After I Forced My Crown Prince Brother to Cross-Dress

1. As an utterly unremarkable prince, Lan Zheng had two shameful little secrets.

One was that he wasn't the emperor's biological son.

The other was that he had dared to fall in love with the older brother who had raised him, the most revered Crown Prince in the land.

Either secret could cost him his life. So, during a palace riot, Lan Zheng promptly disguised himself as a palace maid and ran away.

...He didn't get far.

He was drugged along the way and, by a stroke of (bad) luck, locked in a dark room with the Crown Prince, who had been immobilized with pressure-point techniques.

2. The Crown Prince was gentle and beautiful, but his temperament was truly strange. He detested both men and women. The cannon fodder who once tried to seduce him had long since turned to ashes.

Lan Zheng didn't want to become ashes.

But the secret drug had already taken effect. If he didn't get the antidote within half an hour, he would die.

Since death was inevitable either way, he might as well die beneath a peony and go out in style!

Besides, he was dressed as a woman. The Crown Prince might not recognize him!

Lan Zheng steeled himself. Ignoring the murderous look in the Crown Prince's eyes, he closed his own and impulsively kissed him.

And bit the Crown Prince's lip until it bled.

3. That escape plan had failed.

Lan Zheng had no choice but to keep showing up at the Crown Prince's residence.

The entire Eastern Palace was on high alert. The Crown Prince's face was dark, and the wound on his lower lip stood out clearly. He ordered his men to dig three feet into the ground to find the audacious palace maid.

The audacious Lan Zheng was panicking. He decided to keep this secret hidden at all costs.

...Then he got pregnant.

Pregnant, pregnant, he had to keep that secret too... But how could he possibly hide it? QAQ

4. What happened that night eventually came to light.

Lan Zheng thought he was going to die.

But the Crown Prince looked at him and smiled tenderly. "Zhengzheng, you say the child is mine. Where's your proof?"

Lan Zheng: "...Huh?"

5. Later, the Crown Prince made Lan Zheng reenact that night's events over and over to prove his story was true.

Lan Zheng could only beg desperately, "Brother, brother, I think there's already more than enough proof..."

The good news: The Crown Prince didn't kill him.

The bad news: The Crown Prince was going to fuck him to death.

Beautiful top, adorable bottom. One-on-one, nine-year age gap. A control freak meets someone going through a rebellious phase.

Reading guide:

1. The top and bottom are not related by blood. One-on-one, happy ending.

2. The top is utterly devoted, and so is the bottom. Contains a lethal dose of the couple being affectionate, so please don't post comments about breaking them up, reversing the pairing, or controlling their dreams. Thanks for understanding.

3. At first, the top doesn't know the child is his, but he finds out soon enough.

4. Apart from typo corrections, I won't accept suggestions to change the wording.

Theme: Always cherish life, no matter what.