Once upon a time, Cui Hengyue was sitting on the edge of the cliff of Yunxuan Temple, looking in the direction of the capital, looking forward to spending the New Year at the Duke of Jingguo's Mansion.

In the high gate courtyard, parents and relatives gathered around, with the sound of silk, bamboo and harp, singing and dancing... There was no hunger, no cold, everyone gathered together to talk and have fun.

Of course, this is also the case now.

Cui Hengyue reached out to hold the tea cup, and calmly glanced at the Cui family's descendants who were watching the New Year's Eve in the hall, with a hint of self-deprecation on the corner of his mouth.

The joy and harmony are real, but only on the surface.

Her relatives gathered together, but there was no mother who loved her.

Cui Hengyue held up the teacup and looked at it for a long time. Finally, he put down the teacup and quietly exited Fuhaiyuan.

Today is New Year's Eve. All the masters of the mansion gathered in Fuhaiyuan to watch the New Year's Eve. This is the rule of the mansion.

When Cui Hengyue came out, Lady Du reached out to stop her: "Yuanniang, it's almost midnight, you can't go back now."

"I didn't go back, I was just very sleepy and wanted to go for a walk to refresh my mind." Cui Hengyue said calmly.

Mrs. Du hesitated for a moment: "Then Yuanniang, just walk nearby and don't go too far."

Cui Hengyue said "Hmm" and gestured to leave, but then retracted her feet: "Forget it, I heard recently that babies' cries will be heard in the house when it's midnight.

"I'd better just blow some air here."

Madam Du suddenly darkened her face: "How can you believe such nonsense? Yuanniang, as the eldest daughter of the Cui family in this generation, you should be cautious in your words and deeds to set an example.

"Now they are spreading rumors and confusing people. It really disappoints the Duke and the old lady."

Cui Hengyue panicked and grabbed Madam Du's tightly held right hand: "Madam Du, I didn't spread rumors, I was just afraid. Haven't you heard the baby's cry at night recently?"

Madam Du trembled.

Just at this moment, a baby's cry seemed to be heard in the distance. Madam Du turned pale with fright and threw away Cui Hengyue's hand.

Cui Hengyue took advantage of the situation and approached: "Ms. Du, what's wrong with you? Why is your face so pale?"

"No...it's okay..." Mrs. Du tried her best to suppress the fear in her heart and put on a serious expression: "Yuan Niang, it's time for you to enter the house."

As expected of the people around the old lady, they returned to normal so quickly.

Cui Hengyue twitched the corners of his lips, turned around and entered the house.

After that, Cui Hengyue did nothing. She waited honestly until the New Year's Eve was over and returned to the third room with Cui Yongxuan and others.

Halfway through, Cui Hengyue suddenly sighed: "Oh, it would be great if my brother was still here..."

"Bang!"

"Third Master, what's wrong with you?" Wei Jiang picked up the folding fan on the ground and handed it to Cui Yongxuan.

Cui Hengyue looked over, his eyes full of concern: "Father, what's wrong with you? Why did your fan fall off when you're so good?"

Wearing a folding fan in such a cold weather is just arty.

Cui Yongxuan looked away guiltily: "No... not sure."

Then, he said forcefully and calmly: "Okay, let's go back to our own yard and sleep."

After saying that, he quickened his pace.

Cui Balang chased after him with his short legs: "Father, wait for me, I'm scared."

Hearing his son's voice, Cui Yongxuan stopped and scolded him: "What is there to be afraid of in your own house?"

"I'm afraid, there's a baby crying...um..."

Before Cui Balang finished speaking, Cui Siniang covered his mouth: "Shh, don't yell, or he will come to you."

"Don't talk nonsense." Cui Yongxuan scolded his siblings, grabbed one with each hand, and dragged them away.

The other young men and young ladies were so frightened that they trembled and hurried back to the yard under the protection of their servants.

