Kiyomi Tsuki and His Fox - Chapter 56
Madam Lu was furious. She glared at her with her phoenix eyes, and Mrs. Su immediately shrank into her husband's arms.
No one spoke in the hall; everyone watched the play intently.
"Xiaoyu, do you want to be the young mistress of the fortress?" Madam Lu turned her attention to Zhao Yu.
Zhao Yu's body trembled slightly as she gracefully rose and whispered, "Why doesn't Madam ask the Lord of the Fortress if he loves Xiaoyu?"
Xu Yun parted her red lips slightly, "Miss Zhao has quite the nerve!"
Zhao Yu stared at Xu Yun, who smiled back at her. The two beauties seemed to be subtly competing with each other.
Madam Lu snorted, "Qingcheng, did you hear what Xiaoyu said?"
Lu Qingcheng frowned slightly and forced a smile, saying, "I heard everything."
"Do you love Xiaoyu?" Madam Lu asked.
Qing Jianyue stared intently at Lu Qingcheng. As if she knew, Lu Qingcheng suddenly looked over and smiled slightly. Qing Jianyue was startled and awkwardly looked away.
Lu Qingcheng said calmly, "I greatly admire Miss Zhao's intelligence."
Madam Lu was overjoyed: "Did you hear that, Xiaoyu? Qingcheng said she likes you. Now, is there anything you're not satisfied with?"
Zhao Yu's delicate hands unconsciously gripped and twisted the sash of her skirt, her beautiful face slightly pale, as if she were undergoing an unprecedented and intense struggle deep inside.
Qingjian Yue felt a surge of anger. She glanced sideways at him, thinking to herself, "How come I don't see even a trace of affection from you for Miss Zhao? How awful, to force her into marriage in public! Pah! Pah! Pah! Pah! Pah! Pah!"
Madam Lu smiled and said, "It's settled then. I will make the decision on this marriage. Haibo, you and your husband can rest assured that Xiaoyu will not suffer any grievances after she marries into the family."
Mrs. Su pursed her lips but didn't dare to say anything.
Zhao Yu covered her face in anguish, then suddenly seemed to have made up her mind, "Lord Lu, what if I don't want to marry you?"
Like a bolt from the blue, it shocked everyone present.
"This...this is outrageous!" Tong Fengrui exclaimed angrily. "Isn't this blatantly making the Lord of the Fortress lose face in public? This is outrageous! This is outrageous!"
Li Zhen gently tugged at her mother's sleeve and whispered, "Mother, don't speak. Aunt and cousin will handle it themselves."
Tong Fengrui dared not speak.
Lu Qingcheng narrowed her long eyes and tapped the table lightly with her long fingers. "I want to know why? Does Miss Zhao think I am unworthy to be your husband, or do you already have someone else in your heart?"
In an instant, hundreds of gazes focused on Zhao Yu, creating immense, invisible pressure that made it hard for him to breathe.
"Me? Me?" Zhao Yu was flustered.
Lu Qingcheng smiled and said, "It's okay, just say it, I won't be angry. If you have someone in your heart, I will agree to your wish today in front of everyone, for the sake of your brother-in-law."
The expressions on people's faces in the hall were constantly changing.
"This?" Zhao Yu blushed deeply, looking utterly helpless and pitiful.
Xu Yun said with a mix of chivalry and playfulness, "Miss Zhao can't say who her sweetheart is. Could it be that she's deliberately trying to spite the Lord of the Fortress?"
Zhao Yu glared angrily. Xu Yun winked mischievously, deliberately trying to provoke her. Zhao Yu gritted her teeth.
"It seems I'm getting senile," Madam Lu said in a deep voice. "I was so eager to arrange a good marriage, but it turns out Miss Zhao already has someone she likes. In that case, tell me. Let me see which young man it is."
A surge of anger welled up inside him, and Zhao Yu, quick-witted, turned and shouted, "Kiyoshi!"
Kiyoshi Tsuki jumped in fright, thinking: Why am I being dragged into this again? Even so, she still walked over with a smile, "Please give your orders, sister."
Zhao Yu walked up to him and asked, "Young Master Jianyue, am I pretty?"
Kiyomi Tsuki stammered, "Huh? Ha, this one, it's pretty, pretty, beautiful."
Zhao Yu smiled charmingly, "How about I marry you?"
People were all taken aback.
Kiyomi Tsuki was terrified. "Just kidding."
Zhao Yu glared at Lu Qingcheng, "My beloved is none other than Young Master Jianyue, who killed three lords with three swords and whose name is known throughout this fortress."
Lu Qingcheng's gaze suddenly turned cold, a sharp glint in her eyes that sent chills down Zhao Yu's spine and wiped the smile from his face. Everyone in the hall gaped, speechless.
"I am dead."
Mrs. Su swayed and fainted in her husband's arms.
Xu Yun laughed, her laughter shaking her head. "Who would believe such lies to a child? Miss Zhao, just admit it. You actually love the Lord of the Fortress, but you're trying to provoke him with such petty tricks. What a boring method."
Zhao Yu was furious. This was something no one had expected. Suddenly, she threw herself into Qing Jianyue's arms and hugged him tightly, pressing her luscious lips to his red lips.
A thunderous roar went through Kiyomi Tsuki's head, and his legs went weak, causing him to fall backward with a thud, the two of them piling on top of each other on the ground. The white fox was overjoyed; squeezed between its master and the beauty, it enjoyed the softness of the beauty's fragrant body while its master was being violated.
Zhao Yu climbed off Qing Jianyue and glared at Xu Yun defiantly.
Xu Yun stuck out her tongue and laughed, "It seems that Miss Zhao is determined to entrust her life to Young Master Jian Yue."
Zhao Yu's beautiful face began to turn pale; only then did she realize that she had been tricked.
Over there, Qingfeng helped Qingjian Yue up, his handsome face beaming with a smile, "Jian Yue, how was it?"
Kiyomi Tsuki cried out, "I bumped my head and got a big bump. It hurts so much!"
"Bang!" Qingfeng punched him.