Transmigration: I, the Dragon Overlord, start by protecting my beautiful bride!

Not only these entertainment options, but also some southern cuisine.

Dishes like osmanthus cake, plum blossom cake, sweet soup, and rice wine were all incredibly delicious. Especially for someone like Long Aotian, who eats takeout every day in modern times and ingests countless amounts of food additives daily, eating almost entirely natural food was simply divine!

The relationship between Long Aotian and Shen Juanxin has heated up rapidly in the past few days.

In this world, almost no one holds their wife's hand when they go out together.

Most of the people you see on the street are women who are out buying or selling vegetables.

In places like brothels and theaters, the number of women one could see was extremely limited.

In this era, women are bound by multiple shackles, which firmly restrain them...

At first, Shen Juanxin wasn't used to it either. It wasn't that she was shy, but rather that she was afraid of other people's gazes. However, Long Aotian told her to regard other people's stares as will-o'-the-wisps and to confidently walk her own path, and she was no longer afraid.

Perhaps it was because of Long Aotian's change that she regained hope for life, so she felt at ease when he was by her side, and her words made a lot of sense.

She had already fallen in love with him, but she didn't know when it started.

Perhaps it was because he offered her the money to protect her from Lin Boguang's harassment, generously suggesting that she could take the money and start a new life in a new place...

Or perhaps it was the subsequent times he stood up for her, protecting her instead of bullying her...

Or perhaps, in that dilapidated courtyard that day, he was like a god of death, driving away all those who wanted to bully her...

Since the Shen family fell into decline, no one has ever treated her so well.

Even if there were any, they were only after her body, and she knew that better than anyone. Only he, once he said he would change, kept all his promises, and even risked his life to protect her…

Falling in love with someone is easy; staying in love is hard.

"Damn it! That Crown Prince actually colluded with those eunuchs to weaken our power!" Outside the Huayi Mansion, hurried footsteps echoed. Dong Fuguang, dressed in brocade and purple robes, said angrily, "His regicide is a capital offense, but those ministers said something like, 'There can only be one Crown Prince, he can't be killed…'"

The Celestial Emperor had two empresses.

The child born to the first empress was not actually the crown prince, but rather the favored Princess Leping.

Because this empress died in childbirth while giving birth to Princess Leping, the emperor was especially fond of her before his death.

The second empress gave birth to the eldest grandson, the crown prince, and the second princess.

Besides that, he had no other children.

Now that the late emperor has passed away, there is no suitable successor other than the crown prince.

If it weren't for the prime minister's wealth and absolute power in the court, the crown prince would probably have already ascended the throne, and the charges of regicide and patricide might have been altered by the historians...

Currently, this news has been kept secret, and the two sides' forces are constantly clashing in the court, resulting in numerous deaths.

"Dr. Dong, here is a letter for you." Just as Dong Fuguang was walking hurriedly, one of her subordinates came to her side with a letter.

"What letter?"

"I don't know, I only know that it was sent from Qianzhou."

Upon hearing that the letter was sent from Qianzhou City, Dong Fuguang, who had originally intended to ignore it, stopped and took the letter before opening it.

As expected, there was no signature on it, but the content surprised Dong Fuguang.

"Sir, what's wrong?"

When was this letter sent?

"About half a month ago, on the day you entered the palace, sir."

"This guy... he knew all along?" Dong Fuguang said to himself, holding the letter.

"What do you know?" The subordinate scratched his head, completely bewildered.

"Since this letter was sent half a month ago, why didn't you show it to me earlier?" Dong Fuguang glanced at it, his tone turning cold.

"Jingcheng has been in such chaos lately, and you've only returned to Huayi Mansion twice in half a month. The person who received the letter didn't pay much attention to it because it wasn't signed..."

"Forget it, give that guy who received the letter twenty lashes." Dong Fuguang said, waving his robes, and hurried forward again.

In the lakeside pavilion in the back garden of Huayi Mansion, the back of a robust middle-aged man stood.

