Su Jingming is a “lame” prince caught up in the struggle for the throne of Great Wei. His maternal family offers no support, his father the emperor shows him no favor, and he is frail in health. The only powerful backer he can rely on is Lu Xiao, Prince of Zhennan. Fortunately, Lu Xiao is worth three backers in one, and Su Jingming really does manage to ascend the throne.
On the eve of Lu Xiao’s triumphant return to the capital, Su Jingming unexpectedly binds to a System.
System: [Target Lu Xiao’s loyalty is 98%, dangerously high. Lower it as soon as possible!! Otherwise, the kingdom will fall and you will die!]
The System actually wants him to kick out the one good leg the cripple has!
Su Jingming: ...
How is lowering Lu Xiao’s loyalty any different from courting death? This System is trying to get him killed!
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It isn’t hard to lower the loyalty of a prince with an army at his command. The hard part is figuring out what to do afterward.
But Su Jingming has no choice. Gritting his teeth, he flips through the history books and starts imitating those paranoid emperors.
Seize his troops today, humiliate him before the court tomorrow.
Su Jingming learns every outrageous trick he can find, but...
“Why is Lu Xiao’s loyalty dropping so slowly? After all that, why is it still over 60%? How did I never realize he was this blindly loyal?”
Su Jingming is falling apart.
He paces around the imperial study, then suddenly spots a book tucked into the corner of the shelf... an unofficial history?
He takes it out with trembling hands, then snaps it shut with a thump.
Su Jingming’s face turns red, and his heart pounds.
Maybe he could try this?
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“Prince Lu, His Majesty summons you.”
Lu Xiao’s deputy general springs to his feet, furious. “What does he want now? Your Highness, you really can’t keep...”
Lu Xiao raises a hand to stop him, his expression unchanged. “Where?”
The messenger eunuch stammers, “...The, the Yuqing Pool.”
Lu Xiao has already risen and thrown on his robe. At the words, he pauses and slowly looks up. “Where?”
The Yuqing Pool is the Great Wei Imperial Palace’s... hot spring bathhouse.
A few things to know before reading:
1. This novel is set in a fictional world, and every detail serves the romance, so please don’t take the setting too seriously. If you have questions about anything, repeat the universal answer to yourself: “For love!”
2. The overall tone is lighthearted, with some melodramatic elements. There is forced love after a mid-story descent into darkness, followed by a crematorium arc later on, and plenty of descriptions of poor health. But setting the System aside, these two are a sweet couple.
3. Powerful prince x frail emperor, happy ending.
Theme: Is there any way in this world to have it all?
So how often do you update it? [Hold your chin]
It's okay, I will always support you! 😆 🤗
Come on, come on, I just saw the update today, my dear, you finally updated it [let me be healthy] 😚
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I have a bold idea. Since the definition of loyalty is Lu's willingness to assist Su as a courtier, then if Lu wants to be the queen, will his loyalty be reduced 🐶 and the author should have a good rest and everything will slowly get better [Cat Head]
I have experienced similar things before, and I understand it very well. Boss, don't be too internally exhausted [touches head], rest well and take care of yourself.
Suddenly I found that my card was stuck very badly. Updated at 00:00:00