Big Brother, Why Are You Like This?

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[Bonus Scene]

Someone once saw the young emperor wrap his arms around the regent's neck and ask in a soft voice, "Elder Brother, did I bully you?"

Gu Jianqing kissed the young emperor's pale ankle, his eyes roiling with dark desire. "Your Majesty, this minister is asking for a reward."

After nightfall, Yan Keqi trembled beneath him and said furiously, "I am the Son of Heaven, yet my elder brother is riding me like a horse!"

Gu Jianqing gently lifted his chin, forcing those beautiful eyes to meet his own. "When you were little, didn't you often ride on me, too?"

Yan Keqi's ears turned red. "You... shameless!"

1. In the tenth year of the Mingxuan era of the Mingyu Kingdom, a depraved trend of noblemen openly taking male concubines quietly began to spread.

The people hoped the imperial court would step in to stop it. Instead, the man on the throne issued an imperial decree granting the second prince, Yan Keqi, to the regent, Gu Jianqing, as a male concubine to bring him good fortune.

When the decree was announced, the entire country fell silent.

What kind of man was Gu Jianqing?

He held power over the entire court and had killed countless people. None of the beauties brought into his household had ever survived the night.

Everyone said the young prince wouldn't live through the night.

But that night, no white funeral cloth emerged from the regent's manor.

Instead, word spread that the prince was being indulged without restraint.

When the regent smacked him on the bottom, he wailed like the world was ending.

People then said the male concubine would be thrown out of the manor sooner or later.

Who could have guessed that the news to come would be even more shocking: the regent was kneeling on the blue stone ground, letting that male concubine ride him like a horse.

Later, the emperor looked at the regent's memorial on his desk, requesting that the second prince be made crown prince, and finally understood. The male concubine he had sent over wasn't a concubine at all. He was feeding dog food to a wolfhound!

2. Gu Jianqing was the mighty regent, who held power over the court. Who would dare defy him? Yet his male concubine could cry, make a fuss, and was especially good at acting cute. He was as troublesome as they came.

Before Gu Jianqing could even voice his reprimand, the other man's eyes had already turned red. He clung to Gu Jianqing's leg and apologized, turning his heart to mush.

Gu Jianqing could only sigh: He hadn't married a male concubine at all. He'd brought home an ancestor.

[Reader's Guide]

1. The gong has no inclination toward children. Before the shou comes of age, he sees him only as a younger brother.

2. A sweet, pampered coming-of-age romance with a nine-year age gap. After the marriage decree, they live in the manor together, but only truly get together once the shou is an adult!

3. A seemingly innocent but secretly calculating prince who loves to act cute x a devoted regent who dotes on him. Two strong characters tame each other. Sweet indulgence at first, emotional push and pull in the middle, then cloying sweetness in the end.

Theme: The strong do not complain about adversity