My strength increases by one percent every day; I can destroy stars with my bare hands.

After returning home, Li Xuancang told his family about the situation.

"That's wonderful! My son is finally getting married."

Mr. and Mrs. Li were overjoyed and immediately began thinking about what to give as a betrothal gift.

"Mother, let's clean up the Marquis's residence first!"

The emperor bestowed upon us a marquis's mansion in the imperial city, which must be prepared as soon as possible; we cannot continue living at the Du family's residence indefinitely.

"Yes, yes, your father and I will arrange for someone to clean it up tomorrow."

"uncle."

DouDou ran over and hugged Li Xuancang's leg.

The little one can already run all over the yard. He's adorable with his delicate features, chubby cheeks, and overall cuteness.

Li Xuancang bent down and hugged her, pinching her little face.

I played with her for a while before the little girl finally fell asleep.

Mr. and Mrs. Li couldn't sleep all night, and went to the Marquis's residence early the next morning to tidy up the mansion as soon as possible.

The Marquis's mansion is located in the center of the imperial city, covering an area of ​​over a hundred acres, and is extremely magnificent.

"Quickly clean up the Marquis's residence."

Most of the servants in the Li family were elderly people who had followed them for a long time. They were efficient and began to get busy.

Li Xuancang was thinking about what to use as betrothal gifts. He had many good things on him, but he couldn't give them all away.

The news of Li Xuancang's wedding to the eldest daughter of the Du family on the sixth day of the tenth month quickly spread throughout the city and to other places.

"The Marquis of Wu'an is going to marry the eldest daughter of the Du family; this is truly a powerful alliance."

"The young hero Marquis of Wu'an and the celestial beauty Du, the eldest daughter of the Du family, are a match made in heaven."

"This is a perfect match, a golden union."

"..."

Many people, upon learning this, didn't care and simply treated it as something to talk about after dinner.

Only powerful families and various factions will pay special attention to this.

The marriage alliance between the Du family and Li Xuancang represents a union of two major forces, which will impact the situation in the imperial court.

Upon learning of Li Xuancang's upcoming wedding, Dong Linghui of the Xuan Niao Chamber of Commerce immediately began taking action.

"Quickly, prepare generous gifts and head to the capital."

Over the years, Dong Linghui has been cozying up to Li Xuancang, and the Xuan Niao Chamber of Commerce has also risen in status as a result.

Now, Li Xuancang has taken a further step, serving as the garrison commander of Yuzhou.

With the wedding approaching, Dong Linghui plans to present a generous gift to strengthen her relationship with Li Xuancang.

The Liu family in Yangzhou, including Liu Wenyuan, were also greatly shocked upon hearing the news.

"Qingyuan, on your way to the capital to report on your duties, please congratulate Marquis Wu'an on behalf of your family."

Although the Liu family has not declined in recent years, it has not made enough progress either.

In peacetime, they can protect themselves.

But now that war is raging and the world is in chaos, the Liu family can no longer afford to be complacent and must make some changes.

"I know you have a good personal relationship with Pei Hongwen, but you should know that Marquis Wu'an and the Pei family have a history of conflict. Although Marquis Wu'an is magnanimous, you must not get involved in this mess."

Liu Wenyuan instructed Liu Qingyuan not to offend Li Xuancang for Pei Hongwen's sake.

"I know what's important."

Liu Qingyuan nodded slightly.

In his eyes, family always comes first.

Pei Hongwen sent someone to ask him for help.

Given their relationship, it would have been a simple matter for him to lend a hand, but Li Xuancang was also involved, so he wouldn't act rashly.

"The Marquis of Wu'an is about to get married, and we are just returning to the capital to report on our duties, so we will bring some gifts with us."

Huang Tianyun, Zhou Xingzhan, and other former officials of Anzhou all brought generous gifts to the capital.

In the days that followed, people came to visit every day, and Li Xuancang was busy receiving them.

