The Little Beloved Consort of Emperor Mingjing

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**My next novel will be "Spring Warmth and Blossoms"~ The blurb is attached after this novel's blurb~

**This novel's blurb: [Blurb One]

One day, news suddenly spread that the notorious, debauched Crown Prince, who was rumored to prefer men, had a pregnant person in his residence. It caused an uproar.

Why? Because the Crown Prince's residence was full of men. There wasn't a single young woman, or even a female rabbit. So what could possibly be pregnant?

At that moment, the little thing who was pregnant had been cornered by the Crown Prince. She huddled into a tiny ball, clutching the hem of her clothes, trembling timidly beneath the man's gaze. She looked utterly pitiful.

"You little thing, don't you think you should explain yourself?" The man gritted his teeth in fury, wishing he could grab her and spank her right then and there. He'd spoiled her so much that she dared to hide anything from him!

Note: The male lead is not actually gay, nor is he truly incompetent or debauched. Both leads are sexually inexperienced, sweet romance, no angst, and a short story that will wrap up soon. Welcome aboard!~

[Blurb Two]

Qing Yang only wanted to sneak off for a hot spring bath. She never expected the Crown Prince to set his sights on her.

Huo Jingliang had only meant to tease the soft, sweet little thing, but he never expected that this little rascal would be the one to steal his heart first.

Qing Yang was a male courtesan who was actually a woman in disguise. She pretended to be stupid, played dumb, and acted mute. She was just about to become an ordinary servant when... the moment she mistook the notorious, debauched Crown Prince for a chair and sat on him, the good days of little Qing Yang pretending to be stupid and mute, curled up into a ball, came to an abrupt end.

[Adoption guide: 1v1 sweet romance, fairly short, no angst throughout.]

[Blurb Three]

When they first met, he was the foolish, debauched Crown Prince rumored to prefer men, with his maternal family so powerful they overshadowed the throne. She was a courtesan dressed as a man, making her debut to entertain guests.

He summoned four top courtesans to his side. The other young men each excelled at music, chess, calligraphy, and painting. She merely tucked her hands into her sleeves and looked at him timidly, then ventured in a small voice, "Your Highness... I, I haven't learned anything yet... M-maybe I could read to you..."

He laughed. Hearing her soft, sweet little voice, he inexplicably agreed. He hadn't expected her to stumble over her reading, misplacing pauses and stumbling over the words, yet somehow she still made his lips curl into a smile.

He grew addicted to teasing the little rabbit and made her play the qin, too. Watching her kneel before the ancient instrument, a tiny little thing reaching out her chubby hand to pluck the strings one by one, her expression utterly earnest, he laughed again. Even though her playing was halting, he still brought the silly little rabbit back to his residence.

Later, when he stood in the Hall of Preserving Harmony, looking down on the world, she was still at his side.

Later still, nestled against his firm chest, she asked why he had chosen her, the least talented of the four. He told her he'd been drawn to her innocence and purity.

As soon as she heard that, she knew he was calling her silly again. She puffed up angrily and refused to speak to him.

This time, he smiled indulgently all the same, expertly soothing the little woman in his arms, though his deep eyes held a serious look.

------------------Notes:-------------------

(1) My dears~ Yu here with a note about the update schedule: updates are every day at midnight, quite regularly. Usually one chapter per day. If any of you leave a comment asking for extra chapters, I'll consider it. I'm very easy to talk to~~

(2) You can find Yu's upcoming novels in the [Upcoming Novels] section of the [Profile] at the upper right. Their blurbs are attached after this novel's blurb~ Humble Yu is begging you to add them to your collection~ ("Spring Warmth and Blossoms" (coming next), "My Concubine Returns in Glory (Reborn)," and "The Family's Little Physician")

----------------Upcoming Novel Blurbs----------------

[Upcoming Novel: "Spring Warmth and Blossoms"~]

A mute little eunuch pretending to be a man vs. a Crown Prince who appears to have been deposed but secretly holds power

(A soft, sweet, charming rabbit-like heroine vs. a wolf-like male lead who seems composed but is actually flamboyant and wicked)

[Official Blurb]

Ever since the reign of Emperor Wei of the Dayi dynasty, the words "spring warmth and blossoms" have represented a deeply loving marriage, a house full of children and grandchildren, and a family blessed with happiness.

