Li Chuo transmigrated into a bloody revenge novel. Fortunately, she was born into a wealthy imperial family where she wanted for nothing. She was also an NPC who never appeared in the original story. No name meant complete safety.
Though her parents had died young, she still had her older brother, and the two depended on each other.
Li Chuo quickly composed herself. All she wanted was to stay far away from the plot with her brother and live carefree lives as wealthy nobles. But things never went as hoped.
Everyone in Chang'an knew that Prince Xiang Li Xu treasured his younger sister more than his own eyes. He indulged her, letting her spend her days doing nothing, defy her elders, and reject every eligible young man in Chang'an without a care.
Yet when the hidden dragon emerged from the abyss and the county princess became a princess, her brother, now the emperor, still refused to approve any marriage for her. The once-celebrated Princess of Yangcheng disappeared from sight, rarely attending the banquets and gatherings of noble families. Rumors and gossip soon ran rampant.
One day, the emperor visited Kunming Lake and held a banquet for his officials. The ruler and his ministers were in high spirits. As the wine took effect, a close attendant ventured to bring up the matter.
The emperor, lying in a drunken stupor, laughed out loud as if he might topple like a jade mountain, yet his words inexplicably chilled his ministers to the bone.
"As things stand, I do have other designs."
In his youth, Li Xu seized a divine weapon from his enemy, took control of the court, and claimed the realm. In all his life, he had only one regret.
He had loved a music-house performer who played the pipa beautifully. Unfortunately, he had come too late. She had already given her heart to someone else, and all his power and riches passed before her eyes like clouds and smoke, without stirring her heart in the slightest.
Later, he thought that even being a pair of foolish, entangled lovers would be better than letting her fly beyond the walls of this imperial palace.
He had never dreamed that one day he would hear her resting her head on his knee, calling him "big brother" in a soft, delicate voice full of admiration.
Coming up next~
One-on-one, both leads sexually inexperienced. A sweet girl who's no pushover x a brother who's not quite a lofty flower.
Not blood-related siblings. Male lead is reborn, female lead transmigrates. Set in a fictional world.
Theme: Learn from the past, for it cannot be changed.
