The New Emperor's Widowed Sister-in-Law [Next Book]

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After Xiao Jingrong ascended the throne, the first thing he did was order his trusted aide to visit the tomb of Crown Prince Zhaode and bring back the former crown princess, his sister-in-law Shen Qingyin, who had been keeping watch over his elder brother's grave.

Back when he was fighting on the frontier, his hands covered in blood, he received the news that his elder brother, who had always been a model of filial piety, had allegedly plotted a rebellion and attempted to seize the throne. Their father had issued an edict sentencing him to death. Xiao Jingrong simply couldn't believe it.

Later, he fought his way back to the capital. Relying on his iron-fisted rule and the support of his elder brother's former followers, he finally took the throne. Only then did he receive the letter his elder brother had left for him before his death.

It contained just two requests:

First, become a wise ruler and protect the people.

Second, find a good match for the crown princess, his sister-in-law, whom his elder brother had married less than half a year ago.

Xiao Jingrong had always admired his elder brother. In this life, the only time he had disobeyed him was when he secretly ran away to the frontier to fight, rather than go through with the marriage arranged for him. Other than that, he had always done as his brother wished.

Especially when it came to his elder brother's dying wish.

Just as Xiao Jingrong was about to grant the Empress Dowager's request and find his sister-in-law the finest, most distinguished Qian in the capital, he followed the gentle, gauzy sound of sobbing and saw a slender, hazy figure trembling beside the Empress Dowager.

It was the woman he had once been meant to marry, now the widow left behind by his deceased elder brother.

The new emperor's Adam's apple moved discreetly.

Suddenly, he wondered: In the capital today, who could possibly be more exalted in status than he was?

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At first:

"My elder brother is gone. I'm only fulfilling his duties in his place. Sister-in-law, don't read too much into it."

In the end:

"My brother could have you. Why can't I? Besides..."

"You belonged to me from the very beginning!"

[Gentle beauty x mad dog emperor]

- Ancient-era ABO, melodramatic, Alpha top and Omega bottom, the old trope of a younger brother inheriting his elder brother's wife. If this isn't your thing, please don't force yourself to read it TvT

- Unless something unexpected happens, there will also be a pregnancy-and-flight plotline.

- The younger and elder brothers are twins, identical in appearance, even down to their pheromones. So at first the younger brother will use his pheromones to pretend to be his brother and trick his sister-in-law into kissing him. Later, he will hate how much his pheromones resemble his brother's, because his sister-in-law treats him as a replacement for his brother.

- The love interest was originally engaged to the younger brother, but he disliked the arranged marriage and secretly ran off to the frontier to fight. The marriage was then transferred to the elder brother, and the love interest and elder brother fell in love after marrying. Sadly, the elder brother died too soon. Even after the love interest gets together with the younger brother, his elder brother still has a place in his heart, so you know how it goes: the younger brother will often go crazy over it, while loving his wife to bits and berating himself for being so stupid back then and giving his beautiful wife to his elder brother ^^

#About how the gentle widowed sister-in-law I brought back was once the woman who ran away from marrying me, and how I ended up falling hopelessly in love with her#

#All I can say is, I regret everything, aaah!#

Theme: Pick the flowers while they are still in bloom. Don't wait until they are gone and have nothing left to pick.