Ah Sleeve wrote a letter to Pei Wenju, explaining the reason for leaving, asking him not to look for us again, and asking someone to deliver the letter to the inn in the evening.

The cold wind is lonely, there are few people in the town, Ah Sleeve and I drove out of the town, the yellowish sunlight sparsely sprinkled on the palm of my hand, the golden light floated, like the light of fire in the cold winter, bringing warmth and giving people infinite hope.

Not long after I left the town, the horse suddenly galloped out of control as if it had been stimulated, and I quickly grabbed the reins and tried to pull it back, but the horse was not controlled at all, and ran more and more frantically, "Ahhh

Ah Sleeve and I jumped out of the carriage before it could completely lose control, and our bodies fell heavily to the ground, and the pain was excruciating. I fell to the ground, struggling to get up, when my neck was cold, and a cold knife lay across my neck.

……

Overhead, there was a white tent, and the whining of horns could be heard in my ears from time to time. This trumpet is not as mellow and charming as the Jiangnan silk and bamboo orchestra, and it is affectionate. It sounds majestic and powerful, reminiscent of the wolf smoke of the desert, the long river of Tongguan, the wind and sand of the side plug, and the hook moon of Yanshan......

There is no doubt that this is a barracks. The people who held me and Ah Sleeve hostage in the middle of the road are probably also people in the army. My hands and feet were tightly bound by ropes, and I closed my eyes and wondered, who could it be?

I thought about it carefully, how could the people in the barracks target me and Ah Sleeve, and what is at stake? Me and Ah Sleeve, the people who can be related in the army, are-

Yu Wenxian!

It won't be Yu Wenxian's person, he can't get the news that Ah Sleeve and I are leaving so quickly. Then, the only possibility is that Yu Wenxian's opposite-Qi Jun. Could it be that Qi Jun wants to use me and Ah Sleeve to deal with Yu Wenxian!

As soon as the curtain was lifted, two people walked in, one was the strong man who took the lead in arresting us to the barracks today. The other, dressed in a red armored uniform, has an extraordinary appearance, a good face, a pair of black eyes with great brilliance, and is about twenty years old. I saw him say: "Wei Xiangyuan, this is the family of Yu Wenxian you said?" ”

The strong man known as Wei Xiangyuan said: "General Hu Lu, the brothers stunned the kid who delivered the letter, stole Yu Wenxian's letter, opened it, and thought it was a confidential matter, but who knew that it was his family who actually came to Luoyang." We followed the messenger all the way, found their footing, waited for the opportunity, and made a few moves with their horses, and tied the two women. ”

The little general frowned, "Nonsense, the two armies are fighting, how can you hold women and children hostage!" ”

Wei Xiangyuan looked like a dead pig who was not afraid of boiling water, "Little general, everyone has been arrested anyway, you can watch it!" ”

General Hu Lu glanced at me, and then turned to look at Ah Sleeve. Ah Sleeve didn't know whether he was sleepy or scared, and buried his head underneath. General Hu Lu flashed a trace of surprise, looked at it a few more times, leaned over, and ordered Ah Sleeve, "Raise your head!" ”

Ah Sleeve still buried her head deeply, and General Hu Lu forcibly pulled her head out, lifted her chin, looked at her for a while, and asked Wei Xiangyuan: "Wei Xiangyuan, these two people are Yu Wenxian's family members?" ”

Wei Xiangyuan scratched his head and said: "Looking at the letter, there should be only one person, but we followed, but we saw two people, so we simply caught them together." ”

General Hu Lu's gaze went back and forth between me and Ah Sleeve, and asked, "You two, who is Yu Wenxian's family?" ”

I didn't answer, but Ah Sleeve gritted his teeth and said: "It's me, I'm Yu Wenxian's side concubine, she has nothing to do with Yu Wenxian, you let her go!" ”

With a movement of General Hu Lu's hand, he pinched Ah Sleeve's chin tighter, and said, "You are Yu Wenxian's side concubine?" ”

Ah Sleeve said bitterly: "Yes! ”

I saw that Ah Sleeve was uncomfortable, and I was anxious, "Ah Sleeve! ”

"You let her go!"

General Hulu's dark eyes once again wandered between me and Ah Sleeve, and said, "What is your relationship with each other in this way?" ”

"Say!" General Hu Lu forced Ah Sleeve to say, "Otherwise, I will kill her!" ”

"Henga! Stop it! There was a sudden shout outside the tent, and General Hu Lu let go. Then the curtain was torn open, and a man came.

I looked up and saw that the man was angry, but I was amazed by his appearance. The face is like a clear moon, the eyes are like the sky and the mercury galaxy, the nose is straight like a peak, the temperament is like a fairy, the elegance is peerless, and it is like a celestial.

"Lord Wang." As soon as Wei Xiangyuan saw this person, he immediately became respectful.

The little general Hu Lu smiled uncomfortably, "Brother Asu, why are you here?" ”

The young prince said with a bad face: "I heard that you have tied up Yu Wenxian's family, it's just nonsense." As a soldier, how can you bully a weak girl, and you are about to let people go. ”

"Nope." General Hu Lu said hurriedly, "Brother Asu, the Zhou army has killed so many of our soldiers, how can we let them go easily." ”

The young prince said: "Zhou Jun is Zhou Jun, they are them." Men's grievances on the battlefield should not involve women, and they should not be mixed up. ”

Wei Xiangyuan said angrily: "Lord Wang, they are Yu Wenxian's family. Yu Wenxian, Wang Xiong, and Da Xiwu have killed many of our brothers, and if they do not avenge this revenge, it will be difficult to eliminate the hatred in their hearts. If they were let go in this way, would it not be chilling to the brethren? ”

Seeing that they didn't give up, I said up: "We are not Yu Wenxian's family. ”

As soon as I spoke, the young prince finally looked at it squarely, and surprise flashed on his face.

