The Princess of Northern Land
Chapter 619: This King Doesn’t Agree (7)_1

Chapter 619: Chapter 619: This King Doesn’t Agree (7)_1

Chu Suifeng could not bear to see her suffer, he was the first to stand up, then personally helped Lin Ziyin up, "Your grandmother wants to speak with you."

He signaled to Lin Ziyin with his eyes.

Lin Ziyin nodded slightly and, with a smile, took the initiative to let the old lady take her hand.

"From now on, I will entrust the prince to your care." After seizing Lin Ziyin’s hand, the old lady looked at her with tearful and hopeful eyes.

Lin Ziyin looked at the old lady, then at Chu Suifeng.

Chu Suifeng looked at her gently, both of them saw their reflections in each other’s eyes.

Seeing the look in both of their eyes, the old lady felt both happy and awkward. Looking at Li Yanran standing to the side, her heart sunk further.

After all, both sides are her family. Over the years, how the prince has treated the Marquis’s residence was crystal clear to the old lady. But the mistake her son made in his shortsightedness that brought harm to the prince, is something that can’t be swept away with just a few words.

The old lady was a genuine antiquated noblewoman, she didn’t possess any ideas of monogamy. She shifted her eyes from Li Yanran to her son, Marquis Li. Seeing Marquis Li’s anxious look, a corner of her heart suddenly crumbled.

She sighed deeply in her heart. Just like remembering the heavy trust of the late imperial concubine, she also always remembered that she herself was still a daughter-in-law of the Li family. No matter what, she didn’t wish for Chu Suifeng and the Marquis Residence to become strangers after her death.

After thinking it over countless times, she gathered her courage and struggled to get off the bed.

"Old lady." Of all the people present, Nanny Qilan, aside from Chu Suifeng and Lin Ziyin, knew the old lady’s health condition the best. Being by the old lady’s side for so long, Nanny Qilan understood very clearly why the old lady was making this effort, and even what she planned to say next, she knew it all too well. But regarding the outcome of what was to come, she was not hopeful.

The floor is cold, surely Nanny Qilan also does not want the old lady to kneel on the icy ground. In actuality, she even more so wanted to prevent the old lady from doing what she planned to do, she didn’t want to see the old lady face embarrassment and sorrow.

The old lady was very stubborn, reminiscent of the late imperial concubine. Anything she decided on, she wouldn’t let go until she hit a brick wall.

Ignoring Nanny Qilan’s support, the old lady knelt on the floor.

Chu Suifeng’s face stiffened, and his eyes darkened.

Lin Ziyin, on the other hand, was shocked and hurried over to help the old lady up.

The old lady waved her off and opened her mouth with a bitter tone, "What I am about to do, I owe an apology to both the Prince and Princess Consort, please listen to my words till the end."

Li Yanran’s eyes lit up at this and the corners of her mouth turned upwards slightly, indeed, the old lady still favored her.

"Grandmother, since you know that the words you’re about to say will hurt Princess Consort and me, why say it at all?" Chu Suifeng also stepped forward to help her up. Even though he suspected what the old lady would say next, just thinking about the love she had shown him over the years, he couldn’t harden his heart to speak harshly to her.

"Prince." tears flowed freely from the old lady’s eyes, "I am the prince’s grandmother, but also a daughter-in-law of the Li family."

Lin Ziyin felt her head buzzing, possibly the old lady intended for the Prince to take care of the Li family after her death? Lin Ziyin had clear understanding of Chu Suifeng’s attitude towards the Li family.

Frankly, she too despised the Li family’s behaviour. However, if the old lady was pleading for the future generations of the Li Residence, Lin Ziyin believed that due to Chu Suifeng’s loyal character, he would surely agree to the old lady’s request. Although Chu Suifeng wouldn’t heavily rely on Marquis Li and his ilk in the future, at the very least, he wouldn’t harm the Marquis Residence.

The old lady’s words made Chu Suifeng draw back and he stood upright, his face sternly watching Lin Ziyin bend down to help the old lady.

Li Yanran was looking at Chu Suifeng like a shy bride, while Marquis Li’s eyes carried a trace of excitement.

"The women in the prince’s backyard have all been sent by others, they can’t be trusted or put to use. The prince has maintained his resolve for many years, he never put any of his thoughts towards them. But now with them there, it’s nothing but trouble. The prince should clear his backyard." the old lady said with bitterness.

Lin Ziyin was puzzled again, she couldn’t understand why all of a sudden, the old lady cared about Chu Suifeng’s backyard affairs.

Next, she received an envious glance from Li Yanran on the side, and she suddenly understood.

She stepped back a little more, deciding not to help the old lady. No matter how good this old lady was to Chu Suifeng, after all, it had nothing to do with her, Lin Ziyin.

Seeing her back away, Chu Suifeng immediately stretched out his hand to grab her, and pulled her towards himself. Their bodies immediately drew close together.

"Yanran has always liked you and she is also your cousin. I’ve never asked anything of you in this life, this time I beg Prince and Princess Consort, I wish you will agree to allow Yanran to stay by prince’s side as a consort." The old lady saw Lin Ziyin distancing herself and felt supremely bitter. Lin Ziyin being an intelligent person, how could she not understand her intentions? Honestly, she herself didn’t know how she gathered the courage to say it. The old lady was so ashamed that she couldn’t bear to look at Lin Ziyin anymore.