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

Chapter 84: I am an elder

Sensing Lin Rusi's resistance, Li Jingyang couldn't help but look away. After a moment's thought, he waved his hand to indicate that no further purchases were needed.

"If there are any new products in the future, we'll have someone deliver them directly to you."

"But what if it doesn't suit me? Should I just leave it in the box to collect dust?"

"Do as you please."

After saying these words in a calm tone, Li Jingyang led his men straight towards the pastries that the young girls liked.

Seeing that face, now free of worries and completely absorbed in various pastries, a smile unconsciously curved the corners of my mouth.

But when Lin Rusi turned her head, that curve disappeared.

"What kind of flavor does Your Highness prefer? Why don't we go upstairs for some tea? After all, we've been out for quite a while."

"it is good."

Noticing that Lin Rusi was starting to lean slightly to one side, Li Jingyang knew she was tired, so he nodded and took her upstairs to rest.

As the sun set, he led her back to the mansion after buying her a lot of pastries.

"Is it alright to leave it here? Going back in might cause some trouble."

"Alright, if it's really troublesome, you can just tell me directly."

She didn't want to trouble the prince with such a small matter, otherwise there would be many more problems to solve in the future.

Thinking of this, Lin Rusi shook her head, forced a smile, and walked straight into the mansion.

But to everyone's surprise, as soon as they stepped inside, they heard Lin Ruqin's voice.

“My sister really knows how to take things seriously; she bought a small mountain in just one afternoon.”

"It's not as amazing as you make it out to be. A lot of them are just snacks, but the prince insisted on buying them for me."

Hearing this, Lin Ruqin's face grew even more unpleasant, but her peripheral vision fell on the brocade box that still bore the jewelry store's distinctive mark.

Noticing that gaze, she pretended not to see it and had the approaching maid carry her away.

But as they passed through the backyard, they saw Old Madam Lin standing in the yard admiring the flowers.

"Grandma, the crabapple blossoms are at their best today."

"Qinqin is so observant; I almost forgot about this one."

Because of this sound, Old Madam Lin also noticed what Lin Rusi was holding and couldn't help but frown.

"Why did you buy so much stuff? Do you think your father's money comes from thin air?"

"How could that be? Of course I know my father doesn't earn money easily. These things aren't worth much, which is why I bought them all."

After all, it wasn't my own money that was spent, although I'll have to manage it myself in the future.

But we'll worry about the future later; let's enjoy it for now.

Lin Rusi looked up at Lin Ruqin beside her and noticed that the other was examining the things she had bought. She couldn't help but raise her eyebrows.

"Grandmother, how about some pastries? These are the restaurant's specialty pastries."

"I can't eat all this sweet stuff. Is this all you bought?"

Upon hearing this, Lin Rusi didn't hide anything and directly opened the earrings and hair accessories.

"I did buy some jewelry, please take a look, Grandmother."

Those were carefully selected by Lin Rusi; both the style and the craftsmanship were exquisite.

Even Madam Lin was somewhat tempted, but as an elder, she couldn't directly inquire about it.

Withdrawing her gaze from the hairpin, the old lady touched the hairpin she had worn for a long time, her gesture quite obvious.

"This hairpin was given to me by my father when he was still alive. It is a top-quality jade, and it is meant to be taken with you as part of your dowry when you get married."

"Thank you, Grandmother."

Lin Rusi didn't stand on ceremony and thanked the old lady directly.

Unexpectedly, she gave that answer. Madam Lin was taken aback and then turned her gaze back to the white jade hairpin.

Such an obvious action could not be ignored, but Lin Rusi still pretended not to know.

"You've been back for so long and there hasn't even been a welcome-back banquet. I wonder what your father has been busy with these days?"

"Father has been too busy these days. He will definitely come to apologize to Grandma in a while."

Madam Lin shook her head, but ultimately placed her hand on Lin Ruqin's hair.

Seeing the expressions on the faces of the grandmother and granddaughter, Lin Rusi remained silent, calmly selecting the pastries she would eat later.

"By the way, you haven't celebrated my birthday in the past few years. Have you completely forgotten about Grandma?"

"Why not? Why doesn't Grandma just choose from them?"

Madam Lin naturally pointed the flashlight at the white jade hairpin she had long admired.

Just as the nanny beside her was about to make a move, Wanqi, who was holding the things, took a step back and dodged the other person's hand.

"Miss, these are all gifts from the Prince."

"But he also said I could do whatever I wanted with him."

Lin Rusi turned her gaze away indifferently, but when she saw the white jade hairpin that she liked so much, she still felt a little reluctant to part with it.

Hesitantly, she instinctively picked up the hairpin and began to play with it in her hand.

“I remember now, these were all chosen according to my preferences, and cannot be given to my grandmother.”

"Why not? Is it because you can't bear to part with it?"

Lin Rusi naturally wouldn't fall into such a simple trap. She shook her head and pointed to the patterns on it.

At first she didn't understand, but upon closer inspection, she realized that it was more suitable for girls her age.

If I were to actually wear it like that, I'm afraid people would say I'm trying to look young and not being proper.

The old lady frowned slightly as she looked at the similar color scheme and patterns, and finally could only turn her gaze to Lin Ruqin.

"In that case, why not give a few to your sister? She's suffered some grievances over the years."

"Grandma is right. She did do some things because she was young, and we should make it up to her, but..."

Lin Rusi turned her gaze to Lin Ruqin, and the smile on her face became somewhat eerie.

Although I didn't understand what it meant, I couldn't help but look away, trying to avoid this eye contact.

"These were all gifts from the prince. Giving them to elders is fine, but giving them to juniors is a reward."

"What do you mean by 'junior'? You're her peers. What's wrong with sisters giving each other gifts?"

Upon hearing this, Lin Rusi shook her head with an extremely helpless smile.

"Grandmother, you can't think like that. You have to understand that Jingyang is a prince, so when I marry him I will be a princess. She married a prince, so by all accounts I am her aunt. How can she not be an elder?"

Suddenly overshadowed, Lin Ruqin's face turned extremely ugly. She tried to deny it several times but found that she couldn't even find words to refute it.

Her face grew increasingly gloomy, and she clenched her fists, unable to help but compare the two in her mind.

Although he said he would have more power in the future, he would still be overshadowed by Lin Rusi.

"How about this, I'll talk to my father and ask him to prepare things for Ruqin?"

As for whether it will work out, she thinks it's uncertain.

After all, Lin Ruqin had caused her mother to be reprimanded by Old Madam Lin as soon as she returned, and the injury was quite severe.