ASTRP -Chapter 189 Hurting the Prince — Feng Jingge Was Completely Enraged

“Hmph! The only reason I poisoned you was because Jinghan has been indulging himself in women all day long!”

“He spends every day with you and barely even attends court anymore, so this Dowager had no choice but to do this.”

Feng Jingge sneered.

“There is still the Emperor in the palace. Even if His Majesty is young, there are countless ministers assisting him.”

“Besides, I am the Prince’s Consort. Isn’t it perfectly normal for the Prince to stay with me?!”

“And the Prince is nowhere near as you described.”

“Your authority, Empress Dowager, lies in managing the harem.”

“As for matters of the imperial court, there’s no need for you to concern yourself with them, right?”

“For Your Majesty to interfere like this… could it be that you intend to seize power and usurp the throne?”

“You!”

“And another thing—”

Feng Jingge interrupted the Empress Dowager once again.

“You used me to threaten the Prince into testing medicine for you. What exactly were your intentions?”

The Empress Dowager was rendered speechless by Feng Jingge’s relentless rebuttal.

Feng Jingge stopped paying attention to her and began kicking open doors one after another.

When she finally kicked open the very last room, she froze.

Xiao Jinghan was hanging inside.

Both his arms were covered in blood, staining an entire sleeve crimson.

At that instant, Feng Jingge truly wanted to kill the Empress Dowager.

She forced herself to hold back before rushing over and having someone lower Xiao Jinghan down.

Xiao Jinghan was still somewhat dazed. It wasn’t until Feng Jingge pulled him into her arms that he finally felt reality.

“You… woke up?”

He sounded almost unable to believe it.

But the place where their skin touched was warm.

Feng Jingge sat directly on the floor, holding Xiao Jinghan tightly.

She was on the verge of tears.

“Call a doctor—”

The imperial physicians from the Empress Dowager’s side stepped forward, but Feng Jingge sharply shouted, “Where is the physician I brought from the manor?”

“Didn’t he come with us?!”

Only then did the manor physician come hurrying in with a medicine box.

Feng Jingge had ridden horseback while he came by carriage, so naturally he was slower.

He immediately began checking Xiao Jinghan’s condition.

But when he tried taking Xiao Jinghan’s pulse, he barely dared touch his wrist—the flesh there was torn and mangled.

Xiao Jinghan slowly opened his eyes and lifted his other hand, wanting to touch Feng Jingge’s face.

“Am I… hallucinating…? Weren’t you lying in bed in agony?”

Feng Jingge pressed down his hand gently.

“Don’t move anymore. Let’s focus on treating your injuries first, alright?”

Then she softly kissed his dry lips.

“I woke up. I’m fine now!”

“That’s good…”

Feng Jingge inwardly thought: What’s good about this? You’re injured this badly!

The physician was drenched in sweat.

“The Prince’s internal injuries are severe, and he’s lost too much blood.”

“His left wrist and the back of his hand are the worst injured. The bones and tendons are damaged.”

“It looks like… someone stomped on them… W-we need to lay him down quickly so I can bandage him.”

As he spoke, the physician hurriedly took out medicine to replenish blood and stabilize his qi, feeding it to Xiao Jinghan.

“Stomped on…”

Feng Jingge repeated those words softly and nodded.

She ordered Ning An to carry Xiao Jinghan into the carriage while the physician followed.

Xiao Jinghan seemed reluctant to leave, weakly gripping Feng Jingge’s hand.

“Don’t… Jingge, don’t leave this Prince…”

“I’m afraid you’re only my hallucination… only a dream.”

Feng Jingge immediately hugged him and gently patted him.

“It’s not a dream. I really woke up, and I’m alright!”

“You don’t need to beg for medicine or doctors for me anymore.”

“And from now on, I’ll never leave you either.”

“We’ll stay together forever, alright?”

Xiao Jinghan’s eyes reddened slightly.

Not from pain—

But because he had heard those words: “stay together forever.”

“You can’t lie to me…”

“I won’t.”

