714. Chapter 714 Forced to marry
"Your Royal Highness, Yu Wengui, the left prime minister of the Eastern Capital, has sent a message."
In the Prince's Mansion of the Later Qin Dynasty, the chief guard found Dugu Xiu who was practicing in the practice room.
A beautiful concubine was changing Dugu Xiu's sweaty training clothes.
Dugu Xiu took the letter and glanced at it casually. After seeing the contents of the letter clearly, Dugu Xiu's expression changed somewhat.
"Dongdu's Donghuang Ling'er is fake," he waved his hand and pushed the charming concubine away.
"Zuo Xiang said in the letter that he met the real princess in Tianyi City. He has watched the princess grow up since he was a child, and he has no reason to admit his mistakes. Prince, do you want to ask Dongdu about this matter?" the guard asked.
The prince's marriage has been a topic of great concern to everyone in the Later Qin Dynasty in the past few years.
Dugu Xiu has reached the age of eighteen. Although he has many concubines and concubines, the person who can truly inherit his bloodline has been undecided.
Donghuang Ling'er was the princess of Dongdu and had a distinguished status. Everyone in the Later Qin Dynasty approved of this marriage.
Dugu Xiu originally planned to get married as soon as possible. Anyway, marrying a princess was just a process.
As long as that woman is not Yun Sheng, no matter who she is, it's the same to him.
"Ask Dongdu? Huh, how do you think the Queen Mother and Dongjun of Dongdu will respond? How could the Queen Mother and Dongjun not know about the princess running away?" Dugu Xiu had already inquired about some of Donghuang Ling'er's deeds.
I heard that this princess has good looks and good magic talent. It is said that she is a dual magician.
However, her personality is completely different from that of today's Dongjun. She is a rather willful and unruly princess.
It's a pity that in a big martial country like the Later Qin, a princess with outstanding magician talent and unruly personality is nothing more than a flower vase at best.
However, the impression given by the royal family to Dugu Xiu was that they were always very cowardly. Donghuang Ling'er dared to escape without permission. This news actually made Dugu Xiu a little curious about this princess.
However, no matter how unruly it is, if a bird is disobedient, its wings should be broken.
No matter what princess, no matter what kind of dual magician, in his hands, Dugu Xiu is nothing more than a political pawn.
"Then is this matter going to be dragged on forever? Recently, the party members of the third prince in the court have been commenting that the prince has no heirs, which is very bad for the future of the Later Qin Dynasty," the captain of the guard said respectfully.
Dugu Xiu had great influence in the Later Qin Dynasty, but after all, he was only the prince, and there were several princes below who were eyeing him.
No matter how capable the prince was, he never had any outstanding heirs.
The prince's heirs have always been a topic of concern to all officials in the court.
The prince's staff also believed that the prince should marry the princess as soon as possible and give birth to heirs with excellent bloodlines, so that the Later Qin Dynasty could always prosper.
"Come here, prepare your carriage and horses. I am going to the Eastern Capital. I want to see how long that fake 'princess' can keep disguised in front of me," Dugu Xiu sneered.
As long as he confirms the identity of the other party's counterfeit, he will find him out even if he has to go to the mainland magic elite camp in person.
Women are just playthings that satisfy his physiological needs.
Donghuang Ling'er, even if she has royal blood, he can crush her pride one by one and throw her into the soil so that she will never stand up.
When Dugu Xiu set off, he also ordered someone to bring the news of his trip to Dongdu to Dongjun in Dongdu.
Dongdu is a typical Jiangnan city. It is the oldest capital city on the mainland and has a rich cultural atmosphere.
It is adjacent to the Dongyu River in the easternmost part of Wuji Continent, surrounded by mountains and rivers, and the scenery is very beautiful.
In an ancient and somewhat majestic palace, a commander of the Imperial Guard told the Queen Mother of Dongdu Situ Miaoqing and Dongjun Donghuang Tianqi that the honor guard of the Later Qin Dynasty had entered the border of Dongdu.
"What, the Prince of the Later Qin Dynasty, Dugu Xiu, wants to visit the palace?" The Empress Dowager of Dongdu was about forty years old. She had a beautiful appearance and her eyes were exactly like those of Donghuang Ling'er.
Donghuang Tianqi is the elder brother of Donghuang Ling'er. He is pale and does not look in good health.
"Mother, what should we do? Does Dugu Xiu know something?" Donghuang Tianqi loved his sister Donghuang Ling'er very much.
He had also opposed Hou Qin's marriage earlier, but since he was weak and most of the officials in the court had been bribed by Hou Qin, he had no choice but to agree to his sister's marriage.
Donghuang Ling'er had been angry with him for a long time over this matter. It was not until he agreed that his sister secretly went to the mainland magic elite camp that the situation improved.
A few months earlier, the emperor's sister had written several letters. From the lines in her letters, it seemed that she was very happy in the mainland magic elite camp.
Queen Mother Situ shook her head: "The fact that Ling'er secretly went to the mainland magic elite camp is very hidden, and there is no possibility for outsiders to know about it. I think Dugu Xiu just wanted to check on Ling'er's condition. After all, he is now a Ling'er in name.
My son’s fiancé.”
Queen Mother Situ had heard of Dugu Xiu's reputation, and she also had a lot of taboos about this future son-in-law.
"If it's just to visit a patient, that's fine, but if it's..." Donghuang Tianqi felt a little uneasy.
"If Dugu Xiu comes, tell him that Lian'er is infected with a strange disease and can only see each other through the curtain. They are just an unmarried couple. According to etiquette, they should not meet directly," Queen Mother Situ quickly said
When she had the idea, she immediately ordered her subordinates to keep their mouth shut and never leak any information.
Dugu Xiu arrived in Dongdu that night.
The first thing he did when he arrived in Dongdu was to bring some medicinal materials into Dongdu.
Neither Empress Dowager Situ nor Dong Jun expected that Prince Dugu Xiu of the Later Qin Dynasty would enter the palace overnight. Both of them were panicked and hurried out to meet Dugu Xiu.
The magic palace lanterns were lit, and the palace in the Eastern Capital was brightly lit.
Both Empress Dowager Situ and Dong Jun met Dugu Xiu, one of the rumored Five Bis, for the first time.
There are wild rumors outside that Dugu Xiu of the Later Qin Dynasty is an evil star. His evil reputation is known to everyone in the mainland.
When I saw him today, he saw an extraordinary man standing above the court.
His red hair is like a flame.
He is tall and burly, and is dressed in a prince's yellow robe, which makes him look extraordinarily noble.
The predecessors of the five continental kingdoms were all vassal states of the Donghuang Dynasty. Although Dongdu is now in decline, according to the etiquette system, when Dugu Xiu meets Empress Dowager Situ and Dongjun, he should still treat them with the courtesy of a monarch and a minister.
"I, Dugu Xiu, pay my respects to Lord Dong and the Queen Mother," although it was the courtesy of a monarch and his ministers, the Prince of the Later Qin Dynasty, Dugu Xiu, did not bow down at all, let alone the courtesy of a monarch and his ministers.
He just gave a slight salute.
When Dongjun and the Queen Mother met, they were very dissatisfied, but there was nothing they could do.
Today's Eastern Capital is nothing at all in the eyes of Hou Qin.
Chapter completed!