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

Chapter 58 You're seducing me again

Zhao Yunzheng reluctantly put down his chopsticks: "Jiaojiao is looking so intently, could it be that there's something dirty on my face?"

Xu Jiaojiao smiled and shook her head: "Your Highness is handsome, I can't get enough of looking at you."

Zhao Yunzheng thought Xu Jiaojiao was just flattering him, but when he saw the deep love in her eyes, his heart trembled and he felt his blood rush to his head.

What a pair of watery eyes! They were so innocent, yet they were so alluring that they made one's heart itch uncontrollably. How could he resist such a bewitching beauty?

Zhao Yunzheng looked away and reached for the cold wine on the table, but the wine in the cup had already been drunk, and the servants had all left, so no one refilled it for him.

Just as he was about to pour himself some wine, he saw Xu Jiaojiao quickly get up and clumsily pick up the wine pot with her bandaged hand, trying to fill his wine glass.

As soon as she exerted force, she cried out in pain, her delicate brows furrowing slightly, her expression one of great agony.

Seeing the wine jug about to fall, Xu Jiaojiao frantically tried to salvage the situation, but in her haste, she tripped over her own feet and stumbled forward uncontrollably.

Zhao Yunzheng was slightly taken aback.

After a brief moment of surprise, he swiftly caught the wine pot with one hand and wrapped the other arm around Xu Jiaojiao's waist, pulling her into his embrace as she was about to fall.

Xu Jiaojiao took the opportunity to raise her hand and put her arm around Prince Chen's neck. She looked up at Prince Chen with a mixture of panic and admiration: "That was close. If Your Highness hadn't been so agile, I'm afraid this pot of wine would have spilled all over Your Highness."

Zhao Yunzheng lowered his eyes, and a pair of moist eyes filled with his image fell into his gaze.

His arms tightened unconsciously around the beauty, Zhao Yunzheng's eyes darkened, and his voice became hoarse with desire: "You're seducing me again."

Xu Jiaojiao lowered her head shyly, her soft, dark hair gently brushing against Zhao Yunzheng's neck, and whispered softly, "Your Highness has wronged me..."

The itching on his neck went straight to his heart. A hint of helplessness flashed in Zhao Yunzheng's eyes as he chuckled teasingly, "Truly wronged?"

Xu Jiaojiao raised her rosy cheeks, pouted slightly in annoyance, and tilted her head back to lightly bite Zhao Yunzheng's Adam's apple.

"hiss…"

A slight stinging sensation shot straight to the top of Zhao Yunzheng's head, and the corners of his eyes reddened.

Xu Jiaojiao released her lips in a single peck, her watery eyes sending flirtatious glances at the man. She then rose slightly and gave him another light peck on the lips.

In the summer, with her clothes thin, Xu Jiaojiao's rubbing against him made him feel like he was on fire.

Zhao Yunzheng's restraint completely collapsed, and he picked up Xu Jiaojiao and carried her to the bed.

Just as he was about to pounce on her, the woman in front of him turned her head away and gently pushed him back with her hand, preventing him from continuing.

Zhao Yunzheng frowned, looking up at Xu Jiaojiao with a hint of annoyance.

The latter snorted defiantly, "Your Highness, this is seduction!"

Zhao Yunzheng was so angry he laughed.

He grabbed Xu Jiaojiao's hand, which was pressed against his chest, and teased with a smirk, "Then I should congratulate Jiaojiao, you've succeeded..."

"Well…"

With a gasp from Xu Jiaojiao, Zhao Yunzheng led her to succumb to temptation.

A warm spring night unfolds beneath a red silk curtain; gently gathering, slowly twisting, stroking, and picking…

Lianye, who was serving outside, blushed when she heard the sounds coming from inside.

It has to be our master! Even before the suspicion of witchcraft has been cleared, he still allows the prince to stay overnight at Yuhua Courtyard.

……

Xu Jiaojiao was injured after all, so Zhao Yunzheng restrained himself, and before long, he couldn't enjoy himself to the fullest, so the time inevitably dragged on.

