The lamps went out, and the room returned to darkness, except for the shallow moonlight of a winter night that pierced through the open fan, scattering sporadic frost on the ground.

Xie Jinci hugged his knees and curled up in the corner alone for a long time.

The temperature around her was extremely cold, and the chill was everywhere, silently enveloping and engulfing her.

She remembered that one night last winter, her cousin mischievously tricked her into the firewood room, deprived her of food and drink, and locked her for two days and two nights.

At that time, she was also so hungry and cold, crying and shouting and banging on the door, hoping that someone would save her out.

She cried out hoarsely, and even cried until she fainted.

Even though the result was not satisfactory, at that time, at least her heart was hot.

And now, that strange coldness went straight to the bottom of her heart, there was no place on her body that was not painful, she couldn't cry, and she couldn't scream.

In this world, there are both long-planned malice and evil thoughts for no reason.

It is useless to be well-behaved, and it is useless to be cautious.

Some muddy waters will inevitably be wet.

can't hide,

Let's face it.

A slender little girl, with a young and white face, and a pair of deer eyes that are pure and black under her thin eyebrows.

She gritted her teeth, stood up with a blank face, and slowly and tightly clenched her fists, step by step, firmly and fearlessly out of the room.

……

Waide Temple.

Dong Li carried a wooden tray for decanting soup, and stepped on the lamp through the corridor.

The cold wind blows on the face, and the smell of wine is stirred, which makes people feel charming.

She deliberately changed into a concubine-colored Hangzhou silk satin jacket, with an apricot yellow horse-faced pleated skirt, her eyebrows swept lightly, her mouth grease was slightly rubbed, and she walked in a hurry, showing the delicate beauty of Jiangnan women.

Under the wide eaves, the glass wind lamp is bright, and the half-open fan is squeaked by the wind, like a wordless invitation.

Dong Li paused at the door for a moment, took a deep breath, and then exhaled slowly, and finally stepped in without hesitation.

Shen Tingyi, who was drunk and was wandering around, heard the movement and shouted with a big tongue: "Urge Mom, have another pot of wine!" If you don't get drunk tonight, you won't go home! ”

"Childe, this is your room, how can there be any Hualou mother?"

Dong Li brought the decanting soup into the inner room, turned around and plugged in the latch, and without waiting to turn around, her waist tightened, and the strong smell of wine penetrated into her nose, making her frown.

Shen Tingyi hugged her from behind, buried his head in her neck and sniffed, and murmured, "Rong'er, Rong'er...... I haven't been to see you in the past few days, are you angry with me? Good Rong'er, I want to kill you......"

Dong Li's face sank, and it took a long time for him to stiffly break free from his embrace.

She settled down and whispered, "Childe, take a look at it clearly, who am I?" ”

Under Shen Tingyi's drunken gaze, she raised her hand to unbutton the front of her placket, opened her coat, and there was only a lotus-colored coat inside.

The red clothes contrasted with the fair skin, bringing a strong visual impact, and Shen Tingyi's Adam's apple rolled, and he was about to pounce.

"Childe hasn't told me who I am......"

Dong Li stretched out his index finger and pointed at his chest, his eyes hooked, his lips curled and smiled, and pushed him towards the bed in the inner room.

Shen Tingyi struggled to see her face clearly, but his gaze couldn't help but drift to the abundance hidden under his clothes.

"You're Rong'er...... No, you're Frost! Good frost, let me kiss one! ”

"Childe is not in a hurry, ......"

Dong Li pushed him away again, turned around and took out a note from his sleeve, and said step by step: "Childe only needs to press the handprint on it, and you can kiss wherever you want......

"Press, I'll press!"

Shen Tingyi was already lustful, so he responded without thinking about it.

Dong Li handed over a small box, his eyes flashed with great joy of success, "Come, the ink is here......"

On the cold winter night of the wax moon, all the sounds return to silence.

In the remote courtyard where the frost grass withered, a young man dressed in embroidered silver crane and Wanglan sat on his knees on the railing of the corridor, and a pair of peach blossom eyes were as dark as an abyss, falling on the plum tree in the corner of the wall.

The pitch-black and craggy branches are silently meandering, and the pale buds stand proudly on the branches.

The sound of light footsteps came from far and near.

The young man's ears were excellent, and he could hear the heaviness and forbearance contained in that step.

He looked sideways slightly, and his face was unparalleled.

"It's freezing, where is my sister coming back?"

He watched the small figure slowly approach, Yu Yu raised his eyebrows, and spoke lazily.

Xie Jinzi didn't squint, as if he didn't hear him speak, and walked past him.

"Ears falling out?"

The boy stretched out his long legs and hung in the air, blocking the little girl's way.

Xie Jinci glanced at him lightly, his face was as calm as water.

It's not like before raising your eyes and sweetly curling the corners of your mouth, nor frowning and pouting your cheeks unconvinced.

The little girl in front of her seems to have lost all her colors, her clear deer eyes are as bright as before, but she lacks the unique innocence and childishness, and she is no longer fresh.

Shen Changfeng's eyes darkened, and he said in a deep voice: "What's the matter?" ”

Xie Jinci raised his hand with difficulty, pushed away the young man's legs, and his voice was hoarse: "It's okay." I'm a little tired, so I'm going to rest. ”

The arm was suddenly grabbed, and the strength was not great, but it made her cheeks white in pain, and a big cold sweat appeared on her forehead, biting her lower lip fiercely, so that she couldn't help but not scream.

"What? Painful? ”

Shen Changfeng narrowed his peach blossom eyes, pulled her to him stiffly, and rolled up her sleeve with his other hand extremely quickly.

On the dimly lit corridor, the octagonal wind lamps emitted a faint glow.

