After Marrying My Brother's Beloved

My next novel, Reclaiming My Body Before the Wedding, is an unconventional wife-chasing crematorium story. The Shen and Zheng families have arranged a marriage, but Shen Anhe, the intended groom, has been dead for a long time. Shen Anning disguises herself as her older brother to marry her sister-in-law. The moment she enters the bridal chamber, her subordinate hands her a bottle of sedative. They can't consummate the marriage. She'd be exposed as soon as she took off her clothes, so she plans to drug the bride unconscious. With nowhere left to turn, Shen Anning applies the sedative to her lips and desperately tries to figure out how to kiss her. Her sister-in-law takes the initiative, cups her face, and gently kisses her. The cool, aloof woman lifts her neck, revealing a stretch of snow-white skin, an enchanting sight. Bathed in light and shadow, Zheng Ran has skin like ice and features like jade. The shifting light traces her cold features, and a faint smile slowly curls her lips. Zheng Ran is a Vice Minister of the Court of Judicial Review. She has solved countless cases and is ruthless in her methods. Outsiders often call her the living King of Hell. Shen Anning was sent away as a hostage at the age of six and clawed her way out of hell. Only Zheng Ran knows that beneath that beautiful, icy face lies a heart set on overturning convention and trampling morality. Later, Shen Anning becomes emperor and asks Zheng Ran, "Would you be willing to be empress?" Zheng Ran is silent for a long time. Looking at Shen Anning's beautiful face, she says, "I need to think about it." Shen Anning asks, "Would you think about it in bed?" *Both are virgins. They marry first, then fall in love. *Sister-in-law romance. The older brother is already dead. *An emperor with a double personality x the cold, calculating Grand Secretary of the Court of Judicial Review. *Features female officials. Theme: Forge a path to the light through the darkness.