The Second Princess's bodyguards were all highly skilled in martial arts; they were clearly experts among bodyguards.
Even though the four bodyguards Xiao Ye chose for Su Liluo were all his top fighters, the two sides only managed a draw because the other side had more people.
In an instant, chaos erupted inside the theater, and many people were so frightened that they ran out.
Even more surprisingly, some uninformed civilians ran out shouting, "Murder!"
The second princess watched angrily as her people fought with Su Liluo's people, showing no intention of stopping them.
"Luo'er, what should we do? There are so many of them, and continuing to fight won't do us any good!"
Chu Yan, who was standing nearby, pulled Su Liluo to a safe place and asked with a worried expression.
She didn't know martial arts, but judging from the current situation, they were definitely at a disadvantage due to their smaller numbers.
Su Liluo also frowned. She knew that although her guards would not be defeated by these people, the result of continuing to fight would be that both sides would get injured.
Not wanting her people to get hurt, she instructed her maid, Ranmei, "Go to the government office and report to the authorities that the Second Princess is abusing her power!"
Ranmei then quietly slipped away amidst the chaos.
A while later, the government officials arrived, and to everyone's surprise, they did so.
"Stop right there, all of you!"
A deep male voice came from behind.
Su Liluo looked in the direction of the sound, her eyes suddenly narrowing.
Su Lianwu!
Why is he here?
Turning his gaze to the side, he saw Ranmei standing there looking at him with a troubled expression, her eyes full of helplessness.
"Lian Wu, you've come!"
Similarly, the second princess also saw Su Lianwu. She immediately called out his name with joy and then happily walked up to Su Lianwu.
"Second Princess!"
Su Lianwu politely clasped his hands and bowed to the Second Princess.
"Lian Wu, you've come at the right time. The Crown Princess bullied me, so it's not unreasonable for me to have someone teach them a lesson, is it?"
The second princess spoke first, then looked at Su Liluo and cast a provocative glance at her.
With her help, Su Lianwu had long since been transferred from a city gate guard to work in the government office.
Although his current official rank is only fifth grade, at least there is a lot of room for promotion in his current department. As long as Su Lianwu is willing to work hard, he can be promoted much faster than if he were a city gate guard.
"The Second Princess is of noble status. If anyone dares to offend her, they should naturally be taught a lesson."
Su Lianwu dared not refuse the Second Princess, so he went along with her words.
Standing at a distance, Su Liluo saw Su Lianwu's current attire and the guards following behind him, and she vaguely guessed what was going on.
However, just to be sure, she called Ranmei over.
"Ranmei, I told you to report to the authorities, why did you call the city gate guards?"
"Your Highness, I have been transferred to the government office and am now a third-class guard!"
When Su Lianwu heard Su Liluo mention that he was a city gate guard, a look of displeasure flashed across his face. He immediately spoke up before Ranmei could.
He is now a third-class imperial bodyguard appointed by imperial decree, under the jurisdiction of the Court of Judicial Review, and enjoys the salary of a fifth-rank official.
Once he joined the Dali Temple as a military officer, he had a great deal of room for promotion.
Originally, Ranmei didn't go to the government office to call someone for him today, and he didn't need to handle this matter personally. But when he saw that it was Ranmei, he knew that she was one of Su Liluo's people.
Out of curiosity, he inquired about what it was about.
Upon learning that the Second Princess had a conflict with Su Liluo, he immediately rushed over.
"Oh, I see."
Su Liluo sighed.
He thought to himself, "It seems that Su Lianwu got promoted because of the Second Princess!"
The Second Princess is truly capable; she not only managed to release Su Wanshi ahead of schedule but also helped Su Lianwu get promoted.
If we let the second branch of the Su family continue to cling to the Second Princess as their powerful backer, it probably won't be a good thing for us.
Moreover, the Second Princess is the Emperor's daughter, so she is not easy to deal with. The Emperor was able to forgive her for the mistakes she made before, which shows that the Second Princess is not someone who can be easily dealt with.
"I heard that the Crown Princess is having people bully the Second Princess. Shouldn't the Crown Princess order her people to stop?"
Su Lianwu, acting as if he was protecting the Second Princess, sentenced Su Liluo without even asking any questions.
Su Liluo raised an eyebrow, unsurprised, and simply sneered: "Who said that? Can't you see that it was the Second Princess's ten guards who bullied my four guards? Don't you have the ability to judge who was bullying whom?"
"......."
A hint of embarrassment flashed across Su Lianwu's face as he looked towards the guards still fighting in the distance.
Indeed, ten guards were besieging four guards, which looked like a case of the many attacking the few.
However, he will not help Su Liluo.
Then, with a stern face and feigning righteousness, he said, "Although there are four of you, each of you is a master. You four guards injured ten of Her Highness's guards. The princess is the emperor's darling. I hope the Crown Princess can stop and apologize to the princess properly."
"Hmph, Lord Su is still the most just!"
The second princess was overjoyed to see Su Lianwu protecting her like this.
Su Liluo's expression darkened, and she looked at Su Lianwu with a deep gaze.
"Since Lord Su is so impartial, then that's perfect. I have another case I'd like Lord Su to examine: I was switched with Jiang Qinshu, the divorced wife of the second branch of the Su family, and then murdered---"
"Princess!"
Seeing that Su Liluo was about to reveal Jiang Qinshu's murder to the public word by word, Su Lianwu immediately shouted nervously.
He looked at Su Liluo with a cold gaze and gritted his teeth, saying, "I have misunderstood. I do not judge cases personally. The Crown Princess did not bully the Second Princess. There must be some misunderstanding between you."
He couldn't let Su Liluo reveal Jiang Qinshu's existence in public. Having such a mother would inevitably affect his reputation and career.
Like Su Wanshi, he never expected that Su Liluo didn't care about the Su family's reputation at all, nor did she consider her uncle's reputation and interests.
Su Liluo smiled and said, "Since it's a misunderstanding, I'll take my leave now. I'll trouble Lord Su to explain things to the Second Princess."
She wasn't actually indifferent to Su Zhen's reputation and interests; the reason she made such a threat was because she knew that Su Lianwu and Su Wanshi cared more about the impact of the Su family's reputation on themselves than she did.
After all, even without the Su family, she is still the Crown Princess.
But if their reputation is ruined, then it's a different story.
"Lian Wu, how could you let them leave like that?"
The second princess looked at Su Lianwu with displeasure and reproach in her eyes.
"Princess, it's like this..."
Su Lianwu had no choice but to coax the second princess gently, expressing his helplessness.
On the other side.
After leaving the theater, Su Liluo and Chu Yan lost their desire to play, especially since Chu Yan was still standing up for Su Liluo.
"Luo'er, isn't this Lord Su your elder brother? How can he be so unable to distinguish right from wrong? I think they were just trying to gang up on us!"
"And I think his relationship with the second princess seems unusual. I've heard that this second princess..."
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