You're Not My Imperial Sister-in-Law

[Male Lead's Version]

When he was four, Jiang Qingyan held out a skewer of candied hawthorns and said, "Call me big sister, and I'll give you some."

Xiao Yi: "Big sister."

When he was thirteen, Jiang Qingyan asked, "Why don't you call me big sister anymore?"

Xiao Yi: "..."

When he was fourteen, Jiang Qingyan said, "His Majesty has arranged a marriage for me. From now on, you'll have to call me sister-in-law."

Xiao Yi turned and left. Three years later, he returned with great military honors, only to learn that Jiang Qingyan had died in a fire... Then he saw an unfamiliar woman and finally spoke: "Qingyan, I love you. Do you know that?"

[Female Lead's Version]

Jiang Qingyan is the granddaughter of the Vice Minister of Justice, a county lady personally titled by the emperor, and the Second Prince's fiancée. But during a prayer ceremony, she dies in a fire. When she wakes, she has become Qin Yan, an orphan from Qingshui County. To discover the cause of her death, she returns to the capital, only to run into Xiao Yi, the little shadow who used to follow her everywhere. The grown-up Xiao Yi may seem aloof and proud, but he's still clingy and loves to act spoiled.

She can't help saying, "Your Highness, I'm your sister-in-law."

Xiao Yi: "No, you aren't."

"I'm your big sister."

"You're my empress."

Jiang Qingyan: "..."

Reader's Guide:

1. A fictional historical setting

2. An older woman-younger man romance