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    Shen Jiu sees out of Shen Fang's eyes. He is restless, he is dizzied—he speaks from her mouth: "I am nine."

    "No," says the grandmother. "You are two."

    "I am nine."

    "No," says the grandmother. "You are four. Get down from there."

    "I am nine."

    "No," says the grandmother. "You are six. Have you been fainting again?"

    "I am nine."

    "No," says the grandmother. "You are seven. Stop that, I know you're faking. Come along, we're going."

    "I am nine."

    Shen Yuan tilts his head, dark hair brushing the crest of his cheek. "All right, Meimei," he says. "You're nine."

    By the time Shen Fang is literally nine, she doesn't answer to Shen Fang anymore.

    Ge calls her Meimei or Ah Jiu. Nurse Zhao calls her Young Miss or brat or, sometimes, little demon. The tutors and almost all of the household staff are completely unaware that Shen Jiu isn't her given name in the first place.

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