The Emperor's Beloved Sister-in-Law

[The third book, The Tyrant Favors His Sister-in-Law, is currently updating. Book ID: 5210701. The first book, The Emperor Takes His Minister's Wife, is complete. Book ID: 4064087. Readers who enjoy this story are welcome to visit my author page and add these books to your collection. (Sends a heart.)] Blurb: She wakes up one morning to find that she has lost her memory. The man before her wears an imperial robe and crown. His expression shifts from delight to guilt, then finally to pain and resentment. In that brief moment, his face runs through quite a range of emotions. Though he is exceptionally handsome, she cannot help feeling a little afraid of him. Could he be her enemy? "Who am I?" Whenever she tries to recall the past, her head hurts. She touches a wound on her forehead. It must be the culprit behind her amnesia. The man goes from doubting her memory loss to believing it, and finally, joy hidden in his eyes. His Adam's apple bobs. With cautious tact, he says, "You are the empress." She looks at his court robes and crown again. "Then we are..." His gaze darkens. "What do you think?" Currently updating: The Tyrant Favors His Sister-in-Law (Please add it to your collection.) She was a noblewoman of distinguished birth and the empress of a kingdom, yet her husband's elder brother forced her into marriage, his younger brother claimed her, and all sorts of men lusted after her and harassed her. They seized her by force and threatened and tempted her, entangling her in love and hate and a tragic romance, all because she was too beautiful and kind, leaving her burdened with debts of passion. Xiao Ziyou: Mu Jun, shall we be together, just the two of us, for all our lives? Mu Jun, you owe me so much. How will you make up for all these years of longing? Mu Cheng: You and I were betrothed first. Why did Xiao Ziyou get to steal a march on me and take my minister's wife? Just because he's the emperor, does he get to take the woman someone else loves? Mu Jun, now I'm emperor too. You like emperors, don't you? So why don't you love me? I want you to love me. You were always meant to be my wife. Mu Zhan: Sister-in-law, you can't treat me like this. You accept all the benefits when you need me, then kick me aside and cast me away like yesterday's trash when you're done using me. You cross the river and burn the bridge. Am I some kind of monster? Why are you so afraid of me now? I don't want to be your ninth brother. I want to be your husband. I want us to spend our days and nights together, have children, share a bed in life, and lie in the same grave in death. Be good, don't be afraid. I won't hurt you. Come into my arms. I'm emperor now too, and I can protect you. That's right, I killed your son! After you lost your memory, you spent your days and nights entangled with me. Do you regret it now? Ha! Does your pain amount to even one ten-thousandth of mine? What gives you the right to blame me? Didn't you also cause our child to die? I killed my brother and seized the throne, took my sister-in-law, and murdered my nephew. I did all of it for you. Mu Jun, don't even think about escaping me. Can this peerlessly beautiful woman, caught in the bloody violence of imperial power, find salvation and a peaceful end? Female lead Li Mujun: A peerless empress. I don't want this. It's exhausting. An early-style, melodramatic story set in an alternate Northern Qi. The female lead is inspired by Li Zu'e. The first two books are available on my author page. Reading them first will make this one flow more smoothly, though you can still follow this story without them. Coming soon: The False Phoenix Blurb: Everyone says that a talented man should be paired with a beautiful woman. Wang Wan is the greatest beauty in the Great Xia, with a face that could topple kingdoms and the charm of a blooming flower, yet she cannot win the heart of Xie Yu, the most renowned scholar under heaven. She is miserable and can't figure out what she's doing wrong, so she goes to Princess Yang Wu for advice. "Sister Awu, I'm so beautiful, so why doesn't Brother Yu like me? Does he dislike beautiful women and only like pretty boys?" Otherwise, why would he rather go out on spring outings with those handsome young noblemen than fly a kite with her for a while? "The way of Heaven is to diminish excess and replenish deficiency. Beautiful women tend to be a little dim, and Wanwan, you're a classic example. The more cultivated a man is, the less he likes women who are only pretty on the outside. A delicate little flower like you just doesn't appeal to Xie Yu." Princess Yang Wu looks at her with disdain. "Then what should I do?" Wang Wan knows she's not clever, but she's willing to improve! She can learn! So she anxiously asks again, "Sister Awu, you're so smart. Could you teach me how to become a woman of substance?" Seeing how determined she is to win Xie Yu, Yang Wu's expression darkens, but after a moment of silence, she finally answers. "...All right." Later, Wanwan comes running back in tears, wiping her eyes in front of him, her voice full of grievance. "Waaah... Brother Yu said he doesn't like women who primp and pose! He likes me even less now!" She cries so loudly, and Yang Wu, who had been tense, finally lets out a breath of relief. He steps forward, pats her little head, and pulls her into his arms to comfort her. "There, there, Wanwan. Xie Yu is too much of a blockhead to appreciate your beauty and sweetness. He has no taste! Let's stop liking him, okay, sweetheart? You're going to marry me one day, so you can't go falling for other men." At this, Wanwan's heart jolts, and she suddenly sees the truth. She looks at the flat chest before her, then stares at him in shock. "Sister Awu, you're a man!" No wonder he never had breasts! He was tall, but had developed slowly... She'd always assumed Yang Wu was simply gifted, but it turns out he's actually a man! Yang Wu's face goes completely blank. "...We've been inseparable. I thought you'd have figured it out by now." The crown prince Yang Mu, who regularly plays both roles (the proud, sharp-tongued, icy beauty Yang Wu), × Wang Wan, the kindhearted greatest beauty of the noble clans. The crown prince Yang Mu has this to say: When I had no choice but to dress as a woman, that beautiful and kindhearted girl stole my heart. Other people may think she's a silly girl, but to me, she's a great beauty with a wise heart and the purest, kindest soul. Well... Though our temperaments were like night and day, we still became "good sisters," and eventually a loving married couple... Currently updating and coming soon. Please add them to your collection. Theme: Stay strong and kind in adversity, and never forget your original aspirations.