Chapter 384 Today, she will protect Su Liluo.

"You have overstepped your bounds today."

After leaving the Emperor's main hall, Gao Junning couldn't help but say something to Su Liluo with a stern face.

"I was just trying to help the Emperor, don't you want him to get better soon?"

Su Lilu smiled slightly.

"I... naturally hope His Majesty recovers, but this is not your business."

Gao Junning noticed that there were still palace servants around, and abruptly changed the subject.

Of course, they didn't want the emperor to get better, but could they say it out loud?

Was Su Liluo asking this question out of genuine ignorance or on purpose?

Gao Junning couldn't help but glance at her suspiciously a few times, but seeing her calm and carefree demeanor, he shook his head inwardly.

Forget it, let's just assume she's ignorant!

After all, she was not clear about the current political situation in the Northern Desert.

Upon returning to the Regent's Palace, they encountered the old nanny who served the Regent's wife as soon as they entered.

She glanced at Su Liluo with a stern face, then respectfully returned her gaze to Gao Junning.

"Young master, the princess requests that you and Miss Su go to her place immediately after you return."

"Did Mother call me?"

Gao Junning frowned slightly, turned to look at Su Liluo, and a hint of worry flashed in his eyes.

"It's probably because of what happened this morning. When you see Mother later, don't talk back to her. I'll handle everything."

"Okay, whatever you want."

Su Liluo said calmly.

Even without his reminder, she could guess that Gao Yufei must have gone to the Regent's wife to complain, and that if she went there now, she would probably get a scolding.

However, since Gao Junning said so, I might as well just watch the show from the sidelines.

It's more interesting to watch them hurt each other than to argue with them myself.

"Kneel down!"

As soon as Su Liluo stepped into the Regent's wife's room, she heard a sharp, angry female voice.

Without even thinking, I knew it was the Regent's wife.

Su Liluo didn't make a move, but just glanced at Gao Junning.

Gao Junning caught Su Liluo's gaze and turned to the Regent's Consort, "Mother, what's wrong? Did I do something to upset you?"

He deliberately took the blame upon himself in order to relieve Su Liluo's embarrassment at not kneeling.

But at this moment, Gao Yufei arrogantly raised her face and looked at Su Liluo with disdain, "Brother, Mother told her to kneel down, not you to kneel down."

Gao Junning's face darkened, and he looked at Gao Yufei, "Feifei, I'm talking to Mother, don't interrupt."

"Mother, look! This is how my brother bullies me for her sake. Did you see that? He did the same thing during the day, and he even made Miss Deng cry!"

Gao Yufei stomped her feet in frustration, then shook the Regent's wife's arm and complained.

The Regent's wife's face was ashen as she looked at Gao Junning with disappointment. "Junning, are you confused? Your mother has meticulously planned for you, and this is how you treat your mother?"

What's so good about this vixen? You've been bewitched by her looks too? She treated Miss Deng rudely during the day, so Mother Consort is going to punish her!

"Guards, force her to kneel on the ground and slap her twenty more times!"

"Mother, no!"

Just as the servants were about to attack Su Liluo, Gao Junning swiftly stepped in front of her, creating a standoff with the Regent's Consort.

"Get out of my way, Mother!"

The Regent's wife was so angry she gritted her teeth.

The more Gao Junning defended Su Liluo, the more displeased she became. She seemed to see the Regent's affection for that woman back then.

Now that her son is infatuated with her daughter, how can she not be angry?

However, Gao Junning ignored her words and stood firmly in front of Su Liluo, showing no intention of moving aside.

In his view, Su Liluo did not do anything wrong in what happened at the Regent's Palace today; rather, it was Gao Yufei and Deng Qingru who went too far.

In particular, he had absolutely no feelings for Deng Qingru and had no intention of developing anything with her.

"Are you trying to anger Mother Consort to death?"

Seeing that Gao Junning remained motionless, the Regent's wife rubbed her forehead in exasperation and glared at him angrily.

“Mother, Miss Su did nothing wrong today. It was Feifei who brought Miss Deng to humiliate her and make trouble unreasonably. Now she is the one who is making false accusations. You can’t just listen to her side of the story.”

Gao Junning patiently explained.

He didn't mean to upset his mother; he just felt that it was all Gao Yufei's fault today.

He used to dote on his younger sister, but he later found that she was becoming more and more unreasonable and disregarding the bigger picture, so he became more and more disappointed in her.

Especially since they knew that their father wanted them to marry Su Liluo, and that only by obeying their father could they win his favor, they still insisted on rebelling because of their own likes and dislikes.

"Brother, isn't it right that she seduced you? Mother, look at him, he's completely infatuated with her and can't tell right from wrong!"

Seeing that Gao Junning not only didn't understand her but was also speaking ill of her, Gao Yufei couldn't help but add fuel to the fire by whispering something in the Regent's wife's ear.

The Regent's wife, her face grim, looked at Gao Junning again. "Junning, are you really not going to move aside? Are you really going to protect this vile woman today?"

"Mother..."

Gao Junning cried out with a bitter face, his expression clearly telling the Regent's Consort that he would protect Su Liluo today.

"Good, good, that's really good! You can all get out of here!"

After a moment, the Regent's wife gave a few disappointed bitter laughs, then waved her hand to drive Gao Junning away.

After Gao Junning led Su Lilu out of her courtyard, her expression turned sinister.

"This Su Liluo absolutely cannot be allowed to live any longer!"

These words practically burst out from between her teeth.

Today, seeing Gao Junning dare to oppose her for Su Liluo's sake, she felt immense disappointment and fear for the first time.

They're already protecting her even before they're married or have consummated their marriage. If they really get married in the future, will he still respect his mother as his concubine?

She's a vixen just like her mother!

"Mother, what should we do? My brother and father are both protecting her. They won't listen to us and kill her."

Upon hearing this, Gao Yufei sighed helplessly.

She knew that Su Liluo couldn't stay, but her father and the others wouldn't listen!

"We must let your father and the others know, right? There are many ways to kill someone. Once she's dead, I don't believe your father and the others can still kill me to avenge her!"

"The Regent's wife said quietly."

She was, after all, the Regent's Consort. Once she killed Su Liluo, even if the Regent was furious, he couldn't kill her, could he?

At most, it's just a matter of incompatibility and a crisis in the relationship between the two of them.

However, if Su Liluo were kept alive, she would inevitably become a greater hidden danger in the future. After careful consideration, she still felt that it was better to kill her.