Protect Our Chief

Chapter 1041 - 64: Winds Rising in Upper Capital! Shouzhe Is Doomed

"Please rest assured, Prince Rong. Our family’s ancestor has already exchanged opinions with Prince Dexin, and he remains very supportive of this," Zhao Yuankun said."Since the ancestor has no objections, I am naturally happy to see it happen," Prince Rong finally relented.

"Good, good, good. In that case, our Zhao Family will prepare and choose a date to formally propose marriage," Zhao Yuankun said.

In such occasions, Wu Yingcai and his wife, the biological parents of Wu Xue Ning, almost didn’t even have the right to speak or vote.

Wu Yingcai had long known that he probably wouldn’t be able to make decisions about Xue Ning’s marriage. He was mentally prepared, and he had no objection to that child, Zhao Yuanqing, so he always appeared very calm. However, the expression of Chen Family was faintly dissatisfied.

But now, in front of Princess Kang and Zhao Zhikun and others, she ultimately controlled her expression and did not show it too obviously.

After everyone dispersed, and Wu Yingcai and his wife returned to their garden.

Chen Family could no longer hold back and immediately exploded: "Wu Yingcai, that old fellow is about to sell Xue Ning, and you don’t even say a word?"

Wu Yingcai looked slightly bewildered: "Dear, do you disagree with this marriage? I think Yuanqing is quite good. He has good talent, good potential, and his character is impeccable."

"Good my foot!" Chen Family said angrily, "Although Xue Ning carries your Royal Family’s bloodline, she also carries our Chen Family’s bloodline. Our family’s ancestor treats her as a treasure and keeps a share of everything for her. Yet you all plan to marry her off to the Zhao Family. How does this place our Chen Family?"

You must know, the Chen Family now has two Divine Skill Ancestors, and our influence and status in the court are second only to the Zhao Family, and we have secretly planned to strive for a third Divine Skill, to become a Second-Grade Noble Family.

Don’t think just because the two families on the surface haven’t had any major conflicts, in fact, secretly, there have been countless clashes in various fields, hinting at some confrontation.

"Dear... but Ancestor Dexin has also agreed," Wu Yingcai said, his face somewhat awkward, "Presumably the ancestor has his own ideas."

"Of course he has ideas!" Chen Family, enraged, spoke without care, "His main goal now is to help Prince Kang successfully ascend the throne. Therefore, he won’t hesitate to use Xue Ning as a bargaining chip to sell to the Zhao Family, ensuring they shed all concerns and fully support Prince Kang. At the same time, he can also tie our Chen Family into the alliance, forcing us to take a stance, why wouldn’t he do it?"

The Zhao Family is not simple; they are the only Second-Grade Noble Family in the Daqian Kingdom, setting aside the Lingxu Emperor’s legacy, the overall strength of the Zhao Family is almost equivalent to three to four parts of the Imperial Family.

Once the Zhao Family sets aside concerns and chooses to fully support Prince Kang, opposing Prince Anjun, all those in the Royal Family with voting rights will have to be more cautious, even His Majesty would have to carefully weigh it.

"Wouldn’t it be good for Prince Kang to ascend the throne?" Wu Yingcai said, "Our bloodline is closer to his, much closer than to Prince Anjun. After all, he is my cousin..."

"Whether he ascends the throne or not is another matter. But why should our Chen Family’s legitimate granddaughter be sacrificed to please the Zhao Family?" Chen Family was dissatisfied, "Wu Yingcai, you need to go see Ancestor Dexin right now and say you temporarily disagree with this marriage and need to think it over!"

"What?" Wu Yingcai was frightened, "You, you, you want me to go against Ancestor Dexin?"

"I knew you wouldn’t dare." Chen Family’s expression was very unpleasant, "But Ancestor Dexin’s actions in this matter are indeed excessive. He doesn’t regard our Chen Family at all. The Zhao Family is indeed powerful, but is our Chen Family that easy to bully? Our Chen Family also has two Divine Skill Ancestors!"

"Although Xue Ning carries the Royal Family’s bloodline, she is still our Chen Family’s legitimate granddaughter, whom we pin high hopes on. Did he consult our ancestor’s opinion before making a decision?"

"Someone, prepare the carriage, I need to return to my family immediately to see my brother, to see the ancestor."

After Chen Family’s outburst, she immediately returned to her family.

Wu Yingcai, somewhat intimidated by his wife, hurriedly followed her. His wife, the Chen Family, is not simple. Her brother, Chen Jinglong, is the contemporary Divine Power Species of the Daqian Chen Family, and certainly not a simple character.

One can imagine, once the Third-Grade Chen Family learns of this, there is bound to be another commotion.

But that’s a matter for later.

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At the same time.

Changning Anjiang Guandu.

Nowadays, Changning Anjiang Guandu has already been contracted to the Wang Family, with the Wang Family responsible for its repairs, maintenance, and operations. Besides three percent of the income as the contracting fee, the rest is managed at the Wang Family’s own profit and loss.

However, under the management of the Wang Family, Anjiang Guandu is becoming busier day by day, and the port is expanding more and more, gradually becoming the number one port downstream of Anjiang. Many goods that circulate and flow from Longzuo County by water are gradually gathering at Anjiang Guandu.

The bustling commerce also attracted more traveling merchants to try their luck. Most of them are either Loose Cultivators or non-mainstream Ninth Grade Black Tortoise Race, or branch lines of some families and the like.

They either travel alone, in groups of three or five, or in larger groups, relying on a few wagons to transport goods, earning profits that are sometimes thin and sometimes substantial.

Do not underestimate the traveling merchant industry, although in terms of transport scale and funds, they are far less than formal firms.