Princess Yunyu was flamboyant in everything she did, meddled in court affairs, and was surrounded by romantic scandals. But she had helped her young brother ascend the throne, and her influence was at its peak. For a time, no one dared criticize her.
Once the young emperor came of age, the long-suffering ministers could no longer hold back and repeatedly urged him, "Your Majesty, the Princess's conduct is outrageous. For the good of the Jia Dynasty, you must keep her in check."
The young emperor agreed.
As the younger brother Yunyu had raised herself, he not only loathed her first two husbands, but also detested Fan Lingzhou, the man who now stayed by her side.
Afraid of irritating his elder sister, he repeatedly tried to hint at his concerns, even going so far as to investigate Fan Lingzhou's misdeeds. Unfortunately, his sister seemed determined to love that pretty boy.
One day, after they parted on bad terms, the young emperor had a nightmare.
In it, his elder sister turned against him for that pretty boy and even said that, compared with him, the young emperor did not understand her at all.
He awoke from the nightmare in a rage and was about to summon the Imperial Guards to turn Fan Lingzhou's home upside down. Then he looked down in shock at the body sprawled across the jade mat, draped in sheer gauze. How could that possibly be his own?
The young emperor realized he had become the pretty boy he hated most. Before he could calm down, he received a summons from the Princess, ordering him to attend her bedchamber.
Yunyu could not understand it. Her younger brother had only just accepted Fan Lingzhou, albeit reluctantly, thanks to her efforts. But lately, she had no idea what had gotten into him: he would pick fights with Fan Lingzhou whenever he had a chance.
He had even imposed the strange rule that Fan Lingzhou could not visit her during the day, and could only come at night.
And the way he looked at her had changed completely.
It was so intense she could hardly ignore it.
Then one day, as they dined together, the young emperor ladled her a large bowl of nourishing soup. "Sister, have more of this. I hear it's good for a woman's health during her period."
Yunyu set down her spoon and met the young emperor's eyes as he realized what he had let slip.
At that moment, her suspicions reached their peak.
P.S. The male and female leads are not biological siblings, nor are they registered in the same household. They call each other that because of a deathbed guardianship arrangement.
Fan Lingzhou is not the female lead's husband, and the two have no legal relationship.
Theme: Building a harmonious, happy family