Border Cook

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She couldn't see the person's face clearly, and didn't know who that person was. She couldn't even tell whether he was a man or a woman, old or young. She only knew that the person was neither far nor near from her, but she couldn't touch him when she reached out her hand.

With the appearance of this figure, Xia Mingyue felt the heat and pain all over her body became more obvious and more uncomfortable.

But at this time, it suddenly started raining.

The heavy rain, with its extremely dense moisture, was suffocating and extremely uncomfortable.

But at the same time, Xia Mingyue felt a slight chill.

Compared to the illusion in the dream, the coolness was very real, just like a real touch. Xia Mingyue woke up suddenly, and her consciousness slowly withdrew from the dream and gradually returned to reality.

Xia Mingyue opened her eyes and saw a person in front of her, who was using a clean towel dipped in water to wipe her lips, which were so dry that they were almost peeling.

And that person was Lu Qiyan.

His movements were gentle and his face was full of worry.

Xia Mingyue was stunned, and after a moment, she smiled at herself.

She seemed to be unable to distinguish between dreams and reality again.

There has been no news from the army, so it is impossible for Lu Qiyan to come back.

Perhaps he missed Lu Qiyan so much and was sick at the time that he even dreamed about him.

But even if it was just a dream, Xia Mingyue felt a little joy in her heart.

The fact that Lu Qiyan can come into her dream, does it also mean that Lu Qiyan is also missing her at this moment?

I don't know how Lu Qiyan is doing now, and whether he is okay...

Xia Mingyue was filled with worry. Even though she knew she was in a dream, she still reached out to touch Lu Qiyan's face.

But as soon as the hand was raised, it was directly grasped by Lu Qiyan.

"My lady is awake?" Lu Qiyan's voice was slightly hoarse. "Do you want something?"

As he spoke, Lu Qiyan reached out and touched Xia Mingyue's forehead.

At this time, Xia Mingyue's forehead was covered with sweat, soaking the loose hair on her forehead. Although her forehead was not as hot as before, it still seemed a little hot.

But considering that his hand had just touched cold water and he was unsure of the temperature, Lu Qiyan withdrew his hand, leaned over slightly, and rested his forehead against Xia Mingyue's forehead.

It's still a bit hot indeed.

Even though I sweated so much, the fever didn't go down completely.

Lu Qiyan frowned.

But thinking of what Yin Lingyou had just said, it would take some time for the high fever to completely subside, he decided to wait and see.

Lu Qiyan reached out and pulled the thin blanket up for Xia Mingyue so that she could sweat a little more and the heat could be completely reduced.

At this moment, Xia Mingyue was completely stunned.

When Lu Qiyan held her hand, the touch felt so real that she could even feel the thin calluses on his palms and knuckles. It was so real that it made people feel as if they were not in a dream.

And then when Lu Qiyan placed his forehead against hers, the intimate and soft touch, and the hot air from his breath, all made Xia Mingyue believe that this was definitely not a dream.

The person in front of her was the real Lu Qiyan.

Lu Qiyan is back. And he is safe and sound.

Too long of waiting, too much of worrying, too much of missing...

All the emotions surged into my heart almost instantly, turned into mist in my eyes, and finally gathered into tears, rolling down from the corners of my eyes.

Xia Mingyue cried silently, but Lu Qiyan saw it clearly. He was immediately startled and panicked, "Why are you crying suddenly?"

"No, nothing." Xia Mingyue choked and tried to wipe the tears from her face with her hands. However, the tears would not disappear no matter how hard she tried. Instead, they kept coming back.

Tears flowed down, wetting the collar of the clothes.

"What happened?" Lu Qiyan was so panicked that he didn't know what to do. He could only hold Xia Mingyue, who was half sitting up, in his arms and pat her back gently. "What's the problem?"

He seemed to have never seen Xia Mingyue cry before.

Even when they were ambushed by bandits and Xia Mingyue and Zhuang Cui hid in a farmer's house in fear, their tears did not fall to the ground when they saw him.

This was the first time he saw her cry, and cry so sadly.

Xia Mingyue cried for a long time, and the depression in her heart was relieved a lot. She was not as complicated as before. After sniffling, she choked and said, "No, nothing..."

"It's nothing, why are you crying like this?" Lu Qiyan said softly, "If you really have any difficulties, tell me, maybe I can help you solve it."

"Really not." Xia Mingyue denied it, but she didn't want to fully express her true feelings. Instead, she drooped her eyelids and made a random excuse, "That's right, that's right..."

"It's because of my illness that I feel very uncomfortable."

Are you upset to the point of wanting to cry?

Lu Qiyan was stunned.

But when I recalled that when I just came back, I heard Yin Lingyou say that the disease was coming on fiercely, but when I left, it was like pulling a thread. I also heard Zhuang Cui and others mention that Xia Mingyue was having a recurring high fever...

It's such a hot day, with such a high fever, and a serious illness, it is naturally very uncomfortable.

Lu Qiyan patted Xia Mingyue's back gently. "I know you're feeling uncomfortable. Doctor Yin has adjusted the prescription. He said that the dosage has been increased this time, so you'll get better faster."

"Yeah." Xia Mingyue nodded her head slightly on Lu Qiyan's shoulder.

Xia Mingyue still felt a little dizzy and didn't dare to sit still. She let Lu Qiyan support her, half lying on the bed, leaning against a thick soft pillow.

"Drink some more water." Lu Qiyan took a spoon and brought warm water to Xia Mingyue's mouth.

Xia Mingyue drank several sips, and her throat, which was a little dry due to sweating, felt better. Then she asked, "Why did you come back at this time? Where's Yunji? Is he back?"

"We have won several battles in succession. Not only have we taken back all the land that was originally occupied by Jinwei, but we have also incorporated several towns and villages on the border of Jinwei into the jurisdiction of the Great Zhou. The army of Jinwei has been defeated and is planning to withdraw. The Western Frontier Army has also suffered many casualties. The commander ordered the army to rest for the time being, so I took this opportunity to take a leave."

Lu Qiyan said, "I didn't know that my wife had arrived in Changzhou City. I was planning to return to Jinqiu County. On the way, I heard about the newly opened Wufu Workshop and Madam Xia in Changzhou City, so I came to Changzhou City to take a look. Sure enough, my wife was here."

But my wife is sick.

Lu Qiyan's tone was somewhat gloomy, and he did not stop feeding Xia Mingyue water. He continued, "Yun Ji is now also the commander of the army, and is highly valued by the commander of the wing. He is currently patrolling the border and is somewhat busy."

"But don't worry, Yunji is doing fine. I have already informed Yunji of my return, and Yunji also asked me to say hello to you on his behalf."

"Do not worry."

Lu Qiyan repeated it again.