And so it went.
Ye Tianque carefully checked Qing Qianxue's pulse for almost the entire night.
When the first ray of morning sunlight appeared, Qing Qianxue opened his eyes, and his expression gradually relaxed.
Seeing him wake, Ye Tianque immediately checked his pulse again.
The moment his fingers touched Qing Qianxue's wrist, his eyes went wide, excitement beginning to shine in them.
"How is this possible!"
"Your body has been ice-cold for years, but today it's actually warmed up a little?"
"And your pulse is much steadier, too. This is the steadiest it's been since I first met you!"
"This... this medicine really works!!!"
Looking again at the box beside the bed, Ye Tianque's eyes blazed with fervor, and he began muttering incessantly to himself.
"Mm."
Qing Qianxue nodded.
After Qian Miao brought in some food, he ate a little, then ate one of the chocolate balls Chu Youning had given him before falling asleep.
Chu Youning had spent the night yawning and tossing and turning. When daylight fully broke, she simply could not sleep, so she went to the Imperial Kitchen with dark circles under her eyes to find something to eat, then wandered aimlessly around the Imperial Palace.
Eventually, she began drifting through the streets like a ghost.
Before long, a group of youngsters taking bets on a cockfight in an open lot caught her attention.
Because... among them were two pretty little "sisters" she knew very well.
Well, look at you two brats. Usually, you cling to your beds and refuse to go to school no matter what, but on your day off, you're up this early, dressed as girls and out having fun. Impressive!
After rolling her eyes a few times, Chu Youning decided to teach these youngsters how to behave.
With a voice-changing pill,