The Obsessive Imperial Guard's Guide to Raising a Child

[This story will be polished up at some point. Thank you, dear readers, for your support.] In the eighth year of the Qingshuo reign, Ji Ke, the young Embroidered Uniform Guard commander, was ordered by imperial decree to slaughter every member of the Marquis of Wu'an's household. Covered in blood and seeing red, Ji Ke's crimson gaze suddenly fell upon a tiny figure. An aristocratic family with a hundred years of history had been reduced to a single three-year-old child overnight. Ji Ke looked down at the little one clutching his hem. For the first time, he felt a damnable pang of pity. Gritting his teeth, he carried the baby away. Everyone knew that the powerful Ji Ke had taken an adopted son at a young age. After meeting the child, they couldn't help exclaiming, "Your adopted son really does look like you, sir." Ji Ke nodded impassively, then turned to the child sucking on his finger and asked, "Do you prefer a short blade or a long spear?" The child clung to his flying-fish uniform, eyes shining. Later, after reaching the height of his power, the treacherous and ruthless Ji Ke incurred the emperor's wrath. He became a fallen man everyone was eager to kick, and was also stricken with a grave illness, with little time left to live. Everyone around him abandoned him. Only his adopted son stayed by his side, caring for him without wavering. "Kid, I was the one who slaughtered the Tang household." A deranged smile curled Ji Ke's lips as he raised his eyelids to look at the young man changing his bandages. "I know." The young man paused. "The Tang family deserved to die." [★] This is an alternate universe! Completely made up! More fictional than my own... well, you know. Main plot: career. Secondary plot: family bonds. [Preorder for a similar gen story, no romance] The Beloved Life of the Embroidered Uniform Guard's Commander Gong Hong, commander-in-chief of the Embroidered Uniform Guard, reached a high position at a young age. His long, narrow eyes were always languid, and the Spring Embroidery Saber in his hand had cut down countless villains. One day, he woke up in his childhood body. The flying-fish uniform that normally fit him now hung loosely on his small frame. His subordinates had come in trepidation to see their infamous commander-in-chief. Instead, they found a fair-skinned little boy in his room. His frown looked just like the commander's, but he was so well-behaved that they couldn't help wanting to kiss him. His subordinates: This must be the commander's son! He's too adorable! From then on, Gong Hong had a secret. By day, as a little boy, he was cute and sweet-talking, and the Embroidered Uniform Guard's most doted-on darling. At night, once he returned to his original form, he would strike back hard. He would lazily raise his eyes at the subordinates who had pinched his cheeks during the day and draw out his words as he took petty revenge: "Go practice thirty more times." Though his body had become small, Gong Hong still remembered witnessing a bloody crime with his own eyes as a child. A seed of justice had taken root in his heart, and his life's purpose would never change. #By day, I'm meek and timid. At night, I strike back hard.# #The commander solves cases just as well in a small body.# Theme: Face life's hardships with a positive and optimistic attitude.