ASTRP -Chapter 168 The Prince and Feng Jingge Show Their Love (Public Display of Affection)

But honestly, she rather liked it.

Outside, Qing Shan’s complaining voice drifted in.

“Your Highness, please just send those four little ancestors back already!”

“If I keep staying with them, I’m going to lose my life!”

The voice reached Feng Jingge’s ears, and she frowned slightly.

She thought to herself: Isn’t Qing Shan exaggerating a bit too much?

Just playing with four kids for a while—how could it cost him his life?

Those four little brats aren’t some ferocious ancient beasts. How could they be as terrifying as he says?

Thinking this, she walked toward the outer hall. But the moment she saw Qing Shan kneeling on the ground, her thoughts stopped abruptly.

She froze completely.

Qing Shan’s face was already covered in black smudges, like a little stray cat. Even his clothes were stained with ink.

It was safe to say—without hearing his voice, no one would recognize him as Qing Shan just from his appearance.

Xiao Jinghan had a dark expression that looked almost terrifying.

“What exactly happened?”

“I asked you to look after a few children, and you turned yourself into this state?”

Qing Shan cried out in grievance, “Your Highness, I’m not a pig!”

“How could I make myself look like this?”

“These were all done by those four little ancestors!”

Feng Jingge looked at him carefully. The ink on his face and clothes clearly looked deliberately smeared.

“They’re just children—you can’t even beat them. How did they manage to bully you into this state?”

Qing Shan had been waiting for a chance to complain, and hearing Feng Jingge speak, his eyes lit up immediately. He burst into loud complaints.

“Your Highness, Your Highness’s Consort, it’s like this…”

Once he started, it was like opening a floodgate—words poured out endlessly.

From his story, Feng Jingge and Xiao Jinghan learned what had happened.

After the two of them left, the four brats led by Xu Shu immediately went wild, insisting that Ning An and Qing Shan play games with them.

The game was simple: guessing riddles in turns.

Those who failed to guess correctly would have ink smeared on their faces as punishment.

At first, it was fair—the four children all got punished occasionally too.

But as time passed, Qing Shan began to notice something was wrong.

Whenever it was his turn, the riddles became extremely difficult.

Whenever it was one of the four children’s turn, the riddles suddenly became easy.

Qing Shan was already better at martial arts than literature, and with the children clearly cheating, he naturally protested.

But he was immediately mocked by Xu Shu, who said he was a grown adult yet couldn’t even play fairly and was just being unreasonable.

Hearing this, Qing Shan’s anger flared up. He swore he would teach those four brats a lesson.

However…

The result was not that he made them cry.

It was that the four little ancestors taught him how to behave like a proper human again.

Tears welled in Qing Shan’s eyes as he looked at the two of them.

“Your Highness, Your Highness’s Consort, you must seek justice for me! Wuwuwuwu…”

“….”

Xiao Jinghan glanced at him coldly.

“You can’t even beat children, and you still want me to seek justice for you?”

“How are you not embarrassed asking for justice from seven- or eight-year-old kids?”

Qing Shan nodded seriously. “I’m not embarrassed, Your Highness.”

“…”

Feng Jingge tried hard to hold back her laughter.

Qing Shan continued solemnly, “Not only am I not embarrassed, I also demand an explanation from them!”

“And an apology!”

“Your Highness, you must help me!”

Xiao Jinghan felt an urge to kick him out immediately.

Between Qing Shan’s accusations and the children’s behavior, he was far more willing to believe Qing Shan was the one cheating.

Feng Jingge noticed Xiao Jinghan’s twitching mouth and slightly chaotic expression and said:

“I’ll handle this.”

Xiao Jinghan turned to look at her.

Qing Shan also looked up at her with teary eyes.

Feng Jingge met his gaze.

“But before I deal with it, I need to confirm whether they really teamed up against you.”

Qing Shan immediately shouted, “It’s simple! If we go now, we’ll definitely catch them bullying Ning An together!”

Hearing “bullying Ning An,” both Feng Jingge and Xiao Jinghan frowned at the same time.

Ning An was substituted for Qing Shan after he left.

Feng Jingge frowned even deeper.

Ning An was not good at talking—he would likely suffer even more.

She turned to Xiao Jinghan.

“Let’s go quickly, or Ning An will end up just like him.”

But Xiao Jinghan stopped her.

“Don’t worry. Ning An is different from Qing Shan.”

“Even Ning An might suffer a bit against those four.”

Feng Jingge shook her head, unconvinced.

Xiao Jinghan raised an eyebrow. “Don’t believe it?”

“How about we make a bet?”

Feng Jingge immediately asked, “Bet what?”

“Whether those four little brats will suffer a loss.”

“Fine!”

She agreed instantly.

“If I win, you give me silver.”

“And if you lose…”

Xiao Jinghan leaned close and whispered something in her ear.

Feng Jingge’s face immediately turned bright red.

She glared at him fiercely and swung a hand at him—but he easily dodged.

Qing Shan silently lowered his head, pretending he saw nothing.

Inside he was screaming:

I came here seeking protection, not to watch my masters flirt!

The two of them quickly left the room, heading to the courtyard where the children were playing.

As soon as Feng Jingge entered the courtyard, she saw the scene inside…

And she froze completely.