ASTRP -Chapter 114 The Prince Openly Calling Himself “Your Husband”

“If he can’t find me, he won’t be able to enter.”

Feng Jingge frowned. “But dragging things out with Prince Yu isn’t a solution either, right?”

“We’ll wait until the spies from Western Ling send back their report. It won’t be too late for this prince to meet him then.”

“Mm.” Feng Jingge responded before asking, “Then what’s the good news?”

“Su Xiu is already on his way back. He should arrive in the capital within these next two days.”

“When he returns, my wife and I can switch back.”

Feng Jingge was secretly overjoyed.

Once they switched back, she could pack up and run away.

With the money Xiao Jinghan gave her, she could roam the jianghu freely and become an unrestrained wandering hero.

Seeing Feng Jingge suddenly fall silent, the expression on Xiao Jinghan’s face did not change much.

He pursed his lips slightly. “Is my wife unhappy?”

“I am happy.”

Feng Jingge snapped back to reality and raised a brow. “But shouldn’t this be handed over now?”

She rubbed her thumb and index finger together.

Asking for money.

Unfortunately, this universally understood modern gesture meant nothing to Xiao Jinghan, a man from ancient times.

He copied Feng Jingge’s movement and rubbed his own fingers together. “Wife, what does this mean?”

Feng Jingge: “…”

She forgot the man before her didn’t understand modern gestures.

She wanted to say it outright, but when the words reached her lips, she saw Xiao Jinghan staring at her so directly.

Suddenly, she couldn’t say it.

Her gaze wandered around, searching for something that could hint at “give me money.”

After scanning the room, her eyes landed on the sheets of xuan paper.

She pulled out one sheet and picked up the brush.

A stroke here, a line there.

Not long after, a gold ingot appeared on the paper.

Feng Jingge held up the drawing before Xiao Jinghan. “Your Highness, what does this look like?”

Xiao Jinghan glanced at it and answered honestly, “A gold ingot.”

Feng Jingge nodded in satisfaction and then quietly waited for him to proactively offer her silver.

However…

After waiting and waiting—

Xiao Jinghan still said nothing.

Inside, Feng Jingge was beginning to lose it.

Normally this guy was pretty perceptive, so why was he failing so badly at a crucial moment?

Could it be that this bastard didn’t want to pay her anymore?

The moment that thought appeared, Feng Jingge inwardly cried out in alarm.

A smile appeared on her face as she spoke gently, “Your Highness, didn’t you notice anything else from this gold ingot?”

Xiao Jinghan stared at the ingot over and over before finally shaking his head. “There’s only a gold ingot on the paper. Your husband can’t see anything else.”

Feng Jingge: “!!!”

Suppressing her temper, she forced a smile. “It’s alright if you can’t tell. I’ll add a few more words, and Your Highness will understand!”

She took back the paper and lifted the brush again.

Swish, swish, swish—

A few words were quickly added.

When she finished, Feng Jingge held the paper upright.

Xiao Jinghan fixed his eyes on the words and slowly read them aloud.

“Doesn’t this gold ingot look like my silver?”

After reading it, he calmly replied, “No. This one looks fake.”

“…”

Feng Jingge instantly exploded.

She slammed her palm on the table and shot to her feet. “Xiao Jinghan, are you doing this on purpose?!”

Xiao Jinghan’s brows knitted slightly, but the smile at the corner of his lips could not be suppressed. “Why is my wife angry?”

Feng Jingge’s face was full of fury as she gritted her teeth. “My silver! My payment!”

“When Su Xiu comes back, we’re going to switch back. What if you refuse to acknowledge the debt afterward?”

“So my wife was talking about this.”

Xiao Jinghan chuckled softly. He opened a drawer in the study, took out a small object, and handed it to Feng Jingge.

“This is the seal of Hengtong Bank.”

“With this, my wife may withdraw money from any Hengtong Bank within the four nations.”

