His Majesty's Favorite Childhood Friend, the Sickly Beauty

In the late emperor's final years, he was reckless and indulgent, and the whole court was filled with resentment. Three years after the new emperor, Shen Yuzhu, ascended the throne, he vowed never to follow in his predecessor's footsteps. There wasn't even a pretty palace maid serving by his side.

At first, the officials were delighted. Later, they worried so much about the emperor's empty harem that their hair began to fall out.

The grand secretary of the cabinet racked his brains, throwing banquets and sending him dancers. But His Majesty got bored, slipped away halfway through, and went to look after Prince Qin, who had caught a chill.

The grand secretary: "..."

The Grand Preceptor sat with the emperor to discuss matters of state, trying every argument to persuade him. In the end, His Majesty fell asleep and dreamed of Prince Qin. When he woke up, he grabbed some pastries and headed straight to Prince Qin's residence.

The Grand Preceptor: "..."

The censor-in-chief suspected the emperor was impotent. After much deliberation, he sought help from Prince Qin, the person closest to the emperor. Everyone at court knew that His Majesty doted most on his childhood study companion, the current Prince Qin, Xie Yuanshi, so surely the emperor wouldn't be angry with him.

The censor-in-chief: "Could you perhaps sound him out for us?"

Prince Qin: "..."

That doesn't seem appropriate!

Later, while presenting a memorial, one quick-tongued court official blurted out, "Your Majesty, you can't refuse to choose! Even if you choose... choose Prince Qin, that would be fine!"

Prince Qin: ?

All the officials: !!!

A whole new idea had just opened up!

Facing the eager looks of the assembled officials, the emperor thought it over seriously and nodded, saying he'd consider it.

Prince Qin: ?

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1. Prince Qin is the bottom.

2. Daily updates, posted around midnight.

3. More to come when I think of it.

Coming soon: "Married First, Fell in Love Later, Then We Were Both Reborn"

In the New Era of the Gods, humans, immortals, demons, spirits, and ghosts coexist throughout the Central Province. The other four races bow to the human emperor.

From the moment Su Xuexi was born, he was destined to become the immortal clan's leader. A decade of cold indifference made him loathe the position.

For years, he plotted to escape the shackles of leadership.

Everything went smoothly, until after the human emperor arranged his marriage, the third prince, who had originally been eager to marry him, suddenly changed his mind overnight. No matter what, he insisted on calling off the engagement, and his gaze toward Su Xuexi became strangely complicated.

Su Xuexi: ?

What is wrong with you? How can you just decide not to marry me?

In his past life, Xiao Changze lived however he pleased. When his father arranged his marriage to the leader of the immortal clan, he found the idea amusing and went through with it despite pressure from all sides.

After they married, they fell in love as they spent time together. He always felt that marrying Xuexi was the best decision he'd ever made.

But when the Profound Heaven Tower fell and countless ghosts ran rampant, Xuexi died protecting his family. With bloodshot eyes and a heart torn to pieces, Xiao Changze was engulfed by overwhelming regret.

He had been wrong. Xuexi was the leader of the immortal clan, with no ties to the mortal world. He shouldn't have indulged his own desire and dragged his otherworldly, aloof beloved into the depths of worldly life.

After being reborn, Xiao Changze swore never to repeat his mistakes.

He sneaks into the clan leader's room in the dead of night and promises solemnly, "Rest assured, Clan Leader. This marriage is far too absurd. I'll convince my father to withdraw the decree."

The aloof, otherworldly clan leader, wearing an outer robe after someone had disturbed his good dream, sets a candlestick on the table with his pale hand and looks up coldly.

In his past life, Xiao Changze had claimed to love him more than life itself. Now that he's been reborn, he doesn't even want to marry him.

Hmph. Very well.

Theme: Don't fear the storms. Embrace the future bravely