The Princess of Northern Land
Chapter 417 Unexpected Person(1)_1

Chapter 417: Chapter 417 Unexpected Person(1)_1

The production of the rapid-fire Zhuge Crossbow requires superb craftsmanship and highly stringent material requirements. The critical issue is that this crossbow lacks feather wings at its tail, which decreases its speed and compromises stability when fired. Once slowed down, the enemies can easily dodge the crossbow’s attack.

Lin Ziyin has cleverly designed some small mechanisms in the groove and made some changes to the arrowhead to compensate for this deficiency.

In the hut at the courtyard entrance, both Hong Ying and Lun Luo felt a myriad of emotions. The reason being the fact that Lin Ziyin was tinkering with the crossbow indoors, leaving only Qiaoqiao by her side to assist.

What did this imply? Of course, it suggested that Lin Ziyin was still holding grudges against her and Lun Luo.

"As long as we have the young lady in our hearts, she will reciprocate," Lun Luo responded, gritting her teeth.

"You?" Hong Ying looked at Lun Luo in surprise.

"Since the prince has given us to the young lady, we belong to her. From now on, I will only listen to her," Lun Luo’s attitude was very firm.

Hong Ying was genuinely surprised. Being chosen by the Prince to be hidden guards from a young age, their credo had always been to fight for the Prince. Even if they are entirely devoted to Lin Ziyin now, according to Hong Ying, it’s only because Lin Ziyin holds a different status in Chu Suifeng’s heart. Protecting the Lady of the Wang Residence is within their duties. However, what Lun Luo said meant differently; she had abandoned the Prince.

Was this considered betrayal?

Hong Ying was filled with confusion.

"Young lady, be careful." Qiaoqiao looked at her fair skin being cut by the tool with a heart full of pity. When she offered to bandage it, Lin Ziyin refused, "Don’t worry, once I become more skillful, I will endure less injuries."

What Lin Ziyin meant by less injury was not no injury. Crafting a crossbow was a technical task, and both wood and bowstrings could easily injure the hand. Her fingers were usually well maintained but were inevitably hurt now.

"Young lady..." Qiaoqiao looked at her with worry, her face full of sympathy.

Even though the wheat had been harvested, the work in the fields had not yet ended. Lin Ziyin had been staying in a quiet courtyard every day, with Jue Hui and Hong Ying specifically assigned to guard the entrance.

Even the most obtuse among them noticed something odd. When Lin Changshu subtly brought it up among the family, no one from the household was allowed to visit anymore.

Yanzhi and Changting went to school every day, so they barely saw Lin Ziyin. Even when they came back in the evening, they could not see her and their attempts to visit her were thwarted by the elderly.

"Why isn’t sister coming out to have dinner with us?" Changting was still a child. Not seeing Ziyin at the meal table, he started to throw tantrums and refuse to eat after a few days.

He didn’t eat, so Yanzhi didn’t either.

"Your sister has essential work to do indoors, and meals are sent to her directly. All she hopes for is for you to focus on studying and growing up. You’re already so big, still clinging to her; if she knew about your behavior, do you think she would be angry?" The old man glared at Changting, "Useless."

Upon hearing the old man calling him ’useless’, Changting’s face instantly turned red, and then he picked up his bowl and started eating in silence. Once he started eating, Yanzhi immediately followed suit.

Seeing this, Guo Huiniang, who was heavily pregnant, finally breathed a sigh of relief.

After six days, the wheat from all households in Shili Village was almost entirely warehoused. The spring wheat harvest was successful, averaging four bushels per acre, an amount that almost exhilarated the families who cultivated wheat.

With so much wheat, even if they didn’t earn much from the rice, they would not worry about going hungry. Of course, the rice hasn’t yet yielded any income, and this thought was just a hypothesis. Didn’t they see how every household’s rice in the fields had already blossomed and was growing robustly?