A Hidden Beauty in the Jade Palace

Sister has begun serialization. [Fake siblings, possessive love, and a gifted young man obsessively yearning for her] The late emperor once seized a minister's wife by force. Yongning was the burden her mother brought with her into the palace. One day, the young emperor went to a temple to pray for blessings and saw Princess Yongning, who had long lived there, being bullied. He brought her back to the imperial palace and took good care of her. Everyone praised the young emperor's kindness and benevolence. Yongning respected and admired her imperial brother, and obediently did her best to please him. But there was something dark and strange in the way he looked at her, like a wolf eyeing its prey... Then one reckless night with the young emperor changed everything. But Yongning was about to be betrothed. The governess taught her, an "innocent young girl," about married life. At night, her imperial brother meticulously reviewed everything she had learned that day. On the eve of the wedding, the groom's family was convicted and executed, and the marriage was called off. Only, now there was a beauty in the golden halls and jade palaces, waiting on the emperor night and day. By the dim candlelight, the young emperor gently wiped away her tears. "My little sister was taught by me, from the very beginning. How could I bear to let you serve another man?" * Not long after, Yongning fled, and the young emperor searched for her like a madman. In a quiet county town, the young emperor saw with his own eyes as she leaned against another man's chest, smiling and laughing. That was once how they had been closest. So the man she had always loved was the one standing before her. The young emperor sneered furiously. "You're carrying my child, little sister. Where do you think you can run?" From then on, the candles in the cold, silent golden halls and jade palaces burned through every night, until Yongning became pregnant. Note: 1. The heroine was never entered into the imperial genealogy and is not related to the hero by blood. 2. The story starts slowly, with some plot setup in the early chapters! 3. Palace maids and eunuchs may all refer to themselves as servants. Blurb: 2023.12.20, revised 2024.5.23 Cover: Ten Miles of Long Joy · Reese Pre-release: The Sandalwood Broken in the Golden Hall. Please add it to your favorites. The Noble Consort angered the emperor and was sentenced to death by hanging. To repay her kindness, the palace maid Yu Tan devoted herself to caring for the young Fifth Prince. She stayed by his side as he went from an abandoned child to Crown Prince, and finally ascended the throne. They relied on and supported each other. They were sovereign and subject, yet more like brother and sister. Tired of the fighting, Yu Tan had long ago promised the man she loved that she would leave the palace and be with him once the new dynasty was secure. But when she submitted her resignation to the new emperor, he never responded. And the man she loved had disappeared. That night, Yu Tan woke from a dream with a tingling sensation in her chest and met the new emperor's burning gaze. The man's long-fingered hands lifted her legs and held her captive in his arms. Later, Yu Tan accidentally entered a forbidden part of the imperial palace and found her lover imprisoned there, covered in wounds and barely alive. The scent of dragon's incense drew near behind her. The young emperor pulled her into his arms, his voice gentle but obsessive. "You taught me how to fight for what I want, Sister. I learned. And now, you are what I want." Yu Tan could no longer escape. From then on, she was a beauty imprisoned in the deep palace, serving the emperor night after night. The man she had raised with her own hands became the nightmare she could never escape. - In the third month of spring, the emperor and empress were married. The empress wore splendid robes and received the people's homage. But beneath her phoenix robes were shackles custom-made by the emperor, which Xiao Qi had fastened around Yu Tan's ankles himself. From abandoned child in the Cold Palace to the ruler of all under heaven, Xiao Qi had gained everything he had fought for. Yu Tan was no exception. They ate and slept together, and had embraced to keep warm on countless cold nights. They were made for each other. #Later, she wondered when their sibling affection had changed into something else. #The dark and obsessive emperor had wanted her for a long time. Note: They are not related by blood, and there is a six-year age gap. A possessive love story. The male lead has never been with anyone before, and is pure in both body and mind. Theme: Overcome difficulties and welcome a better life.