Protect Our Clan Leader
Chapter 1195 - 99 Turmoil in the Wang Family! An Emissary from the Immortal Dynasty - Part 2

Thus, the Wang family had been preparing early.

In Xinping Town and New Peace Town, they had built large hotels with high accommodation rates and numerous apartment-style hotels.

Even a coachman or manager would be accommodated within the inn, treated to good food and drink. Naturally, guests of different statuses would receive different levels of high-quality hospitality.

The highest-ranking group naturally consisted of the Wang Clan Relatives, Imperial Household Clan Relatives, as well as relatives from Wu Xuening's maternal family, the Great Qian Chen Clan, Yiluo's maternal family, the Gongye Clan, and core relatives of the Wang family; all of these people were placed in the extended Main Residence of the Wang family.

As for those newly built hotels and residences, they wouldn't go to waste either.

Wang Shouzhe intended to develop Xinping Town and New Peace Town areas into bustling commercial bases. Those few large hotels might not be enough in the future.

The sequence of groups delivering gifts continued for a very long time, only ending about a month before Wang Anye's marriage.

This was also one of the rules among Prominent Families. For significant events, to show respect and courtesy, congratulatory gifts must be prepared and delivered in advance.

This was also because the Great Qian Domain is vast; sometimes, the convoys carrying the gifts might need several months, or even close to a year, to deliver them. If they weren't prepared and dispatched in advance and something delayed them on the road, they might miss the opportunity to deliver the gifts.

If the gifts were delivered just a few days before the wedding or even on the day itself without special reason, it might actually displease the hosts. If gifts are presented improperly, they might backfire.

Of course, for a joyous occasion like a wedding, some elders also bring precious items to give at the wedding itself for a festive and lively atmosphere; such gifts are exceptions.

Just a few days before Wang Anye's wedding.

Wang Shouzhe's courtyard was bustling with people.

In fact, this small courtyard hadn't had a quiet moment for a long time.

With Wang Anye's wedding approaching, friends and relatives had already arrived to stay at the Wang residence; how could it possibly be quiet here?

It was a beautiful spring day, with a gentle breeze.

In Wang Shouzhe's courtyard, lush green plants and vibrant flowers decorated the space, a group of bold Tiger Head Spirit Bees had audaciously built a nest under the eaves, primarily harvesting nectar from the exotic flowers in Shouzhe Courtyard and using flowers from other courtyards of the Main Residence when needed.

Finding it amusing yet helpless, Wang Shouzhe remembered the time when he bought a "Tiger Head Beehive" which was later identified by Luo Jing as a Purple Crystal Spirit Bee hive, and he just let them be.

Having grown accustomed to them, this group of Tiger Head Spirit Bees were also well-behaved, never attacking humans or animals. Instead, they diligently collected Spirit Flower pollen every day, turning it into Level One Spirit Honey.

"Four twos, king's bomb," declared Emperor Longchang, dressed like an ordinary old man, excitedly throwing down four twos and boastfully asking, "Anyone else?"

Usually, the king's bomb refers to a pair of wild cards. But Emperor Longchang felt if wild cards are the largest, how could that be called a king's bomb? So, he named four twos as the king's bomb and the pair of wild cards as the emperor's bomb.

The two playing cards with the emperor were Prince De Xin and Prince Yong'an.

Among them, even though Prince Yong'an was a prince from the De Xin lineage and also supported Kang Commandery Prince in the struggle for the throne, ever since Long Wuji allied with Wang Shouzhe, he had gradually withdrawn from the rivalry.

It should have resulted from a separate discussion with Long Wuji and his son; no matter how big the conflicts between them seemed, or how incompatible they appeared on the surface, they were still father and son.

Moreover, Yong'an only had Long Wuji as a son, whom he ultimately treasured deeply.

Up until Kang Commandery Prince was continuously defeated, he did not intervene. In fact, he went into seclusion for a while, claiming he felt an inspiration from Heavenly Dao and closed up for some time, clearly choosing not to take sides.

Since Prince De Xin was supporting Yiluo, and Prince Yong'an now had to bolster the esteem of Rong Commandery Prince's Residence on Xue Ning's side, they couldn't let Xue Ning appear to be in a weaker position.

