The Princess of Northern Land
Chapter 499: Don’t Want to Be a Bad Guy (6)_1

Chapter 499: Chapter 499: Don’t Want to Be a Bad Guy (6)_1

Li Family’s second master was also a bit anxious. Although he had chosen to go into commerce due to having no other choice originally, and had managed to accumulate some silver, that did not mean he wished for his offspring to follow his footsteps, spending their entire lives in the world of business.

"The show today is lively, it’s quite hard to invite the Hong Family troupe to perform. Mother, don’t you want to stay and listen some more?" He pretended to have the old madam’s best interest at heart.

"Yes, grandmother, today is your birthday, it’s so bustling, are you willing to leave?" The eldest son of the second branch of the family, Li Jierui, also followed his father’s lead.

Chu Suifeng’s face slightly chilled, but he remained silent.

A deeper sigh echoed in the old lady’s heart. If these Li descendants were to truly enter the official circles with such personalities, they would surely ruin themselves sooner or later.

"Uncle, big brother, it’s grandmother’s habit to nap at noon. Interrupting this habit might make her uncomfortable." Though Li Jieyong didn’t want Chu Suifeng to leave the Marquis Residence too early either, he didn’t force the old lady to stay.

Li Jiesong gave him a fierce glare and mentally chastised Li Jieyong. What a useless thing, he didn’t even understand how precious the Prince’s visit to the Marquis Residence was. He himself didn’t seize the opportunity and even wanted to play the good guy and block them. What nonsense!

"I’m tired, I am truly getting old. Let’s watch the opera another time." The old lady stood up smiling, allowing her maids to support her. She then gave her apologies to the guests before leaving.

"May my maternal grandmother live a long and healthy life." Chu Suifeng gently bade farewell. Lin Ziyin, standing by his side, saw his forced restraint and speculated, based on his words, that the old lady must be suffering from some hidden ailment and wouldn’t live much longer.

She watched the old woman’s somewhat infirm footsteps, and felt an added sympathy for this kindly old person.

All of today’s guests who came to the Li Residence were not here to watch the opera, but to wish the old woman a happy birthday. Now that the lead figure, the old lady, had left, many people turned their attention to Chu Suifeng.

As expected, Chu Suifeng didn’t linger at the Li Residence. Despite the Marquis and others becoming increasingly anxious, they never found an opportunity to say more than a few words, and could only watch as Chu Suifeng left with Lin Ziyin.

Li Yanran had been stealthily glaring at Lin Ziyin with hateful eyes all this time. Lin Ziyin could feel it, but didn’t take it to heart. She knew that today, no matter how much Li Yanran hated her, Yanran wouldn’t dare harm her in front of Chu Suifeng. To her, at most, Li Yanran was just a mad dog. Given her current position, Lin Ziyin didn’t fear her.

After Prince Ling and Lin Ziyin left, the guests, who had been restraining themselves, began to make their excuses to leave in pairs. The Marquis, the Mu Family, and others had to hastily stand at the door to send them off.

"Madam, as expected, all the officials left with the Prince. The ones remaining are mostly business acquaintances of the second master, and people from young madam’s maternal family." Back in the courtyard, the old lady returned to her room, but didn’t take her mid-day nap. She sat on the bed wide awake, waiting.

The update from the old maid brought tears to the old lady’s eyes.

Indeed, she had been deliberately testing them earlier. Even without the medicinal monk from Ding’an Temple telling her how serious her illness was, she could feel it herself. After all, it was her own body. Recently, she had been feeling an inexplicable fatigue and vague pain in her chest in the middle of the night. Coupled with Chu Suifeng’s unusual behavior of bringing a woman to see her today, the old lady guessed that her days were numbered.

Knowing that her days were numbered, the old woman naturally needed to plan more for her descendants. Her early retreat to the courtyard was meant to gauge how much affection Prince Ling still had for his uncles and cousins at the Marquis Residence, and how many officials were still willing to get closer to the Marquis Residence. Unfortunately, the results of her probing proved disheartening.