Also known as: The Heir Apparent Keeps Fighting the Crown Prince for His Heart
He only meant to borrow the crown prince's blade, but the crown prince claimed him, his child, and the entire empire, all at once.
Two powerful leads, both devoted only to each other | Prince of a vassal domain x Crown Prince | Court intrigue | Happy ending | Younger seme
Xiao Linxuan, heir to Prince Xiao, commands the troops in his fief. In the eyes of outsiders, he is a wild, untamable wolf, but for Crown Prince Yun Siqing alone, he hides a heart full of deep, restrained affection.
Yun Siqing, heir to the throne, is refined and composed, treading carefully at every turn. To secure his position as crown prince, he secretly takes a lost secret medicine. He thinks it is a gamble that will keep the truth hidden from the world, until his secret is exposed and the entire court accuses him of being an "unnatural abomination that disrupts the imperial line." The emperor is furious and wants to depose him.
Xiao Linxuan leads his troops into the capital and draws his blade before the palace hall. "I have come to protect Your Majesty, and to ask him to withdraw his decree."
Yun Siqing forces himself to bear his illness while fending off covert attacks in court and carefully protecting his secret. He is proud and self-possessed, unwilling to let anyone see him in a sorry state, yet Xiao Linxuan always catches him at his most vulnerable. From testing and using each other to standing side by side through life and death, they weather one ordeal after another, until they hammer this so-called "unnatural abomination" into the iron law of a new dynasty.
A little scene:
A minister bangs his head against a pillar in protest of a "male empress consort meddling in government."
Yun Siqing says coolly, "I've already raised a child this far. What is there left that I can't meddle in?"
Xiao Linxuan adds, "If you insist on hitting the pillar, Your Majesty will have someone wrap it in cotton."
The empire is my betrothal gift, our shared blood is our bond. You want the throne secure, and I'll fight for it. You want the marriage recognized, and I'll kneel to accept the decree.
Message: Give everything for all that you hold dear
