My Younger Sister, Through a Thousand Autumns

Zhaowei entered the Qi family when her mother remarried. The Qi siblings were both very unwelcoming toward her. Headstrong and unruly, she was struck with the ruler many times by her older brother, Qi Lingzhan. Not long after her wedding, the emperor died suddenly, and she became the target of everyone's suspicions. Qi Lingzhan finally began treating her a little better. He enthroned the four-year-old crown prince and used him to command the feudal lords. He helped her become Empress Dowager, then knelt and called out, "Long live Your Majesty." The two siblings held power over the court and the world beyond it, reigning supreme like uncrowned kings. Spring had arrived. Having escaped the threat of death and found life growing more comfortable by the day, Zhaowei remembered that she had wasted away her twenties and was still a young woman. Her childhood sweetheart was now General Dingbei. The eunuch she had served was also handsome and charming, and the new top scholar was a delight to behold. Every one of them was polite and obedient. A thought stirred in Zhaowei's heart. She summoned them to the palace in the middle of the night for long conversations face to face. Palace lanterns glowed, and flower shadows swayed. Holding a golden embroidered shoe, Zhaowei gently pushed open the door. But the person inside sat upright in a grand armchair, with a sandalwood ruler resting beside him. Her older brother, now Grand Tutor and occupied with the affairs of state from dawn till dusk, was waiting here to catch her in the act, just as he had when she used to sneak out of the estate as a child. Qi Lingzhan slowly rose and walked toward her, ruler in hand, with a faintly amused smile. "Your Majesty doesn't really think that all these years, I have been doing all this for someone else, does she?" Reader's guide: 1. Both leads are inexperienced, and this is a one-on-one romance. 2. The romance develops after their sibling relationship is dissolved. The historical romance "From the Firefly" is currently updating. Favorites are welcome: One-line premise: After being reborn, he competes with his past self for his wife. Blurb: Xie Xuanlan took his own life fifteen years after his wife died. The good news was that he had been reborn. The bad news was that he had been reborn as someone else. He watched his former self hide his true feelings from his wife, keeping his affection buried and wasting away his youth. At first, he only wanted to bring the two of them together, clear away the obstacles, and make up for the regrets of the past. But as he watched their love deepen, jealousy and longing nearly drove him mad. His increasingly crazed obsession tormented him: If his former self was unworthy of being a good husband, why couldn't his present self take on a new identity and have her instead? Theme: Stand on your own two feet and strive for success.