The Five Kings' Secret Heirs

Sienna Wen, Chancellor's legitimate daughter, orphaned, lived in her uncle's manor. To inherit fortune, she was plotted against by her stepsister. Fleeing, she entered a forbidden palace area, meeting the Royal Hostages of the Five Kingdoms. They supported each other. Aidan Lennox, the Liang hostage, led troops, ascended the throne as emperor six years later. He had no empress or consorts. A child burst in, revealing the past between Sienna Wen and the five royal hostages.