[Younger Bottom, Male-Male Romance]
[Warm on the Outside, Cold and Sinister on the Inside Top × Clever, Wise, and Stubborn Bottom]
[The Top Has Periodic Fits of Madness; the Bottom Stops at Nothing. Read with Caution.]
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People often say that everyone has their own fate, but Yan Zijing thinks that's complete bullshit.
He became an official, hit one wall after another, and nearly bled himself dry, yet he still believed that people could triumph over fate.
He wanted to prove himself. He did not want to be swallowed up without a trace by the whirlpool of power, reduced to nothing. He wanted to leave his mark in the history books before he died, even if that mark was a notorious one.
So he became the new emperor's sharpest blade, helping him bring down one person after another who displeased him.
When a great tree falls, another soon grows in its place.
When a person loses power, someone new quickly takes over, forming new factions and cultivating new interests.
But there was never anyone by Yan Zijing's side.
He was The Outcast, a solitary minister.
The only person he could rely on was the new emperor.
So he could only read the emperor's intentions, then go fight them.
In the end, the great trees were uprooted. His sharp axe was no longer of any use, and the blade that had hung over his head for so long finally fell.
He was charged, stripped of his household, and thrown into prison, all with brutal speed.
"So what if I came from a poor family? So what if no one supported me? I still made something of myself. I still became the most powerful person beneath the emperor." In the dark dungeon, he sneered at fate, then raised his eyes to look at the other man. "Your Majesty even came to see me off on my final journey. You've truly brought glory to my family."
The other man looked at him too, his voice clear and cool. "Think nothing of it. You served me, after all. I will grant you one final honor."
"Will it be poisoned wine or beheading?"
"Neither. It's an imperial decree naming you empress."
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I hope every Zijing will meet his own Mingjiang ❤️