Shao Qing was ill, and she had a severe illness. She had a high fever at the beginning, and it finally subsided. Before Wei Jing could be happy, she soon had a fever again.
After two relapses, the condition did not improve. The patient remained unconscious, his face sometimes flushed and sometimes pale. He lay in bed, so weak that he had difficulty breathing.
Wei Jing was anxious and distressed. He clenched Shao Qing's hand. The scorching temperature made his face gloomy. "Why hasn't her fever gone down yet? Do you know how to use medicine?!"
The one who asked the question harshly was Yan Ming.
Wei Jingben had a powerful aura, and his anger gave off an alarming sense of oppression. Nanny Ping and Chunxi didn't dare to breathe all morning, but Yan Ming was packing his medicine box slowly and leisurely, just like he always did.
"She has been exhausted for a long time, so she has repeated fevers. The fever has been accumulated inside for a long time, and now it is manifesting itself on the outside. This is a good thing. She just needs to take good care of herself after she recovers. There is no point in being anxious."
I'm not made of iron. Such a delicate girl would have fallen ill long ago if she was too tired. It's not a good thing to hold on.
In fact, as early as when they returned to Hexiang, Yan Ming had noticed that Shao Qing was too frightened and tired, but he was in good spirits and didn't care about it, so he naturally didn't need to rush to take care of him.
"Besides, worrying hurts the spleen. She has so many worries in her mind. How can she recover easily?"
Yan Ming saw Wei Jing's sinister expression, as if he wanted to bite someone, so he curled his lips and said, "The tiger and wolf medicine can be effective immediately. I'll prescribe it if you want."
Wei Jing would certainly not agree to the idea of using strong and powerful medicines that would damage his foundation. Yan Ming snorted, left the newly prescribed prescription, flicked his sleeves and left. He scolded with a cold face: "Hurry up and boil the medicine!"
Nanny Ping Chunxi left in a hurry. Wei Jing could not hide his anxiety. After waiting for a long time, the medicine came, but he found that Shao Qing's teeth were clenched and he couldn't feed her at all. He simply picked up the bowl of medicine and drank it all in one gulp.
Carefully lifting the back of Shao Qing's neck and massaging both sides of her jawbone, he put his thin lips close to hers and carefully fed the medicine into her.
The tentacles were sticky, and Shao Qing was sweating again. His pajamas were soaked again. He immediately ordered: "Bring some water."
Wei Jing didn't dare let her see the wind, so he dismissed Nanny Ping and the other two. He hurriedly closed the doors and windows of the outer and inner rooms, then lowered the curtain and helped her undress.
It was still smooth and tender, but the once crystal white skin was now completely red and hot to the touch. Wei Jing no longer had any romantic thoughts in his mind, only anxiety and eagerness in his heart. He wrung out the hot towel, quickly wiped the sweat off Shao Qing, and hurriedly put her clothes back on.
When he touched the mattress, he found the place where she was lying was moist, so he quickly picked her up and changed her position.
Although Yan Ming has a bad attitude and can choke people to death with his words, one has to admit that his medical skills are still very superb. He told me to just wait after taking the medicine. There was no point in being anxious, so I just had to wait.
How could Wei Jing not be anxious? After only guarding for a day and a night, his eyes were already bloodshot. He leaned over and hugged Shao Qing, his cheek pressed tightly against hers. The scorching heat seemed to burn into his heart, causing him great pain.
"Ah Qing, get well soon."
She has always been weak but tenacious. No matter whether she was fleeing in the jungle or being forced to jump into the river, she has always had an amazing vitality that is dazzling and desirable, and even influenced him unconsciously.
She always gives people a feeling that she will not fall down, even though she is frail.
But this is actually an illusion.
Wei Jing chewed over the words "long-term fatigue" and "excessive worries". His chest felt as if a huge rock weighing thousands of pounds was pressing down on it, and he was breathing heavily and with difficulty.
She had always been the one who cared for him, took care of him, and tried to help him, but due to his subconscious illusion, he overestimated his wife's ability to bear it, causing her to worry too much and become ill from overwork.
"It's my fault. I won't do it again."
Seeing her lying weak and unconscious on the bed, he was anxious, worried, and even a little panicked. He hugged her tightly and said in a hoarse voice, "Ah Qing, get well soon."
…
In a trance, I didn't know who threw me into the sea of fire. I was in great pain from the burning flames, but my thoughts were immersed in darkness. There was no more fatigue and panic, no more uneasiness and anxiety, and no more worry and sleeplessness.
Everything was far away from her. Shao Qing felt strangely comfortable. The physical pain was exchanged for mental peace, which she actually thought was really good.
Just as she was about to immerse herself completely, the flames suddenly parted in front of her eyes, and a strange yet familiar scene appeared.
In the vast forest, the rain is as cold as ice, and a pale young woman is supporting a tall man covered in red. The two of them stumble and struggle forward in the mud.
