door shake several times.

This commotion naturally woke up many people, who nervously grabbed whatever they could call weapons and stood at the door.

"W-what's wrong?"

"Everyone, there's no need to worry."

Seeing Lin Rusi come out, everyone's hearts were relieved a lot, but they still looked cautiously to both sides, hoping to get some answers.

She naturally wouldn't let anyone linger at the door and wanted to speak up to persuade them.

But before he could say anything, a loud shout came from outside.

"Li Jingyang! If you're not a coward, come out and fight! Why are you hiding behind so many civilians? Do you really think this wall can stop us?"

"lady."

"Don't worry, we're not going out yet because it's not the right time."

Lin Rusi worried that some people were still afraid, so she could only offer them hope.

“Last night, I couldn’t sleep, so I went up to a high place.” Lin Rusi pointed to the only two tall buildings where she could see outside. “I saw flames shooting into the sky in the distance. I’m afraid even the heavens couldn’t bear to watch and gave people a fire.”

As she spoke, Lin Rusi's gaze fell on the crowd, noticing their varied expressions and slight changes in their facial expressions.

But this is not a major issue, and not many people are aware of it.

The noise outside kept getting louder, and even the door was being pounded on loudly, so they had to have more objects blocked the doorway reinforced.

While everyone else was busy, Lin Rusi stood at a distance, continuing to observe them.

"how?"

"I felt that the expressions of the people inside were a bit strange. If you could see them, you would have noticed the problem."

“I went to see Fan Zhe yesterday. Although he is still alive, but…”

Li Jingyang didn't continue speaking, but instead slipped a note into the other person's palm while the two were holding hands.

Lin Rusi guessed what was going on, but remained calm and prepared to check the contents when no one was around.

"Although we cannot resolve the external situation today, we can force them to retreat in two more days."

If they don't retreat, then rob them again and have someone offer them some food as a sacrifice.

Thinking about these things, Li Jingyang's gaze fell on the group of people at the door.