Ghostly Masked Prince Xiao: Pampering and Spoiling the Little Adorable Consort

(56) The Good Fortune that came was Somewhat Rotten

The person who passed by outside wasn't just any random person, it was Xi Ning, who had just gone to prepare food for Chu Qing-Yan.

"You-Your Highness, do you have any instructions?" Xi Ning stammeringly said as she was intimidated by Xiao Xu's powerful aura.

Xi Ning's hand was trembling, which made the lid of the porcelain container she was holding jump up and down, making a 'clinking' sound. Xiao Xu wrinkled his eyebrows, looking at the pot of congee, "Is your family's master awake?"

Xi Ning immediately affirmed it, saying, "Master has just woken up. This servant was just about to bring this pot of congee to Master."

Xiao Xu said, "Then go."

Xi Ning didn't know His Highness's meaning, fortunately, she was usually quick-witted and immediately followed after him.

Turning left then right, very quickly, they arrived at a room.

Chu Qing-Yan originally was resting with her eyes closed. When she heard sounds in the next instant, she guessed that Xi Ning had returned. She expanded a great deal of effort to open her eyes and didn't think that the first thing to come into view from the curtain was the corner of a black-colored sleeve. She was slightly dazed as a cold and clear cut voice like jade stone rang softly beside her ear, "Awake?"

This familiar voice made her lose her senses for a split second. These several days, she was lethargic and muddle-headed. She felt as if her own life was like duckweed rising and falling. If not for that voice, at the moment when she was about to sink down, it would suddenly pull her up. Perhaps, if she continued to sleep like that, she would probably never see the light again.

"En." Chu Qing-Yan answered in a low voice. Having not spoken for several days, her voice was hoarse beyond recognition.

Xiao Xu, having heard this, couldn't help but frown. Still, he didn't say anything, rather, he just glanced at Xi Ning. When Xi Ning suddenly received His Highness's meaningful glance, she subconsciously shivered. Afterwards, she realized his meaning and immediately carried over the congee to her family's master.

After arranging her master to lean on the bed post, she then carefully opened the lid of the pot and ladled out a scoop to feed her master.

Maybe it was because His Highness was staring on the side, the fear that came from Xi Ning's heart caused the spoon she was holding to tremble endlessly. Before the congee even reached Master's lips, a lot of it had already spilled out. Xi Ning wanted to cry but she lacked the tears. The fear of His Highness that came from within her bones, even though she wanted to control it, she couldn't.

Chu Qing-Yan also felt something was wrong with Xi Ning. Just when she was about to lift her own hand to feed herself, that certain somebody on the side who exuded cold air opened his mouth, "You can withdraw first."

Xi Ning looked as if she had been granted amnesty and immediately put down the congee, turned around and went out. Before departing, she cast self-blaming tearful eyes at her own master.

The corner of Chu Qing-Yan's mouth twitched. If you really think that leaving me here doesn't fulfil the code of sisterhood, then don't run out so quickly ah!

The sound of chair scraping against the floor rang out, and when Chu Qing-Yan puzzlingly looked towards the source of the sound, she saw a scene that horrified her.

That aloof and remote Prince Ying had unexpectedly lifted up that pot of congee and sat down beside her. It looked like he planned to take over the task Xi Ning didn't finish. But this scene, she never thought about it nor dared to imagine it. The image of such a down-to-earth Highness was too beautiful that she didn't dare look! Because she would think that she was hallucinating.