I continued: "You caught the wrong person, we just came to Qi from Zhou to join distant relatives, and when we saw that Pei Wenju's son was a fellow villager, we stayed at the inn together, and chatted a few more words. I wanted to leave today to join my relatives, but I didn't expect to be arrested by you, which is really wronged. If we are really Yu Wenxian's family, how could we leave Pei Wenju behind and leave alone. ”

Wei Xiangyuan pointed to Ah Sleeve and said, "But didn't you admit it just now, is she Yu Wenxian's side concubine?" ”

I said, "My sister was forced by you, and she said that as a last resort to save me." ”

Wei Xiangxiang didn't believe it, "But you-"

"Wish." The young prince interrupted him, "These two girls are not Yu Wenxian's family, you have arrested the wrong person." ”

Wei Xiangyuan also wanted to say, "Lord Wang, these two are really-"

"You go out first, and you have something to say to these two girls alone." The young prince gave an eviction order.

General Hu Lu and Wei Xiangyuan looked surprised, and seeing that they were still not moving, the young prince emphasized: "Don't you go quickly, the military order is like a mountain, do you want to move out of the military law alone?" ”

General Hu Lu and Wei Xiangyuan came out of the tent with puzzled faces.

The young prince squatted down, silently untied the ropes on my hands and feet, and asked, "Who are you?" ”

I didn't answer, and as soon as I got out, I went to untie the rope on Ah Sleeve's body, and then asked him, "Who are you, the prince of Qi Kingdom?" ”

Ah Sleeve noticed something strange and asked me, "Sister, do you know him?" ”

I said, "Yes." ”

The young prince smiled like frost, "It turns out that you still remember, Lone thought you didn't recognize Lone." Aren't you in Chen Guo, how did you become Yu Wenxian's family? ”

I denied it: "I'm not Yu Wenxian's family. ”

The young prince thought for a moment, and his translucent eyes turned to Ah Sleeve, "You're not, then she's always, right?" ”

Ah Sleeve's eyes shrank and looked at him warily.

I said in a pleading tone, "Don't hurt her, she doesn't want to be Yu Wenxian's family." ”

"Leave her alone, and don't tell anyone, okay?"

The young prince looked into my eyes, didn't know what he was thinking, and for a long time, he said softly, "Okay." ”

"Shall we go?" Ah Sleeve coldly interrupted his inexplicable gaze.

The young prince said: "It's not early now, this is Bishan, you don't know the way, it's easy to get lost, and now that the two armies are fighting, as soon as you go out, it is very likely that you will be arrested as a fine work." For your safety, wait until dawn tomorrow morning, and then send someone to see you off. ”

Ah Sleeve stubbornly bent his eyebrows, "We're not afraid!" ”

The young prince asked me, "What do you think?" ”

What he said was not unreasonable, I glanced at Ah Sleeve soothingly, and said to the prince: "Then according to what the prince said, thank you to the prince." ”

Ah Sleeve glared at the young prince with cold eyes dissatisfied, and the young prince didn't care, and asked me softly: "I didn't expect that after many years of separation, we will meet again one day, which shows that we are destined." But Gu still doesn't know your name, what is your name? ”

I was silent for a moment, not knowing whether to tell him or not.

When he saw this, he said gently: "The lonely surname is Gao, Gao Su, the wild goose is flying, and the feather is Su." The word is long and respectful, good and good, and respectful and polite. ”

"My surname is Wang, and my name is A-Qing." I replied briefly.

Gao Changgong smiled, obviously not believing it, but he was still as indifferent as water: "What you say is what it is." Miss Wang, you are kind to Lonely, and Lone should do your best to keep you safe. ”

After that, he beckoned the little general Hu Lu and Wei Xiangyuan outside the camp tent to come in, and said to them: "Gu has already asked, they are not Yu Wenxian's family. You go and pitch a tent for them and let them rest. ”

Gao Changgong then said solemnly: "This Miss Wang had a life-saving grace to Gu in her early years, you must not be rude to Miss Wang and her sister. Thou hast sent a decree to those brethren that thou shalt not trouble them. Otherwise, if you are alone, you will be dealt with by military law! ”

Wei Xiangyuan was reluctant, but as soon as he heard that I was Gao Changgong's life-saving benefactor, he obediently complied.

Gao Changgong warned General Hu Lu again, "Hengjia, you too, don't trouble them." ”

After they left, I carefully recalled the name Hulu Hengjia, and I always felt very familiar, like where I heard it, where did I hear it?

- If it weren't for my delay in proposing marriage, if I hadn't taken the deal and provoked Hu Lu Hengjia, she wouldn't have suffered such a thing. If she hadn't come to me, she wouldn't have been kidnapped on the road, she wouldn't have fallen in love with Hulu Hengjia, and she wouldn't have been disheartened to accept her family affairs and become a victim of a political marriage. It's all because of me, it's me who hurt her, it's me who makes her unhappy in her life, I'm the culprit!

That passage suddenly came to my ears, and I finally remembered it. Hulu Hengga! It's him, it turns out that he is the one who held Shu Yao hostage and made her empathize with Hu Lu Hengjia!

I was shocked, stunned, my heart was like rain, the memories of the past came to my mind again, a pair of eyes gradually blurred, and I clearly felt the pain in my heart.

Exegesis:

(1) The title comes from Du Fu's "Jiangnan in the Year of the Turtle" in the Tang Dynasty, "The Season of Falling Flowers and the Monarch"