Word had it that the Sixth Prince, Pei Yu, had been made Prince of Xiang and was leaving the palace to establish his own residence!
The people of the capital were all on edge.
Bystander A: "Take a good look and remember him. That's Prince of Xiang! Don't be stupid enough to provoke him. More people have died by his hand than are locked up in prison! I hear each one died... Tsk, tsk."
Bystander B: "Good grief, they've let a monster like that out. How are we supposed to live from now on?"
Later...
Citizen A: "The Prince of Xiang came to hand out porridge himself. He's a kind soul after all!"
Citizen B: "The young prince took down more than a hundred bandits all by himself and rid the people of a menace. What a triumph!"
Citizen D: "I sprained my ankle at the market, and His Highness helped me up! His Highness truly cares for his people like a father!"
The people: "If anyone says another bad word about the Prince of Xiang, they'll have to answer to me!"
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Pei Yu had one misfortune after another as soon as he left the palace, so he hired a Taoist priest to drive away his bad luck.
Little did he know that when he woke up, he would find himself in someone else's body as a male favorite.
That damned old Taoist!
After looking into it, Pei Yu discovered that he and the male favorite had swapped bodies.
And the male favorite's master, of all people, was Jiang Youfeng, the censor who impeached him every day!
That cursed old Taoist!
Luckily, the male favorite was out of favor, so every once in a while Pei Yu could switch back to his own body.
He thought they could simply put up with things and leave each other alone, but after some time, the male favorite regained favor.
Looking at Pei Yu wearing the male favorite's face, Jiang Youfeng said flirtatiously, "You've been looking more and more like him lately. I'm starting to like you a little."
Pei Yu: "Like who?"
Jiang Youfeng: "Didn't I tell you? Pei Yu."
Pei Yu thought: Heh. So you've been lusting after me, have you? Fine. Once I'm back in my own body, I'll have you and that old Taoist chopped up and fed to the dogs!
Pei Yu: "As a censor, you should set a good example. Keeping a male favorite like me is against the rules, isn't it?"
Jiang Youfeng: "It's the way you look right now that I can't resist. If I'm demoted and dismissed from office, you won't get away either."
★ May 31, 2020
Theme: Turn enemies into friends.