"Old Ancestor's power and wisdom are as great as ever," both Prince Yong'an and Prince De Xin fervently flattered the emperor.

Wang Shouzhe twitched his lips at this flattery, finding it boring; he turned to chat and drink tea with Long Wuji, "Brother Wuji, I've seen all the sea charts you've drawn over these decades, but they seem to have no connection with Tianji Continent."

"I didn't expect there to be so many islands and subcontinents overseas," Long Wuji replied helplessly, "There's one subcontinent where the Human race lives in primitive tribes, even more backward than the Barbarian Gu Clan. According to our judgment of Tianji Continent's location, establishing a maritime route connecting both sides might take decades."

Long Wuji and the Wang family jointly explored overseas, mainly to open up maritime routes between Tianji Continent and the Great Qian Domain, but they had not yet succeeded.

"It's already quite impressive," Wang Shouzhe said, "Safety comes first, even if it takes another hundred years."

While they were speaking,

a manager from outside the house reported, "Reporting to the Family Head, a young lady from the Immortal Dynasty has come to visit, saying that she was entrusted by Miss Lici to deliver a wedding gift to the seventh young master."

Immortal Dynasty? Lici?

Wang Shouzhe frowned. Lici, that girl, had been missing for quite a while. Although she occasionally wrote back to report her situation, she was always moving around whenever Wang Shouzhe wrote to her.

Over a decade ago, he entrusted Yao's Air Transport to send a letter to Lici, asking her to come back for a visit when she had time. Anye had not even met her, and yet she was about to get married. What was delaying her this time from returning?

"Please make sure the young lady is treated well; I will meet her after I rest a bit," Wang Shouzhe said.

"Yes, Family Head," the manager replied as he left.

Just as Wang Shouzhe was preparing to go, Long Wuji glanced at the three old men playing cards, feeling a bit uncomfortable and not wanting to stay any longer: "Shouzhe, I haven't seen a living girl from the Immortal Dynasty before, let me accompany you to broaden my horizons."

"That's fine," said Wang Shouzhe after a slight pause, "but you must not harass the guest."

"You wound me, Shouzhe. I, Long Wuji, have always been a gentleman."

"But I heard from Shi Hao that you keep yelling on the boat that you want to go to Tianji Continent to find those golden-haired, blue-eyed women."

"Cough cough~ That's called boosting morale. I have to paint a picture for the brothers, or else how will they have the courage to keep going?"

They talked as they walked outside. Before leaving the house, Wang Shouzhe called back inside, "Ruolan, I'm stepping out. Make sure the honorable guests inside are well taken care of, don't let them go hungry."

"Husband, I understand," Liu Ruolan's voice came from the kitchen, "Don't worry, I've already started cooking. Do you want to eat something before you go? If not, I'll save it for Old Master."

"Sure, save it all for Old Master."

Then, two princes and one emperor all suddenly looked furious, casting fierce glances at Wang Shouzhe, especially Emperor Longchang, whose face had turned green—it seemed he would have to enjoy Wang Shouzhe's share of the treats today.

Wang Shouzhe left with satisfaction.

What could he do if Emperor Longchang would always come to his courtyard to play cards, often bringing his card mates... Was he aware that it disturbed the peace?

Not long after.

In the front court guest hall.

A celestial, masked lady stood gracefully, admiring various famous paintings in the living room. Most prominently displayed was Emperor's own masterpiece, "Stay Immortal Residence Sunrise Picture," boldly stamped to ensure no one missed that it was the Emperor's work, conspicuously placed.

"Cough cough, the Immortal has manners. I am Wang Shouzhe, and I thank you for delivering something on behalf of Lici," Wang Shouzhe coughed from a distance, while Long Wuji playfully pretended to be serious.

The lady slowly turned around: "Emperor Longchang's painting, as always full of craftsmanship. Tough for you to have to hang it up."

"Cough cough, be cautious with your words, Miss," Wang Shouzhe said awkwardly, "After all, he is the Emperor of our dynasty."

The lady looked Wang Shouzhe up and down, slightly surprised, and said, "Lici praised your good looks, and I did not believe it, but you are indeed more handsome and extraordinary than I expected."

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