Feng Jingge examined the seal before asking, “Don’t tell me that Hengtong Bank belongs to you?”

Xiao Jinghan smiled and countered, “Wife, why don’t you guess?”

Feng Jingge curled her lips. “No time to guess.”

“I’ll keep this seal for now. Once I’ve withdrawn the silver I deserve, I’ll return it to you.”

As she spoke, Feng Jingge tucked the seal into her clothes.

The way she hid it made it look like she was storing away a precious treasure.

Just as Xiao Jinghan was about to speak, someone knocked on the study door.

The two exchanged a glance.

Feng Jingge quickly returned to her seat and sat properly like a well-behaved girl.

Xiao Jinghan smiled faintly and uttered a single word.

“Enter.”

The door opened, and Ning An slipped inside. Seeing Feng Jingge and his prince sitting opposite one another, he froze briefly.

His mind immediately began racing.

His Highness soothed Miss Feng this quickly already?

Though his thoughts wandered, he did not forget to report.

“Your Highness, Miss Feng, Lord Wang has arrived.”

Feng Jingge frowned.

Lord Wang?

The Prefect of Jingzhao?

He came this quickly?

She rose and headed outside. “Is he in the front hall?”

Ning An nodded. “Replying to Miss Feng, yes.”

Xiao Jinghan also stood and followed after Feng Jingge. “Wife, wait for your husband.”

“…”

Ning An instantly turned to stone.

Wife?

Your husband?

Did His Highness finally succeed in courting her?

Logically speaking, shouldn’t His Highness formally give Miss Feng a status first?

Hearing the voice behind her, Feng Jingge helplessly stopped and turned around to look at Xiao Jinghan, who had caught up.

“Your Highness, why are you following me?”

“If we keep appearing together like this, it’ll easily arouse suspicion.”

Xiao Jinghan even affectionately wrapped his arms around Feng Jingge’s arm. “Your husband isn’t going to the front hall. Your husband is just taking a walk around the residence.”

Left and right, it was “your husband” this and “your husband” that.

Although Feng Jingge found it rather speechless, after hearing it enough times… it strangely started sounding natural.

“Fine then! But don’t hold my arm. I’m not used to it.”

“Alright. Then your husband won’t hold it.”

Meanwhile, the hidden guards concealed in the shadows were so shocked by the scene that their eyeballs nearly popped out.

W-What was going on?!

The guards stared at one another in complete disbelief.

Xiao Jinghan seemed to sense something. He turned around and swept a cold glance toward them.

Instantly, the guards felt a chill run down their spines and hurriedly raised their heads toward the sky.

“The weather’s pretty nice today!”

“Y-Yeah… yeah!”

One after another, they awkwardly chimed in.

Only after Xiao Jinghan disappeared from sight did they finally stop their nonsense.

Then they immediately switched to gossiping about him instead.

“Was that really His Highness just now?”

“Did you all see the way His Highness treated Miss Feng? That tone of voice… and the way he followed behind her…”

“Hahahahaha!”

“We’ve followed His Highness for over ten years, and this is the first time we’ve ever seen him walking behind a woman.”

“And the things he said—he sounded just like a little wife.”

“Who would’ve thought His Highness would one day listen to a woman?”

“Come on, Miss Feng isn’t an ordinary person. She’s talented in both literature and martial arts and possesses incredible skills.”

“Well obviously! If Miss Feng were like ordinary women, would she’ve caught His Highness’s eye? Would she become Princess Consort? Hahaha…”

The guards chatted noisily among themselves, growing more excited with every word, when suddenly a cold voice cut in.

“Looks like all of you are pretty free?”

The guards stiffened.

Turning around and seeing Zhi Liao standing behind them, everyone’s expressions changed dramatically, and they scattered like startled birds and beasts.

Zhi Liao coldly watched their fleeing backs before cursing under his breath.

“Nothing better to do after eating your fill!”