ASTRP -Chapter 136 Marriage

“I say, Miss Feng, could you please say something auspicious for once?”

Feng Jingge replied honestly, “I’m just worried.”

“Everyone’s worried. But do you want to find Jinghan or not?”

“Isn’t that an obvious question?!”

“Then stop worrying. You should keep praying in your heart instead—pray that the other side is weaker than me. That way I’ll be able to find Jinghan.”

Feng Jingge was speechless, but still played along.

“Alright, alright. Young Master Su is the greatest. Go, Young Master Su.”

Su Xiu nodded in satisfaction. He stepped forward two paces and placed the red paper doll onto the flour-covered ground.

Who would’ve thought…

The instant the paper doll touched the floor, flames burst out from it.

“Damn it!”

Though Su Xiu reacted quickly, he still got burned by the fire.

So angry that he started cursing outright.

“……”

Feng Jingge hurried over to check his injuries and took out an ointment for burns from her robes.

She handed the ointment to Su Xiu, but he refused directly.

“It’s nothing. My skin’s thick—I won’t burn.”

“But your crow mouth really hit the mark this time. The other party’s strength really is above mine.”

Feng Jingge: “……”

She knew it. She shouldn’t have placed her hopes on him.

Su Xiu noticed the disappointment and gloom gradually spreading across Feng Jingge’s face.

He quickly added, “Don’t panic, don’t panic. This young master still has another plan.”

Feng Jingge no longer trusted him, nor did she want to waste more time here with him.

She needed to find the hidden guards stationed around the study.

Maybe she could order them around.

The leader of the guards was the man called Zhi Liao. If she could command him, then the other hidden guards would likely obey her as well.

With that thought in mind, Feng Jingge started walking out. But after only a few steps, Su Xiu’s voice suddenly rang out behind her.

“It’s over! It’s over!”

Feng Jingge: ???

She halted and turned around, only to see a blurred figure flash before her eyes.

The next moment, Su Xiu appeared before her, hopping anxiously in place.

“A great omen of disaster! A great omen of disaster!”

Feng Jingge frowned and immediately asked, “What disaster?”

“The prince!”

“Didn’t I just tell you I still had another method?”

“That method was divination—to calculate the prince’s fortune.”

“I wanted to see whether the prince would be blessed by fate this time, or…”

“Aiya, anyway, the final result was misfortune. Great misfortune.”

“The prince’s life is in danger this time!”

Su Xiu’s words struck Feng Jingge like a massive hammer crashing down onto her head.

The blow made her dizzy, her vision darkening in waves.

It felt as though a pair of invisible hands had wrapped around her neck, squeezing tightly until she could barely breathe.

After a long while, Feng Jingge finally pulled herself out of that suffocating feeling.

She had to find the leader of the hidden guards—Zhi Liao.

Feng Jingge turned around, but Su Xiu grabbed her arm.

“Where are you going?”

Feng Jingge answered directly, “To find the hidden guards.”

Su Xiu understood what she meant and explained, “You want the hidden guards to search for the prince? Qing Shan already informed Zhi Liao long ago.”

“Zhi Liao has already taken the guards out to search.”

“The fact that they haven’t returned means there’s still no news. If they had found him, they would’ve come back already.”

Su Xiu’s final sentence landed in Feng Jingge’s ears like a bolt from the blue.

Her face visibly turned deathly pale.

If even the hidden guards couldn’t find him, then how could she possibly find Xiao Jinghan?!

“Actually… I still have one last method.”

“It just depends on whether you’re willing.”

At this point, Feng Jingge no longer believed Su Xiu. Yet after hearing his words, she still instinctively asked,

“What method?”

Su Xiu’s expression turned solemn.

“You know that the reason I came back this time was to switch you and the prince back.”

“Mhm, I know,” Feng Jingge responded.

“Although the prince isn’t here right now, I can still use the point of compatibility between soul and body to forcibly pull him back.”

“In other words, the prince will return to his original body.”

“But Miss Feng, you will fall into the danger the prince is currently facing.”

“And you’ll have to survive that danger until the prince rushes over to save you.”

The moment Su Xiu finished speaking, Feng Jingge answered immediately.

“Alright!”

Su Xiu froze. He hadn’t expected her to agree so decisively.

“Then let’s go inside and prepare.”

“Mhm.”

At the same time, in another residence, red silk decorations hung high everywhere, ribbons fluttering in the wind.

Large double happiness characters were pasted onto the lanterns.

Carpets covered the ground, and the entire place radiated festivity.

Inside the room, Xiao Jinghan sat on a stool facing a bronze mirror.

Reflected in the mirror was Feng Jingge’s face.

His eyes were dark and gloomy, his expression black as ink.

He had once imagined what marriage would look like.

Imagined the scene of marrying Feng Jingge.

Never in his wildest dreams had he thought that one day he would be kidnapped…

Kidnapped here and forced into marriage with someone else.

He had no idea what Shen Rufeng had fed him, but it rendered him unable to speak. His entire body felt weak and powerless.

Beside Xiao Jinghan stood three women.

Each had her own task.

One handled the makeup.

One arranged his hair.

The remaining one passed items over.

Time passed. Once the grooming was complete and the women had just set down their tools, the sound of drums and gongs suddenly came from outside.

Through the bronze mirror, Xiao Jinghan saw the three women exchange glances.

One of them hurriedly fetched a red bridal veil.

It was placed over his head, instantly blocking his vision.

Now, all Xiao Jinghan could see was endless red.

“An auspicious hour has arrived!”

Along with the loud announcement came the sound of firecrackers.

Crackle crackle…

“Welcome the bride!”

Xiao Jinghan was forcibly helped to his feet and supported as he was led outside.

Against his will, he exited the room, descended the steps, and then stopped.

A pair of black boots entered his field of vision.

“Jingge, come with me.”

Shen Rufeng’s gentle voice sounded beside Xiao Jinghan’s ear.

An intense wave of nausea surged within Xiao Jinghan instantly. He wanted to vomit, yet couldn’t.

Once Feng Jingge arrived and rescued him, he would definitely slice Shen Rufeng into a thousand pieces and grind him into dust!!!

Just as he was thinking this, a strip of red silk was shoved into his hand.

When they realized he couldn’t hold it, they simply wrapped the red silk around his wrist and tied a knot.

Done!

Another loud announcement rang out.

“Welcome the bride into the main hall!”

Music from flutes and drums erupted together.

Xiao Jinghan was once again dragged forward. After walking for about the time it took to drink half a cup of tea, they stopped again.

Then came the ritual of stepping over the fire basin before entering the main hall.

The moment he entered, discussions and congratulations flooded into his ears.

Facing all the congratulations, Shen Rufeng responded to each one politely.

At this moment, Xiao Jinghan truly wanted to kill someone!

“Bridegroom and bride—first bow to Heaven and Earth!”

That loud proclamation struck Xiao Jinghan like another heavy hammer crashing onto his head.

A ringing filled his ears, and overlapping shadows blurred his vision.

All the surrounding sounds turned into indistinct buzzing.

“First bow to Heaven and Earth!”

Boom!!!

Another violent impact slammed into Xiao Jinghan’s mind.