The little girl's white and tender skin was reflected under it, and the pinching and bruises were all over like ants, which were innumerable.

The boy scolded "" in a low voice, grabbed her by the waist, and carried her to the railing to settle herself, while he squatted down and neatly raised her trouser legs.

The two calves, like the arms, were scarred, and there was simply no good piece of flesh.

"Is it all on your body?"

The young man's fingertips crossed those shocking red marks, and his dark eyes were gloomy.

Xie Jinci gently brushed his hand away and comforted him calmly: "Little brother, I'm really fine." ”

Shen Changfeng raised his head, looked at a pair of lifeless eyes, and felt a sense of irritability in his heart for no reason.

He grabbed the little girl's ankle sharply and pulled it down hard.

Hearing a weak exclamation in his ears, he wrapped his long arms, steadily took the person into his arms, pressed the little head that tried to move, and said fiercely:

"Who taught you this? I don't know if I'm hurt! Xie Jinci, you're capable, aren't you?! ”

Suddenly hearing his name come out of his mouth, Xie Jinci couldn't help but be slightly stunned, and his eyes quickly became a thin layer of red.

She once said in front of Fu Tinghan that her little brother would know her name, which was not unusual.

However, the cold wall built deep in the heart has clearly begun to crumble.

Boom in the brain.

She nestled in the boy's arms, sniffing the familiar warm and cold fragrance, the tip of her nose was sour, and tears fell without warning.

She hugged the young man's neck, let out the depression in her throat recklessly, and choked up: "Little brother, I hurt, I hurt so much!" ”

"Cry, just cry."

Shen Changfeng stroked her hair, and her mellow voice was like a long-precipitated wine.

Where the little girl can't see, the peach blossom eyes that are usually amorous are now filled with a strong killing intent.

Under the frost and moonlight, the young man looked at the budding plum blossoms not far away, and said four words softly: "Only this once." ”

Next time, it's time for those people to double up!

Time flies, and in a blink of an eye, it is the twentieth day of the lunar month.

Approaching the end of the year, the Shen Mansion was very busy, full of new ideas.

The weather became more and more cold, and Wu's mother sent people to send charcoal to all the houses in the big house.

Ling Hengyuan also received it.

Three frames full of jujube charcoal, all the way through the hands of people, layer by layer, and finally sent to Fugui's hands, only a small half of the frame remained, which could not withstand this winter at all.

Xie Jinci was indignant, but he had long been used to helping him return.

During this time, in addition to recuperating from her injuries, the little girl also asked Fugui for some cooking skills.

She is smart and witty, she learns everything quickly, and in just a few days, she can already fry home-cooked food to a decent extent.

Xi Han often came to teach her to make dim sum.

After the last homecoming banquet, Xihan was asked by Aunt Qin to go to Chaoyu Courtyard to serve, and after Mrs. Guo's suppression, she had more leisure time, and came to Ling Heng Courtyard to visit Fugui, and gradually formed a habit.

On this day, Xie Jinci held the freshly hatched plum blossom cake, smiled at Fugui and Xihan in the kitchen, and gently closed the door.

She had already been kindly reminded by Shen Changfeng that she knew that she would vacate the small kitchen and leave it to the two of them alone.

The plum trees planted in the corners of the courtyard wall are blooming one after another, red and beautiful, and the fragrance is wrapped in the cold wind, blowing all over the courtyard.

When the little girl came to the bedroom, as soon as she pushed the fan open, she was surrounded by the warmth that made her squint her eyes.

There is a charcoal fire burning in the house, as long as you don't open the doors and windows, you don't feel cold with only a single clothes.

She went all the way to the inner room, and saw that the jujube charcoal in the charcoal basin had changed from two to six, and she couldn't help frowning.

The little brother took advantage of her absence and secretly added charcoal!

She was annoyed and helpless, and bypassed the screen of Hanmei Lixue, and saw the quilt on the Babu bed rising high, and the beautiful young man was hiding in the quilt with Erlang's legs crossed to read.

The little girl angrily put the porcelain plate on the bookcase, and said angrily: "Little brother, why are you lying in bed again? Didn't I say yesterday that I was going to change the quilt for you? There is also charcoal, which can only be used twice a day, but you carry me on my back every day! When that half of the frame is used up, you just wait to get frozen! ”

"Tsk, sister, is this possessed by the mother-in-law of which yard? At a young age, Rory chatters all day long, you don't get tired of talking, but my ears are calloused. ”

Shen Changfeng gathered the quilt in front of him, and held a book with a red cover in his exposed hand.

He sniffed the air, lazily closed the book, placed it next to the pillow at will, and said with a smile: "What did you do to eat in the cold?" Bring it to me and I'll taste it. ”

Xie Jinci glanced at the book next to the pillow with a dodgy gaze, and hummed: "Little brother wants to eat, so get up and eat it yourself!" ”

The young man sighed, "It's a pity." I thought that my sister would bring the food and get up to warm the book after tasting it, but since my sister didn't want to, then I had to sleep until dark, and as for changing the quilt—"

Before she finished speaking, the little girl held the steaming plum blossom cake and reluctantly sent it to the bedside.

Shen Changfeng pinched a piece and put it in his mouth, only after chewing it twice, Yu Yu's eyebrows were raised, and his tone was full of disgust: "This is not the craft of cherishing the cold, right?" ”

Xie Jinci looked away in amazement, "This is the ...... I did"

"My sister is really excessive, and she gave me something to eat. I see this quilt, don't change it. ”

As the boy spoke, his long fingers reached out to the porcelain dish again, unceremoniously picking up a piece and eating it as if no one else were there.

Xie Jinci was so angry that he couldn't wait to pounce on him and bite him!

The little brother is really getting more and more shameless!