Ten Years Fighting for the Throne, Then I Found Out I Was a Fake Prince

Ruthless, short-tempered, career-minded bottom X world-weary, idle, wolf in sheep's clothing, hopelessly romantic top

Chu Mingxuan had spent over a decade working tirelessly to secure the throne, outmaneuvering princes, battling consorts, taking on court officials, and building a faction for his own gain. He was on the verge of winning the succession struggle and becoming crown prince.

Then, out of nowhere, a shocking secret came to light: he was not the emperor's biological son. He had been switched at birth with another child.

In view of their years together, the emperor took him in as an adopted son, but the crown prince position was now completely out of reach.

All those years of painstaking effort had gone to waste, and Chu Mingxuan exploded with rage.

Damn it, even if I can't become crown prince, I'll still become the powerful minister behind the real crown prince.

*

Xiao Wangzhi had grown up fighting to survive. He couldn't read a single character and had a long list of misdeeds. When Chu Mingxuan found him, he was squatting at the village entrance with a few local hooligans, watching dogs fight.

He had thought he would spend the rest of his life loafing around and waiting to die.

Then one day, an elegant beauty, as ethereal as an immortal, appeared before him. Those lovely fingers snapped his little wooden stick in two, then grabbed him by the collar. “From now on, I'm your older brother. I'll teach you how to win the succession struggle. You'd better become emperor, or we'll both die.”

In a single leap, he went from a street thug to a prince.

His immortal-like older brother taught him to read and fight every day, brought down princes, and won over court officials...

Looking at the ambitious beauty, brimming with grand aspirations, the world-weary slacker suddenly felt he might be able to pull himself together after all.

At a palace banquet attended by the great families, Xiao Wangzhi, who had only just been brought back from the countryside, inevitably made a fool of himself.

Everyone thought Chu Mingxuan must hate the man who had been brought down, since all his years of scheming had paved the way for someone else.

Who could have guessed that as soon as the mocking words left their mouths, the speaker would be kicked flying?

“Fool! Insulting him is like slapping me in the face. Do you want the whole world to think I'm some petty, vindictive, sinister villain?”

Chu Mingxuan single-handedly took down everyone who came to test or mock him.

From that day on, he became Xiao Wangzhi's dog through and through.

*

Xiao Wangzhi finally became crown prince, and he acted more and more like a future ruler, but things seemed to be slipping out of Chu Mingxuan's control.

Powerful ministers and princes gradually fell, and the great families one after another pledged their allegiance. Chu Mingxuan had no idea how Xiao Wangzhi had managed it.

When he hurried over to demand an explanation, Xiao Wangzhi appeared in splendid robes, impeccably dressed, and bent toward him with a cheeky grin. “How about you give your little brother a kiss, and then I'll tell you?”

Chu Mingxuan slapped him in fury. A wave of fragrance swept past, but Xiao Wangzhi only grinned and leaned in with his other cheek. “This side needs one too.”

Later, Chu Mingxuan proposed that Xiao Wangzhi marry the daughter of a great family to forge an alliance.

He spent days trying to persuade him. But as he went on and on, he eventually woke up in Xiao Wangzhi's bed.

Golden chains and iron shackles held him captive. A man parted the beaded curtain and walked toward him at an unhurried pace, like a beast wearing human skin. His eyes were dark and full of possessive desire. “Older brother, I'm very angry. Comfort me, or I won't let you go.”

Chu Mingxuan had barely gritted out a “Get lost” when the bastard lowered his head and kissed him on the lips, then ripped his clothes to shreds. The chains clattered without pause.

He instinctively tried to run, but Xiao Wangzhi grabbed his ankle and pulled him back. “Older brother, if you say yes to me, I'll be your puppet emperor.”

Chu Mingxuan: ...I thought I was raising a puppet emperor, but it turns out I raised a wolf.

Theme: Open the history books, and there are only four words: Fight to become emperor