Alternative Title: 雙璧
Author: 九月流火
Status: Completed
Added: 2025-01-09
Updated: 2025-01-09
Ming Huashang is the younger sister in a pair of dragon-and-phoenix twins. She is considered a symbol of auspiciousness but lost her mother at a young age. Spoiled by the Duke of Zhen, she grows up aimless and unmotivated, a stark contrast to her renowned and accomplished twin brother, Ming Huazhang.
Content with a life of indulgence and idleness, her world is turned upside down when she dreams of a startling revelation: she is not the true daughter of the family.
The babies were switched at birth. The real daughter, raised in poverty, is diligent and talented, already making a name for herself as a young prodigy. When the truth comes to light, Ming Huashang, the "imposter," falls from grace and is quietly poisoned to death in the dead of night.
Terrified of her looming fate, Ming Huashang resolves to change her destiny. With only a year left before the real daughter returns, she tries to curry favor with her aloof and accomplished twin brother, Ming Huazhang.
However, her cold and brilliant brother seems indifferent to her efforts. When her plan fails, she sets her sights on Su Xingzhi, the top scholar and her true biological brother, who will eventually rise to become a prominent prime minister from humble beginnings.
When Ming Huashang sneaks out for the third time to meet the newly crowned top scholar, Ming Huazhang appears in her room late at night and says with disappointment, “Sister, your patience hasn’t improved at all.”