Me, the Emperor's Own Child

As someone lucky enough to have lived two lives, Niannian is also terribly unlucky. In every life, she has a mother who loves her but is too weak to protect her, and a father who doesn't love her and is both ruthless and cruel. She always dies young, never living past the age of five. Her mother, a transmigrator who has now lived twice, hates how powerless she is, so she arranges a new life for Niannian once again: She sends Niannian to be born from the emperor. If a father can't love his own child, then surely having the child himself and being both father and mother will do the trick! Emperor Mingwu, renowned in the history books for unifying the realm and ruling with an iron fist, is also a famously fearsome tyrant. Lately, he has a new problem. His future Crown Princess, the daughter he gave birth to himself, is doing far worse in her studies than the other princes in the Imperial Academy. Staring at the incomprehensible homework his daughter has written, the emperor anxiously concludes that the tutor and the other princes must be ostracizing her. He experienced this sort of palace intrigue himself as a boy in the Imperial Academy. And since A-Nu is so frail, who knows how badly she might be bullied there? So, naturally, it would be better if he taught A-Nu himself. The Fifth Princess, who is simply lazy about studying, loves climbing onto roofs and enjoys playing pranks on her tutor: Huh??? The current emperor has eight sons and seven daughters, and many princes. Some entered the court at an early age and are renowned for their benevolence; others have powerful mothers and influential maternal families. The emperor's take: What are those people, anyway? Anyone who dares stand in my child's way to the throne will be sent to their death. Reader's Guide: 1. A lighthearted, everyday child-rearing story. The matter of childbirth is explained in detail in the main text; there is no BL. The setting is a fictional history, with the official system and customs loosely based on the Tang dynasty and various elements mixed together. The palace intrigue and political maneuvering are only as smart as the author. 2. The protagonist is an ordinary child, neither a genius nor a fool. She doesn't need a reason to be loved. The heroine has been reborn twice, but remains a little girl and never grows up. 3. Warning! The emperor is a textbook feudal old man, an all-in-one tyrant and enlightened ruler, and not a good person. If that's not your thing, feel free to leave. Negative reviews will make the author sad for a week, qaq. Anti-piracy measures are enabled at 80%. Extra chapters for gift points will be added from time to time. Theme: A parent's love for their child means making far-reaching plans for them.