Raising a Ghostly Crown Prince

In the twentieth year of the Jiayuan era, during the depths of winter and a year of heavy snow, the entire Changmen Marquis household was wiped out overnight.

The orphan Cui Jin survives by sheer luck. Left without parents or support, he goes to the capital to seek refuge with his uncle.

Living under someone else's roof means having to watch everyone's mood. Cui Jin has barely any say over his own life and lives on tenterhooks.

On New Year's Eve, his uncle's family gathers happily to celebrate.

Only the boy sits alone in the depths of the courtyard, burning all the old clothes he's gathered along with the ever-burning candle in a brazier.

The candle flame flickers. A man in crimson robes steps out against the light, refined and noble by nature.

"What little brat has disturbed my sleep?"

Tears hover in the boy's eyes as he sits on the ground and looks up at the man.

The man says his name is A Fei, and that he's a wandering ghost. Since Cui Jin has disturbed him, he deserves compensation.

Cui Jin never imagines that this obnoxious ghost will latch onto him.

A Fei says, "Since you've become my underling, I want the finest incense, oil, paper, and spirit money."

Cui Jin realizes that from then on, everyone who bullies him suffers for it... The servant who leaves him scraps and spoiled food loses his money. The spoiled brat who mocks him in public falls gravely ill. The prince who harasses him falls from his horse.

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On the road to avenging his family, the person he dislikes most is A Fei, yet A Fei is the one who never leaves his side.

After years of patiently biding his time, he walks over mountains of corpses and seas of blood, kills his enemies with his own hands, and enters government service.

He sees a portrait of a man who looks exactly like A Fei.

The traitorous villain, condemned by all.

The disgraced Crown Prince Xie Fei, who is already dead.

But Cui Jin refuses to believe it.

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Reading guide:

1. One-on-one, happy ending, both pure. A carefree, domineering ghost prince × a gentle, patient, sickly beauty who's afraid of ghosts.

2. Fictional setting, not historically accurate, with elements from different dynasties. Not a political intrigue story. The top is a good person who was framed. No unsolicited writing advice or disruptive comments, please.

3. The romance is extremely intense, and they are completely devoted to each other. No real-life inspirations. No breaking them up or reversing the pairing. No fantasies or impersonations, and no attacking the top. Readers with strong character preferences, proceed with caution.

Blurb written on 2026/7/27 and screenshotted. Please don't steal the concept.

Theme: For the country and its people.