The Princess of Northern Land

Chapter 212 - 212 212 Relying On (6)_1

?Chapter 212: Chapter 212: Relying On (6)_1 Chapter 212: Chapter 212: Relying On (6)_1 Seeing that she had not gotten to the point after talking for so long, Lin Ziyin grew anxious, but her face revealed nothing of her impatience. She guessed that the trouble involving Lin Changshu and Wu Dayou must be related to Miss Yan of the Yan family. Considering the demeanor of the Yan family, she furrowed her brow slightly. Then thinking about Ma Zhicai’s scheme against Lin Zige, she felt an intense dislike for the Ma Family.

“Somehow, those sisters returned sitting on your Lin family’s bullock cart. But just as they got to the village entrance, the Yan Family came after them with the gamblers’ crew. The Yan Family reversed the charges, claiming that their own innocent daughters were with Wu Dayou and a few men. They accused your family and demanded five hundred taels of silver. Brother Changshu and Wu Dayou refused and started arguing at the entrance of the village. The sisters, being bold, said they didn’t want to cause trouble for them, and in their desperation, they jumped into the river.” The young wife paused for a moment, stealing a glance at Lin Ziyin to gauge her reaction.

Lin Ziyin laughed coldly in her heart, her face turning even calmer.

What a coincidence that just as the Lin Family’s bullock cart returned to the village entrance, the Yan Family arrived with their posse.

Also, she had to find out how the sisters managed to get onto the Lin family’s bullock cart.

“Did they die?” Seeing the young wife’s reaction, Lin Ziyin asked coldly.

The young wife jumped at the question. Who reacts like this? When hearing about people jumping into a river, you would normally ask about the process, or how the people were doing, not bluntly ask if they were dead. Was she cursing them? But not wanting to risk losing her job with the Lin family, the young wife decided not to take the issue seriously with Lin Ziyin.

“They didn’t die, Brother Changshu and Wu Dayou jumped into the river and saved them,” she answered.

“Didn’t any of the Lin family’s servants jump in to save them?” Lin Ziyin’s voice throbbed with barely veiled wrath. When Lin Changshu and Wu Dayou left running an errand, several skilled servants acquainted with martial arts had gone with them.

Even if someone had to dive into the river to save those girls, it wasn’t supposed to be done by their masters, was it?

“They didn’t have the leisure to save those who fell into the river. When the Yan Family saw the girls jumping in, not only did they not save them, but they also brought along the gamblers to fight with Wu Dayou. Both sides began to fight. Wu Dayou and Brother Changshu had no choice but to jump into the river to save them. There were others who jumped in as well, but they were definitely the first ones to rescue the girls.” The young wife answered cautiously, intimidated by Lin Ziyin’s stone-cold composure.

Lin Ziyin thought for a moment and realized that the laborers in the village must have gone to the mountains to collect fruit.

Those who stayed behind in the village were mostly the elderly and children, who definitely couldn’t help in the rescue.

After hearing the young wife’s account, Lin Ziyin basically had an idea of what was going on. She suspected that Wu Dayou and Lin Changshu had been framed by the Yan Family.

Perhaps, the Ma family also had a hand in this.

However, these were just suspicions, to find out what exactly happened, she had to see the scene for herself.

The Lin family’s workshop was nearby, at a slight distance from the village. As Lin Ziyin hastened her steps and arrived at the village entrance, she found that quite a crowd had gathered. Among them were some who were carrying bags, who seemed to have just returned from the mountains.

“You touched my girls and saw their bodies—You have to marry them!” A man with droopy eyes fingered Lin Changshu and Wu Dayou, shouting bitterly.

“What misfortune is this!” Mrs. Yan held one of her daughters sitting on the ground, crying, “Given that one of them is already married and the other engaged, what will happen to my poor daughters?”

“What does it matter if they are married or engaged? Are we to let my daughters’ honor for nothing?” The man was relentless, “The marriage should be annulled and the engagement should be broken. If not, I will bring this matter to the government offices.”