The Princess of Northern Land

Chapter 265 - 265 265 Hatred After Humiliation (3)_1

?Chapter 265: Chapter 265 Hatred After Humiliation (3)_1 Chapter 265: Chapter 265 Hatred After Humiliation (3)_1 Li Jiesong’s face flushed a deep red, seething at the monk who dared to curse him. He thought it unbearable, but he could only seethe inwardly and dared not show any disrespect to Hui Zhen. “Thank you for your reminder, Master. I will certainly fix my ways, meditate on Buddha, and keep a vegetarian diet when I return home,” he said.

“Your Highness.” Compared to Li Jiesong’s arrogance, Li Jieyong conducted himself with much more decorum.

“Vegetable oil, soy sauce, and bean products are businesses that I had promised to leave to her. When you return, let the Marquis know not to entertain any more thoughts of scheming against the Lin Family’s business,” Chu Suifeng said bluntly. He left no room for politeness for the brothers.

“Yes, yes. We had good intentions of wanting to develop these three businesses. Since Your Highness and Miss Lin have an agreement, we will surely explain the situation to our father when we return,” interjected Li Jiesong, eager to express his thoughts, not waiting for Li Jieyong to speak.

Li Jieyong almost choked on his own blood in frustration at his brother’s ignorance. The Prince had already expressed his discontent, why would he bring their elders into it? If he had simply admitted that it was their idea, maybe the Prince would have been less angry.

“Quite so, the Marquis receives a monthly salary. Have I ever treated him unfairly?” Chu Suifeng cast them a cold glance.

“No, Your Highness has always been generous to the Marquis. The Marquis has never been short of his monthly allowance. We, the younger generation, were just concerned about the many expenses in the Residence, added with our coming of age, have considered finding business opportunities to gain experience, and to also contribute to the Residence,” Li Jieyong quickly amended. “We will never act on our own again.”

Even if he knew that Chu Suifeng was aware of his lies, he had to keep up the pretense. Both parties needed an avenue to save face.

“Young Master Li is indeed a dutiful son. However, I have heard that nearly all the shops in the south of the city are owned by the Li family. Even the rental income from these shops should be enough to cover the expenses of the Li Residence. Perhaps there are too many idle people in the Residence?” Si Jinhan speculated thoughtfully, looking at the two brothers.

On hearing this, Li Jieyong almost jumped up in agitation. He dared not agree to this statement. Was Si Jinhan suggesting that the Li Family was too ostentatious? Or was he suspecting the Li Family of some underhanded business? Either of these scenarios would be disastrous for the Li Family. Li Jieyong regretted his reckless decision to come here today.

“The shops in the south of the city belong partly to my mother’s dowry, and the rest are my grandmother’s dowry. My sister-in-law also has a few there. But those are their private property, and the Li Residence hasn’t misused them,” Li Jieyong carefully replied.

“If there is nothing else, I need to discuss business matters with Miss Lin,” Chu Suifeng impatiently intervened, cutting off Li Jieyong’s explanation.

Li Jiesong had always been fearful of Chu Suifeng, and knowing that he spoke out of turn today, he decided to play dumb, letting Li Jieyong take over the explanations. Hearing Chu Suifeng hurry them away, he was not the least bit angry, instead, he felt a sense of relief.

“We’ll take our leave now, so as not to disrupt you in discussing important matters.” As he said this, he stood up, hesitated, and then continued, “Your Highness, my grandmother often speaks of you, hoping you can find time to visit her at our Residence.”

Li Jieyong wished he could slap him, such an unnecessary addition!

While this seemed like a benign comment, something that could be generally said, was it appropriate given the current atmosphere? Would the Prince think that they were trying to use their grandmother to threaten him?

With these thoughts, Li Jieyong quickly raised his eyes to glance at Chu Suifeng.

“How is the health of the elderly lady?” Chu Suifeng surprisingly, did not get angry.