Chapter 53 You Can Only Stay By My Side
"Zhaoxue, prove it to me with your actions."
Lu Zhaoxue reached out her hand tremblingly, her face flushed. Even though she was extremely unwilling, she had no choice but to do it... But before she could even reach out, her wrist was suddenly gripped firmly by Chu Huaiyu.
Lu Zhaoxue looked up and saw that Chu Huaiyu's eyes were dark red, as if he was trying his best to suppress something. The next moment, Chu Huaiyu quickly tore off her clothes...
Lu Zhaoxue bit her lip tightly, cold sweat trickling down her forehead. Chu Huaiyu looked at Lu Zhaoxue's expression and couldn't help but smile, "Zhaoxue, are you satisfied?"
"..."
"Give me an answer!"
"satisfy……"
Chu Huaiyu wanted Lu Zhaoxue to speak up herself, but Lu Zhaoxue turned her head away and refused. Chu Huaiyu then threatened her with Chu Siheng. Lu Zhaoxue had no choice but to speak intermittently, tears streaming down her face.
Lu Zhaoxue's voice was so hoarse it was almost incoherent. Chu Huaiyu's fingertips lingered on her sweaty temples. Seeing that she could no longer bear it, he loosened his grip and did not force Lu Zhaoxue to say another word.
...
After an unknown amount of time, Chu Huaiyu slowly released his breath, his heavy breath spraying onto Lu Zhaoxue's neck.
Lu Zhaoxue collapsed, utterly exhausted, her body trembling slightly. She steadied herself and said in a hoarse voice, "Your Majesty, can you release Chu Siheng?"
After a moment of silence, Chu Huaiyu lifted his eyelids and casually replied with a single word: "Mm."
Lu Zhaoxue was suddenly stunned, a look of disbelief flashing across her eyes. She had thought she would have to endure some more humiliation and maneuvering...
Chu Huaiyu propped his head up with his elbow, his dark eyes staring intently at Lu Zhaoxue as if examining a lost treasure that had been recovered. His tone was unreadable: "I have decided to appoint Chu Siheng as the Prince of Mo Nan and send him to his fiefdom."
Lu Zhaoxue's heart sank. She had heard of that place before. It was the far south, shrouded in miasma and inhabited by barbarians. Although it was called a royal conferment, how was it any different from exile?
Lu Zhaoxue frowned in confusion. It would be easier for Chu Huaiyu to control Chu Siheng if he stayed in Jingyou Garden, so why send him far away? But then she thought, if she could take this opportunity to leave this cage-like palace with Chu Siheng... that would be the best thing ever.
Just as a secret joy was about to spread in Lu Zhaoxue's heart, her hand was suddenly grabbed by a large, slightly cool hand with an irresistible force.
Immediately afterward, Chu Huaiyu's mocking yet sinister voice rang in Lu Zhaoxue's ears, "You don't actually think you can leave with him, do you?"
Lu Zhaoxue's heart sank. She looked up at Chu Huaiyu and asked hesitantly, "Chu Huaiyu, what... what do you mean?"
Chu Huaiyu raised his hand and stroked Lu Zhaoxue's cheek. "What do you think? I want you to stay by my side."
Lu Zhaoxue endured the soreness and discomfort emanating from her bones and struggled to sit up, her eyes filled with confusion: "Why won't you let me go? I have no more value to you. You are now an emperor, you can have anything you want, why keep a withered flower like me by your side?"
Upon hearing this, Chu Huaiyu's eyes darkened. Then, he suddenly pulled Lu Zhaoxue into his arms, their chests pressed tightly together, their heartbeats clearly audible.
"Lu Zhaoxue, I told you, I will not let you go. No matter what, you must stay by my side, and you can only stay by my side." Chu Huaiyu's tone was low and domineering, carrying the unique, unyielding authority of an emperor.
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