The Princess of Northern Land
Chapter 508: Really Ruthless(1)_1

Chapter 508: Chapter 508: Really Ruthless(1)_1

Chapter 124: Truly ruthless

"She is to be my future queen consort. You all disrespected her, don’t you think you should be punished?" Chu Suifeng, with his aggressive gaze, confronted the group of women before him.

Queen consort? The word sent shockwaves throughout all the women. Among the women in the back courtyard of the Wang Residence, whose status wasn’t noble? The young girl before them was nothing more than a peasant girl. How could she shoulder the responsibility of a queen consort?

Even though Chu Suifeng usually showed no emotions towards them, the women, being various informers, weren’t willing to accept their status in the Wang Residence being lower than that of the queen, while they nominally were the prince’s women.

According to the custom of Daqin, isn’t the queen appointed by the emperor? Among these beautiful women, the one with the highest status was the prince’s consort, who was the legitimate daughter of the Crown Prince. Normally, the rest of the women in the courtyard would follow her lead. Today, by publicly punishing her, everyone clearly understood that the prince was standing up for his future queen. As for the Maid Qin, instead of defending her, he was venting his anger.

Everyone present knew that Maid Qin had once slapped Lin Ziyin in front of Ding’an Temple. The Duke’s action today was self-explanatory. The act of making an example of her was even more apparent, at least the women in the room dared not look at Lin Ziyin with a provocative gaze anymore.

"Have you all finshed arguing?" Excluding when Chu Suifeng was dealing with Lin Ziyin, with his rarely seen gentleness, he showed the same cold attitude towards all others, regardless of gender or age.

With this deep voice, the room became quiet once again.

Lin Ziyin sat quietly beside Chu Suifeng, silently enduring the scrutinizing gaze of all the beauties. Faced with these complicated glances, she accepted each one, taking the opportunity to observe those people more closely.

"Prince, I don’t accept this," Maid Qin struggled forcefully, but she couldn’t escape from the grip of the old woman, whom she cursed even as she spoke in protest. "Prince, how could she be the queen consort?"

"Drag her away," Chu Suifeng, seeing her unrepentant appearance, became furious.

"Hold on," Lin Ziyin finally spoke up.

The gathered women couldn’t help but start to chuckle in anticipation. They all watched Lin Ziyin with schadenfreude, ready to see her embarrassment.

But Chu Suifeng’s reaction disappointed them.

"Yes?" His tone and attitude towards Lin Ziyin were remarkably tender compared to how he dealt with the others.

"I’d like to ask, why can’t I be the prince’s queen consort?" Lin Ziyin responded with a faint smile, her eyes glinting with amusement as she looked at the still struggling Qin.

The answer to that was surely clear! All the women thought to themselves.

Chu Suifeng then turned to Maid Qin, "Let her go."

Immediately, the two old women released their hold on her.

Seeing she was freed, Qin felt secretly pleased and scrambled to Chu Suifeng’s feet.

Chu Suifeng’s expression turned icy.

"Maid Qin, it would be better if you knelt and spoke." The woman, noticing the ruthlessness on his face, quickly stopped Qin.

Maid Qin internally berated the old woman, simply a slave, yet she dared to bully her. Once she regained the prince’s favor and turned the tables, she would see how she dealt with these unruly slaves.

"No need to say anything else. You are just a lowly peasant girl who is not worthy of the prince’s stature. Furthermore, as the queen, you will have to help the prince handle his worries in the future. Ask your self, are you capable enough to aid the prince?" Maid Qin sneered at Lin Ziyin, showing no respect in the least.

Noticing that Chu Suifeng had no intention to stop her, she added fuel to the fire, her face showing a hint of triumph, "You are not planning to rely on your petty accounting skills to help the prince manage this vast residence, are you? Do you know, among the sisters present, whose status isn’t higher than yours? Who isn’t proficient in all aspects, from zither to chess, calligraphy to painting? Ask yourself, are you worthy of the prince?"