ASTRP -Chapter 156 Returning to the Feng Residence, a Warm Welcome for Feng Jingge

She twisted Xiao Yu’s two hands behind his back, gripping them firmly.

With her other hand, she quickly covered Xiao Yu’s mouth.

This left Xiao Yu unable to move or make a sound.

The Empress Dowager’s actions stunned everyone present.

Seeing that she had successfully restrained Xiao Yu, the two eunuchs were still standing there in a daze.

The Empress Dowager shouted sharply, “What are you two standing there for?!”

“Quickly drag Xu Shu away for me!”

The two eunuchs snapped back to their senses and hurried forward.

Jin Anhao saw the situation turning bad and stepped in to stop them, but was shoved by a eunuch and fell hard to the ground.

Ignoring the pain, he quickly got back up and tried again to block them.

Seeing this, the Empress Dowager shouted again toward the outside, “Guards! Drag Jin Anhao away too!”

Two more eunuchs rushed in, grabbed Jin Anhao, and forcibly dragged him out.

Jin Anhao, terrified, shouted toward the dazed Xu Shu, “Xu Shu! Run!”

At the same time, Xiao Yu, whose body was being controlled, struggled even harder, making muffled sounds continuously.

The Empress Dowager grew increasingly agitated and tightened her grip further.

Eunuch Chen couldn’t bear watching any longer. He feared something serious would happen.

Twenty strokes of the board.

Even an adult would need half a month in bed after receiving twenty strikes.

For a child like Xu Shu, it could be crippling!

The Xu family was a military household—if their heir could no longer practice martial arts, it would be as good as destroying him.

“Your Majesty, this matter…” Eunuch Chen stepped forward, but was immediately cut off by the Empress Dowager’s furious shout.

“I will settle your account later!”

“Drag Xu Shu away!”

Xu Shu snapped back to reality and tried to retaliate, but two eunuchs had already appeared beside him.

Before he could react, they seized his arms and dragged him out.

Seeing the situation turn worse, he prepared to fight back.

But the Empress Dowager’s voice rang out again:

“He knows martial arts! Bind his hands and feet so he can’t hurt you!”

The eunuchs immediately complied.

By the time Xu Shu reacted, his limbs were tightly restrained, and he was being carried out helplessly.

A child’s strength was no match for adults—no matter how much he struggled, it was useless.

In rage, he directly cursed the Empress Dowager as a “poisonous woman.”

The Empress Dowager trembled with anger.

She sneered, “A poisonous woman, is it?”

“Fine! When you beat him, beat him harder! Otherwise you won’t live up to that title!”

Xiao Yu’s eyes turned red with panic, struggling even more violently.

The Empress Dowager could barely hold him down and shouted, “Behave yourself, or I’ll have someone—”

Suddenly, Xiao Yu broke free from her restraint, grabbed the hand covering his mouth, and bit down hard.

“Ah!” the Empress Dowager screamed in pain.

In the same moment, she slapped Xiao Yu across the face with full force.

Xiao Yu staggered and fell to the ground.

Eunuch Chen cried out and rushed toward him, “Your Majesty!”

At the same time, Xu Shu’s screams echoed from outside the hall.

Xiao Yu clutched his face, pushed himself up, and rushed toward the outside of the hall.

At the Prince’s Residence

In the study, Feng Jingge and Xiao Jinghan sat facing each other.

A chessboard lay between them.

Feng Jingge held the white pieces, frowning deeply as she struggled over where to place her next move.

Just then, the study door was violently pushed open with a loud “bang.”

Xiao Jinghan turned toward the sound.

Ning An rushed in, his face filled with rare urgency.

Xiao Jinghan frowned. For Ning An to look like this…

Something serious had definitely happened.

As expected, Ning An immediately said, “My Lord, something has happened in the palace!”

Before Xiao Jinghan could even ask what it was, Ning An quickly explained the entire situation.

Hearing that the Empress Dowager intended to punish Xu Shu with twenty strokes of the board, Xiao Jinghan could no longer sit still.

He placed the black piece back into the box and stood up.

Before leaving, he turned to Feng Jingge.

“Jingge, return to the Feng Residence. Wait for my news!”

Without waiting for a response, he left in a hurry.

Feng Jingge: “???”

“…Wait.”

She came back to her senses and was about to ask why she had to return to the Feng Residence instead of just waiting here.

But by the time she turned around, Xiao Jinghan was already gone.

What was the point of asking now?

Asking a ghost?

She swallowed her words and followed his instruction, heading back to the Feng residence.

She wanted to see what difference it made.

At the Feng Residence

As soon as Feng Jingge arrived at the gate, the guards froze in shock, rubbing their eyes in disbelief.

After confirming it was truly the young miss, one of them hurried forward warmly, while the other rushed inside to report.

“Miss, you’ve returned,” the guard said enthusiastically.

“Mhm,” she replied indifferently.

“Are you here to see the master?”

Feng Jingge paused and looked at him.

“What do you mean? I can only return if I’m here to see him?”

“If I don’t see him, I can’t come back?”

The guard panicked. “No, no! That’s not what I meant!”

“It’s just that the master said if you returned, you should go to his study to see him.”

Feng Jingge narrowed her eyes slightly. “Go to his study?”

The guard quickly replied, “Yes, Miss. If you don’t wish to go, you may also go to the main hall and rest. The master will come to see you there.”

Feng Jingge: “???”

What kind of situation was this?

Did the sun rise from the west today?

If she remembered correctly, the Feng family had never treated the original Feng Jingge well.

Now suddenly acting like this… were they planning to cut ties with her?

The guard cautiously asked again, “Miss… your decision?”

Feng Jingge came back to herself. “Main hall.”

“Yes, Miss. Please follow me.”

Not long after walking, Feng Qianshan and Chen Jinfeng rushed over.

The moment they saw her, their eyes lit up with excitement, as if they had seen a long-lost savior.

Both of them greeted her at the same time:

“Jingge, you’re back?”

“Jingge, you’re back?”

“Are you alright?”

“How is your health?”

“Jingge, your aunt bought a blood swallow nest a couple of days ago.”

“I was planning to send it to the palace, but since you’re back today…”

“I’ll have the kitchen prepare it immediately to nourish your body.”

“Master, you stay with Jingge. I’ll go to the kitchen!”

“Mm, hurry, hurry! Don’t keep Jingge waiting!”

“Alright~”

Their overly enthusiastic behavior left Feng Jingge completely confused.

What was going on here?

Did the sun really rise from the west today?

She looked up at the sky.