In the dungeon, dark and damp, I could faintly smell the smell of moldy moss, and I saw a wounded man lying in the messy hay. I walked over and heard a breathless call, "Sister Qingqiang, you finally came to see me." ”

Ling'er was covered in blood, her lips were dry, her face was pale and haggard, how could she have half of her former looks. Seeing her struggling, moaning in pain and wanting to get up, I couldn't bear it and went over to help her up.

Ling'er leaned on me weakly and smiled weakly, "Sister, I've been holding on until now, just to wait for you to come, and now I can finally see you." I'm so happy, even if I die, I have no regrets. ”

"Don't talk nonsense, what can't die, you have to heal your injuries and live well." My heart softened, and my fingers ran through the ends of her hair.

"Sister, do you remember when we were young?" Seeing my puzzled expression, Ling'er flashed disappointment in her eyes, and then said, "It's okay, you don't remember, I still remember, I just remember." ”

"But I still want you to remember me." Ling Er had tears in her eyes, "Do you remember, when I was a child, my alcoholic father used to beat me, and those nasty boys always came to bully me, and I would only cry at that time, not anything." But you came to me, and you taught me to stone them back, and taught me to resist, and not to be weak, because weakness will only make people bully more severely. You also said that you did the same to them when they bullied you, and you said that you would protect me, and you would teach me to protect myself. Sister, I always remember your words. ”

"It was the happiest time for me, you taught me to write my name and my aunt taught me to read. We beat the boys together, played in the water together, went on the swing together, read and practiced calligraphy together, caught grasshoppers together, and counted the stars together. We've done a lot together, and you've taught me a lot. You taught my daughter to be self-reliant, taught me to hold a pen, taught me to grab a child, taught me to climb a tree, taught me to weave flowers, and made flowers out of banana leaves is what you taught me, but unfortunately you don't remember. ”

Listening to Ling'er's slow narration, some vague fragments appeared in my mind. I tried to grasp something, but it was so fleeting that I couldn't catch anything.

"But then, suddenly you disappeared, and so did your aunt. They said you killed someone and fled. I don't believe it, how could Sister Qingqiang leave me alone and run away, she is the best for me, she will definitely not leave me here alone, she will come back to me. But I waited and waited, and waited day after day, and Sister Qingqiang did not come back. My drunkard father bought me to work as a maid in a family, and the owner of that family was really fierce and forced me to work all day long. I'm so tired, I miss Sister Qingqiang so much. Later, I thought, if Sister Qingqiang doesn't come back to me, I can go to my sister. I escaped from there, but I ran into a pesky bustard, and she lied to me that she could help me find Sister Qingqiang, and I believed it. But she deceived me into going to the Qinglou, saying that when she raised me, she would ask me to pick up customers, but I didn't listen, so they whipped me with a whip, and the whip hurt so much on my body. Later, I pretended to agree, and when they let me out, I ran, grabbed an old man in the street, and told him to save me. That old man is Yuwen Hu, Yuwen Hu thinks I have courage and is a good seedling, and he wants to train me into a sharp weapon, a sharp weapon for him. I was sent to a secret place with a bunch of girls to train and learn how to laugh, how to talk, how to walk, how to kill people in silence, and I was the best of them all. ”

Listening to Ling'er talking about these past events with a light smile, I only felt a little worried, how did she survive such a thin body?

"Over the years following Yuwen Hu, I don't know how much blood I have on my hands. I know I'm going to hell one day, but I can't die yet, I can't die until I see my sister. Yuwen Hu asked me to monitor the newly sealed female Shangshu, and the first time I saw you, I knew that you were my Qingqiang sister. After so many years, I didn't wait in vain, and I finally met my sister. Ling'er looked at me steadily, as if she wanted to engrave me into her heart, and smiled with tears in her eyes.

"I originally wanted to take advantage of the autumn hunt to report to Yuwen Go, but I heard your conversation with Dugu Jialuo, so I didn't go. I wouldn't let anyone hurt my sister, and neither would Yuwen Go. Sister, you believe me, I didn't say it, I didn't lie to you......"

Speaking of excitement, Ling'er coughed again and again, and I hurriedly said, "Ling'er, don't say it, I believe in you, my sister believes in you." ”

Ling'er's pale lips finally showed a satisfied smile, "Sister, I know that you won't ignore me, you didn't forget me on purpose, it's just that it's been too long, and you can't remember it." You didn't mean to forget me, did you? ”

Looking at Ling Er's earnest gaze, those vague memories that had been sealed for a long time suddenly welled up. When did I look at the isolated girl who was being bullied, beat away the naughty boys with stones, took her thin hand, and said to her: I will protect you in the future, no, I will teach you to protect yourself.

I wrote her name on the ground with a branch, and smiled at the weak little girl: Look, this is your name - Ah Sleeve. Ah sleeve, Ah sleeve. What a simple and friendly name, who said your name is bad.

No wonder, she called me "sister" as soon as she saw me, and the sentence "My nickname is Ah Sleeve, a very simple and friendly name, have you ever heard of it?" "It's clearly anticipation. And I, on the other hand, forgot about her.

More and more memories emerged, and the people and things that I had deliberately blurred or forgotten gradually became clearer. When I left, I only felt that the place was full of pain and unbearable, so I deliberately forgot everything there, blurred everyone's faces, except for my mother, who became more and more deeply in my mind, the rest of the people were automatically blurred by me, and I didn't even want to remember where that place was, and chose to erase it from my memory.

I saw everything there as a hindrance, as a sin, and tried desperately to forget everything there, and I did. But how could I forget that little girl who always grabbed my sleeve, followed me, and called me "sister" with a look of adoration, how could I forget my sleeve?

