ASTRP -Chapter 40 Injured at the Feng Residence

A gentle breeze brushed across the lake, sending ripples across the water.

Xiao Jinghan and Su Xiu stood by the pond, gazing at the quiet surface before them.

This… was their true purpose for coming to the Feng Residence.

The place was secluded, with no one around.

The two exchanged a glance. Xiao Jinghan reminded him, “Be careful.”

Su Xiu nodded in understanding. He swiftly removed his outer robe, tossed it to Xiao Jinghan, and leapt straight into the pond.

Water splashed everywhere, the surface churning violently.

Xiao Jinghan stood at the shore, eyes slightly narrowed as he stared intently at the water.

As time passed, the ripples gradually calmed… but Su Xiu still hadn’t come up.

Xiao Jinghan frowned and called out coldly, “Su Xiu?!”

No response.

“Su Xiu!”

Still nothing.

A bad feeling rose in his chest. Just as he was about to jump in—

Su Xiu burst out of the water, leaping ashore in one motion and grabbing Xiao Jinghan’s arm, urgency written all over his refined face.

“Go!”

The two immediately shot into the air and left the place.

In the next instant, several black-clad figures sprang out of the pond.

The moment they emerged—

Boom!

A deafening explosion shook the ground as the pond water erupted violently.

The men were thrown off balance by the impact, crashing back heavily into the pond.

Meanwhile, in the Feng Residence’s main hall—

Feng Qiancheng was in a heated verbal exchange with Chen Jinfeng.

The thunderous explosion and trembling ground startled Chen Jinfeng so badly that she screamed and threw herself into Feng Qiancheng’s arms.

Feng Qiancheng was also startled, though not as dramatically as she was.

Coming back to his senses, he looked at the terrified, trembling Chen Jinfeng in his arms.

In an instant, much of his anger dissipated.

“Ma… Master… what was that sound just now?” Chen Jinfeng stammered.

“It sounded like it came from our residence…”

Hearing that, Feng Qiancheng’s expression changed. He pushed her aside and dashed out at once.

In the imperial palace, inside the study—

Whether it was due to lingering anger or the fact that she now had experience reviewing memorials, Feng Jinge felt that her efficiency today had improved significantly.

After finishing the memorials and handling official matters, she left the study without even turning her head.

Eunuch Chen tried to persuade her to stay and accompany the young emperor for lunch, but she coldly refused.

There was no particular reason—

It was simply that every time she saw the young emperor, she recalled how timid and frightened he looked after being bullied.

At this point, forget eating—she almost felt like devouring the emperor himself!

As the ruler of a nation, he didn’t have even a trace of imperial dominance.

Infuriating!

Extremely infuriating!

Feng Jinge left with a belly full of anger.

Eunuch Chen stood at the doorway, watching “Xiao Jinghan’s” departing figure, worry gradually filling his cloudy eyes.

The Regent Prince… seemed truly angry this time.

Before, no matter what, he would always stay to accompany the emperor for lunch before leaving the palace.

But today, he left without a backward glance.

Thinking about what happened this morning, he too bore some responsibility.

As the emperor’s personal attendant, failing to stay by his side counted as negligence—he should be punished.

Yet the Regent Prince hadn’t mentioned punishment at all.

Sigh…

Eunuch Chen let out a soft sigh. When he looked up again, the sedan carrying “Xiao Jinghan” had already disappeared into the distance.

He then turned and went back into the study.

The first thing Feng Jinge did upon returning to the prince’s residence was to look for Xiao Jinghan.

The moment she stepped inside, she ran into Qing Shan.

Their eyes met.

Both were stunned.

Qing Shan recovered first and raised a hand in greeting. “Your Highness, you’re back so soon—”

Before he could finish, Feng Jinge cut him off.

“Qing Shan, you’ve got quite the nerve now, huh? Daring to fool this prince—”

Qing Shan suddenly remembered that the “prince” before him was not the real one.

Sensing danger, he turned and ran.

Feng Jinge raised a brow, stepping forward to block his path.

Her fists clenched beneath her wide sleeves, joints cracking audibly.

“Qing Shan, how dare you deceive me!!!”

Qing Shan’s eyes darted, and he quickly said, “Your Highness, please calm down—this subordinate has something important to report!”

“Miss Feng is injured.”

Feng Jinge froze mid-motion.

Seeing that it worked, Qing Shan hurriedly explained everything—the cause, the process, and the outcome—all in one breath.

He spoke so fast it was almost a blur.

After listening, Feng Jinge’s mind was filled with just two words: Feng Residence.

Left and right—Feng Residence everywhere.

As for what actually happened… she didn’t understand a thing.

She originally wanted him to repeat it, but then thought better of it. Asking unreliable Qing Shan again was pointless—she might as well ask Xiao Jinghan directly.

“Where is he?”

“In the study.”

Without another word, Feng Jinge turned and headed toward the study.

“Xiao—”

She pushed open the door—

Only to see Su Xiu bare-chested, while the residence physician was applying medicine to his wounds.

Xiao Jinghan, in a woman’s body, stood nearby.

Hearing the door open, all three turned to look at Feng Jinge.

The moment Su Xiu saw her, he hurriedly grabbed his clothes to cover himself.

But in doing so, he accidentally pulled at his wounds, grimacing in pain.

The physician, seeing that the medicine hadn’t been fully applied yet, grew anxious.

“Young Master Su, the medicine isn’t finished! Why are you putting on clothes?”

Su Xiu hissed through clenched teeth from the pain. “Just leave the medicine here—I’ll apply it myself later.”

The physician snapped, “How will you apply it yourself? What about the wounds on your back?”

“You were perfectly fine just now—why suddenly refuse—”

He stopped midway, as if realizing something, and his gaze shifted to Feng Jinge.

“Young Master Su, don’t tell me you’re shy because the prince is here?”

That did it—Su Xiu’s face flushed bright red.

Watching all this, Feng Jinge rolled her eyes internally.

Brother, if anyone should be shy, it should be me, okay?!

You’re a grown man—what are you blushing for?

Su Xiu’s reaction practically confirmed the physician’s words.

The physician couldn’t help but laugh. “Young Master Su, Miss Feng has been by your side this whole time, and you didn’t blush even once.”

“But now that the prince—a man—walks in, you turn red.”

“I mean, you’re both men—what’s there to be shy about?”

“If someone didn’t know better, they’d think you had… certain preferences.”

“Come on, take off your clothes so I can finish applying the medicine.”

“……”

At this moment, Su Xiu felt like murdering the physician. The man didn’t know anything yet kept spouting nonsense!

Feng Jinge finally spoke, “I’ll step out for a while. Call me back in once the medicine is done.”

Xiao Jinghan also stood up. “I’ll go out as well.”

The two left together, closing the study door behind them.

The physician looked helplessly at Su Xiu. “Young Master Su, they’ve both left now. You can take off your clothes, right?”

“Alright, alright…”

Su Xiu removed his clothes but couldn’t resist adding, “I’m not into men. My orientation is perfectly normal.”

The physician chuckled. “I was just joking. No need to take it seriously.”

Su Xiu wanted to argue further, but seeing the physician carefully treating his wounds, he simply shut his mouth.