Yu Xiang was practicing her zither in her room when she suddenly felt a sharp pain in her chest and the strings on her fingertips snapped. Her expression changed as she turned her wheelchair and rushed towards the door. As soon as she opened the door, she saw her mother standing outside with a sad expression.
"Brother has a relapse?" Although it was a question, her tone was very certain. She and her brother were twins, each with their own flaws. One was born paralyzed, the other with congenital heart disease. They had been in the sanatorium since they were young and had almost never been separated. Other twins had a better relationship at most, but they were inseparable and had a strong telepathic connection.
When her brother was in pain, she was in pain. When her brother was happy, she was happy. When her brother was sad, she cried. When her brother was in danger, she couldn't sit still. No matter how far away they were, this connection wouldn't disappear.
Her mother wasn't surprised as she looked down at her daughter. After a long time, she suddenly knelt on the ground and begged, "Xiang'er, give your heart to your brother! He has Rh-negative blood and couldn't find a suitable heart for many years. He can't wait any longer! The doctor has matched the two of you and all twelve matches. Xiang'er, Mom is begging you, save your brother. If he dies, Family Yu will be finished! "
Although she knew that her parents didn't care about her, when she really faced this moment, she still felt like the world was falling apart and her heart was dead.
"Get lost! Get lost! " She yelled at her mother who was kneeling at her feet. Blue veins popped out on her neck because she was using too much force.
She went back into the house and smashed everything she could find. The porcelain shards that flew out cut the back of her hand. As a mother, how could she say something like asking her daughter to die? How could she bear it? How could she bear it?!
She hated her cold parents and everyone in the family, but she couldn't hate her brother. They were born hand in hand and grew up hand in hand. As a cripple, without her brother's protection, how could she live so proudly and unscrupulously?
Tears unconsciously flowed down her face. After she calmed down, she turned to her mother who was still kneeling at the door and said, "Go prepare for the operation. Be quick, brother can't hold on much longer."
It was a good thing for two crippled people to become a complete individual and continue to live healthily. That was what she thought when she closed her eyes under the influence of the anesthetic.
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Yu Xiang woke up from the chaos and touched his thighs in shock. He had no feeling in his legs since he was born. How could they hurt now? But soon, she was even more shocked to find that her chest was intact, and her heart was beating steadily.
"Heh …"
However, these abnormalities were not the reason why she sucked in a breath of cold air. She belatedly realized that she had shrunk. With her short arms and legs, she looked like she was only seven or eight years old.
The memories in her mind came back one after another. She held her forehead and digested them bit by bit. After a while, she groaned in pain. How could there be such an unlucky thing? She had suffered so much in her previous life, and now that she was reborn, she was actually occupying a body that was unable to move. Not only that, she even transmigrated into a book and became the most unlucky supporting female character!
Actually, that book was bought by the nanny for Yu Xiang. She said that it was a simple book that didn't require much brain power to read and could help the young miss relax. Yu Xiang looked at the introduction and the first two chapters. She found that the supporting female character not only had the same name as her, but was also paralyzed in bed. She felt disgusted and casually threw it beside her pillow. Before she could throw it away, her brother's illness acted up and she died.
If she had known earlier, she would have finished reading the book before she died! Now she only knew that this' Yu Xiang 'was a child with a hard life. The curtains to her life's tragedy had begun three days ago. She was a step too late and couldn't save herself!
Three days ago, 'Yu Xiang's nanny died. Before she died, she told the truth to' Yu Xiang's' mother, the Lin Clan, that she had carried the wrong child. The Lin Clan's mother and her husband loved each other very much. They couldn't accept the fact that her husband had passed away. They didn't care about the family affairs, their children, or their elders. They only locked themselves in the courtyard all day and hugged their husband's memorial tablet. They relied on the sweet memories of the past to pass their days. They even blamed her husband's death on 'Yu Xiang', saying that she was a jinx who brought bad luck to her family. She should have been strangled when she was born. Otherwise, she wouldn't have harmed her husband.
