Lu Qiqi ran frantically towards the center of the military camp, fearing that if she was a step too late, Wangcai would become a victim of the knife and a meal in her stomach.
As she approached the camp near the center, she was stopped by a guard.
"What are you doing!"
A question immediately brought Lu Qiqi to a stop.
Lu Qiqi stopped in her tracks and saw that the person blocking her way was a guard in armor.
She said, "I am the head of Kangle Township. I had important matters to discuss with my late father at his camp. I hope you can do me a favor."
The reputation of the Lord of Kang Le Township resounded throughout the entire military camp on the very first day that Lu Qiqi treated the wounded soldiers.
Everyone knows that a good doctor has come to the army.
What many people find fascinating is that women are forbidden from entering the army, so it's a mystery what the emperor was thinking when he sent a noblewoman to the border town to treat their wounds and illnesses.
The guard glanced at her, noticing her delicate skin and the bloodstains on her apron, which resembled blooming plum blossoms. He figured her identity was probably genuine.
He gave an instruction to the soldier beside him, and then said to her, "Princess Kang Le, please follow me."
Thank you.
Lu Qiqi followed the guards all the way to the tent at the very center of the military camp.
Upon reaching the tent, the guard stopped. "We've arrived."
He then bowed and said, "The Crown Prince's tent is not to be entered or left at will. I will go in and inform him. Please wait here, Lord Kang Le."
“Okay,” Lu Qiqi nodded, watched the guards say something outside the tent, then lifted the tent flap and entered the tent.
Lu Qiqi stood outside the tent, looking at the tent in front of her.
This tent is indeed worthy of being the residence of a general; it is two or three times the size of an ordinary tent.
According to her estimation, the space inside was more than enough to accommodate all the top military commanders, conduct military discussions, and simulate battle scenarios.
The guards had been inside the tent for a long time and hadn't come out. Lu Qiqi waited outside the tent. The sun was shining brightly, so bright that it was hard to bear. She could see beads of sweat on her forehead and back.
They were hungry and had to suffer standing outside the tent.
That restless Wangcai, once she finds it, she'll definitely teach it a lesson!
We can't just sit here and wait to die. At worst, we'll be reprimanded. She's a doctor personally appointed by the emperor and the head of a village, so she shouldn't be punished.
Thinking of this, she disregarded everything else, directly opened the tent flap, and strode into the tent.
The guard stood by the tent flap, his eyes fixed ahead, as if he hadn't uttered a single word since entering the tent.
Lu Qiqi glanced at him and saw Wangcai eating at a table.
It buried its head in the wooden basin, munching away happily.
Good heavens, she was starving, and this heartless bastard was living the high life here.
"Wangcai!"
Lu Qiqi shouted, and Wangcai, hearing that it was being called, looked up at her.
Upon hearing this, the man sitting on the stool with his head down suddenly raised his head and met her gaze.
Looking at the man in black outfit in front of her, Lu Qiqi stood there stunned, unable to utter a word for a long time.
The man was handsome, and when he saw Lu Qiqi's face, he surprisingly showed a long-lost tenderness.
Song Yanqing chuckled and said, "Haven't seen you for half a year, don't you recognize me?"
Lu Qiqi never expected to run into Song Yanqing in the border town, or even in the military camp.
It is clear that when he revealed his identity as a bodyguard on the way to escape famine, it was a lie to deceive her.
An Yi waved to the guards, and the two of them left the tent.
Only the two of them and the wolf, who was so engrossed in eating that he lost track of time, remained in the tent.
Lu Qiqi completely ignored Wangcai and took a few steps forward to ask, "How did you end up here?"
She wanted to bite her tongue and commit suicide as soon as she finished asking the question.
What a stupid question!
Besides the Crown Prince of Libei, who else could possibly send someone away from the commander's camp?
Before Song Yanqing could speak, Lu Qiqi's stomach rumbled.
It made her wish she could disappear into a crack in the ground.
Song Yanqing's expression remained unchanged, showing no intention of mocking her. She smiled and said, "It's noon. My men have prepared a lot of food. If you're not in a hurry, why don't you stay for a meal?"
Lu Qiqi and Song Yanqing met on their journey to escape famine. They cooked countless meals together, let alone ate together.
Therefore, she did not refuse, but stepped forward and said, "Then I won't be polite."
She sat down next to Song Yanqing and took the clean bowl and chopsticks he handed her.
Looking down at the fish, meat, and vegetables on the table, her mouth watered.
The border town is bitterly cold, and it must be difficult to get something like this. I wonder how Song Yanqing managed to get it.
With delicious food in front of her, Lu Qiqi completely forgot about why there were two clean sets of bowls and chopsticks on the table.
They began to feast on a table full of delicious food.
After finishing her meal, Lu Qiqi was about to take out a handkerchief to wipe her mouth when she suddenly saw a handkerchief and a clean, slender hand appear in front of her.
She paused for a moment, took the handkerchief, thanked him, and wiped the grease from the corner of her mouth.
By this time, Wangcai had finished eating. It seemed to have discovered something new and interesting, so it ran off to play with it.
Lu Qiqi ignored it and voiced her inner doubts.
She said, "You left on important business back then, presumably to go to the border city to recapture the city that the Great Jin Dynasty almost lost, right?"
Song Yanqing nodded gently, "Yes."
"When I was in trouble, I was saved by you. To avoid trouble, I lied and told you that I was a bodyguard from a security escort agency."
The identity may be fake, but the name has never deceived you.
After parting ways in Heshun Prefecture, I returned to the capital to report on my duties.
After delivering your medicine, I will rush to the border city to reclaim the land of my Great Jin and uphold our national prestige.
In just a few words, he explained why Song Yanqing was on the road of fleeing famine.
After learning Song Yanqing's identity, Lu Qiqi knew that calling him by his full name would be biased.
She said, "I see."
"It's getting late, I'll take Wangcai back to the camp now. Thank you for your hospitality, Your Highness."
As she spoke, Lu Qiqi got up to leave.
Song Yanqing also stood up and said, "Let me see you off."
Before Lu Qiqi could refuse, he had already walked around the table and headed straight out of the tent.
Song Yanqing lifted the tent flap and waited for Lu Qiqi to come out of the tent before lowering it.
The guards standing outside the tent curtain, if they didn't know his identity...
Who would have thought that the Crown Prince of Libei, who had killed countless enemies on the battlefield, would have such a tender side?
Let's go.
Song Yanqing said calmly, and Lu Qiqi followed behind her, with a dog named Wangcai wagging its tail and trying to please her.
The guards, seeing this, were unsure how to react.
It's unclear whether to be surprised by the extent of the Crown Prince's familiarity with the Princess of Kang Le.
It's still surprising that the head of Kang Le Township actually kept wolves as pets.
Both of these things seem like topics for conversation after dinner.
However, anyone who dares to joke about the Crown Prince will likely be punished with a beating.
Lu Qiqi followed behind Song Yanqing, confused as to why he was offering to escort her, since she knew the way perfectly well.
Moreover, for some reason, she noticed that the patrolling soldiers around her were glancing at her furtively.
Her eyes looked somewhat strange compared to before.
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