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A stunningly beautiful, enchanting-looking but actually earnest straight-man bottom
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A seemingly scheming tyrant who is actually a sly little puppy of a top
Blurb:
In the ninth year of the Mingde era, He Qingyue's good friend Xie Yu successfully ascended the throne and became emperor, ruler of all under heaven.
But his friend was still unhappy. He had no appetite and had lost a lot of weight.
He Qingyue couldn't help asking what was wrong. Xie Yu said that as soon as he took the throne, all the ministers had rushed to demand he take consorts. He still wanted to devote himself to serving the people and had no interest in that at all!
When He Qingyue heard that this was such a lofty concern, he fell silent for a moment.
Then Xie Yu said, "Why don't you marry me? That'll shut them up, and then I can devote myself to benefiting the people without holding back!"
He Qingyue was so stunned by his words that he couldn't speak for a long time. "But... uh... this..."
Xie Yu grabbed him by the shoulders. "Aren't we brothers?"
He'd go through fire and water for his brother, without hesitation!
Fine, I'll marry you!
Xie Yu hadn't lied. After marrying He Qingyue, the ministers never urged him to take consorts again.
But the reason wasn't quite what He Qingyue had imagined.
Now the entire court was calling him a bewitching consort and begging the emperor to banish him to the cold palace!
The emperor marrying a man was one thing. The emperor spending every night with him was another. But what was the worst part?! The emperor went to the northern frontier without a word, came back covered in wounds, and all because he wanted to bring He Qingyue a local specialty he liked!
If not for the Northern Garrison Army, the emperor might not have made it back alive!
Bewitching consort!!!
The emperor even got into an argument with the chancellor over He Qingyue, then took the Shadowguard Army to raid the man's home in the middle of the night! The chancellor came from a family that had served the court for three generations!
Bewitching consort!!!
At He Qingyue's offhand remark that "the wind is strong," the emperor spent the people's money and labor to build a wall stretching ten thousand li! That was a fortune in silver!
Bewitching consort!!!
But then, why did the Northern Garrison Army repel the Japanese pirates as soon as the emperor returned? How did the chancellor's family end up surrendering so much gold and jewelry, along with letters to spies from other countries? And why did the Great Wall repel foreign invaders?
Uh... it must be because the emperor is wise, but we still can't keep a bewitching consort!
He Qingyue was on the verge of tears. Faced with the looks of his friends and family, who wanted to say something but held back, he could only swallow his words for his brother's sake.
He couldn't explain the truth and had to keep up appearances. But how had this act gone so far?!
When Xie Yu kissed him, He Qingyue was stunned. His mind went blank, and his eyes widened in shock.
"Brother, there's someone behind us. They're questioning our relationship. We can't let them find out."
He Qingyue's head was spinning. Thinking it over, he supposed Xie Yu had a point, so he nodded.
Xie Yu's gaze darkened. He chuckled softly, lifted He Qingyue's chin, and kissed him again.
He Qingyue shivered. His hands helplessly clutched Xie Yu's collar, his eyelashes quivering as he slowly parted his lips and shyly returned the kiss.
Until...
He was stripped naked on the imperial bed.
Aren't we brothers?! Does pretending to be in love have to go this far?!
Xie Yu's eyes curved as he closed in on him. "What brothers? You're the empress I married in a proper ceremony."
He Qingyue: ?!
(The Great Wall and Japanese pirates parts may be changed before the story opens. I'll follow the outline, but they're not too important. This is a comedy focused on romance, with little plot.)
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Theme: Always stay on your guard around people.
