Auntie, I Only Want to Be Yours

[Alternate universe + historical romance + one-on-one + devoted leads + faux aunt and nephew]

[Aloof Grand Princess × devoted Second Prince]

Chu Huamian, Grand Princess Zhaoning of the Great Xun, is as cold as snow. Her heart is full of ambition, and her eyes betray no emotion. She has kept herself hidden for years, all to uncover the truth behind her mother’s tragic death. Even if it means giving up all her glory, she will never turn back.

On New Year’s Day, amid heavy snow, she encounters Chu Youjin in a corner of the Cold Palace. He, too, has lost his mother and is filled with hatred. Both are abandoned children of the imperial palace. Moved by compassion, but also acting with calculation, she takes him in and cares for him, intending to raise him into a blade loyal only to her.

But as they spend day after day together, the young man gradually develops feelings he should not have. His gaze grows ever more ardent, his childlike admiration becoming tangled with possessiveness.

To help him ascend the throne, and for the sake of her own plans, she suppresses a secret capable of overturning the imperial family: Chu Youjin is not of royal blood.

Ever since learning the truth about his birth, his suppressed love has grown wild. His heart and eyes hold only her. But she remains consumed by old hatred, with no room in her heart for romance.

She thought everything would be settled once she uncovered the cause of her mother’s death. But as the mystery began to clear, she was horrified to discover that a mysterious force was manipulating events from the shadows…

What was the truth behind what happened back then? And what is that force planning…?

“I need not be kind. I only need to uncover the truth. Love has never been able to bind me.”

“At first, I only wanted to be the blade in your hand. In the end, all I wanted was to be the one who could hold you.”