Sword Peak Empire, Imperial City.

As the capital of the empire, the prosperity of the imperial city has exceeded more than a star and a half compared to the neighboring cities of all sizes, and its prosperity is as its name suggests, every time there is a brilliant golden yellow cover, and the gold represents the royal family.

Not only is it home to tens of thousands of people and prosperous streets, but it is also home to the strongest ruler of the empire, the Sword Peak Emperor!

In addition to the royal family, there are two major families on both sides of the imperial city, and these two families are the Li family and the Lu family. Due to the conflict of interests, the relationship between the two families has not been very good, although they seem to be polite to each other on the surface, the two heads of the family will often get together to drink and eat. But in fact, it is not difficult for anyone to see that the most important thing they want to do is to get rid of each other.

As long as one of the two is eliminated, then the entire imperial city will be dominated by one family except the royal family, and no one can resist such a temptation, including them.

Li family compound.

There are two people here, one old and one young, just looking at each other.

"Zhen'er, this game of chess is still lost by grandpa after all. ”

The old man smiled bitterly and shook his head, his voice was a little helpless and there was a trace of unwillingness that could not be concealed.

Li Zhen subconsciously clenched his fists, if he was strong enough, the Li family would not have fallen to the point of being suppressed......

After a long time, he suddenly asked, "Grandpa, it is said that the eldest son of the Lu family, Lu Pu, is it true?"

The old man nodded, "This is indeed the case, but don't forget, the Lu family has a second son, Lu Guang, in addition to Lu Pu, how can the emperor easily change his mind when he marries? ”

Li Zhen lowered his head, he wasn't thinking about the emperor's marriage to the Lu family, but thinking about who Lu Pu was killed by?

You must know that the reason why the Lu family and the Li family are collectively called the two great families in the imperial city is because the heads of the two great families are the left arm and right arm of the emperor's side, and what good fate can they do if they are provoked?

Under such a premise, unless someone wants to die, he will do this, or he has a great grudge against that Lu Pu, but Lu Pu is in the Sword Star Divine Pavilion, and he is a disciple of the Star Pavilion with a different talent, who can kill him?

"Zhen'er, Princess Cicada Yi is aggressive by nature, and Lu Guang, the second son of the Lu family, is nothing more than a little doll, and he is far inferior to you in terms of cultivation and appearance. If you really want to save my Li family, then grandpa should ask your father to go over and find out your intentions to Your Majesty now, and then Your Majesty may see that my old man has been loyal to the empire for so many years, and he should give you a chance to compete. ”

Hearing this, Li Zhen's eyes widened suddenly, "Grandpa, you mean ......"

"If you want to save the Li family, there is only one way, Zhen'er, grandpa hopes you can understand what the meaning of the emperor's marriage is. The old man said again.

Half-ringing, Li Zhen finally nodded. How could he not know the meaning of the emperor's marriage? Wasn't the reason why he rushed here from the Sword Star Divine Pavilion in a hurry was because there was going to be an accident in the imperial city?

And it was the change that came from the emperor's marriage. Originally, the relationship between the two major families in the imperial city was not good, and both wanted to get rid of each other so that the imperial city was dominant, but now the emperor suddenly gave Princess Cicada to marry the Lu family, didn't he think that the emperor was going to be more inclined to the Lu family?

Such a situation is already fatal to the Li family, and the princess of the cicada clothes in the Lu family can make the Li family unable to recover with just two casual words, and since then it has been in a state of collapse, and even directly erased from the imperial city in the end.

He didn't dare to think about such a consequence at all, but what could the Li family do if the holy decree was greater than everything?

Obviously, this idea didn't last long, because just now his grandfather had already said a way to break the game. That is to use competition to win the favor of the cicada-clothed princess, it is rumored that the cicada-clothed princess is aggressive by nature, if she can use her strength to get her approval, then this situation will soon change.

Although His Majesty is the emperor, he is also a father, and he is naturally obedient to his daughter's words, and the one who is given marriage will be transformed into their Li family.

I don't know how long it took, Li Zhen's face suddenly became firm, and said, "Grandpa, no matter what, for the sake of our Li family, I am willing to give it a try!"

"Good, good!"

The old man laughed loudly and shouted three times in a row, although there was not much hope, but it did not mean that there was none. Rather than waiting to be suppressed by the Lu family to completely disappear, it is better to fight, although His Majesty's position is clear, but he is not a ruthless person, as long as it is explained that Li Zhen's mind may not be open, give him a chance to compete.

Maybe...... He can change the future of the Li family.

At the same time, the Imperial Palace, Caixia Palace.

