The Officials All Think the Crown Prince Is Forcing Me Into His Possession

[Two Male Leads + A Tyrannical Abduction on the Surface, Secretly All Sweet and Affectionate + Push and Pull + Secret Identities + Revenge + Sweet Romance + Plot + Happy Ending]

[The Arrogant, Unrestrained Crown Prince (Top) & The Cautious, Strategic Judge (Bottom)]

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When the Crown Prince insists on forcing Xue Ce, the newly prominent judge of Kaifeng Prefecture, into his possession, every official at court feels deeply sorry for him.

In public

Li Fuguang: Jiyu, be obedient. I won't make things difficult for the Xue family, and I certainly won't make things difficult for you.

Xue Ce: I await Your Highness's orders.

In private

Li Fuguang: He pulls him up and into his arms. Is the floor really so comfortable to kneel on?

Xue Ce: Your Highness is the one who ordered me to kneel.

He pushes the Crown Prince away, sits down in the grand chair in the Eastern Palace, and starts going through documents to handle official business.

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They put on a show in public, but cherish each other in private.

Watching the officials grieve on his behalf, Xue Ce feels guilty, but not very.

Watching the officials dare not speak up against him because of his status, Li Fuguang feels a great and utterly satisfying thrill.

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"A few things to get off my chest":

1. Neither of these two is a good person.

2. Sometimes they're outrageously unhinged, sometimes they're impeccably upright.

3. Well, just read it and see.