The Princess of Northern Land
Chapter 609: Never Give Up (4)_1

Chapter 609: Chapter 609: Never Give Up (4)_1

At this point, Mrs. Huang finally looked at her daughter. The sight made her want to kill Mrs. Yan. The left side of her daughter’s face was red and swollen, the mark of a large slap clearly visible. The skin became thin in the winter and Mrs. Yan had used quite a force, causing the girl’s left cheek to swell terribly.

"Mother." Seeing his daughter wounded, the normally congenial Ma Xincai became angry.

"Well, if the child is disobedient, I can’t hit her?" Mrs. Yan rolled her eyes.

"If you don’t explain clearly today, I ..." Mrs. Huang was anxious.

"What can you do?" Mrs. Yan rolled her eyes again, "If you’re obedient, I’ll carry on as usual. If you feel wronged, you can leave the Ma family."

"You?" Mrs. Huang shivered with rage.

"Is it done yet?" Ma Zhicai pushed open the room’s door and coldly asked, "Just a slap, what’s the fuss?"

The words were obviously biased towards Mrs. Yan.

"Useless thing." Backed by her second son, Mrs. Yan arrogantly raised her eyebrows at Mrs. Huang and harshly chastised Ma Xincai at her side, "This woman’s temper is getting worse, Eldest, you, a spineless thing, should give her a serious beating."

"Mother." Ma Xincai was torn between his mother and wife, but he would never hit Mrs. Huang. Which man in the village would still hit their wives nowadays?

"Mother, stop it. Let’s go into the house. Aren’t you cold?" A glance at his niece’s swollen face caused Ma Zhicai to hesitate for a moment before he impatiently urged Mrs. Yan indoors.

"Huh, the second son is the only one filial." Mrs. Yan ambled into the house with a sway of her hips.

"Little sister, don’t cry. Here are these sweets for you."

The little girl sobbed uncontrollably, her eyes staring blankly.

Touched, Mrs. Huang carried her daughter indoors, without a glance at Ma Xincai.

Ma Xincai’s expression became embarrassed and he followed them inside with a lowered head.

Ma Youcai darted out from a side room and quickly picked up the scattered sweets from the floor and shoved them into his mouth without hesitation. Ever since Ma Dalang lost his job in town, he hadn’t had sweets for a long time.

"Good, good." Zige burst into tears upon seeing Ziyin, hugging her tight. Ever since Ziyin left to follow the prince to Border City without saying anything, Zige hadn’t had a good night’s sleep.

Seeing her clutching Ziyin and crying, Chu Suifeng became immediately unhappy. If Zige wasn’t Ziyin’s real sister, he would have lost his patience and shoved her aside long ago.

Lin Changshu and his father were dying to have a proper look at Ziyin, but seeing Chu Suifeng’s displeased face, they sighed and instead went up to greet this aristocrat, Chu Suifeng.

"Your Highness has worked hard." Even though he had said no need for formalities, Lin Changshu and his father didn’t dare show any disrespect towards Chu Suifeng.

"Your Highness, please come into the house for a while, it’s quite cold outside." The old man spoke. "Zige, bring Ziyin into the house."

Zige, aware that everyone was laughing at her, blushed deeply and hurriedly let go of Ziyin, "You naughty girl, without a word, you were gone for two months. How could you be so carefree?"

"Didn’t I write a letter back?" Ziyin explained with a smile.

"Only a few lines. Border City... what kind of place is that? You’re a woman. How could I not worry?" The two sisters talked while walking into the house. Naturally, Ziyin did not forget to greet Guo Huiniang.

Guo Huiniang was equally excited. However, as the hostess, she had to entertain the villagers and take care of the kitchen. She was running around so busily that she didn’t have a moment to spare.

Changting had grown much taller, appearing more settled. He and Yanzhi kept looking at Ziyin, their eyes welling up with tears, but they didn’t cling to her as usual.