Not to mention the Imperial Guards and Yun Tian around them, even Zhao Xiao, who was being held hostage by Lü Tu, was dumbfounded!
He had never heard any military general speak with such heroic spirit when facing the Wuhuan people, let alone Lu Tu, who, based on his past performance, was fully qualified to say such a thing.
After all, they could find in the battle records that Lü Tu had once charged into more than ten Wuhuan cavalry squads by himself, and not only that, he also killed them all!
On several other occasions, they led fewer men than the Wuhuan cavalry to directly engage the Wuhuan in battle!
Not to mention Zhao Qingyao, who already hated the Wuhuan people to the bone. A strange light flashed in her beautiful eyes. She admitted that when Lü Tu said those words, she seemed to see a ray of light in Lü Tu!
Even if it was only for a brief moment, it was enough to represent the shock that Lü Tu brought to her!
If all the men of the Great Yu were like this, why would we worry about the Wuhuan not being destroyed? Why would we worry about the people suffering? Why should we lower ourselves to marry into a foreign land?
But considering that Lü Tu was merely a seventh-rank captain, she chuckled and shook her head. Then she nodded firmly at Lü Tu and said, "Well said. If you can really do that, I can marry you!"
Upon hearing this, everyone present erupted in uproar!
You must know that the Second Princess is always a woman of her word and never jokes! Even though the Emperor did not want Zhao Qingyao to go for the marriage alliance in court that day, Zhao Qingyao, upon learning of this, immediately declared that she was willing to go for the marriage alliance!
The once noisy court was completely silent after Zhao Qingyao made her promise; this was the power of reputation!
Right now, Zhao Qingyao actually said she would marry down to Lü Tu, a mere seventh-rank official. Even though everyone knew it was impossible, these words changed how people looked at Lü Tu.
Zhao Qingyao stared intently at Lü Tu, trying to gauge his reaction. After all, he was the most courageous man she had ever met in her 19 years of life. If she hadn't been sent to marry a foreign ruler, or if she had known about Lü Tu earlier, she might not have agreed to the marriage and instead took him back as her husband.
But then, as if he had heard a funny joke, Lu Tu burst into laughter and said, "Second Princess, you're overthinking it!"
The Imperial Guard standing nearby shouted, "How dare you! How dare you disobey the princess's orders?"
The palace maid who had previously delivered the imperial sword to Zhao Qingyao mustered her courage and stepped forward, whispering in Lü Tu's ear, "You clueless brute, the princess has already taken a liking to you. Why don't you quickly release Prince Duan and go bathe and change your clothes?"
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Lu Tu looked at Zhao Qingyao in confusion, but Zhao Qingyao did not react at all. She still looked at Lu Tu with the same eyes that seemed to want to strip him naked, as if urging him to hurry up and let the people go to do their business.
Lu Tu resolutely refused, saying, "I'm sorry, Second Princess, your wording was problematic just now. I refuse your order!"
"What? You actually dare to defy the imperial decree?" The Imperial Guards drew their swords again, which they had just put away, and glared angrily at Lü Tu.
Especially Yun Tian, who secretly glanced at Zhao Qingyao's shapely buttocks, swallowed hard, and cursed Lu Tu as a good-for-nothing who didn't understand romance.
Zhao Qingyao's meaning was all too clear: she had her eye on Lü Tu and wanted to give her virginity to the Dayu people, thereby cuckolding the Wuhuan Khan. She couldn't believe he wouldn't agree to such a good thing; she might as well let him have it!
"What? You won't agree?" Zhao Qingyao looked at Lü Tu incredulously.
Lu Tu nodded directly: "I won't agree!"
"Why?" Zhao Qingyao herself didn't realize that in front of Lü Tu, she had subconsciously lost all her princess airs and was just like a lovestruck young girl longing for her sweetheart's approval.
"I'm not a prostitute. Just because you tell me to bathe and lie down doesn't mean I have to. Besides, even if you wanted to marry me, it would be me, Lü Tu, taking a wife, not you marrying down! And I might not even agree to it."
The Imperial Guards were shocked by Lü Tu's audacious words: "My God, are you really not afraid of death? Do you know what a crime it is to refuse a princess's favor in bed?"
The palace maids who had stepped forward to warn them earlier covered their mouths in disbelief, exclaiming, "How could you say such cold words? You have no heart!"
Even Nie Yun, Liu Hong, and the others were dumbfounded. Didn't they know who Lü Tu was?
They have no reason to say that Lü Tu is the God of War of Wuchuan. But if they say that Lü Tu is a virtuous and chaste man, they would object with both hands and three feet! Otherwise, why would Lü Tu marry four wives and sleep with them all at the same time?
Why take such a big risk to reject the Second Princess's kindness at this time? After all, she is a royal princess. If she gives birth to another child for Lü Tu, the child could become the future Khan of the Wuhuan, or at the very least, a minor marquis back in the Great Yu.
Why wouldn't their older brother agree to something so exciting? This puzzled them completely.
Even Zhao Qingyao herself couldn't understand it. In terms of looks, she considered herself to be stunningly beautiful. After all, she was the second most beautiful woman in the world last year, according to the "All-Knowing Scholar of the Martial World" list, while the number one beauty was Liu Ruyan, a girl from Miao territory.
As a princess, the current emperor's sister, and the future wife of the Wuhuan Khan, why should she be looked down upon by Lü Tu, a mere seventh-rank officer?
"What right do you have to refuse me?"
Faced with Zhao Qingyao's questioning, Lü Tu Yiran remained unfazed: "Princess, it's not that I'm rejecting you, but that you lack self-respect!"
Upon hearing this, even the palace maid who had previously accepted Lü Tu was enraged. She waved her small hand at the Imperial Guard next to her and said, "Kill him! Kill him! Kill this bastard! Don't let him speak again!"
The Imperial Guards decisively stepped forward, surrounding and forcing Lü Tu closer, but Zhao Qingyao waved them away, saying, "Go back!"
Then he chuckled and said, "I was just joking with you. You are indeed very interesting. In that case, I will give you a chance to see if you can cure the smallpox plague in the entire Wuchuan within a month!"
Zhao Qingyao's smile vanished, replaced by the icy indifference she displayed upon her first appearance: "If you fail to do so, I will exterminate your entire family!"
Hearing this, Lu Tu was startled. This woman really held a grudge. All he did was refuse to sleep with her. Was it really that big of a deal?
Lu Tu would never sleep with her. After all, she was a princess sent for a political marriage. If word got out, even if Zhao Qingyao was pregnant with Lu Tu's child, the emperor wouldn't let Lu Tu live, and his four wives in the family would also be killed. He wasn't that stupid.
As for provoking Zhao Qingyao? It was purely a last resort for Lü Tu to avoid making himself appear too perfect in her eyes; he had no other choice!
Fortunately, he was somewhat confident in treating smallpox, but he needed to take advantage of this opportunity to get as many benefits as possible!
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