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?It was not yet dawn, and the rooster had not crowed yet, a person in the west wing opened the door and walked into the kitchen in the dark.

At this moment, Xuan Lou was still in a deep sleep, but this man lit a candle in the kitchen, brought some fresh vegetables and meat, and put the pot on the stove.

He rolled up his sleeves, first marinated the chicken on the side with sugar, salt and soy sauce, and then put his slender and well-defined long fingers into the cold water basin to wash the vegetables...

After such a round of effort, he heard the sound of cooking from the kitchen, and the aroma drifted from here to everyone's sleep. Yao Ziyu, who was sleeping soundly, touched his belly, turned over, and turned into the dream of delicious food.

After frying these small dishes, he carefully put them into a round vermilion lacquer basket. At this time, the sky was already shining, and a child stood outside the door sleepily, and said with a child's unique coquettishness: "Brother Pu, aren't you Did you wake up when you said Mao?"

It turned out that Chen Pu was the one who got up before dawn. He put the last dish of food into the round basket, covered the round basket before turning around, and looked at the children outside the door who hadn't finished their clothes with a smile.

He walked up to the child, squatted down, fastened the green belt for him, and said, "I just told you to sleep a little longer. The child needs to sleep more to grow taller."

He said this softly. Ever since he saw Bao'er, he knew that he liked children, because the child had an innocence that he couldn't get back with all his strength.

This sentence also touched a corner of his heart. When he was young, he would pester the sleeping Huai Jun to play with him every day before dawn, but he didn't know that Huai Jun would read until late at night. Just use this sentence to coax him to sleep later.

Only when he gets up later can Huai Jun sleep more.

"Will I be taller than brother Ziyu if I sleep a little more?" Bao'er blinked her flexible eyes, expecting Chen Pu's answer.

"He no longer grabs your food, you will be taller than him if you eat more."

Yao Ziyu is good at everything, but he can't control his mouth and stomach, and he even ate half of Bao'er's meal.The people in the building couldn't stop his gluttony, they just hoped that he wouldn't eat them. Everyone is a man with a big appetite, so keeping the food in his own bowl is the most important thing.

Therefore, he could only start with Bao'er, who was the youngest and hadn't learned how to protect himself.

"But I couldn't eat it all by myself. Brother Ziyu said not to waste food, so he ate the rest for me."

"Bao'er, you don't need to speak for Ziyu, boys should eat more, and you are growing." Chen Pu straightened Bao'er's clothes, stood up, Bao'er's head just reached his waist, and said Looking up, he has grown a little taller in the past three years. I don't know how much height difference he has with Huai Jun now.

Back then, he was a head shorter than Huai Jun, and his body was not as strong as him. His memory of Huai Jun was as if Huai Jun was still standing by his side, but he couldn't remember that Huai Jun was more powerful than him. high……

He picked up the round red lacquer basket, then turned around and took Bao'er's hand, saying: "Let's go, we will have to wait for a while when I wake up later."

"Brother Pu, where are we going?" Bao'er had only been here for a few months, and he didn't know that Chen Pu would go out once a year at this time.

Chen Pu also didn't intend to tell Bao'er about this matter, even if the adults couldn't figure it out, how could Bao'er, a child, understand it?

He just said: "I'll take Bao'er out to play, okay?"

Hearing the words "go out and play", Bao'er immediately applauded.

At this time, the sky was still purple, and the people in Xuanlou hadn't woken up yet, so they left after a year or a year.

When Yao Ziyu woke up and found that the two of them were gone, he felt sad and worried. He didn't get up until there was a full lunch in front of him.

At that time, Chen Pu and Bao Er had already reached the mountain in the north of the city. Bao Er ran all over the mountain, while Chen Pu sat in the pavilion.

A few dishes of side dishes were placed on the marble table, and Chen Pu looked towards the direction of the capital. Although the capital was not in front of his eyes, the past was still vivid in his memory.

He didn't tell Bao'er that the reason why he went out was that today is March [-]th, Huai Jun's birthday, and it was also the day when Huai Jun held the coronation ceremony.

So once a year, he would come to the pavilion on this day to release his thoughts.Even though he always said that he wanted to let go of the past, the past is hard to forget. The past is so deep, the relationship is so painful, and they are still the people who loved each other in another place.

