The Empress and His Majesty Are Just Like Brothers

Chu Yue has been in a foul mood lately. During court sessions, his empress keeps gazing at the handsome young officials, all graceful and elegant as orchids and jade trees, and it makes him jealous. Chu Yue tells Qi Fengguang that he's unhappy about it. But the empress merely raises an eyebrow and looks at him strangely. "Didn't you say you only felt brotherly affection for me? Why do you care who I look at?" The emperor is furious and astonished. "Who said I only felt brotherly affection for you?!" The empress replies coolly, "Oh, I remembered wrong. You said that in your previous life. You haven't said it in this one yet." Chu Yue: ??? Qi Fengguang and Chu Yue grew up together, childhood sweethearts who knew each other inside and out. They often joked with each other: "You'll always be my good brother." "You'll always be my good sister." It wasn't until she was on her deathbed that Qi Fengguang learned she had been joking, while Chu Yue had meant every word. After being reborn, Qi Fengguang came to terms with it and decided to stop loving Chu Yue and truly be his "good brother." But Chu Yue no longer wanted them to be "brothers." How could that be? She values her promises above all else. They agreed to be brothers forever, so brothers they must remain, without a single moment less. Chu Yue: ... [Bonus Scene] The emperor: "Before I die, I just want to know how you see me." The empress pats his hand. "You've been my good sister your whole life." The emperor closes his eyes and lets his head loll to the side. The empress: "Don't want to be sisters? Then being brothers is fine, too." The emperor stops breathing. The empress: "Don't want to be brothers either? Then let's try something else. How about being husband and wife?" The emperor springs upright. "I've come back from the dead! I've come back from the dead!" Theme: People in love face life's storms hand in hand.