Chapter 1048 Meng Yunzheng Makes a Move
However, County Princess Zhang reacted quickly, raising her voice and shouting, "Make your move!"
No sooner had Lady Zhang finished speaking than the two guards who had been standing ramrod straight behind the carriage pounced on her, heading straight for the east gate.
Lady Zhang sneered. She came here to cause trouble, so how could she not have brought two experts with her?
Ying Dong's expression changed slightly, and he quickly took two steps back, narrowly avoiding a huge fist aimed at his head.
Shu Yu narrowed her eyes. "Ying Xi, go help your brother."
"Yes." Ying Xi drew the dagger from his waist and ran forward.
Just as he took a step, a clear voice rang in his ears, "Just protect your young lady."
Ying Xi was taken aback. When she looked up, she saw Meng Yunzheng flash past her, rush forward, kick Zhang Maolin away, and then join the battle, fighting alongside Ying Dong against the two guards.
Yingxi, "..."
She looked at Shu Yu, who coughed lightly and said, "Handsome."
The reason why they attacked Zhang Maolin right away is something worth pondering.
With Meng Yunzheng's involvement, the outcome was predictable. Those two guards could only manage a draw against Ying Dong in a two-on-one fight, let alone facing an even more powerful opponent.
Before long, the two guards could no longer withstand the pressure and had to retreat.
The smug look on Lady Zhang's face changed. She never expected that a mere village head, who came from a peasant family and had no power or influence like herself, would have such a powerful expert by her side.
Moreover, she didn't take her position as a county princess seriously at all; it was hard to tell whether this woman was simply too ignorant or incredibly audacious.
But now that they were clearly at a disadvantage, County Princess Zhang immediately stepped forward and said to the onlookers, "Everyone here is a witness that Lord Lu has been disrespectful to me today. According to the laws of the Great Su Dynasty, those who disrespect their superiors are punished, ranging from slapping and caning to beheading as a warning to others."
The crowd immediately began to buzz with excitement: Why, why is he being beheaded?
The Lu family also became nervous, but Zhao Xi kept telling them not to worry, so they could only suppress their anxiety.
County Magistrate Zhang stared coldly at Shu Yu. "I originally only intended to give Lady Lu a minor punishment as a warning, but she actually ordered her men to resist and even seriously injure my brother. Judging from this, she's probably going to attack me as well. Such a bold and reckless person is truly a menace. Does anyone have the time to go to the county office and ask the magistrate of Jiangyuan County to come here and arrest the culprit? I will reward him handsomely."
The onlookers were completely taken aback; after all, they had never experienced anything like this before.
Lady Zhang spoke eloquently, as if all the truth was on her side.
Sure enough, someone in the back of the crowd shouted, "Princess Zhang, I'll go and call her for you."
Ding Yuehua gritted her teeth, "It's that old hag again." What's her relationship with this county princess that she's going to such lengths to help her?
Princess Zhang said loudly, "Thank you."
So, if her men can't beat them, does that mean Lu Shuyu will dare to resist when the magistrate of Jiangyuan County comes?
She simply couldn't believe that she was so reckless as to think that her status as a local magistrate meant she had nothing to fear from the government.
The crowd stirred at Magistrate Zhang's words; some gloated, some were indifferent, and others looked very worried.
However, just as Lady Zhang finished speaking, her two guards were kicked out, spitting out blood and collapsing to the ground, unable to get up.
(End of this chapter)
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