Chapter 376

Xie Xuanchen nodded weakly, gave her a random book title and added, “Thank you.”

Mu Mingtang fetched the book and sat by the bed. She then asked him which passage he wanted to hear before reading it to him word for word. Xie Xuanchen couldn’t sit upright halfway through due to his frailness, so he simply put his pillow on Mu Mingtang’s lap.

Xiang Nanchun stood outside the door and upon accidentally raising her head, she saw a young woman sitting sideways on the bed despite being hidden behind a thin layer of incense smoke. Her long ginger skirt draped from the footrest to the ground, as if it was a flower in full bloom. She was holding a book in her hand and she read the words slowly in a soft voice.

On her lap leaned a very young man. The man’s side face was so beautiful that if looks could kill, everyone would be dead by now. Although his eyes were closed, it was not difficult for people to guess how magnificent it would appear when those eyes were opened.

Xiang Nanchun withdrew her gaze, still staring at the ground in a calm manner.

As the winds pass and the clouds move, the long years would count down as well.

Xiang Nanchun felt that the atmosphere at this moment was simply too beautiful, tempting humans to wish for time to stop.

Mu Mingtang continued reading to Xie Xuanchen as he remained laying on her lap. It’s hard to say whether he was truly listening to her, but it was undoubtedly true that the satisfaction he was feeling right now was off the charts.

Mu Mingtang endured it for a while before the servant girl brought forward the freshly brewed medicine. Mu Mingtang took it in person and asked with a smile, “Your Highness, the medicine is ready; would you like me to feed you?”

With a clear smile, Mu Mingtang looked at Xie Xuanchen leisurely. He stared into her eyes and twitched his eyebrows, “You’re going to feed me all the medicine?”

“That’s right.”

Xie Xuanchen nodded at her without blinking, “Okay.”

Mu Mingtang didn’t expect that Xie Xuanchen would actually agree to it. She lowered her head and took a spoonful, blowing onto it until it cooled down slightly before handing it to him.

Mu Mingtang thought that even though Xie Xuanchen had got to this level of faking, he would definitely fail to continue when it came to this. Who would have thought that he remained immersed in character, gulping down the spoonful of medicine without even sparing a glance at it.

The moment the medicine entered his throat, Mu Mingtang and Xie Xuanchen both thought the same thing in their hearts— how dedicated.

Xie Xuanchen thought that Mu Mingtang was noticeably rather willing to help him, so he asked what she did just now. It turned out that she went to ‘seek medical advice’ from the little Taoist.

However, he would go as far as to drink poison if that’s what she personally fed him— a bitter taste of medicine was nothing in comparison.

Mu Mingtang looked at Xie Xuanchen for a bit and was amazed to see that he still wasn’t willing to drop the act. Since Xie Xuanchen was willing to cause himself problems, Mu Mingtang satisfied him as she fed him spoonful by spoonful. Surprisingly, he gulped down every drop without showing any signs of distress on his face.

When the bowl was bottomed out, Mu Mingtang placed it on the table before the servant quickly took it away. Mu Mingtang suppressed her smile a little and asked, “Your Highness, how do you feel? Good medications are always bitter, after all. Do you think it will help your illness?”