Protect Our Chief

Chapter 978 - 49: Unrivaled Prestige! Ancestor Shouzhe Is Already a Big Shot

Under a cloud of gloom.A young man named Yian Xiangda casually said to his direct lineage younger sister Yian Shuangshuang: "Shuang’Er sister, earlier you mentioned Ancestor Shouzhe gave you a red envelope. How about opening it?"

"This..." Yian Shuangshuang hesitated a bit, "Isn’t it inappropriate?"

"Shuang’Er sister, let us have a look, I guess it’s five thousand Qian Gold."

"I guess it’s ten thousand Qian Gold. I’ve heard Ancestor Shouzhe likes to support outstanding young people. After all, our family has Shuang’Er sister with Celestial Pride talent, Ancestor Shouzhe would surely be pleased to meet her."

Unable to withstand the pleas of her brothers and sisters, Yian Shuangshuang finally opened the red envelope, which contained only one gold note, a purple-colored gold note.

"Purple Gold Ticket!"

The dazzling purple color almost blinded the young people of the Yian Family.

They never expected that meeting Ancestor Shouzhe would be so generous, offering a Purple Gold Ticket. This was a Purple Gold Ticket, worth one hundred thousand Qian Gold!

Beside her, Wang Shifeng laughed and said, "Congratulations, Miss Shuang’Er, my grandfather usually carries many red envelopes with him, but the Purple Gold Ticket is already the biggest envelope. It looks like my grandfather really likes you."

The other young members of the Wang Family also congratulated her.

"This, this is too much..." Yian Shuangshuang was somewhat dazed, "Brother Shifeng, can you help return it to Grandfather, no, Ancestor Shouzhe?"

Currently, the Yian Family was too destitute, with family resources poured into the Purple Mansion Species, how could children see a Purple Gold Ticket?

"Shuang’Er sister, just keep it." Wang Yinglai said with a smile, "There’s no reason for Fourth Grandfather to take back the red envelopes he gives out?"

"Besides, Fourth Grandfather gives out red envelopes to the children every New Year, and if someone performs outstandingly, they can receive a Purple Gold Ticket. I did very well in my graduation test last year, and Fourth Grandfather gave me a Purple Gold Ticket as a kind of resource subsidy and support."

For a moment, including Yian Shuangshuang, all the young members of the Yian Family, their eyes became somewhat dazed, filled with envy as they looked at Wang Yinglai and others.

This Wang Family is too outrageous; the Patriarch distributes red envelopes to the children, even containing Purple Gold Tickets...

How wonderful it would be if I were a child of the Wang Family?

This feeling, uncontrollable, lingered in the minds of the young members of the Yian Family.

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Wang Shouzhe’s small courtyard.

The moonlight was bright and the fragrance of flowers filled the air.

Wang Shouzhe and Taishi An Kang leisurely drank the Wild Spirit Tea offered by Wang Anye.

"Good tea, good tea, this tea’s bitter-sweet taste lingers long, with a profound aftertaste." Taishi An Kang praised repeatedly, "It’s a tad higher than the tribute Spirit Tea I’ve had."

"If Lord Governor likes it, I’ll share two coins with you." Wang Shouzhe slowly savored his tea.

"It’s a deal." Taishi An Kang’s eyes lit up but then he sighed, saying, "Shouzhe, is there really no hope for the Yian Family? If you refuse to intervene, no other noble family in Longzuo County would likely be willing to get involved. And the Yian Family doesn’t have the guts to seek aid from Outer County, or they would provoke public anger, and the result would be even harder to secure benefits."

"Lord Governor, the problem with the Yian Family lies at the root." Wang Shouzhe sighed, "They prospered over the years through land expansion at first, but later generations lacked initiative, leading to a gradual loss of industrial advantage, merely relying on the accumulated prestige of being a Purple Mansion Family to avoid sudden downfall. Even the fortunate success of the Purple Mansion transition over a hundred years ago only delayed their elimination."

"A thousand-year noble family, a thousand-year noble family, how can noble families easily continue for a thousand years? If they don’t change their mindset, they might as well lower their status early, discard part of their wealth, and survive by cutting off the tail."

"Shouzhe, are you upset because you pity the child Shuang’Er? The Yian Family, selling all they have, elevated Shuang’Er to a Celestial Pride talent, intending to auction her for strong family support, which you find intolerable?"

Taishi An Kang, too, was an astute person; could he not understand?

He sighed and said, "This reminds you of the toughest times for the Wang Family, when your Ancestor Longyan had to send direct lineage children to marry into the Changning Xu Family for protection, correct?"

Wang Shouzhe took a sip of Spirit Tea, rolled his eyes at him, and said, "Lord Governor, why bother figuring out the thoughts of a small person like me? Isn’t it embarrassing?"

"Small person?" Taishi An Kang’s mouth twitched, angrily gulping tea, "If you, Wang Shouzhe, are considered a small person, who else in Longzuo County is a big person?"

"You have the power to influence the life and death of a Purple Mansion Family with your will alone. Doesn’t that make you a big person?"

"Your mere dissatisfaction can make Yian Yufei, an Ancestor of the Purple Mansion, deeply anxious, pondering where he upset you. Isn’t that being a big person?"

"Furthermore, His Majesty issued a decree ordering Longzuo County’s tax revenue to increase by fifty percent within ten years. Eunuch Yao, who declared the edict, privately revealed that His Majesty was quite angry with you, Shouzhe, and thought of ways to give you a hard time. Yet, I don’t understand why His Majesty wanted to put you in a tight spot and vent his anger, why involve me?" Taishi An Kang expressed his frustration, grumbling, "I’m just an ordinary, pitiful governor, Shouzhe, can you not casually drag me when fighting with His Majesty?"

"I’m afraid not." Wang Shouzhe casually drank his tea, leisurely saying, "Because in His Majesty’s eyes, in Prince Kang’s and many powerful noble families of Gui Long City’s eyes."

"Lord Governor, you’ve long been colluding with me, Wang Shouzhe, we’re in cahoots."

"The rumors were spread by me, everyone is one of our own, Lord Governor, no need to thank me.

"I..." Taishi An Kang’s face twitched vigorously, feeling somewhat like causing a scene.

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