The Princess of Northern Land
Chapter 516: Forced by Death (2)_1

"Miss." As she entered the old lady’s courtyard, her primary servant girl, Qing Mei, rushed forward to greet her with a smile.

"Has Grandma woken up yet?" Li Yanran asked, with red, swollen eyes and a voice heavy with the congestion of recent crying.

"The old lady just woke up." Qing Mei responded, privately guessing that she must have been wronged somewhere again and came here seeking the old lady to speak up for her.

"Miss, you came at just the right time. Miss Wanyue and the second miss are also inside," Qing Mei revealed with a smile.

Upon hearing this, Li Yanran bit her lower lip in frustration.

Li Wanyue and Li Wan’e were daughters of her second uncle from the second branch of the family, who always enjoyed competing with her. Li Yanran had never liked them. The sisters would team up to bully her daily. They never considered that she, Li Yanran, was the legitimate daughter of the Marquis Residence and her status was far superior to theirs.

"Grandma did not eat much last night, we specially went to the kitchen and cooked rice porridge for her. We learned it from the Vegetarian Feast, it has chicken broth and century eggs in it. We were worried that you might not like it." Li Wanyue’s voice was soft and sweet, very pleasing to the ear.

"Thankfully, Grandma liked it, we were relieved." Li Wan’e was more lively in contrast.

"Good, you two sisters are thoughtful." The old lady seemed very pleased from her voice.

Listening from outside the door, Li Yanran’s face alternated between shades of red and pale. She was both angry at the sly behavior of the sisters inside and regretful that she hadn’t thought of bringing a gift.

Now, she has been reduced to mere decoration for the sisters.

"Miss, please." Seeing Li Yanran standing at the door without moving, Qing Mei was amused. Nevertheless, she came forward and voluntarily lifted the curtain for her.

Li Yanran took a deep breath and walked into the room.

Li Wanyue and Li Wan’e heard the noise and turned their heads. When they both saw Yanran’s empty hands and her nervous wringing of the handkerchief, they exchanged a knowing glance.

"Little sister." Li Wanyue stood up in surprise to welcome her, though she was older and should be addressed as Miss, but Li Yanran was quite domineering. Taking advantage of the Marquis’s prestige, she successfully suppressed Li Wan Yue. Now, she had to be called Miss Yue, which was quite suffocating for Li.

Furthermore, she and her sister have always disliked Li Yanran, but their mother would not allow them to confront her directly. Therefore, every time Li Wanyue saw Li Yanran, she had to act like a good elder sister. "Little sister, did you also come to see grandma?"

"As soon as Grandma said she’s feeling better, big sister arrived." Li Wan’e also stood up laughing to join the conversation, "Oh, big sister, what happened? Who wronged you?"

Actually, as soon as Li Yanran entered, Li Wanyue and her sister noticed her swollen eyes. Clearly, she had just been crying. They deliberately ignored it because they wanted to watch her make a fool of herself.

Moreover, even guessing with their toes, they could tell why Li Yanran had been crying.

Li Yanran was usually so domineering and cherished by the head of the Mu family. Even the old lady seemed to favor her more than her own sisters. Who in the residence would dare to offend Li Yanran?

Only Prince Ling, who she cherished in her heart, could make Li Yanran upset.

As for Chu Suifeng, the top leader in the Northern Land, Li Wanyue and her sister also had their thoughts. But they were smarter than Li Yanran. They knew Chu Suifeng didn’t particularly like them. Therefore, their temporary plan was not to aim for the position of Prince Ling’s wife, but to become one of the women in Chu Suifeng’s backyard through the influence of the old lady.