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Seeing that Herbert was looking at him curiously, Abner whispered uncomfortably, and pushed all the rest of the food in front of Herbert.

Herbert: "Aren't you going to eat?"

"I don't want to eat." Abner replied.

"You should eat more, you are too thin."

Abnanu pursed his lips, "Yes, the people in your place are all tall."

Herbert scratched his head embarrassingly, "No, the people there are about the same height as the people here. My parents are both taller, so..."

Abner snorted softly. His father was not very tall, but he was considered taller among the crowd. As for his mother, she had always been known as a "tall beauty".Maybe I can grow a lot taller by the coming-of-age ceremony next month, he comforted himself.

Herbert finally couldn't eat anymore, there was still a plate of spare ribs and mutton left on the table, Abner pushed these two items in front of him again, and said: "Damn it, since Aureas isn't coming, you can eat it .”

"I can't eat any more," Herbert continued, with a troubled look on his face, "and he doesn't eat meat, why don't you eat it."

Abner paused, "You said Oreas doesn't eat meat?"

Herbert looked at Abner in surprise and nodded.

Abner opened his mouth, unable to speak for a long time, desperately recalling the scene of Oreas eating in his mind, it seems that he never once said, "How could it be? Then what does he eat?" Why can he have such a strong body without eating meat? Body? !

"They have special food, but I don't know exactly what it is."

"Don't we have any here?"

Herbert shook his head and said thoughtfully, "Impossible."

Herbert raised his head and saw Abner's complexion, he quickly added: "I should be able to eat some bread and biscuits..."

"Dingling bell..." Abner rang the bell again, and the assistant rushed over with a smile on his face.

"Sir, what other orders do you have?"

"Get me some more bread, any dessert cookies or something?"

"There are blueberry pancakes, lemon cake..."

"Okay, okay, give me a copy of everything you have." Abner paid the money and also gave a full tip.

The man cheerfully went to prepare the food. Herbert swallowed and said, "Actually, he doesn't have any problem if he doesn't eat..."

"How can you do it without eating?" Abner told Herbert to go back to his room to rest, and with the big paper bag in his arms, he left the hotel under the curious eyes of everyone.

Abner stood on the bustling street, habitually glanced around, but there was no one, he frowned, and jumped into the carriage with a big paper bag in his arms.

"Where is your excellency going?" asked the groom.

"Do you know where the man who came with me went?"

The groom shook his head.

Abner sighed, "Get out of town."

The carriage left the city, and the groom asked again: "My lord, where should we go next?"

"Just walk around."

The groom glanced at the distraught noble young master, and subconsciously led him to Maccury Street.There were almost no people on the long street in the afternoon, the stalls were all closed, and the carriage traveled quickly.Abner caught a glimpse of the closed door of the pear house, and then realized that he had reached Maccury Long Street. He stretched out his head and looked ahead, and soon saw the red ribbon and the gaudy glass lamp at the door of the Red Pavilion .

Abner glanced at the groom, "..."

Really "understanding".

Suddenly he widened his eyes and saw Xiao En coming out of the Red Pavilion with a gloomy expression on his face.

Hell, how could Sean come to this kind of place.He thought that Sean's conduct was as upright as a steeple among nobles, and although he jokingly brought Sean to the Red Pavilion twice, each time it ended with Sean blushing.

He narrowed his eyes, got out of the car quickly, and walked towards Sean.

Abner walked up to Sean, who stared at him in shock.Abner patted him on the shoulder and whispered, "You didn't call me here?"

Sean glared at him again, but said nothing.

Abner laughed, turned around and looked behind him, the smile disappeared instantly, and he saw that annoying chief historian Aubrey Fernando was looking at himself and Sean, with a faint smile hanging from the corner of his mouth.

Abner's eyes sank, and then he hung up that greasy smile again, and waved to Aubrey, "Hey, good afternoon, Lord Fernando!"

Aubrey was taken aback for a moment, and then regained a look of ease, "Good afternoon, Your Highness, Master Apocatheri."

Sean's expression was a little disgusted and a little dull.Abner was very satisfied with this expression, he held Sean's shoulders, and walked towards Aubrey generously, "My lord, do you have time to do me a favor?"

"Oh? Master Apocaceri also needs help?"

Abner laughed, and patted Sean on the back, "Blame me for insisting on taking His Highness down to relax. His Highness can't breathe when he sees those beautiful flowers. Can you please help me to send His Highness back? Me , I just came here, and I don’t want to leave for the time being, you should have nothing important to do here, right?”

Aubrey raised his chin, "Naturally, Your Highness, please."

Sean glared at Abner, then silently pushed Aubrey away, and walked straight back.

Abner was taken aback for a moment, then scratched his head embarrassingly, and said to Aubrey: "Your Highness seems to be a little angry."

Aubrey sneered at Abner and ordered the groom to drive after Sean.

Abner stood at the door of the Red Pavilion for a while, and suddenly retreated, but the girls inside rushed out and surrounded him. He took a deep breath, and walked into the Red Pavilion with a sweet smile on his face.

