After I Rejected the Crown Prince's Proposal, the General Regretted It

[Complete! Thanks for your support~] [Please add my upcoming story, The Powerful Minister's Persona Has Crumbled, to your reading list! Blurb below~] After finishing The Great Qi, Xie Heng spent the previous day cursing the tyrant so harshly that when he opened his eyes the next morning, he'd become... the tyrant's Crown Prince. That's right, the unlucky fellow who ascended the throne and lost the kingdom right after. Even worse, the celebrated general of Qi, whose power threatened the throne, was sitting in front of him, and Xie Heng was proposing marriage to him?! Xie Heng looked at the man across from him, cold-faced and indifferently stroking his sword, and felt a chill run through his whole body. Rumors said that the God of War of Qi, Qin Ye, was cold and ruthless. Beneath his glorious military record lay countless corpses and a violent temper. Once word got out that the Crown Prince had proposed to him, everyone agreed the act was practically an insult. Qin Ye was bound to turn against the Crown Prince, and conflict between ruler and subject seemed inevitable. Everyone in Tangjing waited in trepidation for the drama to unfold, but the day never came. -- Qin Ye thought His Highness the Crown Prince was an earnest gentleman with grand ambitions. Though his love for Qin Ye had made him lose his mind, at least he was good-looking, so Qin Ye could put up with it. Xie Heng thought life as the unlucky Crown Prince wasn't so bad after all. The court censors sang his praises, the senior ministers knew how to behave, and their former enemy states had bowed in submission. And although the God of War of Qi had a stubborn temper and looked at him in a strange way, he always followed orders without hesitation. By a generous interpretation, they got along like a ruler and his ministers should. Xie Heng: It must be because I treat people with sincerity! I'll keep it up! Qin Ye: ??? Later, in an age of flourishing prosperity and peace throughout the realm, only one major problem remained. Xie Heng: Finding the marriage contract won't help you. At most, I proposed and got rejected. I didn't seduce you and then abandon you! Qin Ye wrapped his arms tightly around the waist of the emperor, his voice hoarse: I will obey Your Majesty in everything else, but not in this. [Reading Guide] 1. An alternate world, very alternate. 2. Basically a sweet romance, with just a tiny bit of court intrigue. Don't worry about it. The Powerful Minister's Persona Has Crumbled: His secret identity is exposed too The powerful minister Ming Cheng died on a snowy night in the first year of Qianhe. In life, he had been peerlessly powerful, feared by every official, and never shown the new emperor the slightest courtesy. Even so, after drinking the poisoned wine, he was hastily buried in a straw mat. The new emperor watched him die without a sound. Then, on that snowy night, he galloped out of the palace to share the good news with his lifelong best friend. His best friend did not return that night. His best friend did not return for days. The new emperor turned all of Tangjing upside down. At last, like a madman, he dug up the lonely grave he'd ordered buried just days earlier and lifted the metal mask the man had never once taken off. The person he hated most wore the face of the person he loved most. His features were as lean and refined as ever, his lips curved as though mocking the new emperor's foolishness. The new emperor went mad. -- When Ming Cheng woke up again, he was wearing plain clothes and taking a beating in place of the little prince who had just been demoted to commoner. Ming Cheng: ... A max-level character only needs to clear the beginner village once. But now he has to do it again? Where's the justice in that? The little prince watched as his best friend sprang to his feet, single-handedly knocked everyone down, and walked away. The little prince: Didn't he say he couldn't fight??? This time, Ming Cheng didn't personally take care of every little thing or protect the little prince at every turn. He let the ungrateful brat grow up wild and free. But in the end, he still couldn't escape that man's cup of poisoned wine. Ming Cheng: Do you have to keep picking on the same sheep? But after the warm wine went down, the world spun, and somehow he woke up again. He woke up in the Hall of Supreme Harmony. The new emperor, whom he had raised to be gentle and refined, had bloodshot eyes. He leaned down and whispered in Ming Cheng's ear, each word like a murmur from the depths of hell. "Sir, you have made me search for you for so long." Theme: Treasure the present and cherish the one right before you.