"Ninth brother, ninth brother ......" the childish voice said, and when Tang Jingcheng turned to the staircase, he happened to see Guan Luo stroking a boy and throwing him onto the sofa.

The boy giggled.

Guan slightly pressed him down and scribbled something on the boy's face with a crayon.

"It's naïve!" Tang snorted.

Unexpectedly, the little boy on the sofa could fight back, and reached out to scratch Guan Luo's squeaky nest, Guan Luo seemed to be afraid of itching. Immediately rolled off the couch to the ground, and the little boy turned defeat into victory, riding on his shoulder and asking him to learn from the turtle.

"Okay, little master, hurry down, don't have no rules!" The servant next to him seemed to be a little reproachful.

Guan Luo didn't think so, hugged the little boy and started to make trouble again.

The entire hall reverberated with the laughter of the little boy and Guan Luo.

Tang Jingcheng stood not far away and watched for a long time, from the time she knew Guan Luo to the present, she had seen him laugh countless times, sneering, smiling, smiling, smiling, bewitching, every time she felt that his smile was covered with a veil. It's as if he's always been a fake.

Only now, he smiled so brightly and presumptuously, and Junye's facial features were no longer so compelling, and they became real and warm.

Tang Jingcheng suddenly realized that he seemed to have never really known this man, this man had too many faces, and he had different looks for different people.

Strict with his subordinates, warm to the child in front of him, and gentle to Lou. Only for yourself, always if you are far away. Yaguang Central Garbage.

"Brother Nine... Yes... People ...... "The first to discover Tang Jingcheng was Ah Xi.

He was so frightened that he rolled off the sofa at once, and tried to climb on his own with his hands and feet, but his hands and feet were obviously uncoordinated, and Guan Luo immediately picked him up from the ground.

"Axi, don't be afraid. This is the aunt brought by the ninth brother. Will stay here for a while. ”

"Ahh Aunt ......" It seems that these two words are a little unfamiliar to him, so the simple two syllables are vague, but a pair of eyes are full of curiosity about Tang Jingcheng, staring at her.

Tang Jingcheng was a little unnatural by him, and when he got closer, he found that the child looked a little weird, with a thin body, a large head, a little far between the eyes, and a long mouth. There was saliva on his chin and a bib around his neck.

I really can't tell the age of this child, but Tang Jingcheng can at least see that this child is different from ordinary children.

Ah Xi was even more frightened by Tang Jingcheng, and couldn't help but stumble behind Guan Luo.

Guan Luo made a face at the servant next to him, and someone came over to hold Ah Xi: "Little master, let's go, let's go outside to play." ”

Ah Xi followed the maid away, and the two of them were left in the hall.

The bright smile on Guan Luo's face just now had long since disappeared without a trace, and he threw the crayon in his hand onto the table.

"He..."

"Ah, my brother." Guan Luo replied quickly.

Tang Jingcheng was stunned again.

"You have a brother?"

"It's strange that I have a brother?"

"I've never heard you mention it to me." Tang Jingcheng regretted it after saying this, what is her identity? At this point, she didn't realize that she had never known about the man in front of her.

"But yes, I don't know anything but your name." Tang Jingcheng sat on the sofa with some anger.

Guan Luo didn't bother to explain, glanced at her, and saw that she had changed her clothes, and her skirt fit well, but her hair was unkempt, and the red lining made her face even more sallow.

He couldn't help but feel rough again, he still remembered that when she wore Lili costumes, she was dressed in red and white dresses, standing in the sun of the old street was very moving, and her jade carving exhibition that day, she wore light makeup, and the delicate waist-cinching red dress looked particularly delicate and bright on her.

Guan Xiao blindly thought that she would look very good in red, a little cold and glamorous, and a little enchanting, but now Tang Jingcheng, who was standing in front of him, had a bloodless face, and his skin was too pale due to long-term bed rest, and the whole person was like a flower that was about to wither after losing moisture.

Guan Luo sighed again.

"Ah Xi is the son of my stepfather, he was born with cerebral palsy, sometimes it may be a little noisy, you live here and please bear with it. And he doesn't like to be born, so you'd better stay away from him and don't bully him. ”

It seems that Tang Jingcheng is a bad witch who specializes in bullying children.

Tang Jingcheng was too lazy to take care of it, and the atmosphere in the hall was a little stiff.

Just as Ning Bo walked in: "Ninth Young Master, Miss Tang, lunch is ready." ”

"I still have something to do, so I won't stay for dinner." Guan Luo took his coat and was about to leave, but Tang Jingcheng sat on the sofa and did not move.

Nimber sent him to the door of the hall, but he suddenly turned around: "Change all the red clothes in her cabinet, it doesn't look good." ”

"......" Nymber was a little strange, he deliberately told him to buy more red, why did he have to replace it now?

However, Ning Bo has been a housekeeper in the house for decades, and he knows the truth of not asking his master about private affairs.

"Okay, I'll let the driver take it to the shop in the afternoon and change it."

Tang Jingcheng sat on the sofa and did not move until the sound of the car's engine sounded outside the door.

Ning Bo walked in and saw that Tang Jingcheng was sitting alone on the sofa and the silhouette was too deserted, so he went over and said: "The Ninth Young Master is usually very busy, and it is rare for him to come here here, Miss Tang, you are a distinguished guest invited by the young master, don't feel unaccustomed to living here, if you have any requirements, just mention it to me directly." ”

Tang Jingcheng could only smile reluctantly: "Thank you, Ningbo." ”

"Miss Tang is polite, then now you will go to dinner first?"

