Protect Our Chief

This is actually also a stage for the younger generation of the Wang Family to show off their talents. If they perform well, they might even end up bringing a wife home. Among the Noble Families, plenty of marriages have been made this way.

While everyone was chatting, the Cloud Ray Flying Ship had already slowly descended onto the square in front of the Imperial Palace.

According to the process agreed upon in advance, the people from the Prince’s Mansion and Prince Rong’s Mansion would wait here, while the two Little Princesses, Wu Yiluo and Wu Xue Ning, would remain in the Imperial Palace. After the test was over, the two would depart from the Imperial Palace together as brides.

At this moment, the families of the two mansions had long since been waiting in the square, one on the left and one on the right, clearly separated.

"Brother-in-law."

Seeing Wang Anye lead the bridal escort team down from the Cloud Ray Flying Ship, Wu Shengjun, the eldest son of Emperor’s Son An, came forward as the representative of the Prince’s Mansion and said with a smile, "Yiluo hasn’t yet left the Prince’s Mansion. She asked me to pass on a message: in the end, Xue Ning is two years older than she is. You should go pick up Xue Ning first, and then pick her up on the way."

"Thump."

Wang Anye’s heart sank as he thought to himself that this didn’t bode well. There was a strong killing intent hidden in that line.

This wasn’t the process they’d agreed on~ What kind of stunt was this now? If he really behaved himself and went to pick up Wu Xue Ning first and only "on the way" picked up Yiluo, would he still have a peaceful life from this day on?

Just as Wang Anye was beginning to feel a splitting headache—

On the other side, Xue Ning’s eldest brother also came forward as the representative of Prince Rong’s Mansion, smiling as he said, "An Ye, my good brother-in-law. Our Xue Ning said that after all, it was Yiluo who got engaged to you first. Today, you should still go pick up Yiluo first, and then pick up our Xue Ning on the way."

Both sides were all smiles, yet the atmosphere was inexplicably tense as a drawn Sword.

Great! The two of them were butting heads again today, and what they said all sounded so nice—each telling him to go pick up the other one first.

Wang Anye’s head hurt terribly. Over these past ten-plus years, the two of them had certainly not been slacking in their secret rivalry.

"Please wait a moment, you two big brothers. I’ll first discuss this with my own clan." On the surface, Wang Anye remained calm. After greeting them, he returned to the Cloud Ray Flying Ship.

Once he consulted with his brothers and elders, everyone felt this matter was hard to handle.

Although Your Majesty’s intention was that both women were to be Shouye’s principal wives, even among principal wives there still had to be an order of seniority, right? These two girls had been sparring over this for more than ten years without managing to decide who was older in status. Today they were probably thinking of going all in, betting it all on whom An Ye picked up first.

Then everyone started talking at once. Some said he should pick up Yiluo first, since her engagement had been set first. Others argued he should pick up Xue Ning first, since she was a few years older.

Just as they were at an impasse—

A black banner flew out of the Infinite Treasure Ring of its own accord. Fluttering in the wind, it said, "What do you little brats know? In short, today you either bring them both back together, or you don’t bring back either one. Otherwise, it’ll mean endless troubles in the future, and your household will never know a day of peace."

"Seventh Sister~" Wang Anye exclaimed in delight, "Hurry and tell me, what should I do?"

"First, today you must bring them back together. There can’t be any order of precedence."

"Second, postpone the battlefield for deciding who’s senior to the bridal chamber night. At that time, as long as An Ye unleashes his might on both of them at once, he’ll be able to completely cow them."

Military Flag Seventh Sister’s banner waved confidently as she laid out the two points.

"That’s it?" Wang Anye was a bit dumbfounded.

"That’s not enough?" Military Flag Seventh Sister’s voice was full of suspicion. "Don’t tell me, An Ye, that your might isn’t up to it? You can’t overawe them? I warned you long ago, with this kind of thing you need to study more and practice more, but you just wouldn’t listen."

"Seventh Sister..." Wang Anye, who had preserved his virtue up to now, blushed bright red. "Look at the situation we’re in; don’t joke around."

"Alright, alright, don’t worry." Military Flag Seventh Sister’s banner swayed with a crisp flapping sound as she said, "As for that matter, your Little Sister Wuliang and I already discussed it thoroughly. What we feared most was that you’re still young and inexperienced, and at the critical moment, your prestige might fall short."

"Rest easy. We two elder sisters watched you grow up; we’d never let you suffer a loss. Leave this trial to us."

Hearing this, Wang Anye couldn’t help feeling an inexplicable sense of unease creeping into his heart.

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