After I Dumped the Emperor's Younger Brother, He Went Dark

When Princess Rong'an Zhao Shu began considering marriage, Crown Prince Zhao Rongzhang did everything he could to obstruct her. Everyone thought the siblings were close and couldn't bear to be apart. In reality, their relationship had long since grown intimate. After seeing his elder sister secretly meet with Wei Mingyue, heir to the Prince of Beiding, Zhao Rongzhang flew into a rage and broke Wei Mingyue's arm. The censors impeached him, damaging his reputation. The Emperor punished him, and the Empress resented her. Once again, Zhao Shu found herself at the center of a storm. She resolved to cling to the powerful Prince of Beiding's household and escape her younger brother's control. On the eve of her wedding, the siblings finally turned against each other. She drugged her younger brother with a cup of medicinal wine and fled north beyond the frontier with her husband, Wei Mingyue. - Zhao Rongzhang hated Zhao Shu, that wicked woman who had deceived and abandoned him. Four years passed, and he still refused to grow close to the empress chosen by his mother, spending his days dallying with other consorts. He thought he would never see his elder sister again in this life. Then the Empress Dowager suddenly issued an edict ordering Princess Rong'an to return to Chang'an at once, take charge of the six palaces, and encourage the Emperor and Empress to consummate their marriage. Her husband, Wei Mingyue, returned with her. - When the siblings met again, their eyes blazed with anger. During the Shangyuan Festival, ten thousand lanterns lit the palace. Zhao Shu knelt in the snow and earnestly advised him, "I beg Your Majesty to visit Kunyuan Hall, even if only for one night, so I can report back to the Empress Dowager." "What a fine report." Zhao Rongzhang laughed in fury, bent down, and seized her chin. "Starting tomorrow, Elder Sister will come to Zichen Hall and serve me properly, as a slave, as a maid. When I'm pleased, I'll go favor the Empress, and then Elder Sister can report back." Tips: 1. The male and female leads are not blood-related, and they both know it. 2. The male lead is devoted to the female lead in body and soul. The female lead marries someone else midway through the story, so readers who require an untouched heroine should not read. 3. Inspired by the story of Liu Cichang, King Li of Qi, and his sister, Lady Ji, in Records of the Grand Historian: Hereditary House of King Hui of Qi. Theme: True love can overcome any hardship