What if she were?
These five words struck like a bolt from the blue, crashing down on everyone's heads.
If anyone else had said this, they would have thought it was a joke or nonsense, but this person was the grandmother, the most dignified old lady of the Jiang family, who said it word by word.
Jiang Chengyuan stood there dumbfounded.
Jiang Chengfeng was stunned and at a loss for what to do.
Jiang Chengyu covered his mouth, his heart pounding wildly, feeling a bit like finding a piece of gold hidden inside a dung ball.
Jiang Chenghuan was the most bewildered, as if she were in the middle of the night dreaming, feeling so unreal that even her steps were unsteady, but her rationality was exceptionally clear, letting her know that this was real.
Fate played a cruel joke on her, making her hate someone, only to discover that she had no right to hate them.
Jiang Sheng is real, she is fake.
The inner defenses that her mother had repeatedly built for her finally shattered completely at this moment, and the girl weakly reached out to her brother, like a drowning person asking for her last hope.
But Jiang Chengyuan, with his head down, didn't see it.
All hope was shattered as the drowning woman finally sank to the bottom of the sea, and suffocating liquid surged in from all directions, extinguishing all her breath.
The third young lady of the Jiang family fell to the ground like a beautiful butterfly.
Jiang Chengyu, who was closest to her, gritted her teeth and ultimately helped by cushioning her fall.
"Sister!" Jiang Chengfeng exclaimed and rushed over.
Jiang Chengyuan was awakened by the shock. When he found the two girls tumbling together, all his entanglement, heartache, joy, and sadness vanished. Instinctively, he helped Jiang Chenghuan up, heartbroken, "Huanhuan, don't be afraid, your brother is here, don't be afraid."
But how could I not be afraid?
Jiang Chenghuan's eyes were tightly closed, and his breathing was barely audible.
"Get him to the clinic quickly," Jiang Chengyu said with difficulty. "Don't delay, find a doctor."
No matter what grudges there are, no matter what kind of temperament, a truly kind child cannot stand idly by when life is about to end.
Moreover, Jiang Sheng was completely bewildered.
From the moment Jiang Chengyuan came to thank her, she was starving and just wanted to eat the braised pork knuckle as soon as possible. When Jiang Chenghuan tearfully accused her, she couldn't help but sneak a bite of the roasted chestnuts that she had saved for her older brother.
When the four elegant and refined Jiang siblings suddenly fell into a heap, she first swallowed the soft chestnuts, then gasped and patted the equally bewildered Wen Zhiyun, "Fourth brother, there's a patient over there."
"Oh, I brought a small medicine box." Dr. Wen hurriedly went to the car to get the medicine box.
Chang Yan watched with a deep gaze, frowning but not stopping him.
The three siblings squeezed into the human wall formed by the Jiang family servants, and Jiang Sheng shouted as she tried to move aside, "Make way, make way, I have a doctor here."
After finally squeezing his way to the front, Wen Zhiyun quickly reached out to take Jiang Chengyuan's pulse, then pushed Jiang Chengyuan aside and pinched his philtrum hard with a single finger.
Jiang Chenghuan's body shuddered heavily, then he resumed breathing.
If breathing is normal in cases of seizures like this, all that's needed is quiet rest. However, if breathing is interrupted for too long, the brain can be damaged, and it might even lead to intellectual disability.
Wen Zhiyun had only seen it in books and had never actually treated any cases, so he was really worried.
He got up from the ground, his hands still trembling, his forehead covered with fine beads of water.
"Fourth Brother, is that all?" Jiang Sheng rushed over and wiped his face with a small handkerchief. "Fourth Brother is amazing, you've saved another life."
Wen Zhiyun's heart gradually calmed down, and she even felt an indescribable swelling sensation.
Chang Yan suppressed a laugh, his gaze falling on the Jiang family members before gradually turning cold.
Jiang Chenghuan had not yet woken up from her coma when Jiang Chengyuan carried her into the carriage and rushed back to the Jiang family.
Jiang Chengfeng and his sister did not linger. After consulting with Old Madam Jiang, they also left.
Of the entire Jiang family, only the grandmother stood at a distance, as if gazing at Jiang Sheng, or perhaps waiting for something.
a long time.
Tan Yue finally spoke, her tone both respectful and inquisitive, "Madam, aren't you going to personally escort Miss home?"
Madam Jiang did not respond, but asked softly, "Tan Yue, you watched the whole scene today, did you notice anything?"
Tan Yue was taken aback and pondered carefully.
"What happened at the wonton stall was truly embarrassing. You shouldn't have told anyone, but you did, just to implicate Miss Jiang Sheng."
"You arranged for the young masters and ladies to come to the entrance of the examination hall, and you also arranged for people to point to Miss Jiang Sheng. Even the hot-tempered and outspoken Fourth Miss was specially invited by you."
From the moment she was informed of what happened at the wonton stall, everything was under Old Madam Jiang's control. She used the discord between the two young ladies and Jiang Chengyu's temper to force Jiang Chenghuan to lose her composure, and then Old Madam Jiang revealed the answer that shocked the entire Jiang family.
From beginning to end, it can be said that no detail was overlooked, and everyone was just a pawn.
“There’s just one thing Tan Yue doesn’t understand,” the head maid said softly. “This isn’t exactly a good thing, so why didn’t you reveal it quietly at the Jiang family’s house, instead of doing it in front of the examination hall in front of everyone?”
As the saying goes, good news doesn't travel far, but bad news travels fast. As a top family in Fengjing, the Jiang family's every move is watched by the entire city. Any scandal would be a disgrace to the Jiang family, and would also bring shame to the old lady.
Why bring something into the public eye when it can be resolved privately?
"Yes, why bother?" Old Madam Jiang sighed. "If we resolve this privately, the Jiang family will, to save face, announce that twins were born, with one raised in the countryside and brought back eleven years later."
"From then on, the order was pushed back, and Jiang Chenghuan became the older or younger sister. My poor little girl could only live in her shadow. She could not compare to her in anything. She became increasingly inferior and confused, and had to compromise and be gloomy."
Even if outsiders knew, they would only say: "After all, it wasn't kept by our side."
Don't underestimate human nature, and don't ignore the family ties cultivated over a decade.
Madam Jiang has never been enthusiastic about finding her biological daughter. Would she suddenly become protective and loving towards her once she sees her?
Tan Yue became increasingly alarmed and impressed by the old lady's skill and foresight.
"I will not drive Jiang Chenghuan away. She can continue to live a life of luxury as the Jiang family's adopted daughter. When she gets married in the future, the Jiang family will still be her maternal family," Old Madam Jiang said, emphasizing each word. "But I will not allow her to replace Nannan and enjoy everything that belongs to Nannan."
This was the greatest concession she could make after reviewing Jiang Sheng's past ten years, considering that Jiang Chenghuan had done nothing wrong.
“My little girl, when she was born she was all wrinkled and looked like a little monkey. After raising her for six or seven months, she finally became fair and chubby, and she would even show me a toothless smile. But in the blink of an eye, she was lost and suffered outside for so long.”
Old Madam Jiang murmured softly, her heart breaking.
Now, under everyone's watchful eyes, she was finally able to walk towards the child who had disappeared and then returned, and softly ask, "Little girl, shall we go home?"
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