The Princess of Northern Land

Chapter 157 - 157 157 Further Progress (7)_1

?Chapter 157: Chapter 157: Further Progress (7)_1 Chapter 157: Chapter 157: Further Progress (7)_1 You have such a straight little nose, nice long eyebrows that resemble willow leaves, and cherry red lips that really make someone want to take a bite. Turns out this maid isn’t altogether useless.

“Had your fill, Third Prince?” Lin Ziyin suddenly opened her eyes to ask.

Her cold voice in summer felt just like a cool breeze – crisp and clean.

Caught in the act of peeping, Si Jinhan felt embarrassment mixed with rage. “With your look, no one would want you even if you were thrown on the street. You think you can catch my attention? You’re seriously quite narcissistic.”

“If I wasn’t captivating to the Third Prince, then why did he stare at me all the way?” Lin Ziyin coldly looked at him and asked.

Becoming bold! Si Jinhan didn’t welcome her quick-witted responses, “I was just curious about these odd thoughts, how does a servant girl like you come up with them?”

“Does Third Prince want to know?” Lin Ziyin asked.

Si Jinhan nodded with a smile.

“I don’t want to tell you.” Having said this, Lin Ziyin closed her eyes once again.

A naughty maid! If any other woman spoke to Si Jinhan in such an impertinent tone, he would undoubtedly tear her to shreds. But while he may be irked by Lin Ziyin, he couldn’t manage to do anything about her.

On the remaining journey, the carriage interior fell silent. The anxious guard didn’t take long before the carriage halted outside a courtyard.

Lin Ziyin slightly opened her eyes but did not hastily jump out of the carriage.

“Get out.” Si Jinhan was the first to lose his patience.

He got out first, stretching out his hand towards Lin Ziyin in the carriage, clearly intending to assist her down.

The grinning tiger-like figure acted maliciously. Although he rarely showed kindness to Lin Ziyin, she didn’t reciprocate. She actually jumped straight down from the carriage – an extremely inelegant move, which made Si Jinhan’s eyelids twitch. “Surely the Prince wouldn’t be willing to do business with such an uncouth maid like you?”

“It doesn’t really matter who the business is done with, what’s important is how to earn Silver.” Lin Ziyin coldly chuckled and retorted.

“And can I presume that Third Prince’s previous statement was made out of jealousy? To be precise, I am doing business with Ding’an Temple. It was the Prince that the temple recommended, it was not me who reached out.”

Si Jinhan watched her flabbergasted. He had only made one comment, but this maid had retorted with several lines. Absent was any hint of a woman’s propriety or virtuous demeanor; she had a very bad temper. He wondered whether she would be able to get married in the future.

“How could the Prince have met her here?” Crestfallen, Si Jinhan unhappily questioned the guard.

“The Prince initially wanted to meet Miss Lin within the royal residence, but ran into a small issue when I collected her. This is why I brought Miss Lin over here specifically.”, answered the guard respectfully.

“You know what kind of place this is, right? It’s not a place where a maid like her should come!” Si Jinhan was furious, his smile was particularly grim.

Lin Ziyin subtly moved further away from him.

“The Prince instructed me to bring her to the front yard, saying that as a maiden she won’t be a problem.” The guard’s attitude remains respectful.

“Go in, do not see what you are not supposed to see, do not utter any words you should not speak.” Si Jinhan looked at Lin Ziyin, his face still wore a smile, but his menacing aggression was all there.

“Third Prince, rest assured, I know my boundaries. Or better yet, cover my eyes with a black cloth, so that I can’t see anything.” Lin Ziyin suggested jokingly, she treasured her life and did not want to see anything here that she shouldn’t, and end up losing her life as a result.

“You are indeed clever.” Si Jinhan had been unimpressed with her craftiness.

“Without my cleverness, the Prince and Ding’an Temple wouldn’t have done business with me.” Lin Ziyin said with a bitter smile.

Consequently, the guard pulled out a piece of black cloth from somewhere and walked up to Lin Ziyin, “Miss, my apologies.”

After saying this, he covered Lin Ziyin’s eyes with the black cloth.

Immediately, Lin Ziyin was enveloped in darkness.

“Let’s go.” Si Jinhan stretched out his fan to guide her.

Having her eyes covered wasn’t a pleasant experience, Lin Ziyin wouldn’t make things difficult for herself. She thanked Si Jinhan and then placed her hand on top of the fan.

Although someone was leading the way, walking without sight was quite inconvenient for Lin Ziyin. She kept stumbling and almost fell several times.

Si Jinhan was intolerant of her slow pace. Eventually he put away his fan and directly took her hand to lead the way.

With this, their pace finally quickened.

Lin Ziyin’s hand was small. Due to her recent housework, her hand had developed calluses, not being particularly smooth. But the softness that a girl’s hand should have was still there. For Si Jinhan, this was the first time he was genuinely holding a girl’s hand. The warm soft touch melted some ice around the corners of his heart. His heartbeat quickened, this novel sensation made him feel uncomfortable.

“Prince, the person has arrived.” Not too much later, Lin Ziyin was finally able to stand still, not needing to move any further.

Chu Suifeng hadn’t heard the guard’s announcement, but his eyes fell onto Si Jinhan and Lin Ziyin’s intertwined hands, causing a strange expression to appear on his face.

Si Jinhan immediately felt awkward and quickly shook off Lin Ziyin’s hand. Feeling the need to explain, “She was walking too slowly, so I hastily brought her here.”

Having said this, he had some regrets. Why did he have such a big mouth?

“Remove the cloth.” Chu Suifeng ordered indifferently.

A guard came to untie the black cloth over Lin Ziyin’s eyes.

The sudden brightness made Lin Ziyin uncomfortable for a moment. She raised her hand to shield her eyes, and only lowered it after she got used to it. “Prince, you didn’t bring me here just because of the vegetarian feast issue today, did you?”

“The objects from the blueprint were made, and the people in Tianji Building are trying to assemble it, you should take a look.” Chu Suifeng, the War God emerging from a pile of corpses, was straightforward when speaking and carrying out tasks. His words devoid of all niceties.

As expected. Lin Ziyin sounded somewhat impatient. She knew that the follow-up work after submitting the blueprint would be troublesome.