The Princess of Northern Land
Chapter 744: Hot Commodity (6)_1

Chapter 744: Chapter 744: Hot Commodity (6)_1

What amused Luo Yan the most was that this fellow was secretly in love, and up until now, the Queen of the Lying King had no idea that someone was silently adoring her from afar.

"Does the white lotus from the Li Family know if she has been hung up by His Highness at the city gate or not?" Luo Yan, who preferred the color red, had changed into a matching white outfit in conjunction with his surroundings.

"Are you free?" Si Jinhan glanced at him irritably.

"Yeah, pretty free. With this damn weather, what else is there to do?" Luo Yan answered with a shrug, "The snow has been falling for several days, the accumulation on the mountain is so thick, and with the Queen’s delicate frame, I wonder if she’s frozen to death."

As he spoke, he was sneakily observing Si Jinhan’s reactions from the corner of his eye.

Upon hearing this, a flash of worry emerged on Si Jinhan’s face, but then he laid down nonchalantly on the spread fur.

Luo Yan quietly sighed to himself, and wisely did not continue to tease.

There was no shortage of game or firewood on the mountain, the black-armored soldiers quickly found what they needed. Everyone quickly prepared some food and cuddled up to sleep while the remaining two people were left on watch and in charge of adding firewood to the bonfire.

Within Feng City, chaotic circumstances were afoot. This situation was a big deal for both the Li Family and the citizens of Feng City.

They would have never guessed that the Queen of the Lying King was actually kidnapped by the Tatars, and the reason for the kidnapping involved the young Miss of the Li Family.

"That Li Yanran is nothing but a two-faced person." Customers in the teahouse were murmuring in low voices.

"Exactly. The King and Queen were nothing but kind to the old matriarch, but she took advantage of the funeral ceremony to assist the Tatars in smuggling the Queen out of the city. Such a despicable creature." Even though the matter involved the confidential affairs of the Lying King’s Residence, many people could not resist their inherent curiosity, speaking in hushed voices among their groups.

"I heard, initially that young Miss from the Li Family intended to enter the Residence at all costs to become His Highness’s concubine. But His Highness rejected her."

"Right, I heard that too. Our King is regarded as a War God in the North. He’s not any flashy-looking gentleman, he would never take an interest in that sort of woman."

"Therefore, out of spite for unrequited love, that Li creature kidnapped the Queen."

"I heard that the idea of the Lin Family’s workshops as well as the rice and corn in the fields were all the Queen’s contribution."

"Really or not?" People’s interest was piqued, their voices inadvertently grew louder. Tabloid news would never compare to matters of livelihood, particularly as many of them owned farmland and were waiting for the springtime to buy rice and corn seeds from Shili Village.

"It’s true, my sister married into Shili Village."

...

Ma Zhicai sat among the crowd, listening to the din of chatter from customers around him, quietly sneering to himself.

No matter how brilliant Lin Ziyin is, she is now kidnapped by the Tatars and taken to the North. It wouldn’t be easy for her to return. Moreover, the North is wild, a woman captured by a group of men, even if Lin Ziyin did return, her reputation is in ruins.

"Disobedient daughter, disobedient son." The Marquis of the Li Family pointed at the two people kneeling on the ground with trembling fingers.

"Father, no, I know I was wrong, you have to save me." Li Jiesong couldn’t understand, he was definitely not involved in the grain business, so why were the consequences ultimately falling onto his shoulders?

Li Jiesong hadn’t experienced what it would be like to fall into Chu Suifeng’s hands, but was already scared to the point of trembling, unable to stand.

"Save you? What should I save you with?" The Marquis of the Li Family was furious to the extreme, and deeply desperate. At this point, he finally understood why the old matriarch, before her death, insisted that the second son, Li Jieyong, be the successor instead of the eldest son.