She even used Lü Tu to abandon the marriage alliance, and even if the emperor investigated later, Lü Tu would take the blame for her.
No matter what, Zhao Qingyao is the emperor's second sister and will not be punished. However, the fact that the two are married means that Zhao Qingyao will never be a candidate for a political marriage again, which is very important.
However, while Zhao Qingyao was using Lü Tu, didn't Lü Tu also think about using Zhao Qingyao?
His foundation was already unstable, and Zhao Qingyao was his biggest backer all the way. At least from the moment Zhao Qingyao gave him the late emperor's jade pendant, Lü Tu knew that Zhao Qingyao was very smart and at least not just a pretty face.
Every action Zhao Qingyao takes is traceable. Lu Tu has not yet been able to control the entire Wuchuan border army. To the east is Zhao Wuyou of Huai Shuo, to the south is the Red Turban Army of 500,000, and to the north are the Wuhuan people who may retaliate at any time. The most insidious one is that bastard Ye Qingyu, who could appear out of nowhere at any time.
All these threats stem from a lack of strength, even though Lu Tu, as a transmigrator, possesses various advanced technologies and can achieve a dimensional reduction attack on the battlefield.
However, the time he had was far too short, only about 10 months in total. The autumn harvest hadn't even arrived yet. Right now, Lu Tu wanted to get rid of the threat and better protect his family and territory.
The best course of action would undoubtedly be to marry Zhao Qingyao.
After a long silence, Lü Tu and Zhao Qingyao finally spoke slowly: "Is everything Xiao Huan said true?"
Upon hearing this, everyone present looked at Lü Tu in disbelief, especially his four wives, who were always by his side. How could they not know what Lü Tu was thinking?
Zhao Qingyao was somewhat taken aback. She turned her face away arrogantly and said, "It's fake."
Taking advantage of the fact that Duan Wang and the others couldn't see him, Lü Tu turned around and winked at Song Yuxi. Nangong Huiyu and Wang Miaoling also saw this and understood Lü Tu's purpose even more.
He stepped forward and gently took Zhao Qingyao's hand, but Zhao Qingyao struggled a few times. In the end, Lü Tu firmly held her hand in his palm. Only then did Zhao Qingyao turn her head to look at Lü Tu: "Men and women should not touch each other. Why are you holding my hand?"
"I like you too. I never dared to imagine that you, as a princess, would have feelings for me."
As soon as Lu Tu said this, Zhao Qingyao could no longer hold back and threw herself into Lu Tu's arms again, pounding his chest with her little fists: "You bad man, if you had just said that Song Yuxi was also your wife, I wouldn't have fallen for you."
"I'm not stupid. What if I told you beforehand, and you brought people to arrest me?"
Zhao Qingyao thought about it and realized it made sense. She looked up at Lü Tu and asked, "Don't you hate me?"
Lu Tu couldn't answer this question, since he wasn't qualified to forgive Zhao Qingyao on behalf of the Song family.
At this moment, Song Yuxi still stood up: "I have said before, the execution of my entire family has nothing to do with you. You and I are both women of humble origins, and the struggles in the court are none of your business."
"Really? You really think so, Yu Xi?" Zhao Qingyao left Lu Tu's embrace, tears welling up in her eyes as she walked towards Song Yu Xi.
Song Yuxi nodded solemnly: "Moreover, I have let go of my hatred. I, a weak woman, should have died in the wilderness of Wuchuan, but my husband saved me and gave me a new life. I will not think about those things anymore."
Prince Duan clapped his hands and laughed loudly, "That's more like it. Anyway, I also lost one of my brothers last time, so we're even."
Lu Tu turned around and glared coldly at Prince Duan, and the idiot shut his mouth.
Zhao Qingyao stepped forward and took Song Yuxi's hand: "Yuxi, can we still get along like before?"
Song Yuxi shook her head: "No, we were fake sisters before, and our relationship was extremely hypocritical. But if you really marry into our Lü family, you must be sincere to your husband!"
Zhao Qingyao abandoned her previous princess-like demeanor and nodded obediently: "Of course, I understand."
Song Yuxi beckoned to Lü Tu: "Husband, come here."
Lu Tu could not hide his guilt towards Song Yuxi. Even though he knew that Song Yuxi was aware of his purpose and thoughts, his actions were undoubtedly rubbing salt into Song Yuxi's wounds.
Unexpectedly, Song Yuxi was so magnanimous and had a great sense of the big picture. She took Lu Tu's hand and placed it on the back of Zhao Qingyao's hand: "There's no time like the present, so let's get married today."
Zhao Qingyao nodded and said, "Okay! That's what I think too. I have no regrets about marrying Lü Tu!"
Hearing this, Nangong Huiyu and the other two felt their teeth ache; they couldn't stand Zhao Qingyao at all.
Prince Duan opened his mouth, seemingly wanting to say something impolite, but then thought better of it. He could tell that Zhao Qingyao truly liked Lü Tu, and there was no need to say anything that would spoil the mood at this time.
At this moment, Lü Tu was calm and composed. A true man should do things by any means necessary. If he did not do so, Song Yuxi and Nangong Huiyu would probably suffer even more terrible harm.
At this critical moment, as the head of the family, Lu Tu had the lives of thousands of people in the village tied to his shoulders, and he had to stand up at this crucial moment!
Lu Tu said loudly, "Since that's the case, let's consummate our marriage!"
“Okay…” Even though Zhao Qingyao was usually quite demure, she couldn’t help but act a little girlish in this situation.
With Song Yuxi by one hand and several wives including Nangong Huiyu by the other, Lu Tu held Zhao Qingyao's hand with the other. Even though he didn't like Zhao Qingyao, he had to get this done today!
He brought Zhao Qingyao to his residence and found an empty room that was usually tidied up. It was unclear whether Song Yuxi had anticipated this, but the room, which was originally empty, was now furnished with bedding.
Song Yuxi stood in front of the door and glanced at Lü Tu with reluctance. Lü Tu quickly came out of the room, hugged Song Yuxi tightly, and whispered in her ear, "Yuxi, I'm sorry to have wronged you."
Song Yuxi stubbornly shook her head: "I'm not wronged, Yuxi believes in my husband."
This was quite clear; it was a reminder to Lü Tu to keep the vow he made to the moon when they got married.
Lu Tu said in a deep voice, "I will never forget."
Hearing this, Song Yuxi patted Lü Tu on the back and forced a smile, saying, "Husband, don't be late."
Lu Tu looked up at the midday sun. What time is it for a wedding night?
But there's no time to think about that now; the atmosphere has already been set, and it would be impolite to be coy any further.
Lu Tu nodded and said, "Ladies, go and eat and rest first. I'll go and get back to work."
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