This is the princess of the Jianfeng Empire, and it is also the bedroom of the emperor's most favored daughter, Princess Cicada, there is no strict guard, let alone a row of maids, some are just a palace as quiet as a lake.

In the hall, the girl opened her clear and beautiful eyes dimly, her appearance was ordinary but she had a noble status that countless people could not reach, no one in the palace or even the entire Sword Star Empire dared to make her angry, because once she did that, she would be greeted with the emperor's anger.

Bang! Bang!

At this moment, a crisp voice suddenly came from outside the door: "Your Royal Highness Princess, are you awake?"

"Come in. ”

Hearing this voice, Princess Cicada was obviously a little happy, and hurriedly said.

The door was pushed open, and into the palace was a delicate maid, her face was not outstanding, basically the same as the cicada-clothed princess, but no matter how you look at it, it can give people a feeling of weakness, as if she was born to make it of lake water.

"Shui'er has seen Her Royal Highness the Princess. ”

But just as she was about to salute, she was stopped by Princess Cicada who hurriedly came over, who smiled at her and said, "Shui'er, I said that there is no need to be so polite if there are no others." ”

Hearing this, the maid named Shui'er couldn't help but smile gratefully, and immediately nodded suddenly.

Although she is just a maid in this huge palace, the cicada-clothed princess in front of her does not have any princess shelf, but regards her as a sister, and does not let herself do most things.

"Shui'er, what did my father say? Do you still insist that I marry that Lu Guang?"

Shui'er nodded, and then said with some shame: "Your Majesty said that he has never asked Her Royal Highness the Princess to do anything since he was a child, but this time he must do what His Majesty wants, and Shui'er doesn't dare to persuade ......."

"You stupid girl. Princess Cicada stretched out a slender jade hand and touched her head, that is her own father, the imperial civil and military officials dare not disobey his will, let alone persuade her, but this stupid girl has thought of such a thought for herself......

"Shui'er is not stupid, Shui'er knows that Her Royal Highness the princess doesn't want to marry, but Shui'er has no way to marry on behalf of Her Royal Highness the princess. The maid Shui'er lowered her head, as if blaming herself.

Princess Cicada shook her head and said, "No, there is no one more stupid than Shui Er in this world, aren't you afraid of being executed by my father in a fit of anger?"

"Shui'er is not afraid, if it is for Her Royal Highness the Princess, Shui'er is not afraid at all!" said the maid Shui'er without hesitation.

"Silly girl......"

Princess Cicada's beautiful eyes gradually became moist, she liked to be calm, so for so many years, Caixia Palace has only had Shui'er such a maid, but for her, this is enough.

Half a month ago, her father was going to summon her, and she thought that she would remind her to always pay attention to protecting herself even in the palace, but who knew that what she told her was the news that she was given to marry Lu Pu, the son of the Lu family.

When she first heard the news, she almost broke down, she never thought about getting married, let alone marrying so early. From birth to now, she has only cared about two things, one is the sword but her maid Shui'er.

It is not true that Princess Cicada is aggressive by nature, although she does not have such a world-class appearance, but her strength is one of the best in the young generation of the entire Sword Peak Empire, it can be said that half of her achievements are given by the royal family, and the other half is made by herself.

No one dared to question the strength of the cicada-clothed princess, especially the fiery swordsmanship that could be called the best in the empire, many years ago, even the young master of the Dead Sword God Sect, Xing Hankong, was defeated in her hands, although it was just a simple battle, but the difference in strength could be seen at a glance.

Therefore, Emperor Jianfeng is very satisfied with his daughter, no matter what, let him do anything, and Princess Cicada Yi did not put forward any requirements for this, she just wanted to stay quietly in Caixia Palace, I am afraid that only stronger opponents can make her interested.

A few days later, the news of the death of Lu Pu's son Lu Pu came, and she thought that her father would not embarrass her anymore, but who knew that she was actually married to Lu Pu's younger brother, that is, Lu Guang, the second son of the Lu family.

Such a change came very suddenly, and she didn't win her opinion at all, because royal affairs will never be the turn of the children themselves, just like the things that have been arranged, you can do what you want, and you have to do it if you don't want to do it.

Her father favored her because she was a talent, and she had even surpassed her royal brother and the third prince without a trace, but once it came to the marriage event, it was naturally not something she could count.

After a long time, she suddenly sighed lightly, waved her hand and said, "Shui'er, get ready, I'm going to see my father." ”

"Her Royal Highness the Princess......"

The maid Shui'er glanced at her with some concern, but after all, she didn't dare to say anything, and hurriedly ordered to do so.

The beautiful eyes of the cicada-clothed princess looked somewhere, and her red lips muttered, "I hope my father can promise me......"