ASTRP -Chapter 10 The White Lotus Just Won’t Quit

But the path in front was completely empty. Apart from her own maids, there wasn’t even a shadow of Feng Jinge!

Damn it!

She’d been tricked by that little bitch Feng Jinge!

Liu Qingqing clenched her sleeves tightly, though her face showed a pitiful and delicate expression. Lowering her eyes, she bit her lip lightly.

“She was just here a moment ago. She must have heard you coming, Steward, and ran away.”

The steward glanced at her, then walked a few steps forward, putting some distance between them before speaking again.

“Miss Liu, it’s getting late. You should return to your room and rest early.”

“This old servant will take his leave first.”

With that, the steward left directly.

Liu Qingqing stared at his departing back, grinding her teeth in anger. Just a lowly servant, yet he dared to put on airs in front of her!

And so, cursing inwardly, she led her maids toward the prince’s residence.

Meanwhile, Xiao Jinghan, who had left earlier, had already arrived at his own courtyard.

The moment he stepped in, he saw Qing Shan and an old man carrying a medicine box walking out of the room one after the other.

The old man seemed to be giving instructions, while Qing Shan nodded repeatedly. Suddenly, Qing Shan asked: “Imperial Physician Liu, His Highness was injured in the head… could there be a problem with his brain?”

Physician Liu paused, turned back to look at Qing Shan, and replied somewhat helplessly:

“Guard Qing, you’ve been asking that ever since I started treating him.”

“Didn’t I already tell you? For now, my diagnosis is that there’s no problem. But ‘no problem’ doesn’t mean I can guarantee there won’t be any.”

“We’ll have to wait until His Highness wakes up to know for sure.”

Qing Shan rolled his eyes and said irritably, “What kind of answer is that? That’s no answer at all!”

Physician Liu grew annoyed, a breath stuck in his chest as his lips moved, wanting to argue properly with Qing Shan.

Just as he was about to speak, a light cough sounded.

Both of them turned to look and saw a young girl in pink standing in the courtyard.

The moment Qing Shan saw Xiao Jinghan, he instinctively opened his mouth to call out “Your Highness,” but before he could speak—

Xiao Jinghan shot him a cold glance, and Qing Shan immediately shut his mouth.

Physician Liu had never seen “Feng Jinge” before. He froze for a moment, his gaze sweeping over her from head to toe.

Seeing the physician staring at his prince, Qing Shan introduced her:

“Physician Liu, this is the eldest daughter of the Feng family, Feng Jinge.”

“Feng Jinge?”

As if recalling something, Physician Liu frowned.

“The one who caused His Highness to fall into the water?”

Qing Shan was about to answer when Xiao Jinghan beat him to it.

“Yes.”

Physician Liu said nothing further, only casting Xiao Jinghan a deep look.

Xiao Jinghan met his gaze without avoidance, even giving him a faint smile before saying to Qing Shan: “I’ll go in and check on His Highness.”

“Go ahead.”

Qing Shan waved his hand.

Xiao Jinghan stepped toward the room.

As he crossed the threshold, he heard Physician Liu ask: “She’s the one who caused His Highness to fall into the water, and you’re just letting her go in? Aren’t you afraid she might harm him?”

Qing Shan replied, “What’s there to be afraid of? Ning An is still inside.”

“But she—”

Physician Liu clearly wanted to say more, but Qing Shan cut him off impatiently. “I say, old man, didn’t you just say you had to hurry back before the palace gates close?”

“What, not in a hurry now?”

“…In a hurry, in a hurry!”

Realizing he had overstepped, Physician Liu quickly withdrew his gaze and hurried out.

“Come on, lead the way!”

Xiao Jinghan walked into the inner room and saw Ning An standing beside the bed. His own body lay on the bed, his head already wrapped in white bandages.

Seeing himself lying there, unconscious… Xiao Jinghan felt a mix of emotions, too complicated to put into words.

“Your Highness.”

Ning An stepped forward and saluted.

Xiao Jinghan walked to the bedside, sat down sideways, and stared at his own body on the bed.

“When will she wake up?”

Ning An glanced at the unconscious Feng Jinge and replied, “Reporting to Your Highness, Zhili didn’t strike too hard. She should wake up soon.”

“Send someone to investigate Feng Jinge.”

Just as Xiao Jinghan finished speaking, Feng Jinge woke up.

The moment she opened her eyes, she saw Xiao Jinghan sitting by the bed, looking at her coldly with those almond-shaped eyes.

Her eyes lit up instantly. She suddenly sat up, grabbed Xiao Jinghan’s arm with both hands, and spoke urgently: “Brother, we should hurry and—”

Before she could finish, Liu Qingqing’s coquettish voice rang out: “Your Highness! Your Highness!”

Feng Jinge: !!!

What kind of person is this Liu Qingqing?!

Why is she so damn persistent?!

Can’t she just give it a rest for once?

The back of my head still hurts!

Feng Jinge was on the verge of tears internally as she looked toward the doorway.

Liu Qingqing came rushing in like a whirlwind, followed by the two maids who had been beaten earlier that afternoon.

“Your Highness, are you—”

The moment she entered, Liu Qingqing charged straight over.

With sharp eyes, she noticed that “His Highness” was gripping Feng Jinge’s arms tightly, leaning forward, very close to her.

The distance between them was extremely close—and more importantly, that posture!

It was indescribably ambiguous!

That little bitch Feng Jinge!

She actually dared to seduce His Highness!!

Liu Qingqing’s words halted. The concern on her face froze for a moment before she slowly finished:

“…all right?”

Feng Jinge noticed Liu Qingqing staring at her hands with an expression as if she’d swallowed something disgusting.

She lowered her gaze and saw that she was tightly holding Xiao Jinghan’s arm.

And the distance between them… was indeed too close.

Her posture could easily make people imagine things…

She instinctively tried to pull her hands back.

But just as she was about to do so, she suddenly realized—

Right now, she was “Xiao Jinghan.”

With Xiao Jinghan’s personality, he wouldn’t suddenly pull his hand away.

He would remain calm, as if nothing had happened, slowly withdrawing his hand.

And then, coldly ask, “What are you here for?”

So Feng Jinge acted according to Xiao Jinghan’s temperament.

When Liu Qingqing saw His Highness withdraw his hand, her unpleasant expression finally eased, and she smiled sweetly.

“Of course I came to visit Your Highness.”