The Princess of Northern Land

Chapter 269 - 269 269 Hatred After Humiliation (7)_1

?Chapter 269: Chapter 269 Hatred After Humiliation (7)_1 Chapter 269: Chapter 269 Hatred After Humiliation (7)_1 The coachman had already taken a hard fall, and the kick sent him tumbling even harder on the ground.

“Stop it, big brother.” Seeing Li Jiesong was about to kick again, Li Jieyong, with a stern face, stopped him.

“Don’t blame him, we brought this on ourselves.” Although Li Jieyong was injured in the leg, his mind was still clear.

“Who dares to conspire against our Li family? They’re seeking death.” Li Jiesong had yet to comprehend what was happening.

“Even though Master Hui Zhen from Ding’an Temple is a monk, he has always been exempt from the temple’s discipline. He’s extremely vengeful. Your words at the Lin family today may have offended him.” Li Jieyong thought back to the conversation at the Lin family, and replied bitterly.

“That old bald head, dare he?” Li Jiesong’s eyes turned red with fury.

“Mind your words.” Li Jieyong was unsure if Hui Zhen was following them or whether a martial monk would appear from around them. “Be careful with your words, could it be the prince?”

Li Jieyong was almost unwilling to continue with this line of thought.

If the revenge was carried out by martial monks from Ding’an Temple, it wouldn’t be the worst outcome. Master Hui Zhen is just petty, at most causing the two brothers to suffer a bit and endure minor injuries. However, if the incident with the frightened horses was orchestrated by Chu Suifeng, then the Li family would be in deep trouble.

“How could it be our cousin?” Li Jiesong exclaimed.

“Stop calling him cousin, don’t forget, even in Feng City, there’s a hierarchy. The royal family values etiquette the most, it would be better for you to hold your tongue.” Li Jieyong interrupted angrily. His brother had shown no improvement, spending his days fraternizing with improper women. He could barely count the women in the back of their house.

His brother had no other useful skills either.

The country comes before the family. If Chu Suifeng didn’t care, then one wrong address wouldn’t matter. However, if their lord and master at the residence was considered reckless, there would need to be careful consideration, especially with his brother’s character. And since their sister-in-law was also ignorant only prioritizing silver, along with their little sister’s arrogance and bossiness, Li Jieyong suddenly saw bleak prospects for the Li Residence.

“No way.” The stern tone and expression of Li Jieyong frightened Li Jiesong, his legs involuntarily began to tremble.

If the prince didn’t look after them, what would become of their family?

Initially, for Consort Xian, their aunt, the Li family was banished from Capital City by the late emperor. It was clear that a return to the Capital City for the Li family was impossible. What was to be done?

Li Jiesong feared the loss of his lavish lifestyle the most.

“With grandmother around, the prince wouldn’t dare do anything to our household for the time being, but it would be best for us, as masters, to remain low-profile.” Li Jieyong advised with a sigh. He had repeated these words countless times to his father and second uncle, but his father was blinded by the prospect of enormous profits and wouldn’t listen. If he kept saying it, it would only annoy him.

“Right, with grandmother around, the prince would never dare touch our family. Moreover, a prince without the support of his maternal family would be at a huge disadvantage, you’re just overthinking.” Li Jiesong, reassured by the thought of their grandmother, broke into laughter and started patting Li Jieyong’s shoulder comfortingly.

Li Jieyong gave a bitter smile seeing that his heartfelt words only scared his brother for a brief moment.

In their family, perhaps only he and his grandmother understood the situation, but it was a pity that although his grandmother understood, she indulged the children in the family, causing turmoil in the Li family.

“Let’s go home. It’s no use sitting around here waiting.” Li Jieyong shifted the topic with a bitter smile.

“If today’s incident was caused by that monk, when we get back home, watch how I tell father to deal with him.” Li Jiesong grumbled but was forced to bend down and help Li Jieyong up.

The coachman, clutching his stomach, also came to help. The three of them started walking down the official road in a sorry state.

Luckily, this road was the official road to Ding’an Temple, so there were many coming and going carriages. They quickly managed to hitch a ride back to Feng City.

Upon their return to the residence, the sight of the disheveled brothers gave Marquis Li quite a shock. After hearing Li Jiesong’s exaggerated story, he was livid. “It’s just a minor country girl. She has a bit of connection with Ding An Temple and the prince, and now she thinks she’s invincible.”

Despite the pain in his leg, Li Jieyong observed his father’s surging anger like he wanted to retaliate against the Lin family and quickly stepped in to mediate, “Father, big brother exaggerated a bit. Miss Lin isn’t unwilling to cooperate with us, but the soybean oil and bean products have agreements with the prince and Ding’an Temple. She dare not break the contract. Plus, the prince is already displeased with us.”

As he spoke the last sentence, Li Jieyong’s voice dropped significantly. If possible, he would prefer not to mention Chu Suifeng’s warning to the Li family.

“Dissatisfied? What happened?” The Marquis was startled. His eldest son had only mentioned their dissatisfaction with the Lin family, but not Chu Suifeng’s dissatisfaction with them.

Left with no choice, Li Jieyong plucked up the courage to repeat Chu Suifeng’s words.

Upon hearing it, the Marquis instantly sat down in shock.

“Father, with grandmother around, our cousin, no, the prince, would not dare to take action against us.” Li Jiesong said dismissively in the corner. In his opinion, Li Jieyong was too timid and had been scared too easily by Si Jinhan’s words.