Chapter 1042

In this chaotic era.

Li Qinglu's life can be said to be very fortunate.

Born into the imperial family.

Clothed in fine silks and fed on delicacies since childhood.

Gathering thousands of favors upon herself.

Having a pair of parents who dote on her.

Having an Emperor, Li Yuanhao, who views her as the apple of his eye.

Having a grandmother, Li Qiu, who, although she often teases her.

Is someone she extremely admires.

Li Qinglu inherited Li Qiu's excellent genes.

And very early on, a reputation for being peerless and unparalleled spread.

If one really had to say there was any regret.

It would probably be that she was never able to be willful even once.

Nor was she able to have a single earth-shattering romance.

Her loyal maid Xiaolei, in order to satisfy her curiosity.

Risked danger to secretly bring her many romantic storybooks.

Whether it was talented scholars and young ladies of noble families.

Or heroic figures and peerless courtesans.

No matter what kind of story it was, it attracted her.

Hoping that she could become the protagonist in those love stories.

However, her excellent upbringing.

Made her understand very early on.

As the Princess of Yinchuan of Western Xia.

She has her own responsibilities and obligations.

Her marriage cannot be decided by herself.

Only when the night is deep and everything is quiet.

Can she have some fantasies that make her blush and her heart race.

She originally thought she would just blandly wait for the day of a political marriage.

Until one day.

Her grandmother suddenly came to visit her.

She vaguely remembers the eager expression her grandmother had at that time.

Telling her about a person.

Named Gu Hanyuan.

Even though she was far away in Western Xia, deep in the palace.

Li Qinglu had also heard of him.

He is a figure currently in the limelight, famous throughout the Jianghu.

Many of his deeds sound as if they were fabricated.

Even more unreal than the male protagonists in storybooks.

But that image of him in fine clothes and on a spirited horse is clearly visible.

Li Qinglu was still quite curious about him.

She originally thought it was just a casual chat.

She didn't expect Li Qiu to ask her if she was interested in Gu Hanyuan.

Hearing this.

How could Li Qinglu not know Li Qiu's purpose?

Although she had never seen him with her own eyes.

Compared to someone Li Yuanhao might use in the future to win over an elderly person of high position and great power.

The young, handsome, and famous Gu Hanyuan is naturally a better choice.

However, a young girl's reserve made it hard for her to express her own opinion.

She could only shyly and hesitantly say, "Everything is up to Grandmother."

But it is not easy for people in the Jianghu to marry Li Qinglu.

Before Li Qiu could think of a suitable method.

Accidents followed one after another.

First, Li Yuanhao and Li Qiu disagreed.

Setting their target on Hulagu.

Wanting to take the opportunity to connect with the Mongol Yuan.

But Li Qiu holds quite a bit of power in Western Xia.

Having a high degree of autonomy.

Neither could convince the other.

In the end, they could only compromise.

Using a marriage competition to decide Li Qinglu's future.

It also happened to be a logical way to lure Gu Hanyuan to Western Xia.

The Western Xia marriage competition thus spread throughout the world.

Li Qinglu couldn't say who she favored more.

After all, she didn't know any of them well.

She just waited anxiously for the day of the competition to approach.

However, one day.

A woman of peerless beauty appeared before her.

Named Wu Xingyun.

For the first time, Li Qinglu discovered that the beauty she was so proud of was not worth mentioning in front of another woman.

What is incredible is that Wu Xingyun is actually her grandmother's senior martial sister.

Her actual age is even older than her grandmother's.

Making one suspect if she is lying to her.

However, her martial arts are much stronger than her grandmother's.

Easily subduing her grandmother.

Even though Li Qinglu is not interested in martial arts.

Her discernment is not low due to constant exposure.

She actually somewhat believed the fact that this Wu Xingyun, who clearly looked no older than her, was her grandmother's senior martial sister.

However, what shocked her even more was yet to come.

Wu Xingyun is actually Gu Hanyuan's disciple.

The moves used to defeat her grandmother were the "Three Absolutes" that made Gu Hanyuan famous in the Jianghu.

Therefore, Li Qinglu developed the same suspicion as Wu Xingyun had initially.