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

Chapter 174: Letting Go

"Lin Ruqin, you might not believe it, but I originally wanted to get along well with you."

Lin Rusi finally sat down at this moment.

He told Lin Ruqin his thoughts.

Lin Ruqin also recalled the past, when she was still unmarried, and one day Lin Rusi suddenly showed her all sorts of kindness.

At that time, I didn't understand; I just thought this woman was up to something again.

Looking back now, I never imagined it was because of this...

"At that time, I hadn't regained my memories, so how could I know what you were trying to do? I just thought you were trying to scheme against me! So I..."

Thinking of this, Lin Ruqin felt a little regretful.

But I also felt that this was not a big deal.

Why are you like this? Don't you hate me?

"How could I not hate you? But after thinking about it carefully, how could I have the right to hate you for what you did? You were originally the proper young lady, and my mother was indeed just a concubine before, but my mother was not bad to you. When you did those things to my mother, did you feel uneasy?"

Actually, the relationship between Lin Ruqin and An Yu wasn't as bad as it is now at the beginning.

I just don't know how things turned out to be so irreconcilable.

Upon hearing this, Lin Ruqin felt a pang of despair in her heart.

His mother had just passed away at that time.

An Yu was indeed quite nice to me back then, but I was still a bit young, so I easily believed the nonsense the Sun family was spouting.

That's why the relationship between the two of them will get worse and worse.

Now, after hearing these words, I was at a loss for words.

"Okay, this matter wasn't so difficult to talk about originally."

Lin Rusi finally calmed down and helped Lin Ruqin up.

"Big sister, you only saw a little bit in your dream. Do you know why I came back here?"

"why?"

“I was with Li Zeyan back then and suffered inhumane treatment. In the end, I passed away before I was even twenty years old. It was God who took pity on me and gave me another chance.”

Upon hearing this, Lin Ruqin finally understood.

No wonder I always felt that no matter what I did, Lin Rusi could see through me.

So that's what it was all about.

He finally realized that he was no match for Lin Rusi.

It's too late to regret it now.

"Big sister, I admit that I didn't handle the situation well enough in scheming to make you marry Li Zeyan. But you forced me into this situation, so I had no choice but to retaliate. Are you still blaming me?"

Lin Rusi took the initiative to speak.

Lin Ruqin was fully aware of everything she had done.

It's already quite remarkable that Lin Rusi is so magnanimous.

"I……"

"Fine, whether you admit it or not, I don't care. After all, these things have already happened. But it's not too late to wake up now, big sister. Do you understand what I mean?"

Having lived through past and present lives, Lin Rusi had long been tired of that life of constant struggle and conflict.

Now that we have a chance to start over, why repeat the same mistakes we made before?

It would be better to do everything possible to live the life you want with the people you care about; that's the right thing to do.

"What are you planning to do now?"

Lin Ruqin subconsciously wanted to refuse this offer.

These days, I've been subjected to so many cold shoulders that I simply don't believe what Lin Rusi is saying now is true.

“I know you don’t want to marry the Third Prince. I will find a way to help you leave the Prince’s mansion.”

Looking at the pitiful Lin Ruqin in front of him, he felt a little sorry for her.

Whenever I close my eyes, I remember that the two of us had a pretty good relationship when we were kids.

It was only later that things became as bad as they are now.

However, the two sisters avoided mentioning the matter, but now that they've thought about it carefully, they feel uneasy.

There has never been any deep-seated hatred between the two sisters, so why have things come to this?

"Can you really help me find a way to leave? But you have to think this through. This is an imperial marriage, and it's not an easy thing for either of us to refuse."

After thinking about this, I felt that it was simply impossible.

But Lin Rusi didn't think so.

“Nothing is impossible. Li Zeyan has committed many evil deeds. Both my sister and I have suffered at her hands. One day she will pay the price for what she has done. When that time comes, you will be free and can do whatever you want. Isn’t that good?”

Lin Rusi then looked at Lin Ruqin seriously.

If he wanted, he would spare no expense to help Lin Ruqin leave Li Zeyan.

Lin Ruqin was somewhat tempted, but she still felt a trace of fear about this unknown matter.

"Lin Rusi, why are you helping me?"

"If you really have to ask why, do you remember when we were both six years old, it snowed heavily in winter, and you said that we would be best friends for life?"

Back then, the relationships between us were very simple.

There weren't as many conflicts of interest then as there are now.

Therefore, the words I spoke were all after careful consideration.

Sure enough, after hearing these words, even Lin Ruqin fell silent. Thinking about what had happened over the years, she felt a pang of guilt.

Actually, the relationship between the two of them didn't have to deteriorate to this point.

Unfortunately, I was too willful and never considered the consequences of my actions.

“I never truly blamed you; I was just a little jealous that you took away the affection that originally belonged to me. That’s why I’ve always been at odds with you in front of Father all these years. It was all my fault.”

Lin Ruqin finally admitted to some of the things that had happened before.

Even after thinking about all this, I still feel uneasy.

How could I, with my simple mind, have thought of these things before?

But now it seems...

"Big sister, now that we've cleared things up today, why can't we get along like before? I'll pretend today's events never happened. What do you think?"

Lin Rusi took the initiative to speak at this moment.

I also know that Lin Ruqin must have put in a lot of effort to sneak out.

It was only at this point that they took the initiative to bring up the matter.

"Why? Are you so afraid of letting people know the truth?"

Lin Rusi then looked coldly at the person in front of her.

Is my background really such a shameful thing to talk about?

This is simply not fair.

Upon hearing this, the women were momentarily at a loss for words.

At this point, they remained silent.