After Emperor Wu of Han Was Conceived by Heaven

Emperor Wu of Han, Liu Che, had been on the throne for years without an heir. He sincerely offered sacrifices to the gods and prayed for a child. A clap of thunder rang out in the clear sky, and a reply came from above:

[Ping! Your sincerity has moved Planet Piggy. The Piggy Fertility System has been bound to you!]

Liu Che was overjoyed, thinking that his years of prayers and sacrifices had finally touched the gods with his sincerity. After worshipping devoutly, he set about his royal duties with renewed vigor. Soon, Empress Chen, Wei Zifu, and Liu Che were all pregnant!

Liu Che: ??? Wait, is this reasonable?!

[Of course! You and the Empress were destined to have no children. The mothers carrying your babies have a hard time getting pregnant, so to ensure the fetuses' health, all pregnancy side effects are transferred to the babies' father, including but not limited to morning sickness, pain, anxiety, nervousness, and depression.]

In short, Liu Che alone took on every side effect of pregnancy, before and after birth.

Liu Che, vomiting his guts out: ...

After enduring ten months of "pregnancy," the ruthless and cold Emperor Wu of Han, Liu Che, was finally blessed with a daughter.

After fainting from the pain several times, Liu Che treasured his daughter above all else. He even created a new character for her name: Zhao, and bestowed on her the title Princess Zetian.

Officials: ??? Has His Majesty gone mad?!

Princess Zetian was exceptionally clever and gifted as a child. Every horse she touched gave birth to ten foals at once, and rice yields per acre multiplied several times over. Eventually, Liu Che had a son of his own, and his attitude grew increasingly unbalanced.

Why could other people's sons become Crown Princes, while the daughter I painstakingly gave birth to (?) couldn't become Crown Princess?

If the people of the realm won't allow it, then I'll make the whole realm my enemy. I'll help my daughter seize the throne no matter what!

In short, the Han Dynasty must belong to my own daughter!

"About how Emperor Wu didn't even know the child wasn't his, and wouldn't have cared even if he'd killed it" "The years when Liu Che took superstition seriously" "After Emperor Wu gave birth to a daughter, Wu Zetian"

Reading guide:

Neither praise nor disparage Empress Chen or Wei Zifu.

Parallel universe. No gender-swapping.

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Theme: Building a harmonious Han Dynasty where fathers love their daughters and daughters are filial.