She already hated 'Yu Xiang', and when she found out the truth, she hated her even more. She immediately ordered her son, Yu Pinyan, to send 'Yu Xiang' far away to the countryside. What the eye doesn't see, the heart doesn't grieve over. If it wasn't for the Old Madam's obstruction, she even wanted to open the ancestral hall and remove 'Yu Xiang's name from the family.
This wasn't the end. On the way to the countryside, the group encountered bandits. Yu Pinyan only suffered some minor injuries, but 'Yu Xiang' fell and landed on Yu Pinyan's body. By a freak combination of factors, 'Yu Xiang' blocked two slashes for him. Her leg bones were broken, and she couldn't stand up anymore.
She had become Yu Pinyan's savior and had paid such a huge price. If she was sent to the countryside, it would seem that the Family Yu was heartless and heartless. When the Old Madam heard the news, she immediately ordered Yu Pinyan to send her granddaughter back.
This tragedy had just begun, and Yu Xiang had arrived. She had suffered for 'Yu Xiang', and in the future, when the wrong child returned, even if she didn't read the rest of the story, she knew that Yu Xiang was a cliché. She definitely wouldn't have it easy!
When she thought of this, Yu Xiang only felt her temples throbbing with pain. She couldn't help but start pulling at her hair. Why did she, Yu Xiang, have such a hard life! Which deity did she offend?!
Just as she was feeling sorry for herself, a servant girl wearing a Tao Hong gown came in and said softly, "Young Miss, Eldest Miss has come to visit you."
Prefecture Yu was also known as Marquis Yongle. After Marquis Yongle was killed by bandits, 'Yu Xiang's' older brother, Yu Pinyan, suppressed a group of ambitious uncles and seized the position of Marquis Yongle, protecting the main branch of the family. 'Yu Xiang' was the second in line. Above him, there was also a concubine-born sister. She was born from a Lin Clan servant girl who climbed into bed.
Both of them weren't liked by the Lin Clan. Because they were in the same boat, their relationship was very harmonious.
Of course, this was only 'Yu Xiang's' understanding, not Yu Xiang's. After reading the first two chapters, Yu Xiang didn't dare to continue being in love with this concubine-born sister.
Yu Xiang was still seriously injured and bedridden, yet she couldn't wait to stab her, which made 'Yu Xiang's' suffering even worse. Since she already knew the plot, Yu Xiang naturally couldn't let her have her way. If she dealt with it properly this time, her future days in Marquis Yongle would be much more comfortable. At this time, no amount of shock or resentment could help her survive. She had to face reality.
"Quickly invite Older Sister in." Yu Xiang quickly regained her composure. She endured the pain and shifted her body, half leaning on the soft pillow.
"Younger Sister, are you feeling better today? Did you drink your medicine? " Yu Siyu asked earnestly as soon as she came in. She gently rubbed Yu Xiang's blood-stained bandage. Her eyes gradually reddened, and not long after, large drops of tears fell down. She was only twelve years old, but she was taller than other girls her age. Her eyes were also quite beautiful. When she cried, her beauty was like a pear blossom in the rain. It was very moving and charming.
"Older Sister, don't cry. I'm much better now. The doctor said I'll recover in half a month. When the time comes, let's release the two kites we made last time to get rid of the bad luck. "Yu Xiang looked at her and said according to 'Yu Xiang's' original words.
"Okay, Older Sister will wait for you." Not only did Yu Siyu not stop crying, she cried even more fiercely. She lay on the edge of the bed and sobbed with a sorrowful expression. She opened her mouth from time to time, as if she had countless things to say, but didn't know where to start.
