Sleeping Accompanied by Spring Tide and Rain01
You should just die. It would be better if we didn't have a daughter like you!
I have a biased mother who treats me harshly but is incredibly kind to my cousin. My cousin, arrogant and bold, angered the tyrannical regent, a man said to be ruthless and fond of tormenting women. To spite her, he demanded an imperial decree to take her as a concubine. Watching my cousin cry her heart out, my mother turned to me and said, "Annie, why don't you marry in place of Violet?"
But she doesn't know that I had a romantic encounter with someone last night and am no longer pure. Her plan for a substitute bride is doomed to fail...
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The day I learned I had little time left, I had just come of age.
The doctor looked at me gravely. "It's in its terminal stage. Tuberculosis requires rest and cannot withstand strain. If properly nursed..."
I interrupted him with a faint smile. "Thank you, doctor. I understand."
Tuberculosis is a disease of the rich, needing care, rest, and precious medicines. Under such conditions, one might live a few more years.
But I had none of these.
I could only wait for death.