As he approached, it became clear that he was holding some fish food and was continuously scattering it onto the water's surface. The fish below immediately swarmed over, opening their mouths to eat the fish food falling onto the surface, causing a sudden surge of activity on the water's surface.

"How's the task I asked you to do coming along?" The man didn't turn around, but seemed to sense someone behind him, so he asked directly.

"Don't worry, sir, things are almost done." Dong Fuguang clasped his hands in a fist salute. "I have already sent people to search for the Emperor's edict."

"Yes, we must find that thing." The middle-aged man turned around, and the face was none other than Prime Minister Jin Qianduo!

"And those few murderers who have been protecting the Crown Prince, they deserve to die too." Prime Minister Jin looked at Dong Fuguang and said, "Try to make it look as neat as possible, and don't let anyone find out anything."

“Fu Guang understands.” Dong Fu Guang nodded, but his brows were still tightly furrowed.

“As a pillar of the state, I cannot allow those who murdered their emperor and father to sit in that position. Otherwise, the common people will suffer!” Prime Minister Jin said, bending down and gently stroking Dong Fuguang’s face with his rough hands. He said with some reluctance, “Fuguang, my child, those ministers have done their part for the country and its people. Was what I did right or wrong?”

Dong Fuguang hesitated for a moment, then clasped his hands and said, "Father, you are right to serve the country and its people! Please rest assured, Father, I will give these ministers a dignified death!"

As he said this, a look of satisfaction appeared on Qian Du's face.

He patted her shoulder and said, "Fu Guang, since I adopted you, you've solved a lot of troubles for your godfather. What do you want? I'll give it to you."

"I was able to survive thanks to my godfather," Dong Fuguang said quickly. "I am already very fortunate to have this life now. My only wish is that I can help my godfather and share his burdens!"

"Good, good!" Prime Minister Jin Qianduo said "good" three times upon hearing this, clearly very satisfied with his child. He quickly stepped forward to help him up from the ground and said, "As long as you have these few words, even if I bear a thousand years of infamy, I will die a worthy death!"

"By the way, Godfather, we are in need of manpower right now, and I have a good candidate in mind. I hope you can recruit him into your ranks!" Dong Fuguang said after standing up.

"Oh?" Prime Minister Jin knew that his son would not easily recommend talented people. If he had already spoken up, then this person must be extraordinary.

"Whom would you like to recommend, Fu Guang?"

“Qianzhou City, Zhenye Division, Shen Congxin.”

What makes him so special?

“Godfather, you’ll understand as soon as you see it.” Dong Fuguang took the letter out of his pocket and handed it over.

……

"How come there's so much silver?" About half a month later, after indulging in eating, drinking and having fun for a while, Long Aotian finally returned to work at the Zhenye Division.

He weighed the two silver pouches in his hands, opened them, and found that each contained five hundred taels of silver, which surprised him greatly.

“Brother Shen is joking. Wang Wu’s reward is 1200 taels of silver. After deducting 200 taels to be deposited into the Zhenye Division’s treasury, isn’t the remaining amount exactly 200 taels?” Luo Qianxun said with a smile, putting his arm around Long Aotian’s shoulder.

Long Aotian was somewhat flattered, because this was quite different from what Jiang Beichuan had said.

But why not take advantage of it? Who would complain about having too much money in their hands?

He stuffed the bulging money bag into his pocket, clasped his hands in a fist and said, "Then I, Shen, thank you very much, Lord Qianxun."

“Hey, why are you thanking me?” Luo Qianxun said, pulling Long Aotian to sit down next to him. “Brother Shen has solved several major cases in just one month, and has also uprooted Lin Boguang and his gang who colluded with bandits in our Qianzhou City. This has made the higher-ups very happy, and I, as the chief inspector, have also gained face!”

"You flatter me, sir. I was just doing what I was supposed to do."

"Hahaha, Brother Shen is too modest." Luo Qianxun looked at Long Aotian, then suddenly changed the subject, saying, "However, our Zhenye Division has lost several centurions in succession, and we are in dire need of manpower right now. That flower thief outside Qianzhou City has reappeared. If you can capture him, the position of centurion will be yours for the taking!"