It's just that people have changed, and the ultimate fate of the relationship has to change.I have heard some dramas, some people hate because of love, but he can't hate Huai Jun. The only thing he can do, besides miss, is to remember.

However, he was eager to put aside his old feelings and start a new life. Being extremely contradictory, he came up with a way to think of both sides, once a year, to remember Huai Jun as much as he could on his birthday.

When he came here in the first year, he only brought Xiao, but he stayed all day, and then went back to Xuanlou hungry.So in the second year, Sun Ao asked him to bring his lunch.That day, when he put the food on the table, he thought in a daze that Huai Jun was sitting opposite, and the two of them were eating and talking and laughing as they did back then.

This year, he didn't want to bother the people in the building, so he made a few side dishes roughly.

He picked up a pair of chopsticks, picked up a piece of chicken, and put it in his mouth. His face suddenly changed, and the chicken lingered in his throat for a while before he swallowed it reluctantly.

too salty.

He couldn't help thinking that if it was Huai Jun who ate it, he would definitely say: "Pu Er's cooking is delicious." Then he ate up the plate of chicken, but didn't leave half of it for him, just like he loved to eat back then. Ginseng Chicken Soup instead of ginseng, he picked it up for him one by one.

He was sure that Huai Jun back then would definitely do this, but would Huai Jun three years later be willing to condescend to do such a thing for him?he does not know.

Huai Jun already had a wife and a son. A few months ago, the Crown Princess gave birth to a baby girl for him. At that time, the Holy Majesty pardoned the world for the baby girl.

Chen Pu likes children, so he believes that Huai Jun will love his daughter too.

From this point, he knew that Huai Jun was doing well now. As for him, he saw Bao'er happily running all over the mountain, and said in his heart—I was doing well too.

At least he didn't regret leaving the palace and Huaijun.

Whenever he thought of that imperial palace, he would inevitably think of the people in the palace.For example, Nuo Xu, he only knew that a year after Huai Jun got married, Nuo Xu also married General Peng's daughter.He doesn't know whether Nuo Xu and his princess are really in love with each other, but is it important?

He would also think, how has Mo Huichuan been in the past few years, and whether Yongting can be relieved from Mingluo's death?

He took out the Yuping flute from his bosom, put it to his lips, and the breath he exhaled immediately turned into a soft tone.He was used to recalling the days when he was with Huai Jun in the sound of the flute, and the dancing fingertips seemed to flow a few times, until the tone of the flute suddenly changed sharply, and his eyes immediately became dim.

This jade screen flute was old for a long time, so Huai Jun gave him a pair of dragon and phoenix flutes on his birthday, but the only thing he took away was this jade screen flute.

The sharp Xiao sound is like Huai Jun's mournful cry as he watched Concubine Jun die under the Buddha, and also like Ming Luo's shrill scream, and Yong Ting's resentment, reminding Chen Pu, who is intoxicated by the past, that things can no longer go back!

"Brother Pu, so you know how to play the flute." Bao'er walked up to Chen Pu and asked curiously with her round eyes open.

"It's all in the past." Chen Pu retracted his gaze, only to realize that it was almost noon.

He looked down and saw that Bao'er was sweating profusely and his cheeks were red, so he bent down and wiped the sweat off his forehead with his sleeve, "Look at you having so much fun, have you had enough?"

Bao'er immediately shook his head, and signaled Chen Pu very quickly that he hadn't played enough.Of course, for children, every second should be spent playing.But he rubbed his belly and said shyly, "But Bao'er is hungry."

Chen Pu raised his long finger, flicked Bao'er's head lightly, and joked to Bao'er, "Little Bao'er, you only know how to eat and play, and I will steam you to eat later."

But this joke got Bao'er's frightened face, on the contrary, Bao'er's next words made him laugh: "No, Brother Pu, Bao'er is not delicious."

Chen Pu immediately laughed out loud, and the distress caused by lovesickness was erased by Bao'er's childish words.

"Come and eat." He picked up Bao'er, let him sit on the pavilion chair, and handed him the bowl and chopsticks.

Bao'er looked at a pair of bowls and chopsticks on the opposite side, and asked strangely: "Will brother Ziyu come? Why put three bowls?"

