The Red Chamber: A Power Minister's Guide

Gentle-faced, strong-willed scholar bottom × a colorful group of tops

The male lead grows from a nobody into a man of immense power.

Crown Prince: "I'm picking on you, and you in particular!"

Jia Lan was speechless. What do you get out of picking on me? If there's a cut in it, give me half.

Assassin: "If I told you my mission isn't to kill you, would you believe me?"

Jia Lan was astonished. Then why have you been protecting me all this time?

Imperial Guard: "If I told you I won't raid your home, would you believe me?"

Jia Lan was shocked. Fine, raid it if you must, but can't you stop hugging me?

Medicine King: "If I told you I want nothing from you, would you believe me?"

Jia Lan was numb. You want my divine connections, don't you?

Prince Beijing: "If I told you our fated bond was ordained by heaven, would you believe me?"

Jia Lan gazed up at the sky. Who are you talking about? You and me? Doesn't look that way to me.

Prince Jing said, "My heart is occupied with thoughts of you, my dear. Do you know?"

Jia Lan choked back tears. What kind of favor is the hardest to repay again?

So why am I always the one suffering? Wasn't I supposed to transmigrate into a whole dynasty, radiate an emperor's aura, give a little shiver, and have underlings flock to me?

At least, a lot of underlings really did show up. Most of them were older than him, but they really did listen to him and protect him.

A bookish scholar grows into a powerful minister of the age, gathering under his command all those who covet his beauty, and working with them to create a golden age. Take them all, all in! Now that we're powerful ministers, isn't it only natural to have a few more tops?

Shui Jinsheng

(Content warning: Some relationships end happily, others sadly. Some characters get happy endings, some get tragic endings, and some are insincere from beginning to end, with ulterior motives.)

[Gentle and Romantic]

He thought he had come to the Dream of the Red Chamber to see how it all ended, not to become a player in the story.

But how can anything in life go exactly as expected? Especially when the world of the Dream of the Red Chamber contains more than just worldly affairs.

What? I have to travel through the Land of Illusion? The one I meet is a passionate fairy? The fairy is a man? You want me to undergo trials in the mortal world?

What, the trials are mainly about romance?

I'm no good at dating either!

Oh, no problem. They'll chase their beloveds right up the wall!

Wait, what do you mean, "they"? What do you mean, "chase their beloved"? And what's this about going up the wall?

He travels through the Land of Illusion in his dreams. He thinks what he sees is the present, or perhaps the future, but maybe what he sees is still the past.

The author's pacing is slow, but please trust that this is a captivating story well worth reading. And the author promises not to abandon it!

Content warning: There are lots of love interests and an extremely complex web of relationships. Can we take them all?

Theme: Willing to become a piece in the game for the sake of all the people under heaven