In the dead of night, the wind is silent and the stars are dark.

Chu Qianlan carefully tucked the thin quilt for Ruotang, who had already fallen asleep, staring at her beautiful sleeping face with a slight smile for a long time, before she stepped lightly on the bed, opened the door and walked out.

Those who were waiting under the porch knelt at his feet without saying a word. "The subordinates are derelict in their duties, please punish the prince!"

Chu Qianlan stared at him expressionlessly: "You are indeed derelict in your duty!" If it weren't for the fact that Huangfu Zhong discovered the secret passage by mistake today, you are afraid that you would not even find out when people dig the secret passage and sneak in! ”

Ruyi bowed his head deeply, "His subordinates deserve death." ”

He checked the whole house up and down, thinking that there would be no mistakes or omissions, but he didn't expect it......

"Remember it this time, and then come to receive the punishment when the matter is over." Chu Qianlan glanced at him and asked in a cold voice, "The person who dug the secret passage, what do you think?" ”

"Recently, Baili Wenhan Mansion suddenly wanted to repair the house, and invited the masonry team into the house." Since Ruotang knew that someone was trying to dig through the secret passage, Ruyi's first target was Baili Wenhan.

Chu Qianlan was not surprised at all, and sneered: "This king guesses that it is also him." So far, he still hasn't given up, and he thinks that this king's temperament has been too good recently. ”

"The Imperial Doctor has destroyed the secret passage mechanism today, and his subordinates are worried that there are other secret passages in this house, but his subordinates are not good at this." Ruyi said worriedly.

"The most important thing Wanxianglou lacks is someone who is proficient in the art of Qimen Dunjia organs." Chu Qianlan hooked her lips as if she was mocking, "In today's matter, the most angry person is the owner of Wanxiang Building." ”

After all, this house was settled after he had seen it himself.

Ruyi also guessed the identity of the owner of Wanxiang Building. Hearing this, he hurriedly said: "When the princess ordered her subordinates to send a letter to the little uncle, asking him to help find ancient books and ancient recipes, the subordinates told him about it by the way, and at that time, the little uncle's face was dark. ”

If it weren't for the princess's urgency, what she wanted was too urgent. The little uncle is afraid that he will be killed immediately.

Chu Qianlan said lightly: "I haven't had an accident yet." If she had a mistake, it wouldn't have been a matter of him blackening his face. ”

Although he was dissatisfied with Zhou Houyuan's carelessness, Chu Qianlan was more dissatisfied and disgusted with himself, didn't he also be able to protect her? And what qualifications do you have to be dissatisfied with Zhou Houyuan?

Chu Qianlan was silent for a moment, and then said coldly: "Please ask the little uncle to get some gunpowder, the amount is not too much, it is enough to blow up a room in the Baili Wenhan Mansion." Didn't he want to repair the house? Then let's repair one more. ”

Ruyi was stunned and lowered his head. "There is such a big movement in the capital, in case it ......"

"Huh?"

"Yes, my subordinates have orders!" Ruyi didn't dare to say more, and hurriedly responded.

Looking at Ruyi's figure that flashed into the night quickly, Chu Qianlan's eyes flashed with a small light in the night, and she whispered as if whispering: "Baili Wenhan ......"

It was just a warning, and if he didn't know the idea of beating her, he swore —

"It's not a pity to kill with a thousand knives!"

……

The next day, Ruotang packed up, took everything that was prepared before dawn, and hurriedly went to Huangfu Zhong's house.

Although she had long known where Huangfu Zhong lived, for the sake of caution, she still let Ruyi, who was driving, rush to the door of Huangfu Zhong's house while walking.

Ruotang glanced at the door without any door number and something that showed the identity of the owner's family, and motioned for Jixiang to step forward and knock on the door - Cai Qing's face is really not good to go out to meet people, not to mention, Cai Qing is also a little afraid of the Huangfu Zhong who will smash her into a pig's head face if she makes a move.

After a while, the sleepy-eyed Huangfu Zhong came to open the door with a messy hair.

He had just woken up in an even worse temper, and his face was so gloomy that it was almost dripping.

Ruotang hurriedly put on an apologetic smile and said uneasily: "Uncle Huangfu, did I come too early and disturb your dreams?" I'm really embarrassed, I thought that the Dragon Boat Festival was coming, and the birthday of the concubine was imminent, so I ......"

Obviously, the four words of the concubine are the gold medal for avoiding death.

Huangfu Zhong didn't say a word and turned sideways to let her in, but made a request, "They are not allowed to come in." ”

Ruyi subconsciously frowned, and Jixiang stepped forward.

Ruotang hurriedly said: "Okay - you guys wait outside." ”

Ruyi glanced at Jixiang and said lightly: "Girl, at noon, you made an appointment with the shopkeeper of Jinbao Building to see the jewelry, don't forget." ”

"Well, I remember." Ruotang smiled at Ruyi without a city government, took the things in Jixiang's hand, and stepped into Huangfu Zhong's house without hesitation.

As soon as he entered the door, Ruotang only glanced at Huangfu Zhong's mansion and then withdrew his gaze, and asked happily and simply: "Uncle Huangfu, you haven't had breakfast yet, I brought you some, you go to wash up, come and taste my craftsmanship to your taste?" By the way, where is your dining room? ”

Huangfu Zhong stood there, squinting his eyes slightly expressionlessly, looking at the cheerful little daughter-like woman in the morning light, smiling and talking to him with a three-layer large food box.