I looked at Ling'er leaning on my arms, tears gradually spread to my eyes, and I said in a dumb voice: "Ah Sleeve, you are my little Ah Sleeve." I remembered, I remembered. ”

Ling'er was very happy, and smiled back with my relief, and was about to say something, but the smile was like an open flame extinguished, as if it couldn't be supported, she closed her eyes, and her body hung weakly.

I panicked and tried to shake her awake, "Ah Sleeve, what's wrong with you, wake up, don't scare my sister!" ”

Seeing this, Yuwen Shenju on the side also rushed over, probed Ling'er's snort with his hand, instantly became confused, and hurriedly got up, "I'll go to Your Majesty, let Your Majesty find the imperial doctor to save her, she won't die, she won't die!" ”

I was suddenly struck by lightning, looked at the bloodless person in my arms, and said hurriedly: "No, Ah Sleeve will be fine." Ah Sleeve, wake up, it's all my sister's bad, how can my sister not remember you. Haven't you been waiting for your sister, and now that your sister is by your side, how can you sleep? You don't want to sleep, can you wake up your sister, okay? ”

Tears rained down, and I only felt a cramping pain in my heart, and I couldn't help but cry on top of her.

Yu Wenyong rushed over with the imperial doctor, I grabbed Yu Wenyong's sleeve, almost knelt down in front of him, and begged: "Your Majesty, I beg you to save Ah Sleeve, no, save Ling'er." She can't die, she can't die. Please, save her. ”

Yu Wenyong pressed me down and soothed: "Qingqiang, calm down." The imperial doctor has come, he will save Feng Ling'er, Feng Ling'er will not die, don't cry. ”

Yes, Ling'er won't die, I turned my head to look at the imperial doctor who was rescuing, and my eyes didn't leave for a moment, I just hoped that he would save Ling'er quickly.

Late at night, I still stayed in the dungeon and refused to leave, I didn't want to eat, I didn't want to sleep, I just wanted to see Ling'er wake up. Yu Wenyong was helpless, so he had to stun me with one palm, my body was numb, and I fell weakly on top of him.

In a daze, I felt like I was being carried out, and my calloused fingers brushed my face, and I could only hear a sigh, "How nice it would be if you cared about me with half of her heart." ”

I don't know how long I slept, but when I woke up, Yu Wenyong was right next to me. He told me that Ling'er had survived the ghost gate. I hurriedly got out of bed to see her, but Yu Wenyong said that Ling'er was very weak, was asleep, needed to recuperate, and should not be disturbed by others, so I had to give up for the time being.

When Ling'er woke up, I went to the catering department and ordered someone to boil a bowl of chicken soup. Ling'er has been removed from the dungeon and is being housed in a secret palace. In order not to leak the news, I could only quietly visit. I saw Ling'er dressed in plain clothes, lying on a clean and tidy bed, her eyebrows and eyes were open, no longer the snow-white face she was the day before yesterday, and her eyes were locked as if she was going to sleep forever, and my heavy heart suddenly relaxed a lot.

"Come, drink some soup and replenish your body."

I scooped up a spoonful of soup, and Ling'er lowered her head and drank it, as if in a dream, Ling'er was a little incredulous: "Sister, you forgive me, don't be angry with me." ”

I continued to scoop a mouthful of soup for her, fed her to drink, and said, "You are my sister, how can I be willing to be angry with you." Ah Sleeve, it's my sister who is not good, I forgot about you in order to escape the pain. ”

Ling Er hurriedly shook her head, and her slightly pale face regained a hint of brilliance, "Sister, I know you didn't mean it, I don't blame you." As long as my sister has me in her heart, it doesn't matter if she remembers it or not. ”

I gently wiped the soup stains from her lips with a handkerchief, looked at her carefully, and after nine years, I looked at my little sleeve seriously, and said softly: "Little sleeve, you have grown so big." Over the years, you have suffered. ”

"It's nothing for me to suffer all this, as long as I can see my sister, it's all worth it." Ling'er grabbed my hand, her bright eyes with a bright smile in the past, "Sister, we will never be separated in the future." ”

"That's right." I remembered something and asked, "You are Yuwen Hu's person, how can Your Majesty let you go so easily, and has there been any agreement between you?" ”

Ling Er said: "Yuwen Hu has installed a batch of eyeliner in the palace, and half of them are at my disposal. I have this half-detailed list in my hands, how can Your Majesty let it go. He asked me to confess that half of the list, and continue to pass the news to Yuwen Hu. It's just that what is delivered is the news provided by His Majesty. ”

"You're just listening?"

"What's the solution?" Ling Er pretended to smile meaninglessly, "Who called my sister His Majesty's person, I can't betray my sister, I can only betray Yuwen Hu." ”

I felt a pang of sadness, stroked her hair and said, "It's hard for you." ”

Ling Er said seriously: "In the past, in order to survive, I could only become a sharp weapon in the hands of Yuwen Hu. Now it's different, I have a sister, and I won't be Yuwengo's puppet anymore. ”

While my heart was touched, I remembered another thing, "You have half of the list in your hands, and the other half, in whose hands?" ”

Ling Er said: "In Du Quan's hands." ”

I was taken aback, "Du Cheng is also a fine worker, so does he also know your identity as a fine worker?" ”

Ling'er shook her head, "I know him, he doesn't know me." We each have half of the list in our hands, and Yuwen Hu won't let us know each other for the sake of safety. This is one time, I overheard. ”

Du Quan is Yu Wenyong's close guard, and he is actually meticulous. No wonder Yu Wenyong didn't dare to let him and Zhao inform him of the truth when Chen Guo rescued me. He had already noticed it and deliberately guarded against it.

Exegesis:

(1) The title comes from Zhou Zizhi in the Song Dynasty "The Moonlight Stream, Moon Eyebrows and Star Eyes" "The Past is Like the Wind"