A devoted young marquis and a frail top scholar, one true pairing, both pure in love
Lin Duoyu was the biological son of the Grand Princess and the Chancellor, but he was switched at birth and spent seventeen years living in a side courtyard.
He had known the truth for a long time. He knew he was the legitimate son who had been switched away, and that the younger brother who lived in luxury had taken everything that should have been his. He watched his parents lavish all their affection on someone else’s child, watched that child bask in their love, receive instruction from renowned teachers, and want for nothing, while he could not even get a proper meal, and a bowl of hot soup was a luxury beyond reach.
Knowing he would not live long, he kept a record of his illnesses, noting every fainting spell, every time he coughed blood, and every time he lost consciousness for hours. His childish scrawl gradually gave way to neat, elegant handwriting.
He even wrote: “The bonds between me and my parents in this life are shallow. I dare not blame Heaven or anyone else. I only wish you both good health. If there is another life, I do not wish to be born into the Chancellor’s residence again.”
The day the truth came to light, his mother clutched him and wept as if her heart were breaking. His father knelt before him, eyes red, and begged forgiveness. But what did it matter? Seventeen years of neglect could not give him back a healthy body or restore the years that had withered away too soon.
They wanted to make amends, to be his parents all over again. But sitting in the lavish Tangli Courtyard, he could only feel crushed beneath the precious medicines and the concern that had come too late.
All he wanted was to read in peace, drink a bowl of plain rice porridge in peace, and quietly wait for that day to come.
He no longer had the strength to love them.
Hello, everyone, my name is Lao Zi. I'll meet you with my new book. The full text of this book has been saved and is expected to be officially updated in October [already planted]
Everything Lao Zi writes is in my heart. I love it so much [Admiration]
What evil did I do in the middle of the night? I read this article. My heart, liver, spleen, lungs and kidneys all hurt so much. My eyes were swollen from crying.
Ou Kun, I think it's pretty good, I just hope the author doesn't stop updating, otherwise I won't be able to read it in class😢 By the way, the author, please don't have so many words in each paragraph. It gives me a headache🥺
No, it's unfinished again. How come I've been reading a novel that's unfinished and still looks so good recently? You have to work hard, author😅
Very nice! It's not over yet! It's too late!
Faster, more, better, 100 chapters of great books written in one go.
It's nice to read! It's just that when I first read it, I felt that one paragraph was quite long. Maybe more paragraphs would be more in line with the look and feel of today's online articles, but after reading it for a long time, it still feels like ancient times.
The overall plot is more like Countdown to Survival. In fact, I would rather read a Countdown to Survival fanfic.