Sui Zhao took a step back to avoid having to look up at him.
She stared, her tone slightly deep: "Come down."
The man in brocade clothes was amazed, and he was more determined to take her back. He sneered and said arrogantly, "I am talking to you because I think highly of you. You dare to order me around, and you have a bad temper. I admire you. How about you follow me?"
Such a beauty is really rare to see. He felt she was extraordinarily beautiful at the first quick glance, and she was even more stunning when he saw her up close. It was worth his return trip.
The guards on the other two horses had already dismounted and were approaching Sui Zhao.
This is an attempt to kidnap.
Shuang Xu ate chestnuts leisurely and glanced at them.
Whose three-year-old kid is this? Kidnapping someone on the street doesn't seem very smart, does it?
The covetous look in this man's eyes was really disgusting. Sui Zhao's expression turned completely cold. He raised his hand and pressed his palm forward, "Hit me."
The secret guards who were hiding in the crowd and disguised as ordinary people came quickly, held down the two guards, and pulled the man in brocade clothes off his horse.
Soon, a burst of ghostly howling was heard.
The crowd pointed and said, "It serves him right! He deserves a beating!"
"You've been so arrogant for so long, you must have offended someone tough, right?!"
"Will this little girl be retaliated against in the future?"
"I don't think she's afraid. She must be confident enough to fight. Look at those people, they're very skilled."
"But in Yangzhou, who can be more confident than the governor?!"
The person who had spoken earlier fell silent, and after a while he said, "It's better to remind her to prepare early."
Seeing this, another group of people outside the crowd stopped and the leader looked towards a window on the fourth floor of the teahouse not far away.
The man in black clothes with silver stripes and a stern face nodded.
The leader immediately ordered his men to evacuate.
Huai Xu came to Sui Zhao's side and asked in a low voice: "Your Highness, how should we deal with it?"
"Let him go first, and follow him to the Yangzhou provincial capital, and catch him in one fell swoop." She replied, looking towards the teahouse.
The man upstairs nodded at her and turned away.
"Yes." Huai Xu also looked in the direction of the teahouse. "Just now, another group of people came this way. It seems that they retreated when they saw us."
"Check them together."
"Understood." Huai Xu retreated and continued to hide in the crowd with other secret guards.
Before he disappeared, Shuang Xu pulled his sleeve, stuffed a few chestnuts into his hands, and said with a smile: "The young lady bought these for me. I'll share some with you."
Huai Xu pulled her into his arms without any hesitation and plunged into the crowd without even looking back.
Shuang Xu and Huai Xu belonged to the same group of secret guards. The most lively ones were chosen to be Sui Zhao's attendants, while the others continued to work in secret.
The previous batch of secret guards, such as Jin Yao, had already changed their names and held important positions in the court.
Sui Zhao turned around and went to the shop to buy a bag of dried meat.
The lady who was buying dried meat with her started a conversation with her, with a worried look on her face: "Are you from Yangzhou?"
"No, I came to Yangzhou for a short stay, what's the matter?" Seeing the old lady's kind tone, Sui Zhao replied with a smile.
"Girl, you'd better leave quickly. That man is the brother-in-law of the governor of Yangzhou. He is not easy to mess with. If you send people to beat him up in the street, you will have a hard time in the future."
"Thank you for reminding me, Auntie. I know my limits." Sui Zhao put down the silver in his hand and said, "No need to give me the change. I will pay for it all. It's just right."
"Oh! How can this be done? I have my own money, please give change to this little girl quickly." The old lady hurriedly took out some silver, but when she looked up, no one was there.
The shop assistant looked at her and said, "Then I won't charge you."
Shuang Xu quietly returned to her side and lowered his voice to tell her the news he had just heard from the surroundings: "Miss, that person is Liu Meng, the brother-in-law of Ye Kang, the governor of Yangzhou."
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