It's her, and Wei Jing!
Shao Qing immediately held her breath. She followed the two men closely and saw them being surrounded and chased. They had no choice but to jump into the surging river to try to survive.
Fortunately, they did not die and survived. Hexiang, Pingtao, Gaoling, the road was full of difficulties and obstacles, but the dawn of hope gradually appeared and things were getting better and better.
Reliving the past, even the details she had not remembered were revealed, and the moment "she" stepped into Gaoling, Shao Qing cried with joy.
It turns out that it is so difficult!
Fortunately, everyone came!
Unfortunately, Shao Qing’s happiness did not last long, because the scene in front of him changed again, and a dying stranger appeared.
In the low shed, a thin, dark woman was lying on a simple wooden bed, her head and face were covered in red spots, her throat and tongue were swollen and painful, she was breathing with difficulty, coughing violently, and curled up, rolling around on the bed in pain.
The secret poison of the Pu clan!
For some reason, this word suddenly popped up in Shao Qing's mind. She felt a chill in her heart, and then the scene changed again.
It turned out that it was not just this thin, dark woman who was poisoned. Young men and women, elderly people, and children were all rolling on the ground wailing, their cries shaking the sky. The previously prosperous Gaoling City had turned into a hell on earth.
She was in the middle of it, running in panic.
"No! Don't do this!"
"don't want!!"
…
Shao Qing struggled violently, and Wei Jing became anxious: "Ah Qing, A Qing! Wake up!"
After Yan Ming applied the latest dose of medicine, he anxiously waited for more than an hour. Shao Qing's temperature finally dropped. After checking her pulse, Yan Ming said that her condition had improved. He was ecstatic and had just washed and changed her clothes for her again, but she actually struggled and called out to him.
He threw the towel down and immediately turned around to hug her: "Ah Qing, don't be afraid, I'm here! Open your eyes quickly, I'm here, don't be afraid!"
After calling out in a hurry, Shao Qing finally broke free from the nightmare. Her eyelashes trembled a few times and she finally opened her eyes.
His vision focused and a handsome but haggard face appeared in front of him. Wei Jing's eyes were red from staying up all night, and he was ecstatic when he saw her wake up.
Having just woken up from a serious illness, Shao Qing had no idea what day it was. The nightmare left her with lingering fears. She was stunned for a long time: "... I cough, cough, have I been sick for a long time?"
Only then did she remember what happened before. Was she sick? Have you been sick for a long time? Even a man as strong as Wei Jing looked so haggard. As soon as she opened her mouth, she found her throat was dry and itchy, which made her feel extremely uncomfortable. She frowned and coughed several times.
"You've been sick for more than a day, and your high fever has been recurring and has been difficult to subside."
Wei Jing immediately poured some warm water, held her in his arms and fed her carefully: "Go slowly, don't rush."
Yan Ming said that as long as he woke up, the fever would basically subside. Wei Jing was very happy. After feeding him a glass of water, he asked softly, "Are you hungry? Can you eat something?"
She hadn't eaten for over a day and was afraid she was starving.
"Um."
Shao Qing was indeed very hungry, but the feeling of being rolled up with the quilt was not good. She struggled to support herself on the bed with her hands, trying to sit up, but her limbs were so weak that she fell back onto the bed.
Their conditions were very good now. The quilts and pillows were extremely soft, so it didn't hurt if she fell on them. However, Shao Qing felt as if her lungs were shaking. She lay weakly on the bed, closing her eyes and breathing slowly.
She smiled bitterly. It was indeed the recurring high fever that felt like it had completely drained her body.
"Ah Qing!"
Wei Jing got out of bed and told Nanny Ping to bring him some porridge. When he heard the noise, he hurried back, feeling anxious and distressed: "If you want to get up, just call me."
In a panic, he spoke in a reproachful tone, but his movements were extremely gentle and careful. He picked up Shao Qing, took a large pillow and leaned it against the head of the bed, then put her on it.
Shao Qing smiled.
It is daytime now. The sunlight filters in through the window screen and falls onto the sky-blue gauze curtain with hundreds of butterflies flying through the flowers. Spots of light filter in through the gaps and fall onto Shao Qing's face.
Her face was as pale as paper, her lips were pale and bloodless, and she leaned softly on the pillow with a weak smile.
She was very fragile. For a moment, there was even an illusion that she disappeared as easily as a spot of light.
Something gripped Wei Jing's heart, twisting and tightening slowly, and he felt extremely uncomfortable.
"Ah Qing, I'm sorry. I made you so tired." He leaned over and hugged her tightly, apologizing softly, "I will never do this again."
"Yan Ming also said that you worry too much, but I didn't know that."
He saw Shao Qing's restlessness in the recent plot to seize Gao Ling, but he didn't expect that she would become ill from worrying about it. Wei Jing blamed himself: "Ah Qing, I will never let you worry about these things again in the future."
Overthinking?
