When Lu Qing'an was bored, he read a historical romance that devoted a great deal of space to the life of He Songxuan, the chief palace eunuch. The book described him as cold and ruthless, an ambitious schemer who lusted after power and harmed loyal officials to seize it. When the foolish emperor died, he installed a puppet on the throne and controlled the feudal lords through the emperor.
Emperor Jianning of the Jing Dynasty had ushered in the prosperous Pingning era. How could he possibly have been a puppet? Lu Qing'an thought the historical romance was clearly unreliable.
Then, that very day, he transmigrated into the body of the little puppet emperor, who hadn't yet ascended the throne and was bullied by everyone.
In the book, the puppet was a grandson of the emperor. His father had brought disaster upon himself and been punished. Though the boy was spared execution, he was deeply unloved in the palace and bullied by everyone.
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To protect himself, Lu Qing'an had no choice but to actively "throw in his lot" with He Songxuan, who was still a young eunuch.
But the closer he got to He Songxuan, the more he realized the real man was nothing like the one described in the book.
He Songxuan had suffered a wretched fate, trampled underfoot and subjected to abuse and humiliation. No one loved him or pitied him. Since childhood, all he had known was blood and mire...
No one had ever saved him.
But Lu Qing'an... wanted to save him.
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He Songxuan didn't believe in love or fate. He believed only in power and ruthless tactics, and swore to climb step by step to the very top.
But then a pure, innocent little rabbit entered his world. The rabbit couldn't even protect himself, yet he perked up his soft white ears and, trembling, stood in front of him, trying to protect him.
A spring breeze stirred the wilderness that had long lain still in his heart.
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At a spring night banquet in the palace,
Lu Qing'an stood beneath a peach tree dressed in snowy white, chatting with everyone, smiling like the bright moon in the sky.
He Songxuan watched coldly. Struggling in a mire of blood, he could only stand in the shadows and gaze at the moon.
But later, in the dead of night, he would trap his little rabbit on the dragon throne, encircle his slender, soft waist, and kiss him tenderly.
"My little rabbit... why won't you behave?"
He yearned for the gentle moonlight...
Yet he wanted every place touched by that light to be held in his arms.
Reader's guide:
1. The top is a ruthless, strong, tragic fake eunuch who is actually a powerful figure, and the bottom is a gentle, kind, fiercely protective imperial grandson.
2. A story of salvation. The bottom is an adorable little angel. The top is seriously twisted.
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