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

Chapter 53: Apology

Minister Dong was so anxious that he was sweating profusely.

He bowed and stepped forward tremblingly.

“Miss Lin, my daughter was blind and did not recognize you, so she offended you with her words and actions.”

"Please forgive her, Miss."

Minister Dong bowed and scraped, his attitude so humble it was practically groveling.

He hurriedly untied the rope, glancing at it cautiously out of the corner of his eye every now and then.

Lin Rusi flexed her wrists a couple of times, slightly raised her chin, and looked arrogant.

"Ugh, my wrists are starting to hurt from being tied up."

Lin Rusi leaned against the pillar, rubbing the purplish-blue marks on her wrist, her eyes slightly narrowed.

She raised her eyes, her delicate brows slightly furrowed. "Your Excellency, what do you suggest we do now?"

Minister Dong bowed, wiping the cold sweat from his forehead with his sleeve in fear. "Miss Lin, I will find the best doctor to treat the injury on your wrist in a moment."

"is it?"

Lin Rusi sneered, "No matter how good the doctor the Minister's mansion finds is, can he be as good as the one my father found?"

Minister Dong quickly denied it, "This humble servant is naturally not as good as the one the Prime Minister found, but I will do my best to make it up to Miss."

Lin Rusi glanced coldly at Dong Xiaoyue, who was trembling like a leaf, and curled her lips slightly. "But how should we deal with Miss Dong's offense against me and her disrespect for me?"

"Not only did she block the way, but she also had her servants speak rudely to me."

"Not only that, but they also kidnapped me and brought me here, which has made me very unhappy."

"Minister Dong, shouldn't you give me a reasonable explanation for this matter?"

Lin Rusi's words made Minister Dong's heart leap into his throat. He nervously wiped the cold sweat from his forehead with his sleeve, his heart pounding as if it were about to jump out of his chest.

This time, we've really messed up!

Dong Xiaoyue swallowed hard, her face pale and ashen.

Her eyes were red as she looked at Lin Rusi, biting her lower lip, and apologized with a lump in her throat, "Miss, it's all my fault, no matter what."

"Please forgive me, Miss."

"It was my daughter's lack of manners and arrogance that caused her to offend you, Miss."

Lin Rusi raised an eyebrow, glanced at her casually, and sneered, "You think you can just dismiss me with a few apologies? You don't take me seriously at all?"

With a thud, Dong Xiaoyu, who was kneeling on the ground, trembled.

Lin Rusi curled her palms, feeling a little regretful. She had slammed her hand on the table, which had caused her palms to feel numb.

Lin Rusi remained expressionless, her gaze as cold as if it had been tempered with ice.

"You'd better come up with a way to put my mind at ease, or this matter will not end here!"

Dong Xiaoyue glanced at Minister Dong with fear.

Minister Dong was also at a loss. Even if he were a god, he couldn't think of any way to ease Lin Rusi's anger at this moment.

"Wanqi and Wanxia, ​​go and inform my father and the prince."

"Yes!"

After responding, Wanqi and Wanxia transformed into black shadows and disappeared from the Minister's residence.

Minister Dong knelt on the ground, his face ashen, begging Lin Rusi for mercy.

"Miss Lin, all the mistakes are my fault."

"It's all because I failed to properly educate my daughter that things have come to this."

"Please, Miss Lin, have mercy on us!"

Lin Rusi scoffed, "Lord Dong, if I weren't my father's daughter, and not the future queen consort of Prince Jinglie, would you be applauding your daughter's actions today?"

"A mere Minister dares to be so arrogant upon arriving in the capital!"

"I really don't know if the Minister has any respect for His Majesty!"

Minister Dong swallowed hard, his pupils dilated, and he quickly kowtowed to Lin Rusi.

"Your subordinate ate the wrong thing!"

He glared at Dong Xiaoyue and growled, "How have I been teaching you all this time?"

"Before you came to the capital, I repeatedly told you to tone down your temper, but instead of doing so, you directly offended the second young lady of the Lin family!"

Despite his heartache, Minister Dong had no choice but to slap Dong Xiaoyue in order to get Lin Rusi to forgive them.

Dong Xiaoyue covered her face and groaned softly; half of her face immediately became red and swollen.

She blinked, and tears streamed down her face. In no time, she was a sobbing mess.

She had never been hit before in her life, but because of Lin Rusi, she was hit for the first time.

Seeing his beloved daughter shed tears, Minister Dong felt a pang of heartache.

He always doted on Dong Xiaoyue, cherishing her and feeling extremely distressed even at the slightest bump or bruise, let alone hitting her.

But he had to hold back.

We must not reveal anything to Lin Rusi.

At the same time, Wanqi ran to Prince Jinglie's residence and told him everything that had happened at the Minister's residence.

Wanxia also told Lin Lezheng everything.

With a thud, Lin Le slammed the cup in his hand heavily onto the table.

His eyes flashed with a fierce light, and his features were contorted with rage. "This Minister Dong is really making a big splash as soon as he takes office!"

"They actually arrested my daughter!"

"Guards, let's go to the Minister's residence right now to support Lin Rusi!"

A large group of people from the Lin family stormed into the Minister's residence.

Before long, a group of people gathered outside the Minister's residence, one group being the Prince of Jinglie's men and the other being the Lin family.

Minister Dong walked out of the mansion with trepidation, and when he saw the gloomy-faced Prince Jinglie and Lin Lezheng, he dared not even breathe.

"Your Excellency, the Minister, have quite the audacity!"

"Because of a minor conflict on the street, he dared to arrest my future queen and bring her to the Minister's residence."

Li Jingyang narrowed his eyes, a chilling glint flashing in his dark pupils.

Just meeting his gaze, Minister Dong's heart sank to the bottom.

He quickly apologized and admitted his mistake, "There was a misunderstanding, and my daughter was unaware of your identity, Miss..."

Seizing on the loophole in Minister Dong's words, Li Jingyang raised his voice and said sarcastically, "Minister Dong's words are truly amusing."

"If you hadn't bumped into my future queen, would there be no misunderstanding?"

Minister Dong's legs went weak, and he knelt on the ground with a thud, kowtowing and begging for mercy, "Your Highness, Your Highness, even if you gave me a hundred lives, I would never dare to do such a thing!"

"It's all because I failed to properly educate my daughter!"

"Your Highness, Your Excellency, please forgive us!"

Minister Dong prostrated himself on the ground, kowtowing repeatedly until his forehead turned purplish-red.

"Hmph, Minister Dong, you are naturally responsible for your daughter's wrongdoing."

"But they arrested my daughter and were still shouting like that, shouldn't they make her come out and apologize in person?"

Minister Dong swallowed hard and quickly told Dong Xiaoyue to come out and apologize.

Dong Xiaoyue glanced quickly at Li Jingyang and Lin Lezheng, and tears began to fall uncontrollably.

She knelt upright on the ground, trembling as she apologized to the two of them.