Protect Our Clan Leader

If another accident were to occur, the Yan family of Longzuo might repeat the fate of the Yuwen and Wang clans of Longzuo, falling from the fifth to the sixth rank, and even, possibly, to the seventh rank several centuries later.

The hierarchy of prominent families in Great Qian Land has never been constant. Most clans, after many generations, unavoidably decline. This was the case for the Wang family of Longzuo in the past, and is now the fate of the Yan family of Longzuo.

Those prominent families that continued to prosper after thousands of years are truly rare exceptions.

Therefore, while the Yan family was declining and keeping silent about it,

The Changning Wang Clan, Longzuo Qian Family, and Longzuo Yuwen Clan, tied together, were equivalent to a giant force controlling Longzuo County. If they managed to gain the support of this alliance, An Commandery Prince, originally weak and isolated, would gain a mighty reinforcement.

Of course,

The affiliations were not enough to completely win over Gongye Qingrui. The crucial factor was Li Yao, the Great Heavenly Proud of Longzuo Purple Abode Academic Palace.

Wang Shouzhe, the current Family Head of the Changning Wang family, was Li Yao's biological father. Gaining the support of the Wang family would certainly secure the backing of Miss Li Yao, and indirectly, the endorsement of the Enlightened One of Tianhe.

What An Commandery Prince lacks most now is the backing of a Heavenly Proud future contender for the title of Saint from an Academic Palace or Sacred Land.

Like Gong Yang Ce at the side of Kang Commandery Prince, who is a clear symbol.

Once Kang Commandery Prince successfully secures the position of the Emperor's son, he would in return help Gong Yang Ce strive for the title of Saint. The future structure of Great Qian Land would then resemble the current scenario, with the Sacred Land and the Imperial Household working together to govern and develop Great Qian Land.

Of course, Gongye Qingrui would not disregard her daughter's feelings because of these considerations.

However, she could see her daughter's fond animosity with Wang Anye. From her understanding of her own daughter, she didn't believe this girl wasn't moved at all.

Plus, Wang Anye was quite handsome, clever and smart. His bloodline talent was exceptional, making him a good match with Yiluo.

The couple had already discussed and planned to see if they could manoeuvre things in a certain direction...preferably having the Wang family propose a marriage alliance.

Unexpectedly,

Before their plan was put into action, the Wang family apologized and severely punished the "trouble-causing child".

Undoubtedly, this was conveying a message: their child made a mistake, they should apologize and severely reprimand the child. . .but their trains of thought were not moving towards an arranged marriage.

Gongye Qingrui, a legitimate daughter from a Third-Class Aristocratic family who had been carefully nurtured since childhood, was naturally not comparable to ordinary people in vision, awareness, and pattern of thought.

She understood that at this moment, she could no longer let her usually passive and non-competitive husband make the decisions.

She glared at Wu Yiluo, who was laughing at the misfortune, and couldn't help but roll her eyes. This heartless girl didn't care about Anye at all.

She plucked up her courage, pulled Wu Yiluo over, and thrashed her heavily, shouting as she hit, "You naughty girl, you are willful enough, and now you even got Anye beaten."

"I will kill you for this, as if I...labored in vain to give birth to you."

Wu Yiluo was caught off guard and got beaten, crying out and struggling to escape. However, how could her petite figure be a match for her own mother, who was at the advanced stage of the Heavenly Human Realm?

Gongye Qingrui used just one hand to pin her down firmly.

For a while, there was a flurry of slapping noises and the successive wails of the two children, creating a lively scene.

Hey, the little princess got a beating too? Serves her right.

Wu Dianshan, standing at the side, gloated even more.

When the little princess ran away without making a sound, she almost got him in trouble. As far as he was concerned, Wu Yiluo and Wang Anye were of the same ilk, naughty children who did not deserve sympathy, they deserved it!

Wang Shouzhe and Wu Mingyuan looked at each other, both seeing a hint of helplessness in the other's eyes.

Everyone knew what it meant for them to discipline their own children in such a manner.

At this point, there was no need to continue punishing the naughty kids. They, as elders, naturally pitied their own children and turned to Wu Dianshan, who was always ready to smooth things over.

Wu Dianshan, a wily old fox who was adept at fishing in troubled waters, remembered his mission despite his joy.

As soon as he received the looks from the two, he coughed deliberately and said, "Enough, enough~~ These two are still young. Don't beat them so badly that their health suffers. It's just a misunderstanding, there's no need for such harshness, no need at all~"

His persuasion caused Wang Shouzhe and Gongye Qingrui, who were originally distressed for their children, to slow down and eventually stop after a couple more hits.

"You little beast, if it weren't for the Commandery Prince pleading for mercy, I would beat you to death," Wang Shizhao threatened "fiercely".

Gongye Qingrui also warned, "If it wasn't for your Great Uncle pleading for your life, you'd be dead."

After saying that, she gently pushed her daughter.

The two beaten and pitiful children then had to drag their "wounded bodies" to Wu Dianshan, thanking him for helping them out of the situation with teary eyes.