It's been a few days since I came, and the facilities in the pavilion haven't been moved much, but the girl is even more enthusiastic.In the past, he could always deal with them one by one, but today he looked at the thin printed suspenders, his mind went blank, and he just wanted to leave quickly.

"Hey, why is the young master so unhappy today? Did you have a real wife?" A tall blonde girl was about the height of Abner, hugged Abner, and moved her hands around, making him get goosebumps .

Abner smiled and said, "No."

Suddenly a girl with chestnut hair turned around and pulled down the blonde girl, with a proud smile on her face: "It's not you."

Only then did Abner's eyes light up, and he hugged the chestnut-haired girl, called "Pearl", and walked towards the empty room, leaving behind a last burst of laughter.

"Don't you know that the young master only orders pearls every time he comes? There is no such rule."

"Oh, I don't know what's so good about her. I heard that she gave birth to a child. It's really boring."

"Master, that's fine."

"If the young master likes it, I can give him a litter."

"Just dream!"

"Hey, there's another guest!"

"grown ups……"

When Abner reached a place where no one was around, he quickly let go of Pearl, who put away her charming smile, and pushed open the door, "Master, please."

Abner walked in generously, took a long breath, and lay down on the bench.Pearl handed Abner a cup of tea, and he sat up straight and took a sip, the tea still smelled the same.

"The young master has changed from last time." Pearl sat on a chair, her face was soft and curvy, her nose was small but not straight, and the end of her eyes was slightly raised. gas.

Abner was taken aback, put down his glass, and asked lightly, "Where?"

Pearl smiled and said, "There is concern in your eyebrows and eyes."

"Maybe you didn't sleep well last night."

"Master, I can never make a mistake. If I couldn't see people, I wouldn't reach out to you that day." Pearl said slowly.

That year, Abner was nine years old, and he was playing in Blue Spring City with his father. On that day, his father went to deal with official business, and Abner, who had never been able to sit still, traveled alone in a carriage. A Tongzhou mountain, where the scenery is extremely charming, there is a group of mountain people who do not submit to any city.

But no matter how much his curiosity drove him forward, his groom and entourage would not allow him to continue forward. Tongzhoushan people have their own language and customs, and their behavior is extremely simple and cruel. For such a well-dressed man Noble young master, there is no guarantee what they will do.

It was at the border that Abner rescued Pearl. At that time, she was only wearing a fig leaf, holding a dirty child in her arms, and the mountain people were chasing after her and shouting roughly.

Abner couldn't understand the Tongzhou language, but he understood the cry for help in Zhuzhu's eyes, so he quickly let Zhuzhu get into the carriage and drove away.He gave the poor woman a sum of money to let her flee.It wasn't until later that he reunited with Pearl in the Red Pavilion that he realized that she was pregnant with a virgin. People in Tongzhou Mountain thought it was an ominous omen and asked her to hand over the child to the mountain god, but she managed to escape among the crowd.She is a foreigner who has never left the mountain, and she doesn't even understand the language. When she was fleeing, her child was stolen, and her money was stolen. After several twists and turns, she found a place to stay. up.

"It's been so long, and the child still hasn't been found?" Abner took another sip of his tea.

Pearl shook her head, "Sikoku is so big, where can I find it? I'm afraid even if we meet, I may not be able to recognize it. My poor child was just born, his eyes have not been opened, and the blood has not been wiped clean. He escaped with me, but I remember that his back is different from that of ordinary people, his shoulder blades are very long and protruding, and there is a birthmark the size of a fava bean on his right temple."

Abner remained silent. He had tried to help Pearl find it, but after all, his ability was limited and he couldn't find anything.

Once the two talked about this matter, they would become serious and silent. Pearl smiled: "Let's not talk about it, young master. Master Xiao En has been here twice, do you know?"

"Twice?" Abner exclaimed. He thought it was just a coincidence today, but he didn't expect Sean to come once. "What did he come for?"

"You really trust Your Highness."

Abu Nanu pouted, "I've played with him since childhood, what can a person who blush when a girl approaches?"

Pearl was slightly surprised, and then continued: "Your Highness is here to ask you something."

"I?"

Pearl nodded, "He seems to suspect that you are the mockingbird dancer. The last time he came to ask me if you were really with me the day you performed, and today he directly asked me if you were a mockingbird."

Abner stared blankly at Pearl.

Pearl smiled, "Don't worry, I will naturally answer no."

"But how was he sure I was the mockingbird?"

"Since he has known you for so long, he must know some things about you that ordinary people don't know."

Abner frowned: "..."

Abner sat for a while, then stood up, and walked towards the rear window. Pearl quickly stepped forward to help him lift the curtain, and said, "Don't you want to rest for a while? The tea is not finished yet."

Abner pushed open the window and put his arms on the table, "No, come back another day."

He jumped onto the window sill, poked his head out, and after carefully confirming that there was no one there, he jumped out.