The Princess of Northern Land
Chapter 759 Difficulties (7)_1

Chapter 759: Chapter 759 Difficulties (7)_1

The surroundings were filled with townsfolk who had come to see the spectacle. Today was the 27th day of the year, the streets should have been lively. But this New Year had been overshadowed by the disappearance of the Princess Consort of the prince’s tomb, which left everyone feeling terrified. The streets were devoid of festivity, the faces of each individual were filled with worry and gravity. To outsiders, it would appear as if every household had suffered a death.

When Mu saw the two figures tied to the pillar clearly, her heart shattered instantly.

"Prince Rui, I beg you, they can’t hold on any longer." Mu bit her lip hard to restrain herself from rushing over to them.

The spectacle attracting the masses was her children. At this moment, they were being whipped and were crying out in agony, the horrifying screams felt like a dagger to her heart.

"Stop it, prince, I beg you, please stop beating them." Mu staggered over to Chu Suifeng, and swiftly knelt before him.

Chu Suifeng’s face was icy-cold, he remained silent.

The surrounding townsfolk scoffed at Mu, some even threw balls of snow at the beaten siblings.

"Prince, they made a mistake because I was too lax in my discipline. If a punishment is needed, punish me instead." Mu cried, pleading for mercy.

Chu Suifeng still didn’t utter a word.

Fearing that Mu’s pleas would anger Chu Suifeng, Marquis Li promptly stepped in, delivering a kick to Mu, "Get back, stop ranting nonsense."

"Mom, save me. I can’t take it anymore. Really can’t take it anymore. I won’t dare to do it again, Prince Ling, I beg for pardon."

"Mom, it hurts so much, really hurts," Li Yanran, with her hair disheveled, her outer clothes had long been torn off, only her inner clothes remained.

Blood had seeped through the clothes, streaking it with lines. Her face no longer held the pride it used to, only confusion and helplessness remained.

"Dad, mom, save me." Seeing Mu, Li Jiesong’s cries became more severe.

"Seventh Brother." Prince Rui sighed before speaking with whiff of patience.

"So, how do you plan to settle the account?" Chu Suifeng asked coldly.

Prince Rui was taken aback, not understanding Chu Suifeng’s implication, "Seventh brother, are you willing to give me the acting power?"

Unable to comprehend what Chu Suifeng was referring to, Prince Rui decided to deliberately twist the meaning of his words.

"You seem to have forgotten what I once said." With the disappearance of Lin Ziyin, Chu Suifeng seems to have returned to his former heartless self.

"If you aren’t willing to give the acting power to me, where’s the account to settle?" Prince Rui responded in a jesting tone.

"Weren’t you here to plead for mercy?" Chu Suifeng left no room for roundabout, he directly stated Prince Rui’s purpose. "You know very well the severity of their crime, yet you still come over. It shows you’ve already decided to make an offering for their lives."

A feeling of despair rose in Mu’s heart. Chu Suifeng’s words made it clear to everyone that he was determined to take the lives of her children.

"Prince, I’m willing to trade my life for theirs." Mu knelt down again repeatedly bowing her head towards Chu Suifeng.

"Your life isn’t worth a penny in my eyes." Chu Suifeng coldly rejected Mu, "Anyone who dares to harm the princess, I will make sure they would rather die than live."

The Prince never lied, Mu’s face turned pale instantly.

All the men in the Li Family, including Marquis, felt their hearts quaking in fear.

They came only because they had no choice, if it was possible, they wouldn’t have wanted to come witness this punishment at all.

They were reluctant not because they cared about Li Jiesong and Li Yanran, but rather because all the members of the Li Family felt humiliated.

"I won’t dare again, I really won’t dare." Li Yanran started shaking her head, crying out loudly, "It was the Tatar who deliberately sent people to deceive me. Yes, prince, someone deliberately lured me into harming the Princess."

Chu Suifeng’s face paused, raising a hand.

"Pause." Congyi commanded coldly.

The servants of the Li Family who were holding the whip were immediately frightened and retreated, Congyi walked up to Li Yanran and asked in a cold voice, "Who helped you do it?"

In the crowd, Ma Zhicai became so scared that his legs went weak, he hastily pulled his hat down further and covered half of his face with his scarf, further lowering his head. His heart was beating fiercely as he was afraid that Li Yanran would confess about him.

He was scared of death, although he hated the Lin Family, and daringly did many things for the Tatar, he still didn’t want to die.

What to do? If this damn woman confessed about him, where should he hide? Will he really need to flee to the Northern Territory?

"It was a bearded man, he is from our Northern Land, I recognized his accent." Not caring about her pain, Li Yanran shouted loudly.

Hearing this, Ma Zhicai relaxed immediately, even standing a little straighter. Notwithstanding, he still hid in the crowd, quietly listening to the proceedings.

The surrounding townsfolk were all murmuring with fury against Li Yanran and the so-called bearded man.

"How did he contact you?" Congyi glanced around and all the townspeople immediately quietened down.

"At night someone threw a dagger into my house with a letter below it. The letter wanted me to meet him at the wine house. I went there and then I saw the bearded man." Li Yanran was completely honest, revealing every detail.

"Did that person make contact with you again afterward?"

"No, I really never saw him again. But he is a man with a big beard, I could recognize him if I see him again." Li Yanran sobbed, feeling a glimmer of hope surface in her heart.

Standing within the crowd, Ma Zhicai’s eyes glinted with frostiness, he hoped that Chu Suifeng would quickly dispose of Li Yanran. Only when Li Yanran dies can he be truly safe.