What Is It Now, Your Highness!

[A young lady disguised as a man x a possessive, aloof prince | Love grows over time | Both are strong]

No one knows that Crown Prince Qi Heng's personal bodyguard, “Shen Mingzhang,” is actually a woman, or that the real Shen Mingzhang died violently the day before becoming a bodyguard.

The one who took his place was his twin sister, Shen Jinghe.

To avoid arousing suspicion, Shen Jinghe silenced herself and pretended to be mute. Since she couldn't speak, she unexpectedly became Crown Prince Qi Heng's personal bodyguard, following him everywhere day after day.

Qi Heng: “Shen Mingzhang?”

Shen Jinghe: O.O?

Qi Heng: “Shen Mingzhang.”

Shen Jinghe: =.= ?

Qi Heng: “Shen Mingzhang...”

Shen Jinghe: What is it now, Your Highness?!

Shen Jinghe investigates in secret and discovers that all the clues point to Qi Heng.

She also notices that Qi Heng looks at her... strangely.

The appearance of the mute “Shen Mingzhang” makes Crown Prince Qi Heng suspect that he might be gay.

Thinking that years spent walking on a knife's edge, always on thin ice, have made him imagine things, Qi Heng secretly seeks medical advice again and again, but no one can find anything wrong with him.

To appear normal, he does his best to maintain his image as a refined, courteous gentleman, yet he can't help calling her name.

Until the Lantern Festival, when he leaves the palace in disguise to clear his head and catches sight of a familiar figure.

He follows her in secret, only to see a woman go to the riverside and choke out, “Brother, Jinghe misses you so much.”

By the dim light of the candles, Qi Heng gazes at “Shen Mingzhang,” bound to the bed. He slowly loosens her sash and forces her to speak. “Tell me, should I call you Shen Mingzhang, or... Shen Jinghe?”

#Qi Heng: Even if I really am gay, I'll accept it!#

#Shen Jinghe: Didn't you say you believed in self-restraint and propriety? What are you doing?!#

Blurb dated 2026.4.19, revised 2026.09.18 (screenshot saved)

Reading Guide:

1. Alternate history, one-on-one, both are each other's first.

2. The heroine isn't really mute. She can speak, but chooses to pretend to be mute.

Theme: Who says women are inferior to men?