Spring warmth and blossoms

Later generations said that the youngest daughter of the Wen family was charming and blessed. Her given name was Yi Nuan, and Emperor Wei personally chose her courtesy name, Chun Nong.

Emperor Wei's first empress, Lady Wen, entered the Eastern Palace in springtime and became the sole recipient of his affection.

Later histories recorded that when Emperor Wei was still crown prince, he married Lady Wen, his primary consort, for love. It had nothing to do with family status or honor; he simply loved her. For the rest of their lives, they shared a deep and devoted bond, raised children together, and lived like an ordinary married couple, joined heart to heart for nearly a century.

Lady Wen bore four sons and two daughters. Before growing old, she abdicated alongside Emperor Wei and traveled the world with him. In the end, in the springtime, she and Emperor Wei went hand in hand to the immortal realm in their dreams, never to part even in death. Lady Wen was ninety years old, Emperor Wei had reached a hundred, their children were blessed, and their great-grandchildren filled the house.

[Note: Sweet romance, no angst, both leads are sexually inexperienced. Read with confidence.]

[Upcoming Novel: "My Concubine Returns in Glory (Reborn)"]

(Note: This is a 1v1 story! Both leads are sexually inexperienced, body and soul! Sweet romance, no angst.)

Wen Xi was reborn. In her previous life, she spent fifteen years as a farmer's daughter and one year as a servant in a prince's manor before becoming the beloved Madam Wen for five years.

But Wen Xi had been young, proud, and immature then. To spite the prince's wife, she caused Prince Li's death, helped his younger son take the throne, and became the prince's dowager consort, wielding absolute power.

In the end, Wen Xi got what she deserved. Her eldest son, born to a landowner, was taken away by the emperor's men, and no one knew whether he was safe. She herself was poisoned to death by the eunuch at her side.

When she opened her eyes again, Wen Xi had returned to the night she first spent with the prince.

Ten years of loneliness had taught Wen Xi that power and riches were fleeting, and that having someone dependable by your side was what mattered most. But in this life, Wen Xi couldn't bring herself to stay with Prince Li.

Back in the village, she once again became the unfortunate woman kidnapped by a landowner to be his eighth concubine.

But in this life, she no longer cared what other people thought. She only wanted to hold her son and live quietly, far away from Prince Li's manor.

But as Wen Xi kept avoiding him, she somehow ended up being coaxed back into Prince Li's bed.

Much later, wearing a phoenix crown and bridal robes, she walked hand in hand with him toward the altar on Mount Tai, where Heaven and Earth were worshipped. Her eldest son, newly named Crown Prince, followed them with the civil and military officials. Only then did Wen Xi suddenly feel that perhaps everything from her past life had been a dream, and Heaven had been telling her to cherish him.

[Upcoming Novel: "The Family's Little Physician"]

Prince Zhang was riding back from the border city when a sudden downpour forced him to seek shelter in a nearby home. It belonged to Wen Li, who lived alone with her son.

Wen Li had been orphaned young. Her grandparents favored boys over girls and never looked after her, leaving her in a dilapidated country hut for years. The year before, she had given birth to a child. Afraid that the adults in her family would find out and drown both her and the baby, she had secretly hidden the child away, making ends meet by embroidering and selling medicine for a few coins.

Prince Zhang gave her a whole ingot of silver. Feeling indebted to him and seeing how tired he looked, Wen Li offered to massage his pressure points. Later, Prince Zhang came to love having those soft little hands massage his pressure points, and ended up keeping her by his side to massage his head for the rest of his life.

(T^T These are all Yu's own novels. I mainly hope to get a good start when the next one launches. My dears, please take a look, and if you're interested, add them to your collections~ Thank you so much!! Thank you, thank you~!!! [Humble Yu is begging you to add them])

Theme: What you see is often not the truth. What a person shows may only be a facade.