The Princess Hidden Away by the Emperor

[Possessive Love] [Pseudo-Siblings, No Blood Relation]

Everyone said that Princess Li Que of Qinghe was the luckiest girl in the world.

Her birth mother had been a concubine to a rebel, but after being taken into the palace, she became the emperor's most favored consort.

Li Que was merely the posthumous child of a condemned official, yet she, too, was transformed into a true phoenix.

Even after her mother died, the emperor could not bear to let her suffer, insisting on giving her the title of a legitimate imperial daughter.

Li Que was raised in the empress's palace for many years. Beautiful and radiant, she was pampered and spoiled.

The kind, gentle empress treated her as her own daughter, and even the crown prince had to give way to her.

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This freedom made Li Que increasingly reckless. Once, while drunk, she set her sights on her brother's trusted aide.

Just as she bent down to kiss him, a cold hand clamped around her slender, pale wrist.

Li Que thought she could get out of it by acting cute.

But she had forgotten that the one who had patiently indulged her was Crown Prince Brother, not the ruthless, icy new emperor standing before her.

After her title was stripped away, she was no longer a princess high above everyone else, nor the younger sister he had cherished and doted on.

That night, her wrists were covered in red marks. She begged her brother for forgiveness in a hoarse voice, but all she got in return was his scornful laugh.

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Even while he was still crown prince, Li Jingluan had already drawn the attention of the entire court.

Though born to the imperial family, he was every inch the refined gentleman: handsome, dignified, composed, and gracious.

He had even treated his haughty imperial sister, whose origins were obscure, with warmth and kindness.

Only after the new emperor ascended the throne did everyone understand the true face beneath his humble, gentle facade.

With a slight parting of his lips, he ordered the execution of his former political enemies and their entire families in the gentlest tone.

Yet he alone indulged his younger sister, Princess Qinghe, never once rebuking her even when she broke into the palace in the dead of night.

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At a palace banquet, Li Que got drunk and softly confessed her love to the new emperor's trusted aide.

Though her behavior was improper and out of line, if the emperor approved, it could have become a beautiful love story.

So at first, no one imagined what would follow that night.

Once stripped of her princess's finery, Li Que was nothing more than a pretty plaything.

Without relying on him, she had no way to survive.

It was only when a fire broke out on their wedding night, utterly crushing his pride, that Li Jingluan finally realized he was the one who couldn't live without her.

Reader's Guide:

1. Obsessive, ruthless elder brother x sweet, pampered younger sister. One-on-one romance, both their first.

2. Daily updates, daily updates ("/ω\")

3. The male lead is truly unhinged. Possessive love and a groveling-after-the-fact romance. No entry in the imperial genealogy, and they are neither related by blood nor law. While they were related, there were no romantic feelings or intimacy.

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