[Slightly Beloved by All + Self-Serving and Calculating + Taming Men + Male Rivalry] Lou Yunwei is a crown prince disliked by the emperor. He's naturally sickly, but knows how to get what he wants, and has a bit of a mad streak.
His childhood friend, the general Ji Yanli, only needs a few slaps to learn his lesson when he gets out of line.
The aloof top scholar, Ying Hexue, catches Lou Yunwei's eye in a fleeting encounter on the street, and gradually grows attracted to him after entering officialdom. “I, Ying Hexue, can defy orders, rebel, and break my promises, but I could never love you. Anything else is possible.”
The gloomy heir, Gu Qianzhou, gets punished whenever he refuses to obey. Switched at birth and raised by a concubine, he returns to the capital after the truth comes to light. When others humiliate him, Lou Yunwei kindly steps in, making sure he remembers to repay the favor.
Xiao Jingchen, the loyal son of a military family wiped out to the last man, owes his life to Lou Yunwei. He will obey only him for the rest of his life.
Mu Yunjin sees Lou Yunwei as his sworn enemy... I've run out of things to write. Just scribbling this to pass the time.
Good looking (◍>◡<◍)