They say the Marquis of Dingbei brought too much death upon himself, and that is why his wife died young. Of his two children, one died and the other went mad.
Xue Yan is missing, and Xue Yi is the one who went mad.
With the court eyeing the Xue family's military power and no heir to inherit it, Xue Yi simply buys a dead soldier on the black market and sends him to the border to impersonate her missing brother.
The entire capital is guessing whether the heir to the marquis's estate, who has returned from afar, is real or a fraud. Xue Yi waits at the city gate, looking frail and teary-eyed.
When the Xue army's banners finally arrive, the young lady lets out a delicate sob and runs toward the young man standing behind her father. The onlookers are all moved by this heartwarming reunion.
Xue Yi throws herself into a cloak that smells of jasmine, its scent so strong she can barely breathe.
Hey, brother, are you cold? It's already spring!
She looks up, and a tear hangs suspended at the corner of her eye.
The young man looks even more short-lived than she does, with skin like ice and jade, red lips and white teeth, and tender eyes that shimmer with affection.
Where's the iron-blooded dead soldier she hired???
Who is this foxy beauty???
His cool fingertips wipe away the tear at the corner of her eye. The young man pulls her back into his arms and whispers, “Little sister, how could he take my place?”
“I'm your brother.”
Xue Yi hates losing control, but she is the one most prone to it.
Whenever her illness takes hold, she curls up alone in a dark room filled with luminous pearls, enduring one long night after another. She has hidden it well, and no one has brought up her secret affliction for a long time.
Eleven years later, someone walks in again and gently lifts her into his arms.
Xue Yi thinks that perhaps he really is her brother.
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1. Both are pure; happy ending.
2. Outwardly flirtatious older brother X sweet, unhinged younger sister
3. Faux-sibling romance, with a focus on their relationship
Theme: Never knowing that all day long, one dreams of being a fish
