[I've unlocked the first two chapters, but they don't feel quite right. I may come back and revise them later, or...]
A friendly reminder (highlighted):
1. Alternate history, with my own timeline. The male lead becomes emperor.
2. The male lead will have a political marriage and treat the woman well, but he has no true love. Someone who becomes emperor doesn't deserve true love.
3. Those who care about historical accuracy should proceed with caution. If you don't like it, click the X above to leave. Perhaps we'll meet again another time.
After learning that his father would be deposed twice and reinstated twice, and that his mother, despite living a long life, would die depressed because her husband and son were not by her side,
Hongxi sighed. As the saying goes, a man is not guilty of a crime unless he carries a jade. He had refrained from competing all this time, but now it seemed he had no choice.
He helps his father punch the future Yongzheng Emperor, kick the smiling, treacherous Eighth Prince, and strike back hard at everyone coveting the position of Crown Prince. He thought his father would securely hold on to the position, and that he would rise in status thanks to his father. Then he could withdraw and live a carefree life of wealth, enjoying the sights as he pleased. He failed to notice the emperor above him looking on with the satisfied gaze of a grandfather thinking,