"Ziyu won't come, so you have to eat up everything here, or I'll leave you here and let the ghosts come and take you away at night." He didn't tell Bao'er the answer directly, because of this matter , Bao Er would not understand, just like his childhood, he also thought that feelings should last forever.

Bao'er's big round eyes glanced at the dishes on the table, and then touched his stomach, his small face immediately wrinkled bitterly.He can't eat enough, but he can't waste food, and he doesn't want to stay here alone at night, what should he do?

He suddenly thought of a big brother he had just met. He wanted them to meet, but that big brother stopped behind the booth and didn't come over. He thought, he should ask that big brother to come over to share the burden for him.

He just wanted to stand up and look for the big brother, when there was a faint smile coming from behind the pavilion pillar, Bao'er recognized that the voice belonged to the big brother, while Chen Pu looked back suspiciously, and saw a man in dark red Hua Yi, the dashing and handsome young master approached them.

Before he opened his mouth to inquire about the comer, the comer took the lead: "Young master, it may be difficult for your younger brother to eat all the rice and tea on this table by himself."

"My lord, these are all my brother's business." Chen Pu replied coldly, before he finished speaking, he turned his head away, picked up a pair of chopsticks, and picked up some vegetables for Bao'er.

Compared to Chen Pu's reaction, Bao'er seemed too enthusiastic. He quickly waved to that person and said, "Big Brother, come and help me, I can't finish it all by myself." After saying that, he added another grievance His face made the man in front of him dumbfounded, while Chen Pu's expression sank.

"Bao'er, don't be presumptuous."

"Brother Pu, this big brother played with me for a while just now, he is a good man, let him sit down and eat." He jumped down, walked up to the man, pulled his sleeve, and said pleadingly: "Big brother , come and eat with me."

The man shrugged, indicating that the decision was not up to him.

"Bao'er, the visitor is not kind, please sit down obediently." Chen Pu said sternly.

But most of the children can't be fierce, otherwise they will become what Bao'er is now - with red eyes and a delicate face, as if they will burst into tears in the next moment.However, Chen Pu hated seeing children cry the most. He was afraid that Bao'er would cry, so his hardened heart immediately softened, thinking, it's just a meal anyway, so it's okay?

After thinking for a while, he stood up, carried Bao'er back to the chair, and said to the man behind him, "Young master, sit down."

After the man sat down, he politely introduced himself: "Song Leyu, you can rest assured, my lord, I have no ill intentions towards brother Ling."

Chen Pu didn't respond to him, and took care of Bao'er's food. He asked Song Leyu to sit down because he wanted Bao'er to be happy, not to deal with him.

But there are many things, maybe at the moment of meeting, it is doomed to a fate that cannot be forgotten.In the days that followed, Chen Pu repeatedly said to Song Leyu - Leyu, you made me owe you too much in this life.

Song Leyu still said coolly - A Pu, I am willing to do these things.

At this time, Song Leyu looked carefully at Chen Pu's drooping face. He had already been attracted by Chen Pu's clear eyes when he came out from behind the pillar just now. After looking a few more times, he felt that he had seen these eyes before, and they were beautiful. , The eyes that seem to be able to see through people's thoughts.

However, when he sat down, he immediately saw the scar on Chen Pu's chin. This scar was like a brand on his fair face, a brand that contained endless past events, making his originally feminine face more masculine. .

Although it is undeniable that this scar is shocking, he cannot but be attracted by this person. He was standing outside the pavilion just now, and he could already hear the sadness in the sound of his flute, and the sound of the flute was like an outlet, which made him feel the pain of his heart for many years. Let go of all the hidden sorrows.

And he felt that he had really met Chen Pu, and it was this inexplicable sense of familiarity that pushed him to get to know him.

"My lord, did you and I meet once?" Song Leyu couldn't suppress the curiosity in his heart, and asked again.

"No." Chen Pu still said coldly.

He ate a piece of green vegetable, which was too bland. It seemed that the taste of this dish and that dish of chicken should be neutralized.

"Big brother, my name is Bao'er, and brother Pu's name is Chen Pu." Bao'er said naively, he was used to seeing guests in the building use the same method to name young masters, and thought that Song Leyu also used this to get to know Chen Pu, He said their names without any hesitation, and before Chen Pu could stop him, he told them, including the fact that they were from the Xuanlou.

"Are you from Xuanlou?" He asked in surprise.

