Even a Shadow Guard Dares to Love the Crown Prince

Jiang Hansu transmigrated into a book.

He became an Eastern Palace shadow guard who was about to be beaten to death.

He lay sprawled on the ground, covered in blood and barely breathing.

A nobleman surrounded by attendants entered the courtyard. With a gentle voice, he readily pardoned Jiang Hansu.

Jiang Hansu looked up and saw a snow-white hem. Silver thread embroidered a scene of mountain ranges, with a giant silver-scaled serpent soaring among them.

This man was Lu Yunchao, the crown prince of the current dynasty.

Jiang Hansu inherited the original body's martial arts skills.

He was assigned to serve as Lu Yunchao's personal bodyguard.

He knew that in the book, Lu Yunchao would ultimately be falsely accused of treason and die a miserable death in a foreign land.

Watching him smile gently before his eyes, Jiang Hansu could not stop himself from thinking that he would protect Lu Yunchao with everything he had.

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Lu Yunchao saw Jiang Hansu hanging from the torture rack, his whole body covered in marks of abuse.

Even in such a wretched state, the gaze he fixed on Lu Yunchao remained unwaveringly sincere.

Lu Yunchao's heart shook. A person like this must belong to him forever.

A sharp blade cut the skin over Jiang Hansu's heart. A Gu worm burrowed inside. The one implanted with the Gu would live and die with their master, using the master's blood as the antidote, and would never be able to betray them.

Lu Yunchao noticed that Jiang Hansu did not utter a word throughout the process, as if he were willingly accepting his bondage.

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Lu Yunchao fell from the favored son of heaven to a prisoner.

Though Jiang Hansu was merely a lowly shadow guard, he dared defy the imperial decree and insisted on finding the truth for him.

He personally killed the person who had framed Lu Yunchao. Only paying for it with their life could quell the rage in his heart.

He would use the blade in his hand to cut down every last stain of corruption. He would give Lu Yunchao a peaceful and prosperous realm.

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The new emperor ascended the throne.

The ministers advised him to choose consorts and appoint an empress to ensure the imperial line continued.

The emperor refused.

Jiang Hansu looked at the beauty in a dazzling bridal gown, her features as lovely as a painting and her cheeks flushed red. His heart pounded like a drum.

Lu Yunchao's eyes brimmed with tenderness. "I'll marry you, all right?"

1. An alternate world.

2. Beautiful top, strong bottom. Crown prince x shadow guard, difference in status, loyal-dog bottom, younger love interest, melodrama.

Theme: Offer his loyalty to the one he loves, and with a selfless heart kindle their passionate, innocent love.