The Imperial Tutor Returns (Reborn)

Cool, composed, universally adored shou x emperor gong who has been waiting for one person to return

A love lost and found again, bittersweet and aching

Gu Zhuan was the emperor's tutor. In his previous life, he raised the prince Xiao Rui. In the end, their bond as ruler and subject fell apart, and Gu Zhuan died in winter.

Gu Zhuan was reborn three years later as an insignificant official. He planned to keep his head down and conceal every trace of his past life.

But he never expected to meet Xiao Rui again.

Three years later, the emperor is imposing and cold-hearted, a true ruler of the realm whose name inspires fear. Rumors about him circulate through court: "The emperor stops killing once he touches a jade pendant. He'll even commute a beheading to exile..." Gu Zhuan sees the fabled mysterious pendant and goes quiet. "..."

Isn't that the one he casually gave Xiao Rui after getting bored with it?

Gu Zhuan does his best to stay calm, but the emperor's gaze grows more and more meaningful.

To help the emperor carry out his plans, he even steels himself to play the role of the emperor's favored courtier, as ordered.

Staying overnight in the palace, Gu Zhuan focuses on working late to review memorials. He's used to that... But the emperor snatches away his brush and sweeps him into his arms. "That's a minister's job. A favorite's duty is to go to bed with me..."

Seeing the emperor lose himself in male beauty, the ministers sigh, "If the Imperial Tutor could see this, he'd be heartbroken..."

But wait... Why does the emperor's newly favored courtier look more and more like the Imperial Tutor?

While inspecting the former prime minister's residence, Gu Zhuan enters a secret passage to search for evidence. When he looks up, he sees Xiao Rui in the hazy candlelight, lips pressed tight, his deep gaze as if he means to devour him whole.

In the dim room, Gu Zhuan presses his swollen, burning lips together. "I have always felt nothing for Your Majesty but the bond between ruler and subject."

"Is that so?" Having had a taste of what he craves, Xiao Rui pants softly. "My teacher taught me a great deal, but when it comes to this, I think I should be the one to teach you how to open your eyes."

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Timid, fragile, needy shou x fearsome to outsiders, gentle and guiding to his beloved, fatherly gong

Gu Baocheng was a child hidden away in the imperial palace from a young age. Later, he fell in a pool of blood. His father stood on the jade steps, his eyes cold yet pitying, and sighed, "If you were a princess, I wouldn't have to make this difficult."

After being reborn, Baocheng thought, In this life... if I pretend to be a princess, at least no one will have to make things difficult, right?

He arranged to choose Wei Yan as his husband. Wei Yan commanded a powerful army and had a vicious nature, but Gu Baocheng knew that three years later he would die on the battlefield and never return.

Keeping a secret, Gu Baocheng stepped into the Wei household.

He struggled to speak, so Wei Yan taught him one word at a time. When he said, "Forget it, I can't do it," Wei Yan would forcefully scoop him onto his shoulder and coax him to try again.

This man was ruthless, yet gave him the deepest, most tender devotion.

At first, Wei Yan only felt sorry for his wife. Since they were married, he thought, he would do everything he could to take good care of the needy little darling at his side.

He never imagined that, at a critical moment on the battlefield, the little darling would travel a thousand miles, clad in armor, and appear like a divine warrior to shield him.

From then on, his wife became a prince.

Prince or wife, he would protect him all the same, and help him ascend to the heights of power.

1. The shou suffers physical and emotional trauma at the beginning, including speech and mobility impairments.

2. Age gap: the gong is eight years older than the shou.

Theme: True love above all else