[No wonder he looks like an old acquaintance. Turns out the old acquaintance never died.]
A mad, possessive, easily placated top x a fair-skinned, beautiful bottom with a wicked streak
Description:
In the twenty-second year of Tianyu, Shen Qingyun died.
When the people of the realm heard the news, they all mourned. The second young master Shen, whose brilliance surpassed everyone in the capital, had exhausted himself for the realm at such a young age!
Shen Qingyun, however, breathed a sigh of relief. This life had seemed like one of power and prestige, but in truth he had spent it in turmoil, abandoned by everyone. So be it if he died. He thought he'd close his eyes and descend to the underworld, but when he opened them again, he'd become a male prince consort, cruelly married off to Prince Le Ming and treated coldly from the moment he entered the household.
With food, drink, and servants to wait on him, he could admire flowers and the moon, and listen to music and watch dancing.
Shen Qingyun sighed. “Now this is how a person is supposed to live!”
But he was astonished to discover that while Shen Qingyun was still alive, his former friends had hated him so much they wanted him to suffer, unable to live or die. Yet once he really was dead, they regretted it so much they'd do anything to earn his forgiveness.
Shen Qingyun smiled gently. “Who are you?”
Prince Le Ming also smiled gently. “You look so much like him.”
In the next instant, his expression turned sinister. “But you'll never be Shen Qingyun. You're not worthy. If you deliberately imitate him again, I'll peel off your skin.”
Shen Qingyun: “...You're so pure and unaffected, so unlike all those other men out there.”
Shen Qingyun: “...Wait, who did you say I was imitating?”
One-on-one, the top and bottom dote on each other, no angst, happy ending.
This story is like: Me Replacing Myself.txt
Warnings:
1. The bottom is reborn in the same era.
2. Neither the top nor the bottom is a good person. They're ruthless and vicious, so please don't judge them by modern values when this is set in ancient times.
3. No choosing a favorite. The bottom is extremely high-status, and the men have no chance.
Theme: Treasure the person in front of you.
