The Royal Heir's Struggle

Final Blurb:

Official histories record that Emperor Dezheng of the Wei Dynasty was generous and magnanimous. At home, he valued worthy ministers and cared for the people; abroad, he prized diplomacy and sought harmony with all nations. He was said to possess much of the spirit of the ancient sages.

There were only two blemishes on his record. First, he murdered his elder brother and killed his ministers to seize the throne, employing cruel and ruthless methods. Wen Baisong, a renowned minister of the time, resisted his rule by hurling himself to his death in the court. Second, he was afraid of his wife. Afraid of his wife. Afraid of his wife.

But as for these accounts passed down by later generations, the future Emperor Dezheng, currently a spoiled royal heir and a certified steel-straight man, Shao Jianxing, picked at his toes and scoffed. “I don't believe a word of it. Become emperor? Why not just enjoy life? Afraid of my wife? I like men. What would I need a wife for?”

Original Blurb:

There were only two things Shao Jianxing never expected in his life:

One was for the brother he'd known since childhood to become his childhood sweetheart.

The other was that he would willingly be tempered in fire for that childhood sweetheart.

1. A slow burn. The main plot comes in the middle and later chapters.

2. This story is also known as Tempered in Fire. Its previous titles were She Always Thinks I'm Cute and From Brothers to Childhood Sweethearts Overnight. Couple: Shao Jianxing, an aimless young prince, and Chu Yangzhou, a female general disguised as a man. They dote on each other and grow together, with both sweet moments and heartbreak.

Theme: Growth and change