[Brooding, Ambitious Deposed Crown Prince × Haughty, Noble Prince of a Different Surname] 1v1, happy ending
Pei Zhuo is a crown prince on the verge of being deposed. Everyone at court says he is mild and cowardly, unfit for great responsibility.
He had barely spent a few months in the Eastern Palace when an enemy nation invaded, and the emperor hurriedly sent him away as a hostage.
In his fifth year as a hostage, war broke out between the two nations again.
Han Yi, the most dazzling prince of a different surname in Great Qing, personally pulled the unfortunate crown prince out of prison.
When Pei Zhuo met this young prince of legendary military achievements, a man even his father feared, for the first time he found himself wanting something beyond seizing power.
He is so damn tempting, Pei Zhuo thought.
Someone so beautiful and noble, so sharp as a blade, ought to have his wings broken and be made to bow willingly before me.
In the 25th year of the Qingli era, the seemingly honest and harmless deposed crown prince staged a rebellion.
He stormed the palace, usurped the throne, killed his brother and father, and imprisoned the man the late emperor had feared for half his life, forcing him to submit to his advances...
*
Han Yi was a once-in-a-generation genius. In just four years, he won the realm for Great Qing and ended the division of the land among three powers.
He thus became Great Qing's first prince of a different surname, and should have gone down in history as a great hero.
But once the birds were gone, the bow was put away. The emperor who had once trusted him completely now suspected and feared him, demoting him again and again.
The brightest star among the generals in wartime was dimmed in peacetime. That battle was his final act of loyalty to the emperor, and in return he rescued an incompetent crown prince.
The crown prince bowed deeply to him, his manner humble: "I am foolish and slow to learn. I beg you, Prince Ning, to accept the position of Grand Tutor and show me a way forward."
What a useless little fool, Han Yi thought.
And yet that very little fool raised an army and rebelled.
The fallen crown prince became ruler of all under heaven, while Han Yi, his Grand Tutor, ended up imprisoned in the palace.
On that chaotic, rainy night, as they lay tangled together, the young emperor knew he was uneasy and kissed him as he made a promise.
But Han Yi dreamed that he was once again suspected and feared, that his sincere heart had been misplaced, and that he would meet a tragic end.
Unable to tell whether the other's feelings this time were real or false, he fled in disgrace.
*
In his past life, Pei Zhuo was ruthlessly ambitious. From a deposed crown prince, he went on to seize both the realm and the beauty he desired.
But that beauty was a prince of a different surname, a man of great military achievements and immense pride.
He could neither love him, kill him, nor keep him.
After weighing his options, the young emperor eventually faced a lonely grave and lived out his days alone.
Perhaps he was destined to live a thousand years as a scourge. He was reborn into the time when he was still a hostage.
When he walked out of prison and saw the prince of a different surname again, the little bit of sincerity in Pei Zhuo's heart finally surfaced after all those years.
It doesn't matter. This time, they have all the time in the world.
He catches the man who ran away and pins him beneath him. The proud prince bites his lip, holding back, as the tears he sheds are all swallowed by the student he once taught himself.
The young emperor gently coaxes him: "Grand Tutor, this time, I truly know I was wrong."
[Seemingly mild and harmless but actually ruthless, sharp-tongued deposed crown prince gong × Noble, cutting prince of a different surname whose achievements threaten his sovereign shou]
Reading Guide:
1. The crown prince plays the fool to catch the tiger. He is an ambitious schemer, mild on the surface and ruthless inside. He wants both the throne and his beloved.
2. The crown prince is psychologically twisted, and his love for the prince of a different surname is extreme. When he cannot keep him under control, he has genuinely considered killing him.
3. Both are reborn, with a little wall-papering. They are lovers who are always at odds. The gong remembers everything; the shou regains his memories later. Neither understands their feelings at first, but they truly fall in love later. 1v1, happy ending.
4. If you are into extreme kinks, please head out.
This is exactly my thing, so please cut me some slack.
Synopsis saved as a screenshot on 2025.10.5
Theme: Follow your heart
