The Princess of Northern Land
Chapter 691 Everywhere is an Enemy(2)_1

Chapter 691: Chapter 691 Everywhere is an Enemy(2)_1

"You dare let a lowly slave attend to me," Lin Wanwan angrily trembled all over.

After giving his orders, Lin Ziyin, without another glance back, left with Hong Ying and a few others.

Those left behind in the room included Nurse Lu and a few other second-rate maids and servants.

"I indeed am a slave, but I’ve served the virtuous Consort. I am a first-rank female officer in the royal palace. Therefore, in punishing the Consort, I absolutely don’t disgrace her," Nurse Lu coldly scoffed in response, then rolled up her sleeves and held out her hand.

Soon after, a maid brought over a small paddle.

Tightly held, Nurse Lu began using it without another word, lecturing while she struck, "Consort referred to the Princess as her sister, but doesn’t submit to her, are you brazenly trying to usurp her? The Prince made it clear when the Princess moved into the Wang Residence, he forbid anyone from disturbing her. Did you take the Prince’s orders to heart, Consort? If the Princess handles the Consort, the Consort is actually forcing the Princess to go through a beauty first, where does that leave the Princess?"

Lin Wanwan was scared senseless. She hadn’t expected Nurse Lu to be someone assigned by the Virtuous Consort! Or a first-rank female officer?

More importantly, Chu Suifeng actually arranged such a person to be by Lin Ziyin’s side, showing just how deeply he truly cared for Lin Ziyin.

Today’s beating seems to have been dealt in vain. After understanding the underlying intricacies, Lin Wanwan was trembling out of fear. Having lived in the Wang Residence for a few years, and having battled the women in the backyard for so long, she was no longer an innocent little girl. How could anyone the Prince wishes to protect be bullied by others?

Even if her face was in pain, an even more profound pain was in her heart.

Remembering her father’s warning from yesterday, Lin Wan spoke about her future; it seemed so out of reach.

After ten slaps, Lin Wanwan’s face swelled. Nurse Lu had shown mercy, and none of her teeth were knocked out, just loosened. Despite this, upon returning to the backyard, her swollen face still drew much mocking laughter.

Women in the backyard are like this, allies one moment, and backstabbing you the next.

Lin Wanwan had seen this ebb and flow more times than she could count.

She didn’t hope for her father, Lin Haisheng, to avenge her. Haisheng might be influential in Capital City, but in the Northern Land, even a dragon needs to coil in submission to the Prince. She couldn’t let her father fall into danger!

Lin Wanwan’s punishment served as a lesson to those restless women in the backyard. Any who harbored intentions were now quieted down. Lin Ziyin’s approach of ’killing the chicken to scare the monkey’ showed a good effect.

However, ever since Lin Ziyin became the lady of the Wang Residence, many others benefited. At the very least, the Prince has been in a good mood these past few days, lifting their confinement. During this time of the year, the women in the backyard were allowed to roam the streets freely.

These women have essentially been under soft arrest since they arrived in Feng City. Some have been here for five years, and the newest arrivals have also been here for two years. Confined to their courtyards in the backyard, each of them were almost going crazy.

With the lifting of the confinement, they didn’t care for their personal battles. Every day they took maids with them to explore the city streets for curiosities.

Since most of them were legitimate daughters from official families, they still had personal silver with them. Plus, with the monthly stipends from the Wang Residence, they were all quite wealthy.

After each outing, they brought back various trinkets, and their faces were filled with joy.

As the Spring Festival was fast approaching, there were more people shopping and wandering aimlessly in the streets. The largest restaurant in Feng City, Tianran Residence, was overcrowded.