The concubine was charming and alluring, and the ruthless prince coaxed her day and night.

Chapter 75 Welcome to Grandma Shangjing

Xu Jiaojiao sniffed, looking at the injury on Zhao Yunzheng's arm with heartache, her eyes reddening and glistening with tears: "It's fortunate it's just an injury. If something had happened to Your Highness, I..."

"Ah..." Xu Jiaojiao sighed softly, relieved to have survived the ordeal, her eyes resolute: "If anything happens to Your Highness, I will not live on!"

Zhao Yunzheng couldn't help but smile and his lips curved into a smile.

This foolish woman, she even thought about committing suicide for love!

He flicked Xu Jiaojiao's forehead lightly with his finger, smiling indulgently and helplessly: "I will be fine, and you will be fine too. Don't say such unlucky things again!"

Xu Jiaojiao blinked, then raised her hand and rubbed her head, looking slightly aggrieved.

Zhao Yunzheng's smile deepened, and he reached out to hug Xu Jiaojiao even tighter, as if he wanted to meld her into his very bones.

At this moment, Zhao Yunzheng clearly felt his heart gradually falling for him.

His feelings for Xu Jiaojiao seemed to go beyond just liking her…

He seems to have really fallen for this somewhat clumsy yet adorable woman…

……

Inside Xiangyun Tower.

Seeing that the Qiang warriors had failed, Zhao Minghuai scoffed, "A bunch of useless trash."

No wonder these barbarians were beaten so badly by Zhao Yunzheng that they had no chance to fight back.

They couldn't even see through such a simple trap!

Fortunately, his cooperation with the Qiang and Wu people was only superficial and did not involve much entanglement of interests. This way, even if Zhao Yunzheng captured these Qiang and Wu people, he would not be able to get much leverage over them.

Zhao Minghuai knew that Zhao Yunzheng was not so easy to deal with, so he did not have high expectations for these Qiang warriors from the beginning. Although he was dissatisfied with the Qiang warriors' defeat, he was not angry or annoyed.

On the contrary, he discovered something even more interesting.

Seeing Zhao Yunzheng and Xu Jiaojiao embracing tightly under the city wall, like an ordinary loving couple, his gaze became meaningful.

He had never seen the second son look at him with such tenderness.

Could it be that the second son has really fallen for this woman?

Tsk, if the second brother knew that everything this woman did was an act for him, I wonder how interesting his expression would be.

Watching the two figures, Zhao Minghuai curled his lips maliciously, already eager to expose Xu Jiaojiao's true colors.

Of course, it wouldn't really matter if they didn't expose her. Since the second brother was so interested in this woman, it wouldn't be unreasonable to just kill her.

He was happy to do anything that would cause his second son pain or make him lose his mind!

With this in mind, he put down the spies and turned to Lin Zhixing: "Find a way to send one of our people to serve Xu Jiaojiao. I need to know all of Xu Jiaojiao's movements..."

Lin Zhixing was somewhat taken aback.

I don't understand, but I obey.

He nodded slightly: "This subordinate understands."

……

At the foot of the city wall, the city guards rushed to quell the chaos.

After giving the commander a few brief instructions, Zhao Yunzheng ordered the shadow guards to escort the group of Qiang and Wu assassins away, while he took Xu Jiaojiao back to the carriage to change clothes, put on shoes, apply medicine, and wash her face.

Shadow One and King Kong silently guarded the carriage, fulfilling their duties dutifully.

Thinking of the stern and angry look in his master's eyes when he rushed back to Xu Jiaojiao's side, Jin Gang felt uneasy.

The master is angry...

Now that she has returned to the Prince's residence, she will surely be severely punished.

Thinking of those ruthless methods, she lost all interest in watching...

Through the carriage window, Xu Jiaojiao looked at the chaos in the streets after the riot.

The statue of the Weaver Girl at Zhengyangmen was destroyed, countless people were injured, the prayer activities could not continue, and the needle-threading competition in the afternoon could not be held. The Qixi Festival was thus shattered.

A hint of regret and resentment flashed in Xu Jiaojiao's eyes.

With such a riot, it's likely that the tea shops' business will be over.

Zhao Yunzheng saw it all and assumed she was grieving for the injured and dead people.

Jiaojiao is so kind; this makes people feel even more sorry for her.

Zhao Yunzheng sighed inwardly and took Xu Jiaojiao's hand: "Jiaojiao's face is pale, she must have been frightened just now. Why don't I take you back to your residence to rest now?"

Xu Jiaojiao: "?"

With so much black ash on her face, how could Prince Chen still tell that her complexion was pale?

It must be true love!

But since she had come all this way, Xu Jiaojiao didn't want to go back so early, especially since she hadn't even checked out the tea shop yet!

Although the event is likely to fail, she still wants to see it for herself to feel at ease.

Thinking of this, Xu Jiaojiao coughed lightly, gently raised her head, opened her watery eyes, and looked at Prince Chen in a soft voice, coaxing, "My legs are a little weak, why don't you accompany me to a tea shop to sit down and rest for a while?"

Zhao Yunzheng noticed that Xu Jiaojiao didn't want to go back to the mansion so early.

Thinking of the surprise he had prepared for her that evening, he smiled helplessly and said, "Okay, whatever you say."

In an instant, Xu Jiaojiao's face lit up with a smile, and she called out in a sweet, clear voice, "Thank you, Your Highness!"

When Xu Jiaojiao arrived at the tea shop, she found it empty. The shopkeeper and waiter were both huddled inside, too afraid to come out. Xu Jiaojiao felt a pang of sadness.

Could it be that she and the tea shop are incompatible?

Otherwise, why would we be blocked every time?

In fact, it wasn't just her tea shop that was like this; most of the shops on several streets near Zhengyangmen were the same.

These shop owners had originally hoped to make a fortune today, and they had all put in a lot of effort to prepare ingredients and decorate their shops. Now that this has happened, they don't know how much money they will lose.

Xu Jiaojiao sighed inwardly, feeling a pang of heartache for all the hard work she had put in these past few days.

Seeing her staring blankly at the tea shop, Zhao Yunzheng couldn't help but ask, "Jiaojiao, would you like to drink here?"

Xu Jiaojiao snapped out of her reverie and looked up to ask for his opinion: "This shop looks exquisite and unique, how about we go with this one?"

Indeed, there were two adorable painted old women at the entrance of the tea shop, which were very endearing and cute, making people want to go in and explore.

Zhao Yunzheng nodded slightly: "Okay, let's go with this one."

"Welcome to Grandma Shangjing! Choose Grandma and enjoy some fine tea! Please, gentlemen, take a seat!"

As soon as Zhao Yunzheng led Xu Jiaojiao into the store, the waiter, who had been looking dejected, immediately brightened up and came to greet them.

This unique welcome speech surprised Zhao Yunzheng slightly.

Before they could catch their breath, the waiter led them to sit down and handed them a bamboo slip menu.

As the bamboo slips were slowly opened, tea drinks were revealed one by one.

The waiter smiled brightly: "Here's the menu. What would you two gentlemen like to drink?"

The overly enthusiastic waiter made Zhao Yunzheng feel uncomfortable. He frowned slightly and inadvertently exuded a menacing aura that kept strangers at bay.

Xiao Er shuddered, feeling a chill run down his spine for no apparent reason.

Some wanted to leave, they didn't want to serve anymore...

However, the shopkeeper once said that one cannot hit a smiling face. Even the most difficult customer would be given some face and stay for a drink after seeing their warm and friendly attitude.

He forced a smile, though beads of cold sweat were already forming on his forehead.

Xu Jiaojiao watched all this and smiled with satisfaction…