Chapter 383
It’s so embarrassing.
It was also because of Xie Xuanchen’s crazy tantrums that Mu Mingtang couldn’t escape his grasp for three consecutive months. Basically, she barely left the mansion in that period of time. Outsiders only knew that after playing polo with the Beirong team during the Dragon Boat Festival, Xie Xuanchen suddenly fell ill upon returning home.
For this reason, several conspiracy theories have spread throughout the capital. Some doubted the Emperor, some were suspicious of the other Prince, but the craziest one was that the Prime Minister and the Beirong people secretly colluded to poison Xie Xuanchen, who was involved in the main battle.
There were different opinions and speculations, but because they have not been able to see his condition in person, everyone had no way to prove their claims. Therefore, they only continued to wait suspiciously. Now that Mu Mingtang finally showed herself in the Mid-Autumn festival, everyone took the opportunity and swarmed towards her, all of them eager to inquire about the news.
Mu Mingtang was surrounded by people, which made her face become slightly stiff. She couldn’t directly say, ‘you are thinking too much, Xie Xuanchen is actually just pretending to be sick,’ so she could only bite the bullet and agree, “…Yes.”
The questioner’s expression became more and more concerned, “What caused it? Why did he get sick again? Is his condition serious?”
Mu Mingtang tried her best to maintain her expression and said, “It’s not serious, well, it’s actually not a big deal. Please don’t worry about it.”
“How can being sick not be a big deal?” The other party said with a serious face, “Everyone should pay more attention to see if His Highness’s condition is relapsing. If Princess An needs anything at all, do not hesitate to ask.”
“…Alright.’
Mu Mingtang was speechless and could only respond in embarrassment. Along the way, many people were asking about his health and she could only sigh in her heart. If I told you the true reason, I think you’d be shocked. After all, would you believe that he’s actually faking it all this time?
Only Xie Xuanchen was capable of acting sick to such a large degree.
However, the culprit of all this, the ‘seriously ill man’ Xie Xuanchen, looked calm. He had a serene expression and there was no sense of panic at all. If one were to look at him properly, they would also think that he looked a bit sickly.
After the banquet, the Emperor also specifically asked about this matter, “How is Prince An’s health now?”
After the Emperor asked this sentence, the banquet seemed to be quiet. Despite being in front of many people, Xie Xuanchen was not flustered at all and even said seriously, “Fortunately, I’m feeling much better recently.”
“That’s good,” The Emperor said relievedly, “I heard that you were not in good health some time ago and I missed you very much. Unfortunately, because of the peace negotiations, I have been unable to take action. Now that I know that you are feeling a lot better, I feel at ease.”
Mu Mingtang was ashamed to look up at others. Was his ruddy complexion and appearance that seemed full of energy resembled that of a patient? It was unbearable to her that one was pretending to be sick whereas the other was pretending to be a good uncle who cared about his nephew.
The Emperor asked a few more questions with concern and urged Xie Xuanchen to pay more attention to his basic necessities. After a while, someone came to toast a glass with the Emperor, so he changed the topic.
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