The Sickly Beauty Villain Has Learned His Lesson

Chi Yuan died in the prime of his life. As a provincial inspector, he had saved millions of disaster victims and purged corruption from the bureaucracy, only to be driven to his death by a secret imperial decree in Mianzhou, a foreign land thousands of miles from home.

The one who came to kill him with an imperial order was the young friend he had secretly loved for seven years.

His old friend, who in their youth had sworn with steely resolve to "sweep away injustice and bring spring to all under heaven," was no longer the bright, spirited boy he remembered when they met again. He was sickly and calculating.

His old friend spoke softly and smiled politely, but could turn on a dime. He saw Chi Yuan as nothing but an obstacle to his family's unchecked power. He set fires when Chi Yuan opened granaries and arrested people when he went out to investigate. Now he meant to take Chi Yuan's life with his own hands.

That was what Chi Yuan thought as he accepted the poisoned wine his old friend handed him.

But as the wine went down his throat and he began to drift into unconsciousness, Chi Yuan saw the burning look in the eyes of the friend who had always treated him coldly. Those fingers slid down and slowly began to undo his clothes.

He never imagined the man had such a bizarre fetish! Chi Yuan was horrified. Struggling, he grabbed Jiang Fei's hand and said with tragic resolve, "...It's not your fault. I'm willing." Then he passed out.

Jiang Fei, who had only put a sleeping potion in the wine so he could remove Chi Yuan's official robes and help him fake his death: ?

#HeSeemsToHaveGottenTheWrongIdea #IReallyJustWantToSaveHim

Jiang Fei's life was like a cage that kept tightening, from the saddle to the sickbed, from drawing a bow to moving pieces on a board. He stumbled through twenty years of darkness, betraying others and committing every kind of crime, ready to die a thousand deaths without complaint.

But Chi Yuan was different.

He deserved to shine brilliantly, always proud and innocent. His future should not be cut short by the executioner's blade called imperial power. He should return to the Censorate, be immortalized by the historians, and be praised by all the people.

That was what Jiang Fei thought as he handed him the wine.

"Since I am but a discarded piece in a lost game, then none of my past matters. Whatever comes next, I'll have to live at someone else's mercy. I might as well wager my life, overturn this rotten game, and carve a path of light through this dark, hopeless world."

A sickly beauty who speaks like Buddha but has a heart like a snake, the uke X A radiant young marquis, the seme (x)

An uke who never tells the truth and is ruthless enough to hurt even himself X A seme who never trusts the uke but keeps licking him up anyway

Tips:

Primarily from the uke's perspective, 1v1, both are virgins, happy ending;

A completely fictional setting, unconventional political intrigue;

A serious drama, not a wish-fulfillment power fantasy. The uke is psychologically unwell, with plenty of descriptions of his frail health.

Theme: The Great Way is practiced for the common good.