Raising the Prince: The Imperial Preceptor Regrets It Too Late

The cold and abstinent reborn Imperial Preceptor x a prince who plays the pig to eat the tiger, and is secretly obsessive “He dragged a god from its altar, never realizing he was already a piece on the board.” Yun Zhan, an Imperial Preceptor reborn, is cool, restrained, and unfailingly calculating. He chooses Xiao Jingyan, the most wretched prince in the palace, as his pawn in a quest for revenge. He clears a path to power for the prince and teaches him to rise from the gutter to become the new emperor. Yun Zhan believes it is all manipulation, and that once the realm is in their grasp, he will cast his pawn aside. But he doesn't know that the one he raised with his own hands is no lamb, but a wolf that has been watching him for a long time. On the day Xiao Jingyan dons the imperial robes, he drops his disguise and confines Yun Zhan deep within the palace. His gaze burns as he says, “Teacher, you taught me everything except... how to let you go.” Will he clip Yun Zhan's wings and keep him for himself, or let him return to the life he left behind? In this contest with the realm as its board, who will be the first to lose their heart? Reader's Guide · Two powerful leads: a cool-headed strategist and Imperial Preceptor x a prince who plays the pig to eat the tiger. Teacher and student, loving and fighting one another. · Heart-rending tension: From using each other to genuine love, a protégé turns on his master, and a god is dragged from its altar. · Power plays at the heart of the story: Court struggles and class conflict, with plot and romance given equal weight. · 1v1, pure relationship, happy ending: No rivalry between women and no female lead. Clear roles in the relationship, with both angst and sweetness along the way. · Leads who are no saints: They stop at nothing to achieve their goals, but have goodness at their core.