The Crown Prince's Little Sidekick Has Grown Up

When Su Han was five, disaster struck her family, and her father entrusted her to the care of his sworn younger brother.

That was how Su Han became the little sidekick who followed Jun Ye around everywhere.

That year, she followed Jun Ye to Jinling. Her uncle, who had been posing as a wealthy merchant, transformed into a handsome prince of the Great Sheng Empire.

Su Han blinked her big eyes and stared blankly for a long while, then called him in her heart, "Uncle."

-

One midsummer day, Su Han suddenly threw a tantrum and insisted on playing in the snow.

When Jun Ye came back, he picked up the little girl who refused to go inside.

The next day, a snowy scene made of piles of cotton appeared in the prince's residence.

The tall, slender man stood in the "snow" as the little girl threw cotton all over him, laughing with delight.

-

Later, Jun Ye was appointed heir to the throne. With all eyes on him, everyone wondered which powerful minister's daughter he would choose as his consort to consolidate his influence at court.

A nanny told Su Han, "His Highness is about to marry. Having an unmarried 'daughter' would damage his reputation. You should get married."

That night, the little girl tearfully bade him farewell, saying she was going to get married. The man asked in a hoarse voice who she planned to marry.

Su Han didn't know.

Jun Ye patiently guided her.

He led the girl to say, "She wants to marry a great man like Uncle and make him her husband."

At last, he smiled and replied in a low voice, "All right."

-

At first, Jun Ye agreed to take charge of Su Han's life because they had once been in the same predicament. Helping her was also helping his younger self.

Later, he thought that since he had already taken her in, he might as well see it through. Rather than let her entrust her whole life to someone else, she could entrust it to him. He would always hold her in the palm of his hand, untouched by the dust of the world.

[Note: The leads are not related by blood. The romance begins after the heroine comes of age, and there is a ten-year age gap.]

1. Romance-focused, light and sweet

2. One-on-one, both leads are each other's first and only

3. A sweet little story about raising a child

2022/5.15

-

My next book, The Gold-Gobbling Little Empress, is coming soon. Please add it to your wishlist~

Liu Mianmian was born prematurely and was frail. She needed to take a rare medicinal pill year-round just to stay alive.

The expense was more than an ordinary family could afford.

So, for his daughter, Liu's father rose from local prefect to the dynasty's prime minister, but they still struggled to make ends meet.

One day, someone said, "The richest person in the land is His Majesty. Why doesn't Prime Minister Liu send his daughter to the emperor to raise?"

It was meant as a joke, said offhandedly, but Prime Minister Liu took it seriously.

The only person in the whole world who could afford to raise his daughter was the emperor.

To find his daughter a long-term "meal ticket," Prime Minister Liu submitted his resignation, weeping as he announced that he would no longer serve as prime minister and would go into business.

The newly enthroned emperor narrowed his eyes and said in a low voice, "Are you in trouble, Prime Minister? Tell me, and I will help you."

And so Liu Mianmian entered the palace.

Liu Mianmian was only six when she entered the palace, a chubby little dumpling. The young and stern emperor Ling Yan had just ascended the throne, and with his harem empty, having Liu Mianmian run around made the place lively.

But the emperor's private treasury...

At first: "It's fine. I can afford to raise her."

Later: "I can afford to raise her, but I feel like I'm losing out a little."

-

Ten years after Liu Mianmian entered the palace, the emperor, who had never set foot in the harem, suddenly came to her bedchamber.

When Ling Yan arrived, Liu Mianmian was eating one of those pills worth a fortune.

Ling Yan asked her, "Is it good?"

Liu Mianmian obediently nodded and held one out to Ling Yan's lips. "Your Majesty, try one."

Ling Yan said, "No need."

He bent down and kissed the young woman's lips. The fragrance of medicine filled the air.

"This way, I get to taste it too."

And then later ≥﹏≤

-

The newly enthroned emperor never used his consorts' name plaques or visited the harem.

Later, he held his little empress in his arms every day.

The ministers suggested filling the harem, saying that the whole world would laugh at an emperor whose only consort was the empress.

The man held his beloved wife close and paid no attention to what the ministers said.

Even as ruler of the world, he needed only her.

-

Ever since birth, Liu Mianmian had needed to spend a hundred gold pieces every month. Each pill cost one tael of gold, and she needed three a day.

Prime Minister Liu always thought that his rise through the ranks was the result of all his hard work for his daughter.

But after he sent his daughter to the palace, why did everything he did go less smoothly than before?

Meanwhile, the emperor, who kept getting swindled out of money by his daughter, had one success after another, as if he had a cheat code. He was nearly done uniting the kingdoms.

Only then did Prime Minister Liu realize that his daughter wasn't a gold-gobbling beast. She was a little lucky star!

Theme: Honesty and kindness