Chapter 368: King Ling Takes Action (1)_1
Chu Suifeng, being a gambler, was naturally very concerned about the crops in the fields. Regardless of how busy he was at his residence, he would invariably visit Lin Ziyin in Shili Village every few days. This abnormal frequency of coming and going caused quite a stir among the aristocratic families of Feng City.
"That shameless wretch, I want to kill her." Li Yanran had been grounded. When the New Year approached, she was released. Elated, her first thought was to take advantage of the New Year’s festivities and go to the Prince’s Residence to cultivate her relationship with Chu Suifeng. Alternatively, she could spend some time alone with him when he came to pay his respects to the older generation for the New Year.
But she never saw it coming that before she could act on her intentions, her father, Marquis Li, imposed another banning order. This time it was a residence-wide ban. Not only was she, as the daughter, not allowed to go out casually, but even her mother and others from the Mu Family were not allowed to leave the residence easily.
Li Yanran was extremely disappointed. She could only pin her final hopes on Chu Suifeng visiting for the New Year’s greetings. Sadly, even this little wish was not fulfilled. Chu Suifeng did arrive during the New Year, but before she could approach him, he left gifts, had a brief private conversation with the old lady, and then left. He even hastily greeted his uncle, her father. Not to mention her, his cousin, they didn’t even get a chance to speak at all.
What slightly comforted Li Yanran was that Chu Suifeng had not forgotten to prepare a New Year’s gift for her. Seeing the pearl necklace in the jewellery box, Li Yanran felt that she still had a place in Chu Suifeng’s heart.
The reason Chu Suifeng was so hasty was surely as the family elders said - as the Prince, he was doing important things and did not have too much time to waste on matters of love.
Although Li Yanran felt unsatisfied, she was also able to understand Chu Suifeng’s difficulties.