I Heard My Brother Is a Tyrant

Ye Chu lost both her parents when she was young, and her older brother raised her all by himself. She was the apple of his eye, the treasure of his heart, and someone he cherished beyond measure.

Ye Chu had always thought her older brother was gentle, refined, and a true gentleman, with the most wonderful temperament.

Until one day, she stumbled upon a group of ministers in red and purple robes kneeling before him, trembling as they called him Your Majesty.

Ye Chu had no idea that the brother she had depended on since childhood was not her real brother, and was actually the current emperor, a brutal ruler who was cold-blooded, ruthless, and autocratic. Her father had not died either: he had become a prince and raised a fake who looked a lot like her as a county princess. Rumor had it he spoiled the girl rotten...

Blurb 2:

When the emperor decided to make Ye Chu his empress, the ministers protested, saying that the Ye girl was of humble birth, a commoner. Making her a consort would be one thing, but the empress should be chosen from a noble family.

The emperor slammed his hand on the table in fury. "The girl I raised in the palm of my hand, whom I have cherished and doted on, is there anyone in this world whose family background could possibly be nobler than hers?"

Only later did the whole court learn what a true golden child was. And only then did Prince Zhong, unable to reclaim his daughter, learn what it meant to be heartbroken and to regret everything.

1. A pathologically possessive tyrant x a sweet girl who adores her older brother; faux siblings, one-on-one romance.

2. The leads are not related by blood, nor do they have any faux kinship relationship in an ethical sense.

3. Ten-year age gap. The male lead has consorts in name only.

4. Fictional setting, fictional setting, extremely fictional setting. Please don't nitpick the historical details.

5. The female lead doesn't fight for power in the harem. A sweet, doting romance with an everyday-life feel, basically a historical love story.

Theme: Keep sunshine in your heart, and life will be beautiful.