The Hostage Prince from an Enemy Nation Insists on Carrying the Regent's Child

(My next novel, The Substitute Bridegroom's Little Healer [Book Transmigration], is coming soon. Add it to your collection so you don't miss it!) This story was originally titled After One Night with the Regent... 1. A peace treaty was signed to end the war, and six-year-old Xie Yan was sent to the Yu Dynasty as a hostage. Less than two years later, his homeland was destroyed. With nowhere else to go, little Xie Yan had to remain in the Yu Dynasty. Handsome and talented, he was adored by the emperor and empress. They gave him the empty title of marquis, and he lived off their generosity. Then, in the early spring when he was sixteen, he fell into the water while drunk. A high fever left him delirious. He often babbled nonsense. One day he thought he was a little fox, the next he thought he was a speckled chicken. As Xie Yan's wits faded, people gradually stopped visiting, and the imperial favor dried up. His household fell into ruin, and he had to sell off his possessions just to survive. He became the laughingstock of the capital, a famous good-for-nothing. Xie Yan: ...A snack? What snack? 2. A few years later, the late emperor died and a young emperor took the throne. Pei Jun, the sinister and unpredictable Prince Rui, known as a living King of Hell, became regent. After spending two years observing the animal kingdom, Xie Yan considered himself something of an expert. Desperate to have enough to eat, he did everything he could to get close to the regent. During a palace banquet, he even got drunk and climbed into the regent's bed, hoping to conceive his child and have the "alpha male" provide for everyone in his household. After their "night of passion," Xie Yan crouched in a corner. Pei Jun's expression was cold. "What is he doing?" The steward answered nervously, "Reporting to Your Highness, the young marquis says he is carrying your egg and is sitting on the nest. He says we mustn't disturb him." Pei Jun: ... 3. Everyone in the capital waited for a good show, expecting King Pei to skin the little fox alive. Instead, they saw Xie Yan clutching his waist, his belly slightly rounded, blinking up at the regent with watery eyes as he cooed, "Waaah, the baby kicked me again!" Everyone: ?????? [Please note] 1. The protagonist is a hostage from an enemy kingdom. At first, he's a sweet, dazed little darling. Later, he'll recover and become a gentle, sweet-tongued beauty with a knack for teasing. The love interest is the regent, ruthless to outsiders but doting on his own. 2. This is pure sweetness. The whole point is to be sweet, sweet, sweet, and doting, doting, doting! No scheming, no national hatred or family feuds. The court politics are just for fun. I mainly want to write a romance. No childbirth, no childbirth, just a fake pregnancy. (Not really.) 3. This is a fictional setting. It's just a sweet romance, so please don't overthink it. Sob. Coming soon: The Substitute Bridegroom's Little Healer [Book Transmigration] (a gentle, beautiful healer protagonist x a fierce, protective fake heir love interest, a cozy story about medicine and farming) Lin Sheng, a general practitioner, accidentally fell off a mountain road while on a rural medical aid trip. When he woke, he had transmigrated into a novel about a true and false heir. The original story went like this: The true heir was switched at birth and only found and brought back to his family seventeen years later. He eventually made a name for himself and brought glory to his family in an inspirational tale. Lin Sheng transmigrated as the fake heir, a sickly young man with a sinister disposition... and the little bride forced to marry him to bring him good luck. Bringing good luck: The fake heir is gravely ill and on the verge of death. Substitute bride: Lin Mei doesn't want to marry a sickly man, so she drugs her half-brother Lin Sheng and stuffs him into the bridal sedan. Ending: After the fake heir dies, his lazy bride, who can't do anything, becomes the plaything of a gang of spoiled rich boys and bullies. Lin Sheng: My heart is dead as ashes. On their wedding night, the sickly fake heir chased off the servants who had been bullying Lin Sheng, then said in the fiercest voice he could manage, "Don't be afraid. I'll protect you for as long as I'm alive! When I die, you can take the divorce papers and my inheritance and go live happily as a wealthy little widow..." Unfortunately, before Lin Sheng could become a rich little widow, the case of the true and false heirs came to light, and their lives returned to their proper paths. To save face, the marquis's household sent the fake heir, Meng Hanzhou, and Lin Sheng to a poor, remote village. They claimed it was for his recovery, but in truth they were abandoning them to fend for themselves. Lin Sheng looked at their empty home, then at the fake heir beside him, who was so close to death he couldn't even crawl, let alone protect him... "Oh, never mind. I'll protect you instead!" So Lin Sheng returned to his old profession. With his sickly little husband in tow, he sold medicinal herbs and opened a clinic, healing patients with his miraculous skills! Theme: Find yourself, stay true to who you are, and move forward bravely to reach the top