He attended court once, but found it uninteresting, so he stopped attending.

Li Xuancang was sorting out the betrothal gifts when Nangong Zhan came to report.

"My lord, Princess Zhaoyang has arrived."

Upon hearing this, Li Xuancang was somewhat surprised, but also a little delighted.

"Let her in!"

Before long, Zhao Yang arrived, led by Nangong Zhan.

Upon seeing Li Xuancang, Zhaoyang's face lit up with joy. Then, as if remembering something, she formally bowed to Li Xuancang.

"I have met Marquis Wu'an."

"Princess, it's been a long time."

Li Xuancang smiled slightly. He liked Zhaoyang very much, as if she were his own younger sister.

"You promised to come find me when you arrived in the capital, but so many days have passed and you still haven't come."

Zhao Yang, being mischievous, put on an angry expression.

"Alright, it's my fault. I'll apologize to the princess."

"Okay! I forgive you."

Zhaoyang smiled, as if ice and snow were melting away.

When Zhaoyang arrived, Li Xuancang spent half a day playing with her before finally sending the reluctant Zhaoyang back to the palace.

After returning to the palace, Consort De came to Zhaoyang Palace and asked about her relationship with Li Xuancang.

Zhao Yang answered truthfully.

Consort De was relieved to hear that Li Xuancang's attitude towards Zhaoyang had not changed.

"Zhaoyang, spend more time visiting Marquis Wu'an and getting closer to his family these days."

Consort De was exhausted and had no choice but to resort to this desperate measure.

"Brother Li is busy getting married recently, and I don't want to waste his time."

Zhao Yang knew that Li Xuancang would be very busy recently and did not want to disturb him too much.

"Zhaoyang, the Crown Prince of Beiliang is about to arrive in the capital. The Emperor intends to marry a princess to him."

Consort De looked intently at Zhaoyang and recounted the information she had gathered.

"The King of Beiliang is a murderous tyrant who massacres entire cities at the drop of a hat."

"His son, Xu Zinian, was even worse, and was a womanizer. It was common for him to forcibly abduct women."

"Back then, he even stormed into Prince Jing's mansion and forcibly took Prince Jing's wife. If you marry such a person, your later life will be extremely miserable."

"You must inform Marquis Wu'an about this matter. Only he can help you and prevent you from falling into the fire."

In Consort De's eyes, Xu Zinian was a lecherous fiend with extremely cruel methods.

Almost none of the women he abducted survived.

Princess Jing was abducted and died suddenly in the Northern Liang Prince's Mansion a few months later.

Even so, the imperial court and the emperor dared not do anything to the Northern Liang Prince's Mansion and could only let the matter drop.

Xu Zinian's trip to the capital this time is intended to marry a princess, and the emperor will certainly not refuse.

Consort De should plan ahead and make arrangements for Zhaoyang's future.

"Mother, I understand."

Zhao Yang's face turned deathly pale with fright. She would rather die than marry a devil like Xu Zinian.

In the following days, Zhaoyang went to the Marquis's residence whenever she had time.

Li Xuancang and the Li family all liked her very much and got along well with her.

Before the news of Li Xuancang and the eldest daughter of the Du family's upcoming marriage had subsided, another piece of news quickly caused a sensation.

"The Crown Prince of Beiliang is coming soon, requesting to marry a princess."

This news was like a boulder thrown into a calm lake, causing towering waves.

"Although the Northern Liang King still belongs to the Great Yan, he has actually ceded territory and established his own independent state, occupying five provinces. If the Northern Liang King's heir enters the capital, isn't he afraid that the court will detain him and use him as a bargaining chip?"

"The King of Beiliang is a ruthless killer, arousing the wrath of both gods and men, and everyone has the right to kill him."

"Xu Zinian is even worse than his father. Countless people have lost their families because of him. We must act on behalf of Heaven and get rid of this beast."

"..."

The enemies of the King of Beiliang began to take action to assassinate Xu Zinian.