Now.
It was obvious to anyone with a discerning eye what was going on.
Yet, the people involved remained oblivious.
The grand assembly was not over yet.
Due to some unexpected events in the Duke's Mansion, Xia Jingning excused himself after explaining the situation to the royal family.
Before leaving, he specifically said goodbye to the young woman in blue.
"You should be able to guess what's going to happen next, Sister."
"Yes."
"By the way, Xingchen, what's the name of that beauty in blue?"
"Her name is Dongfang Yuchen. She's also from the Dongfang Clan, but her status is not as noble as Dongfang Yinuo's."
After the matchmaking event.
The royal family sent people to the Duke's Mansion. The Duke asked for Xia Jingning's opinion.
Surprisingly, the young master, who usually didn't care much about imperial orders, happily agreed.
Since both parties were willing for this marriage, it didn't take long.
The Duke's Mansion in the Hailing Kingdom held a grand wedding ceremony.
That night.
Xia Jingning drank a lot of wine.
It was not until most of the guests had left that he got up.
He went to the backyard.
He had planned to wash his face with cold well - water to sober up, but he caught sight of the young woman in blue carrying some fruits and walking towards the side room.
Xia Jingning recognized the woman.
He called out "wife" several times, but the woman didn't turn back.
Curious and driven by the alcohol, he followed her into the room.
What happened next was well - known to everyone.
Originally, the magic mirror was meant to let the entire Nine - Continent World witness the grand wedding between the Duke's Mansion in the Hailing Kingdom and the little princess of the Dongfang Clan from the Tianli Kingdom. No one expected it to capture such an incredible incident.
Dongfang Yinuo waited in the bridal chamber all night.
Until dawn the next day, no one removed the red veil from her head.
In the early morning.
Someone was shocked to see the young master walking out of the guest room.
Immediately afterwards, sobbing sounds from the room could be heard.
The whole incident quickly spread throughout the Hailing Kingdom and the Tianli Kingdom.
After hearing about it, Dongfang Yinuo rushed to the guest room without changing out of her wedding dress. At that time, Dongfang Yuchen was hugging her thin clothes, not daring to look her in the eye.
Dongfang Yinuo, the little princess of the Tianli Kingdom, couldn't bear any grievances.
She immediately went back to her room, fetched a whip, and whipped Dongfang Yuchen until she was covered in wounds.
Then.
Dongfang Yinuo ordered the maidservant to bring scissors.
She grabbed Dongfang Yuchen's hair and cut it off.
As everyone knew.
For the women of the Tianli Kingdom, their hair was extremely important.
Although Dongfang Yuchen was also from the Dongfang Clan, she was just the daughter of a branch leader in the East Continent.
Dongfang Yinuo's status was different. Whether in the Tianli Kingdom or the East Continent, as a direct - line princess of the Dongfang Clan, she was treated much better.
Therefore.
Even though Dongfang Yinuo cut off all of Dongfang Yuchen's hair with scissors, although Dongfang Yuchen's status was not low, no one dared to say a word.
After a while.
The commotion in the yard attracted the Duke of the Duke's Mansion.
Xia Jingning, who had sobered up and changed his clothes, also rushed over.
When he saw this scene, Xia Jingning was stunned.
He stared blankly at the woman in red.
The clothes she was wearing were exactly the wedding dress of the woman who had married him the day before.
However, why was she wearing it?
When Dongfang Yinuo saw Xia Jingning, she was about to question him why he had treated her like this.
But she saw that Xia Jingning didn't even look at her for long.
He took off his outer robe.
Without even saying a word of comfort, he walked towards Dongfang Yuchen on the bed.
The Duke, Xia Rui, angrily scolded him, but Xia Jingning turned a deaf ear.
By now, he knew what had happened.
Xia Jingning carried Dongfang Yuchen out of the room. Inside the guest room, his parents were still apologizing to the little princess, Dongfang Yinuo.
"Sister, who do you think is in the wrong in this matter?"
"Who's in the wrong? It's hard for us to judge such things."
Ye Xingchen said, "I thought you'd side with Dongfang Yuchen. After all, she's the type of woman you like."
Zhao Shuning sighed and said, "Actually, Dongfang Yinuo's temper suits my taste. Just think about it. On their wedding night, her husband didn't come back. Instead, he had an affair with his cousin. She's a pampered young lady. Although her actions were immoral and against the rules, it's understandable."
Ye Xingchen smiled faintly.
"However, Dongfang Yuchen is quite innocent."
Ye Xingchen nodded.
"Later, Dongfang Yinuo couldn't bear such humiliation. Three days after the wedding, she packed her luggage and returned to the Tianli Kingdom. She was always arrogant, and she was the apple of the eyes of both the Tianli Kingdom and the East Continent. After suffering such humiliation, the Dongfang Clan naturally wouldn't let it go easily. As a result, there were frequent battles between the border cities of the two countries."
So, the topic returned to the beginning.
Because of the war, Ye Xingchen happened to be dealing with matters related to the Shui Yunsheng branch, so he saved the border city lord.
"By the way, what happened to Dongfang Yuchen in the end?"
Ye Xingchen sighed.
His sister was really persistent in getting to the bottom of these gossips.
"Later, Dongfang Yuchen was supposed to be taken back to the East Continent for punishment. Unfortunately, the young master, Xia Jingning, really wanted to protect her. At this point, Xia Jingning should have been with Dongfang Yuchen properly. However, Dongfang Yuchen later confessed to Xia Jingning that she knew he was the young master of the Duke's Mansion and Yinuo's husband that night. But because of their interaction at the banquet, she had secretly fallen in love with Xia Jingning. So, although she sensed something was wrong that night, she was still selfish for once."
"Ah?" Zhao Shuning opened her mouth wide.
Was this a twist of fate?
"So, Dongfang Yuchen is quite scheming. Did she do it on purpose?"
Ye Xingchen shook his head.
"Who knows? It's said that after confessing to the young master, Xia Jingning, Dongfang Yuchen couldn't bear the guilt in her heart. Not long after, she drowned herself in the lake."
"Is she dead?"
"Yes. Her body was fished out, and the people from the East Continent took her back. This incident lasted for three years and finally ended with Dongfang Yuchen's death. It's said that after Dongfang Yinuo returned, she was seriously ill because of the great change in her mood. After waking up, it was as if nothing had happened. She forgot all the past events. However, until now, Dongfang Yinuo has never been betrothed again."
Now.
The relationship between the Hailing Kingdom and the Tianli Kingdom has also been severely damaged because of this royal marriage.
"What a pity."
"Yes."
Two beautiful women ended up in such a tragic situation because of one man.