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

Chapter 94 Do you like this kind of charming girl?

Upon hearing Jia Rong's words, Zhao Yunzheng's body involuntarily stiffened for a moment.

Xu Jiaojiao deceived him like that, and the fact that he didn't kill her is already an immense act of forgiveness.

How could a woman like that deserve Zhao Yunzheng's true love?

Jia Rong is such an idiot. Xu Jiaojiao was only a little bit nice to her, and she was already thinking about speaking up for her.

She had no idea what had happened between him and Xu Jiaojiao...

After a long silence, Zhao Yunzheng slowly exhaled a heavy breath, his gaze falling on his younger sister with a complex expression. He asked in a deep voice, "Do you know why I have neglected Xu Jiaojiao?"

Jia Rong looked up, a hint of urgency in his eyes: "Why?"

She just didn't know!

If she had known, she could have found a way to mediate between the two, instead of being left anxiously watching helplessly every day.

Looking at his sister's worried and anxious eyes, Zhao Yunzheng pursed his lips, finding it difficult to speak.

It's laughable that a mighty war god of the Ming Dynasty would fall into the hands of a woman.

But remembering that Jia Rong was his sister, and that she wouldn't tell anyone even if she knew, Zhao Yunzheng's ears turned slightly red as he slowly revealed the truth: "Xu Jiaojiao's tenderness and affection for me were all fake. She's been acting in front of me all along..."

Jia Rong stared blankly for a long while before finally uttering a few words: "So what?"

Zhao Yunzheng: "?"

After being held captive by Jia Rong for at least ten seconds, Zhao Yunzheng regained his senses, his voice clearly tinged with anger: "So what??"

Jia Rong nodded seriously: "Yeah, it's just acting. It's not like I don't love you."

?

Zhao Yunzheng has been placed under strict control again.

After calming down, Zhao Yunzheng laughed in exasperation for the third time: "Don't you want to think about what you're saying?"

Jia Rong rolled her eyes at Zhao Yunzheng and said, "Second Brother, do you think I'm stupid? Of course I know what I'm saying!"

Under Zhao Yunzheng's puzzled and speechless gaze, she continued, "Second Brother, everyone knows I like Brother Mingyu, and you know that too, right?"

Zhao Yunzheng was somewhat puzzled.

Why bring her and Li Mingyu up?

He nodded slightly with a strange expression: "So?"

A blush crept across Jia Rong's face, and she lowered her head shyly: "Am I not acting in front of Brother Mingyu too?"

Mingyu likes gentle and virtuous women, so I always tried to appear well-behaved, sensible, and well-read in front of him!

But you know me, what I hate most is studying! I don't like being pretentious and pedantic like those rich girls! I prefer to be as carefree and unrestrained as you, my second brother!

But Mingyu doesn't like me, so every time I see him, I can only act. But can you say my feelings for Mingyu are fake?

Zhao Yunzheng was momentarily dazed.

So, Xu Jiaojiao was acting in front of him because she liked him?

For a moment, Zhao Yunzheng felt somewhat confused and couldn't sort out his thoughts.

He felt that Jia Rong's words were somewhat far-fetched, yet there was a certain truth to them.

After a moment of silence, he said something completely unrelated: "I'm not as carefree as you think."

On the contrary, there are far too many things that restrict him.

This time, it was Jia Rong's turn to be under hard control.

No, is that what she meant?

After a while, Jia Rong raised his hand, trying to steer the conversation back on track: "Wait, wait! Second Brother, what I mean is, besides acting in front of you, has Sister Jiao Jiao done anything else to hurt or deceive you?"

Zhao Yunzheng shook his head: "No, not at all."

Seeing that her second brother seemed a little dazed, Jia Rong continued to press, "Did she say herself that she didn't care about you or that she didn't love you?"

Zhao Yunzheng's mind was a complete mess from Jia Rong's questions, and he subconsciously shook his head again: "No."

Jia Rong shrugged: "That's it!"

Zhao Yunzheng: "??!"

After Jia Rong said that, he seemed to realize that he was being unreasonable and making a fuss over nothing.

But he felt like something was off!

Can the acting that Jia Rong talks about be the same as the acting that Xu Jiaojiao talks about?

His solemn yet bewildered gaze fell upon Jia Rong's innocent and carefree face.

Suddenly, he understood.

Jia Rong has no unmarried daughters, so how could they understand matters of the heart!

She only made excuses for that woman because she liked Xu Jiaojiao!

How could she know that Xu Jiaojiao's act in front of him wasn't motivated by ulterior motives, but rather by a desire for personal gain?

Zhao Yunzheng's confused eyes cleared.

He gently patted Jia Rong's forehead, then calmly looked away, saying, "You're still young, you don't understand."

After much earnest persuasion, Jia Rong, who thought he had convinced his second brother, suddenly broke down.

"No, Second Brother, you!"

Just then, Youde returned with the clothes.

As soon as he pushed open the door, Jia Rong glared at him, her face pale with anger: "Get out!"

Yude trembled in fright, his chubby cheeks quivering. He immediately pulled his foot back from the doorway: "Yes, sir! Your servant obeys!"

Watching Youde's departing figure, Zhao Yunzheng shook his head helplessly: "Good boy, I'll have someone send you back to the palace later."

Upon hearing that he was to return to the palace, Jia Rong immediately pouted.

Is this another fruitless attempt?

In order to help her second brother and Jiaojiao reconcile, she even did something a little trick at the autumn hunt two days later.

If Sister Jiaojiao can't go, then all her plans will have been in vain.

She frowned slightly, lowered her eyes in disappointment, and murmured reluctantly, "Second Brother, I don't want to go back."

Zhao Yunzheng dismissed it as a typical childish tantrum and ignored it.

Jia Rong's eyes darkened even more.

Suddenly, she raised her head and looked at Zhao Yunzheng very seriously: "Second brother, let me ask you, although Sister Jiaojiao has been putting on an act in front of you, do you like Sister Jiaojiao like this?"

Zhao Yunzheng was slightly taken aback, and couldn't help but recall Xu Jiaojiao's charming and expectant appearance in front of him.

Of course he liked Xu Jiaojiao like this, otherwise he wouldn't have fallen for her!

Zhao Yunzheng pursed his thin lips, refusing to answer the question.

Clearly, Jia Rong didn't need his answer.

She continued persuasively, "Since you like her and can't let go, why not give each other a chance to prove to each other that Sister Jiaojiao is sincere towards you?"

After a pause, Jia Rong grasped Zhao Yunzheng's hand, his eyes full of sincerity: "Second brother, if what I said is true, and Jiao Jiao does have feelings for you, but you give her up, how sad would she be?"

Besides, there's no harm in confirming it. If she's sincere and you two are in love, then everything will be fine. If she really is a scheming woman, then you can imprison her later!

After hearing his sister finish her long explanation, Zhao Yunzheng was stunned.

He always knew that his sister was stubborn and inflexible; if she liked someone, she would treat that person unconditionally well. This was true for Li Mingyu, and also for Xu Jiaojiao.

Come to think of it, wasn't he himself just as stubborn...?

However, the constraints of his identity often left him with no choice in his actions.

If it weren't for Jia Rong's persistence, he probably wouldn't be wavering at this moment.

After a long silence, Zhao Yunzheng pursed his lips and asked, "How can we verify this?"