After Transmigrating into a Novel, I’ve Actually Caught the Emperor’s Eye?

"You figured it out?" "Your Majesty, why did you go to such lengths to hide your identity?" Shen Qiubai trembled. The sworn brother and kindred spirit she thought she knew turned out to be *that* Emperor? The very same Emperor she frequently cursed as a "dog of an emperor"? "Shen Qiubai, are you afraid of me? ...Why? I’m not going to eat you." "Your Majesty, we’re still brothers, right?" He shook his head. "It’s too late for that; I’ve already fallen in love with you." "You...!" Shen Qiubai tried to speak, but he covered her mouth with his hand. Leaning close to her ear, he smiled gently. "If you’re willing, we can continue to be 'brothers' for a lifetime." "But if you aren't... we ...