Long Live the Young Master

[Main story complete. Next up: "I Long to Buy Osmanthus Blossoms and Share the Wine"]

Blurb: Though A Fu has neither father nor mother, she is blessed with remarkably good fortune.

A golden bell was tied to her wrist, and she drifted in her cradle to Yanxia Village.

The stewardess, Granny Wang, at the hot spring estate took her in. She grew up wanting for nothing and became the estate's much-loved "little miss."

Then a noble from the capital came to recuperate at the estate, and overnight A Fu went from "little miss" to "little maid."

She had to serve the young master his meals, help him dress, and even kiss him to cure his illness.

A Fu never minded the hard work. Every day, her eyes curved like crescent moons as she scampered after the young master, happily counting her candies.

Later, when the young master's health improved, he said he would take her home with him to eat candy.

"A Fu, come back to the capital with me. You can just lie in bed and eat candy all day."

A Fu's eyes lit up, and she nodded like a pecking chick.

She believed his nonsense...

She really did get to lie in bed, but she never got any candy. QAQ

- A sweet, fluffy, no-brain master-and-maid story, with everyday life and food

- A scheming, sickly young master x a sweet, silly maid

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A Gui first met Fang Yutong on her wedding night, when she married his father to bring him good luck.

That night, a violent thunderstorm raged. Fang Yutong's father was too frail to withstand the good fortune, and the wedding festivities killed him.

Wearing her red bridal gown, A Gui huddled with Fang Yutong in a corner where rain leaked through the walls. They spent the night there.

The next day, the waters rose, and A Gui fled with Fang Yutong.

She told him, "I'm your mother. I won't leave you all alone."

Nine-year-old Fang Yutong replied carelessly, a blade of grass dangling from his mouth, "You're so pretty. I don't want you to be my mother. I want you to be my wife."

As soon as he finished speaking, A Gui slapped him. The red imprint of her five fingers lasted for days.

Later, Fang Yutong reluctantly called her big sister and, under her strict discipline, was forced to become a decent person.

She stayed up until her eyes were red, froze her hands, and wore out her feet, all to help him up out of the mud again and again and teach him to act like a proper person.

That childish, mischievous brat eventually grew into a refined young man. He passed the imperial examinations and rose to the highest office, using his slender shoulders to shelter her from the world.

[Little scene]

Now Fang Yutong stood above everyone, no longer the boy he once was.

Knowing he had blood on his hands and had become a cold, ruthless new emperor, A Gui left him a farewell letter, her fingers trembling.

But Yutong stopped her by the roadside, pulled her straight into a lush, fragrant flower garden, and leaned over her.

She pressed against his broad chest and gritted out, "No! I used to be your mother!"

Yutong scoffed softly, then bit her neck and grinned like a demon. "On our wedding night, wasn't I the one who spent the night with you?"

- One true pairing, extra sweet

- Older woman-younger man romance, heroine is three years older

- Starts as a farming story, with a laid-back, everyday feel

- The hero's evolution from a little wolf pup to a gentle, loyal dog, then to a deranged mad dog

Theme: Love is a ray of light that can brighten your life.