Chapter 217 Undriven (4)_1
Not to mention that King Ling wouldn’t permit anything to happen to her at the moment; even Ding’an Temple would strictly forbid her to make any mistakes.
Upon hearing this, the villagers were shocked. Everyone was accustomed to the façade of prosperity the Lin Family presented, never knowing that behind the scenes, the Lin Family had been threatened. Recalling Lou Zheng’s heartfelt words to them, and considering why Lin Ziyin urged everyone to train in martial arts, many people finally understood why Lin Ziyin had become so assertive.
"Don’t slander me. No one saw you," said the young lady indignant amid the whispers of the crowd. "No one is trying to steal your prescriptions; we clearly offered to buy them with silver, but you refuse to appreciate the gesture."
"I never dare to forget the lady’s and madam’s words that one needs to stay alive to use the prescriptions and should bear the consequences. I respect both of you as matchmakers, which doesn’t mean I am ungrateful," Lin Ziyin said, her tone suddenly softening.
"It’s best if the young lady can see the larger picture. What’s the point of all this bargaining?" The lady also began to laugh, believing that Lin Ziyin was now afraid.
"However, her becoming the principal wife is absolutely out of the question. As a concubine, barely. Don’t you all agree?" Lin Ziyin loudly asked the villagers.
The villagers didn’t understand what she was angling for, they initially insisted on not letting the Yan ladies into the house, but now they seemed to soften their stance.
Then they observed the noble figure emerging with a fierce look, and it made sense. Perhaps the Lin Family wanted to avoid trouble and sought to pacify the situation. They looked at the Yan sisters on the ground who had stopped crying; no trace of sympathy remained for them.
Lin Ziyin was right; the Yan sisters were not kind-hearted either, how could they force a marriage? To become the principal wife, even when neither Hui- Niang nor Zige had committed any errors.
"Do you agree to be concubines?" Lin Ziyin asked the sisters on the ground softly. Compared to their initial firmness, their attitude had softened considerably.
Happiness came so swiftly that Yan Yun and Yan Liu were surprised and at a loss for words. They looked at each other, nodded continuously and a shy smile slowly spread across their faces.