Sharing a Bed with the Powerful Minister

Young General, Loyal Dog-Like Top x Fatherly, Beautiful Minister Bottom

(My next novel, Eastward Inclination, is coming soon! Childhood friends growing up together, relying on each other. Please add it to your library; the blurb is below~)

Wei Chiyi is the youngest son born to an aging general. Spoiled by his parents, he grew into an unruly, arrogant playboy who refused to be disciplined. He has an innocent face, yet does all sorts of outrageous things, from tugging the Crown Prince's tutor's beard to feeding laxatives to the Princess Royal's cat.

Everyone says he's the most dangerous stray dog in Longjing.

But Wei Chiyi alone knows that in front of one person, he's so timid he doesn't even dare wag his tail.

The current prime minister, Wen Zixu, is handsome as an immortal descended from heaven. From the first time he saw him, Wei Chiyi developed irreverent desires. Unfortunately, Wen Zixu is the most powerful minister in the land, holding sway over the entire court. He's someone Wei Chiyi can't afford to provoke just yet.

The only thing Wei Chiyi dares to do is get drunk, cling to the man's leg, and confess: "Zixu! Can I be your loyal dog?"

Wen Zixu grabs him by the back of his collar and sneers, "You're too noisy even to be a dog."

Later, when the Wei family falls, he goes from a "mad dog" to a "drowned rat." Covered in blood in the dungeon, he looks up and sees Wen Zixu, immaculate in his official robes, gazing down at him:

"Are you ready to be my loyal dog now?"

Wei Chiyi grabs the hem of his clothes, eyes red. "If you'll save me... I'll do anything."

"Remember you said that."

But who could have guessed...

He was supposed to be a dog, but on the first night, he was made to drink nuptial wine.

Wei Chiyi: "??? Is this... what a dog is supposed to drink?"

Wen Zixu chuckles. "As my pet, you'll naturally get a pet's treatment."

Before long, all of the capital knows:

The Prime Minister's residence has a fierce "dog" who bites and bares his teeth, and even sidles up to the prime minister to beg for kisses while he's reviewing official documents.

Wen Zixu scolds him, "Your handwriting is uglier than a dog's paw prints," while patiently guiding his hand to teach him how to write memorials;

He sneers, "Keep misbehaving and I'll throw you out," while hanging a wooden tag reading "I'm Number Two" around the snow leopard presented by the Western Regions.

Later, at court, someone impeaches Wei Chiyi for "disregarding the law and growing arrogant on the strength of his favor."

Wen Zixu smashes his jade tablet on the spot, his gaze cold as a blade:

"I favor him. Does anyone have a problem with that?"

The next novel, Eastward Inclination, is coming soon. Blurb:

They had nowhere else to turn, yet became each other's only light.

When he was eight, Xi Yang was sent to an orphanage.

It was the first time in his life he understood that the world really could abandon someone and leave them to fend for themselves.

That same year, he met Gu Pengfei.

Six years older than him, Gu Pengfei was the orphanage's notorious "troublemaker": he fought, stood up for his friends, and refused to answer to anyone. Yet at night, he would break their only piece of bread in half and give Xi Yang the clean half.

From that day on, Gu Pengfei became his "protector."

He also became his whole world.

Life at the orphanage was cold and harsh, but somehow they managed to carve out a little warmth together.

They took punishments together, slacked off together, and watched the stars from the old rooftop together. Gu Pengfei stood in front, and Xi Yang stayed behind him.

As if it had always been meant to be.

At eighteen, they were torn apart without warning.

Gu Pengfei's grades were at the bottom of the class. When compulsory education ended, reality pushed him out into the world. He didn't say, "I can't bear to leave you." He only said lightly, "Study hard. Don't end up like me."

Then he turned and walked into a dusty, bustling world.

He hauled cargo by day and worked overtime at night. His wages were meager, but every month he deposited money into Xi Yang's account on time.

On the phone, he always said, "I'm doing just fine."

But only Xi Yang knew what that money meant.

It meant one person had given up every other path, just to hold up another person's future.

"The world tilted long ago," Gu Pengfei once said softly. "But I choose to stand on your side."

The lights of high school, university, and the city slowly brightened. Xi Yang moved forward through his studies while Gu Pengfei ran himself ragged in the real world. Time and distance kept them apart, but they always stood on the same side.

One climbed higher, while the other held him up.

One was protected as he grew up, while the other matured through protecting him.

Until one day, Xi Yang finally stood before him and said, "This time, let me stay by your side."