Although he had never been in the Xuanlou, he didn't know what the Xuanlou was, but he never thought that the innocent child and another indifferent man in front of him would be the people in the Xuanlou.

But there was a sentence that suddenly rushed into his mind - the son of Xuanlou has always been proud and arrogant. He took another look at Chen Pu, and it would not be surprising if he was really from Xuanlou.

"Yes." Chen Pu said frankly.

He thought that Song Leyu would leave immediately when he heard this fact, disdain to be with them, but he miscalculated Song Leyu, but because of this miscalculation, he had an extra impression of Song Leyu.

"The scenery here is nice, children should come out to play more." Song Leyu changed the topic from Xuanlou, lest Chen Pu think he looked down on them.

He picked up a pair of chopsticks, added a piece of chicken to Baoer, and ate another piece himself. His face immediately turned blue, and he said to Chen Pu in a strange tone: "Is this chicken or salt?"

Seeing his distorted face, Chen Pu couldn't help but fade away his indifference, and evoked a faint smile.

He stretched out his chopsticks and took away the chicken in the bowl for Baoer, "I can't cook this dish of chicken well, Baoer don't want to eat it."

Bao'er puffed up her cheeks and nodded obediently.

As for Song Leyu, he was stunned, he didn't expect that the dishes on the table would be made by Chen Pu, and he wanted to bite his tongue off, as long as he took back what he said just now.

He smiled awkwardly and said, "Actually, it's just a little salty."

"Young Master Song is telling the truth, don't worry about it."

"Mr. Chen is a straightforward person. Since you and I are destined to meet here, I wonder if Le Yu is honored to have you as a friend?" Song Leyu did not beat around the bush, and waited for Chen Pu's answer with a smile.

"Chen Pu never makes friends casually. Although Young Master Song thinks that you and I are destined, the fate may end here. Why must Young Master be friends with me? It's better to come and go, lest this is a bad fate."

"If it's a bad fate, it's even more unavoidable. Why should we care too much? It's better to cherish this fate."

"It seems that Mr. Song is bound to win me as a friend?" Chen Pu jokingly said, he was not an indifferent person, and Song Leyu didn't care about the evil fate he said, let alone his identity, so he was a little bit Touch his heart.

He glanced at Song Leyu's clothes, and instinctively thought that he was a wayward noble son, but he couldn't help thinking that if Huai Jun had been more willful and careless back then, the relationship between them might not have fallen to this level.

"Yes." Song Leyu replied without any hesitation.

"May I ask why Mr. Song must be friends with me?" Chen Pu didn't understand why Song Leyu persisted. If he didn't have this scar on his chin, there was no reason why, but he did have this scar on his chin. , he didn't understand even more.

Could it be that they really met?But Chen Pu didn't have the slightest impression.

"Because you and I are destined." Song Leyu repeated: "For example, we met here, or for example... May I ask whether Mr. Chen's pu character comes from the jade part?"

Chen Pu nodded, and understood Song Leyu's words in the next moment, and the corner of his mouth also drew a solitude.

"Your word Pu means jade, and I'm also named Le Yu. Do you think our names are similar?" Seeing Chen Pu's smile, he fell into it for a while, and deliberately exaggerated his words. Hope to see Chen Pu happier.

Chen Pu lived up to his expectations, laughed heartily, and said, "Okay! Based on Mr. Song's words, even if it is a bad relationship, Chen Pu will recognize it!"

"Then you and I don't come to the son, you can just call me Le Yu, A Pu."

Just after Song Leyu's words, there was a voice: "Leyu?" But the person who spoke was not Chen Pu, but Baoer who was full, clapping his palms and saying, "I want to call you Brother Leyu too!", He also said: "Brother Leyu, I'm full, you go play with me." He jumped down from the chair again, and grabbed Song Leyu's sleeve, trying to pull him over.

"Okay. Brother Le Yu will play with you for a while." Looking at Bao'er's innocent smile, he couldn't bear to refuse him, so he picked him up and walked to the hillside outside the pavilion.

Bao'er was not willing to let Song Leyu go until the sun set and the emerald green mountain was dyed a faint yellow. He was tired and fell asleep on Song Leyu's back drooling.

After Chen Pu took Bao'er over, he parted ways with Song Leyu.