The early part of this story has angst, but the middle and later parts are warm and cozy.
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[Blurb]
When the nest is overturned, how can any egg remain intact?
From prince to armored soldier to prisoner, Hongwang, the only son of Aisin-Gioro Yinsi, the Eighth Prince of the Qing Dynasty's Shengzu Emperor, ultimately could not escape confinement.
These should have been the best years of his life, but all he had was the fear and despair of being locked away.
Though he was eventually freed, restored to his birth name, and reinstated in the imperial clan, his past life could never be recovered.
The victor becomes king, the loser a bandit. So it has always been.
[Short Scene]
Hongwang: Xiaoyuanshou, has Fourth Uncle started sulking and throwing a tantrum again?
Hongli: How did you know?
Hongwang: My father was angered to death by him.
Hongli: (shocked, turning toward the Hall of Mental Cultivation) Imperial Father! Something terrible has happened! Eighth Uncle was angered to death by you!
Yongzheng: (writing a memorial with a blank expression) Oh, I see.
Hongli: I mean, Eighth Uncle was angered to death! Eighth Uncle!
Yongzheng: (still writing with a blank expression) Oh, I see... (interrupted)
Hongli: (anxious) Eighth Uncle was angered to death! He's dead, Imperial Father!
Yongzheng: (annoyed) Why are you making such a fuss? So the Eighth is dead! Someone, come with Me to deliver another coffin to Hongwang!
Hongli: ...
Hongwang: ...
Eighth Prince: (furious) Yongzheng! Just try sending me another coffin! I'll never let you get away with this!
Yongzheng: (staring blankly at the Eighth Prince) Aren't you already dead?
Eighth Prince: ...
P.S. The Eighth Prince dies at the beginning, but he'll come back to life later!
[Reading Guide]
1. Set during the Yongzheng and Qianlong eras. This is a work of entertainment, mostly wish fulfillment. Historical accuracy buffs, beware.
2. Main pairing: Hongli and Hongwang, a gentle, scheming emperor and a stubborn, stoic member of the imperial clan.
3. Secondary pairing: Fourth Prince and Eighth Prince, the cold, sharp-tongued Emperor Yongzheng who never says what he means and the refined, smiling Eighth Prince with a hidden edge.
4. The Eighth and Fourth Princes make occasional appearances early on and appear frequently later.
5. Slow-paced story, multiple male leads, no CP.
Coming soon
[Qing Transmigration] The Emperor and His Astrologically Incompatible Companion
#What's it like to wake up one day reborn as your own grandson?#
Fourth Prince: Aside from my son forcing me to take on a companion whose birth chart clashes with mine, things are fine.
Eighth Prince: Aside from my nephew forcing me to become the companion of an emperor's son whose birth chart clashes with mine, I suppose things are all right.
#What do you do when your astrologically incompatible companion/prince is your archrival from your past life?#
Fourth Prince: ...Confine him?
Eighth Prince: ...Take him out in secret?
#What if your archrival refuses to admit who he is?#
Fourth Prince: Find evidence and get something on him, then hit him with the proof. He won't be able to deny it.
Eighth Prince: ...My archrival always introduces himself first.
#Every day, I spar with my astrologically incompatible companion, trading wits and courage (affection and kisses)#
◎ The Fourth Prince is reborn as Yonglian, and the Eighth Prince is reborn as Suyinge.
◎ A cold-on-the-outside, warm-on-the-inside prince and a little companion who plays the pig to eat the tiger. Familial affection, no CP.
◎ The second part of this story, with a lighter and cozier tone.
Completed works
Father's Persecution Complex [Kangxi and the Eighth Prince both reborn]
Kangxi, reborn after being angered to death by the Eighth Prince's dead eagle, meets the Eighth Prince, reborn after dying of illness in prison.
One racks his brains to suppress and guard against his son forming cliques and coveting the throne.
The other does everything he can to avoid the succession struggle and live out his days as an idle prince.
In the end, both of them accidentally overcorrect.
◎ Kangxi and the Eighth Prince are both reborn. No CP.
◎ Based on an outline, entirely fictional wish fulfillment. Historical accuracy buffs, beware.
The eighth master's grandson Yong Ming'e lived until the Opium War! The weight of history suddenly appeared
I really like it. I have been following it on Tieba for so many years but I haven't found a meal replacement. I feel like I will revisit it every once in a while. I recently watched Severely Breaking the Defense. Even if it is impossible, I still hope to continue writing one day.
Sir, you just kill me and don't bury me. Woo hoo hoo, I was kicked into the pit of Hongwang Hongli. I found a few software and this cp is just this article. Everything related to Hongwang is about traveling through time and becoming a baby, alas.
When will the author return?
I think that since sworn worship is against the laws of the time, we should not leave any documentation and destroy it.
Will this ancient proverb die in the future?
I'm late, I didn't find this good article until 2024
I followed it when it was serialized. Did you really stop writing? I really like it.
Your ninth uncle is also very close to your father, they live and die together.
Oh my gosh, so sad! They tortured them to death, and the dead people are all gone, but the living people feel pain in their hearts when they think about the past.
The eighth master's grandson Yong Ming'e lived until the Opium War! The weight of history suddenly appeared
I really like it. I have been following it on Tieba for so many years but I haven't found a meal replacement. I feel like I will revisit it every once in a while. I recently watched Severely Breaking the Defense. Even if it is impossible, I still hope to continue writing one day.
Sir, you just kill me and don't bury me. Woo hoo hoo, I was kicked into the pit of Hongwang Hongli. I found a few software and this cp is just this article. Everything related to Hongwang is about traveling through time and becoming a baby, alas.
When will the author return?
I think that since sworn worship is against the laws of the time, we should not leave any documentation and destroy it.
Will this ancient proverb die in the future?
I'm late, I didn't find this good article until 2024
I followed it when it was serialized. Did you really stop writing? I really like it.
Your ninth uncle is also very close to your father, they live and die together.
Oh my gosh, so sad! They tortured them to death, and the dead people are all gone, but the living people feel pain in their hearts when they think about the past.