Fake Prince Consort, Real Empress

1. He Gu risked life and limb for the Crown Prince, pacifying the south and conquering the north. Yet after the new emperor ascended the throne, He Gu was sentenced to have his entire family executed. Reborn at sixteen, he had two choices: Accept the olive branch the Crown Prince offered once more and become his trusted confidant. He Gu: No way! Or marry the Princess Royal, rumored to be noble, aloof, and deeply averse to men, becoming a pitiful consort who couldn't enter government service, had to live off his wife, and might remain a virgin for the rest of his life. He Gu: ...What's wrong with living off my wife? I'll do it! 2. Later, young Marquis He crossed paths on the main street with the Princess Royal, who had slipped out of the palace to go hunting. The Princess Royal wore red and rode a black horse. Her skin was as white as snow, and she shot him a distant glance, her eyes sharp as autumn waters. Young Marquis He was instantly smitten. ...Suddenly, the bowl of rice he'd be living off tasted a lot better. 3. What he never expected was that after finally becoming the Princess Royal's consort, he would discover that something was off about her. That's right: him, not her. It turned out that claims he'd be a virgin for life were all lies. This man was more than capable, all right? 4. He Gu suddenly realized his belly was growing, and he was deeply upset. “What if people find out? How am I supposed to show my face as the Princess Royal's consort?” “It would be awkward if the consort got pregnant... But if the Empress is pregnant and gives birth to the heir, isn't that only natural?” [Reader's Guide] 1. The male lead disguises himself as a woman early on. 2. One-on-one romance, happy ending, male pregnancy. 3. 70% of the novel is locked for anti-piracy. Chapters unlock after 72 hours. If you've purchased enough but still can't read them, Jinjiang is probably glitching. Just refresh. 4. Many thanks to everyone who supports the official release. Bowing, and bowing again. [Content Warnings] 1. This is a fictional setting! A fictional setting! A fictional setting! 2. It's all made up! All made up! All made up! 3. The male lead's personality changes a lot over time, and he turns dark later on. 4. A fluffy romance. The main characters are love-struck, and the author is making it all up as she goes. Just have fun with it. If it's not for you, find another story. May it bring happiness to all! (This point is bolded.) 5. The story is nearing its conclusion, so updates may be irregular. [No writing advice, please. No need to tell me if you drop the story.] “Step right up, don't miss out!” the author cried, shaking something out of a basket of vegetables Even Survival Didn't Mean I Had to Pay with My Body! The little beggar Huai Tang was penniless, but unexpectedly gained the ability to relive his life endlessly. Thanks to his golden finger, after many lifetimes of hard work, he managed to escape poverty and the fate of being eaten by people in a time of chaos. He became a marquis and a minister, and lived in unimaginable luxury. Just as Huai Tang was banging gongs and beating drums, preparing to throw a grand banquet, marry a new wife, and start a new chapter in life Yong Marquis's army came for him. The small city was breached, and an arrow killed him on the city wall before he could even see what his enemy looked like. In the lifetimes that followed, just when his life was at its most prosperous, he always died at the hands of Yong Marquis. Huai Tang was furious: “Will this ever end?” * No more marquis titles, no more high office. After learning his lesson the hard way, Huai Tang decided to eliminate the source of the instability Xiao Huaijin, the late emperor's sole surviving heir, a demon of a man who had conquered more than a dozen cities and slaughtered people without blinking. Then he discovered that this man had an even bigger golden finger than he did. Huai Tang couldn't kill the adult Xiao Huaijin, and whenever he tried to kill Xiao Huaijin as a child, he died first. He had no choice but to change tactics and join Yong Marquis's side early on. Only for Xiao Huaijin to kill him again Huai Tang: “Wait, you kill your own people too?” Xiao Huaijin was nothing like his name suggested. He was petty, vindictive, and impossible to read. His subordinates were always in trouble, and no one was spared except his father. * Huai Tang had to change tactics yet again. He rose from Xiao Huaijin's military strategist and confidant to become his senior brother, teacher, and even adoptive father. Xiao Huaijin stopped killing him, but the look in his eyes grew stranger and stranger. Having gone back and forth with him through more than a dozen lifetimes, Huai Tang knew better than anyone how suspicious he was. Now that the land had been brought under one rule and Xiao Huaijin held enough power to decide who sat on the throne, it was only natural for him to be wary of Huai Tang. Huai Tang was perceptive enough to resign and withdraw from public life at once. But on his way back to his hometown, assassins killed him. Huai Tang: “...” * Huai Tang still didn't want to give up. Xiao Huaijin would always take his own side over what was right. To survive, Huai Tang still had to be his teacher and adoptive father, but this time he didn't need so much power. A close bond would be enough. He had never been that ambitious to begin with. So Huai Tang rescued Xiao Huaijin from the ruins and spoke earnestly to the young boy. “No matter what happens, your adoptive father only wants you to be happy.” * One day, Xiao Huaijin said to him, “If you want me to be happy, why won't you give in to me?” Huai Tang: “...?” [Afterword] Young Xiao Huaijin had a secret no one knew about Someone had visited his dreams and left seventeen marks behind. [Reader's Guide] 1. One-on-one romance, happy ending. 2. A brooding, unhinged male lead × a pleasure-loving, saintly, guileless beauty. 3. A cute romance full of chaos. Theme: Make the most of every minute of your life and bravely pursue the good life you want.