[Pseudo-incest, both leads are virgins, spoiled and capricious younger sister x older brother whose long-dormant feelings have finally awakened]
Rong Lingwan, the eldest daughter of the Duke's mansion, had skin like ice and bones like jade, and was graceful and dazzling. She was unquestionably Chang'an's foremost beauty.
Only those who knew her well understood that her temperament was the exact opposite of her goddess-like face. Her sparkling eyes saw only gold, jade, and fine silks, and her pretty lips loved to spread gossip.
Rong Lingwan believed she was born with a silver spoon in her mouth and destined to be superior. She loved her vanity and materialism, and despised those pretentious men of virtue.
All that came to an end when she had a dream:
In the dream, she was a fake heiress who had been switched at birth. A year later, the real heiress came to claim her place, and Rong Lingwan became the laughingstock of all Chang'an.
The mother who doted on her took the shops registered in her name and arranged for her to marry a widower in his forties.
The Seventh Prince, who had treated her as someone special, fell deeply in love with the real heiress and cast her aside like trash.
She refused to accept her fate, but became the most wicked and shameless woman in everyone's eyes, and ultimately died a horrible death.
After she woke, the events from her dream began coming true one by one, leaving Rong Lingwan no choice but to find herself a powerful protector.
After surveying every eligible young nobleman in the capital, she finally settled on her eldest brother, Rong Lin, heir to the Duke's mansion.
In her dream, Rong Lin was the most promising man she could get close to.
Rong Lin was nine years older than her and was born to the Duke of Weiguo's first wife.
He entered government service at fifteen through family connections, volunteered to guard the frontier at seventeen, won fame in a great battle against Tibet at twenty-two, was appointed General of the Left Golden Guards by the emperor at twenty-four, and became Military Governor of Longyou at twenty-seven.
The entire Duke of Weiguo's household relied on his achievements.
If a man like that became her protector, then even as a fake heiress, she would be as good as the real one.
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Rong Lin noticed that his beautiful half-sister had been acting strangely lately.
She would personally sew shoes and socks for him, prepare soup, and cling to him affectionately. She was nothing like the girl who used to jump into the water and run to their father crying that Rong Lin had pushed her in.
Unable to shake her off, he finally gave her a real push.
He thought the lake would bring her to her senses, but she only gazed at him through tear-filled eyes, clutching his sleeve and saying she was scared and wanted him to hold her.
Her soft, honeyed voice made Rong Lin look at her properly for the first time. He realized that her damp, dark eyes were rather captivating.
P.S. The female lead's personality won't change. She's still arrogant and vulgar.
Core theme: World peace
