After My Brooding Imperial Brother Ascended the Throne

(Not actually siblings)

[Bright and pampered x Dark and crawling]

One day, the world changed.

The late emperor died suddenly, the Crown Prince was poisoned, and the Third Prince killed himself after his defeat in battle. The most unremarkable Seventh Prince ascended the throne and became the new emperor.

The Seventh Prince had always been low-key and mysterious, attracting little attention. Now, clad in the imperial robes, he quickly revealed his ruthless side: the treacherous chancellor who had framed him was executed along with his entire family; the consort who had slandered him as the son of a prostitute was left without a complete corpse; officials who defied him were either sentenced to death or punished for their crimes. Even his brothers, sisters, and female relatives were all confined in the imperial palace, their fates unknown.

They say he has also issued a bounty, searching the entire realm for one person.

The one who has disappeared without a trace: Princess Huarong.

It is said that Princess Huarong secretly escaped the palace during the coup, and her whereabouts are now unknown. Given the new emperor's treatment of his siblings, everyone fears for her and prays that she will never be found.

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Yuyin is the most noble and beautiful princess of the Great Sheng Empire.

But she is a fake princess.

Fortunately, now that the old emperor is dead, only Heaven and Earth know the truth. No one else does.

On the day of the coup, corpses piled up like hills and blood flowed for a thousand miles.

Trapped in the palace, Yuyin carefully but casually tested the political winds.

She thought that whoever claimed the throne in the end would surely not make things difficult for a powerless younger sister like her.

But the news she uncovered made her tremble all over.

"It was the Seventh Prince."

This Seventh Imperial Brother in name was someone she had only met a handful of times. The one memory that stood out was of him kneeling in the pitch-black rain, staring at Third Princess Huayang as she walked away, holding a whip. His handsome face was pale, his eyes venomous as a snake's, as if he were cursing her to the depths of her soul.

She had shuddered in fear at the time, tossed him an umbrella, and hurried away.

Now that she knew he had emerged as the last victor, and Princess Huayang had met a tragic end, Yuyin lost no time gathering her gold, silver, and valuables so she could flee.

She had left him a secret he could use against her. Even now, recalling that venomous look made her feel cold all over.

It was all her fault for getting carried away and forgetting that, besides Heaven and Earth, there was one other person who knew.

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She planned everything carefully and escaped without a hitch, settling down in a hidden paradise.

Months later, a massive army surrounded the place, their blades bristling in formation, shattering the peace of her bamboo grove.

The twelve imperial emblems, symbols of the highest authority, stood coldly outside her bamboo hut. The emperor stood with his hands behind his back, blocking her way.

She looked up in alarm and could only see the young emperor's dark, crazed gaze through the hanging beads of his crown.

"Dear little sister, you certainly made Us search for you."

After playing cat and mouse so many times, Yuyin still couldn't understand why the erratic emperor was so obsessed with her.

Each time he caught her, his obsession only grew deeper, and his madness worsened.

Xiao Qi had endured humiliation for many years and never trusted anyone.

When he finally rose to power, he swore to kill everyone in the world who had humiliated or hurt him.

As for her,

she was the dazzling jewel of the Great Sheng Empire, the only light in this filthy palace.

She would never leave him.

No matter where she fled, he would find her.

This cold and magnificent palace would be their eternal prison.

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"Brotherly Love, Sisterly Respect"

#NotActuallyRelated #FakePrincessAndRealPrincess #SheFleesHeChases #MelodramaticOld-SchoolRomance

The male lead is completely crazy and dark, with no morals (otherwise he wouldn't have become emperor). His one redeeming quality is that he is pure.

Theme: Loving others and loving yourself