ASTRP -Chapter 119 So the Prince’s Mother Was Also From the Modern World

“Before this prince turned six, Mother was still fine.”

“But after I turned six, her health grew worse and worse. Later, she became delirious, emotionally unstable, and would occasionally go mad, smashing things around.”

“She kept muttering that she wanted to go back.”

“Father Emperor summoned famous physicians from across the land to treat her, but none of them could help.”

“Mother’s condition worsened further. She lost the ability to walk, became bedridden, and her temper grew even more violent.”

“One day, an old beggar appeared before the palace gates, leading a child around seven or eight years old by the hand. He claimed he could cure Mother’s illness.”

“Father Emperor summoned him into the palace. The old man truly had some skill. No one knew what method he used, but he actually cured Mother.”

“After recovering, one day Mother told me she was leaving and asked if I wanted to go with her.”

“At the time, I didn’t take her words seriously and gave no answer.”

“A month later, she left the palace to offer prayers. Halfway there, a sudden torrential rainstorm triggered a landslide. Half the mountain collapsed, and the entire party vanished without a trace.”

Hearing this, Feng Jingge frowned.

“This…”

Xiao Jinghan continued, “To clear away that half of the mountain, Father Emperor dispatched thousands of men. They searched day and night for five days straight. What they found in the end was Mother’s shattered body.”

“I’ve always wondered… perhaps she never died at all, and instead returned to your world.”

“This prince searched everywhere for information about that world, but ultimately found nothing.”

“Later, Imperial Brother’s final edict summoned me back to assist Xiao Yu. Court affairs tied me down, and gradually, I gave up hope regarding this matter.”

“I never expected that… you would appear.”

Feng Jingge: “……”

“When did you start suspecting me?”

Xiao Jinghan replied calmly, “The first time you cooked.”

Feng Jingge: “???!!!”

The first time she cooked?

If she remembered correctly, she and Xiao Jinghan had only swapped bodies for a few days back then!

Her cover had been blown that early, yet she herself had been completely unaware.

And this man had hidden it deeply enough too—never exposing her the entire time.

“That dish you made doesn’t exist here. Coincidentally, Mother once cooked it for me.”

Feng Jingge: “……”

So it was all because of cooking.

She lost her disguise through cooking.

Feng Jingge looked slightly resentful.

Seeing this, Xiao Jinghan chuckled softly.

“Besides the cooking, there were other suspicious points as well. Feng Jingge didn’t know martial arts, nor did she know medicine.”

“Now that we’ve both been honest with each other, can the ‘online master’ story finally be discarded?”

“Can you tell me who your master really is?”

“……”

Online master…

This guy was still thinking about that?

Feng Jingge pursed her lips.

“Actually… I don’t know his exact identity either.”

“I only know he’s someone incredible. He knows martial arts, the Zhou Yi arts of divination, medicine, cooking…”

“People in the underworld call him Master Fu.”

“He raised me. Once I turned eighteen, he kicked me out…”

“He comes to see me once every six months.”

“And don’t ask why I don’t go see him instead, because I can’t find him…”

Xiao Jinghan asked, “Then does he know you came here?”

Hearing that question, Feng Jingge felt utterly speechless.

“I’m already here. How would I know whether he knows or not?”

Xiao Jinghan: “……”

“That’s true.”

Feng Jingge mercilessly mocked him.

“True my ass!”

She lifted her brows.

“Xiao Jinghan, are you certain you want to marry me?”

“Mm.”

Xiao Jinghan nodded heavily.

“Then we have to follow the rules from my world. Before marriage, two people have to date first.”

“After dating, the man proposes to the woman. Only after the proposal comes marriage, which is basically the same as getting married here.”

Xiao Jinghan suddenly asked, “Can we skip directly to the final step?”

Feng Jingge froze.

“What final step?”

He answered frankly, “Go straight to the wedding.”

Feng Jingge squeezed out two words through gritted teeth.

“No way!”

No dating, and he already wanted her to become his wife directly.

This damn man sure dreamed beautifully.

Xiao Jinghan gave a bitter smile.

“This prince has never lived in your world. I don’t know how dating works.”

“If I do it in a way that makes you unhappy, wouldn’t it all be for nothing?”

“……”

Feng Jingge thought about it and felt his words actually made some sense.

“Then how about this? Since we both know each other’s secrets now, I won’t keep pretending in front of you anymore. Whenever we’re alone together, I’ll act like my real self.”

“If you still like me after seeing the real me, and still want to marry me, then we’ll be together.”

Xiao Jinghan agreed immediately.

“Alright.”

Feng Jingge stretched out her pinky finger toward him.

Xiao Jinghan looked puzzled.

“What does this mean?”

“Do as I do. Stick out your pinky.”

Xiao Jinghan followed her actions, and Feng Jingge hooked her pinky around his.

“Pinky promise, sealed for a hundred years. Whoever breaks it becomes a puppy.”

The corners of Xiao Jinghan’s lips curved upward.

“Come on, learn from me. Bring your thumb over.”

The man obeyed, and their thumbs touched.

Seal complete.

“Now that we’ve sealed it, whoever lies or changes their mind is a puppy.”

Xiao Jinghan smiled and nodded.

“Alright.”

“Let’s go back to the manor.”

Feng Jingge stood up briskly. After taking two steps forward, she suddenly seemed to remember something and turned back toward Xiao Jinghan, who was slowly rising to his feet.

“You’re sure there’s nothing between you and Liu Qingqing?”

Xiao Jinghan smiled bitterly.

“This prince swears, if there’s anything between me and Liu Qingqing, may heaven strike—”

Feng Jingge hurriedly cut him off.

“Okay, okay, enough!”

“Fine, I believe you.”

“Let’s go.”

Just as Feng Jingge pulled open the private room door, a familiar figure across the corridor suddenly crashed into her sight.

Her expression changed slightly, and she immediately shut the door again.

“What’s wr—”

Feng Jingge spun around and covered Xiao Jinghan’s mouth with one hand while locking the door at lightning speed with the other.

After securing the lock, she kept her hand over his mouth and dragged him backward.

Only after retreating behind the folding screen did she finally release him.

Xiao Jinghan instantly sensed something was wrong and deliberately lowered his voice.

“What happened?”

Feng Jingge whispered back,

“I saw Prince Yu. He’s in the private room diagonally across from ours.”

“His behavior looked suspicious, all sneaky, like he’s doing something shady.”

Xiao Jinghan looked helpless.

“Even if he’s being sneaky, what does it have to do with us? Why are we hiding?”

“With the way we’re reacting right now, we look like the ones doing something shameful.”

Only after Xiao Jinghan pointed it out did Feng Jingge realize—

Right, why the hell was she hiding?

So she asked, “Then… should we go out now?”

Instead of answering directly, Xiao Jinghan asked, “Did you see whether Prince Yu was entering the room or leaving it?”

Feng Jingge thought for a moment.

“He was probably entering. I think there was someone inside already.”

“So what now? Do we wait or leave?”

Just as Xiao Jinghan was about to answer, a knock suddenly sounded on the door.

Feng Jingge’s heart skipped.

They’re here!

She looked toward Xiao Jinghan, while he glanced at the seats where they had been sitting earlier.

“Go sit back down properly.”