The Princess of Northern Land
Chapter 668: The Bull, Snake, Ghost, God (7)_1

Chapter 668: Chapter 668: The Bull, Snake, Ghost, God (7)_1

Miss Ming didn’t care if the consort was crying for real or just pretending. She showed no emotion on her face. "Consort, instead of wasting time on me, you might as well personally ask Butler Bai. Can’t you see that I’m not able to move?"

Her statement wasn’t an evasion. Consort Lin glanced at the woman on the bed and nodded slightly. "Alright. Since I’ve said so to the Madam, this is not an insult to her. Here is a box of excellent healing drugs for your wound, you can try it."

With that, she rose to her feet.

"See off the guest," Miss Ming said impatiently.

Consort Lin paid no attention to her attitude and hurriedly left with her maid.

"Take your things with you," a beautiful woman named Ming coldly declared.

Consort Lin stopped in her tracks. This time she made no attempt to hide the mockery on her face. "This modest gift, I can afford. We are all suffering. If the Madam is worried about using it, feel free to throw it away."

With that, she walked away without looking back.

"Madam, look at her arrogant posture." Qingting stared angrily at the back of Consort Lin, and then picked up the box on the table. "She has ill intentions. I will throw the box away right now."

"Keep it," Miss Ming said indifferently.

Qingting looked at her in surprise.

The weather had been quite nice these past few days, with the bright sun hanging in the sky for three consecutive days.

Ma Zhicai, idling away in the city, felt extremely gloomy. Ever since he met with those Tatars three months ago, he hadn’t seen them again. There wasn’t any important intelligence being passed along, but this left him feeling stifled. In his gloom, he wished he could find someone to talk to, yet he was utterly confused about what to do next.

"Look, it’s a carriage from the Wang Residence."

"The prince is bringing the princess back to her home."

"My lord, there are so many gifts, the Lin Family certainly has made a fortune."

"Give it a break. Who doesn’t know that the Lin family is now the most powerful in Feng City?" The speaker gave a thumbs up.

"I heard that, to support the princess, her family is willing to share the method of rice planting in the coming spring and even provide seedlings for everyone."

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Sitting in the carriage, Chu Suifeng’s smile widened upon hearing the outside chatter. He was deeply grateful for the elderly gentleman’s arrangement. Afraid that someone might harm Lin Ziyin, he had forced all the planting techniques and the manor onto his eldest grandson, Lin Changshu.

The villagers in Shili had also kept their promise to the Lin family and Lou Zheng by keeping this a secret, leading everyone outside to credit all the changes to Lin Changshu.

Chu Suifeng was happy with this outcome, as people are inherently selfish and he didn’t want Ziyin to be exposed to danger. However, once things settle down next year, he won’t have to worry about it anymore.

Standing in the crowd, upon seeing the carriages from the Wang Residence and hearing the crowd’s chatter, Ma Zhicai felt even smaller.

With a resentful glance, he turned to leave the crowd and their chattering voices.

"Caught you at last, you rascal." He Bang grabbed Ma Zhicai. "You tricked us and even dared to hide. Today, if I don’t give you a beating, I will write my name backward."

"That’s right, we must not let him off easily." He Nian joined the chorus.

Caught off guard, Ma Zhicai was shoved and fell sitting on the ground.

Just as he was about to get angry, he looked up and found that the ones in front were members of the He family. His anger immediately soared. "Lay a hand on me again and see if I don’t report this to the government offices."

"You little bastard, go ahead and report. Last time, wasn’t it you who provoked us, leading to all the loss we suffered?" He Bang, a bit of a fool, didn’t care about the reactions on the street, rolled up his sleeves and moved to strike Ma Zhicai.

"What exactly did I provoke? Why don’t you tell everyone?" A learned Ma Zhicai responded swiftly. Upon noticing the Wang Residence carriage retreating in the distance, he instantly toughened up. "Everyone, they are the Lin family’s in-laws, but they are born of a stepmother, so they are not their real uncles. Last time, they purposely bumped into me on the street and tried to blackmail me. Later on, when they saw their relatives from the He family, they immediately inquired about the news. I thought they were relatives of a certain family in the village, so I told them everything without hesitation. Unexpectedly, they actually wanted to mooch off the Lin family. It was them who sold the princess’s mother to the Lin family. Of course, the Lin family now refuses to associate with them, and the prince even gave them a stern punishment. However, they are trying to cause me trouble today. Everyone, what do you think, can we let them go?"

"These rascals cannot be let off."

"Can’t fuel their bad behavior." The people loved to watch drama, and upon hearing that some in front of them had once bullied the princess, their emotions easily flared. Many people began throwing rotten vegetables and clumps of earth at He Bang and He Nian.

The members of the He family, realizing the situation was turning dire, immediately ran off.

Now free, Ma Zhicai had a smile on his face and his mood lightened. But then a hand suddenly reached out from behind him and pulled him out of the crowd.