[Dual Rebirth / Not-Quite-Incest / An Old Imperial Tale of "Why Must We Both Be Born to Shine?"]
In the twenty-ninth year of Yongming, the deposed Crown Prince Chu Jin was sentenced to execution after the autumn harvest.
His second elder brother took his place as Crown Prince.
Before the execution, his second brother came to visit him in prison.
But Chu Jin had long since forgotten the admiration he once felt. He was consumed by jealousy, loathing, and hatred for him, and wanted him dead!
He hated that his second brother, despite being poor at socializing, had won the hearts of the emperor, his officials, and the people.
While he, for all his social grace, had been abandoned by everyone.
Even more, he hated that his second brother was a noble, upright gentleman and a natural-born ruler.
While he had followed in his footsteps at every turn, only to be mocked for imitating Dongshi.
His second brother was usually aloof and dignified, never deigning to look at him. Yet now that Chu Jin had fallen, he came to visit, pretending to care.
Chu Jin was certain his second brother would offer him poisoned wine and send him on his way. He never expected the man to say he would take him home.
"Home? My mother's family has been executed. I have nowhere to go!" Chu Jin glared at him, shouting until his eyes reddened. "If Heaven and Earth gave you, Chu Yunfeng, life, why did they have to create me, Chu Jin, too?"
With that, he seized a knife while his second brother was unprepared and slit his own throat.
Chu Jin thought his second brother would surely stand over him, mocking him coldly for not knowing what was good for him.
Instead, his second brother dropped to his knees before him, fear filling his eyes. He clutched Chu Jin in a panic, pressing down on the wound. His white robe was soaked in blood.
His second brother kissed his cold lips again and again, as if trying to give him warmth. His voice was so humble it was almost a plea. "A Jin, your second brother wants nothing. I only beg you not to leave me alone in this world."
Chu Jin understood his feelings.
Unable to speak, he tugged at the corners of his mouth, as if he had won...
Chu Yunfeng, you've fallen in love with your own younger brother. What right do you have to be Crown Prince!
Chu Jin opened his eyes and returned to the age of sixteen.
He would not only kill everyone who had wronged him and take his revenge, but also personally torment his second brother!
He volunteered to lead the troops to war, taking his second brother's military achievements for himself.
He bribed his second brother's aides, leaving him isolated and helpless.
He even deliberately seduced his second brother, until he personally honed that gentlemanly man into a weapon in his hands.
Chu Jin laid his plans step by step, and his revenge was nearly complete.
But before their father's coffin, his second brother, dressed in mourning and chanting Buddhist prayers, suddenly seized him by the wrist and pressed him against the coffin.
His second brother's usual restraint and aloofness had vanished. A terrifying, obsessive desire grew in his eyes.
It turned out that no matter how Chu Jin humiliated him, his second brother had always welcomed it.
Chu Jin frowned and tilted his neck back, but the man caught his pale jade throat between his lips.
Desire rippled in the eyes of the man who had always been so restrained. The veins bulged in his arms as he stripped Chu Jin's clothes away.
He gave a hoarse laugh. "A Jin has had his way. Now it's time for your second brother to collect his debt."
"Two lifetimes, A Jin..."
"Second Brother, I've waited long enough."
There are ways to live even in a rotten world.
In the darkness and the damp, they are soaked in blood, making love atop piles of bones.
The people may be rotten, but the world lives on.
[False Viper, Unknowingly Seductive Beauty of a Younger Brother (Shou) vs. Hypocritical Gentleman, Fatherly, Cool and Aloof Older Brother (Gong)]
# Lone Crane vs. Hungry Wolf #
# A darkened beauty shou who remains true to himself and doesn't know he's seductive
# A severely brother-obsessed gong who seems calm and unruffled but feeds on jealousy behind closed doors
[Reader Advisory]
1. 1v1, both virgins, happy ending
2. The shou and gong are not related by blood. The gong is only obsessed with the shou.
3. A serious ensemble story with a mix of sweet, sour, bitter, spicy, and salty flavors
4. Generally follows Ming Dynasty official systems, with some changes. Please don't nitpick the history.
5. Not based on any real people or events
6. Screenshot record: 2025.3.12
Theme: The stars shift and midnight approaches; even after bitter rain and gales, the skies will clear.
