Two months later, Prince Zhou Yishui will marry Dugu Nian, the daughter of the Dugu family, and the wedding will be held in Xuandu.
This news was jointly sent by the Xuan Kingdom royal family, the Prince's Mansion and the Dugu family, and its authenticity is beyond doubt.
For a time, the entire Xuan Kingdom was in a state of shock.
Although many people had heard that Prince Zhou Yishui was going to marry Dugu Nian before, there was no definite news.
And today, everyone in the Xuan Kingdom knows that Prince Zhou Yishui will marry Dugu Nian in two months.
"The Dugu family and the royal family are indeed coming together."
"Although the two major forces have been married before, the meaning this time is completely different."
"The prince marries the daughter of the Dugu family. This is equivalent to the two families being completely tied in the same boat."
"Other forces will probably have trouble sleeping and eating."
"Do you know? I heard that the daughter of the Dugu family has an unusual relationship with the young man named Fang Lin."
"I've also heard that Fang Lin is from the Lower Three Kingdoms, and the daughter of the Dugu family once stayed in the Lower Three Kingdoms."
"But Fang Lin is dead now. Even if the daughter of the Dugu family really has something to do with Fang Lin, it doesn't matter."
For the wedding that will be held in two months, the royal family started preparing early, and the same goes for the Dugu family. Both families are extremely cautious about this wedding.
After all, this marriage is of great significance. It is the beginning of the true alliance between the two major forces of Xuan Kingdom.
If this marriage is successful, the Xuan Kingdom royal family will advance and retreat together with the Dugu family. For both families, there are many benefits. The most direct one is that their status will be more stable.
Therefore, there is no room for carelessness in this marriage.
Almost everyone valued the meaning behind this marriage, but neither of them paid much attention to the two people getting married.
Especially for Dugu Nian, few people would even consider her thoughts.
Being in a big family or a powerful person, especially a woman, marriage matters are often used as a bargaining chip, and she cannot make her own decisions at all.
At present, although the Dugu family is also preparing for the wedding, there are huge internal differences due to this marriage.
The head of the family, Dugu Fengyun, has always disagreed with this marriage. He does not want to use Dugu Nian's life as a bargaining chip for the family's interests.
But Second Master Dugu and most of the senior officials in the family were determined to carry out this marriage.
As the head of the family, Dugu Fengyun has the greatest power, but most of the senior leaders of the Dugu family are on the side of Master Dugu. Even though he is the head of the family, he cannot cover the sky with one hand.
However, Dugu Fengyun still talked to his granddaughter. If Dugu Nian was unwilling to marry into the prince's palace, then Dugu Fengyun would not agree to this marriage even if he was on the opposite side of all the senior officials of the Dugu family.
But beyond Dugu Fengyun's expectation, Dugu Nian nodded in agreement after a period of silence.
"Granddaughter, you have to think carefully. If you really don't want to, no one can force you with grandpa here." Dugu Fengyun asked one more time.
"Grandpa, I have decided to marry Zhou Yishui." Dugu Nian answered very calmly, almost unnaturally calm, as if he was talking about something that had nothing to do with him.
Dugu Fengyun looked at his granddaughter's haggard face, feeling uncomfortable in his heart.
Dugu Nian's parents also asked her that if she was really unwilling, they would find a way to send Dugu Nian out of the Dugu family.
But Dugu Nian still had the same attitude, as if he had accepted his fate.
On this day, Dugu Nian was sitting in the garden, playing a bamboo flute in his hand, seeming to be remembering something, with a slight smile on his lips.
Footsteps sounded, and a young man came into the garden. He was dressed in white and had a handsome face. He was Dugu Ruoxu.
Duguruo suddenly didn't realize it, still immersed in her memories. It wasn't until Duguruoxu came closer that she raised her head in confusion.
"Cousin." Dugu Nian said softly.
Dugu Ruoxu looked at Dugu Nian with a very complicated expression.
Suddenly, Dugu Ruoxu noticed the bamboo flute in Dugu Nian's hand and asked, "This bamboo flute seems to be very rough."
Dugu Nian smiled: "Fang Lin gave this to me."
Hearing this, Dugu Ruoxu fell silent, unwilling to talk about this matter again.
"Are you really going to marry Zhou Yishui?" Dugu Ruoxu said.
Dugu Nian nodded, his expression very calm, as if he had no trouble with anything.
"Why?" Dugu Ruoxu frowned. He couldn't figure it out. Dugu Nian had always resisted this marriage before, but why was he willing to marry Zhou Yishui now? Is it because Fang Lin is dead
Dugu Nian stroked the bamboo flute in her hand. Although it was rough, it seemed to be her most beloved thing.
"Even if I don't want to, I can't change anything." Dugu Nian said, so calm that it was scary.
Dugu Ruoxu frowned: "If you really don't want to, things can still turn around."
Dugu Nian glanced at Dugu Ruoxu, smiled, and said nothing.
Previously, Dugu Ruoxu was on the side of Master Dugu, hoping that the Dugu family would marry the royal family.
But now, for some unknown reason, Dugu Ruoxu changed his mind. He was very disgusted with Zhou Yishui and did not want Dugu Nian to marry Zhou Yishui.
"Fang Lin is dead, I should do what I should do." Dugu Nian said softly, with a different light flashing deep in his eyes.
"You want to avenge Fang Lin?" Dugu Ruoxu looked at Dugu Nian and asked directly.
Dugu Nian neither admitted nor denied, just remained silent.
"You don't have to do this. Fang Lin is already dead. Even if you do anything, it won't change anything." Dugu Ruoxu advised.
"No matter what, I will do it, even if I die." Dugu Nian said. Although his tone was calm, the determination revealed made Dugu Ruoxu frightened.
"I understand." Dugu Ruoxu left.
A few days later, another big thing happened.
Dugu Ruoxu came to Xuandu with his sword and challenged Zhou Yishui.
No one expected that at the juncture when the two families were about to get married, Dugu Ruoxu would come to Xuandu to challenge Zhou Yishui.
Many people in the Dugu family were caught off guard. They did not expect Dugu Ruoxu to come suddenly.
The two fought outside Xuandu. Countless people witnessed it with their own eyes. Dugu Ruoxu used a black magic sword, displayed the most powerful martial arts of the Dugu family, and stabbed Zhou Yishui.
But in the end, Zhou Yishui won.
Dugu Ruoxu vomited blood and fled. Although he lost, he laughed when he left.
"You are not as good as Fang Lin!" Dugu Ruoxu said directly to Zhou Yishui in front of many warriors.
As soon as these words came out, Zhou Yishui's color suddenly changed on the spot, murderous intention filled the air, and he wanted to kill Dugu Ruoxu.
Unfortunately, although Dugu Ruoxu was defeated, he still had the ability to retreat calmly.
However, because of Dugu Ruoxu's commotion, the marriage between the two families cast a shadow.