Protect Our Chief

During this period, that old geezer Wang Yinda would come find Shouzhe for a chat whenever he could, and that sneaky Desun would always pull Yong’an aside to accompany him fishing, all because they feared a private move against Wang Shouzhe.

Prince Dexin was utterly furious and discontent, wishing he could personally dash to Longzuo County Changning Guard and kill Wang Shouzhe, but he knew he couldn’t do that.

Moreover, that old scoundrel Celestial River Zhenren was earning money at the Wang family every day.

He no longer had the capital to be willful; instead of fixating on Wang Shouzhe, it was better to lay low and wait for the opportunity.

The forces he could deploy were dwindling; using them meant reducing them, and he still had to deal with Wu Mingyuan next, so he really couldn’t afford to waste them.

Closing his eyes, Prince Dexin gritted his teeth and issued an order: "Transmit my command; cancel the next step in the plan, withdraw all personnel, lie low for now, and await my next command."

"Yes."

The old butler immediately took the command and left.

The household generals, feeling relieved as if granted amnesty, quickly withdrew.

Prince Dexin didn’t pay them any mind, just stared into the void, his eyes glinting with a vicious light.

Though it was a pity that the plan against Wang Shouzhe failed, it wasn’t decisive. The upcoming plan against Wu Mingyuan was what truly mattered and could not afford failure.

This time, he was determined to consider every detail thoroughly, ensuring Wu Mingyuan would have no chance of survival!

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Regardless of how Prince Dexin was arranging and planning, Wang Shouzhe was unaffected in the slightest. After the initial battle, the flying chariot traveled smoothly, stopping and going as needed.

Several days later.

The flying chariot arrived at Ping’an Town Wang Family’s Main Residence.

Almost simultaneously, another flying chariot returned to the Wang family carrying five round and lively little wolf cubs. Along with them were the exhausted Ancestor Xiaohan and Wang Shou Lian.

The mischief of these five little ones almost drove the two to tears along the journey.

When the flying chariot reached the main residence, the two wasted no time, urgently calling for the Shouzhe couple who hadn’t yet reunited.

When the little wolf cubs first arrived from the Imperial Palace to the Wang Family’s Main Residence, they clearly recognized Wang Shouzhe’s appearance, behaving very obediently and ingratiatingly, as if only Wang Shouzhe could manage them.

However, the situation completely surpassed their expectations.

Whether Wang Shouzhe could handle them was yet to be seen, but as soon as they saw Liua Ruolan, they were so frightened they became "motionless wooden dogs," instantly turning extremely docile, following her commands without dissent.

Seeing them behave differently with different people made Ancestor Xiaohan, Wang Shouzhe, and others feel both amused and helpless.

Clearly, Lici’s maid had trained the wolf cubs, introducing them to who could be provoked and who couldn’t, possibly showing their portraits to aid recognition.

Ancestor Xiaohan and Wang Shou Lian undoubtedly belonged to the easily provoked category, while Wang Shouzhe belonged to the unprovokable Great Demon King level, but Liua Ruolan was different. In Lici’s maid’s view, she wasn’t someone to provoke; rather, someone they must wholly obey and please.

Thus, these mischievous little wolf cubs acted as docile as five pet dogs in front of Ruolan.

As expected, five little wolf cubs, plus a new Yao Earth Giant Bear, were brought back by Ruolan for a period of training, familiarizing them with the Wang family’s rules.

And, unsurprisingly, they were also packed off to the Upper Clan Academy.

Currently, Ruolan’s obsession with education reached such a level that every member of the family must attend the Clan Academy to learn culture, regardless of being a bird, a bear, a dragon, or a rabbit...

In any case, skipping education was absolutely forbidden.

While Liua Ruolan kept busy training new family members and managing various internal affairs of the clan as Mrs. Wang, Wang Shouzhe took a brief rest for a few days before gathering clansmen and preparing to implement the "Longzuo County Comprehensive Development Plan."

This plan was greatly complex, encompassing the substantial construction of water conservancy projects in the lower and middle reaches of Anjiang, the internal canal and flood storage waterway plan of Longzuo County, as well as the Wang family’s comprehensive grain seed promotion plan, further development in the Outer Domain, etc.

Many basic engineering constructions were naturally costly and long-term. Yet, once completed, they could significantly reduce frequent flood disasters in the lower and middle reaches of Anjiang and greatly increase the transportation capacity of bulk goods.

By that time, the economic foundation of Longzuo County as a whole would advance significantly, and the Wang family would also reach new heights.

Family development was never a one-step endeavor but required every member to unite and work step by step, inching forward bit by bit.

Now, with the Struggle of the Imperial Sons concluded, the Wang family could finally remain undisturbed and develop peacefully. Next, the Wang family would enter another period of rapid growth.

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Time flew by.

In the blink of an eye, about thirty years passed swiftly.

Time arrived at the spring of the 3,248th year of the Longchang Era.

During these thirty years, apart from Prince Anjun smoothly ascending to the status of Emperor’s Son, known and praised as "Emperor’s Son An," nothing major happened.

Since Emperor’s Son An began to oversee the kingdom, taking advantage of the replenished National Treasury, County Treasury, and Guard Treasury due to tax replenishment, the internal affairs construction was vigorously promoted, increasing the overall economic strength of the Daqian Kingdom gradually over thirty years, lending an aura of sunrise-like prosperity.