Protect Our Chief

Chapter 1045 - 65: Grand Strategy! The True Foundation of the Wang Family’s Strength

"Your Majesty." Even in the state of a residual soul, Jii Wuchen upheld his respect and etiquette towards the Great Emperor, bowing and saying, "The great path is interconnected, whether it’s painting, arrays, swordsmanship, when cultivated to the end, they all converge. It is only that Your Majesty is a mighty emperor, with numerous trivial matters to attend to, so can only afford a superficial taste of such side skills.""Well said, well said, it is just a pity..." Emperor Longchang chatted merrily with Jii Wuchen.

Wu Xue Ning pursed her lips, turning to glare at Wang Anye and said, "An Ye, Your Majesty dotes on you the most now, and you won’t even say a few good words to help? Despite my attentive hospitality these past days."

Wang Anye looked bewildered.

Such a major matter, am I, Wang Anye, able to intervene? Could it be that if I said not to marry Zhao Yuanqing, you really wouldn’t marry him?

Chen Jinglong, who was beside him, was even more anxious, his eyebrows twitching. If Your Majesty refuses to intervene in this matter, I’m afraid it would be very difficult to find a turning point.

He glanced around, suddenly bowing to Eunuch Yao said, "Eunuch Yao, please step aside for a chat. Jinglong wants to ask if Xue Ning has been mischievous in the Imperial Palace these last few days?"

"Lord Chen, please." Eunuch Yao understood the intention.

"Please~"

Once the two were at the side of the Immortal-Viewing Pavilion, only then did Chen Jinglong discreetly use Profound Qi to isolate themselves.

He wore a bitter expression and said in a low voice, "Eunuch Yao, you watched Jinglong grow up and are quite fond of Xue Ning. This matter was Jinglong’s recklessness, and I ask Eunuch to say some good words in front of Your Majesty. This favor and virtue, my Chen Family will surely remember."

"You brat, usually so clever, holding significant power," Eunuch Yao laughed and said, "How can you fail to understand Your Majesty’s mind?"

Chen Jinglong’s spirit lifted, saying joyfully, "Eunuch Yao’s meaning is that Your Majesty also doesn’t support Xue Ning marrying... But why doesn’t Your Majesty issue an order? Yes, yes, Jinglong was confused. Right now the Struggle of the Imperial Sons is heating up, whether it’s Prince Kang or Prince Anjun, ultimately they are Your Majesty’s bloodline descendants. The situation is still unclear, if Your Majesty directly decreed to stop Xue Ning from marrying Zhao Yuanqing, it would certainly arouse suspicion from all sides."

"That being said, the key point still lies with Xue Ning herself. After all, she is still young, so long as she is willing to make a fuss, insisting on not wanting to marry Zhao Yuanqing, making it known to everyone, then crying to Your Majesty. Everyone knows that Your Majesty has always doted on Xue Ning, at that time intervening to uphold her would be only natural, merely respecting and loving the child’s decision, unrelated to the Struggle of the Imperial Sons."

Chen Jinglong, being a formidable figure, immediately discerned the crucial point after Eunuch Yao’s guidance.

"A teachable child." Eunuch Yao praised, "In the future, with the Chen Family under your leadership, there might be further hope."

"Eunuch Yao overpraises."

Just as Chen Jinglong was about to humbly demur, suddenly, he seemed to have thought of something, shaking his body instantly, his gaze abruptly turning solemn: "Your Majesty unwilling to see Xue Ning marry Zhao Yuanqing, I’m afraid it’s not solely due to doting on Xue Ning, could it be..."

"Jinglong, speak carefully."

Upon hearing this, Eunuch Yao’s eyes sharpened, immediately interrupting him, while a sharp and chilling aura enveloped Chen Jinglong: "Your Majesty’s mind can be pondered, but must not be presumptuously judged. Especially matters concerning the bigger picture, remember not to speculate subjectively. Do you realize, they are all Your Majesty’s children."

Chen Jinglong shivered, instantly dispelling any distracting thoughts, cold sweat trickling down his back, bowing and saluting: "Jinglong thanks Eunuch for the advice."

Subsequently, Chen Jinglong returned to the barbecue area. At this moment, his heart was much more settled, ready to keep company with the children and Your Majesty, enjoying barbecue and chatting together.

The outcome... His barbecue ended up tasting the emptiness.

Afterwards, he made the excuse that Princess Xue Ning’s mother from the Chen Family seemed to be in ill health, applying for Xue Ning to return to the Chen Family to take care of her mother. Emperor Longchang naturally granted this, also instructing Eunuch Yao to take some Qi-nourishing and blood-enhancing elixirs from the Imperial Pharmacy for Chen Jinglong to bring back.

In the subsequent days.

Something stirred Upper Capital City vigorously, the renowned "second young master" of Upper Capital City, Wu Xue Ning, challenged Zhao Yuanqing at the city’s number one viral place, White Cloud Tower, and defeated Zhao Yuanqing, who intentionally conceded to display demeanor.

Not waiting for Zhao Yuanqing’s reaction, Wu Xue Ning directly declared in front of countless spectators that she didn’t like Zhao Yuanqing, she was still young, and wanted to study at Lingyun Sacred Land, not willing to marry Zhao Yuanqing.

Once this happened.

Upper Capital City naturally boiled over, rumors flying everywhere. Under the Chen Family’s clandestine manipulation of rumors, everyone in Upper Capital City knew that the Zhao Family was seeking a marriage alliance with Prince Rong’s Mansion, and the matter hadn’t even ended yet, the proud Princess Xue Ning refused.

Thus, Prince Dexin was furious, planning to imprison Xue Ning. As a result, she tearfully ran to the gates of the Imperial Palace, seeking justice from her Ancestor grandfather.

Seeing her cry so sorrowfully, Emperor Longchang was deeply moved, deciding to keep her in the Imperial Palace, announcing that Xue Ning was still young, unable to bear it for the moment, which was normal, her marriage would be temporarily shelved, it would be discussed after Xue Ning returned from studying in Saint Land.

After all, once reaching Celestial Pride, or the level of Great Celestial Pride, at that level of bloodline, it is quite normal to marry at ages of one to two hundred.

Such a decision results in the downside that, due to excessively potent bloodlines, the probability of giving birth to offspring would be significantly reduced. The benefit is, however, the chance of producing offspring with outstanding lineage would be higher, though, merely the chance is "higher," not absolute.