Your Majesty, You Mustn’t Climb into the Dragon Bed

Main story complete. A treacherous minister who oversteps his station VS a little emperor who worries every day about being exposed (a woman disguised as a man)

Wei Wu Yan was the most unremarkable of the ninth princes in the imperial city. Keeping a secret and treading on thin ice, she had survived for seventeen years, all the while longing to leave the palace and establish her own residence as soon as possible. Unexpectedly, enemy forces invaded, the Great Wei Emperor was killed beneath their horses, and, in a daze, she was pushed onto the throne by the assembled officials.

Wei Wu Yan: Well... that was sudden.

Later, Prince of Zhennan Tao Linyuan came to the capital's rescue and saved the emperor. As a matter of course, he became the regent, second only to one and above all others, the very picture of The Outcast.

The officials in court all sighed: A treacherous minister controls the government. The puppet little emperor won't live much longer!

Wei Wu Yan: What a coincidence. I think so too.

At the banquet in the palace, the dancer presented by the King of Shu tried to assassinate the little emperor. The regent's gaze turned icy. He drew his sword and cut down the stunning beauty.

The officials: The situation in court is unstable. The regent still needs to keep the little emperor alive to stabilize the court.

At the hunting grounds, a wild beast launched a surprise attack. Just as the little emperor was about to die in its jaws, the regent drew his bow and killed the beast with one arrow.

The officials: The fighting at the front is still uncertain. The regent still needs to keep the little emperor alive to steady the troops.

At the Qionglin Banquet, the little emperor accidentally fell into the water. Without hesitation, the regent leaped into the palace lake and pulled the barely breathing little emperor out. Under everyone's gaze, he leaned down and breathed into the emperor's mouth.

The officials: Can someone explain this?

That night, the regent held the delicate little emperor in his arms. His long fingers glided over the woman's pale jade-like neck and delicate collarbones. In a husky voice, he asked, "Your Majesty kept staring at the new top-scoring scholar today without even blinking. Have I been serving you poorly of late?"

Wei Wu Yan: "…"

The female lead, the little emperor: I thought the regent coveted my throne. I never expected the shameless minister to try to climb into my imperial bed!

The male lead, the regent: At first, he had only pitied the little emperor's tragic background and kept "him" as a canary to amuse himself. But the bird that had never left its tiny cage flew away without a word.

Then he would catch "him" himself.

Hmm... how did the canary he kept turn out to be... female?

Content warnings:

One true pair, happy ending

****Please add my next book, "After Taming the Crown Prince, I Resigned," to your favorites****

A muddled bet led Jiang Yuzhu to disguise herself as a man and take her elder brother's place in the imperial examinations. Not only did she come first, she also made it to the palace examination.

Jiang Yuzhu: No need to panic. I'll just make a scene in front of the emperor!

Unexpectedly, during the palace examination, Prince Heng launched a coup. By a twist of fate, Jiang Yuzhu saved the old emperor's life.

The old emperor was moved to tears. Taking Jiang Yuzhu's hand, he said, "Scholar Jiang, you are talented, wise, and brave. From now on, you will be the crown prince's tutor!"

Jiang Yuzhu glanced at Prince Heng's freshly severed head on the golden steps, then at the crown prince, who held a treasured sword and had cold, striking features.

Hmm... Your Majesty, are you really not repaying my kindness with harm?

Everyone knew that when the Crown Prince of Yan was born, the heavens foretold the kingdom's destruction. Under public pressure, the emperor had no choice but to send the swaddled prince to the bitter cold of the far north, leaving him to fend for himself.

The man who grew up in that desperate place had bones tempered in ice and blood condensed from cold wine. The first thing he did after returning triumphantly to the capital was cut out the Imperial Astronomical Bureau's tongue and present it to the Noble Consort as a congratulatory gift.

Faced with such a cold-blooded, ruthless crown prince, Jiang Yuzhu said: No need to panic. The Crown Prince Reform Plan starts now.

The plan went very smoothly. The man who had once seethed with murderous rage and made every civil and military official tremble became a gracious, virtuous crown prince who treated the worthy with respect.

Jiang Yuzhu nodded in satisfaction and handed the crown prince her letter of resignation.

That night, the crown prince pinned Jiang Yuzhu against a desk. His gaze was deep and dark, and his long fingers brushed over the woman's clear, limpid eyes, delicate nose, and red lips, finally coming to rest on the jade clasp at her collar. His voice was smooth as fine wine:

"Tutor Jiang is always advising me to treat others with courtesy. Tonight, I will certainly treat you with all due courtesy..."

Jiang Yuzhu, only realizing it afterward: Wait, the courtesy the crown prince intends isn't the courtesy owed to a teacher, but... damn it, the courtesy between husband and wife!

For the first time, Jiang Yuzhu felt a little panicked!

Theme: Survive against the odds