I Started a Rebellion to Steal the Imperial Consort

[Highlight: Don't read this, the story fell apart]

Gu Shiyao and Su Wan are as close as sisters, with an ambiguous relationship. They're just one confession away from getting together.

But the dog emperor steals Su Wan away. The moment he sees her, he is struck by her beauty and brings her into his harem.

Heartbroken, Gu Shiyao thinks of her father, who commands a powerful army, and her promising younger brother, and decides the dog emperor has to die!

Emperor Jingsheng rules the realm, and the capital's two most celebrated beauties are both his favored consorts.

But Emperor Jingsheng thinks there's something off about his two beloved consorts.

The first time he sees Gu Shiyao approach the Noble Consort, Gu Shiyao is holding her hand. His Gu consort says the Noble Consort's nail polish is so pretty that she couldn't help holding her hand to take a closer look. Emperor Jingsheng believes her.

The next time he sees Gu Shiyao approach the Noble Consort, Gu Shiyao is holding her in her arms. His beloved says she accidentally stepped on the Noble Consort's skirt, and has been carrying her back to her room to make amends. Emperor Jingsheng believes her again.

The next time he sees Gu Shiyao with the Noble Consort, the two have just come out of the bathing pool. Gu Shiyao says it was so hot that she invited the Noble Consort to take a bath with her. Emperor Jingsheng still believes her.

At last, gravely ill and lying on his dragon bed, he watches Gu Shiyao come over with the Noble Consort in her arms and a bowl of medicine in hand. She tells him, "Darling, it's time for your medicine." Emperor Jingsheng thinks, I really did believe every word you said!

Emperor Jingsheng thought he was living out the plot of The Companion in Love, but the Noble Consort and Gu Shiyao shared their dreams at night and did their makeup together at dawn, their beauty paired like blossoms in a mirror. By then, he was already out of the picture.

* A vindictive, dangerously alluring top (Gu Shiyao) x a seemingly aloof, high-and-mighty bottom who is actually delicate and soft (Su Wan)

* An unconventional palace-intrigue story. The dog emperor really is a dog, and won't be gone until late in the story.

* Both leads are chaste in body and heart. Don't ask if that's realistic; the emperor's brain just isn't right.

Theme: Strive hard and aim for the top