Emperor of the Phoenix III: Beneath the Phoenix's Rule

"True, kind, and beautiful Crown Prince vs. beautiful but tragic Crown Princess; a Crown Prince trapped in a gender-identity bubble vs. a Crown Princess terrified that her brother will take the throne"

Warnings:

1. The male and female leads are full siblings, and their relationship is purely familial, with no incest!

2. The second male and female leads are the romantic partners of the main characters.

3. The story begins from the male lead's perspective (the Grand Princess), and switches to the female lead's (the Empress's) perspective as needed. In the early chapters, you can read it entirely from the female perspective, since the Grand Princess has always thought she was a princess.

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After two generations of empresses, the Kingdom of Qing enters its third reign. Empress Qinghe dies, leaving behind twin "daughters."

That night, the Crown Princess accuses her own father of murdering the Empress. Thus begins a family feud.

The Grand Princess, Xuanyuan Chuchu, has always believed she is a princess, until her childhood sweetheart confesses her feelings and they bare their hearts to each other. Chuchu is stunned to realize: You're a woman!

Her childhood sweetheart: Y-you... how are you a man?

The new emperor leisurely lifts the curtain, watching the two of them fluster in confusion. She laughs until she clutches her stomach, wiping away tears. "I've been waiting for this day for so long. I want you two to suffer, and suffer for the rest of your lives! Hahaha..."

After that night, everything that was out of place begins to fall into place.

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Reader's Guide:

1. Each lead has one romantic pairing at a time, but plenty of flings. Spring is here, and the kites still have strings attached; they just sometimes fly a little higher!

2. This is the sequel to Phoenix Empress I and II.

3. Completed works:

"Wielding a Sword with You Beneath the Azure Sky" I and II: from mortal to creator deity;

"Transmigrating as a Female Supporting Character with a Fairy System": a spacefaring fairy and a commander;

"Serving as the Heavenly Dao (Non-Exhaustive Quick Transmigration)": the heroine rescues supporting female characters trapped in all kinds of dire situations;

"Phoenix Empress" I and II: two generations of empresses, from Crown Princess to Phoenix Empress, and their entangled love and hate for their country and the male leads;

"The Transmigrated Female Supporting Character Is the Beloved of the Acacia Sect": the heroine transmigrates to another world, turns into a demon lord of the Acacia Sect, and collects the male lead's various clones;

"Reborn Before Marriage [Period Piece]": a demobilized soldier and a businesswoman in the 1980s catch criminals, punish scumbags, and build their fortunes from scratch.

Theme: Keeping a low profile is the foundation of survival