Yu Xiang's breath stopped. She suddenly turned her head to look at the unlatched door. It seemed like an extremely familiar person was approaching. The feeling of her heart being pulled was so clear. But this was a different world, an illusory world. How could that person appear? She forced herself to calm down and pretended to be anxious. "Older Sister, why are you crying so sadly? Did something happen? "
Yu Siyu didn't speak. She only tightly held Yu Xiang's hand. When Yu Xiang repeatedly questioned her, she cried bitterly, "Younger Sister, I vaguely heard the doctor say that your legs, your legs will never recover."
Yu Xiang was stunned.
Yu Siyu continued to cry, "Older Brother's martial arts are excellent. There are also many imperial bodyguards by his side, Changsui. With so many grown men, there's no need for a weak girl like you to rush forward and block the blade! Aren't you usually the most timid? Why did you have to be so stubborn this time! With your legs crippled, what will you do in the future! "
Her crying sounded strangely sorrowful, but these words were extremely untimely. It seemed like they were specially made to provoke her.
When Marquis Yongle died, Yu Pinyan was only five years old. He couldn't support the family, so the matriarch made the decision to send him into the palace to participate in the selection of Prince's Attendant. He didn't disappoint and was actually chosen by the Crown Prince at first glance. Because of this, he kept his title. Since young, he spent more time in the palace than in the Marquis Household. Due to the large age difference and the few times they met, the brother and sister actually didn't have much affection for each other. Because their mother and grandmother were too biased, Yu Xiang hated Yu Pinyan instead. Once they met, they disliked each other. If one were to say that Yu Xiang was willing to sacrifice her life for her older brother in a time of crisis, even if others wouldn't believe it, Yu Siyu wouldn't believe it even if she was beaten to death.
In the original novel, "Yu Xiang" was shocked and didn't think much about it. She opened her mouth and wailed. Just as Yu Siyu expected, she confessed, "I didn't even want to save him. I was only tripped by my skirt and fell on him. That's when the knife came down! It's all his fault. If he didn't insist on bringing me to the countryside to play, I wouldn't have met with such a disaster. It's all his fault … "She blurted out all kinds of curses and resentment.
Coincidentally, Yu Pinyan came to visit his sister at this time. He stood outside the door and listened to their conversation. Then he left quietly. The guilt and love he had for his sister had been completely erased by her increasingly gloomy and extreme personality. Although he had taken care of her when she was growing up, he had never cared about her anymore. Otherwise, he would not have married her to the wolf of the mountain without any investigation.
Now that Yu Xiang was here, she naturally wouldn't push away her only support. Her face was ashen and large drops of tears welled up in her eyes. They slid down her cheeks and hung on her sharp chin. Her weak and helpless appearance was something that even a cold-hearted person couldn't help but feel pity for.
Yu Pinyan stared at his sister through the gap of the door. His heart, which had been calm for a long time, suddenly felt a stab of pain.
Seeing that she didn't respond, Yu Siyu leaned forward to wipe away her tears and said softly, "Sister, are you okay? Hurry up and say something. Don't scare Sister! "
Yu Xiang pushed her away and covered her face as she wailed loudly. Her heartbroken cries caused the two little girls to choke with sobs as well. Suddenly, she forcefully wiped away her tears and quietly laughed. Her crying and laughing appearance was extremely strange.
Yu Siyu's eyes flickered slightly. She grabbed her shoulder and persuaded, "Sister, are you possessed? Hurry and wake up. It's too late to regret now. You must look forward. You still have Sister. Sister will take care of you! Don't be afraid, don't be afraid! "
Yu Xiang pushed her away and said word by word, "Regret? What do I have to regret? He's my older brother. He's the backbone of Marquis Yongle. Nothing can happen to him. I'm sad that his leg is crippled, but I'm happy that Brother is safe and sound. Without Brother, we would've been tortured to death by our uncles. How would we be able to live such a luxurious life? I usually provoke him because I want him to look at me and say a few more words to me. I should be happy that Brother is fine … "
Although her words were filled with righteousness, her tears fell again and wet her lapel. That clearly fragile yet pretending to be strong made her look even more pitiful.