Shao Qing chewed these four words between her lips and teeth. The scene of wailing everywhere in the nightmare flashed by. She felt a chill on her back and said anxiously: "No, you have to tell me no matter what happens in the future!"
Her heart was pounding, she broke out in a cold sweat, and suddenly felt exhausted. She was panting, but staring at Wei Jing closely.
"well!"
Wei Jing's heart tightened at her sudden reaction, and he immediately responded, "I never hide anything from you. Everything will be the same as before. Don't worry."
That's good.
A wave of dizziness came over Shao Qing, and he was unable to close his eyes.
…
Shao Qing's high fever finally subsided.
Unfortunately, Wei Jing was not happy for long, because he soon discovered that Shao Qing's condition did not improve as he had hoped, but he had a low-grade fever from time to time and had never recovered completely.
When she wasn't having a low fever, she would sit on the bed, lost in thought.
The person is always in a listless state. Although his mood is calm, he is unable to muster up energy and spirit.
She would even have nightmares, after which she would have a low-grade fever.
Even though Wei Jing was not good at medicine, he knew that this was not a normal recovery. He questioned Yan Ming, but Yan Ming said, "My heart disease has not gone away, and my worries have worsened, so my condition has recurred."
…
"Ah Qing, tell me, what are you thinking about?"
Shao Qing was still not in good spirits and felt weak, but she didn't like lying down all day. She was leaning against the head of the bed and was startled when she heard this. She didn't expect Wei Jing to suddenly ask this question.
She looked over and saw that his brows were furrowed. "Yan Ming said that you were worried too much and your illness was difficult to recover."
Worrying too much?
Shao Qing was indeed like that. Ever since her first nightmare, she couldn't help but dream about those horrific scenes over and over again. The feeling of being there was too real, and she had to struggle to repeat the horror, panic, and fear again and again.
The various emotions that were overdrawn in the dream overlapped with the uneasiness and anxiety in reality, making her mind confused and feeling exhausted.
"Ah Qing, tell me."
She was stunned for a moment. Wei Jing held her hand, held her in his arms, stroked her thinner cheeks, and said softly: "We are husband and wife. If you have any worries, just tell me."
He will do his best to relieve her worries.
"good."
Shao Qing looked at him for a moment and responded.
Wei Jing also lost weight. During the time she was sick, he suffered no less than herself. In fact, Shao Qing had always wanted to find a good opportunity to talk to him. Facing his eyes full of anxiety and concern, Shao Qing felt that now was the right time.
She thought for a moment and said, "I had a dream when I had a high fever. In the dream, the people of Gaoling were poisoned by the Pu people and were wailing all over the place."
Wei Jing was startled: "But we have already dealt with the poisonous salt, and the people of Gaoling will not be poisoned."
As soon as he said this, he suddenly remembered that on the day Yuan Hong poisoned him, his wife tried desperately to stop him; and her restlessness started after he made the difficult decision.
After that, whenever he blamed himself for his mother and brother, she would frown and hug him and murmur, "It will succeed, it will succeed. The spirits of mother and brother in heaven would not want you to resort to any means to seek revenge."
He suddenly had a vague premonition of what she was worried about.
Wei Jing clenched his hands and turned his head away.
"Husband."
Shao Qing held his face with both hands and made him look into her eyes again, "I'm scared."
She smiled bitterly. It was easy to talk to smart people. She only said one sentence and he understood.
"I'm afraid that if you face this choice again one day, you will make a different choice."
"Although I cannot empathize with your husband's heart-wrenching pain, I still find the pain extremely unbearable."
Wei Jing's breathing quickened, his jaw tensed. Shao Qing sat up from her knees, her eyes level with his. "My husband has had nightmares recently, and I feel guilty towards my mother and brother for not putting them first."
"I feel the same way. I don't think my husband is wrong. As a son and a brother, how can I not bear the deep hatred?"
"But I'm still afraid that you'll regret it. Next time you have to make a choice like this, you'll... "
Wei Jing's dilemma was still vivid in his mind. "Revenge is necessary, but I don't want you to resort to any means necessary, even to the point of ignoring the lives of ordinary people!"
This is not a soldier's casualty in battle. Once the soldiers have joined the army, they are on a path where death in battle is not surprising. But ordinary people are different. They are unarmed and can only be slaughtered at will.
"I have been in a nightmare these past few days. I can't tell truth from falsehood. I just feel like I am full of sins and have taken the lives of thousands of innocent people! I am very scared. I feel like I can't bear it. I can't breathe!"
Those screams seemed to ring in his ears again. Shao Qing covered his ears tightly, tears falling, and murmured: "If this is true, if this is true, why did I survive in the first place?"
“Nonsense!”
Tormented by repeated nightmares and feeling vulnerable due to her illness, Shao Qing burst into tears. Wei Jing shouted angrily, "What nonsense are you talking about!"
For the first time, he showed his anger to his wife: "Don't you dare say such nonsense again in the future!"
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