The Princess of Northern Land

Chapter 213 - 213 213 Relying On (7)_1

?Chapter 213: Chapter 213: Relying On (7)_1 Chapter 213: Chapter 213: Relying On (7)_1 “Indeed, go ahead and sue.” Several ruffian-looking men leered at the weeping sisters on the ground. It was a hot noon during an autumn day, and the sisters were lightly dressed. Their bodies were drenched and their youthful curves were on full display.

The eyes of almost all the men in the crowd were glued on the Yan sisters.

Yan Yun and Yan Liu huddled together, crying so hard that they could barely catch their breath.

“Father, we’d rather die than let them be accused. What are you forcing them for?” Yan Yun pleaded through her tears.

“Father, they have nothing to do with us.” Yan Liu also seemed to have a sense of integrity.

“Did you hear that? My brother, Dayou, has absolutely nothing to do with them.” Lin Zige was about to explode in anger. He had seen shameless people before but had never seen such audacity. His brother and fiancé were being wrongfully accused of taking advantage of the girls just because they had rescued them.

“What they said doesn’t count.” Yan Daniu glared, “Could it be that you two have had a clandestine relationship with the two dead girls, and that’s why the girls are defending you?”

Yan Daniu was doing everything he could to get himself into the Lin Family.

“You tell your aunt, is it true what your father is saying?” Mrs. Yan snuck a glance at Lin Ziyin.

She noticed Lin Ziyin standing expressionlessly in the crowd, and she sneered, echoing Yan Daniu’s question, “No wonder you were riding in their oxcart when you came back.”

“Aunt.” Yan Yun was crying so hard that she didn’t seem to hear Mrs. Yan’s words at all, and offered no explanation.

“So that’s how it is.” Yan Daniu appeared even more smug, as if he had caught hold of Lin Changshu and Wu Dayou’s secret.

“What’s going on?” Lin Zige looked at Wu Dayou in confusion, then at Lin Changshu.

“No, Zige, don’t listen to their nonsense.” Wu Dayou was so anxious he broke into a sweat, fearing that Lin Zige would misunderstand.

“What do you mean ‘no’? You mean to tell me you two grown men decided to embarrass these two young ladies without considering the consequences?” A thuggish man eyed mischievously the Yan sisters on the ground, then cast an indecent look at Lin Changshu.

“On the day of the Mid-Autumn Festival, our carriage didn’t only carry the two of them. If it weren’t for the fact they were guests in the village, we wouldn’t have bothered in the first place.” Lin Changshu regretted his foolish action to get involved. Not only did the incident cause trouble, it also made his family worry.

He glanced guiltily at his wife, Guo Huiniang.

Guo Huiniang was both worried and infuriated by Yan Daniu’s shameless behavior. She had spotted Ziyin, but as he hadn’t come forward to take charge, she didn’t want to force him into the situation.

“Right, I was in the carriage that day.” A man stepped forward to testify. “My wife was there too.”

As soon as he spoke, several others came forward to testify for the Lin Family.

Lin Changshu’s frantic worries finally subsided a bit.

“I don’t care how many people were in your carriage. Today, if you don’t give us an explanation, we’re going to sue.” Yan Daniu was prepared to take the risk, “Even if the Lin Family knows people in the government offices, it doesn’t excuse you from tarnishing the reputation of our daughters.”

Who was the real shameless one here? Lin Zige and the others were almost fuming at his reverse-charge tactics.

“If you want to sue, then sue. Everyone here can bear witness that we jumped into the river to save lives.” Wu Dayou angrily retorted.

As soon as Yan Yun and Yan Liu heard this, they resumed crying loudly.

“Elder Brother Lin, I’m willing to become your concubine.” Yan Liu, who had been rescued by Lin Changshu, suddenly rushed over and knelt before him.

Lin Changshu was taken aback.

Guo Huiniang nearly fainted when she heard this. Seeing Lin Changshu’s stunned expression, her eyes welled with tears. Now that things at home were finally going well, was her husband considering taking a concubine like wealthy men did? However, she quickly shook off the thought, knowing Lin Changshu was not that kind of man.

While she was clear-headed, her mind felt heavy and conflicted.

“Brother.” Lin Zige gasped in surprise. Then she showed her dissatisfaction towards Yan Liu, “Don’t make a fool of yourself. I won’t accept allowing a fox-like woman like her into the Lin Family. I only recognize my sister-in-law.”

“What are you talking about? What kind of person do you think your brother is?” Lin Changshu glared at Zige, then glanced at Guo Huiniang, “Miss Yan, I saved you out of necessity. I believe if it hadn’t been me, anyone from our village would have done the same and not let a life be lost.”

In the end, he looked at Yan Liu as he said these words slowly and clearly.

“I understand that my request is a bit too much, but although you saved me, you’ve also ruined me.” Yan Liu covered her face and cried softly.

“Brother Wu, I’m willing to be your concubine too. If you don’t accept me, I have no choice but to die.” Suddenly, Yan Yun seemed to lose her sanity and knelt before Wu Dayou, knocking her head against the ground as she pleaded.

The sight of the two beautiful girls begging like this drove many village people to tears. After all, Lin Changshu and Wu Dayou had touched the girls’ bodies and so the girls’ reputation was gone.

If Lin Changshu and Wu Dayou were to take them as concubines, it would in fact be a wonderful thing. Some people were even envious of Lin Changshu and Wu Dayou’s luck, but no one considered the feelings of Zige and Guo Huiniang.