A Guide to Raising a Frail Young Lord

Jiang Yunzi, the new emperor of Great Xia, was in quite a predicament.

He had barely warmed his seat on the Dragon Throne before the growing power of the Southern Frontier left him struggling to breathe.

The heir to the Southern Frontier, Li Ti, commanded troops and enjoyed a sterling reputation, making him a serious threat to Jiang Yunzi's rule.

With his hands tied at every turn, Jiang Yunzi raised an eyebrow and came up with a truly despicable idea:

He would send his younger brother, whose romantic escapades had left him in debt to countless women, to the Southern Frontier to seduce, break, and drag that radiant, noble heir down from his pedestal!

Jiang Yunzi even thought his brother wasn't enough of a scoundrel, so he sent him letter after letter, personally coaching him in all sorts of ways to be a heartless cad.

It was so satisfying to be wicked. Really.

Two years later, Li Ti was disgraced and gravely ill.

Jiang Yunzi sat high upon the throne, smug and pleased with himself.

He had never met Li Ti, and congratulated himself on outmaneuvering him. Until the man arrived in the capital with an envoy, sickly and frail, and Jiang Yunzi was captivated at first sight.

Hah. No wonder his brother had never been able to forget the man after ruining him.

Jiang Yunzi: "..."

Love at first sight, but he'd already done all the damage he could.

His only option now was to silence everyone who knew the truth.

In the years that followed, Jiang Yunzi tenderly stroked Li Ti's thin back and took him everywhere to seek treatment. He personally prepared his medicine and cherished him beyond measure.

Li Ti, leaning against him, believed meeting Jiang Yunzi was the greatest blessing of his life.

Black-hearted, devoted emperor gong x composed, refined heir shou

*The gong is a villain, with no morals and no redemption arc. He really does keep up the act of being the perfect devoted lover his whole life, and the shou thinks he's wonderful too.

*A wild love story that makes you want to tap a wooden fish for repentance, but it's a short story anyway =w=+

*Outrageous, but pure love. (?) Healthy love is certainly exciting, but twisted love is even more...

*A niche sickly-beauty kink, with a very strange taste. You can tell from the blurb how unrestrained it gets. If you have strong moral standards, please spare me.

*After it's finished, it'll be added to the short story collection. Read it while you can.

Theme: A lifetime of profound love, atoning for a sin no one knows about.