Domineering, loyal-dog-like top x devoted, adorable bottom

Childhood friends growing up together | Depending on each other to survive | Mutual salvation | 1v1 | Happy ending

They had no family and nowhere else to turn, but in each other, they found a reason to keep living.

This is the story of two boys growing up side by side in the wilderness.

Children who grew up in darkness pour their whole lives into moving toward the light.

[A few lively (and funny) everyday moments from Sharing a Bed with the Powerful Minister]

1. After Wei Chiyi gets drunk

Wen Zixu expressionlessly hauls the completely drunk Wei Chiyi back to the residence.

Wei Chiyi clings to the doorframe and wails, "I'm not leaving! I haven't confessed to Zixu yet!"

Wen Zixu: "You've already confessed seven times."

Wei Chiyi (suddenly serious): "Then did you accept?"

Wen Zixu (sneering): "The first time, you said you wanted to marry me. The second time, you said you wanted to be my dog. The third time, you said you'd lock me up..."

Wei Chiyi (eyes lighting up): "That's a good idea!"

Wen Zixu (grabbing his collar): "Back to your room. Go to sleep. Now."

2. Practicing calligraphy

Wen Zixu stares at Wei Chiyi's memorial, whose characters look like a child's scribbles.

"Rewrite it."

"I've already written it ten times..."

"Even a dog's paw prints look better than your handwriting."

Wei Chiyi leans closer. "Then how about you guide my hand, Zixu?"

Wen Zixu dips his brush in ink. "Fine. But for every stroke you get wrong, you'll practice for an extra hour tonight."

Wei Chiyi: ...Can I still run away?

3. Jealousy at court

One day at court, a young top scorer in the imperial exams glances at Wen Zixu a few times.

After court, Wei Chiyi blocks his path. "Who were you looking at just now?"

The top scorer answers nervously, "This humble official was merely admiring Prime Minister Wen's bearing..."

Wei Chiyi sneers. "His bearing? Want to see how he looks when he curses someone?"

That night, Wen Zixu sees a stack of draft memorials on his desk, all titled "On Banning Officials from Making Eye Contact with the Prime Minister," and laughs in exasperation.

4. Clingy sickbed romance

Injured and feverish, Wei Chiyi sleepily snuggles into Wen Zixu's arms.

"Zixu... I'm cold..."

Wen Zixu tucks in the blanket. "Serves you right. You shouldn't have tried to act tough."

"Hold me..."

"No."

"Kiss me..."

"Keep dreaming."

"Then I'll just stay sick..." He starts to kick off the blankets.

Wen Zixu quickly holds him down, sighs helplessly, then gently embraces him. "Just for fifteen minutes."

The guard hidden in the shadows: Prime Minister, your "fifteen minutes" have already lasted two hours...

5. About pets

A colleague gives Wen Zixu a snow leopard cub presented by the Western Regions.

Wei Chiyi treats it like a major threat, squatting in front of the cage all day and staring down the leopard.

Wen Zixu: "What are you doing?"

Wei Chiyi answers seriously, "Making sure it understands who's the real 'pet' in this house."

The next day, Wen Zixu discovers a wooden tag around the snow leopard's neck reading "I'm Number Two."

Wei Chiyi looks smug. "I taught it to read."

6. The spicy food incident

Wei Chiyi hears that spicy food makes people cry, so he adds a lethal amount of chili to Wen Zixu's soup.

Wen Zixu drinks the whole bowl without changing expression.

Wei Chiyi (expectantly): "Well? Do you feel like crying?"

Wen Zixu (calmly): "I do."

Wei Chiyi (excited): "Really?!"

Wen Zixu (smiling): "Thinking of the military treatises you'll have to copy tonight, I really do want to cry for you."

Wei Chiyi: ...

7. The height joke

Wei Chiyi discovers he's half a finger shorter than Wen Zixu and starts drinking milk like crazy.

Wen Zixu: "Stop drinking that."

Wei Chiyi: "I want to get taller!"

Wen Zixu: "And what if you do?"

Wei Chiyi (righteously): "Then I can pin you against the wall and kiss you!"

Wen Zixu silently takes away the bowl of milk. "You'll never get the chance."

(But that night, Wen Zixu tells the kitchen to serve milk with breakfast from now on.)

[Highlights]

1. This novel shares a world with The Trial of Lord and Subject.

2. Both are each other's first and only, 1v1. The top has a secret crush on the bottom, and the bottom is also fond of the top. They dote on each other.

3. A satisfying political power struggle, with the plot and romance advancing hand in hand.

Theme: Work hard and strive to succeed, and victory will come naturally.