The Song of Jian

Pure-hearted yet domineering emperor gong X gentle, scheming military advisor shou

Gong: Sheng Jue

Shou: Jian Shizhi

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Sheng Jue is a crown prince abandoned by his homeland, while Jian Shizhi is a prince born into poverty. They met when they were young. The prince helped him shed his sharp teeth and ferocity, soothing him with gentle words. Years later, Sheng Jue commands hundreds of thousands of soldiers and sweeps all before him. But Jian Shizhi has endured a turbulent fate and become a prisoner in an enemy nation. Above the battlefield, the one he sleeps beside is no battlefield, but a beauty. Amid the affairs of family and country, all that matters is holding hands over warm wine and smiling as they watch the world.

Now that we've met again, are you well, my prince?

Strong gong and strong shou. The gong is a general in the early story and an emperor later on; the shou is a prisoner of war at first and a military advisor later.

Both gong and shou are sweet on the outside but scheming underneath. They're both highly intelligent, testing each other and probing at each other's identities as they fall in love and fight, all while flirting.

No children, no switch.

When he heard that name, the hand holding his pen paused slightly. With a snap, the pen broke. Dark currents swirled in his deep green eyes, churning into a storm.

"What was that person's name?"

"Shizhi."

"Not Jian Shizhi?"

"The royal family has struck his name from the rolls."

That day, amid a blizzard of snowflakes, everyone in the Tianji Battalion saw Sheng Jue, clad in a cloak, personally carry a gaunt prisoner out of a filthy cell.

"He's afraid of the cold." The young general laid him on the bed, his eyes filled with a tenderness no outsider had ever seen. "Build up the fire."

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The side pairing is a younger wolfdog gong X a cold, aloof older shou. A companion story may follow.

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