My Younger Sister Became the Prince's Study Companion [Qing Dynasty + Dream of the Red Chamber]

In her previous life, Gu Siyu died of illness before she was twenty.

When she opened her eyes again, she had become Gu Siyu, daughter of Gu Qinghui, an academician of the Hanlin Academy during the Kangxi era of the Qing dynasty.

Her mother died in childbirth while delivering her and her brother. After observing the mourning period, her father quickly remarried.

Motherless from a young age, she watched as her brother swiftly became a prodigy famous throughout the land. She, who had no love for poetry, became the extra person in the household.

Fortunately, their neighbor was Lin Ruhai from Dream of the Red Chamber. At the Lin household, she experienced genuine parental love.

But when Jia Min passed away, the peaceful life Gu Siyu had hoped for became nothing but a dream.

Her greatest wish was to live a little longer in this era.

But because her brother chose to become the Crown Prince's study companion, she was drawn into the struggle among the nine princes for the throne.

In the Qing dynasty, where power reigned supreme, the tragic fates of those around her forced her to fight back.

Her brother suddenly fell gravely ill, and Doctor Li, who had treated him for years, was falsely accused by villains and thrown in prison.

To get Doctor Li out of jail, Gu Siyu had no choice but to ask her father for help. She agreed to take her sick brother's place as a study companion in the palace.

She was careful at every turn and managed to fool everyone by pretending that an illness had left her voiceless, slipping past the Crown Prince's notice.

But she couldn't fool the next man to take the throne, Yin Zhen, whose eyes missed nothing.

Gu Siyu had been so discreet, so the only one to blame for the Fourth Prince discovering her identity was Gu Honghao, with his unnecessary kindness. He shouldn't have given the prince a begonia cake.

Crown Prince: My frail study companion, who can't even be exposed to the wind, got an A in archery today. He must have been secretly practicing at home just to make me happy.

Fourth Prince: He's still as upright and brave as ever. He even dared to confront his elder brother. Hearing Eunuch Gao describe the scene in detail, the way he stood up for me was simply too heroic.

Gu Siyu: My brother never told me he was so popular in the palace. It's not even lunchtime yet, and his table is already piled with food sent by the princes.

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Theme: Once you have someone you want to protect, you must become stronger.