A sinister, unrestrained tyrant x a delicate, soft little beauty
Taking by force, claiming his younger brother's wife
Ling Yuwei is the daughter of the prime minister. Her beauty is ethereal and exquisite, and her noble status makes every young gentleman in the capital eager to marry her.
But Ling Yuwei has a secret.
Lately, she keeps dreaming of a tall, virile man.
In her dreams, his face is veiled in mist.
*
At a palace banquet, Ling Yuwei finally meets the man who has appeared in her dreams night after night.
He is none other than Prince Ning, the younger brother of the current emperor.
Prince Ning is as graceful as a jade tree and a perfect gentleman, nothing like his tyrannical elder brother.
Seeing that his broad shoulders and narrow waist closely resemble those of the man in her dreams, Ling Yuwei decides he must be her future husband.
At the banquet, she fusses over Prince Ning and fawns on him. She even considers pretending to be drunk so she can tumble into his arms, just to see if the bite mark she left on his collarbone last night is still there.
Unfortunately, she doesn't get the chance. The unpredictable, cruel, and sinister tyrant interrupts her.
After she returns home, the prime minister personally petitions the emperor on behalf of his beloved daughter. An imperial decree arranges Ling Yuwei's marriage to Prince Ning.
*
Another palace banquet before the wedding.
Amid the clinking of cups, Ling Yuwei spots Prince Ning. Remembering last night's heated, sensual encounter, she suddenly blushes.
She lifts her eyes slightly and meets the cold, phoenix-shaped gaze of the man seated high on the dragon throne.
The tyrant is languid and unconstrained. His loosely worn dragon robe reveals half of a sharp, scimitar-shaped collarbone.
A small, delicate bite mark is clearly visible on it.
A chilling, inscrutable smile plays on his lips as he stares intently at the delicate figure below.
Later, Prince Ning goes to war on his brother's behalf and barely survives.
After a great victory, he returns to court to pay his respects.
But on the floor of the emperor's private chamber, he sees bright, sheer robes and a black-and-gold dragon robe scattered across one another.
The wife who should have been his is now lying in the emperor's bed, yielding to him.
#Little sister-in-law, open up. It's me, your husband's brother#
#Steal your brother's wife while he's away#
Theme: Love as equals
