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

Chapter 303: Secretly Leaving the City

Fang Yun feigned a troubled expression, then said insincerely, "Actually, I was forced to do this; I didn't want to."

Before Lin Rusi could say anything more, Li Jingyang's cold voice came from outside the door: "I understand Lord Fang's intentions and can sympathize with his difficulties."

Li Jingyang's footsteps drew closer until he stood before the two of them.

He stared intently at Fang Yun, his face calm and expressionless, as if he were looking at a complete stranger.

Fang Yun felt a little uneasy under such gazes.

Rumor has it that this Prince Jinglie has always had his own temper, but if he doesn't give him a warning today, how can he make him hand over the seal of the palace?

In fact, Fang Yun didn't care about the official seal or anything like that, since it would be his sooner or later anyway.

Before he came, the Prime Minister specifically instructed him to give Li Jingyang a hard time.

"Yes, the servants in this manor don't all listen to me. I have no choice but to comply."

Hearing this, Li Jingyang sneered: "Lord Fang, you are from the capital, and you are sent by the Emperor. You should know that no one dares to disobey you, Fang Yun."

As expected, Li Jingyang was as tough as rumored.

Upon hearing this, Fang Yun's face turned pale: "Your Highness, I would not have come if I had not been forced to."

He quickly stood up and bowed his head slightly.

Seeing this, Li Jingyang merely gave him a cold stare and sneered, "I can give you the seal of the manor, but before that, I also want to see who dares to disobey Lord Fang."

Seeing this, Fang Yun wanted to say something, but Li Jingyang spoke again: "Lord Fang, go back. I will come to find you again."

His face was grim, with a hint of ruthlessness, and his imposing aura instantly filled the entire room.

Intimidated by his imposing presence, Fang Yun shrank back, not daring to provoke Li Jingyang, and could only leave.

Once Fang Yun's figure had completely disappeared from their sight, Lin Rusi grasped Li Jingyang's hand and couldn't help but say, "It seems they really couldn't wait any longer."

"Ye Qing, investigate what Fang Yun is up to!"

Lin Rusi didn't believe a word Fang Yun said. Although she didn't know what Fang Yun was up to, she was definitely not the kind of person who would be bullied.

"Yes!" Ye Qing left quickly.

……

When he returned, it was nearly midnight. He had been monitoring Fang Yun all day, but Fang Yun couldn't find a single flaw in her defenses.

Seeing Li Jingyang's worried expression, Lin Rusi couldn't help but reach out and smooth his furrowed brows, her eyes gentle.

“Your Highness, don’t you trust yourself? Whatever Fang Yun’s intentions are, Your Highness will not let him gain any advantage, right?”

Li Jingyang nodded. Of course, he wouldn't let Fang Yun get away with it, but he couldn't find any flaws, so he was somewhat helpless.

But those deep black eyes seemed to hold endless unspoken thoughts: "Get some rest. I'll go see Fang Yun again tomorrow."

Knowing that Li Jingyang had something on his mind and couldn't sleep, Lin Rusi didn't stop him.

They simply let him leave, just as the two of them were feeling troubled because they couldn't find any flaws in Fang Yun's defenses.

The next morning, a citizen of the city knocked on the door of the post station.

Lin Rusi had met this person before; he was among the first group of people in the city to fall ill, and was later cured by Ye Ruoruo.

I've met Lin Rusi before, so I have some impression of her.

"You've come to the post station so early this morning, is there something important?"

Li Jingyang frowned, his expression not good.

Seeing that he seemed to have barely slept all night, the man quickly explained the purpose of his visit: "Greetings, Your Highness and Your Highness. It is like this, I went to the home of a distant relative yesterday, so I returned a little late last night. On my way back, I saw someone acting suspiciously and behaving strangely."

Upon hearing this, Lin Rusi and the other woman immediately became alert, realizing that what he was about to say must be something very important.

Sure enough, the man then went on to recount the events of the previous night.

"When I passed by the prefect's residence yesterday, I saw the newly arrived Lord Fang sneaking out of the residence at night. I don't know what he went to do, but judging from his route, he should have gone out of the city."

Have they left the city?

This puzzled Lin Rusi and the other woman, as the common people were also unclear about the specifics.

"Did you see any other people, or was there anything else strange?"

Lin Rusi then asked again, but the commoner simply shook his head.

He only glanced at him a couple of times yesterday and didn't see anyone else, but he just found Lord Fang's behavior rather strange.

After all, he was the newly appointed prefect, and his future was in question.

Naturally, he found it strange, so he reported the matter directly to the two of them. After Lin Rusi and the other person resolved the matter of the former prefect, the problem was solved.

Nowadays, the people of Suzhou have an extraordinary level of trust in the two of them.

At the moment, they also did not know why Fang Yun wanted to leave the city and go to the outskirts overnight; there must be some unknown secret behind it.

But it was just a guess, and no one knew why, but Lin Rusi gave the commoner a grateful look.

"Thank you for telling me about this, but it must be kept a secret for now, and you must not let anyone else know!"

Because of his exceptional trust in the two men, the commoner did not refuse and naturally agreed.

After that person left, Li Jingyang immediately ordered his men to investigate along that line. There must be something outside the city that they didn't know about, but that was extremely important.

"Asi, I have a feeling we'll be able to return to the capital soon."

Li Jingyang stared in the direction the person had left for a long time before suddenly uttering this sentence.

"Whether or not he returns to the capital is not important. I just hope that Fang Yun, although he is part of the Prime Minister's faction, can still treat the people well."

However, before they could uncover Fang Yun's secret, a murder occurred in the city.

However, Lin Rusi and Li Jingyang only found out because the prefectural government had invited them there.

Early that morning, someone filed a complaint against a wealthy merchant in the city, accusing him of abducting respectable women and murdering them to cover it up.

Since this matter involved lives and the official seal was in Li Jingyang's hands, Fang Yun naturally had to invite Li Jingyang to come.

"Your Highness, if I can handle this case well, would you be willing to hand over the seal of the government office to me with peace of mind?"

Before hearing the case, Fang Yun brought up the matter of the prefectural seal again, seemingly intending to take it back. Lin Rusi looked at him coldly, her words laced with sarcasm.

"Lord Fang, with such a life-or-death matter occurring in the city, you still have the mind to consider the seal of office. It seems that after you take us back, there are some things that must be verified and reported to the Emperor."

Lin Rusi spoke calmly, yet her words carried a subtle threat. While the emperor might not believe them, it was enough for Fang Yun.