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The boy appeared to be only eleven or twelve years old. He was extremely thin and weak, with a pale face and slightly sunken cheeks. At a glance, he seemed to be malnourished.

Gu Zixi almost pointed at his nose and scolded him.

Gu Mingyan then retracted his gaze and calmly found a place to sit, and heard Gu Ziyan say: "Cursing sounds are really loud, Daddy should be talking about you after hearing it."

She pulled Gu Zixi closer to her and sat down, but Gu Ziyan only looked at the child with contempt.

Gu Qingzhou, who was seated next to Gu Ziyan, sneered coldly: "Just one calamity fiend is not enough for this Palace. After this New Year, I don't even know if we'll be able to live comfortably next year."

After Gu Zixi heard this, he also started laughing.

The boy looked at Gu Mingyan submissively, made eye contact with her, and then lowered his head unwillingly.

"Who is he?"

Gu Mingyan openly asked Chun Ying who was behind him. After listening to the three of them talk for a long time without getting to the main point, she had indeed lost her patience.

"This is …" The young master, the third wife, was born and gave birth to a child that died in childbirth. The servants live in the courtyard and only during this New Year's Day and other festivals can they come out and walk around. " Chun Ying intentionally lowered his voice: "Young Master is doing this all because of the old lady. It's just that he's still young."

So there was a third wife?

Gu Mingyan glanced at Gu Qingzhou. He reckoned that this little boy was also a bastard, but in terms of bloodline, he held an advantage over Gu Qingzhou. The reason he had lived so obediently for so many years was probably because Madam Liu was worried about his son's position.

If she were to stand up for this little brother now, it would most likely attract the Madam Liu's displeasure. However, if this little brother were to continue being submissive, then it would be a waste for Gu Qingzhou to take advantage of him.

This was rather difficult.

Chun Ying saw that she was in a daze and retreated to the side.

Just as he was lost in thought, two firecrackers were set up outside the door. Gu Zhiyuan and the two madams had arrived late, and one of them was having a feast of blessings and congratulations, while Gu Zhiyuan knew that she did not know the message, so he simply brought his people to pass by her, it could be considered as him giving her face as his daughter.

In this way, she and her brother were the only ones who were unwelcome.

Since he could not eat the dishes on the table, Gu Mingyan was only waiting for him to return to the Han Group Courtyard after finishing his meal. He even asked Chun Ying, "What is the name of my little brother? "Where exactly do you live?"

"Miss, it's better if you don't mind. The old master has never liked the useless appearance of the young master."

However, Qiu Mei stood at the side and carefully raised it, sizing up Gu Mingyan with his eyes.

Calculating that Qiu Mei should be someone from the Madam Liu, Gu Mingyan said in a low voice: "Although it's useless, he's still my father's own son. Brother Qingzhou must be wary of him because he is still a thorn in his side, and should know how to use both the soft and the hard way. Otherwise, with father's personality that allows him to take advantage of everything, he might end up with more troubles when he reaches adulthood in the future."

After saying that, Gu Mingyan cast a cold glance at Qiu Mei, "Then tell Aunt everything that I have said."

Qiu Mei trembled, but he did not dare say anything.

However, Chun Ying, who was at the side, was stunned for a moment, and then said: "Young Master can be considered to be your blood-related little brother."

"I'm not familiar with him." Gu Mingyan looked at her coldly: "Just tell me his name and position, if Aunt doesn't want Little Sister Zi Yan to be the good man, then I will do it myself. Just based on father's flesh and blood, in the future, Mother will be the calamity.

Gu Mingyan purposely stopped his words here, before clapping his hands in front of the two maids' eyes: "Oh right, I didn't see Grandmother today!"

"It's snowing heavily on the mountain. I'm afraid the old lady will be back in a few days." Chun Ying regained his senses.

Nodding his head, Gu Mingyan once again heard from Chun Ying about the little brother's residence, and got someone to send him two beds and food, saying that it would be painful to look at, but when he gave the orders, Gu Mingyan just indifferently held onto the books, not caring at all.

Chun Ying frowned in dissatisfaction, but still ordered him to do so, and Qiu Mei disappeared without a trace midway, to pass on the message.

In the dead of night, Gu Mingyan had merely walked past the small rooms used by the two maids. The excessive amount of Calm Incense was enough to make them unable to wake up, and since there was no one guarding outside the Han Courtyard, she carefully walked in the shadows, and upon seeing the house guards, she openly said that she wanted to go to the kitchen.

When the servant brought her to the kitchen, she threw a silver coin at him and said, "Take it with you to drink."

"Thank you, young miss!" The servant was flattered.

"What's there to thank me for? Only by leaving a note at night for me to go to the kitchen."

Besides, she didn't dare to walk out alone. It was better to have someone to accompany her.

Although it was a new year, if there really were any evil spirits or monsters …

Thinking about it, Gu Mingyan shivered, then called the servants who were night shift in the kitchen over to cook some fried noodles, turned his head away from the crowd and walked into her little brother's courtyard.

Although he was living with the servants, they were separated by a road and two walls. That small house was all alone in a corner of the huge mansion. The windows were creaking and swaying as if they were not tightly shut.

Gu Mingyan, on the other hand, easily went through the window and entered the room.

The little boy on the bed was soundly asleep while hugging the bedding Chun Ying delivered to him today. Gu Mingyan only smiled and sat on the bed, looking at his somewhat similar face, he lightly patted his back.

When the boy woke up and saw that there was someone by the bed who was almost scared to sit up, Gu Mingyan quickly covered his mouth with his hand and pushed him back onto the bed with a lot of force. "I'm your sister, don't scream!"

The boy struggled a few more times, but to no avail. In the end, he could only nod his head in dissatisfaction.

Letting go of his mouth, Gu Mingyan raised up the still warm noodles: "From now on, big sister will send you food tonight, you're not allowed to say it, understand?"

The boy vigilantly sat up and took two bites of the noodles.

Gu Mingyan had just ordered some people to fry some meat inside, and after a while, the boy grew bigger and bigger.

Taking the chance that he did not notice, a small jade bottle dropped from Gu Mingyan's wrist and he stuffed it into his hands: "Look at your weak body, I bought this tonic from the infirmary earlier. Drink it every day, eat it and move it, otherwise if you do not talk about food, it will not help you grow, do you know?"

Hearing this, the boy's eyes immediately turned red. He looked at her and asked, "Why are you …"

"Do you want to hear the truth or a lie?"

Gu Mingyan laughed as he rubbed the corners of his eyes.

"The truth." The boy raised his head seriously.

"I want you to replace Gu Qingzhou."

The boy was silent for a moment, then he put down the half bowl of noodles, slightly avoiding her movements. "What about the lies?"

"I haven't decided yet." Gu Mingyan rolled his eyes. Was he going to lie when dealing with little brats?

She felt that she could not think of so many excuses.