The golden sunlight shone on her, plating her with a layer of golden raw edges. The thin and delicate little girl smiled in the morning sun, and her smile was also fluffy and light, fluttering, soft and warm.

Such a scene, in his lonely decades of life, appeared for the first time, but countless times, appeared in his dreams.

It's just that the person in the dream is clearly not the little girl in front of him.

Huangfu Zhong lowered his gaze and raised his hand to point to the room to the east.

Ruotang held the food box and went to the east house as lightly as a butterfly, "Uncle Huangfu, you go and wash, come over to eat when you are done." ”

Huangfu Zhong watched her figure circling around in the east room, and strange tunes floated out of the room intermittently.

She looked so happy, so happy, full of vitality. His lifeless room seemed to be dyed with the breath of a living human being.

He thought that he had long been accustomed to such lonely days, except for Ah Rong, this heart would not fluctuate because of anyone or anything, but for some reason, it seemed to jump out of his chest, and even his eyes seemed to be a little hot and uncomfortable.

Well, I guess I didn't sleep well at night, and I was woken up early by her, so my eyes were uncomfortable. Huangfu Zhong thought as he turned and walked towards his room.

He didn't know that the corners of his mouth, which had always been very tight and tight, were quietly curled up at the moment.

After Ruotang set up the meal, Huangfu Zhong also washed up, and stood at the door expressionlessly.

Ruotang raised his eyes and hurriedly smiled: "Uncle Huangfu, come in quickly." I made porridge with dried vegetables and pork bones this morning, and I boiled it for almost an hour. ”

Huangfu Zhong involuntarily walked over and sat down stiffly following her instructions.

Obviously, this strange morning was still a little unaccustomed to him.

It was obviously a very ordinary morning, summer had arrived, the windows were wide open, the cool breeze of the early morning was blowing in from the window, and the air was filled with the rich fragrance of dried vegetable porridge.

In addition to porridge and ordinary buns, there are also sesame fish, braised unicorn meat, three fresh dragon and phoenix balls, and eight treasured lotus buds...... A variety of sour, sweet and spicy dishes were placed on the table.

"I don't know what you like to eat, I'll make some casually, uncle, don't be stunned, try it." Ruotang finally took out the two plates of the simplest kimchi, "This is pickled melon and sour and hot radish shreds, which are the best to eat, I like it the most." ”

She said, took a sip of porridge, took a chopstick of shredded radish with chopsticks, chewed in her mouth, shook her head, smiled and looked at Huangfu Zhong expectantly.

Huangfu Zhong slowly picked up the chopsticks, Ruotang smiled happily at him, lowered his head and drank the porridge with a snoring sound. Ya private Jiba.

Huangfu Zhong's eyelids jumped, and he also took a chopstick of shredded radish, and said expressionlessly: "Girls are so rude when they eat, what are they like!" ”

Ruotang held the bowl with a smile, "Anyway, no one else is here, uncle, don't say it, no one will know." ”

As he spoke, he blinked and asked, "Uncle, you won't say it, will you?" ”

Huangfu Zhong frowned, but he didn't say anything in the end.

The meal was quickly finished, and Ruotang asked while putting the empty dishes into the food box, "Uncle, what do you want to eat tomorrow morning?" ”

Huangfu Zhong's thick eyelashes trembled slightly, he lowered his eyes, and said lightly: "Whatever." ”

This is the meaning of acquiescing to Ruotang continuing to come over tomorrow.

Ruotang smiled and nodded vigorously: "Then I'll cook lotus seed porridge tomorrow morning." ”

While solemnly taking out a broken ancient book that looked very old from the happy little baggage, "Uncle, this is the ancient book I told you." ”

"Show me."

"Okay." Ruotang generously gave him the book, "Uncle, your family, can I take a look at it casually?" ”

The emperor didn't raise his head, "Westinghouse doesn't allow it." ”

Ruotang visited a circle, except for the West House explained by Huangfu Zhong, she was not allowed to enter, and the only feeling that the whole house gave her was simple and deserted.

How rudimentary, his room only had a bed, nothing else, only a pot, a bowl and a pair of chopsticks in his kitchen. But he has a super large pharmacy, and there are a lot of tools and utensils in the pharmacy, but it's a pity that Ruotang can't recognize a few. casually opened a medicine bucket, and the familiar thing in it made Ruotang stunned - this thing was the top-level Nanzhu she had dedicated to Concubine Shu not long ago.

Appearing here at Huangfu Zhong so soon, this Nanzhu is really very important to Concubine Shugui.

When he was lamenting Huangfu Zhong's disregard for himself and his attention to Concubine Shugui, Huangfu Zhong had already come behind Ruotang, "I've seen this recipe, but I can give it a try." ”

"Really?" Ruotang turned his head and looked at him with a look of surprise, "That's really good, I'm going to trouble Uncle next." I won't be on the side, but I can't go wrong with it, uncle, you just send me! ”

She smiled and clenched her little fists, tilted her head slightly and smiled brightly at Huangfu Zhong.