The Moon's Graceful Light

Prince Xuan, Gu Lin, is refined, dignified, serene, and otherworldly. He has a secret.

He schemed to steal his younger brother's beloved, and from then on kept the beauty in his arms, monopolizing her delicate, orchid-scented body.

As for his younger brother, Gu Lian Zhi, whose consciousness he had suppressed inside their shared body, once he found an opportunity to seize control, he discovered that the woman he had yearned for day and night was right before his eyes.

Sadly, she no longer remembered him. Now she was Gu Lin's wife alone.

His older brother had raised her until she was radiant and alluring, ripe for the picking.

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Three years ago, by imperial decree, Yu Yaoyue, the daughter of a fifth-rank official, became Princess Xuan.

Though unwilling in every way, Yu Yaoyue could only enter the prince's residence with utmost caution.

She had assumed that a prince of such exalted birth would have a crowded inner household, full of concubines.

Who could have expected her husband to be so chaste, keeping only her by his side? Even in their marital relations, he was always gentle and put her first in everything.

If there was anything wrong, it was that he was too gentle and too careful with his health. In three years of marriage, they had not so much as glimpsed the shadow of a child.

She thought that if they tried harder, good news would come sooner or later.

Then she accidentally discovered a portrait of a woman hanging in his study. The woman's features bore a striking resemblance to her own.

Yu Yaoyue understood at once. The reason she had not conceived was that he did not want to father a child with her, his substitute.

But when she handed him the divorce papers, he seemed to become a different person. He was rough and reckless, and from then on their bedcurtains were not drawn until the third watch of every night.

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After learning that Prince Xuan had a dissociative disorder and that two souls inhabited one body, Yu Yaoyue began the daily balancing act of trying to keep them both happy.

Even in bed, neither man would yield. Each was more intense than the other.

After she became pregnant, Prince Xuan, Gu Lin, proudly boasted that he was the one who had fathered their precious child. His younger brother, Gu Lian Zhi, argued endlessly, insisting the baby was his!

Watching her husband argue with himself, Yu Yaoyue silently tossed a piece of fruit at him and, growing used to this, said, "Take it outside if you're going to argue!"

A gentle, radiant, sweet little female doctor & a prince with a split personality who can go berserk

The male lead has had a split personality since childhood. I'll call them older brother and younger brother to tell them apart.

A gentle, refined scoundrel, a clingy, passionate puppy, a dark, crawling, sweet-on-the-outside-and-black-hearted-on-the-inside little prince who loves cosplay

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Next book: woman disguised as a man + taking by force + a long road to winning her love back

Xie Wang had been deceived twice.

The first time, she wanted his looks. After one night of passion, when he woke up, all that remained was the few taels of silver she'd left to get rid of him.

The second time, she wanted his money. When he came to her of his own accord and let her take advantage of him, she took the opportunity to clear out most of his estate, then vanished without a trace.

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Huo Qunyu had lived as a man for over a decade, using her elder brother Qiyu's identity. Before leaving Quejing, she wanted to pull off one big score.

Liao Jing, the handsome and striking disciple of the old monk at Changping Temple, seemed like a good choice. One night of passion with him wouldn't be a loss, so Huo Qunyu made up her mind: he was the one.

Besides, that old monk owed her plenty. A disciple is as good as half a son, so making the son pay his father's debt was only fair!

So one night, Huo Qunyu dressed herself in red and crept into his bed. "I am a red fox from the mountains, newly transformed into human form. I've heard that you, Master, are the most compassionate of men. Will you take me in?"

Despite her words, Huo Qunyu had no intention of listening to his answer. When she suddenly pounced on him, Liao Jing instinctively reached out to catch her, only for her to press half her body against him and reach out to undo his clothes.

The next morning, Huo Qunyu left a generous sum of money, feeling refreshed, and walked away without looking back. All she left behind was Liao Jing, haunted night after night by a red fox in his dreams and surrounded by endless visions of spring.

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From then on, the tonsured monk Liao Jing was no longer at Changping Temple. A young son of the late emperor, Prince Jing, appeared out of nowhere in court.

A year later, Prince Jing led troops up Yutai Mountain to suppress bandits and capture their leader.

Huo Qunyu was just about to beg for mercy and cling to her captor's leg when she took a closer look. Huh, wasn't this Liao Jing, the man she'd spent a night with all those years ago?

So what was there to panic about? She could just use her silver tongue to persuade Liao Jing to become her bandit husband!

That night, she planned to use the same trick again. But as soon as she climbed into bed, she saw Liao Jing smile darkly. "Little sister, can you see clearly now who I really am?"

It was not until the dead of night that Liao Jing finally let her go. Trembling like a leaf, Huo Qunyu begged softly, "Brother, I know I was wrong. Please let me go..."

Let her go? He had already given her a chance. She was the one who had seduced him and then abandoned him. Now all she could do was sink with him into an endless sea of desire.

A charming, scheming woman who tricks people in love & an older brother driven mad by love after being abandoned twice

Reader advisory:

1. The male lead is a tonsured monk, but he has not taken vows.

2. The leads are not biological siblings, and neither of them is perfect.

3. They both have deeply layered secret identities, and there are plenty of original elements.

Theme: Do not play songs from a previous dynasty