Will You Please Get a Clue, Shadow Guard?

Zhuo Ying entered the palace at the age of six. At twelve, his exceptional martial skills earned him a transfer to the young Crown Prince's side, where he officially became a shadow guard, responsible for protecting the prince's life at close quarters. Xing Chenmu was not yet eight, but the innocence had already faded from his face. He looked at the kneeling boy and asked, earnestly and one word at a time, "Can I trust you?" "I swear to serve Your Highness unto death." Zhuo Ying had kept those words in his heart ever since. He could not forget them, and did not dare to. He protected Xing Chenmu without ever leaving his side, watching him grow from a child into a great man who could hold up the heavens and earth. He watched him sit securely upon the throne and direct affairs with brilliant strategy. Zhuo Ying thought that he would spend his whole life in this place, silently protecting his sovereign. But everything came to an abrupt end on that rainy night. The man's embrace was searing hot, almost enough to burn him. The current emperor, always so dignified and magnanimous, so devoted to his duties and people, leaned close to his ear and asked in a firm voice almost identical to the one he'd used years ago, "A Ying, would you be my empress?" Dual perspectives, Emperor gong x Shadow Guard shou. Don't ship the wrong couple! [Strong leads, younger gong, pregnancy and childbirth, proceed with caution if that's not your thing] The story of Xing'er and Helian Lan: The Whole City Is Shipping the Wrong Couple They say that the new emperor of the Ranying Kingdom rules with an iron fist. Before he had even come of age, he forced his father to abdicate. He also managed to persuade the neighboring kingdom's eldest prince to give up the crown prince's position and marry into his harem in a grand bridal procession. But the emperor and empress are deeply in love, and their devotion has become a celebrated tale. The people all waited for the empress to have two happy occasions at once and bear two children in three years. They waited and waited. The emperor conquered a small kingdom, and the little prince next door had already grown old enough to run errands, yet the empress still showed no sign of pregnancy. Could it be that the emperor has some hidden ailment?! Just as everyone was starting to wonder, news came from the palace: the emperor was pregnant! The ministers watched their emperor, wearing a baby-faced scowl and carrying a pregnant belly, work tirelessly from dawn to dusk. In their hearts, they all roared as one: "That empress is a beast!!!" [Dual perspectives, composed and taciturn prince gong x wise and cheerful, baby-faced young emperor shou] [A slightly old-fashioned series. You can read this story on its own without reading the previous ones. Pregnancy and childbirth, proceed with caution if that's not your thing] This is a series of three stories, but you can read each one on its own without affecting your enjoyment. If you're interested, my dear readers, feel free to check out the others too: Prince Xing Chenxiu of Yong'an x General Wei Yan of the Northern Frontier: Wake Up, Your Highness (complete) Neighboring emperor Helian Chunfeng x Poison Master Hua Baisu: Young Master, Don't Poison Me (coming soon) --o(￣ε￣*)-- I recommend my sweet as peaches entertainment-industry romance: I Thought I Was Pursuing You by Tao Zhiyao Theme: