The young man, though frail, was still incredibly handsome, possessing the charm of a sickly beauty. Even he, a man with one foot in the grave, couldn't help but be moved by him. His Majesty... he might actually be capable of unleashing his beastly desires.
The imperial physician, who thought he had glimpsed the truth, twitched again. Although he felt that His Majesty's behavior of having relations with his subjects was absurd, and that the top scholar who was forced into the palace by His Majesty was pitiful, he could not comment on such palace secrets and the actions of the emperor.
The imperial physician lowered his eyelids, and with a hint of pity for Qin Ge, began to examine him.
After taking the pulse, the imperial physician immediately wrote a prescription. From dispensing the medicine to decocting it, more than an hour passed in the blink of an eye. The decoction emitted a strong, bitter smell and was carefully served by Eunuch Xia.
Originally, Eunuch Xia had planned to serve the top scholar his medicine, but to his surprise, he heard the emperor say, "I'm here."
Jun Chenbi reached under the boy's back with one hand, half-supporting and half-carrying him in his arms, letting Qin Ge's head rest on his shoulder and his body lean against his chest. He took the medicine bowl from Eunuch Xia's hand and scooped up a spoonful of dark brown medicine.
Jun Chenbi wasn't very good at taking care of people, but when feeding Qin Ge medicine, he awkwardly blew on it before feeding it to him.
delirious with fever, the boy was forced to drink bitter medicine. He refused to cooperate at all, clenching his teeth and resisting. He didn't get much of the medicine down; it all spilled onto his clothes, staining his snow-white silk robes.
Seeing that he couldn't get the medicine down, Jun Chenbi's expression turned slightly unpleasant.
Even the emperor himself was powerless to administer medicine.
Seeing this, Eunuch Xia hesitated for a moment, just about to say, "Why don't you let this old servant do it?"
As a result, Jun Chenbi turned his wrist, brought the bowl to his lips, and took a sip.
Startled, Eunuch Xia uttered a gasp: "Your Majesty..."
In the blink of an eye, the emperor frowned, as if he had tasted the bitterness of the medicine. The next second, he raised his hand, pinched the boy's chin, and with his thin lips, passed the entire medicine from his mouth to the top scholar.
Eunuch Xia swallowed the rest of his words, quietly withdrew, and closed the palace door behind him.
Qin Ge was delirious with fever. In his dazed state, someone pried open his tightly clenched teeth, and the rich, ancient medicinal juice immediately filled his mouth. It was so bitter that he frowned slightly and tried to push the other person's lips and tongue away, but the other person kissed him domineeringly and forcefully, not allowing him to refuse...
It was as if someone was whispering softly against his lips, "Be good..."
*
Qin Ge was wrapped in a thick quilt like a silkworm cocoon, held in someone's arms, with a long arm around his waist, unable to move his hands or feet.
He struggled for only a couple of seconds before the owner of the arm around his waist woke up, looked down at him, and saw that his phoenix eyes were bloodshot and red, as if he hadn't slept all night.
"...Awake?" Even his voice was hoarse.
To be honest, Qin Ge didn't really want to pay attention to His Majesty, ignoring his wishes and...
I know that tyrants are mad at heart.
He was still somewhat annoyed.
The boy's long eyelashes drooped slightly, revealing a hint of icy indifference, yet he also looked somewhat like a sickly beauty, pitifully vulnerable.
"open."
Qin Ge is truly sparing with his words.
In Jun Chenbi's eyes, his attitude meant that he didn't want to talk to him or be touched.
A flicker of shattering light flashed in those phoenix eyes; something seemed on the verge of collapse.
The next second, Jun Chenbi stretched out his long arms and hugged the boy even tighter, as if afraid that he would run away. He buried his face in Qin Ge's neck, like some kind of beast lowering its noble head and rubbing against him, showing a rare show of weakness, "...I was wrong."
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