C364 (1/2)
Bai Yixuan did not reject her, her expression did not reveal any clues, and Xiao Shunzi heaved a sigh of relief. Bai Yixuan signalled for Xiao Shunzi to push open the door, and at the same time, Xiao Shunzi understood the situation between men and women, so he did not report it.
Once she was in the palace, Bai Yixuan had an epiphany, and knew that Mu Yefan was doing it on purpose, and was playing some tricks on him now, but Bai Yixuan did not mind. She did not believe that Mu Yefan would really imprison her here, and whether she was leaving or deciding whether she wanted her to leave or not.
Mu Yefan was indeed sitting in the inner room, currently reading the imperial reports. Previously when he was watching TV, there was a table full of memorials, but it seemed like it was not all empty. Mu Yefan's workload seemed to be huge.
Hearing the noise, Mu Yefan raised his head, a look of disbelief seemed to be in his eyes, followed by wild joy, and Bai Yixuan had indeed seen it, these few years that she had not seen Mu Yefan, Mu Yefan looked even thinner, and it seemed like Mu Beiche and Xiao Shunzi were not completely deceiving him, and she also did not know how the emperor could make his body worse.
”Xiao Bai, you're here.”
Mu Yefan quickly ran over, but Bai Yixuan did not move, she only stood at her original spot and looked at Mu Yefan, slowly raising the corner of her lips.
”Your majesty, can you be a bit more dignified?” Bai Yixuan laughed because of him. Perhaps it was because she was thin, but Mu Yefan still did not have the bloodlust that comes from killing those who were in power. Instead, she was still that simple youth from the very beginning.
Like an immortal, her black hair was loose, and she wore a black gown with golden threads.
”What is dignity? As long as I can meet Xiao Bai, everything that I have will vanish into thin air. ”
”So you lied to me and said you were sick.”
”I am indeed sick.” Mu Yefan's eyes were blazing hot, as if she wanted to melt Bai Yixuan. This kind of emotion rarely appeared in Mu Yefan's eyes before, and it looked as if she had changed completely. However, Bai Yixuan knew that this was only a longing for him.
”Your Majesty, then Folk Girl will look after your illness.”
”Don't call me your majesty.”
”A Mu, A Mu, A Mu, it should be enough, right?” However, Bai Yixuan knew that he was truly happy, for him to be able to see so many expressions on Mu Yefan's face in one day was actually quite impressive.
”Xiao Bai, I really miss you, really.”
”I do.”
”Then why didn't you come back?”
”What are you doing back here? Are you going to be a palace maid?” Bai Yixuan laughed as she pulled Mu Yefan in to lie down, then began to feel Mu Yefan's pulse. Although she only saw that Mu Yefan had lost weight on the outside, it was only after Bai Yixuan checked his pulse did she realize that Mu Yefan was truly sick.
Mu Yefan's stomach was in a mess, he did not know what he had experienced in this period of time that made him feel even worse.
”A Mu, have you not eaten recently?”
Mu Yefan thought about it, ”Eat.”
”What do you eat?”
Mu Yefan thought about it a little longer this time, ”There's still wine and porridge, and …”
He couldn't say it out loud, and it wasn't that Mu Yefan didn't want to eat it, it was just that Mu Yefan was unable to continue eating it. In the beginning, the imperial kitchen had always cooked such a big dish that Mu Yefan couldn't even eat a single mouthful of it, yet these light dishes were only made later on.
For the rest of the time, Mu Yefan did indeed drink a lot, all he drank was the wine that Bai Yixuan brewed. While drinking, he would feel calm and tranquil, and would not think about anything else.
”Mu Yefan, you really are, are you the emperor or are you a criminal? I've never seen you like this, I really admire you.”
Mu Yefan laughed a little embarrassedly, ”Actually, it's not a serious disease.”
Bai Yixuan sighed, ”You are truly magnanimous, as expected of the emperor. As for us small citizens, we aren't as magnanimous as the emperor.”
Mu Yefan did not mind Bai Yixuan's ridicule, as though he was extremely happy to see Bai Yixuan. However, Bai Yixuan's attention was obviously not here, but was thinking about what kind of medicinal formula she should give Mu Yefan, which Bai Yixuan felt that it would be a mistake to come back this time, but if she did not return, he did not know what to do with Mu Yefan's body.
With a sigh, Bai Yixuan put Mu Yefan's hand down, and said, ”A Mu, your stomach, it's very serious now, so you have to be careful when you eat food in the future. Congee can naturally be eaten from food, but don't drink that wine, it's bad for the body.”
”Alright.” Mu Yefan promised, ”As long as you stay here to accompany me, I don't need any wine at all.”
”What do you mean?” Bai Yixuan did not understand.
”You've already made me drunk.”
Bai Yixuan still felt that Mu Yefan had changed. Previously, at least she would not say such flashy things, but now that she said it, Bai Yixuan did not know whether to laugh or cry, ”Who taught you that?”
Mu Yefan was startled, ”Is what I said wrong?”
”There must be someone who taught you. Say it, did Mu Beiche teach you? There must be …”
Mu Yefan shook his head, ”Qianqian taught me this. She said that all girls like this?”
”So it's Qianqian, this little girl, she hasn't figured out her own problem yet and she's already here to teach you.”
”Then what should I say? Xiao Bai, I only wanted you to stay, to truly be my woman. Xiao Bai, I truly missed you.” Mu Yefan carried Bai Yixuan in her arms and smelled the fragrance off Mu Yefan's body. It was the sachet that she had prepared for Mu Yefan earlier, but she didn't think that Mu Yefan would actually still have it on him.
Bai Yixuan didn't know how to describe her feelings since she had traveled so far from the Bai Yi Town to the capital and yet she hadn't thrown away this thing even after so long.