ASTRP -Chapter 193 Sickly People Are Actually the Hardest to Fool

Xiao Jinghan raised a hand and rubbed his forehead. “Let’s head back first.”

“Alright.”

The moment they returned to the prince’s residence, Feng Jingge impatiently pushed Xiao Jinghan onto the bed and told him to take off his clothes.

Xiao Jinghan tugged at his collar. “What is my wife trying to do?”

“Trying to do…” Feng Jingge grinned mischievously. “What if I said I want to sleep with Your Highness? Would you believe me?”

“…”

“Are you sure about that, wife?”

“With my injuries, I’m afraid I won’t be able to satisfy you.”

Feng Jingge rolled her eyes. “I’m teasing you. I just want to check your injuries.”

“Earlier I didn’t really get a good look, and that shove from Prince Yu against the table was pretty hard. I’m worried about you.”

“It’s nothing serious. Instead of worrying about this, wife should spend the time packing. Tomorrow we’ll leave by carriage.”

Feng Jingge pursed her lips and pushed him onto the bed.

“Let me check, so I can feel at ease.”

Xiao Jinghan loosened his robe. Seeing that the bruising had faded a little, Feng Jingge finally let out a sigh of relief.

Then she suddenly leaned down and kissed his chest.

Xiao Jinghan immediately reached out to pull her away.

“If my wife keeps teasing me like this, I can’t guarantee what I’ll do.”

“Who’s teasing you? I was just—”

At that moment, Ning An’s voice came from outside the door.

“Your Highness, Princess Consort, we’ve investigated the child.”

Feng Jingge hurriedly got up and opened the door. “Whose child is he?”

Before Ning An could answer, Qing Shan eagerly blurted out,

“He belongs to an ordinary couple.”

“Their daughter-in-law died in childbirth, and their son became completely devastated because of it. A few days ago, he also passed away.”

“The elderly couple are too old to raise the child, so they left him at the gates of the prince’s residence.”

For some reason, it sounded a little too unbelievable.

Xiao Jinghan didn’t get off the bed. Sitting there, he asked,

“Then why did that child call this prince ‘father’ and call Jingge ‘mother’?”

Qing Shan scratched his head. “Well… we don’t know either.”

Ning An spoke up, “Your Highness, I asked them about that.”

“They said the child is almost one year old and has only just learned to speak.”

“He calls any good-looking person ‘father’ or ‘mother.’”

Feng Jingge exchanged a glance with Xiao Jinghan. Suspicion filled both their eyes.

“Ning An, investigate this more carefully.”

“This prince feels there’s something strange about this child.”

“Yes!”

Then he instructed Qing Shan, “Qing Shan, tomorrow the Princess Consort and I are heading to Wu Xing Kingdom. Take good care of the residence.”

“And…” Feng Jingge added, “Prince Yu will also come by. The two of you should watch over the residence together.”

“Yes!”

Early the next morning, the two of them departed for Wu Xing Kingdom.

After many exhausting days of travel, they finally arrived.

The pair traveled casually, almost like tourists, bringing only a few attendants with them.

At one point Xiao Jinghan complained the carriage was too slow and wanted to ride horseback instead, but Feng Jingge stopped him.

“Your Highness, you haven’t fully recovered yet. Coming along at all is already exhausting enough.”

“If this prince didn’t come, should I just let you get tangled up with that Shen Nan alone?”

“With me here, I can rest easy.”

“…”

The woman they had previously captured had gone ahead first to establish contact.

As soon as they entered the imperial capital of Wu Xing Kingdom, officials specially came to escort Feng Jingge and Xiao Jinghan into the palace.

Wu Xing Kingdom had a strong culture surrounding gu poison and parasitic insects. Inside the palace, most people wore black and red garments.

Compared to that, Feng Jingge’s bright red dress and Xiao Jinghan’s white robe embroidered with bamboo patterns looked especially conspicuous.