At some point, Cui Wulang came to Cui Hengyue: "Aren't you afraid?"

Facing Cui Hengyue's puzzled eyes, Cui Wulang explained: "It's just...there is a rumor in the mansion recently that every night, babies will be heard crying in the mansion.

"It's so late now, aren't you afraid of running into me?"

Cui Hengyue blinked her eyes with an innocent look on her face: "My mother once told me that as long as you don't do anything bad, ghosts will not come to your door.

"I didn't do anything wrong, why should I be afraid?"

This is said as if those who left just now did something wrong...

Cui Wulang didn't dare to say this, but thinking of Cui Hengyue's behavior just now, he asked: "What did you mean when you just said that it would be fine if my brother was still here?

"Do you want to meet the eldest and second brother's brothers?"

"No." After Cui Hengyue denied it, she looked at him calmly: "It's getting late, go back and rest."

After saying that, he left without looking back.

Cui Wulang felt strange and asked in a low voice: "What do you mean by Yuan Niang's words just now?"

"Master doesn't know, how can we know." The servant looked embarrassed.

...

In the following days, except for the scary baby crying at night, the Duke of Jingguo's mansion was relatively peaceful.

After seven or eight days of this, Cui Hengyue came to Cui Yongxuan's study after he left the office.

"You all go down, I have something to say to my father alone."

Wei Jiang hesitated and did not move. After receiving Cui Yongxuan's eyes, he led the servant out.

Cui Yongxuan walked out from behind the desk with a fatherly expression: "Yuan Niang, you came to see me as a father. What do you have to say?"

Cui Hengyue walked up to Cui Yongxuan step by step and stared into his eyes closely: "Father, do you still remember my brother?"

"Bang!"

In panic, Cui Yongxuan staggered back and hit the desk. The teacup on it rolled down and shattered.

Wei Jiang rushed in: "Third Master, what happened?"

Seeing the broken porcelain on the ground, Wei Jiang looked at Cui Hengyue with suspicion.

"Take care of the floor and leave." Cui Yongxuan tried his best to maintain a calm attitude and ordered.

Wei Jiang didn't dare to ask any more questions, so he quietly cleaned up the floor and exited the study room silently.

Cui Hengyue still stared at Cui Yongxuan, with a hint of ridicule in his tone: "What is my father guilty of? Could it be that the death of my brother is really related to you?"

"What nonsense?" Cui Yongxuan denied subconsciously.

Cui Hengyue did not intend to let him go: "Before she died, my mother told me the truth about that year. Before she gave birth to me, she also gave birth to a baby boy, who was my brother.

"But my brother didn't even survive an hour before he was thrown to death by my father."

Hearing the last sentence, Cui Yongxuan was greatly stimulated and growled: "I didn't mean it, I just accidentally fell down and that's why I killed him.

"I don't want to either, why are you all blaming me?"

Cui Hengyue said angrily: "Then why are you so careless? Why are you in such a hurry to carry my brother to show the old lady? Why don't you wait?"

"It's too late. I can't wait. I must quickly report to my parents and tell them that my son has been born..."

Cui Yongxuan seemed to be lost in memories and was very emotional: "I can't slow down, I have to run faster, but...as I was running, the ground suddenly became very slippery, and I fell down because I couldn't control it.

Already.

"The child... the child flew out... When I went to see him again, the child was bleeding a lot, and he... was out of breath..."

Cui Hengyue grabbed his sleeve and forced him to look at her: "You said the ground is slippery?"

"Yes." Cui Yongxuan nodded heavily.

Cui Hengyue didn't believe it and thought he was excusing himself: "As far as I know, it didn't rain that day, so the ground couldn't be slippery."

Cui Yongxuan was a little angry, and tried to shake Cui Hengyue away, but failed, and growled: "I didn't lie to you, it was just that the ground was slippery, so I fell.

"I didn't mean to throw the child to death. I was careless. You can't blame me."
Chapter completed!