Chapter 297: If Anyone Dares to Cause Trouble Here Again, Tell Them My Name

Chapter 297: Chapter 297: If Anyone Dares to Cause Trouble Here Again, Tell Them My Name

Su Youning’s slap struck the middle-aged man’s face with a resounding CRACK. The blow sent his head spinning several times, snapping his neck.

The middle-aged man staggered back and collapsed powerlessly to the ground. After a few twitches, he went still.

Behind them, Su Feng stared blankly at Su Youning, unable to believe her eyes. This middle-aged man was someone who could easily wipe the floor with Liu Guardian; he was clearly a master. Yet Su Youning had killed him with a single slap. ’How is Su Youning so strong?’

Further back, Sun Hao’s eyes were also filled with disbelief. But he quickly recovered, pointed a finger at Su Youning, and roared in fury:

"How dare you murder an innocent person! You’re courting death! Men, seize her!"

The group of people behind him rushed toward Su Youning. Su Dingbang and Su Feng both moved to block them, shouting urgently:

"Minister Sun, you can’t be so tyrannical and unreasonable!"

Sun Hao glared at Su Dingbang and said arrogantly, "So what if I am? What can you do about it? Are you trying to oppose me, the Minister of Revenue? Believe it or not, I can have your entire clan exterminated!"

Just as Sun Hao finished speaking, a cold voice sounded from behind him:

"Threatening to exterminate entire clans at the drop of a hat. You’re quite the tyrant, aren’t you?"

As the voice faded, a beautiful woman in court attire arrived with a large entourage.

Hearing someone dare to openly challenge him, Sun Hao flew into a rage. He spun around, stared at the newcomer, and roared furiously, "Who the hell do you think you are, talking to me like that? Are you trying to die..."

But halfway through his sentence, he finally recognized the person. His face instantly turned ashen.

It took him a long moment to process it. He stumbled over to the newcomer, fell to his knees with a THUD, and began to kowtow frantically. "This old subject did not realize Your Highness the Princess was arriving! My words were offensive, I beg for your forgiveness!"

The newcomer was none other than the princess of the Great Xia Country, Long Xi’Er.

Long Xi’Er didn’t even glance at him. She walked straight to Su Youning and said gently, "Little sister, today, I’ve come to back you up."

’Little sister?’

Sun Hao looked at Long Xi’Er, scarcely able to believe his ears.

’This Su Youning... is the princess’s little sister?’

The next moment, Sun Hao felt his scalp tingle with dread. ’Heavens, I just tried to move against the princess’s little sister. This... isn’t this just courting death?’

He scrambled to his feet, hurried over to Su Youning, and said with a fawning smile, "Miss Su, I was just joking earlier. My apologies. I’ll be leaving now, I’ll be leaving."

With that, he turned to leave.

But just then, Long Xi’Er spoke in a cold voice, "Did I say you could leave?"

Sun Hao’s heart leaped. He quickly stopped, turned to face Long Xi’Er, and said with a sycophantic smile, "Your Highness, do you have any other commands?"

Long Xi’Er walked up to Sun Hao and stared at him, her voice icy. "Trying to abduct a woman in broad daylight, that’s a joke? Shouting about exterminating her entire clan, that’s also a joke? Your jokes are a bit too much, don’t you think?"

Staring into Long Xi’Er’s cold eyes, the hairs on Sun Hao’s arms stood on end. He quickly put on a fawning smile and said, "Your Highness, I was wrong. I’ll never dare to do it again."

Long Xi’Er looked at Sun Hao and said coolly, "I recall Ye Feng already had you stripped of your official post. Why are you here today, dressed in your official robes and throwing your weight around?"

Sun Hao looked at Long Xi’Er and said with his fawning smile, "Reporting to Your Highness, it was Her Majesty the Empress who issued a decree restoring me to my post..."

Before he could finish, Long Xi’Er cut him off coldly, "Is that so? Then I’ll make an announcement today: your official post is stripped from you once again. Now, you’re nothing. Scram."

Sun Hao stared at Long Xi’Er, his face draining of all color.

’Stripped again. Dammit, I’ve been stripped of my post again.’

But facing the princess, he didn’t dare resist. He slunk away obediently like a dog. Once he was in his car, his face turned livid. He gnashed his teeth and said, "You bitch. I can’t deal with you, but someone else can."

Then, he looked at his driver and said coldly, "To the Imperial Palace. I want an audience with the Empress."

The driver nodded, started the car, and sped off toward the Imperial Palace.

At the entrance of Hundred Herbs Hall, Su Youning looked at the princess and said gratefully, "Su Youning thanks Your Highness."

She was about to kneel as she spoke.

Long Xi’Er reached out and helped Su Youning up, saying quickly, "We’re sisters. Don’t be so formal."

After a moment of thought, she said, "Little sister, before Ye Feng returns, why don’t you come back to the Princess’s Mansion with me? It’ll prevent any more shortsighted fools from bothering you."

With that, she took Su Youning’s hand and led her toward the car.

After a few steps, she turned back to Su Dingbang. "Patriarch Su, if any other fools come looking for trouble at Hundred Herbs Hall, just tell them it’s under my protection."

Hearing this, Su Dingbang’s eyes lit up. He exclaimed excitedly, "I understand, I understand! Thank you, Your Highness!"

Long Xi’Er had already boarded the car with Su Youning and driven away.

Su Feng watched the car recede into the distance and asked in confusion, "Why did the princess call Ningning ’little sister’? Where did that come from?"

Su Dingbang looked at Su Feng with a broad smile. "It all starts with Ye Feng, of course. They are both Ye Feng’s women, so naturally, they’re sisters."

He continued, looking in the direction the car had gone, "Before, when Ye Feng was fooling around with the princess behind Ningning’s back, I had my reservations. But not anymore! I’m overjoyed that we get to latch onto someone as powerful as the princess! Haha..."

Su Feng: "..."

...

A car was speeding toward the Princess’s Mansion.

In the car, Su Youning looked at Long Xi’Er and asked hesitantly, "Just now, Sun Hao said Ye Feng isn’t coming back... Big sister, is that true?"

Seeing Su Youning’s worried expression, Long Xi’Er’s heart ached. She put an arm around Su Youning’s shoulders and said with a smile, "Little sister, Ye Feng is so capable, who could possibly harm him? Don’t listen to that man’s nonsense. Ye Feng will definitely come back safe and sound."

Hearing this, a happy smile immediately bloomed on Su Youning’s face.

Holding Su Youning, a flash of envy crossed Long Xi’Er’s eyes. ’If only I could be like this girl, loving Ye Feng so purely and living a simple life. How wonderful that would be.’

’But it’s impossible. Born into the royal family, I was destined to bear far greater burdens than ordinary people.’

Long Xi’Er sighed and turned her head to look out the window, only to see a crowd gathered in front of the Hundred Flowers Building.

Long Xi’Er looked at Su Youning and asked, "Little sister, I seem to recall hearing that this Hundred Flowers Building is also one of Ye Feng’s properties?"

Su Youning nodded. "Mhm, I heard Ye Feng mention it!"

Long Xi’Er turned to look at the Hundred Flowers Building and murmured, "It looks like the Hundred Flowers Building is in some kind of trouble."

Then, she looked at Caiyun, who was driving, and said calmly, "Caiyun, stop the car."

Caiyun acknowledged the command and pulled the car over to the side of the road.

Long Xi’Er opened the door, got out, and walked toward the Hundred Flowers Building, with Caiyun following closely behind.