Chu Qingluan was stunned and explained, "This is a long story. In short, you just need to remember that I am your sister."
"So, sister, what's your name?"
Chu Qingluan lowered her eyes and looked at his hand clutching her sleeve. After a long moment, she whispered, "My name is Chu Qingluan."
"Chu...Qingluan..."
Chu Hong repeated it in a low voice, as if he wanted to carve this name into his bones and blood.
"And you," Chu Qingluan added, "your name is Chu Hong, and you are... my younger brother."
Chu Hong blinked and suddenly smiled, that smile was clean and bright.
“That’s great!”
“…Good what?”
"Since we are siblings," Chu Hong looked at her seriously, "then I can always follow you, right?"
Chu Qingluan was stunned and didn't know how to answer for a moment.
The sunlight slanted in from the window, adding a touch of brightness to this simple house.
Chu Hong still held her sleeve tightly, his eyes clear without a trace of impurities, as if there was nothing else important in the world except her.
Chu Qingluan finally sighed, said a few more words, and after confirming that Chu Hong was asleep, she turned around and left the room.
"Girl, do you have anything else to do?"
The old doctor who had just taken Chu Hong's pulse was drying herbs. He turned around and saw Chu Qingluan appear at the gate of the courtyard.
"Doctor!" Chu Qingluan bowed and saluted him. "My brother's illness is there any way to make him get better quickly?"
The old doctor put down the herbs in his hand, pondered for a moment, and said:
"Young lady, please be at ease. Although this young man's injuries are serious, they haven't damaged his lungs. He will recover in a month or so."
"Then his memory..."
The old doctor paused and sighed, "This soul-loss disease cannot be treated hastily."
He slowly washed his hands and sat down on a stone bench in the yard. He continued, "I've been practicing medicine for over forty years and have seen many patients like this. Some have forgotten their past lives after falling off a horse, while others can't recognize their closest relatives after a high fever."
Chu Qingluan frowned slightly, "Then...how can it be cured?"
"Well, there are three ways."
The old doctor stroked his beard and said, "First, take him back to his hometown to revisit;
Second, finding old things that he cares about can touch his heart;
Thirdly..."
He paused, "Wait!"
"wait?"
"good!"
The old doctor stroked his beard and said, "The human brain is mysterious. Sometimes it suddenly becomes clear after a good night's sleep, and sometimes it remains completely clueless for three to five years."
"This young man suffered a severe head injury and choked on water. He's lucky to be alive. If you force him, you might drive him crazy."
Chu Qingluan was silent.
"The most important thing right now is to heal the external injuries first."
The old doctor pointed to the herb garden behind him and said, "I picked some calming Poria cocos. You can boil some for him later. As for his memory..."
He suddenly lowered his voice and asked, "Excuse me for saying this, but are you and this young man really just siblings?"
Chu Qingluan's eyes flashed, and all the majesty of a superior burst out.
The old doctor smiled meaningfully. "A doctor can read people's hearts by observing their qi. During the three days he was unconscious, he called out 'Imperial Sister' countless times and grabbed your sleeve and shouted 'Don't go'."
"But don't worry, young lady." The old doctor bent down and picked up a piece of grass blown by the wind on the ground.
"This village is isolated from the outside world, and the soldiers never come to search. You two can just live here in peace."
After saying that, he slowly walked towards the medicine garden and tended to the herbs, leaving Chu Qingluan alone standing in the small courtyard filled with the fragrance of medicine.
The wind here carries the scent of mountain grass and trees, as if it is really isolated from the world.
But she was worried about the situation outside.
How is Qin Yuan, and Zhixia?
If the news gets back to Da Chu, my father will be worried.
She closed her eyes, and the image of Qin Yuan fighting bloody battles behind her on the day of the assassination appeared in her mind.
How desperate would he be if he knew that he was buried at the bottom of the river?
And Xie Yunqi...
But right now, she could do nothing.
Chu Hong's memories are all in the palace and he can't go back. The jade pendant on his body was also washed away by the flood when he fell into the water.
Transportation here is inconvenient. If we send a message out rashly, there is no guarantee that we will not alert the assassins lurking in the dark.
Are all those people really dead?
Chu Qingluan took a deep breath and suppressed the anxiety in her heart.
--wait.
All we can do is wait.
Wait until Chu Hong’s injuries get better and he can walk, wait until the storm passes, wait for the right opportunity.
But that very night, when the hunter Zhang from next door went to the town to sell his prey, he brought back a piece of news.
"Do you know that a group of bandits have suddenly appeared in our Lijia Town these days, and I heard they are arresting people everywhere. Especially young men and women, everyone should be very careful when going out in the future. Don't let them catch you."
Hunter Zhang's voice still contained a hint of fear.
Chu Qingluan was feeding Chu Hong medicine. When she heard this, she stopped abruptly and a chill surged in her heart.
Bandits? How could it be such a coincidence?
Just after being attacked at the border and fleeing to this remote village, a group of bandits appeared out of nowhere, specifically targeting young men and women?
She was almost certain that these so-called "bandits" were most likely the assassins! They were here!
Chu Qingluan suppressed the turmoil in her heart and kept a calm expression on her face.
She couldn't stay here any longer and bring trouble to the family that took her and Chu Hong in.
Must leave as soon as possible.
After she comforted Chu Hong, she got up and returned to the cabin, packed up several personal belongings, and then took Chu Hong with her.
"Sister?" Chu Hong leaned against the head of the bed, looking at her with some confusion.
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