The Princess of Northern Land
Chapter 618: This King Doesn’t Agree (6)_1

Chapter 618: Chapter 618: This King Doesn’t Agree (6)_1

"She was well-loved by the people, but she left us full of regret and guilt. On the night she passed away, it rained incessantly. She whispered, ’Mother, my child carries a hard fate. Born into the imperial family, he has not known a day of fatherly love. Now, I cannot even keep him with his mother. He will certainly bear a grudge against me. Mother, in the future, I entrust my son to you, for only a mother can truly love a child. He should be treated as your grandchild, for my sake.’" The elder lady was fully immersed in her sorrowful reminiscing, tears streaming down her face.

"Over the years, I have failed her last wish for various reasons, and as his grandmother, I am filled with guilt." the elder lady said, weeping and beating her chest.

Chu Suifeng rolled up his sleeves and knelt down on the ground.

Upon seeing this, Lin Ziyin also knelt down immediately.

"Mother, Mother," Lord Li cried out anxiously, his eyes alternating between the elder lady and Chu Suifeng. "What’s happening? The temperature is low, and the Prince is kneeling on the ground."

"Get up, it’s cold on the ground," the elder lady seemed to regain some clarity, her eyes falling on the two kneeling figures, "It is me who has wronged you two."

Only she knew the depth of her pain.

"Grandmother took care of me when I was plagued with illness, and she held a deep affection for me. Without her care, I, Chu Suifeng, may not have survived. She was the one who showed me what familial love felt like in this world. Now that I have a wife, I think even my mother would be able to rest in peace knowing you two are by my side," Chu Suifeng was slightly emotional as he knelt on the ground.

The elder lady burst into sobs upon hearing this.

Knowing the elder lady’s heartache, Nanny Qilan wiped away her tears, softly advising, "My lady, the Prince has now become a formidable War God, and he has a princess by his side. The queen mother can rest in peace. If you continue to grieve like this, and something happens to you, how can the prince bear it? In a few days, you still have to witness Prince’s wedding. Besides, if the queen mother knew you were this distraught, she would be uneasy too."

"Yes, I still have to witness the Prince’s wedding." The elder lady seemed to regain some clarity.

Lord Li was taken aback by the elder lady’s alternating states of confusion and lucidity, not knowing what to do with his hands and feet.

Normally, monks from Ding’an temple, renowned for their medical skills, took care of the elder lady’s health. This was kindly arranged by the Prince. On a regular basis, the elder lady seemed to be in good health, however, today was not the case. Her physical health did not match up to her outward appearance.

Even Chu Suifeng’s tone and demeanor seemed off. Could it be the elder lady was really...? With this thought, Lord Li broke into a cold sweat. He knew that the Prince’s continued presence was reliant on the elder lady. Without her, Chu Suifeng would not have any sentiment for the Marquis Residence. Without the protection of the elder lady and the Prince, the Li family, merely a shadow of its former glory, would soon be boxed out of the circle of noble families.

In a short space of time, Lord Li had a lot to consider.

"Lin Ziyin." The elder lady, fully lucid now, struggled to reach out to Lin Ziyin.

Lin Ziyin wanted to respond while still kneeling, however, she also wanted to stand up to talk to the elder lady. However, since Chu Suifeng, as a prince, was still kneeling, it didn’t seem right for her to stand up alone.