At this moment, in the Qin Prince's mansion, Prince Zhu Shuang was sitting in the hall, enjoying delicious food, when he saw several subordinates and servants leading a woman of stunning beauty slowly towards him.

Zhu Shuang narrowed his eyes, and then a greedy smile appeared on his face.

A woman dressed in very luxurious clothes stood nearby, her face showing displeasure.

King Zhu Shuang of Qin, however, paid no attention and immediately stood up and said:

Who is this woman?

The servant walking in front immediately began to fawn over them, saying:

"Your Highness, this is an unparalleled beauty we found on the street. This woman is stunningly beautiful, with an appearance so outstanding that it is hard to find one in the world, like a celestial being descended to earth. Therefore, we have specially brought her to Your Highness for your enjoyment."

Zhu Shuang was overjoyed. His eyes practically bulged out of their sockets as he stared at Zhao Qingzhu, and he quickly said:

"Excellent, truly excellent. In that case, such a beautiful woman must become my concubine."

Zhao Qingzhu merely gave a cold smile, looking at Prince Qin, Zhu Shuang, and said:

"King Qin, you mustn't make a mistake!"

Zhu Shuang frowned: "How dare you! What is your status and what is mine? How dare you speak to me like that? If it weren't for your stunning beauty, I would have cut out your tongue, gouged out your eyes, and torn you to pieces just for what you said."

Zhao Qingzhu's eyes revealed a hint of anger. From what he had just said, it was clear that Prince Qin, Zhu Shuang, was indeed like a devil in Xi'an, readily cutting out people's tongues, gouging out their eyes, and tearing them to pieces.

The number of innocent people who died at Zhu Shuang's hands is probably countless.

Furthermore, Zhao Qingzhu glanced at the maids serving Zhu Shuang in the hall; they were all terrified, their eyes revealing deep fear.

Clearly, Zhu Shuang's usual wicked methods instilled great fear in these servants.

Thinking of this, Zhao Qingzhu only hoped that Zhu Yunwen could properly deal with this hateful Prince Qin.

However, before that, she must cooperate well with Zhu Yunwen to carry out his plan.

After King Zhu Shuang of Qin calmed down, he looked at Zhao Qingzhu and said:

"From this moment forward, I hereby bestow upon you the title of my concubine."

Zhao Qingzhu looked disgusted and said indifferently:

"Has His Highness the King of Qin made up his mind?"

King Zhu Shuang of Qin nodded and said, "Of course it is certain."

Zhao Qingzhu said, "Why don't we find a witness? After all, this is a big deal. It would be bad if the King of Qin didn't acknowledge it later."

Zhu Shuang was somewhat puzzled, thinking to himself, how could someone who had just conferred the title of concubine not acknowledge it?

He smiled and thought that she was afraid he wouldn't give her a proper title in the future, and it was normal for a woman to have such worries.

King Zhu Shuang of Qin found Zhao Qingzhu very beautiful and was willing to make concessions.

So he said, "Then tell me, who would be a better person to be a witness?"

Zhao Qingzhu shook her head and said, "I don't know yet, maybe it will be available in time."

King Zhu Shuang of Qin said, "Well, women are just troublesome."

At this moment, the young woman who had been silent until now slowly stood up, frowned, and said:

"Is Your Highness getting tired of the old and seeking the new?"

Zhu Shuang turned his head and glanced at the woman beside him, saying:

"Is Consort Deng jealous? Don't worry, although I think this woman is quite pretty, I still love you the most."

Upon hearing this, Consort Deng finally smiled, but her gaze toward Zhao Qingzhu was filled with hostility.

Zhao Qingzhu responded with a cold laugh.

At this point, Prince Zhu Shuang of Qin was already getting impatient and wanted to go up and make advances on Zhao Qingzhu.

But at that moment, several government officials and imperial guards walked in.

When Prince Zhu Shuang of Qin saw the Embroidered Uniform Guard, he frowned. Seeing the Embroidered Uniform Guard in such a place was probably not a good thing.

After all, the Embroidered Uniform Guard was the emperor's henchman, and seeing the Embroidered Uniform Guard meant that Zhu Yuanzhang might be sending them on some mission.

Just as he was wondering, a member of the Imperial Guard entered the hall and said calmly:

"His Highness the Crown Prince summoned Prince Zhu Shuang of Qin to the Xi'an Prefecture government office."

Upon hearing this, King Zhu Shuang of Qin was taken aback at first, then frowned and said:

"The Crown Prince Zhu Yunwen? Why is he in Xi'an? Humph, I am his second uncle, and now that he's the Crown Prince, does he put on airs like this?"

The Imperial Guard did not answer, but continued speaking:

"His Highness the Crown Prince has instructed the Prince of Qin to go to the Xi'an government office; there must be no mistakes."

Although Prince Qin, Zhu Shuang, was very dissatisfied with Zhu Yunwen, he was even more dissatisfied with his attitude.

However, the other party is now the grandson of the emperor, while I am just a vassal king. In terms of status, the difference is still quite large.

Therefore, King Zhu Shuang of Qin had no choice but to speak with a stern face:

"This Zhu Yunwen is really quite arrogant. Very well, I will go to Xi'an Prefecture to meet him and see if he still respects me, his second uncle."

With that, King Zhu Shuang of Qin waved his sleeve and said to his servants:

"Keep a close watch on this beauty, and do not make any mistakes."

After speaking, Prince Zhu Shuang of Qin left the Prince of Qin's residence with the Imperial Guards and government officials.

Despite his anger, he had no choice but to go to Xi'an Prefecture to see Zhu Yunwen, since Zhu Yunwen was now the crown prince and Zhu Yuanzhang was extremely fond of him.

During this period, Zhu Yuanzhang frequently warned Zhu Shuang to restrain his behavior.

Therefore, Zhu Shuang had to take this matter seriously. Otherwise, if Zhu Yunwen found some fault with him and went back to Nanjing to complain to Zhu Yuanzhang, Zhu Shuang would be in for a lot of trouble.

Therefore, Zhu Shuang had no choice but to lower his stance for the time being, but he had already made up his mind on the way there.

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