The Princess of Northern Land

Chapter 204 - 204 204 The Showdown(5)_1

?Chapter 204: Chapter 204: The Showdown(5)_1 Chapter 204: Chapter 204: The Showdown(5)_1 “Chunmei, you come over as well.” Lin Ziyin instructed the maid, “Stand where you were standing behind Miss when the horse was coming.”

Since the incident, Chunmei had been wrapped in guilt. If not for her negligence, Miss wouldn’t have been framed and her reputation wouldn’t have been ruined. Upon hearing Lin Ziyin’s command, she immediately positioned herself behind Lin Zige and said, “Miss, I was standing behind you, to your side.”

Lin Ziyin located a spot and said, “Ma Zhicai, this is where you would have been standing, and this is how you would have positioned yourself, isn’t it?”

“Yes.” Ma Zhicai looked, grit his teeth, and replied. He couldn’t concoct a story for this; many people had seen.

“In that case, it wasn’t unjust to hit you at all.” Lin Ziyin landed a kick on his leg, “You being a bad person, how despicable is your heart.”

“Why are you hitting people again? I’ve had enough of you!” Seeing Ma Zhicai being hit again, Yan Family’s lady flew into a rage and attempted to charge towards them. But before she could act upon it, she was restrained by the Qian Family’s ladies.

“Heavens, we can’t live like this any longer. The Lin Family is bullying us so badly, and there is no one to take our side, where is the justice?” The lady from Yan Family was so furious that she began to wail with despair.

The villagers glared with resentment at Lin Ziyin, considering her conduct as excessively violent. They waited for her to explain what had happened, but instead, she just positioned herself and resumed beating people. Even with the support of Ding’an Temple and the Prince, the power abuse was unacceptable.

“He truly deserves it. According to this humble one, Miss Lin should send this scum to the government offices for a while.” The others didn’t understand, but the manager could see everything clearly.

Even the people from the Prince’s Residence agreed that Ma Zhicai deserved the beating. Though the villagers were discontent,
they dared not express discontent. However, their gaze was filled with sympathy towards the Ma family.

“Please enlighten us, manager.” Lou Zheng was confused. Though he wished to see Ma Zhicai punished, as a village chief, he had to justify the situation to the villagers. If this situation were to be resolved ambiguously, the villagers’ image of the Lin family would also be affected.

“Please observe their positions.” The manager began explaining with a faint smile, “Miss Lin and her maid were standing on the right side of the road, but that boy was in the middle. If he genuinely wanted to rescue someone, he would have pushed the person away, not pulling Miss Lin’s arm tightly. Moreover, there was her maid behind Miss Lin, who is skilled in martial arts, and naturally more agile than ordinary people. The fact that she failed to pull Miss Lin away indicates that boy had devious intentions and intended to pin this on the Lin Family.”

Upon hearing the explanation from the manager, the villagers finally understood the situation.

It turned out Ma Zhicai, that young man, was not as good as he seemed. It seemed his intention was not to save a life, but possibly to deception for a marriage?

Those who had been present at the scene started recalling the situation when the horse charged forward, pointing out the many inconsistencies.

“Yes, he was the first to see the approaching horse despite moving aside.”

“The boy didn’t run away himself; instead, he pulled others towards him?”

“The servant of Lin Family was pulling from behind, but he was firmly holding onto Zige’s arm.”

“No wonder Zige slapped him then; this boy is too despicable; he deserved the beating.”

…

Upon hearing this, Yan Family and other people were dumbstruck. They were on the upper hand just a while ago, now they had become the target of everyone.

“There’s no justice.” Yan Family’s Lady cried, “Lin Zige is an engaged woman, what could we have tricked her for? We had even called off an engagement with her – we hold no interest in her. If not for the fear of ruining her reputation, we wouldn’t have come today.”