While Ning An carried Xiao Jinghan on his back, Feng Jingge kept reminding him, “Careful. Watch his head.”

Then Feng Jingge’s expression suddenly turned cold.

“Who tied the ropes around the Prince?”

“And who put nails into those ropes?”

Xiao Yu and several ministers were also present, but with Feng Jingge there, they wisely stayed silent.

All of them looked worriedly at the blood-covered Xiao Jinghan.

Every single one of them was inwardly shocked.

The mighty Regent Prince, feared for killing without hesitation, had willingly allowed himself to be beaten into this state… all for a woman.

No one knew whether that was a good thing or a bad thing.

The Empress Dowager showed no fear whatsoever.

“This Dowager merely advised him to prioritize state affairs instead of indulging in lust day and night.”

“Not only did Xiao Jinghan talk back to this Dowager, he even threatened me.”

“So I merely ordered someone to whip him a few times.”

“Whipped him a few times?”

Feng Jingge abruptly stood up and grabbed a staff, sweeping her gaze across the room.

Soon she noticed that one eunuch had the exact same rope hanging at his waist.

She pointed the staff at him.

“Were you the one who tied those ropes?”

The eunuch glanced at the Empress Dowager, believing Feng Jingge probably wouldn’t dare cause trouble.

So he answered,

“Yes, I tied them. This is also… palace regulation.”

“The Prince should not have contradicted or threatened the Empress Dowager—”

“What are you, to speak to the Prince about rules?!”

The moment she finished speaking, Feng Jingge swung the staff viciously at him.

The eunuch was caught completely off guard at first.

But even after taking it seriously, he still wasn’t Feng Jingge’s opponent.

In the end, she pinned him down and struck him several times until he coughed up blood.

And it wasn’t just this eunuch.

Anyone present tonight who held status and could speak in the Empress Dowager’s ear was beaten by Feng Jingge.

The lighter cases suffered broken bones and torn tendons.

The worse ones vomited blood from internal injuries.

The Empress Dowager’s face turned as ugly as if she had swallowed filth.

She never expected Feng Jingge to possess such formidable martial skills.

Nor such audacity.

After finishing, Feng Jingge swayed slightly.

In truth, she still hadn’t fully recovered herself.

“Empress Dowager, let me make this clear.”

“The reason I beat them today… was actually to slap you in the face.”

Feng Jingge truly had become completely different from before.

“Yu’er, you’re just going to stand there and watch her bully your mother—”

“Don’t use the Emperor as your shield!”

Feng Jingge cut her off directly.

“And don’t try to pressure me with the Emperor either!”

“You poisoned me, threatened the Prince, and injured him this severely.”

As Feng Jingge spoke, she closed her eyes briefly before looking toward Xiao Yu.

“Your Majesty, as ruler of a nation, the Empress Dowager knowingly committed wrongdoing and still refuses to repent.”

“She should be punished accordingly!”

Xiao Yu frowned slightly, clearly caught in a difficult position.

Feng Jingge understood that asking a teenager to punish his own mother was cruelly difficult.

But she couldn’t endure this!

Hurting her was one thing.

But hurting Xiao Jinghan—

That absolutely deserved punishment!

The fact that she hadn’t already killed the Empress Dowager was mercy enough.

“Feng Jingge! Just because you became the Prince’s Consort, you think you can judge this Dowager?”

“How the Emperor decides this matter is none of your business!”

“This Dowager is the Emperor’s mother, you—”

“As the Emperor’s mother, will you truly stand on the Emperor’s side and serve him?”

Feng Jingge’s words struck directly at the heart of the issue.

“Or in the future, can the Emperor rely on your power to suppress the old ministers?”

“Or can you guide the Emperor and help stabilize the empire?”

“Tell me—what exactly can the Empress Dowager accomplish?”

“You—!”

Feng Jingge suddenly laughed and tossed aside the staff in her hand.

“Empress Dowager, you’d better not push me too far.”

“Otherwise, I’ll take your life myself!”