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

Chapter 448: A Joint Visit

"This should be enough. Go and prepare the carriage."

As she said this, Lin Rusi stood up and tried to take another step forward, but she staggered forward because her body couldn't control her, and she was only able to be supported by a palace maid.

"Is Madam alright?"

"What could possibly happen to me? I just didn't notice that my footing was uneven."

He waved to the people, pushed them aside, tried to move around, and only breathed a sigh of relief after confirming that there was no problem.

It's all Li Jingyang's fault, and he'll make that guy pay the price.

Lin Rusi subtly placed her hand on her waist, and felt a tingling sensation as she applied slight pressure with her fingers. She then looked angrily toward the direction of the palace.

Although the palace maid looked young, she had been educated by the older palace maids. Seeing this action and remembering what happened yesterday, she naturally pretended not to see anything and stared at the ground.

But this only made Lin Rusi more embarrassed, so she could only try to distract herself with other things.

"Since we're here, we should bring the newly added members of the royal family with us."

"You mean you want to bring Young Master Changning along? But what if the Empress Dowager...?"

"He's a great-grandson, and the first one at that. He should only be pampered."

Upon hearing Lin Rusi's words, the palace maid nodded and quickly turned around to bring the child to her.

The little one was particularly well-behaved during the day, constantly reaching out his little hands to scratch in his mother's direction, as if wanting someone to pick him up and hold him in their arms immediately.

After spending these days together, Lin Rusi looked at those bright, piercing eyes and guessed that they wanted an extra meal.

But she had just changed her clothes and couldn't take them off again, so she could only take the bowl that was brought to her and feed herself bite by bite.

"Are you full? Then let's go take a look at the palace now. You'd better behave."

The nanny happened to walk to the door and saw the group preparing to leave. Worried that Changning might feel unwell, she followed the group.

Lin Rusi naturally noticed this, but did not stop her. Instead, she calmly rubbed her sore arm again.

Guessing that this trouble was caused by Li Jingyang, she let out a barely perceptible hum before reaching out to hand the child to the wet nurse.

"Since you've come along, you'll be in charge of taking care of the child. Just make sure he doesn't upset anyone."

"The young master is so likable, there is no way anyone would dislike him."

"That's true, as long as it's not nighttime, everything is fine."

Lin Rusi tapped Changning's delicate nose with her finger, and seeing that her little mouth was about to bite her finger, she immediately pulled it back.

But at that moment, she noticed the small bump protruding from the gums and pulled the person into her arms again.

"It seems that you will be able to eat regular meals soon."

"I'm afraid there's still quite a bit of time to go, since the young master's stomach is too delicate. We can only start with meat porridge."

Upon hearing this, Lin Rusi kissed Changning on the cheek again before getting into the carriage and heading towards the palace.

When they arrived at Cining Palace, the child had already taken a nap and was now energetically exploring places he had never been before.

Seeing this, Lin Rusi felt even more strongly that she should take people out for walks more often.

Before I had taken more than a few steps, I heard voices coming from inside, so I immediately straightened my posture and walked inside.

Lin Rusi knew there was more than one person inside, but she didn't expect that so many people would be called in so soon after she returned.

"Greetings, Your Majesty the Empress Dowager."

"You've finally arrived! I thought you wouldn't be able to come today."

"How could that be? They started preparing as soon as they knew the Empress Dowager was coming back, and they even brought Changning with them."

Changning seemed to know her name, and immediately made a clear sound, attracting everyone's attention.

But he only made that one sound, then clasped his little hands together and looked at everyone with a smile.

His adorable appearance leaves one speechless, wanting only to gaze at him.

Unfortunately, no matter how cute Changning is, not everyone can like her. She used her voice to call everyone over.

"Your Majesty, that child really looks like my brother, the Crown Prince, especially his eyes."

"His eyes are very similar to the emperor's. It's true that the similarity in eyes is passed down through three generations. He can't speak yet, but once he can, he'll probably look even more like him."

Upon hearing this, the woman standing next to the Empress Dowager slightly raised her head and stared intently at Changning.

It's unclear what he was thinking, but after a long while, he finally looked away and started talking to the Empress Dowager again.

Fortunately, this person knew his limits and quieted down after saying only a few words.

But not speaking didn't mean they would leave; instead, they followed them over.

"His name is Changning? Was it Jingyang who named him?"

"Replying to the Empress Dowager, it was the Emperor who made the decision."

Upon hearing this, the Empress Dowager nodded knowingly to the person, then glanced at Changning, who was still asleep once again, and her smile widened once more.

"The child isn't afraid at all; he's quite brave, that's great."

"The Crown Prince also deliberately frightened him to test his courage."

Lin Rusi thought of the two looking at each other, one crying and the other frowning, not knowing what to do, and then she curled her lips into a smile.

Finally, he couldn't help but let out a soft chuckle.

"What interesting thing came to mind?"

"I just couldn't help but laugh when I thought about how funny the father and son were together. Please forgive me, Your Majesty."

The Empress Dowager didn't seem to care too much. She waved her hand, turned around, and walked back to her previous position with the help of the woman behind her.

This action made Lin Rusi a little nervous. After all, the Empress Dowager did not touch Changning or ask any further questions, which left her somewhat at a loss.

Fortunately, her previous manager had already made her used to these things, so her expression didn't change at all. She stood there with a smile and bowed to the other ladies.

After all, she was the Crown Princess, so everyone nodded in greeting.

However, a few of them had strange expressions, and some even secretly glanced at the woman beside the Empress Dowager, seemingly trying to gauge her reaction before acting.

Noticing this, Lin Rusi subtly moved closer to the maid behind her.

"I recognize the others, but who is that girl?"

It seems that quite a few people know her.

Moreover, the Empress Dowager treated her very gently, so she was probably a favored woman.

Thinking about this situation, she had a bad feeling.

The palace maid noticed Lin Rusi frowning and thought it was because she was too slow to speak, so she immediately lowered her voice and introduced her to the person.

Unfortunately, just as he was about to open his mouth, a few soft laughs came from outside.

The voice seemed to be reminding them not to make any small movements here. The palace maids hesitated and lowered their heads, unsure of what to do.

Fortunately, Lin Rusi ignored her and instead stared intently at the woman who had spoken.

"Are you feeling unwell? How can you just sit like this? I'll send someone to fetch the imperial physician right away."