……

Tang Jingcheng didn't sleep well on the first night of the house, after all, it was an unfamiliar environment, and if she hadn't taken medicine, she would have insomnia.

The next day I slept quite late, it was already lunch time when I got up, there was no one in the building, she went to the restaurant by herself, there was a meal left for her on the table, the beef bone soup was specially stewed for her, and it was warmed in a small soup, and she drank half a bowl casually.

After dinner, he walked around the building, the huge house was terrifyingly deserted, and Tang Jingcheng finally rolled back to the room to continue sleeping.

But not long after she slept she was woken up by the crying of the children downstairs, she was very irritable, and went barefoot to the balcony, with a high line of sight, and she could see the path shrouded by the ginkgo tree in front of the building.

I don't know where this path leads, but there are no other houses on both sides, it should be a special passage for the old house of the Guan family, at this time there are some people standing on the path, wearing the uniform servant clothes issued in the house, holding a ladder to hang something on the ginkgo tree.

Hung with red lanterns.

Tang Jingcheng saw that it was indeed a lantern, which had been hung for most of the road, and there was a string of festive red between the golden leaves, which was very beautiful.

Tang Zhencheng couldn't help but smile, and only then did he realize that today was Chinese New Year's Eve.

New Year's Pass, the day of reunion.

Tang Jingcheng took out his mobile phone and called Tang Ji, gave him a New Year's greeting, and told him that he was going to live with a friend for a while, but Tang Ji didn't ask much.

This surprised Tang Jingcheng.

In the past, his father had to ask him again and again where he went, he always said that no matter how old his daughter was, he was an ignorant child in his heart, and he was willing to let go of Qiu Qiguan later, to put it bluntly, Tang Ji trusted Qiu Qiguan more and felt that he was a person who could be trusted.

But since Qiu Qiguan's death, Tang Ji didn't care much about Tang Jingcheng, and even when she lived in Guan Luo for the New Year, Tang Ji didn't ask a word, only let her take care of herself.

Tang Zhencheng couldn't help but feel a little lost, this sense of loss has been with her since Qiu Qiguan left, and now that Chinese New Year's Eve is approaching, she is alone in this quiet and empty old suburban villa, and her heart is simply depressed.

Tang Jingcheng put on his coat and went downstairs, just when he saw Ning Bo coming in from outside, followed by a servant, holding Ah Xi, who was crying non-stop, the little thing was running around with his hands and feet, his face was covered with tears and saliva, and he kept screaming in his mouth, and he didn't know what he was calling.

The scene looked quite penetrating, but the maid who hugged him was expressionless, as if Ah Xi was so indifferent, and soon the child was carried to the back hall by the maid, and the crying was a little farther away.

Ning Bo came over at this time: "Miss Tang, did you wake you up?" ”

Tang Jingcheng shook his head: "No, it's just that what's wrong with that kid?" ”

"You mean little master? He clamored to find the Third Lady and the Ninth Young Master. ”

"Third wife?"

"It's the third wife that the master married before his death, and the little master was born to her."

"That's Ah Xi's mother?" Tang Zhencheng glanced towards the back hall, and could still hear the child's shouting, she didn't understand, "Today is Chinese New Year's Eve, it's normal for him to want to find his mother, what about his mother?" ”

"Hey... As soon as the old man left, the third wife packed up her things and left, and the little young master has been brought up by the maids in the house for the past few years. ”

Tang Jingcheng couldn't help but feel sour in his heart: "Then he has been living here alone?" ”

"Occasionally, the Ninth Young Master will come over to see him, and there will be no one else." Ning Bo said that he also felt desolate in his heart, "Miss Tang, you take care of it, the little master is congenitally insufficient, and it is more difficult to toss when he makes trouble." ”

"I'm okay." How could she have dealt with a child with cerebral palsy.

"Then I'll go and get busy first, and dinner is being prepared in the kitchen."

"Cooking dinner so early?"

"Yes, tonight is Chinese New Year's Eve, and several local maids have to go home early to have a reunion dinner with their families." After Ning Bo finished speaking, he left, and Tang Jingcheng stood in the empty hall, and he could still hear Ah Xi's cry in his ears.

She chased after a few steps: "Nimber, wait a minute. ”

"Miss Tang is still in trouble?"

"That's... Will you Ninth Young Master come over tonight? ”

Ning Bo's face turned, and Tang Zhencheng was afraid that he would misunderstand, so he immediately changed his words: "I mean Ah Xi is crying like this, today is Chinese New Year's Eve, does he want to come over to see him?" ”

"No, the little young master is often so noisy, the ninth young master can't come over to coax him from time to time, besides, today is Chinese New Year's Eve, and the ninth young master is even more unlikely to come over."

"Why?"

"He's going to accompany Miss Lou."

"You mean Lou Qingxiao?"

"Yes, there are other festivals on Chinese New Year's Eve every year, and the Ninth Young Master basically accompanies Miss Lou." Nimber finished speaking and left.

A few servants who had hung the lanterns outside the door walked in with a smile and a cold wind.

Tang Zhencheng couldn't help but shiver, she could feel that this Chinese New Year's Eve would be very cold.