By the time the man was finally satisfied, it was almost dawn.

Xu Jiaojiao was so tired she couldn't lift her hands. Before falling asleep, only one thought remained in her mind—

That scoundrel has amazing stamina...

……

Inside Mingkun Courtyard.

The princess sat alone by the window all night.

Seeing the colorful clouds appear on the horizon, she looked blankly at Granny Wang: "Has the Prince not come out yet?"

Granny Wang's eyes were filled with heartache: "Your Highness, please stop looking and rest..."

As if she hadn't heard, the princess asked again, "How many times did Yuhua Courtyard call for water?"

Granny Wang was about to try to persuade her again, but when she saw the princess's bloodshot eyes, she flinched in fear and stammered, "Five...five times already..."

The princess chuckled softly, then turned her head back to look at the winter plum blossoms in the courtyard.

……

When Xu Jiaojiao woke up, it was already close to noon.

After getting up, she was slightly surprised to find that Prince Chen was still in her room.

Unlike his fierce and valiant nature in bed, Prince Chen was now dressed in a low-key yet luxurious sky-blue brocade robe, leaning lazily back in his chair reading a book, exuding unparalleled wealth and refined elegance.

Hearing her get up, the man put down his book and turned to look at her.

Seeing her stunned expression, the man's smile was somewhat wicked: "I am on leave today. Would you like me to help you change, my dear?"

Thinking of the clothes that Prince Chen had torn last night, Xu Jiaojiao's face flushed red instantly.

He did it on purpose!

Her back still hurts!

Xu Jiaojiao, still shaken, refused: "Such trivial matters can be handled by Lianye!"

Zhao Yunzheng saw her discomfitured expression and chuckled softly in a good mood: "Very well, after you've washed up, I'll have someone serve you dinner. I have very important matters to attend to today..."

Very important thing?

Xu Jiaojiao had a question in her mind.

It was clear that Prince Chen had no intention of continuing the conversation, and Xu Jiaojiao wisely refrained from asking further questions.

After lunch, Zhao Yunzheng took Xu Jiaojiao to the study and had the steward summon all the women in the household, including Zheng Antong, who was still under house arrest.

The group arrived quickly, and everyone was there within half an hour.

Looking at the large group of people in the room, Xu Jiaojiao roughly knew what Zhao Yunzheng was going to do.

She narrowed her eyes slightly and fixed her gaze on Zheng Antong.

Coincidentally, the latter was also looking at her.

Their eyes met, and Xu Jiaojiao found the hostility and resentment in Zheng Antong's eyes laughable.

She's useless and can't compete for favor, yet she takes her anger out on her. Zheng Antong is so unreasonable!

Zheng Antong, who had just sat down, saw Xu Jiaojiao sitting next to Prince Chen and his eyes were practically spitting fire.

Why is it that Xu Jiaojiao, a lowly concubine, can be on equal footing with the prince, just like the princess?

Xu Jiaojiao deserves to die!

Once everyone had arrived, Zhao Yunzheng threw the witch doctor figurine in front of them.

Many people gasped when they saw the little figure covered in talismans and needles.

A slight commotion arose inside the house, and the crowd began to discuss the matter.

"So this is the sorcerer's puppet..."

"A few days ago, the incident of Concubine Xu using witchcraft caused quite a stir, but then nothing happened. I thought the matter had been dropped, but I didn't expect that Your Highness would deal with it in front of everyone."

"Concubine Xu is truly ungrateful. The prince dotes on her so much, yet she actually uses voodoo dolls to harm him."

"Someone's doomed..."

"No, if Concubine Xu did this, how could the Prince have allowed her to sit next to him? I don't think things are that simple!"

"..."

“Ahem…” After everyone had finished talking, Yingyi, who was standing behind Zhao Yunzheng, coughed softly, and everyone in the room fell silent.

Zhao Yunzheng's sharp gaze swept over everyone in the room, lingering on Zheng Antong for a long while until Zheng Antong was terrified before he finally looked away and said calmly, "I'll give you a chance. Whoever did this, step forward and admit it..."