As they walked toward the sleeping palace, Xiao Jinghan spoke in a low voice.

“So they’re planning to send you directly onto his bed?”

“They’ve already brought us to the sleeping quarters. This prince isn’t dead yet, but they’re acting as if I’m invisible?”

Feng Jingge laughed awkwardly.

Soon, a maid approached and bowed to Feng Jingge.

“Our prince is unwell. Please proceed to the main bedchamber.”

“The main bedchamber?”

“Isn’t that where the prince sleeps… ahem… wouldn’t that be inappropriate?”

“But our prince truly is in poor health.”

Feng Jingge turned to look at Xiao Jinghan.

His expression darkened slightly.

Feng Jingge thought silently: Stop just being jealous and think of a solution!

Xiao Jinghan pursed his lips and wrapped an arm around her shoulders.

“Wife… your husband feels a little dizzy… perhaps from the carriage ride.”

“Find a place for me to sit for a while.”

Feng Jingge’s eyes instantly conveyed approval.

“My prince’s health is also poor. Could we first rest in a side hall?”

“Th-this…”

Seeing the maid hesitate, Xiao Jinghan suddenly staggered.

“What, your Wu Xing Kingdom can’t even let us sit down and rest for a moment?”

The maid hurried off again to report.

By the time the others arrived, Xiao Jinghan had already leaned his head against Feng Jingge’s shoulder.

“I feel awful…”

Feng Jingge whispered, “Act more convincingly. Cry a little. You’re so handsome—if a beauty sheds tears, it’ll look even more real.”

“…You brought this prince here just to perform?”

But inside, Xiao Jinghan felt sweet all over.

Still, as a dignified prince, crying would damage his image.

So he said, “Then pinch this prince.”

“Oh…”

Feng Jingge showed no mercy whatsoever and pinched the soft flesh at his waist.

Xiao Jinghan’s expression changed instantly from the pain as he hissed sharply.

In an instant, his eyes reddened.

“Wife… that was way too hard…”

“I was afraid Your Highness wouldn’t be able to cry.”

“Well? Hurry up and cry.”

“…”

At that moment, the maid who had left earlier came running back.

“Please move to the side hall, both of you!”

“Alright.”

The two waited in the side hall for quite some time before finally seeing a maid push in a wheelchair.

The person sitting in it was extremely thin and frail. Even though it was only October and not particularly cold, he was already covered with a blanket.

And Feng Jingge smelled it—

The scent of blood.

That person was Shen Nan.

The first thing Shen Nan said was harsh and biting.

“Before you arrived, I kept wondering what kind of man the prince of Jing Kingdom must be for Jingge to love him so deeply.”

“Now that I see you…”

“You truly are graceful and peerlessly handsome, like an immortal from a painting.”

“Unlike me—skin and bones, with a face full of sickness.”

At first, Feng Jingge had only one thought:

How did the original owner attract so much affection?

Both brothers liked her.

“What illness do you have?”

“Well… how about going to Jing Kingdom to see a physician?”

Shen Nan let out another laugh.

“My kingdom may be small, but it’s not so lacking that we don’t even have a doctor.”

“As expected, now that you’re a princess consort, you’ve already started looking down on Wu Xing Kingdom.”

“…That’s not what I meant.”

Feng Jingge patiently explained,

“Actually… I lost my memory. I really don’t remember anything.”

“So I truly didn’t remember you.”

Xiao Jinghan disliked hearing his wife speak so gently to another man.

He wanted to interrupt, but Feng Jingge stopped him.

She continued,

“I only remember that I once helped you… when your sister passed away.”

“Maybe that’s when feelings quietly developed between us, but afterward I forgot everything…”

“Your Highness the Prince, look…”

“If there’s anything you need help with, you can ask me. As long as it’s within my ability, I’ll definitely help. But anything else…”

Shen Nan gave a soft laugh.

“You owe me far too much.”